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Fact is, I was a 90’s kid, and like any good early-2000’s Asian teenager, I was once obsessed with the boyband Westlife. In middle school, I had a group of best friends and one of our bonding points was, of course, Westlife. It got the point where we would listen to it on our walkmans (you know, back in the days when you carry CD players around) through shared earbuds in art class because that was the only class where we were allowed to listen to music, and sneakily look up Westlife websites in our IT class (or not-so-sneakily, as our teacher knew exactly what we were going and it was considered the worst kept secret in the class). Even now, every now and then my friends and I get nostalgic and we post statuses on facebook that say something like “listening to Westlife again” and I would get all sentimental. And what better way to get sentimental about my first musical love than to set their music to my first OTP? If you’ve ever listened to a Westlife album you’ll see why I have to make this mix/playlist. MORE THAN WORDS - A Yong Qi & Xiao Yan Zi fanmixSet to the music of Westlife, with a bonus track by Shane Filan(Fanmix tag) (Download)What Do They Know All they know Is when we fight They never see us in the loving times What do they know They don’t know A thingSwear It Again So you should know this love we share was never made to die I’m glad we’re on this one way street just you and I Just you and IEvergreen I’m gonna take this moment And make it last forever I’m gonna give my heart away And pray we’ll stay together Cause you’re the one good reason You’re the only girl that I need Cause you’re more beautiful than I have ever seen I’m gonna take this night And make it Evergreen Drive (For All Time) If a million miles were between us I’d want you to know If I had to drive all day take that flight Across this ocean I’m coming home tonight Don’t let it play on your mind Cause my devotion is for all time More Than Words More than words, is all you have to do, to make it real, Then you wouldn’t have to say, that you love me, Cause I’d already know,MomentsCause every moment, we share together, is even better, than the moment before, If every day was, as good as today was, then I can’t wait until tomorrow comes.Close You give me strength You give me hope You give me someone to love someone to hold When I’m in your arms I need you to know I’ve never been I’ve never been this closeUnbreakable This love is unbreakable It’s unmistakable And each time I look in your eyes I know why This love is untouchableBeautiful Tonight So if I’m dreaming Don’t wake me up I’m so alive Wish you could see what I see Through these eyes of mineWritten In The Stars Cos when I look at my life How the pieces fall into place It just wouldn’t rhyme without you When I see how my path Seem to end up before your face The state of my heart The place where we are Was written in the starsFlying Without Wings Well, for me it’s waking up beside you To watch the sunrise on your face To know that I can say I love you At any given time or place It’s little things that only I know Those are the things that make you mine And it’s like flying without wingsBONUS TRACK: Beautiful in White - Shane Filan So as long as I live I’ll love you Will have and hold you You look so beautiful in white And from now ‘til my very last breath This day I’ll cherish You look so beautiful in white Tonight

Fact is, I was a 90’s kid, and like any good early-2000’s Asian teenager, I was once obsessed with the boyband Westlife. In middle school, I had a group of best friends and one of our bonding points was, of course, Westlife. It got the point where we would listen to it on our walkmans (you know, back in the days when you carry CD players around) through shared earbuds in art class because that was the only class where we were allowed to listen to music, and sneakily look up Westlife websites in our IT class (or not-so-sneakily, as our teacher knew exactly what we were going and it was considered the worst kept secret in the class). Even now, every now and then my friends and I get nostalgic and we post statuses on facebook that say something like “listening to Westlife again” and I would get all sentimental. And what better way to get sentimental about my first musical love than to set their music to my first OTP?

If you’ve ever listened to a Westlife album you’ll see why I have to make this mix/playlist.

