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Spring 2024 Teaser

And we're back!

This has probably been our longest recording season ever thanks to the scope of projects we wanted to feature here. Some of the projects started in 2023 while others only finished at the end of March.

This season is packed with guests! Beyond the usual appearances from @ginnymoonbeam and @lurkingshan, you'll get to hear from our friends @so-much-yet-to-learn, @wen-kexing-apologist, and @twig-tea as we talk about the continued presence of OffGun and TayNew, our first dedicated GL episode, a discussion of what may be the longest running BL project, a breakdown of shows that started strong but finished weak, and a massive two-part Grab Bag episode to cover a wide gamut of projects.

You're going to be with us for many weeks, so stay tuned for our releases.

Enjoy teaser for the season.

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Ben

And we're back. We have missed you all. We are finally done with all the VIIB Awards. We're finally done with watching way too much shit this season. and we have so much to talk about. I'm very excited about this season because, finally, I won. We talked about way too much Japanese stuff this season.

NiNi

[laughs] Ben, at the end of last season in the year in review, he said definitely Japanese is where it's at going into this year. And so far looking back in the winter, some of the stuff that I have probably mostly enjoyed, to be fair, has been some of the Japanese work. So, I am on the ride, I'm on the train with you all. There will be a lot of JBL being talked about in here. A little bit of some other stuff, but yeah, a big chunk of it's going to be J-BL and J-BL-adjacent? So that's what you'll be looking forward to.

Ben

The season is one where we're talking about the history and evolution of the genre a lot. We're going to have an episode focusing on GMMTV continuing to work the OffGun and TayNew angle, and how we responded fairly positively to that.

We're going to talk about the ongoing experience from Japan via Ossan’s Love.

We're going to finally get to talk about GL in its own episode on the show, and it's not just going to be one project that we're losing our minds over here.

We decided to properly reflect on some shows that were trying to do something and did not really deliver the way that we hoped, or maybe even the show hoped, they would.

And then we're going to do two back-to-back grab bag episodes because, while there was a ton of stuff that happened in this season, we weren't able to organize them into a cute setting. So we're going to unpack some genre stuff in one episode and all of the extra Japanese stuff in its own episode because there is just that much of it.

As always, some of you sent us some questions. Thank you. And we have a new segment with one of our friends that we're really excited for you to see in the back half of the season.

I’m Ben.

NiNiI'm NiNii. Welcome to the Brown Liquor Podcast, AKA The Conversation about BL.

#ben and nini's conversations #the conversation #podcast #on art #lgbtq #thai bl #bl series #spring series #spring 2024

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absolutebl · 2 years

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Hiii. A bit of a two tiered question :) I watched the end of Not Me and the scene when DanYok are reunited at the painting Yok did. In my mind they're deciding to make a go of it being a couple, did you get the same sort of take from that scene? Just with Auld Lang Syne playing in the background where a lyric is 'should auld acquaintances be forgot? Although Yok does sat to Dan about keeping their promise 🤔

Also I really adored DanYok and their chemistry. I would love Gawin and First to work together again. On Twitter a lot of people were tagging GMMTV asking for the actors to be given their own series. I was wondering do GMMTV take notice of fan opinions if it's in great numbers? I know Between Us, BounPrem was given their own series? 🤔

DanYok

In my mind they're deciding to make a go of it being a couple, did you get the same sort of take from that scene?

Yep.

I really adored DanYok and their chemistry. I would love Gawin and First to work together again.

First has a new BL coming from GMMTV called The Eclipse where he's paired with Khaotung that I m actually HUGELY excited about - much more so than the idea of more DanYok or Gawin & First together. Sorry.

So let’s get my bias out of the way and talk about BL couples and GMMTV studio marketing tactics, shall we?

GMMTV and Co-Branded BL Couples

I actually take The Eclipse as a sign that GMMTV is considering actively bifurcating their pairs. By which I mean, they seem to be taking a different approach to BL couple brands these days depending on the pairing:

It used to be that they firmly cast a pair and then keep trying that pair over and over again in the hopes that they would stick. No other option available to the actors. (In an eternal quest to recreate the magic of OffGun.)

These days it's different. They seem to have 3 tactics now.

TACTIC ONE - EARTHMIX

Some pairs they are sticking together and keeping that way because they get great sponsorship deals, have good talent range, and consistent chemistry. EarthMix is a successful newer example. PondPawin for perhaps a less successful but still trying attempt.

