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absolutebl · 7 months

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Okay, FINE, the shows you should watch for BL's QUEER AF roots

You ready to go hunting?

Many of these are difficult to find. Also many of the images of them and their posters have been block/banned by tumblr, so, no screen grabs for you! (Good times.)

I don't necessarily *like* any of these, but if you are queer and in this fandom and need to dialogue around BL's queerness - these are going to provide a foundation for you. They are important for various industry, reputation, directorial, and cultural reasons. As seeds often are.

Trigger warnings throughout.

The true beginnings:

Boys Love, Japan's 2006 movie is a REALLY rough start featuring a journalist + hot model = murder gay, mild necrophilia, cheating, abuse, rape, and suicide for love. Start as you mean to go on, why don't you, Japan? Is it queer... maybe? Is it BL... honey, I am very sorry to inform you, this started BL.

Note: Yoshikazu Kotani is famous in og BL circles since he acted in 3 early BLs, both Boys Loves and then Same Difference. Also he v tall and hawt.

Eternal Summer, Taiwan 2006 - unlike Japan, Taiwan did NOT start how it would, eventually, go on. But what a messy way to start. A high school story of 3 besties in a love triangle, self discovery, and sexual awakening that fucks it all up.

No Regret, Korea 2006, is a very unhinged queer catastrophe piece about a lost gay man who ends up a host and then almost a murderer because of both his job and his identity.

Note: This is the directorial feature film debut of Lee-Song Hee-il Korea's (so far as I know) first openly gay director who specialized (to this day) in queer content.

The Love of Siam, Thailand 2007, this was Thailand's queer awakening, sure they would backpedal for YEARS after, but in 2022 they began to remember what this movie was (and did) and overtly referenced this quiet little masterpiece. This movie is sad but stunning in that way that the best queer works from Thailand can be (like Present Perfect or ITSAY.) It has Thailand's quintessential softness around theme and character, which you'll understand perfectly when highlighted against the backdrop of the early 2000s works from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Thailand will never lose this soft style and it's one of the most attractive qualities of Thai BL: it's never very harsh with us or its characters. This movie very easily COULD have been quite harsh indeed.

I thought long and hard about including Rice Rhapsody AKA Hainan Chicken Rice (Hainan ji fan) on this list and finally decided it doesn't really qualify. Still let me mention Hong Kong's 2005 movie. It is amazing, fascinating, and very rough going for an ostensible comedy. It wasn't the actual beginning because few saw it and Hong Kong never really picked up or ran with BL let alone QL, but it was hella queer. It's also hella homophobic.

Just Friends? (2009 Korea) - this is Korea's first (kinda) upbeat version of a BL featuring already established boyfriends, one of whom is on military leave, trying to decide on coming out, family life, and the future. All of these are themes Korea will pretty much never tackle again, retreating as they would to their bubble. But what a fun little offering this little show was and is to this day. You should watch it.

Like Love 1 AKA I Love You As A Man: Part 1 - China's 2014 offering is actually pretty classic early form live action yaoi with things like whipping boy, a university setting, rich/poor jock/nerd pairing, hard grumpy/sunshine and a very odd title. It's pre-censorship with an HEA, also explicit, yeah China once did that. This is a lot less queer that it is classic BL and classic Chinese romance, neither of which have any kind of connection to reality. But hey, that's what I'm here for. But it's important to note the drifting away from queerness beginning to occur.

Love Sick - Thailand's 2014 "boys in blues shorts" high school set soapy (in all ways) offering is widely considered the true beginning of Thai BL and by default, eventually, BL as we know it today. (As the biggest producer they somewhat dictate taste and trends in the genre.) This is one of those BLs that owes almost nothing to yaoi, although it started a number of tropes that are now endemic to Thai BL. What it is, instead, is a well scripted story of bisexual self-discovery and the inherent chaos of loving someone of the same gender for the first time, all wrapped up in hormones, existing relationships, and communication issues. It is high school queer angst at its messiest. Nothing is going to be easy for these boys because queer isn’t easy but also because life isn’t easy… welcome to adulthood sweethearts. Is is overtly queer? For 2014 Thailand? Sure is.

