#*taynew

[namchyoon]

I've got another job for you to pay off your debt. I think my boyfriend's cheating. Your job is to prove it.

A DOG AND A PLANE (2025) dir. Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong

[doublel27]

I’m still thinking about Daou Pittya’s live last night where he roasted fans and his current mission to get people to stop using the terms koojin and fanservice.

And thinking about how Pond and Phuwin admitted they hang out a lot but they don’t post any of it because they don’t want their actual relationship outside of work to be called fanservice.

And thinking about the interview BillyBabe gave recently where they reiterated that they don’t engage in fanservice and they can’t make anyone believe anything about their relationship anyway.

And about old videos of Earth during early ATOTS era asking MCs not to use the term koojin about him and Mix.

And about YinWar, BossNouel and MaxTul always having been very honest that they are friends who work together. Never obscuring that fact.

And about Tay Tawan loudly saying that OffGunTayNew all kiss each other all the time since Gun showed up and the realties of their friendship are none of your business.

And about Krist loudly saying he’s allowed to have friends.

Because none of these pairs intend to stop acting with their current partner (aside from MaxTul because Tul has left the industry entirely.) They’re not protesting being paired with another person for multiple projects. They are protesting the commodification, the telling a person who they are with know actual knowledge, and frankly homophobic/toxic masculinity drenched idea that for a man to show care to another man they either have to have a deep romantic relationship or they’re faking it all for the money, even the stuff with no branding attached.

And half the stuff that gets filed away as evidence that two men in a pair or are dating or that everything is definitely fanservice and is entirely manufactured are things that are completely normal in female friendships:

Looking at a person when they speak

Knowing someone’s likes and dislikes

Thoughtful gifts

Saying you love them/care

Acts of service

Physical affection

Sometimes being jealous of a friend’s relationship with other friends

Hanging out outside of work

And yeah, some of them may be just coworkers that they grit their teeth and work with and fake it til they make it. But some pairs out there have a genuine relationship, however they label it. And however it’s labeled is none of your business.

As a fan, you have no right to tell them how to act, whether it’s to call out fanservice and demand they stop or to tell them they can’t have other friends. Both are toxic extremes and treating a person like an object you can control.

There’s a longer essay on this, that I plan to finish soon, but this is where my brain keeps cycling through.

Bottom line, listen to these men when they speak. Trust their agency. I hope they keep clapping back at everyone.

[pointlesscandies]

GMMTV 2025

Dare you to Death: JoongDunk: rival investigators crime drama where they have to catch a serial killer. Baby Ohm is one of their bothers

Head to Head: SeaKeen: frenemies to lovers set in college with death premonitions thrown in

✅I Love a Lot of you: Nanon straight romance where he has to "cure" love interest suffering from dissociative identity disorder

Burnout Syndrome: OffGun: Gun is an escort and artist hired by businessman Off to help deal with customers, love triangle with Dew

Whale Store: MilkLove: Milk inherits her father’s store, meets Love, they must work together to make it successful

Only Friends Dream on: OhmLeng replaced by AouBoom, EarthMix, JossGawin as actors and musicians putting on a play with all the drama you can imagine

📹That Summer: WinnySatang: Satang is a prince in disguise, Winny becomes his caretaker after an accident

My Romance Scammer: JuniorMark, OhmFluke: Con artists falling in love with their victims. There’s weddings involved.

Melody of Secrets: ForceBook: crime drama/psychological horror with dopplegangers

Love you Teacher: PerthSanta: established boyfriends until an accident causes Santa to lose his memories and think he's a kid again

Mu-te-Luv: Ensamble cast: 7 love stories revolving around fate, fortune, and magic (SeaKeen, and OhmLeng have stories, among others)

Cat for Cash: FirstKhaotung: Debt collector who can talk to cats ends up running a cat cafe with Khaotung

Girl Rules: NamtamFilm, MilkLove, ViewMim: Messy lesbians, models and actresses

✅Boys in Love: PaulKen, PapangPodd, ChokunAston, MickLuke: High school romances with Papang and Podd as teachers

