#Kijima Rio

[harurio]

takezai terunosuke and yoshida munehiro in one three-minute shot, episode 5 of mood indigo, 2019.

#cannot stress enough that this is all one very long shot. one. #context is mustache was sleeping with glasses while simultaneously using glasses to switch careers so he (mustache) could marry a woman #and this is glasses finally going off on him. as he very much deserves. scumbag #i didn't even notice this was one shot until i thought about why it had me holding my breath the whole time. and would you look at that! #it's like the equal and opposite of the old fashion cupcake confession lmao #this whole franchise is full of long long takes and i love it i eat it up #mood indigo #indigo no kibun #kijima rio #kido shirou #takezai terunosuke #yoshida munehiro #miki koichiro #mood indigo spoilers #i guess #japanese bl #kijima rio my beloved #japanese bl my beloved #i love loving things lol

[fellhalcyon]

four years ahead of its time smh. y’all would have eaten this up

#nasty messy sexy age gap with a dash of dubcon and a generous dollop of japan being japan (derogatory) (affectionate) #this scene is still my standard for high heat in bl #what does that say about me. hmm #anyways i loved this show and these pathetic losers and i do think it's underrated #the novelist #the pornographer #the pornographer gifset #god i love tagging for this. will i or won't i anger the tumblr gods #kijima rio #kuzumi haruhiko #kijima x kuzumi #nc gifset #is i guess what i would call it? #also apologies for my incredibly dark gifs. i don't have photoshop

[twozerozerone]

Thinking about kijima finally calling kuzumi Haruhiko

#pornographer playback #kijima rio #kuzumi haruhiko

[everlastingwhiteshirt]

mind if i just *turns on the lights*

#yes these are the same gifs i posted on my main just edited some for. you know. aesthetic reasons #kijima rio will really see a cute uni student and say #'is anyone gonna spread that kid out on a desk and wring him dry or do i have to do everything myself around here' #and then not wait for an answer #in other news i have nothing to say for myself!!! #kijima rio #kuzumi haruhiko #kijima x kuzumi #harurio #the pornographer #the pornographer gifset #the novelist #this scene is v hot but also a bit dubcon so just. be aware yk

[bl-bracket]

Round 1: Ayan (The Eclipse) vs Rio Kijima (The Novelist)

[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]

Ayan: "He's got it all: the smirk, the snark, the empathy, the boldness in his queerness and beliefs, the fucking thigh and hip tats- 🫠 please kindly share some of that gender with the class, Aye!!"

Rio Kijima: "he's messed up, he lies for fun, his voice is as clear as glass, he's mesmerising, he's older and he is also the walking imagine of sensuality. i don't know if i want to be with him or want to be him"

#bl bracket #bl drama #bl shows #round 1 #ayan #the eclipse #rio kijima #the novelist #gender envy

[scarefox]

Sometimes I feel like, the way people talk about japanese BL, half the BL fandom forgot / doesn't know that "The Pornographer" series exists. But to be fair it kind of was ahead of its time?

It's mature, with flawed, struggling characters, very spicy. One of the best jBLs imo. In terms of plot, cinematography, acting and chemistry. But you need to have a heart for weird, struggling artist characters.

It has 2 seasons and 3 movies / specials.

"Kuzumi Haruhiko is an university student. One day, he causes a bicycle accident. The accident causes novelist Kijima Rio to break his arm. Kuzumi doesn't have insurance or money to pay Kijima for his injury. Kijima then asks Kuzumi to transcribe a story he is writing. Kuzumi is surprised to learn the story is obscene." (Kijima is a porn novelist)

Watch order:

Pornographer: The Novelist (season 1)

Pornographer: Mood Indigo (season 2 prequel, contains spoiler for s1 that's why I rec to watch it after s1, which is also how it aired)

Pornographer: Spring Life (sequel short movie)

Pornographer: Playback (sequel movie)

Pornographer: Continued Spring Life (sequel short epilogue)

It's on GagaOOLala... except for Playback... well that's dumb.

