BL Drama Lovers Club

someone mentioned that junior and mark cried at their concert (sorry, i have the memory of a goldfish lol) and i saw this

Few words about another two 'watch-on-the-bus' dramas:

A Sudden Kiss After the Night Shift eps 1-4

Short, simple and easy to watch. Two guards fall for each other during a night shift.

Please, Stop eps 1-6

Short, maybe too short. Younger brother falls in love with his straight older step-brother. The ending was a little weird. I don't know if it should be treated as an open ending, or sad ending, or bitter ending...

Why is it usually a Chinese or Taiwanese BL with the step brothers trope?

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Knot ep 7

"Lubię zapach pomarańczy."

Nakhin and Ongsa's relationship stands in stark contrast to the main couple's relationship. Respect, commitment, love, admiration, understanding, communication, adoration... Nakhin knows how to treat his man right. He is firm in his decision to date Ongsa and not even his father can change his mind. Ongsa reciprocates his feelings, but is afraid Nakhin would have to sacrifice too much for him. They keep me invested. (I still don't know what Nakhin smells like. Does he smell like kumquats, tangerines or oranges?)

Nakhun and Phatsa are, well, there. Nakhun built 'the nest' for them (I've read quite a few omegaverse fanfics, but I never came across this term). Everyone thought Phatsa was pregnant, so they went for a check-up. It was a false alarm, of course (I don't know who thought it was a good idea to spoil this already in the trailer). The secret is out now, thanks to Ongsa. Everyone promised to keep it for themselves, but it won't be easy. Phatsa doesn't want to be seen solely through the prism of his secondary gender. He wants to be something more than a breeding omega for his father-in-law.

The father here and prince Vasin from TEoH are cut from the same cloth. This man cares only about his position, power and prestige, he doesn't give a fudge about his children's wants and needs. Their only goal in life should be serving their father's purpose and plan. He's still obsessed with a pure omega and he even got some info from the hospital. I've got a feeling Sangnuea will be confused with a pure omega.

We haven't seen him this episode, but we've seen Naphitch getting into trouble, again. This time he might actually be framed. I hope we'll find out in the next episode what had really happened that night at the bar.

What's my problem with Knot? The drama does a good job at explaining omegaverse to the viewers, I can't complain about that. Nor can I complain about Nakhin and Ongsa. The weakest link is the main couple. My favourite scenes with Phatsa are the ones where he acts like a badass pure omega that he is. Other times he's either gloomy or under influence. Nakhun is patient and caring, but neither him nor Phatsa make enough effort to get to know each other or to strengthen their relationship. It seems to me as if their relationship was based on pheromones and nothing else. Boat and Oat have got a good chemistry together, I've seen it before, but here it falls short somehow. It's so weird, because Nakhun and Phatsa talk with each other, but nothing substantial is being said. They don't know what the other one likes, dislikes, what is he passionate about, what makes him happy, nothing! They don't even go on dates. They just visit Ongsa's café to move the plot forward.

Since things are slow on the forum, I'll take this chance to overshare. I'm currently preparing my seminar on BL dramas and I might use some information gathered from this forum. Thank you for participating in my poll on page 3043; that provided me some useful data. Thank you also for sharing how you got into BL dramas. I find it super interesting to read other people's stories. There was a question about how you got into BLs before, asked by Unique_rain, and since I haven't answered it before, I'll just answer it now:

Unique_rain:

How did everyone get into bl and their first drama if they remember 

(I'll be oversharing, so feel free to skip it)

Everything started in 2006, when I've finally got my PC connected to the Internet. That's when I started watching British and German soap operas for the language practice purpose. Hollyoaks, EastEnders, Verbotene Liebe, Alles was zählt - all of these had a M/M couple in them. Growing up in a conservative environment, my view of LGBTQ+ community wasn't very positive. Watching these couples on screen actually changed a lot.

In 2007 I discovered Asian dramas and films. Because of that I became friends with two of my besties (anything Asian back then was unpopular and strange, that's why we clicked instantly). One of them was a yaoist, so she introduced me to manga, anime and western films (Shelter, Latter Days, Queer as Folk etc.), and I introduced her to Asian films (Formula 17, Go Go G-boys etc.). You could say my love for Asian BLs started with films.

While I was watching dramas, in some of them M/M couples have appeared (Gloomy Salad Days, Hormones). So when in 2014 the first BL drama came out, Love Sick, I naturally started watching this too. This is how I started watching every BL drama that came out. Back then there weren't that many of them. I still remember those periods of 'BL drought', when we just waited for months for a new BL. It's funny, because nowadays it's exactly the opposite. So many BLs come out nowadays, there's no chance to watch them all. It's a curse of abundance 😱

i wish they had made mr kill a bl instead of a bromance lol

I don't know was this already posted, but You Maniac trailer is out.

First impressions: I know a lot of ppl have been waiting for this bc it has Est and William, and while I like them on screen, but I am not 100% the plot is to my liking. Seems very chaotic based on the trailer. It could be ones the show starts airing that the plot holds together well, but I will put this on to my maybe list for now.

p43425:

nother question I personally find interesting is the distribution of BL fans by gender and by sexual preference, along with their differing motivations

I also think the demography of BL fans is a very interesting topic to explore, but at the moment I can rely only on data collected from my friends. It seems to me that every BL fan is a little different. Some prefer cute and sweet stories, some prefer those dark and toxic ones. For some the spicier the better and some avoid any NC scene.

Among the BL fans that I know personally, majority are GenZ women. High school experience in my days and now is different. When I was in high school everyone was 'straight' (or so it was believed). There was no sexual education whatsoever. No one talked about LGBTQ+ community, it wasn't in the mainstream. Young people nowadays are much more aware. I know high schoolers who are gay or trans. They're not afraid to be who they are and it seems there is more acceptance in the society now. There are different LGBTQ+ friendly actions and events at high schools. Shipping culture among young people is a part of the mainstream as well.

When I was a student at uni, on the history of literature classes, we've had a month dedicated to queer literature. During one of the classes we were watching My Beautiful Laundrette. Majority of male students looked uncomfortable, while only a few female students looked so as well. I think women in general are more empathetic and open-minded.

Coming back to the BL fans I know irl, some only like manga and anime BLs, but feel uneasy watching real actors. Some love BLs in any kind: manga, live action, fanfics etc. I don't know any straight men who watch BLs. I know three straight women, two bi women, one ace woman and two gay men. I doubt there was any research done among BL fans in Poland, since it's still a pretty conservative country and BL fans are mainly focused on manga, anime or danmei novels.

p43425:

I don't understand this reference. Help?

F4 were the group of the most popular students in Hana Yori Dango (not a BL). Very popular manga, there are at least five different drama adaptations.