#SOUTH KOREAN BL SERIES SEQUEL

[bl-bam-beyond]

LOVE CLASS SEASON 2 (2023, SOUTH KOREA)

The Finale

Maru (LEE KWANG HEE) was slow in realizing his feelings for his best friend Min Woo (WOO HYO WON) or even noticing that Min Woo was in love with him but once he realized he is making sure Min Woo feels the love.

They are so beautiful together.

@pose4photoml @lutawolf

[madeinkorea-blbambeyond]

MADE IN KOREA

Series: The Time of Fever

DO WOO

WON TAE MIN

[gunsatthaphan]

~ Monthly BL Breakdown: March 2024 ~ 

🌦️ Happy April!!! 🐝

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post! 

New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff! -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green = seen/currently watching)

🌟 Love is Better the Second Time Around - March 5th (Japan) 

🌟 Deep Night - March 7th (Thailand) 

🌟 Your Tie is Crooked - March 11th (Japan/Thailand)

🌟 Close Friend 3: Soju Bomb! - March 13th (Thailand)

🌟 Kiseki Chapter 2 - March 17th (Thailand)

🌟 Two Worlds - March 21st (Thailand) ✅

🌟 High Demand - March 23rd (Thailand) 

🌟 Be Your Star - March 23rd (Thailand)

🌟 Jazz For Two - March 26th (South Korea)

🌟 The Star - March 28th (Thailand) 

🌟 Please Teach Me - March 29th (South Korea)

🌟 Only Boo! - March 31st (Thailand) ✅

Monthly likes/dislikes

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New series & movie announcements

🎥 Babanbabanban Vampire (manga adaption) - Coming 2025 (Japan)

🎥 My Lovely Enemy - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 My Dear Daddy (starring Fluke Pusit) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Battle of the Writers (starring TutorYim) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Meet You at the Blossom - Date TBA (Taiwan/Thailand)

🎥 Silent House - Date TBA (China)

🎥 This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans - Coming July 5th (Thailand)

🎥 What the Nong - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Night Owl - Date TBA (China)

🎥 จาฤกรติชา (novel adaption) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 GG Precinct - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Sangmin & Dinneaw (Thai/Korean collaboration) - Date TBA (Thailand/South Korea)

🎥 Let's Eat Together 2 (sequel movie) - Coming June 2024 (Japan)

🎥 Global Examination - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Yaoi Academy - Date TBA (Thailand)

Other news from the BL world

❗️ Actor Jes Jespipat was announced as the replacement for Build Jakapan in the upcoming Be On Cloud BL 4 Minutes. B. previously withdrew from the project after a defamation lawsuit involving him and his ex girlfriend in 2023. The project is now in production and will likely air towards the end of the year.

❗️ Actor Maiake Kandis announced his withdrawal from the upcoming BL Red Peafowl. He was originally cast as one of the leads, being paired with Dollar Patchara. He later came forward saying his statement was fake news and that he is in fact not withdrawing. He also said he does not know if or when the production will start.

❗️ Former GMMTV actor Fluke Pusit (The Shipper, The Warp Effect) was announced as the lead actor in the upcoming BL Your Dear Daddy. He will star alongside Poonpun Jitaboon, an air date is unknown.

❗️ Domundi actors TutorYim (Cutie Pie, Middlemans Love) were announced as the leads in the upcoming BL Battle of the Writers. The show will be produced by Hydroindus Entertainment and is based on the Chinese novel "The Great Battle of Games". The full cast was announced on March 9th; an airdate as well as further information on the show is unknown.

❗️ Lay Talay and Perth Nakhun (My Engineer) reunited for a mini series called Your Tie is Crooked, consisting of 3 episodes à 2 minutes. It was released on the Japanese streaming platform TVer on March 11th.

❗️ The premiere of the upcoming BL Wuju Bakery has been postponed to September. It was originally scheduled to air in March, though due to an increase of the episode length and general production upscaling, the original air date is no longer realizable, according to the production.

❗️ Change 2561 (Pit Babe) announced an upcoming original BL called This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans. Sailub and Pon (AlanJeff in PB) will star as the lead couple, alongside GarfieldBenz and others. A first trailer was released on March 20th.

❗️ Actor Yoon Phusanu revealed that he has left his management under Y Entertainment, following a dispute about his appearance in the 2023 Thai BL For Him. In a press conference he stated that the production cut his part completely and refused to pay him in the process. Main actors Dew N. and Tor A. later disclosed that they also encountered the issue of not receiving payment for their work from the company, along with accusations of se*ual assault from members of the production team. In an official statement Y Entertainment clarified they would transfer the actor's salaries as soon as possible.

❗️ The GMMTV BL Cherry Magic reached more than 1.7 million tweets for the final episode and a total of over 9 Million tweets for all 12 episodes, making it the gmmtv show with the most Twitter interaction in the history of the company.

❗️ The upcoming Korean remake of the Norwegian teen web series SKAM is officially in production. A short teaser was released on March 28th, revealing the title of the project: Fragile. An airdate, as well as a cast and further information is unknown.

Upcoming series & movies for April

👉🏻 Love is Like a Cat - April 1st (South Korea / Thailand)

👉🏻 We Are - April 3rd (Thailand)

👉🏻 Memory in the Letter - April 6th (Thailand)

👉🏻 Living With Him - April 11th (Japan)

👉🏻 Gray Shelter - April 11th (South Korea)

👉🏻 At 25:00 in Akasaka - April 18th (Japan)

👉🏻 Boys Be Brave - April 19th (South Korea)

👉🏻 With You I Bloom - April 24th (Japan)

👉🏻 My Stand-In - April 26th (Thailand)

👉🏻 Knock Knock Boys - April TBA (Thailand)

👉🏻 GMMTV2024 Part 2 (lineup event) - April TBA (Thailand)

[blnewsforum-by-blbambeyond]

2023 BL SERIES by The Month...

Welcome to The Upcoming BL of September.

9-2-2023 NAUGHTY BABE: THE SERIES

Thai BL Series (Saturdays)

From: Mandee

Available on: IQIYI

9-2-2023 VENUS IN THE SKY

Thai BL Series (Saturdays)

From:

Available on: IQIYI

9-3-2023 PAPA, WHAT IS LOVE? SEASON 2

Filipino BL Series (Sundays)

From:

Available on: Gagaoolala

9-9-2023 OUR STORY: THE SERIES

Filipino BL Series Sequel (Saturdays)

From: Oxin Films

Available: Oxin Films YouTube Channel

9-9-2023 THE PROMISE: HONEYMOON

Thai BL Special (1 hour)

From: Devonte 296

Available: No Information Yet but possibly DEVONTE296 YOUTUBE CHANNEL or WETV

9-15-2023 YOU ARE MINE

Taiwanese BL Series (Fridays)

Available: Gagaoolala

9-15-2023 BUMP UP BUSINESS

A South Korean BL Series (Fridays)

Available: No Information Yet

Update: This Series will reportedly release in movie version in it's home country. A release date internationally is said to be in October of this year. This BL will star several members of ONLYONEOF featuring NINE & MILL as Jihoon and Eden.

9-26-2023 I CAN'T REACH YOU

Japanese BL Series (Tuesdays)

Available:

9-27-2023 ABSOLUTE ZERO: THE SERIES

Thai BL Series (Wednesdays)

From: Studio Wabi Sabi

Available on: IQIYI

9-27-2023 BON APPETIT

Korean BL Series (Wednesdays)

From:

Available on: IQIYI

9-23-2023: MR. CINDERELLA 2

Vietnamese BL Series Sequel

From: 02 Productions

Available: 02 Productions YouTube Channel

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[cjblthoughts]

My favorite BLs that will make you laugh:

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!

When a virgin turns 30, he realizes he can read the minds of others by touching them. He soon learns that a coworker, the star of the sales department who he admires, is harboring a crush on him. The side couple brings a lot of the comedy however, when an introverted writer meets and outgoing young dancer who delivers his packages.

Watch on Crunchyroll or IrozukuSubs

12 episodes (plus 2 bonus epidodes and a movie sequel that does not yet have english subtitles), Japanese, released in 2020

Nobleman Ryu's Wedding

a boy takes the place of his sister during her wedding after she runs away. Historical romcom.

Watch on Viki

8 episodes, South Korean, released in 2021

Lovely Writer

A writer's BL novel that he reluctantly wrote becomes a hit and is slated to be turned into a tv series. When he goes to help with the series, two of the actors show interest in him. A critique on the BL industry, while being a fantastic BL with a lot of moments that will have you laughing.

Watch on Youtube

12 episodes (plus one bonus episode), Thai, released in 2021

A Man Who Defies the World of BL (Zettai BL Ni Naru Sekai)

Another BL critique in which a university student notices several gay couples around and starts to believe he is living in a BL universe. He proceeds to attempt to avoid falling in love with a man at all costs.