(but yall know where to find stuff)

#these idiots are a bit complicated tho #bl drama #japanese bl #ql drama #the novelist #the pornographer #lgbtq #queer media #Youtube

[ginnymoonbeam]

10 BL Boys I Want Carnally

Tagged by @bengiyo, who has excellent taste even though our character overlap is much smaller than our actor overlap.

Tian, A Tale of Thousand Stars

gif by smittenskitten

There was obviously gonna be a Mix character on this list, but I had to think for a bit about which one. Came down on Tian, he's the right level of brat for me.

Payu, Love in the Air

gif by thyla

For all the obvious reasons.

Wang, 180 Degrees

gif by 25shadesoffebruary

He's tried to work out his daddy issues via seduction, maybe I can help w-- *hook drags me off stage*

The One, Midnight Museum

gif by earthfluuke

It would probably be all mind games and I'm fine with that.

Ritsu, The End of the World With You

gif by perths

He's my exact flavor of damaged plus you know he's good in bed.

Kijima Rio, The Pornographer series

gif by maki-ryota

Also my exact flavor of damaged, thank you again Miki Koichiro for my entire life. (There were so many filthier gifs I could have picked for this one.)

Tutor, Why R U

gif by gabrielokun

The way he uses those eyes is probably illegal in some states.

Charn, Laws of Attraction

gif by jimmysea

By now we have established some things about my taste in men, yes?

Ye Xingsi, History 4: Close to You

gif by leixinyus

Out of the whole list this is probably the one I am most actively feral for and I have no explanation. He pings something in my lizard brain. I couldn't find any gifs of the scenes that really drive me wild, which is probably to the good as far as most of y'all are concerned.

Tharn, The Sign

gif by maxescheibechlinichacheli

A newcomer but oh what a powerful contender.

Thank you I hope you've enjoyed this journey into my not-so-private lusts. If you want to play, consider yourself tagged!

#tag meme #tag game

[dramalets]

Day 14 - Top five most sad boys

(This is 90% Japan because they do sad boys best.)

1. Tomoda Koki - One Room Angel

Just the saddest boy but also a horribly relatable sad boy, the kind Japan does so well, he feels defeated by life and can’t see purpose in it any longer.

2. Mamoru - Kabe-Koji

He puts zero value in himself and only believes his work is good if it’s popular. He’s also pining for literal human sunshine.

3. Kijima Rio - The Novelist Series

Hates himself, hates the world and constantly battling the ghost of the prestigious novelist he feels he used to be. A sad, surly, manipulative asshole of a man whom I happen to adore.

4. Ray - Only Friends

My darling boy. Sad, broken and left bitter by the lack of love he’s been shown. Ray is a street cat just looking for a cat person to bring them inside and adore them.

5. Ishihara Ren - Tokyo in April is

On the surface Ren doesn’t seem so sad but scratch just a little and you see all the burdens this man has been carrying on too young shoulders. He’s a complicated wee bean that’s healed by the love he never thought he’d be allowed.

#blchallenge2k24

[bengiyo]

The Novelist: Playback (2021) Stray Thoughts

We've watched The Novelist, Mood Indigo, and Spring Life. Let's watch these two try to survive long distance.

Yes, please recap for the people who maybe got dragged to a theater for this.

No car BJ? So glad I watched Spring Life already.

Oh, we're getting a bed scene. I forgive them.

Finally, we're talking about insertion and then immediately going to realistic angles. Good job, BL.

I like the way the age gap is playing into how Rio handles his disappointment that Kuzumi frequents sex clubs with his senior.

Oh, I like that we're getting more interactions with Kamuuda.

Rio's sister is always punking him.

"People who are happy have no need for art or literature," is such a cynical read.

Wow, there is a lot of resentment here.

Oh shit, this woman took out his writing hand. That's ironic. I am amused.

Oh my goodness, are we going to make an even younger boy write for him??

Never have I been happier that a boy was illiterate.

No man is immune to Kijima's sexual energy if he turns it on them it seems.

OR WOMAN, IT SEEMS!

Poor Kuzumi. Rio is a hard man to love.

Oh lord he got this boy doing the writing now. Goddammit.

Oh good Kuzumi is here. Please fix this.

