#GMMTV STRAIGHT DRAMA

[bl-bam-beyond]

Beyond Boys' Love

Series: MY DEAR DONOVAN (2022, THAILAND)

GMMTV's heterosexual drama comes to an end. Naturally I love my BL & Gay Content. But straight people need love too.

Anyway Donovan (LUKE ISHIKAWA PLOWDEN) has been through it. This series turned him into a sex object wanted by his female co-worker and female client. And all he wants is Pam (TIPNAREE WEERAWATNODOM aka NAMTAN) his manager.

He found out the sister he was searching for was dead. And he had to come to terms with that.

But in the end, Donovan and Pam got their happy ending complete with a proposal and acceptance and even a sea frolic.

#BEYOND BOYS' LOVE #GMMTV STRAIGHT DRAMA #JAPANESE-AMERICAN ACTOR LEAD #THAILAND SERIES #GMMTV #DONOVAN/PAM #THAI FEMALE LEAD #SEA FROLIC #GIFS by ME #MY DEAR DONOVAN FINALE

[gunsatthaphan]

"why do you let me yell at you?"

#cooking crush #cooking crush the series #cooking crush ep4 #firedynamite #neoaungpao #neo trai #aungpao ochiris #gmmtv #thai bl #bl drama #OOP----- #i like whatever unhinged thing they have going on lmao #also still laughing at neo straight-panicking at acting romantic towards lookjun when theres literally nothing going on between them dkjhgf #the way he said it I was expecting them to actually date or something #but he was worried for nothing #oh neo what a gem you are

[sherrymagic]

"I left [the clothes] at my house. But..." PLOY'S YEARBOOK | EPISODE 4

+ bonus:

#namtan tipnaree #film rachanun #namtanfilm #ploy's yearbook #ploy's yearbook the series #ploy's yearbook spoilers #gmmtv #gmmtv series #thai series #thai drama #ploysybedit #lana.gifs #yes i am aware row two is terrible #no i didn't stop crackshipping punk and prez hard #i swear their dynamic is gl gold wasted in a straight show

[juneviews]

"Are you proposing to me?"

#the jungle #the jungle the series #pineaugust #offpat #off jumpol #pat chayanit #thai drama #gmmtv #my gifs #bypiningbisexuals #BRO WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE!!! #truly my new favorite straight pairing with off bruh they are too fucking excellent together

[fanfictionroxs]

Wherein Mew has a natural talent for showmanship

Mew: Oh you're a villain alright, just not a super one.

Boston: What's the difference?

Mew *sex tape starts playing in the bg*:

#yeah he was raised by lesbians alright #and the guy is straight up lying about them being wholesome 24/7 #those women are for sure crazy lmaaooooo #are they secretly mafia bosses? #anyway megamind would be proud of mew if not slightly concerned #but still the spirit to hold it together through such heartbreak just to put together an entire theatre show.. mew mew mew what a guy! #only friends the series #mew only friends #topmew #boston only friends #only friends #ofts #memes #incorrect quotes #thai drama #thai bl #asianlgbtqdramas #gmmtv

[heretherebedork]

I do love three idiots agreeing to support and help three other idiots because if they don't help them they can't date them and those are their idiots.

#our skyy 2 x my school president #our skyy 2 x msp #thai drama #bl series #thai bl #thai series #thaibl #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #thai bl series #bl drama #gmmtv #our skyy 2 #i love them so much #all three of them #but omfg kajorn is always kajorn and i love him #yessss no straights allowed here

[shall-we-go-far-away]

oh, one thing that really pissed me off this episode was the confrontation scene between Boston and Cheum, because why god, why were Mew and Ray there??

wait, let me rephrase that, the scene itself didn't annoy me, it was the fact that these two were there and didn't do shit but drop stupid comments as if they are so much better than Boston

especially Mew, the way he looked at him and spoke to him you could tell he always looked down on him for his "lifestyle" and that made me so angry oh my god because who tf are you to judge in this moment especially?? this wasn't your problem to deal with it's almost like he was waiting for a reason (this being Atom saying he forced him to sleep with him) to finally tell him how filthy he thinks Boston is

#didn't think there would be the day I'd defend Boston but here we are #that was just straight up unfair #why didn't Cheum go alone?? #what was that about not becoming like the nasty people Mew?? #because to me you're starting to get real nasty here #only friends the series #only friends #gmmtv series #gmmtv #bl drama #thai bl

[curlykytta]

It’s real weird how every GMMTV actor is getting COVID. Is this a problem with other production companies?