This, I would call: the old fashioned approach.

TACTIC TWO - FORCEBOOK

Other pairs they are throwing at the wall to see if they stick (PoddKhaotung tried and failed, I feel like this is ForceBook right now). But if they don't stick, they'll recast again opposite someone else. (This is actually how EarthMix happened, remember there was EarthNew and EarthWhite before them?) GMMTV can do this because they have a HUGE stable of actors. We can see them experimenting with these tactics in the Safe House reality TV shows. ForceBook does seem to be working, although probubly not as well as GMMTV hoped.

I would call this: the wide talent pool approach.

TACTIC THREE - KHAOTUNG

Otherwise they now seem to be okay with just floating a talented actor, trying him in different matches (which they are currently doing with Khaotung). These actors may never end up in a permanent pairing since they work well with multiple partners and can do side BL plots etc...

This is the most modern approach.

First & Gawin both seem to fall into this third category.

Which is a VERY long way of saying I don’t see GMMTV putting them into the GMMTV pantheon of permanent pairs. They’re too valuable as assets separated from each other.

ALSO it’s possible the actors don’t want that kind of branding hellscape.

What keeps happening from GMMTV’s perspective is attrition (Singto leaving, Frank on military duty, BL actor scandals, and couples aging out) which they don’t like. Or the pair doesn't stay matched because they grow apart (sorry but I think this is TayNew, it’s not that they don’t want too, it’s that they don’t much care), or the pair just never gelled with audiences (FrankDrake, MikeToptap).

GMMTV is, kind of, learning that they can’t force it. We have been watching them learn that lesson since 2018.

So if the actors really don’t want it, then I don’t think a permanent pairing will happen. (This is a GOOD thing.) Gawin, in particular, I don’t see wanting a permanent pairing. He never does much promo, and he isn’t into things like Safe House or the GMMTV games, or even variety shows. He never has been, since Dark Blue Kiss.

Which is an even longer way of me saying ifFirst & Gawin don’t want to pair up as a brand, these days GMMTV will let them stay separated so long as they stay in the stable.

Now if a really good project came along that they both liked and went into casting for? We could see them paired again. But GMMTV is likely to reserve those projects for an establish actual pair first (it’s much more profitable/easy to raise capital, gain sponsorships, and market on an existing established brand - and remember that is how most Thai BL is made). So it think it’s more likely, if they are paired again in a new project, it would be as a side couple, again. (Read on for: as a spin off from Not Me.)

I was wondering do GMMTV take notice of fan opinions if it's in great numbers?

Sometimes. But they are more likely to take into account the above factors first, than they are fan opinion. Sorry, this is a truth throughout the film industry. Fans are notoriously fickle, and everyone knows this. Once the Not Me fervor dies down, people will forget how great DanYok were. Probubly sooner than we think.

The public has a VERY short attention span.

There will always another pair for GMMTV to try and for us to get obsessed over. No one knows this better than GMMTV.

In fact the beauty of a branded pair, from a marketing perspective, is that it circumvents this attention span.

OffGun remained bankable even when they were not starring in anything. In the film industry, that’s a holy grail.

But, if you can’t force it, you can’t force it. GMMTV has finally learned that lesson. I think Singto leaving was a HUGE blow to their marketing tactics.

This is the reason I always refer to MaxTul as the Kings. They never seem to be forcing it, ever, and they have ridden the BL tide out of college-set stuff into mature gay romance in a way that is... enviable. (Especially for a studio like GMMTV.)

Now if First & Gawin start to show up in fashion shoots and with sponsor gigs as a pair, that would indicate a seed change and that they’ve jumped from category 3 to category 2. Or are trying to. Then they might get their own BL, but it wouldn’t be until next year at the very earliest.

And, like I said, I think this is the least likely outcome.

But that’s what you should be paying attention to and looking out for and really take optimism from. Not them in each other’s IG or shit like that. That’s just promo for this one show. Photo shoots and sponsor gigs, that’s a lifestyle switch.

Fuck this is so much industry talk.

Wabi Sabi and Co-Branded Pairs

I know Between Us, BounPrem was given their own series?

There isn’t a way to directly compare First & Gawin to BounPrem, as BounPrem are outside of the GMMTV umbrella and so are entirely different as a brand. You can compare BounPrem to OhmFluke or to MaxTul ,but not really to any of GMMTV’s holy trinity (TayNew, SintoKrist, OffGun). Indie pairs, as I call them, behave differently from those kept in GMMTV’s stable.