I'm so glad Kuzumi caught him with the boy.

HE REALLY SAID THAT HE ACTUALLY HURT HIS HAND THIS TIME!! 🤣

Is this the first time Rio has said his given name?

I love this woman.

Oh, please don't slow zoom onto just Haruhiko to tell me that they're not going to make it.

Oh, I shouldn't have gotten attached to Haruko.

Interesting. I suppose they did foreshadow that Haruko is popular with men.

I'm going wild over the cinematography of Rio's pacing during this fight. Incredible acting from both of them in this long take. Rio can be such a jerk.

Did Rio never recognize the crazy in Haruhiko's eyes? It was the first thing I noticed about him.

Japanese characters are so good at staying still and pretending to sleep when someone looms over them.

I just love Japanese filmmaking. I love trusting actors to act and I love the composition of these shots.

"It's not about being tough. You become tough when someone is important to you." Come through, Haruko!!!

I'm fond of Shizuo.

I'm glad Kuzumi didn't answer his phone and Kijima has to take the leap of going to Tokyo without reassurance.

Kido, you have a daughter. Why ask that question?

Finally a forthright, vulnerable apology and confession from Rio.

I love that these two always kiss like maniacs.

I just love trains.

Families are difficult, but Rio is still loved.

Hands only, baby!!

Y'all awfully vocal for hands only.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

Wow these two have incredible blissed-out faces.

Oh, Rio. I felt that wall breaking. Goddamn Takezai Terunosuke is good.

"Is there really such a life without loneliness?" is a great rebuttal to Rio's cynical view.

Aww, she smiled for her brother.

I'm so glad things ended well for Haruko and Shizuo as well.

Final Verdict: 10, If You Are Male and Queer Please Watch This Franchise Immediately. I'm giving this movie a 10 for the way the entire franchise has been the most satisfying experience I've had in BL in a really long time. I keep begging for realistic approaches to male-male intimacy and relationships, and this franchise hits it constantly. Rio is layers of bullshit hiding an incredible loneliness and sense of worthlessness, and it was so satisfying to see him claw his way out of that because he found someone else who finally connected to him. It's been a really long time since I felt this good about going back to something I skipped over for one reason over another, and I can say confidently that I fully trust @lurkingshan recommendations. If you are gay and feeling a bit displaced in BL, please watch this, and then ping her, me, @harurio @ginnymoonbeam or @waitmyturtles. I promise it will be worth your time.

#the novelist #Pornographer #the novelist: playback #pornographer: playback #Japanese BL #bl series #lgbt film #Ben watches

[elmaxlys]

TG Sexyman Poll - Round 2

Masterpost

(links to the polls will be added when they are posted)

Kaneki Ken VS Kirishima Arata > winner skips Round 3

Yoshida Kazuo VS Suzuya Juuzou

Uta VS Washuu Yoshitoki

Kaiko VS Takizawa Seidou (T-Owl) > winner skips Round 3

Banjou Kazuichi VS Hooguro

Mougan Tanakamaru VS Koma Enji

Noro VS Souzu Rikai

Higemaru Touma VS Kanae von Rosewald

Naki VS Ichimi

Hayashimura Naoto VS Sasaki Haise

Takizawa Seidou VS Tamaki Mizurou

Nakarai Keijin VS Nishio Nishiki

Furuta Nimura VS Dr. Kanou Akihiro

Hagi VS Ui Koori

Amon Koutarou VS Donato Porpora

Urie Mikito VS Nico

Itou Kuramoto VS Atou Daisuke

Momochi Ikuma VS Abara Hanbee

Urie Kuki VS Washuu Matsuri

Aura Shinsanpei VS Tsukiyama Shuu

Arima Yusa VS Younger Bin Brother

Shikorae VS Hirako Take

Arima Kishou VS Iba Fujishige

Kusaba Ippei VS Yomo Renji

Mado Kureo VS Misaka Kyouji

Cain VS Shinohara Yukinori

Mutsuki Tooru VS Kijima Shiki

Utsumi Noyama VS Oomori Yakumo (Yamori)