Watch on Viki

4 episodes (movie version exists as well), Japanese, released in 2021

Counter Attack/Falling in Love with a Rival

A man's girlfriend breaks up with him for a rich man, so he decides to make her new boyfriend fall in love with him as revenge.

Unsure of official watch option, but can be found on kissasian

8 episodes, Chinese, released in 2015

Tonhon Chonlatee

Chonlatee has had a crush on the boy next door & long time friend, Tonhon, for years. When they move in together at university, mutual feelings start to grow.

Watch on Youtube

10 episodes, Thai, released in 2020

YYY

When an inventor starts a fire in his apartment and is being kicked out, he convinces a newcomer to pretend to be his boyfriend as the owner is a yaoi fan. Very chaotic and over the top, so not everyone's cup of tea, but very fun!

Unsure of where to watch, as I saw it over a year ago (if someone knows the official cannel, please let me know!) Maybe LineTV app?

6 episodes, Thai, released in 2020

[plaidcladjuno]

bl drama recs 💕

as of oct. 2022 i won’t be updating this list anymore (too many shows, too little time to review them all!) 👉🏻 see this post instead for an up-to-date rec / watch list

country of origin

[🇯🇵] japan [🇵🇭] philippines [🇰🇷] south korea [🇹🇼] taiwan [🇹🇭] thailand

note: i’ve already watched — and loved! that’s how i got into dramas in the first place! — a number of cdramas such as the untamed, guardian, the sleuth of ming dynasty, etc. however, while these are indeed based on bl novels, they aren’t explicitly bl themselves (just barely, i know, and only because of censorship), so in the end i’ve decided not to put them on this list.

format 🎞 movie 📺 series (📺💬 renewed • 📺❌ canceled)

note: some korean bl dramas, being so short, get compiled into movies once they’ve finished airing, which is why you’ll find 📺/🎞 next to some titles (📺 + 🎞, however, means that the series and the movie(s) are distinct things)

points of interest 👨‍❤️‍👨 the main couple (if there’s more than one bl couple) 👬 the side couple(s) (if there’s more than one bl couple) 🎥 the visuals 🎼 the music

~love scale~ 🥰 hand holding, cuddling, light / short kisses (if any) 😘 full-on kissing / making out, falling into bed, light foreplay, sex is implied/discussed 😳 gettin’ hot and heavy! 

💖 personal fave 

TO WATCH:

3 will be free (2019)

behind cut (2021)

call it what you want (2021) 🇹🇭

check out (2022) 🇹🇭

gaya sa pelikula / like in the movies (2020) 🇵🇭

hello stranger (2020) 🇵🇭

i told sunset about you (2020)

just friends? (2009) 🇰🇷

kinnporsche (2022) 🇹🇭

kinou nani tabeta? / what did you eat yesterday? (2019) 🇯🇵

meet me outside (2020)

my pistachio (2018) 🇰🇷

papa & daddy (2021) 🇹🇼

sweet curse (2021) 🇰🇷

we best love: no. 1 for you (2021) 🇹🇼

your name engraved herein (2020) 🇹🇼

WATCHED / TRIED TO WATCH BUT DIDN’T VIBE WITH:

color rush (2020) 🇰🇷

en of love: tossara (2020) 🇹🇭

fish upon the sky (2021) 🇹🇭  

lovely writer (2021) 🇹🇭  

mr. heart (2020) 🇰🇷

together with me (2017) + together with me: the next chapter (2018) 🇹🇭

note: i’ve linked each title to the corresponding mydramalist page so you can have a look at the synopsis and cast and check where to watch the show. and if you don’t know where to start, you can have a look at @gunsatthaphan‘s very clear and very useful “quick guide on where to watch shows”!

don’t hesitate to suggest shows/movies i should add to my to-watch list (my ask box’s always open!) as long as a) it’s explicitely BL and b) it doesn’t end in tragedy. (an open or bittersweet ending is okay.)

💕⬇ recs ⬇💕

[🇹🇭] 2 MOONS 2 (2019) 📺❌

i was drawn to 2 moons 2 because of mingkit, just like i started watching gen y because of markkit, but, contrary to gen y, the rest of the show does hold up quite well and the other couples, including the main one, each have their own appeal. it’s not a particularly original drama, if you’re already familiar with university-set thai dramas and their accompanying tropes, but it’s still a rather enjoyable watch and mingkit truly did not disappoint. fair warning: the show hasn’t been renewed as expected so there’s some unresolved stuff for the main couple but the side couples (mingkit and forthbeam) do get their happy endings! [ 😘 • 👬]

note: the whole 2 moons / 2 moons 2 / 2 moons 3 / gen y thing is... confusing, to say the least, but fear not! @negrowhat was kind enough to clear it all up 🙏🏻

[🇹🇭] 2GETHER (2020) + STILL 2GETHER (2020) 📺+🎞 

tbh i’m not that enthusiastic about 2gether / Still 2gether but i did watch both series and i do plan on watching the movie once it’s available, so it seems only fair to rec it. on the one hand, it’s a sweet, funny and light-hearted show. the acting’s a bit awkward in places at first but it does get better and the actors are visibly more at ease in the sequel. bright and win work very well together and they’re incredibly touching when they get to play more emotionally-charged scenes. on the other hand, though, i still think that the show isn’t very well-written and above all not very well-paced. the good stuff gets lost amid contrived plotlines and so, so many unnecessary and repetitive scenes. plus, i personally wasn’t into any of the side couples. (except for dimgreen but alas we don’t get to see much of them.) another thing that put me off was the portrayal of physical intimacy — or rather, the lack of it. don’t get me wrong, i’m not saying that it should have featured more kissing / skinship — other dramas do just fine with showing very little or even none of it (see: ingredients, cherry magic) — it’s just that there was too much of an overall weird, bro-ish vibe bordering on prudishness. i’m not saying 2gether / still 2gether is bad, but it’s definitely flawed, and given how popular it is, i was expecting more (maybe too much?) from it. [🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨]  

[🇰🇷] ANTIQUE BAKERY (2008) 🎞

antique bakery is not exactly bl but it’s an adaptation of the same source material as baker boys so i thought i would still include it on the list. see this post for my impressions AND for min sun woo’s (played by kim jae wook) fabulous outfits. they alone are reason enough to watch this movie.

[🇹🇭] BAKER BOYS (2021) 📺

(review coming soon!)

[🇹🇼] BE LOVED IN HOUSE: I DO (2021) 📺

aka mutual pining + there was only one bed*: the series. needless to say, i loved it. i first watched it while it was airing and i can’t tell you how much i was looking forward to it every week. it’s ridiculously soft and charming and it’s definitely on my list of feel-good shows. it also features one of best and most supportive moms in bl + a side couple that’s both cute as heck and all about that healthy communication. and it’s Taiwan, so there’s some heat to spice up all that sweetness. (* even though there’s actually more than one available bed.) [😳 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 • 👬]

[🇹🇭] BITE ME (2021) 📺

bite me is a drama that brought me a great deal of joy & comfort and even inspired me to write a few fics... up until it bitterly disappointed me. i’d recommend it, but only on the condition that you do not watch episodes 8-10 and skip directly to the ending instead. however you choose to fill in the blanks, it will be better than what actually happened in the show, i promise. now, these three cursed episodes aside, bite me is a very slow drama but in a way that (to me at least) makes it particularly tender and enchanting. it’s got a wonderful soundtrack to boot and mark siwat’s performance in this, as one of the leads, is simply *chef’s kiss* [ 🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇵🇭] BOYS’ LOCKDOWN (2020) 📺

(thanks @laowen for the rec!)

is it possible to produce a series which a) takes places during the COVID-19 pandemic but b) still manages to be ADORABLE AF? the answer is YES and it’s boys’ lockdown. i absolutely get not wanting to watch anything that even mentions COVID-19 — and thank god we still have other shows that allow us to forget all about it for a while — but this series is truly a joy and a comfort to watch <3

i mean, i am tired of the whole situation, but to me one thing that’s really making it worse is people treating it like it’s not that bad or like it’s already all over, which — it’s not! so it’s kind of a relief to see these characters actually taking it seriously, washing their hands, putting on masks and practicing social distancing.aAnd while the show doesn’t wallow in it, it still manages to acknowledge how difficult getting through the pandemic is in a very thoughtful and relatable way (with a couple of particularly emotional scenes that made me go britneyyeah.gif).

HOWEVER, the main thing is that boys lockdown is VERY CUTE. it’s a bit awkward at times but it’s still VERY, VERY CUTE. i’ve already rewatched it once twice and writing about it now is making me want to put on an episode again. both boys want to be together from the start, they’re both being very obvious and very enthusiastic about it, and they’re just trying to make it work while keeping themselves and their loved ones safe. they’re an absolute pleasure to watch and the show does a very good job of using the sanitary constraints to amp up the tension between its two leads. (”are their fingers about to BRUSH? oh my!!”)

