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absolutebl · 1 year

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BL Best of 2022 - quick picks

Best KBL: Semantic Error

Best Thai BL: Bad Buddy (remember for me this falls into 2022)

Best JBL: this was the hardest pick for me because Japan came back SWINGING this year. So... I cheated.

Best traditional live action yaoi? Minato’s Laundromat

Best modern BL? Takara & Amagi

Best for me, personally? Old Fashion Cupcake

Best Taiwan BL: My Tooth Your Love although I really adored DNA Says Love You and About Youth, the one fudged the beginning and the other the end (both are still v HEA) so My Tooth was the most consistent.

Best director: Kato Ayaka (Old Fashion Cupcake) she did a fucking phenomenal job, and yes she had two killer actors to work with, but I am such a sucker for those long shots plus the sensual foods close ups? GIIRLLLLLLLL. Gah!

Best kiss: honestly we had so many good kisses this year I have multiple blog posts going on the subject. But I am handing it over to the one that stuck in my head the most, Billy & Seng’s up against that chain gate with the damn blue towel sticking out of his back pocket in Secret Crush On You.

The desperation was just insane. But I might have given it to OFC if they hadn’t already won the director category. And I flipping LOVE the Kissable Lips boys BTS smiley kiss from 304: 100% should have been on screen for us.

Best erotic moment: The shower neck make out kiss from side couple RainPayu in Oh! My Sunshine night.

Runner up: VegasPete and the “ass to waist ratio” kiss in their kinky chain scene.

Best O scene: Oh the whole LITA special, they knew what they were doing. Doesn’t stop me being annoyed by the whole thing, tho.

Best cuddles: I mean it should got to 12% because, well, ENDLESSLY spectacular cuddles from SantaEarth but for me it was Star in My Mind’s cuddle+glare. I love me a vicious little “mine” moment.

Best eye contact/soulmating/eyefucking: FirstKhao in The Eclipse although Japan did great work with THIRST this year (bit more one sided, that one).

Best cinematography: Cherry Blossoms After Winter, I know, I know, but you know how I feel about yaoi, nostalgia and cinematic storytelling.

Best boohoo snot bubble I’m dazed and crying: Eternal Yesterday, every fucking episode, Choco Milk Shake (I hate you Strongberry, I love you Strongberry), To My Star 2 (I just hate you and you are not forgiven).

Most beloved character: Shin MY PRECIOUS BEAN SPROUT

Best Pair: The Parks although I am also crazy about the To My Star and Kissable Lips boys. I really want more from all of them. Madness that it’s all Korea.

Best Ensemble: The Eclipse had a killer cast but I expect that from GMMTV. So for all it was a mess of a story Cutie Pie wins best casting from me. All 3 couples had such good chemistry. I don’t think any other multi-couple shows out of Thailand were that on point, not even KP.

Best siblings//family: My Ride, gotta hand it to the gay uncles and all the queer friends and the adopted son. Although DNA Says Love You was pretty darn great too.

Best Food: There were so many food ones this year (Ocean Likes Me, Old Fashion Cupcake, La Cuisine, but none were as good food-wise as Bite Me last year) so the one where I actually wanted to eat stuff the most? What Zabb Man. What can I say? I love sweets and ramen, but Thai food is my last best hope in life.

Best song: Eternal Yesterday’s OST Sunshower by Ayumu Imazu. I can’t believe Japan beat out Korea but I am sorry I just really fucking adore that song. I’m sucker for that raw slightly rough voice combined with Japan’s brusque style (and PINK hair).

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But Leo’s I still from Happy Ending Romance is a close fucking follow up, that boy is dripping slightly-evil honey even in falsetto, he’s a perennially ignored goddamn gift to Kpop.

I do A LOT of best of lists, this is just the beginning. Also if you have a request of a top 10 of 2022 or any best of... name the tope lists, let me know in an RP or a comment.

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existentialcrisiscore · 2 months

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only pitbabe can use alcoholism as a form of rizz

#given that the show has mpreg race car alphas fighting human trafficking #love this #best bl #peteway #pit babe the series #i am still not over them sorry

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dream-thief-forever-amen · 2 years

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What made KinnPorsche (besides the cinematography, direction, locations, and more) was how committed the actors were to giving their characters 100000 PERCENT. They treated their on screen time as seriously as Shakespearen actors, as if the source material was sacred and deserved careful attention to nuance and detail.