Idk maybe they should focus on quality over cranking out half-baked drama with the “it” couple over and over

#this is an anti-gmmtv post #but it’s really a ‘I deserve better quality dramas #both LGBTQ and straight

[firstkanaphans]

Hello Sarah sorry to bother you. I'm a new fan kinda but I'm done with watching all the firstkhao dramas (together and individual) but tbh I'm kinda lost on how I will get to know them better. I have no idea about their irl personalities that much. Maybe you can give a little introduction for me if it's not too much of a bother? Also like how they met and why are they doing so many projects together? And are they good friends irl too (my friend told me a lot of time pair actors don't really get along with each other which is why I got curious about their dynamic) Sorry if these questions are a bit dumb I'm altogether very new in bl fandoms so don't have a lot of ideas.

Oh, Anon. I don’t think you know what you’ve signed up for here. If you want a FK primer, I can give you a FK primer!

Both First and Khaotung started working for GMMTV back in 2018. I’m pretty sure talent agents simply slid into their DMs, so there was no formal audition process, but I could be wrong about that. They were both in university at the time. I’m not quite sure what they were doing that attracted the attention of the talent agents. I know First had been in at least one commercial prior, but I don’t believe Khaotung had done any acting. He had, however, had a picture go viral because he’s just so stinkin’ adorable. I think maybe this one? 

Or it could have been one of these…

Either way, they ended up in an acting workshop together right after they joined. Khaotung talks about how he didn’t like First at first because he was too friendly and talkative, but I think that must have only lasted for like a day because it was during this same workshop where he discovered that his heart beats to the sound of First’s name—“FirFirFir”—and yes, that is a real thing that he has admitted out loud on multiple occasions. They have been best friends ever since.

From there, the two of them began to act in individual projects—mostly BLs—and although I have no proof of this, I am entirely convinced that they were playing a long con to get themselves partnered together. They did way more fanservice before they were partnered than they do now. Feel free to watch this live from 2020 where they alternate between staring lovingly in each other's eyes and just outright flirting for an hour straight.

Look, they’re smart boys. They knew that their best path to success in this industry was to be in a fixed pair and they wanted that pair to be each other. How do I know? Because these two adorable idiots were showing up to events in matching outfits.

This picture was taken in January 2021 when Tonhon Chonlatee was actively airing! There's a picture from this same event of them with Podd, who Khao was paired with, and Podd looks like the odd man out.

They were finally paired together for The Eclipse in 2022 and spent the entire press tour either talking about how excited they were to finally work together or crying about the possibility that they might never be able to work together again. I would highly recommend you watch The Eclipse special episode if you haven’t already. In it, First talks about how there was one scene where Khao wasn’t supposed to cry but he kept crying anyway because First was crying and he cared about First so much. 

And speaking of crying, if you want to watch a compilation of FK crying about how much they love each other (and other things!), you can find that here.

One thing I would recommend if you want to get to know FK better is to watch a bit of Safehouse Season 4. It’s unscripted, so you’ll get a sense of their personalities, but First was also in an arm cast at the time, so you’ll get to watch Khao dote on him for seven days straight.

Oh and you have to watch this! If you ever see people talking about the voices in First’s head, that's why.

Obviously, we can never truly know what goes on behind closed doors for any of these BL couples, but I feel pretty confident in saying that FirstKhao are genuine besties. They literally do everything together. You can find a collection of some of their lovestagram pics here although there are so many more now. It never stops.

Actual things they have said to each other un-prompted:

First to Khao: I want to build a house with the same fences as you.

Khao to First: As you grow up, you will meet many new friends. Leave them and stay with me.

I’m wracking my brain for anything else that feels important for a new fan to know and am coming up blank, but I’m sure I’ll probably think of something right after I post this. They’re both just super sweet individuals who have never been involved in any controversy and I think what people love most about them is just how much they care about each other. They’ve got that whole platonic soulmate thing going on and we're all super jealous.

