Thisparticularly rings true for 30-something womeninspired by the overwhelming success of self-made star Kelly Mi Li.

Here’s everything you wanted to know behind-the-scenes ofBling Empire.

Bling Empire isn’t faking it

Sometimes, therealityin reality TV has a very loose definition.

Kelly Mi Li in Bling Empire

As Mi Li toldThe List,Bling Empire’smain players are all tight-knit friends.

“I’ve been friends with everybody for a very long time,” she said.

As Mi Li toldThe List,it inherently goes against the private nature of Asian culture.

Kelly Mi Li and Kane Lim

Our crew was so great, you kind of just forget they were even there."

In doing so, the pair inadvertently produced some of the most emotional content in the series.

“Anna lives in her own world.

Kelly Mi Li and her boyfriend Andrew M. Gray

She doesn’t live by any rules because she doesn’t need to, so she’s not competitive.

I think that fuel and that fire was interesting to me.”

Anna Shay and Christine Chiu