I always hate watching a BL that seems embarrassed to be a BL. I recently watched Manner of Death and I felt soooo bored by the whole production. No one seemed invested in their characters enough to try to sell the emotions, the individuality, the quirks and expressions that could have brought the script (the romance, the drama, the shady aspects) to life. I also watched Second Chance, and while the show was just a simple slice of life last month of school drama - everyone took their character soooo seriously (in a good way!). Even the side characters, even the unnamed characters, they stayed in their roles so you could see them in the background still selling it even when not in focus. By contrast those two shows illustrate how dedicated actors can elevate an otherwise so-so scripted show. Just think of Addicted. It was just two dudes going back and forth to school but it was spellbinding because everyone, especially the leads, wanted to embody their characters and their relationship.

I also think KinnPorsche knew what it was - a cult classic in the making. Maybe because it had such a long hiatus between the teaser and the show filming - and they had the time to see how excited everyone was, how much their characters meant to the fandom. We are talking extensive character devotion. We’re talking about a fandom knowing the names of the characters as well as the actors who played them. As an American, this is doubly impressive as I don’t generally see this in English discussions. Threads casually mentioning Jom or Time and the fandom nodding along, knowing exactly which face to put with that name.

I also think employing two male models as the lead actors went a long way. Not just because they are ridiculously handsome and look great in everything and have an uncanny instinct to work with lighting and angles. But because male models are used to touching men. Casually. They will drape their arms around each other and stay that way while makeup is touched up, hair fluffed, clothing arranged. I always think of Coffee Prince, the way the boys just lounged about sitting close together, legs propped up, head on each other’s shoulders. The body language of intimacy and comfort. They weren’t all models, but the ones that were… they lead the herd mentality, so to speak. They were handsome and muscular and they did not mutter no homo while rubbing each other’s backs between takes. This level of comfort is contagious and can spread throughout the cast.

What other LGBTQIA+ shows can you think of that just SOLD you on the characters? Where you could tell they really, really wanted their role to be without fault - that every scene was an opportunity to do more with their character, even if they are just lurking in the background of a shot. I want to watch some more BL but am struggling with these shows… help me

#kinnporsche #kinn porsche #kinnporsche the series #best bl #I do not even understand why shows get made were the two leads have no chemistry #you’d think there is nothing easier than getting attractive people to pretend to be (or genuinely be) attracted to each other but nope #though even worse is when the characters DO have good chemistry but just freeze up with the intimacy #mandatory kissing workshops for all romance dramas from now on - gay or straight - practice makes perfect

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iwaoiamiright · 1 year

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SCI Mystery

gonna need the SCI Mystery fandom editors to edit some more SCI Mystery clips to popular songs so i can share them and lure more people into watching SCI. here's a song list that will fit SCI so well

Closer - RM - Bai YuTang x Zhan Zhao

Lonely - RM - Zhan Yue

Body Moves - DNCE - Bai YuTang x Zhan Zhao

Arson - jhope - Zhao Yue

Still into you - Paramore - Bai YuTang x Zhan Zhao and Bai Chi x Zhao Zhen

Twisted - MISSIO - Zhao Yue and Dark Zhan Zhao

Lemon Boy - cavetown - Bai Chi x Zhao Zhen

Devil Like You - Gareth Dunlop - Zhao Yue

Electric Love(oliver remix) - BORNS - Bai YuTang x Zhan Zhao

Control - Halsey - Zhao Yue

Gasoline - Halsey - Zhao Yue

Loverboy - A-Wall - Bai YuTang x Zhan Zhao, Zhao Zhen x Bai Chi

Play With Fire - Sam Tinnesz - the whole series

also please someone make crackvids and the "gay or european" edit. try tiktok for posting the edits so the fandom grows i beg

#sci mystery #bts #bl drama #chinese #SCI journals #bai yutang #zhan zhao #bai yutong x zhan yao #zhao zhen #zhao zhen x bai chi #bl novel #bl recommendation #bl edit #best bl

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clearancecreedwatersurvival · 2 months

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Katsuki Yuuri is so funny because dude is an Olympic level figure skater who competes internationally regularly and he introduces himself through narration in the first episode as very average in skill, who is doing it like him.

Your self confidence may be bad but is it deluding yourself into thinking you suck at something you rank sixth in the world at bad?

#he has one really bad day and forgets that he’s the best skater in Japan #this post brought to you because I’m watching sk8 and was reminded about my true sports anime BL bait love #yuri!!! on ice #yuuri katsuki #yoi #caitie speaks #animanga

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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 5 months

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Buckle up.

#kiseki #kiseki: dear to me #kiseki ep 13 #ai di x chen yi #chen yi x ai di #Nat x louis #nat chen #louis chiang #chen yi x eddie #taiwanese drama #taiwanese series #taiwanese bl #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdrama #myedit #they were the best part of this series #and I am gonna miss them

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markpakin · 2 months

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It's my call.