Love Next Door 2 a movie from 2014 and one of Thailand’s early very high heat pieces, it’s odd, but sexy I guess? Some unexpectedly decent queer rep including femme characters getting screen time + HEAs. (Part one from 2013 has the same high heat content and features the same lead character (and actor) discovering he is gay with the sex worker next door, but isn't as good nor is it relevant to this installment.)

A few other unknowns, for the queer babies

Wait For Me at Udagawachou AKA Udagawachou de Matteteyo - from Japan in 2015, this is a story about two boys in high school one of whom is a repressed outsider and the other who has a terrible secret (body dysmorphia & cross dressing). When the first boy discovers what's up with the second one, his reaction is very much fetishization. "Oh Japan must you?" kinda started for me with this show. But in this case, Japan, weirdly MUST. This is the ONLY show laboring under (and testing) a pointedly straight lens (or is it?) and identity examination (yes but which boys' identity? that's the question) that I've EVER seen even edge into the BL genre. It is crazy queer, even as it mostly focuses on the fetishization of identity from an outsider's perspective. I WISH more people in fandom would watch it so I could at least talk to someone about it.

The Lover (BL Cut) Korea's 2015 series had multiple couples in an apartment complex, one pair of whom is a BL romance between a Korean man and a visiting Japanese tourist (played by a Kpop idol). It's comedic, slapstick sexy only (no kissing), but basically starts up Korea's bubble and use of idols in BL. It's kinda fascinating to watch them dodge around and still represent gayness in what (is sadly destined to become) a very Chinese way, but which Korea in pursuit of Hallyu and market share would morph into the bubble.

Mr. X and I from China in 2015 is a compilation piece and, I think, the first of this kind of multiple narrative shorter grab bags AKA "Sampler Pack BL." Two of the stories are very queerly sad, but the third is CLASSIC BL of the kind that would become China's best (and last) true BL, Addicted.

Sweet Boy, (Thai 2016) Chimon's first gay role and it is quite sad, oddly sexy, and similar to Dew the movie or My Bromance (just so you know what you are in for) but the acting is on point. When Thailand goes dark, this is how they do it, but this is rough going for baby queers because that's the darkness it is exploring. Our old thematic friends: the pain of self discovery and coming out into a homophobic environment and unfriendly reality, and the cost of being the one able (and willing) to stay in the closet.

Method (Korea 2017) this movie is a May/December actor/idol pairing, that should have been everything I wanted in life but is more about the older character cheating on his wife and their weird “artsy” relationship and frankly, I hated it. And I don’t say that lightly. Is it queer? Who tf knows, but is sure has some interesting things to say about the nature of PERFORMATIVE queerness.

Red Balloon is Taiwan's 2017 precursor BL to their biggest and most famous prestige piece Your Name Engraved Herein. If you're making a choice, choose that instead, but this series certainly paved the way for it to come into existence. Both shows tackle the pressures of culture and social structures on self acceptance and identity and the loneliness inevitably caused by conflict between the two.

(As indeed does Life Love On The Line, Present Perfect, Grey Rainbow, Tropical Night, My Sky, and many other queer meets early BL pieces that revolved around coming out and family acceptance.)

China's 3 2017 "they tried to censor the gay... and it went HORRIBLY wrong":

Beloved Enemy,

The Fairy Fox,

Mr. CEO is Falling in Love with Him.

Honestly these 3 are basically the uncanny valley of BLs.

The Novelist AKA The Pornographer series (2018-2020). Messy psychological machinations, gaslighting, fetishization, sexual corruption, and more good times from "well, what did you expect?" Japan, but also no holds barred queer, just well and truly fucked in the head (and arse) about it.

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese AKA Kyuso wa Chizu no Yume wo Miru (Japan 2020) - Drama llama queers so queer and so dramatic it's like Japan is trying to PROVE something: obsession, cheating, break-up, reunion, then break up again, all of it explicit. This show is just SO JAPANESE. I can't even, but you should watch it and you'll know exactly what I mean. Something like My Personal Weatherman owes it's lineage to this kind of BL. If you like Japan naked, boney, emo, and smoking (hot & ciggy) you will love this, and should watch it. It's objectively amazing, I can't stand it, but I NEED people to talk about it more.

More Queer Stuff about BL from moi

BL Linguistics & Queer Identity - I Am Gay versus I Like Men

Will BL Get More Honestly Queer?