Wabi Sabi isn’t as proprietary and doesn’t keep a stable (in quite) the way that GMMTV (or Star Hunter) does. Hence you see BounPrem show up in other shows outside of Wabi Sabi’s network, as side characters etc...

So indie pairs = they opted to co-brand of their own volition. In BounPrem’s case they kept up with promo work as a couple even post active UWMA gigs (when they would have been actively encouraged to do so) - and, fortunately for them and us, are probubly getting a larger cut of the sponsor deals etc... as a result.

Their forthcoming BL (Between Us) is an adaptation of an existing y-novel, Hemp Rope, that was already ready for their characters. So once those characters gelled and hit in UWMA, and once it became clear they were a good pairing, it was a natural evolution they would get picked up to anchor their own show.

This kind of spin off doesn’t happen often in BL. I don’t think a DanYok y-novel spin off exists for Not Me, for example. Although I don’t follow the y-novel industry, so I could be wrong. And if the author is smart she’s writing this RIGHT NOW. Someone correct me in the comments if I’m wrong here?

GMMTV could give DanYok a short special, though. However, they might be prohibitively expensive (production value costs for non-uni set BL is at least double). But they have done that kind of thing before as extended sponsorship or tourism promo deals (see Our Skyy).

It should be noted that, Boun has been on the fringes of BL for years before Prem came along. So he, at least, knew what he was getting into. I do think they are good friends, but I also think their brand is very well executed and managed. They are doing a great job as a pair (like OhmFluke) and I can see them having a long career as this pair, if they want to (like MaxTul). That said, they have more of a teasing brotherly relationship, like OffGun. So like OffGun they may age out of the field, without the options that MaxTul are afforded by their physicality.

MaxTul were always going to be the best at transitioning from BL into mature gay romance because they act right as a brand and they also LOOK right. Because that transition is partly a move from Thai style BL to Taiwanese style.

Oh.

Can you IMAGINE what Taiwan could do with MaxTul?

Holy BL saints preserve us.

No wait, don’t. They both speak some Mandarin, don’t they?

PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

So there it is.

As always seems to happen on this blog with BL couples, I don’t really want to talk about it (it’s a bit squeaky), but I have a ton to say anyway. I think I just find the whole principle fascinating. It’s so golden age Hollywood.

MaxTul are the Fred & Ginger of our time.

Other stuff on actor pairs:

A Guide to Thai BL Actor Pairs for New Watchers (OLD & no longer updated)

Thai BL Actor Pairs... REDUX! (also old and not updated)

It’s hard to keep up with and it makes me uncomfortable, okay? Speaking of:

Skinship and Thai society?

Is that BL actor actually queer?

BL Actor Homophobia

And some nicer stuff:

OffGun & The Evolution of Chemistry for a BL Pair

Crazy BL Actor Pairing I'd Love to See

TOP 10 BL PAIRS + What They Should Play Next

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#thai bl #thai bl industry #thai film industry #bl pairs #bl branded couples #bl couples #not me the series #not me #danyok #FIrstGawin #GawinFirst #GMMTV #Studio Wabi Sabi #BounPrem #OffGun #OhmFluke #until we meet again #between us #earthmix

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What Did I Watch: #16

Bad Buddy turns something simple (Romeo and Juliet, but make it BL) into something that is worth to be discussed for. A conversation about passing trauma to your children. A sin of a father. Healthy relationships where the two sides know how to meet in the middle. A couple who actually did compromise. I could go on and on about how much Bad Buddy really raised the bar in term of showing the real societal problems.

I'm not saying this could be the greatest of all time. It's nowhere near I Told Sunset About You where BL going art house and depicts queerness at its finest. It got GMMTV's budget after all, we just couldn't ask more. But we live in a time where your choice of shows is limited because censorship and streaming companies keep shoving you with unbelievable romance. Bad Buddy is a breath of fresh air. It holds simplicity dear to its heart. It shows you that any of these circumstances could be happen to you. Its clichés is not something laughable, and actually I'm glad it didn't descend into lakorn territory because Thailand tends to do that when they have a simple story.

