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absolutebl · 2 years

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10 BL Scenes I Wish We Had Translator Notes On

Inspired by a discussion in this post. Here are some BL scenes I really wish we had extensive notes from translators to read. Or that a language coach or linguistics professor would analyze.

(Note: I don’t always have a picture of the scene in question.)

1. Daisy & Touch’s Date in Secret Crush On You

I did this one myself but I am nothing but a dilettante, I’d love someone more experienced with Thai nuance and the queer community do a full on analysis of the language use.

2. Phun coming out to his dad in Love Sick 2

I haven’t rewatched in a while and I would probubly understand more now, but at the time this scene was SO confusing. The translated pronouns are all over the place and I wasn’t at all sure whether he even was actually coming out or not.

3. Thun talking to his mom on the phone in He’s Coming to Me

There a whole subtle thing that goes on when Mes overhears Thun on the phone, to do with “ter.” I think I got it, but also, I think I missed a bit of the nuances that’s insightful to their mother/son relationship.

4. The ex-girlfriend, the boys, and the balcony in Precise Shot

A VERY odd choice as this is a Chinese censored bromance but I am pretty darn sure there is a whole subtextual dig at Taiwan and Taiwanese spoken Mandarin in this scene that went WAY over my head. I think it’s so rich for China to take a dig at Taiwan in an CENSORED BL. I want to know more about what’s going on.

5. The gendered(?) register code switch in the office kitchen in Old Fashion Cupcake

Honestly the translations are just really really bad for this one (on Viki for Japanese in general) and I am super grateful I have at least some ear for Japanese because I can tell when they mess up (which they keep doing). It’s a marker of how good this show is that I adored it despite this. Still, I would like the nuance of this scene explained a bit more. I get that he switched into a feminine register but how exactly? To what degree? What are the additional implications of this? How rare is that for a man of his age? How mocking was it? Or does mockery not come into it? Is there a queer of gay coded implication to this behavior? I HAVE QUESTIONS.

6. Nuch’s speech in Not Me

We don’t get speeches in BL very often, especially not subversive ones from a queer person addressing a crowd. The language is by necessity completely different under these circumstances and I really really like to know how and why certain choices were made.

7. Paitong’s speech of protection in La Cuisine

I love the way this one is translated but I am not entirely sure that translation was accurate. The supportive way Pai talks about his sisters (including Kitty in that) made me so happy, I want to believe it is honestly translated but I am not 100% certain that the queer implications of that translation were thought through (in English).

8. The frozen register usage from Prince’s mom in Sky in Your Heart.

I did not like this BL but the language use going on when Sky visits Prince’s house mansion is CRAZY cool. There is a dialectic switch but also a register switch and I am pretty sure they are speaking in frozen (which no one really does IRL unless they are/are with royalty). I’ve never heard anyone speak Thai the way she does.

* Note: Anytime you see Thai script subbed it means the characters are probubly speaking in a heavy dialect. So there are a few shows set in the north, like Siew Sum Noi that I would have liked a lot more linguistic info on, but the fact that I managed to find them translated at all, is kinda a miracle.

9. Yaja time in Semantic Error

I think I fully understand the concept and I got the implications of the drunk conversation before the kiss. But I’d like to know, in that particular version of yaja time, if there’s anything else more subtly queer going in with these two. I mean we all known and could hear that JaeYoung executes the sluttiest “hyung” on the goddamn planet but is there something else happening linguistically?

Often with KBL the culture around queer is so coded and so subtle I feel like I am missing a lot of the linguistic hints. Or maybe it just really is that repressed.

10. Mr Cinderella and the pronoun negotiations

I can’t pick a specific scene off the top of my head, although I am sure there is one. I understand from @squeakygeeky that Vietnamese I/you pronouns are pretty gender and power dynamic coded. This makes Mr Cinderella (the least Seme/uke of all VBLs) one of the most challenging on the actors and translations. I’d love it if they, and me, were given more information about this. Not just translation, but script choice, why those pronouns at that point in the narrative? Why the switch? Why NO switching? That kinda thing.

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mondstalgia · 2 months

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He's saying "クソビッチ" (kuso bitchi), calling him a shitty/fucking slut 😧 With that smile too 😂

#gagaoolala was like nope we cant translate that lets use something else fkfnfjf #japanese bl #love is better the second time around #takamatsu aloha #koi nido

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juneviews · 6 months

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#it's the visuals for me

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#jossgawin #joss wayar #fluke gawin #gawin caskey #gmmtv 2024 #thai actors #my gifs #bypiningbisexuals #hottest bl couple of all time bruh #I love how pompam leo and gawin himself pointed out that even though he's hella tall he looks small next to joss hahaha #to be fair everyone does :')))#my translations

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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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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 6 months

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The Back Hug - the hug to show the partner that you miss them (Part 5/?)