#asks #first kanaphan #khaotung thanawat #firstkhao

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Bit Slow Round These Parts

Organized, in each category, by ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Dec 2023 Wk 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Last Twilight (Fri YT) ep 8 of 12 - Mhok is about the most indulgent boyfriend on the planet. Why they dressed as 1930s gangsters for the wedding? I have no idea idea, but it’s adorable. IFYLITA mark 2? And they’re even dancing together using bits of the same steps that were used that show too. Cute nod.

The Sign (Sat YT) ep 6 of 10 - Everything but the kitchen sink includes lesbians apparently. Excellent. Carry on. Also a lot of filler about the sides. (Boring, stop that.) I wish the doctor were a little bit more of a multifaceted character (and less evil snakey), and that we had some of his backstory + Tharn. If we saw them as kids, having a longer true friendship, it would make Tharn’s attitude a little bit more sympathetic and forgiving.

For Him (Thurs iQIYI) ep 5 of 10 - I like this show, but it’s awfully one-sided in the romance arena. I mean shouldn’t they be trying to support and make each other happy? Why does it always have to come from Him? Also, I’m constantly worried about the fact that Nail doesn’t eat any vegetables. His digestive track must be in serious distress. And if the boy is a bottom?! Look I have concerns is all I'm saying, I hope he's getting his fiber along with the dk. Meanwhile... Mom confrontation! Always fun.  

Twins the series (Fri GaGa) ep 9 of 10 - Now I’m having a hard time keeping the twins straight. Who’s getting beat up for whom, what’s going on? No matter who, First caught himself a live one. I like those bits.

Pit Babe (Fri iQIYI) ep 7 of 14 - I got little crumbs of my sides but not enough, and then they dropped the mpreg bomb. Kinda like blowing the BL diaper. Trash watch happening here.

Cooking Crush (Sun YT) ep 5 of 12 - They are so cute. And mostly such good communicators. Except evil dad is evil! I didn’t have OffGun tango on my bingo card, but I'm happy to check it off. After making everyone sing, GMMTV is now making everyone dance. I much prefer it. Kiss came a bit out of nowhere. But it was sweet. 

A few minutes later...

Bake Me Please (Mon Gaga) ep 6fin - I don’t know, I feel like this just wasn’t good enough for the class of talent involved. Which means it’s mostly the story and script's fault. In the end I kinda just wanted Guy to get the guy.

In cluclusion:

A lack-luster story about a group of bakers coping with (mostly) a shoddy script that could not be saved by either the beauty nor the talent of the actors involved. It suffered for lack of narrative backbone and so did I. 6/10

Middleman’s Love (Fri YT & iQIYI ep 8fin - Mai is an adorable clingy boyfriend, and that bit was kind of cute.

Summation:

Office clown, Jade, a manic pixie dream dork, is courted by the new intern, Mai. This show is right in my wheelhouse but it fell flat for me. I wish it had lived up to the concept behind the title (if nothing else). If we had done more of Jade‘s family and the reasons behind his self-worth struggles and self-acceptance issues, they might have been easier to bare. Without backstory, the show had no through line. In the end, Jade was a largely intolerable character, and Mai felt flat and lacking in personality. I was disappointed with this show, and I hope they don't blame the pair for the poor ratings. 6/10

My Universe (Sun iQIYI) 1626 ep 19 of 24 - Meh. So dull. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

VIP Only (Taiwan Fri Gaga) ep 7 of 10 - I’m not really interested in the late addition love triangle concept.

Sahara-sensei to Toki-kun (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 4 of 8 - a bit too frenetic and manic for me, this one. Glasses boy is best boy. But I’m kind of confused as to was actually going on with this show. Including whether I like it or not.

I Became the Main Role of a BL (Japan Sun Gaga) ep 1-3 - AKA BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen - it should finish airing at the very beginning of the year, so I decided to wait and watch all 3 back-to-back. 

It's Airing But...

Playboyy (Thurs Gaga) 14 eps - Dear Playboyy, it's not you, it’s me… I hate you. You’re about as deep (and as palatable) as a shot glass of cum. While I'm sure you’re someone’s kink, you're my weakest link. Goodbye. I DNFed this at ep 5. Frankly I'm impressed with myself for getting that far.