And God, can we talk more about our two geniuses, Ohm and Nanon? This is why people, BL should be played by some actors with a lot of experience under their belts. It has been an open secret that many actors use BL to mark their presence in the industry and gain fandom. It's fine if they know how to act. Thank God, P'Aof picked OhmNanon, those 2 guys know how to act. Like acting for real. Every scene got to be played to the extend I believe that their relationship will be doomed as shit. Also the way P'Aof directed and completely trusted his actors, I actually believe that he's a actor's director. He let his actors set the tone and dialogue which is a good thing if the actors are dedicated enough. It's not that I'm saying his actors on previous projects a lot worse than now, but his project significantly became better when he picked the right actors for certain role.

One more thing, during Bad Buddy's shoot P'Aof directed many scenes with different directions so that the editor had many options to pick which one could be broadcasted. Oh my god. Like this is the problem with ATOTS for me. ATOTS seemed not having enough shoots so they picked whatever was available. Well if your actors can execute a scene with one go is not going to be a big deal but yeaaaah... Directors should have enough time so that they could figure out how to direct actors the right way.

Naturally Bad Buddy has its flaws. Some of its supporting actors appeared to be not on the same level with the main actors. Well this is also one of my problem with GMM. Of course they need to market their new actors but.. give them a proper acting training. I couldn't help but cringe.

On the other hand, hands down the best BL series at the moment. We only can hope the remaining episodes could maintain its cleverness and not go down into madness. Fingers crossed.

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I dropped Rainless Love In A Godless Land moons ago. When I decided to pick it up again, I thought well I hope the story wouldn't end up suck. Well, I was wrong. It sucks.

Oh my god, I'm so mean hahahaha.

If we can set aside all of the romantic plotline, it was actually better than any kind of similar drama in the past. The world building is actually great and makes me wondering if they got enough time to venture, it'll probably far more better than what was already has been given to us. But, the romance man, it didn't sold me at all. Then the fact that the apocalypse which should be the main vocal point, suddenly towards the end was just vanished into thin air.

What's the point? To scare the audience? To understand what's at stake? Like I don't get it. Why? Like you turned the world upside down then all of the sudden you decided not to? What the fuck??? Might as well not making the goddamn drama at first place.

Then the whole LIE. I get it. At first my brain was kinda short-circuited. But, I managed. You wanted so bad to have a happy ending and you determined to erase whatever obstacles by using the final trope, 'let's go back to the past'. Bah, lazy writing.

HAH. Such a shame, you got a good premise, killer acting then bam... nothing happened.

Meanwhile queen Alice rules.

#what did i watch #bad buddy #rainless love in a godless land

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life-rewritten · 3 years

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GIANTS OF BL 2021 AKA SHOWS LINED UP FOR GMMTV THAT WE WON’T STOP SCREAMING ABOUT!

Is there a way I can get over the addiction of BLS? Apparently not because GMMTV came and slapped me across the face for ever thinking I could. Like what even was that conference? I came in like yeah I've heard the rumours. 6 BLs! LOL, you're kidding, like nothing I'd want would even happen. But I still made a list of everything I wanted from them and held that checklist in my mind and boy was I shocked! I ended up just on the floor, brain exploded, mind shut down and can you believe I was crying? Like why on earth was I crying for GMMTV BLs? Crazy right? I am absolutely left floored, I'm going to be crying as I write this by the way just so you know, I've got my heart full ready to burst, talking about the change we've seen in BLs this year, the journey, the growth; there's still some work to do, but GMMTV said they were also part of that, they were going to change and make us stay, wanting more. They did that in a 3-hour conference. My brain is ready, my mind is prepared, my heart is available for all these shows, and I can't wait to see what 2021 unfolds. Let's begin screaming:

Ratings: From 1 to 5 (1 being least excited to watch, 5 being most,) how excited am I to delve into these shows?

THE NICE SURPRISES

BAKERY BOYS

Genre/Themes: Thriller, Bromance, Mystery, Psychological, Drama, Friendship, BL? (The manga is), Baking