[🇯🇵] CHERRY MAGIC (2020) 📺

💖 i started watching cherry magic as it was airing — i probably came in halfway through the series — and i’m barely exaggerating when i say that for a while there it was one of the few things still holding me together. (yeah, that winter was rough.) new episodes were coming out on fridays and so no matter what else was going on, each weekend i would at least get to cosy up on the sofa and enjoy a perfectly delightful half hour. cherry magic is a lovely, lovely show and i’m very thankful for the much needed joy and comfort it’s brought me. [🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 • 👬 • 🎥]

[🇹🇭] DARK BLUE KISS (2019) 📺

💖 paradoxically (or not so paradoxically, depending on how familiar you are with the history of the genre) not that many bl dramas actually feel like queer dramas — but DBK definitely does. its characters are written as queer (there’s no “gay but only for you” or “let’s not use labels” here) and so the issues they face and the experiences they go through feel (to a certain extent) more authentic, more relatable and more moving than in some other shows. although pete & kao’s storyline relied, in part, on tropes I’m not too fond of in general (namely jealousy and miscommunication), it allowed for an exploration of their relationship, but also of their individual identities, informed by their queerness in a way that felt very thoughtful and layered. same for sun & mork, whose characters and storyline i actually enjoyed more because they felt more mature and relied on different tropes, but that’s truly just a matter of personal preference — the show as a whole is really great. [🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 • 👬 • 🎥]

[🇵🇭] GAMEBOYS 📺💬+🎞

💖 like boys lockdown, gameboys is about two boys falling in love and trying to make it work during the pandemic — and like in boys lockdown, the leads are very cute and very obviously attracted to one another. however, gameboys delves deeper into the themes of loss, distance and isolation and i can pretty much guarantee that you are going to cry at some point. that said, the show is very well-written, so it manages to balance its heavier moments with softer / lighter ones and to make the emotional journey rewarding for both its characters and its audience. [😳 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇭] GEN Y (2020) 📺💬

i watched this for markkit (kimcop) and markkit only. after a couple of episodes, i skipped any scene they weren’t in and i regret nothing. i mean, you just don’t try and watch gen y for the plot. (what plot?) like mingkit in 2 moons 2, they have one of my favorite dynamics (# the grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one) and the progression of their relationship is 👌🏻 they check all the boxes on the top tier bl couple list: they’re cute, they’re funny, they have good chemistry, plus they’re both loving, caring, consenting and communicating! [😘 • 👨‍❤️‍👨]

note: the whole 2 moons / 2 moons 2 / 2 moons 3 / gen y thing is... confusing, to say the least, but fear not! @negrowhat was kind enough to clear it all up 🙏🏻  

[🇹🇭] GOLDEN BLOOD (2021) 📺

i have very mixed feelings about golden blood. I’m always weak for the bodyguard trope and i was very into the way it was set up in this drama but despite some lovely scenes and of course a lot of ust between the leads, the whole execution was... well, awkward at best, cringy at worst. (do NOT talk to me about the fight scenes or about episode 3, i just... i can’t.) some of it was truly painful to watch, thank god for the skip button. i was also very disappointed with the show’s treatment of its female characters — they had a lot of potential, but in the end they served as nothing more than tired (and tiring) plot devices. to be honest, the true highlight of the show, and perhaps the very reason i’m including it on this list at all, is the side couple — pitchbank are the chaotic idiots-to-lovers ship i never knew I needed so much in my life and i so, so want them to have their own spin-off. [😘 • 👬]

[🇹🇭] HE’S COMING TO ME (2019) 📺

💖 another offering by p’aof so you know it’s good even if it’s (sadly) not as popular / well-known as it ought to be. it’s a romance involving a ghost so some of it’s bound to hurt but overall it’s remains a very cute, funny and charming drama. it’s well-written, well-paced and, since it’s by p’aof, beautiful to watch. plus, singto’s sunshine energy is perfectly matched by ohm’s and they make a wonderful pair in this. [🥰 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇼]  HISTORY 3: TRAPPED (2019) 📺

💖 this series honestly took me by surprise. i wasn’t that taken in by the first couple of episodes and i was honestly wondering how they were going to make the two leads believably work together beyond, perhaps, some adrenaline-fueled hate sex. and then — then everything just clicked. it was quite frankly delightful watching them get together, but the development of their relationship afterward, in the second half of the show, was even more satisfying. plus, i was really into the side couple as well <3 and if that wasn’t enough, the investigation managed to remain interesting to the very end with some very emotional twists and turns. i binge-watched it all over the course of one weekend and i regret nothing, it was so good. [😳 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 • 👬]

[🇹🇭] INGREDIENTS (2020) 📺

💖 aka “food as a love language: the series”.  ingredients has become something of a comfort show for me — sometimes i’ll just pull up an episode at random and it will never fail to cheer me up. sure, it’s basically a supermarket commercial doubling as a cooking show, but it features the most adorable slow burn / getting together ever and it’s got one of the most emotional finales i’ve ever watched. i was in actual tears. (it doesn’t end badly, though!) [🥰 • 🎼]

[🇰🇷] LIGHT ON ME (2021) 📺

💖 oh this such a lovely, lovely show. it’s definitely one of Korea’s best contribution to the genre (and they’ve already made quite a few remarkable ones). it’s just... gosh, it’s full of a love and tenderness that just shine throughout in a way that truly elevates each character and allow the show to delve into some serious issues without ever being too heavy. it’s soft and funny and moving and an all-around delight to watch. [🥰 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇰🇷] LONG TIME NO SEE (2017) 🎞

(thanks @seomoon for the rec!)

💖 i can’t believe there’s so little content about this movie when IT 👏🏻 HAS 👏🏻 EVERYTHING 👏🏻 the romance plays out against a crime / mafia backdrop, which makes it all the more exciting as well as surprisingly and exquisitely tender. (basically, if you liked history3: trapped and/or manner of death, and/or if you’re already looking forward to kinnporsche, you’ll probably like this.) i absolutely adore the relationship between the two male leads: it’s very soft, very loving but there’s also a lightness to it that i wasn’t expecting and it made me smile, and even laugh, more than once. it just feels genuine and touching. and the movie itself is beautiful, too, i only wish I knew how to make gifs because it deserves so many gifsets. i’ll also add that while it’s not a big budget movie, the fight scenes are very cool and well-executed. plus, it’s got my favorite trope of all: found family!! [😳 • 🎥]

note: It’s pretty easy to watch it for free but if you can spare the money (and i’m lucky enough that I can, so i did), you can rent or buy the movie on vimeo to support strongberry (an independent korean studio who produces quality queer content, mostly short films, you can check out some of their stuff for free on their youtube channel)

[🇹🇭] MANNER OF DEATH (2020) 📺

💖 i can’t even begin to explain how wild it was to follow this series week after week and to watch tumblr go feral over it every monday. is it, objectively speaking, the best show i’ve ever watched or even the best show on this list? honestly, who cares, it was fucking great and i enjoyed every minute of it. i will forever be chasing the high of mod mondays but i know in my heart of hearts that no other drama, no matter how good, will ever give me quite the same feeling. that experience was intense. and to think it was my first ever thai bl!! anyway, if you’re tired of high school / college romance and want something more mature and exciting (and, at times, batshit insane) which deals with darker themes, manner of death’s for you. plus, the leads are played by bl kings maxtul 🙏🏻 [😳 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬 • 🎥]

[🇹🇭] MY ENGINEER (2020) 📺

i wasn’t expecting much from this drama — it just seemed like yet another thai bl about engineering students relying on overplayed tropes and stereotypes, but tumblr kept throwing ramking content at me so in the end i gave in and decided to watch it. and I actually liked it! a lot! yes, the show does rely on some overplayed tropes and stereotypes and i do wish they had handled bohn’s jealousy / insecurities better in the second half. still, I found it overall very sweet and even surprisingly refreshing in some aspects (like, i absolutely wasn’t expecting that deconstruction of top/bottom stereotypes). i had a good time watching it and i’m very much looking forward to season 2!  [🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬]

[🇰🇷] NOBLEMAN RYU’S WEDDING (2021) 📺/🎞

this one’s very, very cute — and so very pretty to watch. it’s one of those movie-length series that south korea keeps putting out, which works quite well in some cases (see: to my star, wish you), but which is quite frustrating here. it’s a comedy so it remains light and funny until the end but i do wish it had had more time to explore some of its themes (especially gender presentation and love vs. duty) and develop its characters and their relationships. as a whole, it wasn’t executed as well as i would have wished (there’s just too much that’s left unresolved or simply brushed aside), but it’s still very charming. plus, it’s a joseon dynasty costume drama! love to see bl exploring that genre <3 (see also: tinted with you) [🥰 • 🎥]

[🇰🇷] MY SWEET DEAR (2021) 📺/🎞

(review coming soon!) [🥰 • 🎥]

[🇹🇭] NITIMAN (2021) 📺

💖 nitiman is basically all snuggles with only a side helping of struggles. from what i understand, it was cut short (it was supposed to be 12 or 13 episodes total but it was reduced to 10?) so it gets wrapped up a little too quickly (and a little unsatisfyingly in some aspects though the leads do get a nice and proper ending) but I still really loved it. it’s not groundbreaking by any stretch of the imagination but i easily forgave its reliance on the usual tropes given how charmingly it used them. the leads work so well together — their mutual affection & attraction is obvious from the start but i truly enjoyed the way the drama gave them time to figure it all out. (which makes it a little frustrating that the ending felt so rushed in comparison with the rest.) [😘 • 👨‍❤️‍👨]

[🇹🇭] OUR SKYYY (2018) 📺

(review coming soon!)