Night Dream (Sat YT) 6 eps - It’s a pain to track down and I really didn’t like the first episode so… DNF  

The Whisperer (Sun ????) 10 eps - Thai horror BL that ALSO involves cheating (what joy is mine). I don't think even the perfect single dimple can motivate me to watch. Word is... it's terrible.

7 Days Before Valentine (Weds WeTV) 10 eps - Giving me Luminous Solution vibes. I'm waiting to binge if safe.

Dead Friend Forever (Thai Sat iQIYI) - horror, meh, tell me if it's worth my time?

It's done and I didn't, or we can't

Beyond The Star (Weds iQIYI) 8 eps - House of Stars meets Boyband. I was NOT impressed with ep 1. Been told I shouldn't bother. So I won't.

Behind the Shadows (Korea movie) - This is a historical I was interested in, but I've been told they kill the gay so I'm OUT.

[INTERNATIONAL] Cherry Magic (Sat YouTube) ep 3 of 12 - yeah Japan put the smack down on our boys. Sadness. You can use a VPN if you like. Read all about it here.

What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) 10 eps - will binge when I have a spare day.

Crazy work load right now so no idea when that will be. (End of year is a bear for me.)

Honestly I'm gonna have an epic number of dnf's this year for me.

Next Week Looks Like This

Original 2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED). With the end of the year upon us I'll do an "announced for 2023 but never happened list" soon.

Also my best ofs are coming.

Don't think I'll do a stats round up this year, everything progressing as before.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

(Last week) - sorry, forgot to link it.

It's 2024 people! Round ups are coming!!!! Leave a comment or an ask, if you have something specific you want addressed.

#Last Twilight #this week in bl #bl updates #the sign the series #Thai BL #for him the series #cooking crush the series #twins the series #Bake me please review #BL series review #Middleman's Love review #taiwanese bl #japanese bl #vietnamese bl #cooking crush #PitBabe

[justafriend-ql]

a common misconception is that around half of the shows gmmtv produces are 'straight dramas'. actually, those are the fruitiest ones of all

#enigma #enigma the series #midnight museum #f4 thailand #the gifted #the gifted graduation #the gifted the series #home school the series #i'm sure there are more but these are the ones that come to mind first

[gunsatthaphan]

~ Monthly BL Breakdown: March 2023 ~  

🐣 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, red = dropped)

🌟 The Promise - March 1st (Thailand)

🌟 All the Liquors - March 2nd (South Korea)

🌟 Love Syndrome - March 4th (Thailand) ❌

🌟 Past-senger - March 8th (Thailand) ❌

🌟 Our Dating Sim - March 9th (South Korea) 

🌟 My Blessing - March 11th (Thailand) ✅

🌟 Future - March 12th (Thailand)

🌟 A Shoulder to Cry On - March 14th (South Korea) ✅

🌟 Unintentional Love Story - March 17th (South Korea)

🌟 Make a Wish - March 22nd (Thailand)

🌟 Once in Memory: Let Me Be Yours - March 25th (Thailand) 

🌟 Me, My Husband, and My Husband's Boyfriend - March 28th (Japan)

🌟 The Eighth Sense - March 29th (South Korea)

🌟 Crush on You (starring TutorYim) - March 31st (Thailand/South Korea) ✅

Monthly likes/dislikes

👎🏻 Past-senger - I was excited for but this one but it ended up being unwatchable for me. Cooper and Marc are an interesting pair and I was debating hanging on for them but the production quality ended up being a dealbreaker for me. It’s one of the cheapest looking productions I’ve ever seen, it looks like it was filmed & edited by kindergarteners. The cast + acting is solid but even they couldn’t save it for me. Dropped. 

👎🏻 Love Syndrome - Same goes for this one pretty much. I decided to give it a go because I was curious about Frank’s BL comeback but my god it’s terrible. It’s cheap, the plot is strange and the characters are annoying. And what is up with that wig??? I have no words. I can see how this is a spinoff of Unforgotten Night as the quality is similar but with the difference that I liked Itt and Day a lot better in UN. Instantly dropped. 