MORE THAN WORDS - A Yong Qi & Xiao Yan Zi fanmix
Set to the music of Westlife, with a bonus track by Shane Filan

(Fanmix tag) (Download)

What Do They Know

All they know
Is when we fight
They never see us in the loving times
What do they know
They don’t know
A thing

Swear It Again

So you should know this love we share was never made to die
I’m glad we’re on this one way street just you and I
Just you and I

Evergreen

I’m gonna take this moment
And make it last forever
I’m gonna give my heart away
And pray we’ll stay together
Cause you’re the one good reason
You’re the only girl that I need
Cause you’re more beautiful than I have ever seen
I’m gonna take this night
And make it Evergreen

Drive (For All Time)

If a million miles were between us
I’d want you to know

If I had to drive all day take that flight
Across this ocean I’m coming home tonight
Don’t let it play on your mind
Cause my devotion is for all time

More Than Words

More than words,
is all you have to do,
to make it real,
Then you wouldn’t have to say,
that you love me,
Cause I’d already know,

Moments

Cause every moment,
we share together,
is even better,
than the moment before,
If every day was,
as good as today was,
then I can’t wait until tomorrow comes.

Close

You give me strength
You give me hope
You give me someone to love someone to hold
When I’m in your arms
I need you to know
I’ve never been
I’ve never been this close

Unbreakable

This love is unbreakable
It’s unmistakable
And each time I look in your eyes
I know why
This love is untouchable

Beautiful Tonight

So if I’m dreaming
Don’t wake me up I’m so alive
Wish you could see what I see
Through these eyes of mine

Written In The Stars

Cos when I look at my life
How the pieces fall into place
It just wouldn’t rhyme without you
When I see how my path
Seem to end up before your face
The state of my heart
The place where we are
Was written in the stars

Flying Without Wings

Well, for me it’s waking up beside you
To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say I love you
At any given time or place

It’s little things that only I know
Those are the things that make you mine
And it’s like flying without wings

BONUS TRACK: Beautiful in White - Shane Filan

So as long as I live I’ll love you
Will have and hold you
You look so beautiful in white
And from now ‘til my very last breath
This day I’ll cherish
You look so beautiful in white
Tonight

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linggluu:

fav yongyan scenes; hzgg 1.19: i remember watching this scene years back and all i could think of was “yongqi’s butt, omg, yongqi’s butt”

There’s a lot of not-so-innocent things that could be said about this scene…

The thing is, that’s probably not even him, it’s probably a stunts person.

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LET THE YEARS SCULPTURE OUR LOVE – A Yong Qi & Xiao Yan Zi fanmix →

androaiken:

SO AWESOME!!! And it included Clay Aiken’s song! ;)

Okay, I was thinking of you when I added that song :D

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IN THE ARMS OF A SISTER - A Xiao Yan Zi & Zi Wei fanmix Download | Listen (Fanmix tag) 姐妹淘万岁 – Long Live Sisterhood林心如 – Ruby Lin 姐妹淘们一起闯天下女生聚在一起就不怕每天都往心出发路再远都能到达姐妹淘们一起闯天下不管遇到危险有多大有你同行我的表现佳梦越拿越多不会缺乏 Sister, we can conquer the whole world, together we aren’t afraid of anything Each day we set our hearts on a new road, no matter how far, we’ll make it through Sister, we can conquer the whole world, regardless of the dangers that await With you as a companion, I can’t help but be stronger Each day achieving so many dreamsI’ll Be There For You The Rembrandts I’ll be there for you When the rain starts to pour I’ll be there for you Like I’ve been there before I’ll be there for you ‘Cuz you’re there for me too…Wind Beneath My WingsBette Midler So I was the one with all the glory, while you were the one with all the strength. A beautiful face without a name for so long. A beautiful smile to hide the pain. Did you ever know that you’re my hero, and everything I would like to be? I can fly higher than an eagle, ‘cause you are the wind beneath my wings.You’ve Got A FriendMcFly When you’re down and troubled And you need some loving care And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night爱 – Love小虎隊 – Little Tigers 把你的心我的心串一串 串一株幸运草串一个同心圆 让所有期待未来的呼唤 趁青春做个伴 别让年轻愈长大愈孤单 把我的幸运草种在你的梦田 让地球随我们的同心圆 永远的不停转 Take your heart and mine, string them together String them with lucky clover, into a circle of hearts Let hopes for the future cry out loud, take advantage of being together while we’re young Don’t let your youth become lonely as you get older Plant sprigs of lucky clover in a field of your dreams Let the earth turn according to our circle of hearts And never stop spinningGood Friend And A Glass Of WineLeAnn Rimes A good friend and a glass of wine Someone to say it’s gonna be alright A good friend and a glass of wine A little pick me up to get me through the night We talk trash n’ we laugh and cry That kind of therapy money can’t buy Every now and then, every now and then Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wineCount On MeBruno Mars Find out what we’re made of When we are called to help out friends in need You can count on me like one, two, three I’ll be there And I know when I need it I can count on you like four, three, two You’ll be there Cause that’s what friends are supposed to doMy SameAdele I thought I knew myself, somehow you know me more I’ve never known this, never before You’re the first to make out whenever we are two I don’t know who I’d be if I didn’t know you You’re so provocative, I’m so conservative You’re so adventurous, I’m so very cautious, combining You think we would and we do, but we do, but we do, but we do我和上官燕 – Me and Shang Guan Yan赵薇 – Vicki Zhao 在同个屋檐 有两个房间 在不久以前 两个 女孩子之间 未来 来之前 还有 多少时间 面对 这个世界 是甜美的冒险 总有很多少年 像我和上官燕 仰起头看着天 多少固执的脸 在他乡的房间 执着自己心愿 总会实现 In that house there are two rooms Not so long before there lived two girls How much time was passed in this place? Facing this world is such a sweet thrilling adventure There are so many youths like me and Shang Guan Yan Wishing to reach the sky, with so much determination. These rooms in their hometowns, the place where dreams dwelt Dreams that came true at last.