[🇹🇭] OXYGEN (2020) 📺

oxygen seems quite underrated — which is a pity given that it features one of the loveliest couple in bl. they get together pretty quickly and they’re just so sweet about it too. they’re each incredibly supportive of the other AND they’re also trusting and communicative which, if you’ve watched enough bl, is quite refreshing compared to a lot of other couples. and the side couple is just as enjoyable to watch! now, the show is often accused of being boring — and i agree, but not because of its leads, but because of its pacing. it’s quite slow and, at times, contemplative, which perfectly fits the main couple, but then the rhythm feels off when you get to scenes that are supposed to actually move the plot along. the soundtrack doesn’t help — those plucked strings feel so weird and out of place, it actually got on my nerves a number of times. so, it’s not a perfect drama, and it would definitely benefit from better editing in places, but both the main and side couples are so adorable that I still recommend it. (note: just skip the khim/dr petch storyline. it’s a mess and it brings absolutely nothing to the show.) [🥰 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬]

[🇹🇭] SECOND CHANCE (2021) 📺

for such a short drama, second chance actually manages to pack in quite a lot. (i do wish it hadn’t packed in no less than three couples since one of them is pretty meh but the other two are so, so good that they make up for it.) i loved the way it explored the best friends to lovers trope, with the hesitancy and heartbreak that come with the territory, but also the close bond and chemistry between the two leads. (that first kiss? definitely in my top 3 bl kisses, hands down.) there’s one plot point halfway through that i thought was contrived and unnecessary but that’s my only gripe. as for the side couple (chrisjeno), they truly had NO RIGHT being that adorable. (i’m just ignoring the third couple, I wasn’t into them at all.) [😘 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬]

[🇹🇭] SOTUS (2016) + SOTUS S (2017) 📺 

💖 it took me a while to get around to watching this drama because of the setup (”stubborn engineering freshman clashes with abusive head hazer, they fall in love”) but boy oh boy, did sotus turn all my expectations on their heads and then steal my heart. i absolutely loved arthit and kongpob’s dynamic and the way the series allowed them to grow, both as a couple and as individuals, over the course of both seasons. despite my initial misgivings, it truly was a pleasure to watch and i’m still very fond of it. [🥰]

[🇵🇭] STUCK ON YOU (2021) 📺

the set up of stuck on you is very reminiscent of both boys lockdown and gameboys, so if you’ve already watched these, the show might feel repetitive in some aspects. however, i liked that its particular love story was overall messier and, in a way, more adult. contrary to almost all the other shows on this list, there’s no clear HEA or even HFN for the protagonists, but i liked this series’ exploration of what it means, and what it takes, to be in love and to be in a relationship. [😘]   

[🇹🇭] A TALE OF THOUSAND STARS (2021) 📺

💖 i’ll be honest with you, i don’t know that I can actually write an articulate review of ATOTS. if you truly want to know how i feel about it, just go through the tag on my blog and watch me devolve further and further into an incoherent mess with each new episode. it’s just... god, it’s so good. i almost died, several times, from the sheer amount of yearning and ga(y)zing and tenderness (and, yes, unresolved sexual tension) between the two leads, but more than that, it’s a show that truly gave its characters time and space to grow and that’s why I have so many feelings about it. tian’s journey of self-discovery and self-actualization, of learning to value not only others, but also himself, was very moving, and i also have so much love for all the other characters in the village. (especially longtae, who’s made of pure sunshine <3) plus, it’s a very, very beautiful show to watch! it’s a 10 from me. [😘 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇰🇷] THE TASTY FLORIDA (2021) 📺 / 🎞

the tasty florida is very pretty to watch but it lacks both structure and substance. with tighter writing and editing, it would have been perfectly fine, but as it is, the story gets pulled into too many directions it doesn’t have time to explore. cute, but ultimately unsatisfying. [🥰 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇭] THARNTYPE + THARNTYPE 2 (2019-2021) 📺 + 🎞

tharntype is a polarizing drama, to say the least. it does rely on some very toxic/problematic tropes (mostly running the gamut from predatory behavior to outright sexual assault) which used to be rather common in yaoi and fanfiction back when I first entered fandom, around 20 years ago now. so, you know, keep in mind that, without condoning it, i might have a higher tolerance for that kind of stuff in fiction because of that. in any case, there’s just really no way to deny that tharntype is a problematic show in more than a few aspects, so be mindful of that if you decide to pick it up.

why am i rec’ing it, then? well, tbh, i wanted to see what the fuss was all about, so i started watching fully expecting to drop it after a couple of episodes. and i almost did — but then i became invested. even as i kept thinking, "oh no, that is not healthy”, i couldn’t help but get caught up in tharn and type’s romance. it’s just — it’s intense, it’s dramatic and it really fucking works. plus, the chemistry? OFF THE CHARTS.

and as the show progresses, it does turn a number of tropes on their heads (at least when it comes to its leads — it’s not as good to its side characters). there’s real character growth (JSYK i’m mentally clutching type to my chest and sobbing MY SON 😭 as i write this) and as tharn and type work through their issues, their relationship truly becomes, in many aspects, a deconstruction of the genre. so in the end, while i do wish the show had dealt very differently with some of its characters and plotlines, i honestly love tharn and type and i absolutely don’t regret watching it for them.

[🇹🇭] THEORY OF LOVE (2019) 📺

💖 i genuinely didn’t expect to end up loving this as much as I did. the first half of it was so heartbreaking to watch, I almost gave up on it — but once the story gets flipped it becomes so engrossing that i binge-watched it in a couple of days. (because of that, it’s one of those shows that’s even more enjoyable on the rewatch!) plus, the main characters are film students and i absolutely loved the show used references & homages to famous romance movies to tell its story. as an added bonus for those of you who’ve watched atots: earth pirapat’s in it! along with white nawat, who plays tian’s best friend [😘 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬 • 🎥]

[🇰🇷] TO MY STAR (2021) 🇰🇷 📺/🎞

oh, this is such a lovely series / movie. (food as a love language, here we go again!) kang seo joon is a wonderful character — his openness and straightforwardness, as well as the affection and care he shows han ji woo, are very refreshing and very sweet. i know this isn’t an expansive review compared to some others on this list but the best thing I can tell you, really, is that i love this so much that i’ve already rewatched it several times and whenever a gifset of it crosses my dash my heart just melts all over again. [😘 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇭] UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN (2019) 📺

💖 growing up as a teen in the late 1990s / early 2000s, i was overwhelmingly exposed to tragic queer narratives similar to korn and in’s ill-fated love story — and still i felt grateful for them because not only was it representation, it was sympathetic representation. (it felt marginally better than a lot of other options at the time, which included but were not limited to: “blink and you’ll miss it”; “here but only if you’re fluent in queer coding”; “queer for the punchline”; “queer as in criminal/ly insane”.) my teenage years were a decade which opened with philadelphia and closed with brokeback mountain, with the matthew shepard story somewhere in the middle. not the worst decade, but not the greatest decade either to navigate one’s own queer identity.

what’s my point, you ask? well, see, everything about korn and in definitely threw me back to those years and broke my heart in all too familiar ways, but watching uwma as a whole, with the parallel storyline of dean and pharm, felt like a healing experience. it was just such a moving and well-thought-out use of the reincarnated soulmates / red thread of fate tropes. i could go on and on about this, but suffice it to say that it really meant a lot to me and so this series will probably always have a special place in my heart. [😘 • 👨‍❤️‍👨 •  👬 • 🎼]