WE BEST LOVE: FIGHTING MR 2ND (2021)

#we best love #fighting mr 2nd #wbledit #tvedit #taiwan drama #tdrama #bl drama #dramasource #boyslovesource #*gifs #tv #uservix #esmetracks #userlinnea #userspring #the tear marks on their pillows :(

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kinnbig · 3 months

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I'm sorry.

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universe-club · 17 days

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reaction gifs for when you’re gay in despair for @guzhufuren

#jazz for two #jazz for two the series #song hangyeom #seo do yoon #korean bl #kbl #mjblr #he is SO iconic and so funny and literally the best #hope you like it vlada!!

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itsanidiom · 9 months

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OFFICE BLS RANKED BY THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VENEER OF APPROPRIATE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR

Because I saw @sorry-bonebag's tag and had to.

Here we go! Disclaimer: I'm not going to list every Office BL™ these are just the ones I've seen. Sorry if your fav is missing! Let's start with our lowest scorer that definitely sets the tone for the bottom of the barrel.

CHECK OUT - The veneer is tracing paper if not completely transparent. Fucking in the office. Yeah. That's an HR violation for sure. Thankfully your company is too small to have an HR department. But you're definitely getting fired by your boss who is also your boyfriend who you are also cheating on.

BED FRIEND - The veneer is only considered opaque because everyone else in the office is blind as hell. HR is pretty sure you two fucked in the office bathroom, but they have no proof so could only give you a warning.

LOVE MATE - Veneer is 1-ply. I mean, if the whole office ships it, is it truely an issue? HR thanks you for keeping things PG.

WE BEST LOVE: FIGHTING MR. 2ND - The veneer is definitely paper thin, but it's 2-ply. At least you avoided fucking in the office. Just a good smack in the face and some mutual sexual harassment. HR win...I guess.

HISTORY4: CLOSE TO YOU - Veneer is getting a little thicker, but depends on the light. Rooftop and in-office grandiose love confessions aside, HR thanks you for keeping your higher heat make out sessions off business hours. Still, gossiping about your romantic interests with your coworkers is grounds for a warning.

OUR DATING SIM - Veneer is about as thick as the space between your legs through which HR can see that you're literally holding hands in the office right now, stop it.

STEP BY STEP - The veneer is solid. Mainly office stuff happens in the office. HR approves of this boring as hell vibe. Still, you get marked down slightly because you did almost get down in the company parking garage.

CHERRY MAGIC - The veneer is a wholesome thickness, but no kissing in the company elevator. HR slap on the wrist for sure. We don't care how quickly the doors closed. There is CCTV in that elevator, sirs.

JUN & JUN - The veneer is currently in the process of being painted on so we'll have to wait and see, but it's looking pretty thin so far. HR has their pens ready to write up the report.

OLD FASHION CUPCAKE - The veneer is solid, but HR saw you hugging in the coffee station. Thank you for waiting until you were off work hours to make out, I guess. Enjoy your fancy desserts.

ROOMATES OF POONGDUCK 304 - The veneer is there. HR heard some weird noises over the zoom call, but we're just going to ignore those for now.

#bl drama #office bl #Are you in the HR department for a BL Drama that I did not mention? Please feel free to add #lol #roommates of poongduck 304 #step by step #old fashioned cupcake #cherry magic #check out the series #bed friend the series #we best love: fighting mr. 2nd #love mate #our dating sim #jun & jun the series #history 4: close to you #I have thoughts about Office BL Dramas

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absolutebl · 10 months

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Hi!!! Your posts are always amazing and I have so many bookmarked because you create the best little collections. Anyway, I am in a big BL rut right now and I can't seem to get into anything. Any fast-paced, recs that can bring me out of my slump? Thanks so so much :)

Oooo, fast paced is pretty subjective lemme think...

Imma got with the narrative sense of the word pacing (rather than just an in-your-face fast-moving plot, although that too,) so: good tension, craft, and narrative. Here's my pulls - I went broad and into the well, in case you had seen some recent stuff.

10 Fast-Paced BLs to Pull You Out of a Slump

(I'm assuming you have seen KinnPorsche)

I did a quick pitch for each cause I'm drunk so maybe they're funny, all spelling errors are my own and the result of growing up in 3 different English speaking nations and 2 non-English ones.

Someone wanted more elevator pitches a while ago, here ya go!

