#that I rate the vast majority of Thai BLs I've seen as 5/10 or less

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I want to watch Moonlight Chicken but I don't know why I'm so hesitant. Please tell me something about it that will make me watch it.

Let's run through some possibilities as to why you're hesitant!

"I'm not really into Thai BLs." The series is much more mature than most of them in pretty much every way. They clearly put a bit more money behind this project and it shows in the writing/production/etc. Thai BLs have grown in overall quality the past couple of years and so far MC is a strong example of that growth.

"I like more lighthearted BL stuff." MC certainly skews dramatic, but there are still lighter moments and it's definitely not all serious faces all the time. The secondary couple alone serves as a sweet little counterpart to the more serious/adult storylines.

"This seems different from other EarthMix series." It is! Some of their stuff comes with a crazy premise (and I say this having loved 1000 Stars) but this one is much more grounded and down-to-earth. They tried something different and so far it's paying off beautifully.

Those are just off the top of my head. Basically, I'm enjoying the series so much overall that I'd even recommend it to people who are a little hesitant or skeptical for whatever reason. Chemistry is on point, it's handling messy material and flawed characters well, I have zero big issues with anything so far.