Tatara VS Nutcracker's Partner > winner skips Round 3

Rio VS Houji Kousuke

Kuroiwa Takeomi (Bujin) VS Gagi

Hachikawa Chuu VS Nagachika Hideyoshi > winner skips Round 3

Akai Tomonari VS Shirazu Ginshi

Kirishima Ayato VS Asachi Waka

Washuu Tsuneyoshi VS Yoshimura Kuzen

Marude Itsuki VS Morimine Kyouhei

#tg sexyman poll #tokyo ghoul #tokyo ghoul re

[harurio]

fukaya kai perfect propose and kijima rio the novelist strike the same chord in my head and for what reason?? their stubborn refusal to expect anything of anyone? their unapologetic yet somehow deeply unhappy ownership of their sexuality? their utter inability to let themselves feel deeply and earnestly about the things they want?

i know they are very different characters playing very different roles in their respective stories but i can't shake the sense that their character arcs might follow a similar curve. which as a kijima rio enjoyer i would wholeheartedly approve 👍

#characters who are dead certain sure that they don't deserve love are my weakness and i will fall for them every time #and when they get loved anyway? i eat that shit uppp #perfect propose #fukaya kai #the novelist #kijima rio my beloved

[fellhalcyon]

someone tell me why i get so irrationally emotionally attached to angry dramatic bitches who truly deep down inside believe that they are incapable of being loved

#they're just so !!! #i see a depressed bastard and i go yeah he's mine now hurt him at your own risk #it's like. instinctive #kinnporsche big #not me sean #jiang cheng #jiang wanyin #kijima rio #kinnporsche the series #not me the series #the untamed #chen qing ling #the pornographer series

[twozerozerone]

I watched pornographer in 2019 but I didn't get it so I decided to watch it again 4 days ago and now I'm not the same I was before

I choose this gif because it was in this moment of Pornographer: Playback that I realized that the whole story was about rio and with that I finally felt that I could breathe because watching this man's journey was insane... (i just want to talk abt some scenes that got me and made me love this story)

ONE: that episode when kuzumi tells rio that he likes him but rio doesn't seem to care instead he just thinks that kuzumi wants to have sex with him... that was CRAZY it shows so much about what he thinks love and being liked by someone is..... and the entirety of mood indigo just showed me how love deprived he is and how disrespected and used he was by kido (honestly fuck him) all of that just made me look at him differently and made me start rooting for him. no matter what I just wanted to see that man happy

TWO: some things in mood indigo that I loved were that short conversation between rio and kido about rio's father (that because of his own trauma(?) he never showed any kind of satisfaction in rio being a writer), that last scene when rio and kuzumi meet and hug each other after rio rejects kido's kiss (how he accepted the love that he deserves) and the relationship between rio and the sensei that helped him write adult books, honestly I didn't liked it at first but the movie made me enjoy it since he was important on rio's journey

THREE: honestly in pornographer: playback I was just expecting a lot of sex kkkkkkkkk but i'm glad there wasn't too much, to me the movie was exactly what it was necessary to comprehend rio. yes it was fucked up the way he was making another guy write the books for him AGAIN bc of his broken arm but it brought kuzumi back into the story and rio out of that loop so i'll take it. i love kuzumi too! not just as rio's boyfriend but he's a great character he makes me happy when he's on the screen and it's not hard to understand why he feels like that about their relationship even though he knows rio loves him (the last scene oh my fucking god)

i think thats it, it's 2:32AM rn and I haven't slept so my brain its melting! I just wanted to say how amazing the shows and movie are and if someone is reading this please watch everything! you won't regret it.