Our Dating Sim - nerds in love, reunion, deadlines, gaming, teasing, pining tiny idiots, ADORABLE

2. Semantic Error - you cannot be a BL fan and not have watched this, the ultimate enemies to lovers, also the prettiest

3. To My Star - neurotic actor (actual puppy), grumpy chef, sparks, cooking lessons, LOVE!

4. We Best Love - defines fast paced in romance, literally when asked why his character fell in love so fast Yu said, "well I only had one 20 minute episode." Yet... we BELIEVED IT.

5. HIStory 2: Crossing the Line - it's a perfect sports romance, don't bother me with trifles

6. Not Me - also how do you say antidisestablishmentarianism in Thai? + hot boys kissing who probably shouldn't be and convoluted soap opera identical twins plot... someone at GMMTV thought it made sense, we just here for the tattoos and the the Pride scene

7. The Eighth Sense - who let Korea be this angsty? SO MUCH TENSION.

8. Unintentional Love Story - omg the plot, forced into a totally understandable betrayal, falling in love despite himself, put into a corner he can't get out of, the AGONY, the eyes EMOTING at us in PAIN

9. HIStory 3: Trapped - hot cop falls in love with hotter mafia boss he is chasing for MURDER (bonus weirdly domesticated switch-blade wielding hit-man obsessed with geeky police tech support - COME ON)

10. Long Time No See - assassins, cat fishing, either side of a turf war, HOT sex scenes then even hotter beating the shit out of each other and kissing while COVERED IN BLOOD (this came from KOREA?)

There.

All kinds of flavors.

One of them just HAS to work!

If not, you could go for shorts. Try Strongberry:

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immortallaughter · 5 months

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You know how cat eyes do the thing™? Hear me out. (inspired by a conversation with @baldurstaint and friends)

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bengiyo · 4 months

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Too 5 horniest sex scenes

There were actually a lot of really solid sex scenes this year. For you, I will cheat and add extras.

Masumi and Ritsu in College in The End of the World With You

I actually think these are better in retrospect because we got to see what these two look like ten years later.

Yang and Phumjai Knocking Down Their Own Store in Love in Translation

I just know this was a fantasy for Yang and he absolutely still has that footage somewhere. They both had beds upstairs!

Namnuea Showing Sailom the Real Him in Wedding Plan

We did not get enough focus on characters who have experience sharing that with each other.

Kim Sung Min and Yoo Joo Hyuk in Love Class 2

We don't often get solidly built boys together in BL, and once again we got two men who knew how to fuck going at it.

Boston and Top in that Car in Only Friends

Top was trying to send that boy into orbit the way he jackhammered him! You know Boston's ass was clean and ready for this moment that he orchestrated.

That First Night Between Nail and Him in For Him

Nothing like a rebound hookup. Bonus if he looks exactly like your ex, amirite??

Saengtai Blowing Patts in La Pluie Ep 7

There's an extended version of this in the special episode on iQIYI. You should check it out. My man Patts was about to lose his mind in this and got what he needed to keep going.

Kon Diao and Yi on the Couch in Naughty Babe Ep 6

Let us never again mention the thumb incident in episode 8. Instead, let's talk about Kon Diao taking charge in this scene and blowing Yi so good that he had to keep his socks on.

King and Uea Explore Kinks in Bed Friend

King was trembling in anticipation when he shared this with Uea.

Ask Me Top 5 BL 2023 Anything

#answered #best of bl 2023 #bed friend #the end of the world with you #bokura no micro na shuumatsu #love class 2 #naughty babe the series #la pluie #for him the series #only friends the series #wedding plan #love in translation

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ah-bee-blogs · 28 days

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Shout out to Unknown for demonstrating that serious injuries do have long-term affects on your body and your mind.

There isn’t an episode that goes by where we aren’t reminded of everything Qian has gone through to get to where he is. And it’s not just from flashbacks. It’s in the scars that remain on his body. The nightmares that haunt his sleep. In his interactions with women. His fierce protectiveness of his family. Qian’s triggers and responses to them make sense and don’t just appear out of the blue for dramatic effect.

So much of the emotional and physical trauma that Qian has experienced continues to impact his daily life in a way that makes him feel less like a character with a tragic backstory and more like an actual person with lived experience.

#usually characters in dramas get insta-healed from injuries that almost kill them #but not Qian #and we are also blessed with the magic healing bl sponge bath #best of both worlds one could say #qian you deserve to be loved and protected #and yuan is right there #the acting is superb #unknown the series #the like brothers to lovers trope is hard for me to enjoy #but so far I’m really liking this show!#qian x yuan #taiwanese bl #bl series #itsybitsybabbles

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pharawee · 5 months

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