Only Friends

Absolute Zero

Step By Step

Love Class 2

Taikan Yoho / My Personal Weatherman

I Feel You Linger In The Air

Love In Thranslation

Oh My Assistent

Kiseki: Dear To Me

Only Friends

My favorite backhugs as part of my favorite bl-tropes-collection.

#bl tropes #multi bl #multibl.edit #back hug #backhugsgivemelife #bl series #bl drama #only friends #absolute zero #step by step the series #love class 2 #taikan yoho #my personal weatherman #i feel you linger in the air #love in translation #oh my assistent #kiseki: dear to me #myedit

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one-of-tankhuns-neurons · 5 days

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I'm rewatching some scenes with the actual mandarin subs bc why would I understand muffled Taiwan accent but brooooo this one right heeeere

中文： “你都不知道晚上我怎么想你”

ENG: "You really don't know at night how much I long for you"

ESP: "En verdad no sabes por las noches cuánto te pienso"

It's the 想你 for me bro

Because it can mean so many things, and I've seen translations that just say "you don't know what I think about at night" but nah bro he's explicitly telling him he misses him, he needs him, he thinks of HIM. It's direct as Yuan always has been.

But also in which fucking moment did he say so much shit, the taiwanese are on a whole new level fr... Get the user who speaks actual Taiwanese in here right nOw

#unknown the series #关于未知的我们 #關於未知的我們 #unknown translations #i love them #print more #bl drama #i should rewatch the whole damn thing

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lurkingshan · 4 months

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Random BL Superlatives: 2023 Edition

It's the end of the year and I'm feeling the need to give out some awards! We talk a lot about best show, best actors, best writing, best directing, blah blah but I gotta be honest, these are the categories that really spoke to me this year. In no particular order:

Best supporting garment: Porsche’s sweater, A Boss and A Babe

Did I create this entire list just to have an excuse to post about this sweater one more time? Maybe so.

Best performance despite a terrible wig: Daou, Love in Translation

This man managed to perform one of the hottest scenes of the year with that bowl cut monstrosity on his head. Respect must be paid.

Best new terminology: BGP, Bump Up Business

BUB gave us so many gifts, but I will always be most thankful for the business gay performance concept (BGP), a term that is highly relevant in discussions of the bl industry.

Best advice: "Unfuck it," Tien in La Pluie

It's not only the succinct phrasing, but also the delivery method.

Best ex who deserved better: Alan, Moonlight Chicken

Yes, I will be staying on the Alan apologist beat in 2024, thank you for asking.

Best unexpected needle drop: Wetter, The Eighth Sense

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The moment this show captured my full attention.

Best WTF ending: The End of the World With You

You can probably still hear my scream of "WHAT" echoing in the hills. (Actual ending not pictured in case y'all decide to watch).

Best gut punch line: "Have you been well? Without me?", Our Dating Sim

Sure Shin Gi Tae, Lee Wan deserved it, but did I??

Best adorable child: Tane, Our Dining Table

Need I say more??

Best weapon: sparkle murder dust, Khun Chai

Truly the MVP of this show. I can't find an actual gif of the dust in action (too violent to be depicted) so enjoy these pretty men instead.

Best great character trapped in a bad show: Boston, Only Friends

My beloved, I will seek vengeance in your name.

Best use of music to fuck me up: Plumeria, I Feel You Linger in the Air

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Cocktail and Tee Bundit, you know what you did!

Best meal: Chicken curry and cheese naan, What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Yes, this category is kind of a cheat so I can mention WDYEY on this list. And what about it!

Best unhinged energy: Nawin, Laws of Attraction

He may not have succeeded at stealing back his man but he certainly stole the show.

Best bl horror: Grand Guignol

I just need to make sure all you jbl fans know that this movie exists and that Issei fucked Mr Unlucky!!! IYKYK.

Best character comeback: Phupha, Our Skyy 2

From boring stoic love interest to actually compelling and kinda funny leading man! See what a little flirting with Pat Jindapat can do for you?!

#best of bl 2023 #moonlight chicken #the eighth sense #a boss and a babe #la pluie #bump up business #our dating sim #laws of attraction #khun chai #i feel you linger in the air #only friends the series #the end of the world with you #love in translation #our dining table #what did you eat yesterday?#grand guignol #our skyy 2 #bl superlatives 2023 #shan shouts into the void

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pharawee · 5 months

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*หนู /nuː˩˩˦/

mouse; rat.

(figurative) young person; child.

used as a title or term of address

(colloquial, sometimes considered derogatory and offensive) used as a title for or term of address to a young or younger person.