[🇯🇵] UTSUKUSHII KARE (2021) 📺

💖 (review coming soon!) [😳 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇰🇷] WHERE YOUR EYES LINGER (2020) 📺/🎞

contrary to some other korean bl dramas, there were some changes made between the series and the movie — the movie doesn’t include some internal monologues, but whether this makes it better or worse than the series is mostly a matter of personal opinion. no matter the version, wyel is very good. i was a bit concerned at first about the way the power dynamics between the leads were going to play out (i do love the whole bodyguard trope but the situation’s quite a bit trickier here, what with them being teenagers who didn’t have a say in it to begin with) but in the end i thought it was explored very well. and the tension between the two of them? oof. [🥰 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇭] WHY R U? (2020) 📺

why r u? is... well, honestly, a mess. from what I’ve gathered, part of it is to be attributed to the pandemic, but the result is just a very uneven and sometimes frankly confusing drama. so much so that i wasn’t that invested in the main couple the first time i watched it and i honestly skipped all the side plotlines. it’s the secondary couple (fightertutor) that, imho, truly shines and makes it a worthwhile watch. their story and their dynamic are so good. episode 10 in particular (which is almost entirely about them) is one of the most enjoyable BL drama episode i’ve ever watched. [😳]

[🇰🇷] WISH YOU (2020) 📺/🎞

i’ll be honest, while i did enjoy it, wish you didn’t leave a particularly strong impression on me. still, it’s cute, and if you liked to my star and/or you make me dance, you’ll probably like this as well. [🥰 • 🎥 • 🎼]

[🇹🇭] Y-DESTINY (2021) 📺

it’s difficult to review y-destiny as a whole since it’s more of an anthology than a proper series. (see this post by @absolutebl for a detailed breakdown.) it’s a mixed bag, so depending on your tastes you will not enjoy all couples / storylines equally, but it’s generally agreed that the puthkaeng episodes (episodes 9 + 10 - “wednesday”) are worth the watch. ngl, as a whole the show can get pretty cringy, but if you’re already familiar with thai bl dramas, it’s a lot of tropey fun with familiar actors, too. [from 🥰 to 😳 depending on the couple]

[🇰🇷] YOU MAKE ME DANCE (2021) 📺

💖 ymmd is so lovely to watch. the premise might seem a bit far-fetched but it honestly works (but maybe that’s just me being a sucker for the red thread of fate trope) (see also: uwma). it just becomes so rapidly apparent that these two are indeed meant to find one another and be together, they fit together so well. it’s all about the caring, you know? my only gripe would be that the very last act feels too contrived and clumsily written / handled BUT the rest of the series is so good and so lovely that it’s easily forgiven, especially since we do get a happy ending. plus, the actual dancing? GORGEOUS. [😘 • 🎥 • 🎼]

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Tag Index

*** [ 12.06.2018 ] I set up a new blog and transferred the username over after purging out anything NSFW to avoid deletion due to Tumblr’s new “no nsfw content” policy. Most of my posts —nsfw or not, and they were actually pretty tame since my 18+ content was on another blog— were getting flagged. We’ll see if this blog is still here by the 17th of this month (the deadline for nsfw blogs to get their shit together.) *fingers crossed*

** [ 05.14.2018 ] Blog got terminated for some unknown reason. Super pissed off about it (since I tagged my NSFW posts correctly, and even had my blog set to “adult.”) Working on building it back up again. :’(

* [ 06.23.2017 ] I accidentally deleted my blog and lost everything, so I have to rebuild this list back up again. :( Please be patient with me while I go through the list to reorganize and relabel.

General

18p - Nsfw/‘18 plus’ content (prn). No longer allowed.

boyslv - Gifs I’ve made.

favs - My favourites.

gifs - Gifs I’ve reblogged (usually not mine.)

imgs - Pictures, of course.

insta - Instagram posts, BL actors + real life couple accounts.

pnd - Prn I reblogged yet to watch. No longer allowed.

q - Queued posts.

vids - Videos (mostly trailers.)

boyslvc - My comments (often this tag will be followed with ’-’ and then my 2 cents. I usually just add my 2 cents in the tags section.)

(Movies and shows are below the cut.)

Movies/Shows

Bolded = Titles are flicks that feature a happy ending (for the BL couple.) Italicized = Visible kiss scenes (I mean on the mouth and without a cut-away.) * [Stars] = My favourites. @ = Anime/Yaoi (Animated) m = Minimal BL content MV = Music video x = Triggers (Those tagged as such may contain rape, suicide and/or violence. Proceed w/ caution.) — = Pending (I haven’t seen it/its not out yet.)

— 2 Brothers (แผนลวงรักฉบับพี่ชาย)

— 3 Will Be Free

7 Days *

— 30 Years of Adonis

— 46 Billion Years of Love

A Crimson Mark

A Frozen Flower

A Round Trip to Love (双程》高泰宇x黄靖翔拍摄花絮) x

— Active Boys (Những chàng trai năng động)

Addicted (Heroin)

Ai No Kotodama * [Japan]

Ai No Kotodama 2

Alternative Love

Amphetamine x *

Antique Bakery *

Approach To Love

— Approach To Love 2

— As You Like It (偽婚男女)

Awakening Love (鈕扣)

Baby Steps *

Banana Fish @/m

Bangkok Love Story *

— Bangkok Stories: Please

— Be Here For You

Bite Fight (暮夜传说)

Boy Friend (男(朋)友)

CEO & His Man

Club Friday: The Series [2] (general tag: #clubfriday)

Club Friday: The Series [5] — The Secret of the Heart * (general tag: #clubfriday)

Club Friday: The Series [8] — True Love or Just Confused * (general tag: #clubfriday)

Club Friday: The Series [9] — Exchange of Love (ตอน รักต้องแลก) * (general tag: #clubfriday)

— Club Friday: The Series [10] — Exchange of Love (เขาเธอและอีกคน) (general tag: #clubfriday)

Coming Home

— Coming Out (カミングアウト)

Customized Companion

— Dark Blue Kiss

Edo of Candy (お江戸のキャンディー)

Eternal Summer

Fanatic Love (第一初恋)

Fathers

— Fall in Love with Chu Yan (爱上楚妍)

Feel Good To Say Goodbye

— Flyleaf of Summer

For Love, We Can

Formula 17

Front Cover *

Fujimi Orchestra x

Fujoshi Fantasy (腐女の盛夏誘惑)

Futureless Things (Korea) m

Ghost Boyfriend

Grey Rainbow

— Grounded (擱淺少年)

Heavenly Touch x

He Called Me (เขาเรียกผมว่า) *

Hello My Love (헬로우 마이 러브) *

Silhouette of Your Voice/Hidamari Ga Kikoeru (ひだまりが聴こえる) *

HIStory [1.1] - My Hero (general tag: #s history)

HIStory [1.2] - Stay Away From Me * (general tag: #s history)

HIStory [1.3] - Obsessed * (general tag: #s history)

HIStory [2.1] - Right or Wrong * (general tag: #s history)

HIStory [2.2] - Crossing the Line * (general tag: #s history)

— HIStory [3]

— How To Secretly

I Go To School Not By Bus

I Like You, Do You Know? (我喜欢你#你知道吗#我喜欢你。你知道吗)

In Love We’re All The Same (在愛裡我們都一樣)

John Apple Jack

Junjou Pure Heart

— Just Be Gentle

Just Friends *

Just Love (แค่ได้รัก)

Like Love [1] * (general tag: #likelove)

Like Love [2] * (general tag: #likelove)

Lost In Love (Qing hai mang mang)

Lost Love (特殊爱情)

— Love Lie Hide Fake

Love Love

Love Love You (Sequel of Love’s Coming)

Love Place [1]: Hakanaki Kataomoi~Gaiya no Koi

Love Place [2]: Shiawase no Katachi *

— Mayonaka kimi wa kiba o muku (真夜中きみはキバをむく)

Mother Strawberry Man (Mẹ Chồng Chàng Dâu)

Night Flight

No Different

One Night Only

Pair Of Love

— Blue Moon (파란 달)

People Like Us *

Red Balloon *

Red Wine In The Dark

Same Difference (どっちもどっち)

Schoolboy Crush

Stateless Things

Takumi-Kun [1]: Soshite harukaze ni sasayaite (general tag: #takumi)

Takumi-Kun [2]: Nijiiro no garasu (general tag: #takumi)

Takumi-Kun [3]: Bibou no diteiru (general tag: #takumi)

Takumi-Kun [4]: Pure (general tag: #takumi)

Takumi-Kun [5]: Ano, hareta Aozora * (general tag: #takumi)

— Thats My Umbrella The Series

The Lover

— Theory of Love

The Raccoon

Third Country 第三國度 */x

Timeline

— Timeline 2

Together With Me * (general tag: #kornknock)

Transmission

Udagawachou de Mattete Yo (Wait For Me At Udagawachou) *

Uncontrolled Love [1] (general tag: #uncontrolled)

Uncontrolled Love [2] (general tag: #uncontrolled)

