Esther Yu on Her Journey as an Actor and Idol, Having Resilience and Taking On Challenges

#EstherYu on her acting journey & taking on challenging scenes as xiao lanhua in cang lan jue — thread 🌱

esther: the path of an actor is too long and winding. if you truly want to become a good actor, you must be able to endure the tough times#LoveBetweenFairyAndDevil #CDrama pic.twitter.com/dfi083adUW
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu: my first time acting, i went to the desert. there was a level 10 sandstorm on the first day. i couldn't open my eyes and had to stand with a horse... eventually the director gave me a black garbage bag and said "put it over your head" to shield from the storm#CDrama pic.twitter.com/uEnRwtsbuC
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu: i went to countless auditions. just a girl on my own in beijing, getting a car at 8pm to places 2 hours from beijing. it was super dark and i didn't know if the people there were good or bad, i just took a gamble on my life and went#CDrama pic.twitter.com/vue55qSOjU
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

preparation+confidence 💪#EstherYu: after going (to a late night audition in the middle of nowhere), i recited some lines. the assistant director asked if i wanted to try again. i said no, i acted well and showed him my showreel. he said it's good and i went to fittings#CDrama pic.twitter.com/YI3cIOW7DR
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu on #CDrama《youth》:
it really wasn't easy for us to get our parts. i wrote a 2000-word analysis on chen chenchen, went through 8 rounds of auditions and had long discussions with the producers to get the part. hbu? 😆 pic.twitter.com/t2fBK3TMyr
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu's《youth》co-star yang yifei:
xinxin was amazing at the audition. she acted opposite 5-6 actors to help them with their auditions and didn't only play chen chenchen, she also played another female lead role for us#CDrama pic.twitter.com/9jcoQcPY7o
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu insisting on doing her own stunts and succeeding after many attempts 💪
director: are you alright?
esther: so painful 😢
director: if you can't do it, we'll get you a stunt double
esther: no! i don't want that. go again
*throws a little punch at stunt guy* 😂#CDrama pic.twitter.com/iRnJtbyrRy
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

the craft of an actor: making something disgusting look delicious 😂#EstherYu #CDrama pic.twitter.com/PdLe2Crmaz
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu practicing dance choreo in every break on the set of cang lan jue until the sun goes down 🌙

no rest for idol actors who cherish every stage 🥲#LoveBetweenFairyAndDevil #CDrama pic.twitter.com/BKVkHr4p3S
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022

#EstherYu channeling her inner xiao lanhua pretending to be happy and excited to get off work with everyone when really she had a long night ahead of her

esther: off work! 😃 quick, come with me, i'm off! bye bye~ i'm off work 😁#CDrama pic.twitter.com/T4yzgQPevw
— tiff⚡️ (@tiff_ilosophy) September 1, 2022