📹 My Magic Prophesy: JimmySea, FrancTee: Doctor and fortune teller flee from someone who is trying to kill them and must hide out together

A Dog and a Plane: TayNew, MarkPoon: EMT and flight attendant, messy enemies to lovers with Poon playing New's cheating boyfriend

Me and Thee: PondPhuwin: Photographer Phuwin accidentally gets involved with rich, troubled, mafia wannabe who begins to pursue him

Wu: Sky and Nani: Dark fated soulmates

📹 Memoir of Rati: GreatInn, AouBoom: Moody period drama, teacher and bureaucrat, forbidden love

Ticket to Heaven: GeminiFourth: A Catholic seminary student struggles with his faith while falling in love with bad boy Gemini

[psychdiarys]

this is what i mean when i text someone "IM SCREAMING" with the straightest face ever

[liyazaki]

testing, testing, i.e. simping, simping

CHERRY MAGIC [TH] | EPISODE 9

[clarkewayne]

the CHERRY MAGIC universe remains unmatched

30歳まで童貞だと魔法使いになれるらしい (2018) by Yuu Toyota Cherry Magic (2020) Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (2024) Cherry Magic TH (2023)

[thamepo]

If you don’t want him to go, why did you lie to him?

Kan, if it were you, wouldn’t you have let your best friend go and follow his life-long dream? Would it be right for me to tell him I don’t want him to go? Would it be right to say I want him to stay with me, that it’d be just us ghost-hunting?

Would it be right to say any of that?

[danielsarmand]

Peaceful Property 1.08 · Come Back Home

[gunsatthaphan]

idk hate on gmmtv all u want but them bringing back an OG couple from a 5yr hiatus to cast them in an extremely risky remake of a show that's highly critically acclaimed, fighting copyright issues for over a year, getting a ban on youtube, STILL releasing the show on live tv with subtitles and THEN end up making the adaption better than the original, fixing the messed up side couple, giving all 3 couples healthy and loving relationships, a proper development with good pacing, not cursing the 11th episode with dumb drama AND making karan and achi the first gay couple to have a wedding on a gmmtv show is highkey iconic say what u want-

[thebroccolination]

The PeBaCa concert truly hit all the greatest hits of being queer. 🏳️‍🌈

TayNew got married,

KristSingto got married,

Gun got Krist and Newwiee to pour wine on him while he lounged in a giant goblet,

and Off died.

[bossthebicon]

I just had the craziest idea... only friends... but with pebaca. make it about a messy ass queer group of friends in their 30's... okay 5 likes on this post & I'm writing a fic lol

[namchyoon]

TAY TAWAN & NEW THITIPOOM A Dog and A Plane

[itsjulesharper]

Faen Chart v3

Tysm everyone who commented/gave feedback! I did a bit of tweaking to make everything clearer xx *EDIT Had to change it bc BothNewYear FFS why are men 😒😒😒

[pointlesscandies]

I made a post earlier about how funny it is that some of the gmmtv boys seem completely unimpressed by their mascots. So in all fairness, here’s the opposite side:

Book thinks his is absolutely adorable, Tay and New have fully committed to the bit, First and Khaotung seem to think it’s their real pet and I am afraid they will have to be physically pried away from him, Perth and Santa are leaning in to the chaos full force, Pond and Phuwin are huge fanboys who get excited and wave when they see their bear, and Satang is fully prepared to kill Winny if he touches their child

the opposite side

[little-one-eyed-monsters]

Quick Pitch: Dream Projects for my Favorite Thai BL pairs

For context: When Singto Prachaya left GMMTV in 2021, and ceased all partner activities with Krist, I was truly heartbroken.

We all have our entry series into the BL genre. Many of us might have started with 2Gether-- the BL that helped usher the genre into the mainstream, or KinnPorsche, the most high-production BL series of its time.

For me, it was Thailand's Sotus. I absolutely adored KristSingto and was rooting for them to have more shows. When Singto left, I was devastated.