— 2 Moons: The Series

— 99 Days

— A Queer Story

— Advance Bravely (盛势)

Ame To Kisu

— An Ordinary Love Story

Artemisia m

— Asymmetry

Bad Romance (general tag: #kornknock)

— Bangkok Online

— Bangkok Rak Stories 2

— Bao Bao/Dear Egg Man Diary (親愛的卵男日記)

— Beautiful (퀴어영화 뷰티풀)

— Because of meeting you, we can be here together (Vì gặp nên mới tương phùng)

— Because We.. Belong Together

— Befriend (China)

— Behind the Scenes: The Series

Between Ring & Pendant (夜)

— Big Bang Love: Juvenile A

Bishonen (Beauty) */x

Boku no Kareshi wo Shokai Shimasu (僕の彼氏を紹介します): Story 4

Bokura No Ai No Kanade *

Boy Meets Boy

— Boy/Friend

— Boyfriend (แฟนผมเป็นผู้ชาย)

Boys Love x

Boys Love 2 * x

Brave Together (勇敢在一起)

— Buddy Park (우정파크)

— Bungee Jumping Of Their Own

— Butter 2

— Butterfly (Korean)

— Call Boy (娼年)

— Change

Change Love…Never Change (รัก..ไม่เปลี่ยน)

— Cherries In Early Summer

— Chocolate, To You, For Me

— Choose

— Close To The Edge

Closer to You

— Club Friday the Series — To be Continued

Counterattack

Counterattack Special/Extra (逆袭之爱上情敌) *

— Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu @

— Dangerous Boys (Wai peng nak leng kha san)

— Dark Blue and the Moonlight (深藍與月光)

— December Town

— Diary (เสน่หา ตอน)

— Diary of Tootsies

— Does the Flower Blossom?

Do you, Andy (你願意了嗎) *

Docchi Mo Docchi

— Don't Give Up Your Destiny

— Don’t Want to Be Alone

— Don’t Worry

Doushitemo Furetakunai (No Touch At All) *

— Double Mints (Japan)

— Dream of Red Mansions (紅樓夢)

— Ducky Boy: The Series

Empty Nest

— End Of Love

— Enter The Phoenix

— Estranghero

— Even If The World Had Turn Against You

— Extra: The Series

Faded (淡淡) *

Farewell My Ghost Boyfriend (Hứa sẽ hạnh phúc nhé)

— Father & Son

— Forever Love (Tình Khiên Nhất Sinh)

— Forever Summer (きみのいた夏)

— Friendzone the Series

— Freshy (เสือ ชะนี เก้ง)

From Love Affair (純愛より) *

From Now to the Past (从现在到以前)

Gay Ok Bangkok *

— Give Me To the Wolf Director (把我交给狼主任)

— Go! Go! G-Boys

— Gohatto/Taboo (御法度)

Going South

— Goodbye Mr. X

— Gold (รูปทอง)

Gray (สีเทา)

— Green Light

— Happy Together [Movie]

— Happy Together [Show]

— Hatsukoi – First Love

— Hard to Come By

— Heart Beat: The Series

— He’s Coming to Me (เขามาเชงเม้งข้างๆหลุมผมครับ)

— He Falls In Love With Him (青春自拍團 - 愛上她的他)

— How To Deal With Husband’s Mistress Case

— How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)

— Hush

— Hyeong Yeong Dang’s Diary

— I Am Not What You Want

I Am Your King: The Series

— I Don't Want You to Be Alone (我不愿让你一个人)

— Ikari (怒り) (Japan)

I’m Here & 12 Years (我们的十二年一个轮回这是传奇) *

— I Love you, buddy (Tao yêu mày)

— I Owe You

— In Between Seasons (환절기)

— Innate Differences (天生不同)

— Innocence (Bangkok Rak Stories 2)

— Innocence: The Series

Innocent

I’m Yours

— I Miss You When I See You (看見你便想念你)

— Imperfect

— It Gets Better

— It Seems To Rain

— It’s Complicated (เพราะรักมันซับซ้อน)

Itsuka No Kimi e *

— I Want to Marry Him - Only You

— Jack’d

— Jinroh Shokei Game (人狼処刑ゲーム ～たとえ君が狼でも僕は君を守る)

— Jinroh Shokei Game: Prologue

Kimi No Ita Natsu Zenhen

— Kindan No Koi

— Kiss Me Again (จูบให้ได้ถ้านายแน่จริง เร็วๆนี้)

— Kiss: The Series

— Kizumomo

— Lan Yu

— Let Love Heal

— Life Is Beautiful

— Like Grains of Sand

— Legend Of Mr. Fox (男狐传)

— Let Love Heal (Hàn gắn yêu thương)

Let Me Kiss You

Life Of Silence (犧牲之旅) *

— Like Love Special: He’s Always by Your Side

Long Time No See (롱타임노씨)*

— Lost

Lost In Paradise

Lost In Paradise (Hot boy nổi loạn) *

Lost In Paradise (Hot boy nổi loạn) 2

— Lost to Shame

— Love Actually Sucks

Love by Chance: The Series  (บังเอิญรัก เดอะซีรีส์) *

Love In The Water (爱在水中央)

Love Next Door [1] (general tag: #lovenextdoor)

Love Next Door [2] (general tag: #lovenextdoor)

—Love Lie Hide Fake

— Love O-Net (Love Test)

Love Online m

— Love Sick: The Series

— Love Song Love Stories

— Love Strange Tide (รักแปลกแหวกติ่งฮา)

Love Unbound: Encounter at Chengdu

— Love Unbound: Encounter at Chengdu [2]

Love at First Degree

— Love of Siam

Love, 100°C

Love’s Coming

— Make It Right: The Series

Man on High Heels /m/x

— Malila The Farewell Flower (มะลิลา)

— Matching! Boys  Archery

— Mermaid Sauna (美男魚澡堂)

Method (메소드)

— Mind (생각이 나서)

— Mister Merman

— Morning Boy

— Motorcycle The Series

— Mr Yan Dong! Don’t come over (颜冬先生别过来)

— My 17 Gay Friends

— My Best Gay Friends

— The Best Twin

— My Bromance

— My Bromance: The Series (我的鮮肉弟弟)

— My Bromance 2

My Brother

— My Brother’s Husband (弟の夫)

— My Day With In-Laws

— My Dear Loser

— My Dream: The Series

— My Eleventh Brother (형이 돌아왔다)

— My Engineer

— My Fair Son

— My Friend is Still Alive

— My Hero (พี่ชาย)

My Monster In Law (Mẹ Chồng Chàng Dâu) *

My Next life to love you / Love you again the next life MV

— My Pistachio (마이 피스타치오)

— My Sky (The Sky of Khanh)

— My Tee (อาตี๋ของผม)

— A Naked Boy/ Not Finished Yet (아직 끝나지 않았다)

— Natsuyami No You Na Ikkagetsu

— Never Again

— Never Trust a Stranger (Con Ma Nha Ho Vuong)

— Nine Shallow One Depth

No Regret

— Of Ants & Umbrellas

— Oops: Rainbow Coffee Shop

— Obsessed with Heart

One Day For Love *

— One Summer Night

— One Night and Two Days (White night) (백야) (Korea)

— Online: The Series

— Open (오픈)

— Oppressive Love: Queer Queen

Ossan’s Love * (general tag: #ossans)

Ossan’s Love [Series] (おっさんずラブ) * (general tag: #ossans)

— Oxygen The Series

— Our Last Day

— Our Sky: Pick and Rome

— Paradise In My Heart

— Part Time: The Series

— Permanent Residence (永久居留)

— Please: The Series

— Pornographer (ポルノグラファー)

— Predatory Tiger (เสือชะนีเก้ง)

Present Perfect (当下完美)

— Prison Playbook (Korea)

— Private Teacher

— Project S: The Series (Side by Side)

— Puppy Honey

— Puppy Honey 2

— Queer Movie Beautiful (퀴어영화 뷰티풀)

— Quite Ordinary

— REC

— ROSE: Last Love

— Rainbow

— Rainbow Boys: Right By Me (เรนโบว์บอยส์ เดอะมูฟวี่)

— Rainbow Eyes

— Raichi Hikari Kurabu (Lychee Light Club)

— Real Couple

— Remark (ไม่ได้เป็นอะไรกัน)

— Remember Alone Forever

Ren Ai Shindan: Tsubasa No Kakera

— Ren Ai Shindan: Unmei No Kodou

— River Knows Fish Heart (魚心河忍)

— Road Movie

— Roundabout

— SHADE

— Social Death Vote

SOTUS: The Series (general tag: #s sotus)

SOTUS S: The Series * (general tag: #s sotus)

Saigon, I love you (SÀI GÒN, ANH YÊU EM) /m

— Same Love

Same Same Is Not Same

— Sea of Lavender

Secret Love (密爱)