Verdict: You know I love Antique when immediately I see that Foie's hands shaking as he has to be one of the waiters in the cafe, reminds me back to another favourite bodyguard of mine doing so. I was in shock; One because Antique was one of my first Korean 'BL' movies I saw, with all my favourite actors, an unusual and intriguing plotline and I ate it up; all of it. I didn't like how censored it was and the weird open ending for the relationship in the show. But I couldn't care less, something about it made me happy. I just loved the characters I think, and I enjoyed seeing our 4 bakers become friends and find a weird found family with each other. Add in a mystery to why Joon’s character wanted to kill himself and hated cakes? And I was sold. Now GMMTV is making a remake for it, and SINGTO is playing my favourite gay baker. Like I am so happy with this. Do I expect this to blow my mind? No. Do I expect more BL? A little? I'm not sure like GMMTV could make Antique a BL if they want to, Korea hinted to it, Japan ignored it in anime and others, but Thailand could change that. I'm not holding hopes for it, but I love this cast just as much as I love the Korean Cast like Lee Thanawat is perfect for this role, Singto is greater (I just love him so much) and we even have Pleum and Foei?? Are you kidding me? Greatness. It's going to be fun to see what they do with the mystery—something I greatly liked in the movie. Let's hope it's more fleshed out in the tv show. So excited!

Ratings: 3.5/5 I mean it's not really a BL so it'll feel queer baity for me and I may end up being annoyed it, but I really do have fond memories of the Korean movie, so I want to be excited, and the cast is everything so we'll see.

FISH UPON THE SKY

Genre: Unrequited Love, Comedy, Romance, Rivalry, Haters to Lovers,

Verdict:

DID SOMEONE SAY JITTIRAIN: THEORY OF LOVE? 2GETHER??? Sorry for screaming but like what else am I meant to do. Theory of love is my ultimate BL show, one of it anyway, one of the reasons will be discussed even more later with another show, but this is not about them. Also, 2gether is like one of the biggest BLs ever right now. Jittirain is genius, she has this ability to make you feel for her characters, root for their love stories whilst throwing plot twists everywhere. I also like that she always has a focus; theory of love, we had film theory, 2gether we had music, and now we have Fish Upon the Sky, and we have?

Medicine? Love rivalry? Honestly, I don't know, the title even makes me feel even weird; what the hell does Fish upon a sky mean? But who cares it's a Jittirain classic, comedy, pain, longiiiing, and unrequited love, and scheming to get unrequited loves requited, more side couples and secretive characters. This time we have PHUWIN (had to emphasise that because he's impressive people stop sleeping on him!), one of my favourite youngins, showing up and becoming our main Pi and we have Pond a newbie, who has charisma for days, and he plays Mork, and they are love rivals. Wait what? A love story between two people who fall for each other after chasing after one guy? I'm ready for this, the haters to lovers, the pain of unrequited longing, but hold on it seems like a plot twist! Seems like we have another oblivious protagonist on our hand aside from Tine in 2gether, Pi can't even see that Mork isn't chasing after the same person as him, but for he's chasing after him! Sarawat scheming activated! I'm expecting giggles, chemistry and a great story. And it's going to be great because it's Jittirain.

Ratings: 4.5/5 It's not anything new but do I need to repeat my self? Theory of love pining and longing and emotions mixed with 2gether's secrecy, scheming and obliviousness? It's going to be great. The cast is also excellent, I have total faith in this show, better be a good director though (oh no nightmares from the last half of 2gether has returned).

FINDING ENCHANTE

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Angst, Drama, Friends to Lovers, Haters to Lovers, Harem, Mystery,

Verdicts:

Enchante that means nice to meet you aww. Wow, now I know French. Yay now where do I sign up to be like Theo and have 5 men chasing after me? Actually, that sounds like a nightmare, and I don't have time for that. He does apparently. Guess what guys! I knew I had a feeling in my gut when I watched this drama, I felt the memories, the intuition, the clues, hitting my brain, and I realised why. This show is also written by My gear and your gown's writer. YES! You mean more mystery and subtext filled storytelling, a show where I can analyse the character dynamics, and find clues to piecing the story together??? Perfection. As much as My gear and your gown wasn't everything to me, it was everything to me when I analysed it, I have fun with this writer's works when directed properly her works have great potential to be one of the best. I love GMMTV giving new actors the time to shine, and choosing stories that make my mind start working again. Thank you.

With this show we're having a love Simon flashbacks with our Simon being sent secret messages through a book by Enchante, he's sweet, caring and totally all about making our lead comfortable. Who could he be?

The best friend who's totally pining from afar and playing off his feelings like its nothing? My gut is already saying that Tine definitely wants it to be him (so again requited but they don't know trope? you've got me!)

Is it the playboy guitar extraordinaire played by GAWIN you heard me right GAWIN my Mork in Dark Blue Kiss!! Like what? Where've you been boy? He looks so great in this, by the way, he's a tease, likes to play our lead's feelings, and has chemistry because they're haters to lovers.

