Sruthipriya mahesh:
Hannah:
I'm loving your list. Plus & Minus is one that I really want to watch, but I haven't gotten around to it.
Have you ever read Cherry Blossom After Winter? If you like the drama, you should really read it. It's so good.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the list.
Oh boy, I had a major crush on Mr. Bartender Yuki in Plus & Minus. This was a fun series. I hope you will enjoy it when you have a chance to watch.
I haven't read a BL book yet, but I have a rec list from RiqueXinw when I have time to start looking for a book or two. Cherry Blossoms with Ok Jin Uk was just perfection. I wanted to reach through my screen and squeeze him so hard. He is the definition of cute. I bet the book is good! Adding to my book list. :-)
American Fan:
Thank you! I'm glad you like the list.
Oh boy, I had a major crush on Mr. Bartender Yuki in Plus & Minus. This was a fun series. I hope you will enjoy it when you have a chance to watch.
I haven't read a BL book yet, but I have a rec list from RiqueXinw when I have time to start looking for a book or two. Cherry Blossoms with Ok Jin Uk was just perfection. I wanted to reach through my screen and squeeze him so hard. He is the definition of cute. I bet the book is good! Adding to my book list. :-)
If you also want, I have found some translation of the Thai BL series that are based off some books on Wattpad.
RiqueXinw:
HELP REQUIRED
There is this reel someone posted on IG with these two guys and everyone in the comments wants to know if it is a BL and if so, what is the name but the person who posted it does not know either because they just reposted the reel. Apparently the person who posted it has been in search for 2 weeks now. I am hoping someone here will know where this scene is from.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3S5nS5BHqQ/?igsh=c2VwNTVtMjU1azdm
Yep. One of my fellow server members found it. It's from an MV: https://youtu.be/diyhrrpqYPU?si=Z7-Hz7c7OJSBkOA7
Yep. One of my fellow server members found it.Chun Mo Rionnag:
Wiki-ChunMo does it again. Sugoi.
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To whoever brought up "La Cuisine" a few days ago: Thanks for the nudge. It had been languishing in my PTW list for a long time, and I wasn't so enthusiastic about it from the reviews - but so far (after three episodes) I'm really enjoying it: Not brilliant drama, writing or acting but fluffy, cute and entertaining in the way of so many light Thai BLs. Aside from the food porn appeal, I also like the dynamics among the two friend groupings, which is something that quite a few other Thai BLs also get right.
OnyxTheHedgehog:
(re: IFYLITA)
MY HEART IS BROKEN AND HEALED AT THE SAME TIME T_T
Also, the ending is so confusing -_- How did Yai come back and see Jom again? I'm so confused but can't stop crying
It was so beautiful, their love was just so pure
IFYLITA - Oh no! I've heard other comments about how confusing the ending was. I thought I also read there is an explanation somewhere? Does anyone know?
If we go by the novel The Yai at the end is a reincarnation of the two previous Yai's (I'm really hoping we get a second season for the second half of the novel).
considering it’s both ML acting debut, I think they’ve done a decent job.Jojo:
(re "La Cuisine") Ah, I didn't know that. Considering this, the two lead actors are not bad at all.
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Useful tip for Gagaoolala on the PC (Windows): It's been bothering me for a while that subtitles are sometimes hard to read against a light background. I found this especially troublesome while watching "La Cuisine", so I checked the subtitle settings and changed "background opacity" to 25% - and voilà, they're so much more readible now. I highly recommend this for those who watch Gagaoolala on PC.
Yep. One of my fellow server members found it. It's from an MV: https://youtu.be/diyhrrpqYPU?si=Z7-Hz7c7OJSBkOA7
I knew I came to the right place. Thank you so much Chun Mo Rionnag.
Wiki-ChunMo does it again. Sugoi.p43425:
I knew I came to the right place. Thank you so much Chun Mo Rionnag.
Ah, ALL the credit should go to AthenaTheStorierX creator of the GL Drama Lovers Club, who found it using her exceptional drama detective skills.
hoshthegoat:
If we go by the novel The Yai at the end is a reincarnation of the two previous Yai's (I'm really hoping we get a second season for the second half of the novel).
Ok thank you! Yes, I heard other say they want a second season too.
If you also want, I have found some translation of the Thai BL series that are based off some books on Wattpad.
Great! Where do I go? :-)
@p43425, glad you’re enjoying La Cuisine. It was really the food that caught my attention and held me most of the time in the series. One of the things that consistent in the show and which I loved is the two friendship groups.
Nothin' wrong with a nice fluffy Thai rom-com when one is in the mood for a nice fluffy Thai rom-com!
Yeah, I really like it when they have a nice group of friends. This reminds me a bit of "Secret Crush on You" and "Tin Tem Jai" (among other BLs), both fluffy lightweight Thai BLs with really sweet friend group dynamics. (I know many others didn't like these so much, but I did.) And just like in these other two BLs, the group of friends includes a really sweet and likeable female character who is integral to the group - Som in "Secret Crush", Barbie in "Tin Tem Jai" and of course the adorable Pangchie in "La Cuisine". (I'm a guy who mostly likes just guys, but she makes me smile. *blush emoji*)
However, one thing that annoys me a bit is the Thai trope of the dislikeable manipulative nasty rhymes-with-witch character who is the competition for the alpha protagonist (Namning in "La Cuisine", Prao in "Secret Crush", Yam in "Oxygen" and various others) and who is so over-the-top exaggerated as to detract from the story. Rather than angels and demons, I wish these Thai writers and directors would try to make the "bad" characters more believable.