IN THE ARMS OF A SISTER - A Xiao Yan Zi & Zi Wei fanmix

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(Fanmix tag)

姐妹淘万岁 – Long Live Sisterhood
林心如 – Ruby Lin

姐妹淘们一起闯天下
女生聚在一起就不怕
每天都往心出发
路再远都能到达
姐妹淘们一起闯天下
不管遇到危险有多大
有你同行我的表现佳
梦越拿越多不会缺乏

Sister, we can conquer the whole world, together we aren’t afraid of anything
Each day we set our hearts on a new road, no matter how far, we’ll make it through
Sister, we can conquer the whole world, regardless of the dangers that await
With you as a companion, I can’t help but be stronger
Each day achieving so many dreams

I’ll Be There For You
The Rembrandts

I’ll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I’ll be there for you
Like I’ve been there before
I’ll be there for you
‘Cuz you’re there for me too…

Wind Beneath My Wings
Bette Midler

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you’re my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
‘cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

You’ve Got A Friend
McFly

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothin’, nothin’ is goin’ right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night

爱 – Love
小虎隊 – Little Tigers

把你的心我的心串一串 串一株幸运草串一个同心圆
让所有期待未来的呼唤 趁青春做个伴
别让年轻愈长大愈孤单 把我的幸运草种在你的梦田
让地球随我们的同心圆 永远的不停转

Take your heart and mine, string them together
String them with lucky clover, into a circle of hearts
Let hopes for the future cry out loud, take advantage of being together while we’re young
Don’t let your youth become lonely as you get older
Plant sprigs of lucky clover in a field of your dreams
Let the earth turn according to our circle of hearts
And never stop spinning

Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine
LeAnn Rimes

A good friend and a glass of wine
Someone to say it’s gonna be alright
A good friend and a glass of wine
A little pick me up to get me through the night
We talk trash n’ we laugh and cry
That kind of therapy money can’t buy
Every now and then, every now and then
Every girl needs a good friend and a glass of wine

Count On Me
Bruno Mars

Find out what we’re made of
When we are called to help out friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three
I’ll be there
And I know when I need it
I can count on you like four, three, two
You’ll be there
Cause that’s what friends are supposed to do

My Same
Adele

I thought I knew myself, somehow you know me more
I’ve never known this, never before
You’re the first to make out whenever we are two
I don’t know who I’d be if I didn’t know you
You’re so provocative, I’m so conservative
You’re so adventurous, I’m so very cautious, combining
You think we would and we do, but we do, but we do, but we do