New series & movie announcements

🎥  The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (movie version) - Date TBA (South Korea)

🎥 Midnight Love (movie) - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Low Frequency - Coming July 2023 (Thailand)

🎥 Stand by Your Side - Date TBA (Taiwan) 

🎥 Laws of Attraction (starring JamFilm) - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Forever Yours - Date TBA (Philippines) 

🎥 Love in Translation - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Love of the Sea - Date TBA (Cambodia) 

🎥 My Croissant - Date TBA (Cambodia) 

🎥 Strange (movie) - Coming Spring 2023 (Japan)

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

🎥 The Day I Loved You - Date TBA (Philippines) 

🎥 Dap Saengrawi (movie, starring ZeeNunew) - Date TBA (Thailand)

🎥 The Sign (produced by IdolfactoryTH) - Date TBA (Thailand)  

🎥 The Whisperer - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Desire - Date TBA (China)

🎥 Close Friend Season 3: Soju Bomb! - Date TBA (Thailand) 

🎥 Can I Buy Your Love from a Vending Machine? (comic adaption) - Date TBA (Japan) 

🎥 Ever After - Date TBA (Philippines)

🎥 Love Merman - Date TBA (Thailand) 

Other news from the BL world

❗️ Howlsairy’s novel "เซ็ตพี่หมอ" with 8 main characters and 4 stories, will be adapted into 4 series with the umbrella title FourEver You Project:

1. EAST: Tag! you're mine 2. NORTH: How Much Is Your Love? 3. SOUTH: Beside The Sky 4. WEST: The Sun From Another Star

Auditions are currently being held. 

❗️ The cast for MeMindY’s upcoming BL Wedding Plan has been announced: The lead roles will be played by Sunny Wannarat, Pak Naphat, Fourth Kachen, Donut Supawit, Aya Araphan and Kate Sasitran. The show will feature both a BL and a GL storyline, making it the first MeMindY project to include wlw representation. 

❗️ The lead roles in the upcoming BL Venus in the Sky will be played by Tod Pranapong and Cheque Wacharawee.

❗️ Noh Phouluang and Tan Kittinan were announced as the leads of the upcoming BL Love Puzzle. 

❗️ KaownahTurbo were announced as the lead couple in the upcoming adaption of Water Boyy.

❗️ Dome Woranart and Grain Attaphun have been announced as the leads in the upcoming BL Born to Be Y. A release date is still unknown. 

❗️ Actor Sky Wongravee (The Lost Lotteries) has joined GMMTV. 

❗️ Nunew Chawarin won "Best Music of the Year OST" at the “PEPSI Presents TOTY Music Awards 2022″ for รักแท้ (OST of To Sir With Love)

❗️ The Thai BL To Sir, With Love won the award for Best Drama of 2022 at  the “Thairath's Best of 2022″ awards.

❗️ PP Kritt won the award for "Internationally Popular Thai Singer" at the 19th Kom Chad Luek Awards.

❗️ Cutie Pie won the award for "Most Popular BL" at the 19th Kom Chad Luek Awards. ZeeNunew won in the category “Most Popular Couple”.

❗️ 5 years after the harassment incident between Mew S. and Art P., the 2 actors came forward on Instagram, stating that the case has been settled in court and there are no hard feelings between them. They apologized to each other and told fans to support them in their further careers. 

❗️ The novel ดับแสงรวี will be adapted into a period/horror movie. The leads will be played by Zee P. and Nunew C. The movie will premiere in Thai cinemas and held its opening ceremony on March 30th. Shooting will commence soon. 

❗️ IdolfactoryTH announced their new project titled The Sign, starring Billy Patchanon and Baeb Tanatat. It tells the reincarnation story of Phaya & Tharn who were lovers in the past until an incident forced them to part ways. They end up being reincarnated as partners in a Special Investigations Unit. 

❗️ A third season for the compilation BL Close Friend has been announced titled Soju Bomb. The season will feature new actors and tells the story of a group of 5 young men who dream of becoming idols in Korea but fail before their debut. Before returning to Thailand they get drunk together when unexpected events transpire. 