Actually gay, not BL gay - the idea of “by queers, for queers, about queers,” the BL bubble, sanitized gay, and a queer lens

Queer lens (from the director) and chemistry (from the actors) in BL (A Tale of Thousand Stars)

Touch & Daisy in Secret Crush On You - Queer Coded Language and 3rd Gender Identity

BL in Taiwan & Gay Marriage

Debating Queerbaiting in BL ( + Devil Judge… is it queerbaiting?)

BL Actors and the Assumption of Queerness - outing actors, coming out, being out, more: Is that BL actor actually queer?

So is it really fetishization? straight women loving bl

Some BL fans are sasaengs, and it’s a problem in this fandom

BLs That Highlight How Society Treats Queers

10 BLs That Are Honest to a Queer Experience

If you like these kinds of shows try the "Moody Arthouse Smackdoodle" section of this post too.

Happy watching!

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mangaworld · 1 year

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#Udagawachou De Mattete Yo #Wait for Me at Udagawachou #Hideyoshiko #manga #manga cap #manga screencap #black and white #boys love #yaoi #yaoi manga #bl manga #boys love manga #details #manga background

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ayane2355 · 10 months

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There's nothing wrong with how you are. Nothing you hate, can change me. I'm not known for listening, or choosing the easy thing, to fit in. Where our darkness prevails is what I've lived in, knowing best the prevalence of uniqueness, over others' enjoyment. Because life while you're young, is all about running from society, before your rope runs out, and you snap back into its arms, with whiplash.

#bl poem #wait for me at udagawachou #poem #poetry

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mrsscabtree · 2 years

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Kind of wish there was a Thai remake of Wait for me at Udagawachou with Earth and Santa as main cast..

#cooheart #santa pp #thai bl #Wait for Me at Udagawachou #Udagawachou de Mattete yo #japanese bl #santaearth #thai actors

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save-the-data · 3 years

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WAIT FOR ME AT UDAGAWACHOU (2015)

#jMovie #Wait for Me at Udagawachou #Romance #Youth #LGBTIQ+#Adapted from a Manga #Kuroba Mario #Yokota Ryugi #Japan #Movie

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blmasterlist · 3 years

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Udagawachou de Mattete Yo (Wait For Me At Udagawachou)

#Udagawachou de Mattete Yo (Wait For Me At Udagawachou)#kiss*#hap*#jpn*#fav*#Wait For Me At Udagawachou #Udagawachou de Mattete Yo

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kxrn7knxck · 6 years

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Wait for Me at Udagawachou

//Alternatively titled Udagawachou de mattete yo

Japanese

Movie

Tropes-

Student, cross dressing (?)

Trigger warnings-

Attempted sexual assault, multiple dubious consent/ non-consensual kisses, stalker-esque behaviour, trans character (?)

Bloggers rating-

3/10

Summary- Yashiro is a well-liked student, valued for being good at math. Momose is a tall, quiet student who likes to sit in the back of the class alone, listening to loud music. Yashiro has a secret, and somehow, Momose is the first to figure it out.

Bloggers Opinion-

Ok, so this was a roller coaster from start to finish. There are some nice moments, and also some ones that sent me into a silent fury. Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first, namely, Momose. At first, I thought he could have been a really nice character, really friendly and open to understanding more about Yashiro, but it became obsessive and creepy pretty fast. Buying them clothes to wear and demanding that they put them on, following them around, and not to mention, forcing himself on them and only stopping when they started crying and begging him to stop as just… honestly, it made me a little sick.

There are some cute things in this, namely in some of the last scenes where Yashiro is actually, ya know, happy. Yashiro was left with their story a little open-ended (watch me use they/them pronouns for them because I have 0 clue whether or not they were trans) and while I’m not in desperate need of answers, it would have been nice to have this major plot point wrapped up better. Personally, I feel like it was almost more of a mutual kink than Yashiro actually being trans. The only aspect of being trans that was covered at all in this was wanting to wear different clothes (although Yashiro wasn’t noticeably uncomfortable with their “normal” clothes on) that makes me think that we’re not dealing with a trans girl, but rather a gay (?) guy that just likes to cross-dress. You could argue it either way though, really.