我和上官燕 – Me and Shang Guan Yan
赵薇 – Vicki Zhao

在同个屋檐
有两个房间
在不久以前
两个 女孩子之间
未来 来之前
还有 多少时间
面对 这个世界
是甜美的冒险
总有很多少年
像我和上官燕
仰起头看着天
多少固执的脸
在他乡的房间
执着自己心愿
总会实现

In that house there are two rooms
Not so long before there lived two girls
How much time was passed in this place?
Facing this world is such a sweet thrilling adventure
There are so many youths like me and Shang Guan Yan
Wishing to reach the sky, with so much determination.
These rooms in their hometowns, the place where dreams dwelt
Dreams that came true at last.

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“How could you begin to love me? I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?” “I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice [x]

“How could you begin to love me? I can comprehend your going on charmingly, when you had once made a beginning; but what could set you off in the first place?”

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”

― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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yanshifan:

I just realized that deng ni de ji jie (liu shi shi for bbjx) is the perfect OTP song for Xia Yu He and Qian Long (Huan Zhu Ge Ge) because it describes a women who’s waiting for her lover to come back to her.

of course Qian Long never goes back for Xia Yu He, but if you pay attention to the lyrics, they fit their relationship perfectly. Like the line “爱一生 恋一世” it’s really similar to a line that Xia Yu He says to Zi Wei before she dies. 

       等夏天等秋天
　　等下个季节
　　要等到月亮变缺
　　你才会来到我身边
　　要不要再见面
　　没办法还是想念
　　突然想看你的脸
　　熟悉的感觉
　　不 牵手也可以漫步风霜雨雪
　　不 能相见也要朝思暮念
　　只想让你知道
　　我真的很好
　　爱一生 恋一世
　　我也会等你到老
　　只想让你知道
　　放不下也忘不掉

Or vice-versa, you get this:

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So I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and just never really got around to it… LET THE YEARS SCULPTURE OUR LOVE – A Yong Qi & Xiao Yan Zi fanmix Download | Listen SIDE A: Yong Qi I Knew I Love You – Savage Garden Maybe it’s intuition But some things you just don’t question Like in your eyes I see my future in an instant and there it goes I think I’ve found my best friend As Long As You Love Me – Alex Goot (ft. Landon Austin) As long as you love me We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke As long as you love me I’ll be your platinum, I’ll be your silver, I’ll be your gold She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5 I don’t mind spending everyday Out on your corner in the pouring rain Look for the girl with the broken smile Ask her if she wants to stay awhile And she will be loved She will be loved Measure of a Man – Clay Aiken If one day you discover him Broken down he’s lost everything No cars, no fancy clothes to make him who he’s not The woman at his side is all that he has got Why do you ask him move heaven and earth To prove his love has worth? Unforgettable – Nat King Cole Unforgettable in every way And forever more, that’s how you’ll stay That’s why, darling, it’s incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too What Makes A Man – WestlifeWhat makes her so right? Is it the sound of her laugh? That look in her eyes When do you decide? She is the dream that you seek That force in your life Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars I’d never ask you to change If perfect’s what you’re searching for Then just stay the same SIDE B: Xiao Yan Zi Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood Now who’d have thought someone like you could love me You’re the last thing my heart expected Who’d have thought I’d ever find somebody Someone who, someone who makes me feel like this It Is You (I Have Loved) – Dana Glover But an unexpected way On this unexpected day Could it mean this is where I belong It is you I have loved all along Glad You Came – Tiffany Alvord My universe will never be the same I’m glad you came… You cast a spell on me, spell on me You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me And I decided you look well on me, well on me So let’s go somewhere no-one else can see, you and me The Scientist – All Angels I was just guessing at numbers and figures Pulling the puzzles apart Questions of science, science and progress Don’t speak as loud as my heart Because You Love Me – Celine Dion For all the love I found in you I’ll be forever thankful baby You’re the one who held me up Never let me fall You’re the one who saw me through through it all Can’t Help Falling In Love – Ingrid Michaelson Like a river flows surely to the sea Darling so it goes Some things are meant to be So take my hand, and take my whole life too Cause I can’t help falling in love with you Us Against The World – Christina Milian If the sun shuts down and decided not to shine no more I would still have you, baby If we see the last day and they say we gotta go to war I’ll be fighting with you, baby Cause I know if I’m falling (falling), you won’t (you won’t) let me hit the ground If the boat is sinking (sinking), I know (I know) you won’t let me drown   BONUS TRACK: Love Sculpture – Zheng Jia Jia 交托时间雕刻爱情 让吵闹的年代为我们静止 你是我的回忆 也是我雕琢的勇气   (In-set photo manipulation credit: lovezijide @ weibo) (There’s something strange about setting this period couple to modern pop music but I couldn’t resist.)