[but dont watch it all at once....... i watched pornogapher > mood indigo > spring of life > playback one at a time in 4 days (I needed like 10hrs between the shows just to let the story get into my mind)]

the sex scenes are great too like im not gonna lie THEY'RE GREAT and yes I cried in the last one

#kijima rio..... i just love him hes so real #twozerozerone

[fullmetalgirl98]

30 days Hypnosis Mic challenge

DAY 11: the very first song you listened to

🎤 「ヒプノシスマイク -Division Battle Anthem-」

(link)

Basically, this is not only the very first Hypmic song I heard, but it's the thing that introduced me to the project too. And I'm not exaggerating when I say it was probably also the very first rap song I ever listened to in my whole life. And the one that changed my music tastes from that moment on. I remember it was July 2018 when it appeared among YT's recommended videos on the home page. Granted that I had no idea what a multimedia project even was at the time, I opened the video out of pure curiosity and the very first thing I thought was that it was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen in my life. Of course, for someone like me who absolutely did not like rap, the style of music hit my eardrums like a shovel to the face, but despite my first grievances (because, damn, for someone who had never listened to rap before, it was a pretty intense song, other than a strange way, to approach the genre (in JAPANESE, btw!) ...I mean, we're talking about the Anthem. And we all know how intense it is, as a song). So kudos to me for not shutting everything down immediately and deciding to continue the viewing, because here I am today, 6 years later ¯\_₍ッ₎_/¯ Well, yes, ladies and gentlemen, I practically saw this project BORN (although I did not follow it with interest, at beginning. Shame on me, now). So, the video started, and the thing that left me most pleasantly surprised was just the setting of the MV. I found it extremely interesting, as well as innovative, to show the behind-the-scenes footage of the recording with the seiyuus and the chacaters, in short....it gave me an effect like "'???so coooool???akhgakgkad?! (⚆ᗝ⚆) " And now here is a list of the very first things I thought while listening:

Ichiro/Subaru: I immediately thought that he had the face of an Italian and that he was ridiculously cool. And then the way he rapped??? WOW. I remember I didn't like Ichiro's mole lol

Samatoki/AsaShin: AsaShin hit me...like a truck, yeah. I loved his voice, it was so scratchy! My eyes were mesmerized by his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. Instant crush for Samatoki, at that moment.

Ramuda/Shirai: they didn't blow me away, at first glance.

Jakurai/Hayami: what a deep voice O.O And what a hair....

Chorus: THIS STUFF SLAPS AS HELL?!?! ∑(; °Д°) In particular, the "Welcome to the division, Welcome to the division, oh yeah" part sent me high.

Jiro/Ishiya: uh, nice guy, this one. But why does his seiyuu look like he's about to have a seizure?! O.O

Jyuto/Komada: why is he screaming so much???? Turn off this man, PLEASE!

Gentaro/Saito Soma: WOW. YOUUUU. I LIKE YOU. YOU'RE SEXY, MAN. I LIKE YOU. YES. YOU AND YOUR SEIYUU. I was struck by both the initial "uhm?" with which SS peeped in the shot and the very elegant way in which he brought his hand to his headphones shortly thereafter.

Hifumi/Kijima: You guys have no idea how much Hifumi annoyed me at first. And continued to annoy me for a very long time. Just because of this MV. The "paaaaaaati naaaaaai" in particular was something that bothered me deeply, I don't even know why lol. LOOK AT ME NOW, i love my baby ;^;.

Saburo/Kohei: the moles disturbed me LOL. Kohei seemed to be having a particularly good time, jumping around haha

Rio/Kamio: what an... austere??....way.... of... speaking? Cool character design, though!

Dice/Nozuyama: AHHHHHHH!!! STRANGE NOISES!!! WHAT'S WITH THIS GUY!!! The guy (Nozu) is AMAZING!!! And the character looks really cool! I like the way he dresses (◎0◎) he looks like a dangerous one, tho...

Doppo/Kento: Here I became seriously concerned. The seiyuu was twitching his fingers in an alarming way. And the character looked even less well than he did. I thought Doppo was an apathetic, at first. But then??? The YELLS???? WHO IS THIS MAN!? I'M SCARED.

