#Paint With Love

[respectthepetty]

Give your boss just a smidge of love, and this is how he acts ON THE CLOCK!

All professionalism goes right out the damn window.

Forgot about those work trips.

Men are so messy.

Thank God for Nozue who at least waited until he was in the alley after the workday was done.

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

Original title: Sai Rak Paai Si | ใส่รักป้ายสี.

[ryansjane]

piningbisexuals’ favorite ships of 2022

[absolutebl]

Heya, I’ve lurked on your blog for a while (not signed in lol). Love everything and I adore the insights into linguistics, I have a lot of linguistic nerd friends who I fear are becoming Tired of me asking questions and this is a great resource so I can ask deeper questions.

Anywho, I’m trying to compile a list of scenes or lines where the characters themselves speak on BL, like the international impact, the effects on LGBTQ+, anything. I know Cutie Pie did it in that boardroom scene where Lian says something relating to BL, in Step by Step someone says BL couples profit off the identity of LGBT+.

All this to say, I’m wondering if you have any favorite lines or scenes that get meta and talk about BL!

A list of scenes or lines where the characters themselves speak on BL

Gottcha, here are my favorites from last year:

I call this BL getting meta or self referential. I tracked it as a trend in 2021 my #1 pick & 2022 my # 2 pick, so that's the place I would mention those shows that do this. Also there are some more screen caps of my favorites.

Most of my personal favorites would come from Absolute BL 1 & 2. There is a reason I named my blog after that show.

We had full on meta shows too, wither that had a BL within a BL or BL actors or were all about BL like Call it What You Want, Lovely Writer, etc...

I will also call your attention to GMMTV's 55:15 Never Too Late, it has a gay sub-plot that also deals with BL directly, you might find it interesting.

I'm not really tracking it this year except when someone drops one in a series I like and I screen cap. It's become so common now!

But I do have a collection of images i keep of my favorites that I reuse here in my blog regularly, here they are:

Absolute BL

Ai Long Nhai

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

Our Dating Sim

Step By Step

Eclipse

Mr Cinderella

My Secret Love

Our Days (has a BL within a BL)

Our Skyy 2 NLMG

55:15 Never Too Late

Paint with Love (another BL within an BL)

[gemistar-888]

Singto Prachaya

[debora-goth]

[gabrielokun]

[unicorn-v3]

Kiedyś życie było zabawą teraz jest brutalną rzeczywistością.

~ Unicorn - v3

[my-boys-love-boys]

I love the silver blonde hair trend. Gorgeous

[alittlebiologistgirl]

[respectthepetty]

I have plenty of things to write about episode ten of Wandee Goodday but I have men to scream at, so just know that the Light (Bulb) of Love is my bread and butter.

It's like the Blinding Light of Love, but better.

I'll never get tired of it.

[khunvegas]

Compilation of Bad Kisses in BLs (Part 2)

BY POPULAR DEMAND (like 2 people and @gunsatthaphan) I WILL CONTINUE THIS PAINFUL JOURNEY TO DISSECT THE WORST OF WORST KISSES I’VE SEEN IN THESE SHOWS.

LET’S GET IT!

1. The Tasty Florida

it’s giving “i don’t know how to kiss” energy and at this point, i’m not even surprised. disappointed but not surprised. not only there was no real substance in this one, the tension was WASTED because how can you explain this horror? it makes no sense. the scene where eunkyu is helping haewon to put on the apron was scrumptious but they just gave me NOTHING with that kiss. next.

2. Given

the thing with japan is that it’s always gonna give you good plots, you can’t go wrong with them but if there’s a kiss, it’s always gonna be bad. that’s why i think they choose NOT to add one because look. what is that. can you even call that a kiss? and it’s just sad because the anime version was GOOD (according to a lot of people) but this one didn’t live up to the expectations.

3. My Sweet Dear

see because this one had the potential. hell, it it even had the chemistry (that scene when they first met with the apron and shit? GOOD FOOD) but you know how it is in korea: no money for workshops. the show was good, it really was but man, why can’t they deliver a good kiss? it’s like watching two walls kissing. it’s not fair.

4. Dear Doctor, I’m coming for soul (KheetaNathee)

this happened in ep 10 and the series has 12 episodes, so can you really call them a couple? their first kiss was a spur of the moment thing when one of them was drunk and the second kiss was censored, at this time and age. so this is it. the show in general was interesting, a little overdramatic but watchable. however, them? they really didn’t add much to the mix.