(colloquial, humble) used by a person to refer to oneself when speaking to an older person or person of higher status.

#pit babe #pit babe the series #pon thanapon #sailub hemmawich #alanjeff #pitbabeedit #thai bl #thai drama #bl drama #bl series #my edits.#honestly i'm just melting every time alan calls jeff nu #(there's nothing derogatory about it in this case)#(even though jeff probably doesn't really like it that much right now lmao)#(it's just really cute and teasing and it's a pity the english translation doesn't offer a good equivalent)#i had to delete the linked source because it won't show up in the tags otherwise #the source is wiktionary

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mysterygrl20 · 8 months

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"Ray is a very red flag guy. Wayward, throws money, but it's lonely. So he uses liquor as a dependency. Accused of being a burden, my dearest friend pushes the bastard to snatch it again. When he meets Sand, he sees Sand as someone he can control. P'Khao plays this role with layers far more than a really troubled rich kid." - P'Jojo

#ofts #only friends #only friends the series #jojo tichakorn #khaotung thanawat #hope my google translation was okay #bing also translated: he uses alcohol as a refuge and he's a burden. My dearest friend got snatched away by a pot-faced bastard.#bl meta #character descriptions

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singto-prachaya · 7 months

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Love In Translation EP8 gifs

#love in translation #thai bl #thai bl actors #gif #gifs

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khaotunq · 2 days

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Seduction 101, according to Ayan:

Step 96/?: Tell him you like him. Tell him why.

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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 4 months

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I would carry you to the end of the world.

Love In Translation

Our Skyy 2

A Shoulder To Cry On

Why R U

Happy Merry Ending

Never Let Me Go

The Best Story

History 2: Crossing The Line

Don't Say No

Innocent

Favorite piggyback rides (Part 2/?) as part of my favorite bl-trope collection (no particular order).

#piggybackingintosunset #love in translation #our skyy 2 #a shoulder to cry on #why r u #happy merry ending #never let me go #the best story #history 2: crossing the line #don't say no #innocent the series #bl drama #bl series #myedit #multi bl #multibl.edit #bl tropes #lgbtq+#tvtropesedit

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one-of-tankhuns-neurons · 7 days

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Hello I'm here to talk about the translation of the phrase "I can sum up my life in only two words: Wei Qian"

In the original he says

我這一生用“魏謙”兩個字就能貫徹始終了

And I would roughly translate it to

"In this lifetime, only using the words Wei Qian I can always push through"

Which I think could give it a different meaning. From making all of Yuan's life about Qian to making Qian his sword and shield to face life. He bears those words like weapons to battle, like a blanket in the winter, like water in the desert, like ice in the summer and a lighthouse in a storm.

This means that Wei Qian is part of his strength. Wei Qian is part of the light.

I like the translation, but I think the original is important.

#also can we talk about the title?#it translates to 'about the unknown us'#and thats pretty #sosososososooooo pretty #am i romanticizing le 中文？ maaaaybe #who gives a shit #it's pretty #unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #bl drama #boys love

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blmpff · 2 months

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DAOU PITTAYA and OFFROAD KANTAPON igs 09.03.24

#daou pittaya #offroad kantapon #daouoffroad #love in translation #cast #thai actors #bl work out #for the love of tank tops #blmpff

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ueasking · 1 month

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[01:41~]

Chris: I've always liked Sam. We first met maybe ten years ago, and then he started doing more acting. After all, he's our BL senior. Today, we chatted and shot scenes together. I felt quite comfortable acting with him.

Sam: In this drama, I play Lin Zu Yuan, Dr. Lin. As soon as he comes on screen, you get the feeling that he's not your typical doctor. I actually wanted him to be more of a middle-aged uncle type of character, one that's unshaven and has bed head, looking as if he just woke up. And his legs… Someone who doesn't sit properly. He makes you question whether he's actually a doctor. But when it comes to practicing medicine, he takes it seriously. He has the heart of a doctor.

Kurt: He'll improvise very naturally, and then toss it to you.

Chris: Once he starts improvising, you can start improvising along with him, and it makes the scene much more fun and interesting. You can go beyond the script and create something that's uniquely you.

Sam: I hope that I can bring something different to this character and help add to this show.

Kurt: I felt very comfortable acting with Dr. Lin.

Chris: I think that we're very lucky to have met an actor like this.

#translation under the cut :)#unknown #unknown the series #關於未知的我們 #taiwanese bl #sam lin #chris chiu #chiu yi chen #kurt huang #huang hong xuan #*mine: gifs #*unknown #unknown misc

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littleforeignaffairs · 7 months

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Hand placements during make out scenes are very important.

They make me feel things