❗️ After the Korean company Number 3 Productions announced their new series I, a Gangster, Became a High Schooler (which was going to feature Yoon Chan Young amongst others), it was revealed that the BL element will be removed from the plot and it will be turned it into a bromance-themed series. This upset many viewers as the original story tackles various important lgbt topics such as self-acceptance, friendship, bullying and more. 

Upcoming series & movies for April

👉🏻 Bokura no Shokutaku (Our Dining Table) - April 6th (Japan) 

👉🏻 My Beautiful Man: Eternal - April 7th (Japan)

👉🏻 Zenra Meshi (Naked Dining) - April 14th (Japan)

👉🏻 Midnight Love - April 15th (Thailand)

👉🏻 My Story - April 15th (Philippines) 

👉🏻 Step by Step - April 18th (Thailand)

👉🏻 The Promise: Part 2 - April 19th (Thailand) 

👉🏻 Midnight Love - April 22nd (Thailand)

👉🏻 La Pluie - April 29th (Thailand) 

#doreens monthly bl breakdown #thai bl #bl drama #upcoming bl #update #bl news #the mewart thing..... im cackling lmao #why now??? #big sigh #at least ppl will stop talking about it hopefully #also not at Cambodia suddenly bursting through the door with their bls lmao #interesting #my main takeaway from this month is that Frank shouldve stayed at gmmtv #love syndrome is so bad it hurts #kjdhgd #also what up with that korean company turning that BL into a straight series??? the fuck????? #this is so disgusting #get ready for a boycott lmao #also whats up with Dome being cast in that BL?? I thought he quit acting?? #also what about The Theory Series??? he was supposed to be in that ages ago #ugh #well good for him i guess

[sherrymagic]

"Ploypang, tell me. Who was it?" "It was Padparadscha and Pandara." PLOY'S YEARBOOK | EPISODE 1

Pluto's already looking good

#namtan tipnaree #film rachanun #namtanfilm #ploy's yearbook #ploy's yearbook the series #ploy's yearbook spoilers #listen i know this is a straight show but this straight up raised my both my interest and expectations for pluto to the highest level #THE TENSION MY FRIENDS. THE TENSION #never felt more excited for namtanfilm than i've been watching their two shared scenes in this show ahsgakgsjs #gmmtv #gmmtv series #thai series #thai drama #ploysybedit #lana.gifs

[juneviews]

I'm the same as you when it comes to Krist. I'm never gonna be a fan but I also won't automatically dismiss a show just because he's in it. (SOTUS was way before I entered the bl world so I never watched it or saw Krist in anything, BMF will be my first time seeing him in a role)

yeah for me it comes from the complete opposite: sotus was my first thai show ever & I owe a lot to it, bc if I didn't start it 6 years ago who knows where I would be, but I probably wouldn't be in thailand lol. I've also watched SO MANY shows with him (sotus, sotus s, our skyy, mint to be, good old days, I'm tee me too, who are you, one night steal, happy birthday, teenage mom, puppy honey 2...) at this point his presence doesn't phase me whatsoever & it's never gonna keep me from watching shows like the jungle & bmf who have my faves off & gawin. hell, I literally saw him live at lol fanfest and this mf made me cry over kristsingto ending even though I didn't give a fuck LMAO. I think it's totally okay to dislike him, and honestly I think that even if he wasn't homophobic I wouldn't like him bc he seems like a rachel berry, theater kid, must be the center of attention kinda guy & I cannot lmao :'))) bmf being the first role you'll see him in is gonna be WILD, idk if it's for the better or for worse, you'll let me know lol!

xxx

#answers #krist perawat #like the dude has been in so many gmmtv shows like I'm sorry but I ain't about to not watch amazing shows just bc he's in it #happy birthday? one of the best thai dramas ever made #mint to be? one of the most solid thai straight romcom him & mook ate ngl #who are you? so good but not bc of him lol thanks to namtan & jan #I'm tee me too? bitch u think I'm gonna pass up on my offguntay bc of him?? #good old days? kinda slayed I actually really liked this show apart from his ship cdsjhiichudhisu

[respectthepetty]

as a major fan of your Thai BL list, I shall now ask about your Korean BLs! 🤩

I think I can actually trust you 😌😌

Anon Two, thanks for tag-teaming this with the previous Anon, so y'all could squeeze another list out of me. To recap, I've already given y'all:

Top GMMTV Actors

Top GMMTV Pairs

Top Five Taiwanese BLs

Top Ten Thai BLs

So what's one more? @lachikapercebe also asked for this list, but requested only my top five; however, since I already started the list without a specific target number from Anon Two, and Korea gives some of the best confessions in the genre mixed with color coding, I can't reduce the list now. It's too late for me to trim it. I am attached to each pick. They are my children, and I can't desert them, so . . .