5. Tinted with you.

can you really ask that much from a show that has 8 episodes with a 10min run time, $5 and a dream? not really. however, this cemented the idea that we do like period dramas in bls and that we also like kpop idols starring in them. so, yeah, the kiss was shit and the plot could have been expanded but i loved junhee and i really fell in love with his acting, so a round of applause for him. hopefully you can kiss better in your next show, bestie.

6. Paint with love (NuengTharn)

i wanna tell yoon he’s such a bad kisser. that he has to give it up. not only that but he’s always paired with people that don’t help his cause either. either that or he doesn’t know how to choose his roles. it’s sad.

7. Star in my mind (KluenNuea)

i have several bones to pick from this show and the kiss(es) are one of those. not only this was directed by new and felt like a studio wabi sabi production, it felt more of the same stuff we’ve seen so far. there’s nothing remarkable about this show (if you girlies like it, you do you). what triggers me is that joong did excellent in the kissing department in 2 moons 2 and then here, that experience just disappeared. this is what happens when you pair a moderately experienced actor with a rookie. 

8. Ocean likes me

i will open a gofundme that will be dedicated to find and hire acting coaches that are not afraid of success and will train these actors on their intimate scenes. this can’t keep going on, korea, we need to do better than this. good show tho.

9. Our days

this show was 12 episodes of absolutely nothing, the plot was all over the place. boring and slow, hella slow. one of the leads had more chemistry with another actor than with his on screen partner. that’s how bad it was. this was on the very last episode, 5min before it ended. yes, they had sex. out of nowhere. like this show. next.

10. Senpai this can’t be love

it’s like i said. japan always brings the most amazing plots out there, the comedy is out of this world and the quality is good enough to watch. they could have the number 1 spot for their bls. problem is, most of their shows have shitty kisses. like this one.

this silly little series was good, i liked it. there are never enough office romances. it had age gap and power imbalance that could have gone sideways. but now, it was handled good. but this kiss felt very underwhelming. that’s where it went kaput for me.

11. Fish upon the sky (both couples)

i’m gonna be real with you here. the dialogues in this show were smart in the sense that the show itself was calling out a lot of bullshit we have seen in previous bls (the shippers, for example). it had its issues ofc; i’m not gonna talk about them because that’s not the point of this post. the point is the godawful kisses we got, especially with neolouis. this is gonna haunt me forever (i would say they got better in the eclipse but i will talk about that later). 

honestly, this show was a classic in the sense that had all the classic tropes some of us are starting to hate (the use of the character going to the bathroom and saying they are pooping is getting on my nerves and i’m glad the later shows stopped this madness). the story? 6.5/7. the kisses? -10/10.

12. I want to see only you.

like i said before. japan knows how to their plots right, they just don’t know how to deliver a kiss. which is kind of sad because it takes impact from the show. like i really want to enjoy all of it but if the kiss it’s ugly or looks like the actors are not even into it, it’s very disappointing. show itself was a 10/10 tho.

13. Once again

i’m once again asking korea to please PLEASE invest in some workshops because this is ridiculous. i get that the budget is low but come on. give me something more than this. like it had time travel ffs (and a very open ending). they got the materials but the execution was abysmal.

14. Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

like i said: japan knows how to do plot but on the kissing department they are lacking. idk, i mean, i guess that it was kind of the point of this show. two high schoolers that get together and everything is awkward around each other and so, it’s not a surprise that the kisses are weird too. but it’s not just this one, it’s the majority of the bls produced in japan. good plots but almost nothing in the intimacy department.

15. The Eclipse (both couples)

ofc i have to slander the biggest show right now. i have to be fair and like the truth is these kisses were fishy. one was supposed to be a sleeping kiss and the other idk because that was the moment where akk and aye finally agreed to be a couple so you would think their kiss would be slightly better (but akk was living in a constant state of panic up until this point, so yeah). still, they have to be here

they do get better after this tho (especially neolouis, i thought this was all that i was going to get). 

in all seriousness, this doesn’t take away how AMAZING this series was. yes, there were some loose ends here and there, ep 11 was kind of weirdly edited and it did deserve at least two more episodes but overall, it was such a good show with amazing actors, a good script, the music was great, it had everything to be that bitch right now and the most important part is that no one died at the end like the trailer suggested. nothing but praises, honestly.