— Seek McCartney

— Shao Nian Chan Shi Guan (少年铲屎官)

— Silom Soi 2

Sisters (姐妹)

— Slam Dance: The Series

— Sodom’s Cat

Some

— Soundless Wind Chime

— Speechless

Suddenly, Last Summer

— Summerdaze

— Summer Memory (盛夏记忆)

Summer to Winter

— Super Academy Star (超星星学园)

— Super Star & Ordinary People (综艺小白和三栖巨腕)

— Sweet Boy

Swinging Blossom *

— Table Manners (테이블 매너)

Taiikukan Baby (Gymnasium Baby) *

— Tale of the Lost Boy

Tanabata (七夕特輯)

Teacher & Student

— Thanatos, Drunk

That Room (囚) * x

— TharnType The Series

— The Ambiguous Focus

— The Blue Hour

The Buddy/Brothers (哥们儿) *

The Coldest Day (한파) *

— The Course Of Life (Lifetime)

— The Depth (深度) (Japan/Korea)

— The Effect

— The Football Guys (Nhung chang trai san co)

— The Forbearance Lost (Chiếc Nhẫn Đi Lạc)

— The Gardener Club – Park Bench No. 8

— The Judges

— The King & The Clown

— The Sky You Don't Know (你不知道的天空)

The Male Dormitory

— The Male Queen

The Massage (마사지)

— The Meaning of the Promise (意许遗诺)

The Moment (ตัวอย่าง รักของเรา)

— The Monster (困兽)

— The Perfect Plan

The Perfect Man’s Man

The Person Who Always Goes Behind (Nguoi luon di phia sau)

The Postcard *

The Right Man (เพราะ…ฉันรัก)

— The Soldier Diary

The Spring in My Life (시절인연)

— The Tenants Downstairs

— The Two Mugs

— The Underwear

— The Wedding Banquet

— There Is No Space For Me

This Summer (今夏) *

— Tilted Summer (기울어진 여름) (Korea)

— To Each His Own (ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる)

— To You, For You

— Tomorrow I’ll Still Love You

Tree Deep, See Dear/Deep In The Forrest (树深时见鹿)

— Tropical Night (열대야) (Korea)

Twilight Night Legend (暮夜传说之嗜血男宠)

— Two Men's Persistent Basketball Rules (두 남자의 끈적한 농구법)

Two Weddings & a Funeral (두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식)

— Uncle & Son

— Uncoloured Rainbow (无色彩虹)

— Uniform

— U-Prince: The Series

— Utopians

— Waiting For the Wind

— Wake Up Chanee

— War Of High School

— Water Boyy

— Waterboyy: The Series

— We Are Gamily

— We Must Be Together

— What the Duck: The Series

— When I Got a Boyfriend (좋은 사람 생기면)

— White Night

Winter Cicada */@

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? *

— Yarichin Bitch Club @

— Yan Zhi Shan Hai Jing (颜值山海经)

— You and Me XXX

You Used To Smile That Way

艾咪拍拍

— 把我交给狼主任

JGV

This is really just a list of the ones I enjoyed for my future reference (but perhaps some of y’all might be interested in knowing the kinda stuff I’m into watching. xD) (Legend: 3 = e, 1 (sometimes) = i)

KR1084 (Genki & Ayumu)

[M3n’s Ru$h] - G3t F1lm] 2015 Summer

[M3n’s Ru$h] - G3t F1lm] GT-1240

[M3n’s Ru$h] - MR-KR837

[M3n’s Ru$h] - MR-KR666

[Pandora] My Sw33t D3v1l

[Pandora] Prem1um D1sc Vol.030 – YUK1ME — The bottom is so damn cute!

[bl-bam-beyond]

THE TIME OF FEVER (2024, SOUTH KOREA)

Episode 3 of 6

Hotae (WON TAE MIN) administers to wounds on DongHee (DO WOO) he sustained from his homophobic father (off camera) and finds it hard to see a vulnerable DongHee cry...

@pose4photoml @just-another-boyslove-blog

[bl-bam-beyond]

OUR DATING SIM (2023, SOUTH KOREA)

Lee Wan (LEE JONG HYUK) Shin Ki Tae (LEE SEUNG GYU) and the gang RE: TRY.

[madeinkorea-blbambeyond]

MAN CRUSH FANDOM ▪︎ MADE IN KOREA

LEE SEUNG GYU

LEE JONG HYUK

[gunsatthaphan]

~ Monthly BL Breakdown: May 2023 ~  

💫 🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month!!! 🏳️‍🌈 💫

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!

New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff!  -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green = seen/currently watching)

🌟 House of Stars - May 1st (Thailand) 

🌟 Love Mate - May 4th (South Korea)

🌟 ViAn The Series (TikTok series) - May 6th (Vietnam) 

🌟 My Partner (movie) - May 7th (Philippines/Hawaii) 

🌟 Star Struck - May 18th (South Korea) 

🌟 Stay - May 19th (Philippines) 

🌟 Ey Mi Amor - May 22nd (Vietnam) 

🌟 Tie the Not - May 24th (Philippines)

🌟 Sparks Camp (reality show) - May 24th (Philippines) 

🌟 Why You - May 25th (Cambodia) 

🌟 Be My Favorite - May 26th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 The Luminous Solution - May 27th (Thailand) 

🌟 Takumi-kun Series 6: Nagai Nagai Monogatari no Hajimari no Asa - May 27th (Japan) 

Monthly likes/dislikes

👎🏻 Our Skyy2 - it’s a shame because except for The Eclipse and NLMG none of the episodes have been good. The ABAAB episodes have been surprisingly entertaining and they were better than the show itself but overall it’s obvious that this whole production was rushed and most of them did not put the required thought + effort into creating these stories; especially the MSP episodes had me shaking my head for so many reasons. Maybe the concept of 16 episodes for 8 couples in the span of 3 months was putting too much on their plates but it’s frustrating because it had a promising start. Hopefully this season marks the end of this project altogether. 

New series & movie announcements

🎥 Every You, Every Me - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 City Of Angels (novel adaption) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Our Story (3rd sequel of My Day) - Date TBA (Philippines)  

🎥 Stay by My Side - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 Pray in Love - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 You Are Mine - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 Lovely Addict - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Chiang Mai Adventures - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Casanova Begins - Coming August 20th (Thailand)

🎥 Anti Reset - Date TBA (Taiwan)

🎥 Love in Translation - Coming August 5th (Thailand) 

🎥 Crazy Handsome Rich (starring LongFrank) - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 7 Days Before Valentine - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 7 Times 4 Days - Date TBA (Thailand) 

Other news from the BL world

❗️ GMMTV actors Phuwin T., Prom T. and Foei P. came under fire this month for problematic behavior - Phuwin was criticized for ableist slurs he said in a live 3 years ago, Prom made sexist and pedophile comments in a recent interview and Foei published an anti-LGBT post on Instagram. Moreover, Mark P., Mond T. and White N. were also criticized for defending Prom and his opinions. Phuwin, Prom and Mark have issued public apologies. 

❗️ Actors Yoon DoJin and DoWon were announced as the leads in the upcoming Korean BL Love Tractor. 

❗️ The 2016 Chinese LGBT drama Addicted Heroin will get a Thai adaption. Further info such as cast have not been announced. 

❗️ The upcoming Thai BLs Hidden Agenda (GMMTV), Naughty Babe (Domundi) and The Sign (IdolfactoryTH) have started filming. 

❗️ The upcoming GMMTV BL Cooking Crush is officially in production. A release date is still unknown. 

❗️ After the public defamation scandal around Build Jakapan and his ex girlfriend, latter came forward on social media and admitted that her accusations against Build were fake - he was therefore proven innocent.

❗️ A second season for the Korean LGBT dating reality show His Man was announced. The show is said to air in June. Further details are unknown. 

❗️ The following BL actors/productions won at this year’s KAZZ awards:

GeminiFourth: Hottest Artists Award 

My School President: Most Trending on Social Media 

To Sir With Love: Best Drama of the Year 

Tay Tawan: Man of the Year

Nanon Korapat: Popular Male Teenage Award 

Nunew Chawarin: Popular Male Artist Award 

Zee Pruk: Best Actor of the Year 

Upcoming series & movies for June

👉🏻 Let’s Eat Together - June 2nd (Japan)

👉🏻 Ever After - June 3rd (Philippines) 

👉🏻 Tin Tem Jai (Special Episodes) - June 3rd + June 4th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Twins - June 6th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Love Tractor  - June 7th (South Korea) 

👉🏻 Stupid Genius - June 9th (Vietnam) 

👉🏻 Tokyo In April - June 15th (Japan)

👉🏻 Dinosaur Love - June 25th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 His Man Season 2 (dating show) - June TBA (South Korea) 

👉🏻 The Star Season 2 - June TBA (Myanmar) 

[gunsatthaphan]

~ Monthly BL Breakdown: June 2023 ~  

⛱️ Happy July!!! 👗

Disclaimer: ALL shows can be streamed here or here, as well as on Youtube and other platforms. For more info on where to watch what, check out this post!

