You can have Revenged Love and I'll pick Secrets Happened on the Litchi IslandIndie Art Girl:
OK, I'm herewith changing my answer. Instead of calling it a draw, I'll join you with "Litchi Island".
Thinking more about this, I loved "Revenged Love", but "Litchi Island" really swept me off my feet - not least because I randomly stumbled over it on Youtube, never having heard of it, and was just stunned. (If I remember right, I was the first in this group to post about it.)
I would call both "Litchi Island" (8.1) and "Litchi Island Extra" (7.9) significantly underrated. I suspect that quite a few people gave MDL punishment ratings because of the inexplicably tiny, hard-coded subtitles - but for me, that was a minor inconvenience that didn't affect my own rating (10 stars!). And watching on a good-sized screen in UHD makes the subtitles much more readable.
This is giving me the strong urge to do a re-watch on both right now. "Litchi Island" has a total runtime of about two hours (short by Chinese standards!), and the "Extra" much less, so I might even manage this today.
Sophie:BL Challenge Day 4: Favorite 2025 Chinese Drama
I will choose Revenged Love for this one. I enjoyed watching it while it aired. I don't think I've been this obsessed with a drama as much as this one this year.
I loved the entire cast, and I’m glad it introduced me to so many new actors and eye candy.
So yeah, definitely Revenged Love. Even with its flaws, it still managed to steal my heart completely.
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"ThamePo" (at the very start of 2025) now seems like so long ago, but I loved it so much. At the time, it was my highlight of each week. Definitely one of my favourites of the year. Time for a re-watch!
It was a good drama to binge but watching it every week at the time was probably fun with everyone talking about it while waiting for the next episode. For example I'm glad I'm watching Me and Thee with everyone
watching it every week at the time was probably fun with everyone talking about it while waiting for the next episode.tiffany:
Yes, you're so right. It definitely makes it more fun when we do a group watch where we share our enthusiasm each week. But in the case of "ThamePo", it's also that I quickly got deeply emotionally invested, even more than I usually do.
Yes, you're so right. It definitely makes it more fun when we do a group watch where we share our enthusiasm each week. But in the case of "ThamePo", it's also that I quickly got deeply emotionally invested, even more than I usually do.
I was also deeply emotionally invested because I couldn't help but imagine this situation with my favorite kpop group I've watched the first episode a month ago but I couldn't continue because it was too sad it was only 2 days ago that I could bring myself to watch the 2nd episode and the rest of the drama
Day 3: 2025 Drama With the Most Cuties + A Pic of the Most Cuties
They gave me cotton candy feelings with their on - point cuteness. BTW, The translation of cutie differs from one delusion to another. For me, these individuals smell of innocence, charm, gentleness and an immense warmth. Think - white furry bunnies.
**Disclaimer at the time of presenting these awards, I have currently 21 BLs of 2025 that I have put on hold or just planning to watch.
Ball Boy Tactics - Gold medal Choi Jae Hyeok, Yeom Min Hyeok
ABO Desire - Silver medal Huang Xing, Qiu Ding Jie
My Golden Blood - Bronze medal Joss Way-ar Sangngern, Fluke Gawin Caskey
Now watching "DMD Charity 2025" live on Youtube. No English subtitles, so I'm pretty much just watching to gawk at the cuties - and I'm also curious about Domundi's new (Gen 5) additions. Even more cuties!
Of the nine, quite a few have acting experience:
I already know Porsche Sitha quite well from "City of Stars". (He's already 30, which is geriatric by Thai BL standards, haha! But I really like him a lot, despite his advanced age.)
And of course, Pung Phirunwat (Gen 4.5) already had a significant supporting role in "Khemjira".
Copper Phuriwat had a lead role in "DFF" (which I've not watched), and North Chatchapon in one of the "My Universe" stories (I've watched some of the others but not that one).
Otto Sorranan was a Project Alpha contestant and supposedly has a lead role in an upcoming mini-series called "Prime Tour", although I'm not sure if that's happening.
Not sure about Phupha, Fifa, Pete and Wave - so these might be novices.
So it's an interesting mix of new additions. Anyone wanna predict new pairings???
ETA: Oh my gosh, one of the new cuties (Wave?) looks like he could be Namping's younger brother. I think I'm already in love!