Top Ten Korean BLs

Rising Star - Love Tractor

I don't trust Korean BLs. A majority are too short, so either the beginning is confusing or the ending is flat, but unless Love Tractor completely fumbles the second half (which it could because . . . Korea), this will be a yearly top and even possibly an overall top for its country and all BLs. It's that good to me. It's hitting all the normal K-drama notes while being oh-so-very-gay. And as a rural queer, it pleases my soul to see country life presented in such a kind and beautiful way.

#10 - Roommates of Poongduck 304

Mr. Petty Peter Jae Yoon independently earned a spot on this list. Ho Joon was a jerk and a true nemesis when the show began, but Jae Yoon started effing up Ho Joon's home life the more Ho Joon kept messing up his work life, so it was a beautiful tit-for-tat the first few episodes; then, Ho Joon lost focus and wanted a consensual workplace relationship. His father appreciating his new attitude and rejection of his ladies' man ways was a delight to witness since we all knew it was due to him falling in love with a man. And oh boy did he fall in love. That entire conversation of Jae Yoon saying it's impossible for two men to fall in love, only for Ho Joon to respond that it was impossible for him NOT to fall in love with Jae Yoon is a top tier confession for me.

#9 - Blueming

I have issues with Blueming solely due to its ending because I was just as pissed as Siwon was at Daun. Maybe even more so. All was going well; then, the end of episode nine pulled a Thai episode eleven, and DAUN TOLD HIS MOM TO PICK THE FILM! I understand men in love do dumb shit, but that was a bold choice, and a very, very, VERY wrong one. As the youths say, "that was not the move." However, the cinematography was delicious like their silhouettes with that bewitching blue backdrop and their first kiss was realistic. Pretty kisses are cool and all, but the awkwardness of desperately wanting someone yet not knowing how to physically perform is true to many people's experiences and should be spotlighted more.

#8 - Choco Milk Shake

I only trust two entities with poly: Thai director Jojo, and Korea's Strongberry, so the fact that Strongberry did not give me poly when it was so clearly laid out is the reason this show isn't in the top three. It had a supernatural plot, great characters who were all well cast, and a happy ending, so WHY NOT POLY? I don't care if the rest of the world is ready or not. I'M READY! We are getting a second season, so if I if get a kiss AND a vocal acknowledgement of Milk and Choco's love for each other when their love for Jung Woo was well established in season one, this will cement its place in my heart and on this list forever.

#7 - Light on Me

Sixteen episodes with most running about thirty minutes?! A love triangle where I could root for both love interests?! A straight boy who earned his spot at the queer table?! Light on Me had it all and then some! Looking at my various lists, it's clear I am not fond of high school dramas, yet I was seated twice a week to see how our neurodivergent baby boy, Tae Kyung, fared that week in his adventure through social norms and annoyances, like trying to help a fellow peer by giving him back the dildo he dropped in the hallway, but getting yelled at instead. I was not Team Shin Woo until that cellphone confession, and then all I could see was Shin Woo. I'm telling y'all, Korea understands how to confess its unwavering love. Gets me every time!

#6 - The New Employee

As the BL fandom continues to evolve and expand, we will get more BLs geared toward adults and workplace dramas, but hopefully, they take the approach that The New Employee (and Thailand's Step by Step) did and make the work environment part of the drama. Working adults, sadly, spend a majority of their time at work, so finding love at one's job seems reasonable, but if anyone has experienced coworkers breaking up, that shit can get rough, real quick. So having to navigate a relationship with someone you work with, especially someone of a higher authority position, ON TOP OF being queer can be stressful, and is something I want more BLs to explore. There are levels to being out, and for most queers, being out at the job is not a possibility, but finding love anywhere is always a possibility, particularly for our late 20-something virgins.