OH, Hello again first two great seiyuu of whom I still didn't know life, death and miracles. So yes. This is the first song I ever listened to :)

#hypnosis mic #hypmic #30 days hypnosis mic challenge #30 day challenge #day 11 #division rap battle #division battle anthem #seiyuu #japanese rap #anime #manga #buster bros #mad trigger crew #fling posse #matenrou #hypmic drb #drb

[bl-bracket]

Gender Envy Bracket

Round One

Tay (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Mamoru Nekoyashiki (Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to be Recognized)

Eugene (Not Me: The Series) vs Fai (Together With Me)

Ayan (The Eclipse) vs Rio Kijima (The Novelist)

Zhou Shu Yi (We Best Love) vs Togawa (Old Fashion Cupcake)

Tiffy (Lovely Writer) vs Neo (3 Will Be Free)

James (Fish Upon the Sky) vs Waree (The Eclipse)

Sasuki Mugi (Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But To Kiss!) vs Med (He's Coming To Me)

Vegas (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Yoo Sinbi (First Love Again)

Kim (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Jerry (Papa & Daddy)

Pat (Bad Buddy) vs Hashimoto (Kieta Hatsukoi)

Khai (Theory of Love) vs Alan (Moonlight Chicken)

Wei Wuxian (The Untamed) vs Takara (Takara-kun to Amagi-kun)

Jaab (Step by Step) vs Yoon Won (The Eighth Sense)

Oh-Aew (I Promised You The Moon) vs Gaipa (Moonlight Chicken)

Pear (2gether: The Series) vs Prapai (Love in the Air)

Black (Not Me: The Series) vs Ae (Step by Step)

Choi Yuna (Semantic Error) vs Amber (DNA Says Love You)

Kurosawa (Cherry Magic) vs Tan (Manner of Death)

Porsche (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Chopper (Never Let Me Go)

Yok (Not Me: The Series) vs Sky (Secret Crush on You)

Wen Kexing (Word of Honor) vs Kaeng (Y-Destiny)

Payu (Love in the Air) vs Win (My School President)

Noey (I Will Knock You) vs Xie Wang (Word of Honor)

Por (My School President) vs Shintaro (Minato Shouji Coin Laundry)

Win (Between Us) vs Pisaeng (Be My Favorite)

Pete (Love By Chance) vs Nuer (Cutie Pie: The Series)

Jang Jaeyoung (Semantic Error) vs Palm (Never Let Me Go)

Tankhun (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Khaojao (Secret Crush on You)

Uea (Bed Friend) vs Nuea (Y-Destiny)

Sean (Not Me: The Series) vs Puen (Vice Versa)

Xue Yang (The Untamed) vs Zhou Zi Shu (Word of Honor)

Ink (Bad Buddy) vs Tuaphee (Dear Doctor, I'm Coming For Soul)

#bl bracket #bl drama #bl shows #kinnporsche #kinnporsche the series #kabe koji #Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to be Recognized #not me #not me the series #together with me #the eclipse #the novelist #we best love #old fashion cupcake #lovely writer #3 will be free #3wbf #fish upon the sky #mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss #he's coming to me #first love again #papa & daddy #bad buddy #kieta hatsukoi #theory of love #moonlight chicken #the untamed #takara kun to amagi kun #step by step #the eighth sense

[scarefox]

Ok, I gotta do it. Here is a list of BLs that imo are painfully underrated because they are not your classic BL. I enjoyed them way too much for them to be so underrated. It's a crime actually:

Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul

Dr. Prakan is a well-known surgeon dedicated to saving people’s lives. However, while he is trying to save lives he is constantly visited by the last person he could ever want to see. Death will show up every day trying to take the souls of the people that the doctor is trying to save. They work for completely opposing sides. One must collect the souls of the dead, the other must save lives before they reach that state. Is it possible to fall in love with the one thing you try to avoid, and how can the love story between death and a Doctor last?

(TW: lots of hospital-typical dying and accidents)

The Pornographer (watch order: 1. The Novelist, 2. Mood Indigo, 3. Pornographer - Spring Life, 4. The Novelist: Playback, 5. Pornographer: Continued Spring Life)

Kuzumi Haruhiko is a university student. One day, he causes a bicycle accident. The accident causes novelist Kijima Rio to break his arm. Kuzumi doesn't have insurance or money to pay Kijima for his injury. Kijima then asks Kuzumi to transcribe a story he is writing. Kuzumi is surprised to learn the story is obscene.