I don't blame Singto of course. By that point GMMTV really was giving him and Krist the short end of the career stick, but man, what a bummer. I used to joke with fellow Peraya fanclub members that my dream project for KristSingto, if in an impossible world Singto rejoins GMMTV, is about exes getting back together, just to be really meta about it.

Fast forward late 2024, and GMMTV announced a series called The Ex-Morning starring Krist and Singto.

And ya' know what? I'll take credit for that (even though I had nothing to do with it). Yes, I called that.

So since I'm obviously a wizard, Harry (proof above), let me conjure up a few more dream projects for my favorite Thai BL pairs, in the hopes that the BL gods, (a.k.a producers) will heed it.

Also, I did one of these for SmartBoom of Top Form already (because they deserve to have more shows yesterday) here.

Alright, let's begin with:

1. Yinwar- a BL remake of Korea's Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

War's truly expressive, overdramatic acting style is PERFECT for historical dramas. He's a shoe-in for scenes that require intense confrontations and betreyals. I'd even argue that War's technique often clashes with Yin's boy-next-door acting style, which fits more rom-com than drama. So the perfect vehicle to balance the two? A main character from the present (Yin) gets isekai'd into the past, and finds himself in the middle of a civil war, and the true heir to the kingdom (War) is mounting a coup to overthrow his father's evil advisers. I can picture the shenanigans already 😅

Just a tip tho, PLEASE do not follow the ending of Moon Lovers for YinWar. The original ending was depressing. Let's give YinWar happier endings in 2025 and beyond.

2. UpPoom- an adaptation of USA's Red, White and Royal Blue

Both Up and Poom are such masterful actors-- truly leagues ahead of the current BL roster. And most of it has to do with their experience (which I touched upon in a previous post). However, because they're both great at playing broody or villainous characters, the audience often forgets that Up and Poom are actually VERY good at one genre-- COMEDY.

Poom absolutely STOLE the show as the wisecrack sidekick in Jenny AM/PM (a series starring Singto), while Up had great comedic timing in Start Up TH. So imagine a romcom filled with both wild shenanigans, and a broody, political sideplot-- a dream project for Up and Poom. Up will play the son of Thailand's Prime Minister, helping in his father's re-election campaign while running for a cabinet position himself (perfect for Up, considering his doctorate in Political Science). He falls in love with the worst person he can possibly end up with due to Thailand's strict les majeste laws-- the King's second son and the only heir to the throne of Thailand (Poom). Chaos ensues.

Up and Poom can balance between the serious, tearjerking scenes of the plot, while maintaining the chemistry and rom-com core of the original. Bonus: Poom loves desserts! Let them eat cake! (Or get smothered in cake)

3. BossNoeul- a BL adaptation of USA spy film Mr. and Mrs. Smith

A sexy action thriller for BossNoeul. Need I say more? Both of them have previously expressed their desire to star in action-themed series. But Boss' acting style and persona aren't quite suited for the brute and macho demeanor that Kinnporsche, or even Manner of Death, has. His strength lies in being mysterious-- suave, predatory, but not too forward; like a fox. Boss would play a great James Bond character.

And Noeul plays desire devastatingly well. Say what you want about that boy's acting-- his sex appeal is still the best in the business. He can go from innocent to sexy in one glance. A femme fatale-type character who uses both his skill and beauty to get the job done? Magic.

Combine the two and you get a series that will break the internet the same way Brangelina broke our collective minds in the early 2000s.

4. TayNew- a remake of Taiwanese BL Papa and Daddy

As a Polca, I've always been well-fed by the GMM machine. Even when New refused to renew an exclusive contract with GMMTV years ago, he didn't cease to take projects with them, and star along Tay in any and all manner of shows and content. They've had so many BLs, and more to come. They have their own mascot now, dear God. They'll have their own building at the GMM compound at this rate.