#5 - Semantic Error

The fact that this came out in 2022 is beyond my understanding only because it seems like I have appreciated it for at least five years. This has become a comfort watch when it first started as a "nothing else is on" watch. I have never cared so much about honorifics in my life as I did watching the slow transition of Sang Woo’s emotional walls crumbling under Jae Young’s affection through language. As much as I hated the idea of forced collaboration (aka group projects), seeing the way Jae Young squirmed his way into Sang Woo’s every waking thought and had him seeing red to the point that Sang Woo was saving screenshots of Jae Young’s Instagram posts was a delight and one of the major reasons I keep returning to it. But the layered confession about Sang Woo finding Jae Young, a man, attractive which lead to Jae Young's countdown kiss is, once again, the reason Korean BLs win in the confession department.

#4 - The Eighth Sense

I'm still really bothered by some of the discourse that came out of this show about how it was better than everything else ever because the comments were reductive about the BL genre, yet some of the comments resonated with elements I loved about the series, mainly its look at mental health and trauma. It was a beautiful show, but the message it carried throughout about depression being isolating and taking the light out of people's lives hit me in a way that if this was the Thai list, I would have left it off because it felt like a personal attack. Wanting someone to save you from yourself, but terrified to drag them down with you was not the plot I wanted, but was the story a lot of us needed to see. We also needed to witness someone actively going to therapy. Let's continue this trend!

#3 - Our Dating Sim

"Have you been well . . . without me?" - Put this on my tombstone because I died and came back to life from this utterance alone. Episode four was already killing me, but once Eddy snapped and allowed all his emotions to spill out in front of Ian, the show came for all my past lives and future ones too. Deceased. I wrote this about the show while it was airing, but no other show has done the leave-him-because-I-love-him plot as well as Our Dating Sim. This show nailed it then made a billboard to boast about it because it was perfection. Ian's reasons for leaving were valid, but the show really shined by allowing Eddy to voice his anger at being ghosted for seven years by his best friend and someone he loved. It even touched on the trust issues that stem from someone saying he loves you only to abandon you. Just know I have NOT been well since this ended.

#2 - To My Star 1 & 2

The first season was almost perfect. The cat/dog energy, the "If it's hard for you, I'll come to you" confession, and the budding kink of Ji Woo kissing a tiny bloody wound on Seo Joon all served in a quick nine episodes gave me everything I needed, so I thought this would be my #1 the second season two was announced, but understand the sequel hurt me. The foundation was great: everyone came back, it had more episodes, the episodes were longer, and the conflict always existed in the first series, so a last-minute twist wasn’t invented. Yet, every single episode hurt. Much like I Told Sunset About You, it was realistic to the point that I expected it to end with pain. If season two was its own show and not a sequel to one of my favorites, it would have ranked higher because it was beautiful, but knowing the magic the first series possessed, and having to be a bystander to all the angst for EVERY EPISODE WITH NO RELIEF was tough. But, somehow, here I am secretly hoping we get blessed with a third series. That’s the power of the Star.

#1 - Long Time No See

Small flex - I've been involved with an international queer film festival for over a decade. I've seen easily over 1,000 pieces of queer media including feature films, short films, and documentaries through the screening process, which only adds to my always growing personal watched list. Long Time No See was one of those films. It didn't make it into the festival because I think it was already available on a streaming platform (maybe?), but it was a top for me then, and it's still a top for me now. Is it a BL? Not really. Is it a show? No, it's more like a two-part movie. So why am I allowing it to reign at the top of this list? BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING! In 2017, we were still getting the bury your gays trope shoved down our throats, so a film about two assassins getting a happy ending was a miracle. I read comments from some who did not like the portrayal of "toxic love" but were probably fine with Mr. and Mrs. Smith beating each other with cooking utensils for all the world's children to see, so God forbid, the queers do anything like want to kill AND fuck each other. Niña, Pinta, and Santa María, LET THE GAYS DO CRIMES TOO! Oh, and it's Strongberry, so because of this film - In Strongberry I trust.

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What I want from The Eclipse: Kan hugging Thua on the beach despite the curse, despite the eclipse, despite the world, because he has to comfort him.

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