Innocent (watch order: 1. Innocent Special, 2. Innocent, 3. (Not That) Innocent)

As a child, Zheng Yu Shi was involved in an accident so traumatic that it led to his development of a second identity. Going by the name of Noah, this second identity has grown up with Yu Shi. Quiet and very reserved with his emotions, Noah has spent years as Yu Shi’s vigilant protector. Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Yu Shi is used to having Noah around to take care of him. But when he meets Wu Zheng, things between Noah and Yu Shi begin to change. Aware of Yu Shi’s growing feelings for Wu Zheng, Noah takes over, using his distrust of Wu Zheng as an excuse to keep the two apart. Despite his best efforts, Noah can’t keep Yu Shi and Wu Zheng apart forever. As the relationship between Wu Zheng and Yu Shi grows, Yu Shi begins to realize that his faith in the world is slowly starting to be restored. With Wu Zheng by his side, will Yu Shi find a way to heal from the wounds he’s been carrying for so long?

(TW: child abuse, implied rape in the past)

Eien no Kinou (Eternal Yesterday)

Koichi is cheerful and popular in the class. Mitsuru is talented and not good at socializing. The two high school students are strongly attracted to each other due to their opposite personalities. However, one morning, Koichi is hit by a truck in front of Mitsuru. Koichi got up on the spot and smiled as usual, and although he was indeed "alive", his classmates gradually began to forget about Koichi's existence.

(TW: kind of major character death / undead situation)

Color Rush (S1 !! I still couldn't bring myself to watch S2 cause I love S1 too much to move on, it's one of my comfort shows and Yoo Han is a big part of that but he isn't in S2....)

Monochromatic people (known as 'Mono's) live in a world where they are not able to see colours and therefore view their surroundings through varying shades of grey, black and white. However, every Mono has a fated person (known as 'Probe's) who is able to trigger their grey-scale world into colour, inducing what is termed as a 'Colour Rush'. Yeon Woo is a Mono. He’s aware that other colours do exist but has never experienced them for himself, nor was he interested in doing so. However, Yeon Woo’s life is forever changed when he meets Yoo Han, his Probe, and experiences his first 'Colour Rush'. Terrified that he would be obsessed with Yoo Han because of Yoo Han's ability to make him see colours, Yeon Woo tries to avoid Yoo Han, but why does Yoo Han insist on drawing close to him?

(TW: depressed main, suicide attempt)

Love Tractor

Seon Yul, a temporarily relocated city man, meets Ye Chan, a rural man who adores the countryside. Seon Yul comes to the countryside to experience life knowing nothing about farming and Ye Chan appears before him. As Seon Yul learns to adapt to rural living and engage in farming activities, he becomes increasingly attracted to Ye Chan's sincerity and enthusiasm. Together, the two embark on a chaotic and romantic countryside journey of healing and love.

Nobleman Ryu's Wedding

On a warm spring day during the Joseon Dynasty, the wedding of Ryu Ho Seon and his beautiful bride, Hwa Jin, takes place. But come their wedding night, Ho Seon becomes suspicious of his beloved. And with good reason, for his bride is a man! And now Ho Seon finds himself face-to-face with the bride’s brother, Choi Ki Wan, who explains that Hwa Jin’s loathing of political marriages drove her to disappear before the ceremony even began. Needless to say, Ho Seon quickly tries to annul the marriage, but his ailing mother is opposed to such a move. The pair must now maintain their union, one that can never be revealed to a single soul! When Kim Tae Hyeong, comes to congratulate his friend Ho Seon, he falls for Ki Wan and immediately commences to court him. Now both Ki Wan and Ho Seon find themselves in a difficult position. Caught between honouring his ailing mother’s wishes and the unending flood of love letters for Ki Wan, Ho Seon is only too aware that there is little time to waste. To further complicate matters, Hwa Jin chooses to make her impromptu return at this time. The only way to soothe the pain in everyone’s hearts is to return everyone to their rightful places. But is this easier said than done?