New breakdowns are coming at the end of every month - feel free to add stuff!  -> previous breakdowns

What came out this month? (green = seen/currently watching)

🌟 Let’s Eat Together - June 2nd (Japan)

🌟 Ever After - June 3rd (Philippines)

🌟 Tin Tem Jai (Special Episodes) - June 3rd + June 4th (Thailand)

🌟 Twins - June 6th (Thailand)

🌟 Love Tractor  - June 7th (South Korea)

🌟 Stupid Genius - June 9th (Vietnam)

🌟 Moonlight Armour - June 10th (Philippines) 

🌟 Aedan - June 12th (Philippines) 

🌟 Tokyo In April - June 15th (Japan)

🌟 The Internship (movie) - June 22nd (Thailand)

🌟 His Man Season 2 (dating show) - June 23rd (South Korea)

🌟 A Story to Remember - June 23rd (Philippines) 

🌟 Tie the Not - June 24th (Philippines) 

🌟 Dinosaur Love - June 25th (Thailand)

🌟 One in a Hundred (international release) - June 29th (China) 

Monthly likes/dislikes

❣️ ø

👎🏻 La Pluie - Sadly I had to drop this one because I got super bored by it. It had a very interesting premise and the first 2-3 episodes were solid but then it deflated. Them revealing Pat as the soulmate so soon was a fatal mistake imo, they should have leaned more into the mystery of who he is to Saengtai etc. The story with Lomfon and Saengtian had an interesting start as well but then went nowhere. It’s a pity because I thought they were onto something with this show. oh well. 

New series & movie announcements

🎥 Beyond the Star - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 The Rebound (produced by AllThis Entertainment) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 My Imaginary Boyfriend (novel adaption) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Choco Milk Shake Season 2 - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 The Only One (novel adaption) - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 So-And-So (novel adaption) - Date TBA (Taiwan)  

🎥 Beyond the Duo (movie) - Date TBA (Myanmar) 

🎥 The Bartender - Date TBA (Myanmar) 

🎥 Kiseki: Dear to Me - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 Dear Dopamine - Coming 2024 (Thailand) 

🎥 90's Boyfriend - Date TBA (Philippines)

🎥 Jazz for Two - Date TBA (South Korea) 

🎥 My Dear Gangster Oppa (starring MeenPing) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 Spirit Reborn - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 My Momentary Wish - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Mr. Cinderella Season 2 - Coming September 2023 (Vietnam) 

🎥 Love of the Sea - Date TBA (Myanmar) 

Other news from the BL world

❗️ The upcoming GMMTV BLs Dangerous Romance, Only Friends, Last Twilight and Cooking Crush as well as the WabiSabi production Absolute Zero have started filming.

❗️ Actor Build Jakapan announced his withdrawal from the upcoming BL 4 Minutes due to the events that have occured over the last few months and his resulting departure from BOC. It’s unclear whether or not his co-star Bible Wichapas will remain a part of the project and get a new acting partner or if the project will get cancelled altogether. 

❗️ The upcoming Domundi BL Love Upon a Time released its pilot trailer. 

❗️ A second season for the Korean BL Choco Milk Shake was announced. Further details are unknown. 

❗️ The members of the kpop group OnlyOneOf will star in the upcoming Korean BL Bump Up Business. Further details are unknown.  

❗️ Actor Frank Thanatsaran announced that he will not be reprising his role as Itt in the upcoming sequel Love Syndrome: The Beginning. His role will be recast. It was announced that instead, he will star in the upcoming BL The Rebound, where he will be paired with Nammon Krittanai. The series will be produced by AllThis Entertainment and will be directed by Golf Tanwarin. (The Eclipse, 609 Bedtime Story)  

❗️ A spinoff for the Korean BL Unintentional Love Story was announced. Further details are still unknown. 

❗️GMMTV has announced the following cast changes for their upcoming BLs:

Only Friends: Piploy K. will be replaced by Lookjun B. (role of น้ำเชื่อม) 

Cooking Crush: Mark P. will be replaced by Aungpao O. (role of Dynamite) 

❗️ Y MOMENT Entertainment Thailand has announced their lineup for 2023/2024:

Low Frequency - Coming July 2023

Venus in the Sky - Coming September 2023

Kiseki - Coming 2024

Time - Coming 2024 

Lovely Addict - Coming 2024

Beyond the Star - Coming 2024

❗️ Actor Ja Pachara has decided not to renew his contract with his agency 888 Entertainment. He will continue to work as a freelanced artist. 

❗️ The upcoming horror/fantasy BL movie After Sundown released its official trailer. The movie will star ZeeNunew and will be released in Thai cinemas on July 20th. 

❗️ The Thai BL A Boss and a Babe won in the category “Rising BL series” at this year’s Asia Top Awards.

❗️ The ongoing filming for the upcoming Special Edition of Chains of Heart has been suspended due to intractable scheduling conflicts of the main actors. The project has been cancelled. 

❗️ The long awaited Thai remake of the Japanese BL Cherry Magic (starring TayNew) will air in 2024. According to cast + crew, after a long struggle with copyright issues, the trailer will be released shortly. Filming will start at the end of the year. 

Upcoming series & movies for July:

👉🏻 Be Mine SuperStar (starring JaFirst) - July 3rd (Thailand)  

👉🏻 Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 - July 5th (Japan)  

👉🏻 Stay by My Side - July 7th (Taiwan) 

👉🏻 Stay With Me - July 7th (China) 

👉🏻 Low Frequency - July 8th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Hidden Agenda - July 9th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Club Friday: Moments and Memories - July 9th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Laws of Attraction - July 15th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Wedding Plan - July 19th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 After Sundown (starring ZeeNunew) - July 20th (Thailand, cinema-release)

👉🏻 Jun and Jun - July 20th (South Korea)  

👉🏻 Stay Still The Series - July TBA (Hong Kong) 

👉🏻 The Star Season 2 - July TBA (Myanmar)

[blnewsforum-by-blbambeyond]

2023 Upcoming BL Series by the Month....October.

10-1-2023 Can I Buy Your Love From A Vending Machine?

Japanese BL Movie (Sunday)

From:

Available: Only Released in Japan initially

10-5-2023 Even if I Try To Fall In Love With You.

Japanese BL Series (Thursdays)

From:

Available: ??

10-6-2023 What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2

Japanese BL Series Sequel (Fridays)

From:

Available: Gagaoolala

10-6-2023 My Beautiful Man: Eternal

Japanese BL Movie Sequel

From:

Available: Gagaoolala and Viki (International Release...FINALLY)

10-20-2023 Bump Up Business

South Korean BL Series (Fridays)

From:

Available: Not Sure but hope not IQIYI

10-20-2023 One Room Angel

Japanese BL Series (Fridays)

From:

Available: Gagaoolala

10-26-2023 My Dear Gangster Oppa: The Series

Thai BL Series (Thursdays)

Available: IQIYI (selected regions/areas?)

10-31-2023 Shadow

Thai BL Series

From:

Available: Viu

[cjblthoughts]

Some friends to lovers BL series recs for you:

Where Your Eyes Linger

Feelings errupt between two childhood friends when one goes on a date with a new girl.

Watch on Viki

8 episodes, South Korean, released in 2020

Bad Buddy

After growing tired of their families' rivalry, two neighbor boys secretly beome friends and then something more...

Watch on Youtube

12 epidsodes, Thai, released in 2021

Tonhon Chonlatee

Chonlatee has had a crush on the boy next door and long time friend, Tonhon, for years. When they move in together at university, mutual feelings start to grow.

Watch on Youtube

10 episodes, Thai, released in 2020

Ben x Jim

When an old childhood friend moves back next door during quarantine, the two rekindle their friendship.

Watch on Youtube

7 episodes, Filipino, released in 2020

Together With Me

Two childhood friends reunite in university, have a drunk hookup and navigate their feelings. CW: dubious consent

Watch on Youtube

13 episodes (plus prequel & sequel series), Thai, released in 2017

Theory of Love

Third has been secretly in love with his best friend Khai for years, but Khai is straight, always dating girls and has a 'no dating friends' policy. By the time Khai starts returning his feelings, Third has already moved on.

Watch on Youtube

12 episodes, Thai, released in 2019

HIStory4: Close To You

[Side Pairing] two roommates, colleagues and long time friends fake date to gain the attention of a crush. CW: rape/sexual assault, main couple is step-sibling incest.

Watch on Viki

10 episodes, Taiwanese, released in 2021

Do you have any other recs? Or favorites from this list?