Or is it FLUKE PUSIT?? What even is this cast how is it both my favourite actors are here? Anyways Fluke is an artist, he wants our lead to let him in so he can draw him, our lead is his muse apparently, and again chemistry that makes your head hurt because like who is this damn Enchante?? Who will Theo choose?

Anyways we then have two people who I don't know that well sorry, Boom is the football captain that likes our lead and is always protecting him, and the other is a genius/nerd? Who helps Theo with his studies? Like wow, it must be great to be Theo, guys from different lifestyles and aesthetics have found him, they want him, they need him and one of them he wants and needs. I wonder who it is.

Ps people already thinking it's the best friend, not me, I think bestie is obviously endgame Tine is definitely also secretly wanting him to be with that pining and longing (I'm sure it's why he wants to find enchante desperately). I can't wait to see why these two refuse to let each other know how it feels. All I beg for is, please don't let New direct this. Guess what it's produced by X (Theory of Love! Hold on while I cry again) and Film! (Also theory of love!) Oh, this is going to be brilliant!

Ratings: 4.5/5 This drama is probably going to be the most underrated because people have other things to care about I don't blame you, but I think for me, this would be a same favourite way I loved MGYG and I'm ready for new faces, Gawin and Fluke and a requited but they don't know it angsty love story plus I know the directing is going to be amazing!. Ps, I actually hate harems, but the excitement is in figuring out who on earth is Enchante and why this is happening!

THE BIG BOYS

GMMTV decided to not let me rest next year. How is it that I already felt happy by seeing Phuwin, Gawin, Fluke etc... I was content you know, I was like great we have a great line up I'm excited now I don't think there's anything else I secretly want that will happen. I'm being a clown, BUT NO. EVERYTHING I ASKED FOR: EVERYONE I WANTED TO SEE, EVERY TROPE I WANTED, THE DIRECTOR, THE PLOTS, EVERYTHING WAS MANIFESTED BY THESE THREE TRAILERS. That's why I ended up crying. Because even till this day I can't believe this is real. I don't know when I'll finally think they will be real in 2021. Crying again!

NOT ME

Genre: Gang, Mafia, Crime, Romance, Drama, Stolen Identity, Twins, Angst

Not me? Not you? Not us? See how my mind scrambles when it comes to this show. Because I was determined to not be a clown and believe in this even when I saw OFF GUN hold onto each other on the motorbike I was like HA, nope they're just guest stars, when I saw them as gang members I was like HA; interesting probably not BL. When I saw two Guns, I was like HA, nice Gifted character flashback but still not BL. I won't fall for it, this is a BAIT! You get me? BAIT!! Don't fall for it and then GMMTV was like shut up here's a kiss. And then I broke down and cried. Because it was a journey.

Remember when I said Theory of Love was my favourite? It's because of these two; OffGun is everything, my favourite BL couple on screen, my favourite fanservice couple, everything. I thought that the end of theory of love meant I won't be seeing them for a while, they'd be in other series separate, they'd not want to be typecasted. Gun would go for serious roles, Off will choose more het romantic comedies, don't blame them. Still, I didn't think I'd see them again, and I wasn't sure I wanted to see them in another university setting. I set my mind on only seeing them in fan meetings and side projects, I'd made up my mind to miss them. And then NOT ME happened, and now I'm crying just at the thought;

This isn't a cringy, comedic, cheesy BL.

This isn't set in University.

This isn't' unrequited pining from Gun to Off.

Gun is Dark! I repeat Gun went Dark he became a gang leader determined to break the law, called Black and Off; OFF went serious and he's Gun's right-hand man called Sean, and I'm just like wait is this real?? We're getting dark, gritty OFF GUN??? Are you serious?? See?? still can't believe it, and it's BL??? What is this? Christmas?? Like how did we get this, who came up with this idea THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I thought nothing could beat theory of love for me and now OffGun came back and said HA you thought. I have a lot of feels about this, I will never stop screaming, I've rewatched that youtube trailer now for about more than 20 times, I'm not even kidding you, every day it's on repeat, I'm just ready, ready to write, to scream, to talk about this in so much detail. Let's get a plot that's deep, thrilling and mysterious, let's get a romance that is interesting, angsty but also sweet, let's get acting that is full of range, that will break my heart but fix it together again, let's get chemistry that would make me forget everything else. I'm ready for this. I've never been more ready!