The Miracle of Teddy Bear (bear with me this might sound nuts (haha 2 puns in a row) but this is actually a crime mystery)

Taohu is a giant white teddy bear and has been Nut's object of comfort for ten years. However, he isn’t an ordinary teddy bear, he has the ability to communicate with other objects and items in the house. One day, unbeknownst to Nut, the teddy bear was miraculously turned into a young man, however, that young man can't remember anything about himself. Taohu tried to find his own background, but everything became complicated when he found out that his background was connected to the dark secrets of his owner's family. He had to hurry because his time as a human is running out and he wanted to discover the secrets of his background so much, but he also wanted to be closer to the person he loved the most. Will Taohu be able to find the answers to his questions and reveal all the secrets he wishes to know? And would there be another miracle that may allow him to fulfill his wish?

(TW: mentally ill mother, abusive parent, death, murder attempt)

Something in My Room

Phat just moved into a new rental house with his mother. There, he meets Phob, an amnesiac ghost, and has to help Phob solve the mystery of his death within forty-nine days of Phob's death. Will they succeed?

(TW: horror elements, suicide, cancer, death of a parent)

I Will Knock You

Thi, a college student, had a part-time job as a tutor. One day, one of his students got into trouble with high-school gangsters. Thi went to protect his student and confronted the leader of the gang, Noey. After that day, Thi ran into Noey so many times, he started to learn that although Noey had a badass look, the boy was ridiculously silly. Noey just came up by himself that Thi was running after him. Thi was so done trying to explain that he had zero interest in him, but fate played funny tricks. Thi was contacted to be a tutor for a new student. That student was Noey. They learned more about each other. Noey started to change himself and made a move on Thi.

(TW: cringefail4cringefail ... lol)

My Ride

This is the story of Mork and Tawan, a motorcycle taxi driver and a medical resident in Bangkok hospital. While they might seem to come from different worlds, one day they meet by chance when Tawan hires Mork to take him across town. This first ride leads to another and another, and soon Mork finds that he can't stop thinking about the handsome doctor. Meanwhile, Tawan also feels drawn to Mork, and an unlikely friendship is born. Might it lead to more?

3 Will Be Free (polyamory m/m/f)

Neo is a stripper who is running away from the loan shark Thana and his gang, after having an affair with Thana's wife Vanika. One day, the criminals find him in the bar where he works. In attempting to escape, he ends up bumping into two people who will change his life: Shin, a gay boy, the son of Thana, who is frustrated at being rejected by a friend; and Miw, the manager of a gogo bar who is running away from her past. Accidentally, they end up killing one of the gang members who was chasing Neo, which makes them enemies of the gang. Now all three need to find a solution to escape from this situation together, while at the same time managing the physical and sentimental attraction that arises between them.

(TW: attempted rape)

Bed Friend

When it comes to work and the relationships he maintains with his coworkers, Uea Anol gets along well enough with almost everyone. But there is one very big exception and his name is King Kunakor. Good friends with his best friend Jade, King is the one man at the office that Uea simply cannot stand. A cocky Casanova with a serious reputation, King is everything Uea hates in a man. But when a company outing ends in a drunken hook-up with the one man he can’t stand, Uea begins to see King in an entirely different light.  Initially planning to move on after their one-night fling, Uea and King agree to keep seeing each other on a strictly physical basis. With no strings attached, will these two be able to keep things between them simple and carefree or will their emotions eventually get the better of them?

(TW: attempted rape, homophobia, bad coping, MDL comments are dumb af about this one so don't go there)

Utsukushii Kare (My Beautiful Man)

Seventeen-year-old Hira, who is at the bottom of the class, tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to open his mouth and expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views the world through his camera lens, detached until one day, Kiyoi Sou walks through the classroom door. The impact is instantaneous. Hira finds himself pulled into Kiyoi's gravity, following him everywhere and attending to his every need. Popularity comes easily to beautiful Kiyoi, who is always surrounded by his classmates. He uses his status to get what he wants, ordering around the boy who stares at him with his big eyes and seems to worship him like a god. Hira contents himself to merely exist within Kiyoi's orbit, asking for nothing in return…

(TW: bullying, amok shooting fantasies, MDL comments are dumb af about this one so don't go there)

#bl drama #japanese bl #thai bl #korean bl #taiwanese bl #the last two might not be as underrated but they still deserve more attention imo since they got hated a lot during their airing phase