Final thoughts- Maybe you’ll be able to figure this out better than me, who knows. I’ve seen some people really liked this and thought it was really cute because of the ending so maybe you’d like it more than me? The only reason I would ever rewatch this would be to try and figure out the characters better but I don’t know if I care enough to do that tbh

Ending status below the cut-

Theres a happy ending here, folks

#wait for me at udagawachou #Udagawachou de mattete yo #review #movie #bl movie #japanese #school #watch me do anything to avoid love by chance until the subtitles come out #im not dead im just in hiding #yea anyway this was kind of a mess of a movie idk

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irregirl · 4 years

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Japanese BL Live Action

So i like to share some Japan BL love story, since i'm a fujo🌈, i like to recommended beautiful love in my perspective💕

1. Hidamari ga Kikoeru

Exchange note📒 for lunchbox🍱

I'm not crying, but yeah I AM😭the manga was more touchable😢

Soft story melted heart💙

2. Hana wa Saku ka

Age gap, ojisan and shonen but that's okay🙆

Cute love story💘uwu everytime!

Innocent baby, need to protect!💞

3. Udagawachou de Mattete yo

Cross dressing👗both beautiful as boy and girl😋

The other one is emo😎and that's cute!💕

Meeting at udagawa⛲

4.Doushitemo Furetakunai

Trauma and dishonest baby, but that's the uwu part💞

Age gap but not to gap💁

In English mean No Touching at all, but there's so many touching😂

5. Sei no Gekiyaku

just like the tittle this one is DANGEROUS DRUG OF SEX

GODDAMNIT!! this one are angst!! everything included in this, drug, bdsm, rape, sex and all of that making me goes asdfghjklzxcv.

despisite of their toxic relationship, i hate myself that i still love this kind of movie, DAMN IT!! seriously i’m speechless..........

This list can get more longer, wait for my updates😄😄

#hidamari ga kikoeru #silhouette of your voice #hana wa saku ka #does the flower bloom #udagawachou mattete yo #udagawacho #wait for me at udagawa #doushitemo furetakunai #no touching at all #live action #bl live action #boys love #yaoi #fujoshi #recommended #recommendation #shonen ai #sei no gekiyaku #dangerous drug of sex

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myasianen · 5 years

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oikawaismyhusbando · 7 years

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OH MY G OD YES PLEASE

Mario Kuroba taking away my heart since Toumyu *creis*

#wait for me at udagawachou #mario kuroba #yaoi #THEY HAD KISSING SCENES FAM #I LOVE THIS MAN TOO

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absolutebl · 8 months

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Which Japanese BLs should Thailand actually remake?

I should say up front I am NOT a purest. I actually like seeing different country's takes on IP. It says a lot about the culture in question and how they perceive themselves and queerness. I don't have "babies" so Thailand can fuck around with whoever they want to IMHO.

However, I do think Ossan's Love is a poor choice. And much as I love the original I think My Love Mix Up is a fine choice and Gem4 will do a great job.

But still, let's play a game.

The JBLs that GMMTV should adapt

You ready to be offended?

Seven Days - oh yes, I said it. ME! This BL is actually perfect (I WILL FIGHT YOU), but I think it would be fun to see what GMMTV could do with such an elegant piece of clean storytelling. It's right in their wheelhouse. I want an 8 ep run: One ep for each day plus one for them as a couple.

Minato's Laundromat - give us the age gap we deserve, Thailand.

Mr. Unlucky Can Only Kiss - I think Thailand could do a much better job with this one, frankly.

Eternal Yesterday - and give it a happy ending, damn it

Candy and Kiss - I'd love to see Thailand adapt this underappreciated little manga.

Takumi-kun - YES, I said it... bite me.

Wait For Me at Udagawachou - this is a long pull (and QL not BL) so I think only the 180 Degree people could handle it, but I'd love to see Thailand try.

Hand if off to Taiwan instead

My Personal Weatherman

My Beautiful Man

Tokyo in April

Silhouette of Your Voice

Same Difference - fucking please adapt Docchi Mo Docchi Taiwan, I will love you FOREVER. This is a GREAT IP that was criminally mishandled by Japan.

Hand if off to Korea Instead

Given

Kabe Koji

I Want to See Only You

Senpai, This Can’t be Love!

Jack o'Frost