So I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and just never really got around to it…

LET THE YEARS SCULPTURE OUR LOVE – A Yong Qi & Xiao Yan Zi fanmix

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SIDE A: Yong Qi

I Knew I Love You – Savage Garden

Maybe it’s intuition
But some things you just don’t question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
and there it goes
I think I’ve found my best friend

As Long As You Love Me – Alex Goot (ft. Landon Austin)

As long as you love me
We could be starving, we could be homeless, we could be broke
As long as you love me
I’ll be your platinum, I’ll be your silver, I’ll be your gold

She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5

I don’t mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
And she will be loved
She will be loved

Measure of a Man – Clay Aiken

If one day you discover him
Broken down he’s lost everything
No cars, no fancy clothes to make him who he’s not
The woman at his side is all that he has got
Why do you ask him move heaven and earth
To prove his love has worth?

Unforgettable – Nat King Cole

Unforgettable in every way
And forever more, that’s how you’ll stay
That’s why, darling, it’s incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too

What Makes A Man – Westlife

What makes her so right?
Is it the sound of her laugh?
That look in her eyes
When do you decide?
She is the dream that you seek
That force in your life

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

I’d never ask you to change
If perfect’s what you’re searching for
Then just stay the same

SIDE B: Xiao Yan Zi

Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

Now who’d have thought someone like you could love me
You’re the last thing my heart expected
Who’d have thought I’d ever find somebody
Someone who, someone who makes me feel like this

It Is You (I Have Loved) – Dana Glover

But an unexpected way
On this unexpected day
Could it mean this is where I belong
It is you I have loved all along

Glad You Came – Tiffany Alvord

My universe will never be the same
I’m glad you came…

You cast a spell on me, spell on me
You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me
And I decided you look well on me, well on me
So let’s go somewhere no-one else can see, you and me

The Scientist – All Angels

I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Don’t speak as loud as my heart

Because You Love Me – Celine Dion

For all the love I found in you
I’ll be forever thankful baby
You’re the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You’re the one who saw me through through it all

Can’t Help Falling In Love – Ingrid Michaelson

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
So take my hand, and take my whole life too
Cause I can’t help falling in love with you

Us Against The World – Christina Milian

If the sun shuts down and decided not to shine no more
I would still have you, baby
If we see the last day and they say we gotta go to war
I’ll be fighting with you, baby
Cause I know if I’m falling (falling), you won’t (you won’t) let me hit the ground
If the boat is sinking (sinking), I know (I know) you won’t let me drown
 

BONUS TRACK:

Love Sculpture – Zheng Jia Jia

交托时间雕刻爱情
让吵闹的年代为我们静止
你是我的回忆
也是我雕琢的勇气
 
(In-set photo manipulation credit: lovezijide @ weibo)
(There’s something strange about setting this period couple to modern pop music but I couldn’t resist.)
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Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister. -Alice Walker Full size

Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister.

-Alice Walker

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…let the years sculpture our love

and let time for us settle down

you are memories in my heart

and the courage that I cherish

(or a very rough translation of Love Sculpture, Bu Bu Jing Xin OST-that-never-actually-appared-in-the-series. it’s more like ‘let time sculpture our love and the years settle down’ but I think it flows better this way? meh, rough translation, stop thinking.)

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I guess sometimes you just have to grit your teeth and start over.

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