K-Dramafan21:
RXinw:
I am so glad this is being released when I am less busy 😁
When does this get released (time) and is it safe because some Chinese bls were banned and completely deleted. Or does someone know how they went around this issue?
Which Chinese BLs have been banned and completely deleted? Recent ones?
Everything went ok. I did some mistakes but hopefully it will be enough. I will get my results in a little bit more than a month and that's so far away. But now I am tired.
Maybe I will watch Paradise of thorns soon but Spoiler! I am a little scared of the sad ending . Maybe I should watch it when I am not tired and can take everything in (the plot) so I can enjoy watching it more. What is your watch recommendation? How did you like it?
Or which other stuff do you recommend? Some series are too long (like Pearls of Jade I think the name was or other non bl Chinese series). I tried to watch perfect 10 liners but couldn't watch it (for the time being) because the many characters are a bit overwhelming for me right now (because when I'm stressed I can't quite concentrate)
I just got the courage other to long ago to watch Paradise o Thorns. I had to pause about 30 to 40 minutes in because the rage and frustration I felt overwhelmed me but I'm so glad I continued. This is in my new created Emotionally Devastating Dramas list.
Tina:
I am so glad this is being released when I am less busy 😁
When does this get released (time) and is it safe because some Chinese bls were banned and completely deleted. Or does someone know how they went around this issue?
Which Chinese BLs have been banned and completely deleted? Recent ones?
All Chinese BLs are banned in China (mainland) while BL adaptations never aired but are completely filmed and edited already such as Winner is King and Immortality.
ElementalStar:
Which Chinese BLs have been banned and completely deleted? Recent ones?
All Chinese BLs are banned in China (mainland) while BL adaptations never aired but are completely filmed and edited already such as Winner is King and Immortality.
Oh I know about those two. It's sad to say we might never see them. Same as Eternal Faith.
p43425:
Hmm, I don't think it was explicitly said, but I'm guessing that Kanda (as the older brother's friend) is only 2-4 years older than Akira (?).
Akira said his brother was about 23 so if the friend is a schoolmate maybe the same? Last year of high school is about 17-18. In any case still...older and old enough to know better. It was a secret for a reason.
I can't begin to explain how difficult my teens were, especially in the era in which I grew up. I didn't even start dating until I was in my early 20s, and even that was a mess. Would it have been better for me if I had had a Kanda? I don't know. Maybe.
I truly empathize even though it's not possible to fully understand. ❤️
With Aikra, I got the impression he was emotionally dependent on the tutor to the point where he couldn't separate himself from him or even know who he was without him, as he actually says smth to that effect to Kanata. It wasn't until he had feelings for Kanata that he stopped his thing with the tutor. That's my understanding anyways.
And the tutor. What kind of love did he have for Akira's brother that he could behave that way toward his crush's family? The amount of lying and deceiving. And what about the risk if he was discovered by his crush? idk, that's an angle I have no words for. I agree it would have been good to include in the story.
I totally agree about the position of trust. That was unsaid on my part. What I also didn't say but felt is that the tutor seemed like he was a positive influence to a degree, but my reaction is based more in reality. Did it have to go that far? No it didn't. Can an older person be a mentor without being physical? Of course. I often see J-dramas take it that far and treat it so casually, both BL and straight.
I haven't felt this worked up about a drama in a while. It caught me unaware. I'm looking through a Western filter plus personal experiences as well, so of course it'll feel different, as it is for everyone. And yes, it's interesting to hear other perspectives!
Tiffany:
I'm going with my best friend. I already went with her in 2022 in South Korea, and in 2024 in Japan. (But I will try South Korea alone in a few years I think I would be feel more comfortable travelling alone in South Korea than in my own country 😆)
That'll be so fun with a friend! I def feel safer in many other countries more than my own, lol.
Everything went ok. I did some mistakes but hopefully it will be enough. I will get my results in a little bit more than a month and that's so far away. But now I am tired.
Maybe I will watch Paradise of thorns soon but Spoiler!
I didn't quote all of the post because I was afraid of the spoiler showing up. I'm glad it went well, it must be frustrating to wait a long time for the results.
I really enjoyed Paradise of Thorns and it got an impact on me for a few days.
For recommendations since you have been stressed and it must be hard for you to concentrate maybe you could watch something light it can be cute or/and funny. I took a look at your watchlist while watching mine at the same time and I recommend Minato's Laundromat. I was going to recommend a lot of things, but you've either already watched them or put them on hold. 😆
But if you like to rewatch it can be a good idea too, or a movie can be an idea but I feel like there is not a lot of good light BL movies.
stayforlife:
Has anyone here watched See Your Love? I've heard good things about it on Tumblr, and I think I may give it a shot..
It was excellent and the actor that portrayed the character who was deaf and mute was incredible, his expressions and body language often took more weight than the other characters words. Also loved that it had a balance of rom com and more serious elements of the relationship due to the ML disabilities. It made me rage, laugh, cry
Has anyone here watched See Your Love? I've heard good things about it on Tumblr, and I think I may give it a shot..
As far as I can recall I quite liked it. There was one episode I think I can remember that it wasn't that enjoyable for me personally, but the rest was good/ok.
Edit: Maybe I will rewatch it because I know I liked it back then but can't really remember (I watched it many months ago) so I just can say it was good but cannot really give a short summary of the core plot anymore. The actors were quite good that I can remember but plot wise I can't say much right now
Has anyone here watched See Your Love?
I loved it! In addition to being a really nice love story, it's a good treatment of deafness. The actors did an amazing job. (The actor who plays Shao Peng is not deaf, but he totally convinced me.)
Tip: Be sure not to miss the extra scenes at the very end of episode 13 (which get cut off with Viki "autoplay next episode"). Episode 14 is just BTS.
Unique_rain:
This is something completely unrelated to BL but I needed advice as this is making me confused
You need to know that I'm transgender FTM but also gender fluid ( for those of you who don't know what it means, it means sometimes I feel masculine, sometimes feminine, sometimes non binary ) and a male that we will call J.
J asked me to start a relationship with them. I thought he was pansexual but he says he's not. His reasoning is that he thought I was a girl ( don't worry that was cleared up) which I'm not. He is still willing to have a relationship with me but is adamant that he is straight when he is dating me. I'm not sure how to resolve this
If he's straight, isn't he just undermining your sexual orientation? I feel like he is either confused sexually or doesn't acknowledge your sex as a real component. But I might be being a little harsh as my best friend/ex is masc lesbian who is also gender fluid and back in the day, confused girls would use her as a safe 'boyfriend' until a 'real man' came along.