Ratings: 5/5 What were you expecting? I can't even rate this anything else, nothing about this is worrying; even the director I trust she's also worked with Gun before in another movie of his, she respects LGBTQ, and she wants to make a great BL. I just can't believe this is real. 2021 come faster, I beg you.

BAD BUDDY

Genre: Forbidden romance, Haters to Lovers, Romance, Comedy, Opposites attract, Angst, Friends to Lovers,

Verdict:

You thought my screaming would be over. But no. GMMTV wasn't done with me yet. It's like it knew I was mourning from my lack of Ohm Pawat after rewatching He's coming to me (review here) and it knew I had just finished watching Gifted Graduation and felt slighted to see my opportunity at seeing Nanon as a BL character being taken from me with that finale. GMMTV knew I was empty without them and decided to mock me, and put me back together by making OHM NANON in a series together,.

Again the same process as Not me; I started laughing when I saw the trailer like a mad person. I was like this is clearly a queer bait bromance, HA, not falling for it GMMTV almost got me this time, but then there were the stares, the Romeo and Juliet energy, the sneaking into each other's rooms, the becoming secret friends despite being haters to lovers, the skinship, the intimacy, and then the jealousy, the pining, the longing, the are we just friends scene??? WAIT, WHAT IS THIS?? Why is AOF directing this (same director of ALL my favourite BLS), what is this GMMTV?

Nanon wouldn't be in a BL we know this, we've been clowns, but we accepted this with defeat, why is he now saying he's doing one because of the cast? THIS IS A BL? NOT BAIT? NOT A TRICK? BY AOF? WHATTTTTTT???? see my mind exploded.

Since then it hasn't still comprehended this. This is insane, do you know how good, how genius, how amazing Nanon and Ohm Pawat is?? Do you see the power this holds? The fact it's directed by Aof who's like one of the best directors ever in GMMTV??? Do you even know what this means? For this GENRE??? Sorry, I have to scream. I still can't believe this! This is something someone would say, and we'd laugh it of as a joke like yeah right, in your dreams, but it's real, and it looks absolutely amazing, is it a university setting YES, so what? This is everything, with haters to lovers but not really, to Romeo and Juliet pining and longing, to the chemistry that takes your breath away. To just Ohm and Nanon in a screen together being in love. Yep, you guessed it my mind is never goanna be whole again after this breakdown. Guess what I'm okay with it.

Ratings: 5/5 OhmNanon, Aof that's it. That's the post.

A TALE OF A THOUSAND STARS

Genre/Themes: Military, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Heart Transplant, Unrequited Love, Fish out of water,

Verdict:

And we come to this big one here. You see it? It screams 2021 show of the year to me, it screams incredible plot and romance to me, it screams unique and exciting BL to me. Guess what? It's also by Aof. Ha. It took me a year to accept this is happening because when the trailer came out, I knew that with this cursed genre that this was too good that there'd probably be some kind of issue with it. But did it matter? No! Because this was real. Earth and Mix were in a BL together, and it looks so amazing, so great, and it's coming in less than 3 months. I'm going to cry. And it means everything; because there's a hint of character dynamics, angst and also haters to lovers. I see the chemistry, the production, the plot, the actors, and I just feel so ready for this show that I have no other words to say except I love it, I love it, I love it!.

Ratings: 5/5 It's taken years, but I'm ready for this, I just want the trailer now, I want the show now, I want 2021 to start now. This is definitely a giant for sure, it's everything, and I can't wait for it.

After screaming at everything; 2021 starting with ATOTS is already a sign, we're in for a great year with so many incredible changes in this genre. GMMTV isn't messing around, with subs in their event to show international fans are no longer forgotten and are heard and respected, with actors that have made their way into my heart and refuse to leave, and I'm just so happy. It may seem so extreme to be this excited for a BL series to be good, but I love this genre, I love seeing what it represents to so many people, I love the interesting storylines, the discussions you can have for days because of it, the tears, angst, and happiness you feel. But most of all I love how BL has brought out writing from me, I'm happy when I analyse this genre, I'm delighted discussing real-life links and conversations derived from it, I'm so glad learning and humbling my self and opening my mind to new things. BL has been a source of excitement, shock and happiness this year. I can't for next year to be even more splendid, and with this line-up, it's going to be even more than that. It's going to break the world. Can't wait.

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