Compilation of Bad Kisses in BLs (Part 1)

[ryansjane]

Hi, I’m new to watching BLs and I was wondering if you had any recommendations for enemies to lovers, rivals to lovers, also when they are friends but they get on each others nerves (idk the trope) or where one character likes to tease the other one (idk what the trope is called also). They are a few of my favourite tropes. Idk if this is a big ask but I would love to hear your feedback! :))

hi, I can deffo do that :)

enemies to lovers:

seanwhite in not me

tangfoei in trapped

akkayan in the eclipse

kongathit in sotus

rivals to lovers:

seanwhite from not me again lol

teh & oh-aew in I told sunset about you

zi xuan & yu hao in crossing the line

xavier & mico in hello stranger

morkpi in fish upon the sky

friends who get on each other's nerves:

tae joo & kang gook in where your eyes linger

tangmolove in great men academy

tae kyung & shin woo in light on me

teasing ship:

seanwhite in not me

danyok in not me

phuphatian in 1000 stars

morksun in dark blue kiss

seo jun & ji woo in to my star

jae young & sang woo in semantic error

akkayan in the eclipse

rakdiao in rakdiao

phapmaze in paint with love

mekkim in my secret love

fahprince in sky in your heart

enjoy!

xxx

[absolutebl]

Hello! Do you track actors who switch from Seme to Uke roles in different series, or vice versa? If so, question: In Chains of Heart (which I can't believe I was able to get through), Haii plays Ken, who I'm assuming is the Uke. He was a (tsundere?) Seme in TharnType 2, no? And his partner on screen there, Title, wasn't he just playing a Seme as Ana's ex in Future, different from his childlike Uke in TharnType2? Did they both switch roles in different series or did I just get that all wrong (very possible). How common is this besides the guy from Advance Bravely?

Actors who have played both seme & uke in BL?

I don't really track it but I do find it unique and interesting. Lemme scrape the brain meats.

You are right they are really rare but Thailand is making inroads as they move off of an obsession with height discrepancy, so there are more than you think.

This is what I got off the top of my head:

Gong Jun - Advance Bravely (U) & Word of Honor (S)

Ba Vinh - Love Bill (U) & Mr Cinderella (U?) vs every other of his 1000 series (S) - thanks @squeakygeeky

Tay Tawan - Dark Blue Kiss (S) & 3 Will Be Free (U)

Haii Sarunsathorn - TharnType 2 (S) & Chains of Heart (U)

Title Tanatorn - TharnType 2 (U) & Future (S)

Marc Pahun - My Gear and Your Gown (S) & Chains of Heart (U), also played a BL side role in 3 BLs airing at the same time.

White Nawat - Love Sick (S) & Theory of Love (U)

Nammon Krittanai - SOTUS S (U) & Work From Heart (S)

Singto Prachaya - SOTUS (S) & Paint with Love (U)

Yacht Patsit - Between Us (S) & Paint with Love (U)

Mark Siwat - Love By Chance (S) & Bite Me (U)

Fiat Patchata - SOTUS S (U) & My Gear and Your Gown (S)

Han Gi Chan - Where Your Eyes Linger (U) & Ocean Likes Me (S)

Haii & Title are the only ones I know of who are a pair both of whom also played opposite archetypes.

Aun Napat shifts from seme to uke in the course of My Gear and Your Gown. Arguably.

A case could be made?

First Kanaphan - depends how you look at Not Me and Shipper

Fluke Gawin - depends on how you look at Not Me and Dark Blue Kiss

Khaotung Thanawat - Tonhon Chonlatee (U) & The Eclipse (S, but it's not really a S/u show)

Max Nattapol (YES of MaxTul) - Bangkok Love Stories 2: Innocence (U... maybe?) & Manner of Death (S)

Ja Phachara - UWMA (U, but it's unclear) & Don't Say No (S)

similarly, Na Naphat - UWMA (S, but unclear) & KinnPorsche (U) & forthcoming BL Wish Me Luck (S)

In that one Na will be opposite Fiat (above), at which point they will be part of the elite club of pair switches with Haii & Title.

I honestly can't remember which role Phuwin played opposite Neo in My Tee, and I'm NOT rewatching it to remind myself.

If anyone has any more to rec please do. I know I am missing some more obscure ones.

Oh right and this man, of course.

All hail the king. (Bah Vinh has been in like every Vietnamese BL, including one where he played a straight guy side.) He usually plays the seme roles but in Mr Cinderella he was not quite.

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[sparklyeyedhimbo]

this is so sad..alexa play caramel danse