It is therefore only fitting that the longest-surviving Thai BL pair gets the most mature storyline any ship can possibly get--parenthood. Tay and New have established such a comfortable, domestic dynamic that they'll blend seamlessly into the role of new parents navigating marriage and their own family unit. It can serve as a wholesome tribute to Thailand's legalization of same-sex unions. Show how the adoption system remains brutal for same sex couples. And let's be real: Tay and New have no need for storylines that establish romance and chemistry anymore. They're so in sync and recognizable that even their bromance shows like Peaceful Property read off as BL. They ARE the romance now.

Do it, GMM. Give us sweet domesticity.

5. Billkin and PP Krit- a BL remake of Japan's The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window

My biggest gripe with BKPP's remake of Marry My Dead Body is that, similar to its Taiwanese adaptation, it feels like the producers didn't commit to the bit. And what is that bit, you may ask? It's the bit where the main homophobic cop character is obviously queer-coded. At times he showed true attraction to his ghostly husband, and by the end, even starts to question himself and his motives. But that's a rant for another post. What I'm trying to say here is that Billkin and PP Krit were obviously hampered by the source material. I want them to redeem themselves with a better vehicle.

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window features the same supernatural and mystery elements that MMDB does-- about the unlikely partnership between a clairvoyant bookstore clerk, who gets hired by an exorcist assisting in police investigations. It's the perfect show to showcase Billkin and PP Krit's dramatic chops, given the heavy plot, but also a chance for them to feature in something befitting their star quality-- an intelligent plot with great character dynamics, and the most horrifying fantastical scenes to boot. They would easily KILL these roles. And this time, I know they'll make it a true BL, since the original manga relied on the romance of its characters for later plot resolutions.

6. WilliamEst- a remake of Taiwanese BL We Best Love

I gotta admit, this was a tough pick. I've seen so many Taiwanese BLs, but We Best Love is still MY number one from Taiwan, and my number 5 of all time. There's something so charming and light about it, while delivering truly believable performances and a relationship dynamic that's so well-matched. In my book, William and Est have some very big shoes to fill.

But I really think they could do it. They match the age and personality of the characters well. William can play the moody, temperamental 2nd fiddle who's unrequitedly in love with his best friend, while Est can play William's quieter, and better-skilled rival who's always had a thing for William's character. Bonus: Est is a nationally-ranked swimmer, and William is a musical prodigy, which are integral traits of the original characters. William and Est also exhibit a comfortable familiarity with each other due to their long acquaintance, again similar to the original characters.

7. DaouOffroad- a remake of Taiwanese BL First Note of Love

How do Daou and Offroad NOT have a music-themed series yet? Their whole persona revolves around their musicality! I want them to navigate the highs and lows of the music industry, while being a little jaded about all of it.

Daou could really play off a character whose disillusioned about his fame and carries around a personal tragic backstory. I think Daou would relate to all this pretty organically, given his early struggles in the industry. Offroad can play the fan-turned-upstart who'll help Daou find meaning to his music again. And then they'll release an OST-adjacent album that will sell millions of copies around the world 😅

And for a bonus:

Neo Trai (yes, just Neo 😅)- a truly unhinged remake of Japan's legendary show A Man Who Defies the World of BL

In my head, they'll film this at the top floor of the GMM building, with all of GMMTV's established BL pairs just casually being lovey-dovey in the weirdest places-- the breakroom, the main office, the stairwell, even the bathrooms. Neo, traumatized, is out here trying to buy lunch at the concessionaire stall downstairs 😅

Neo resolutely rejects all manner of "pairings" being thrown at him, until at the end he latches on to the one guy nobody wants to pair him up with (Mond Tanutchai maybe? Hahaha the ghost ship in My Golden Blood lives in my head rent-free). Imagine the CHAOS- I love it dearly already.

That's all and thanks for finishing this mammoth-sized post. If you don't see your ship here, feel free to share which dream projects you have for yours, and feel free to make lists of your own. Stay kooky folks! 😁

[liyazaki]

just for him 👉👈

CHERRY MAGIC TH x CHERRY MAGIC JP