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charming & cute. Easy on the eyes but not memorable

CAVE: only 1 of 2 get a HEA :(  - but good chemistry

This should have been a series! So much potential 

Loved the premise. really something new. CAVE: it gets a little dark at the end. But there's a HEA

This one is actually very good. Good chemistry, good acting, solid story. But the middle and end were not my cup of tea story-wise. 

Really intense powerplay and role inversion, but I could have done without the rape scene.  but HEA of  a sort... #TagsDon'tLie

The lockdown video format is super cute. Feels very natural and more like an revamped Bravo lovestory

Cute premise. Honestly hilarious especially in the first episodes. Romance is mellow and very expected (not in a bad way though). Has this Taiwan flair, very typical for their productions. You will notice right away if you haven't seen one in a while like I have.

rainy day romance. hea

Another relationship rollercoaster. Not sure I can take it after Together with me 2.
1 ep in and it's already exhausting and a rehash of Together with me - will probably remain unfinished

MEOW **** 10/10 for the kitty play. That caught me off guard!

And the best line in the history of BL: 'Ey, does your shirt not have a button?' 

This one is colourful. Nevermind the story. Uea is beautiful. Every ounce of him exudes this and they let him pose like a model. A LOT.  Which is good because his acting is nothing special. 

P'King bringing back the guy-liner is also quite funny.

I am in this love/ hate reationship with MixEarth. I watch all their stuff, the stories are novel, romantic, more real-life with less drama, great writing/directing, relatable characters, growth & connection, and intense chemistry, but I always end up finding them a bit boring and slow. Same here. Yet I can't wait for the next one. Maybe because it doesn't tick any of my kink boxes and is just really amazing soul food.

really well done body switch

Great soundtrack. Such a sobstory towards the end with very little man-handling

Not bad for a Manga adaptation.

Premise = awesome. Execution = meh. They had such potential. I mean, drop the word 'Addiction' into any old school BL fan's ear and they'll be drooling all over you. Even when you drop the man-handling from the plot and make it more romance driven you'd still be able to sell well. Even when you have less-than-hoped-for budget the fans will be all over that shit. But when you lack drive, cohesion and meaning in the plot, no amount of smexy can save you from medioricy.

I actually loved the idea and dynamic of this. But it's a bit rushed at points and confusing. Mark was a great character.  They announced a special which would be an exptention but no airing date so far

And this is how you do historical romance - I am looking at you Memoire of Rati.
well, let's be fair: other than decent chemistry/charisma provided mostly curtesy of Pearl, this does not give me historical vibes at all. But the problems the prince is facing are tormenting and and thus give his character more depth than otherwise expected and make this rather enjoyable.

It needs 2-3 eps to get used to and the HEA was very sudden, but I loved that they show the internal dialogue of both leads.

ps. How does he make all his suits look like PJs?

This is so sad it completely overshadows the BL-part. Watch this because it's great. Not because it's BL.

pop-up BL. low budet, superficial plot developement, even insta-love. But really enjoyable. XD juxtaposed much?

I cannot look past that unfortunate haircut.

Formula17 was the first BL I ever saw. Not just Asian.

Curious picture story format. Bad case of Second Lead Syndrome

actually a bit non-descript

based on a historical person. filmed like a tale. no great depth

sort of feels like a prequel to HIS - the movie. It's not, but you could watch it that way.  The end was a bit abrupt.

mini series. butterflies and coffee romance. open-end

very raw & intense. Could have been longer

mini movie. Same feel but not as good as 'Just-Friends?'

MAME gone mainstream. Puppy love.
Prapai had huge potential and I loved the one night stand story but thereafter he's just too white knight

ah... this one had mixed reviews. Fortunately the Jongjie/XingSi storyline is my kink- so i loved this one. The rest is disgustingly sweet ;)

I like the premise but the way they fall in love is so ... unimpressive. I prefer my coming-of-age stories to have a bit more hormones involved.

manga adaptation, but charmingly done.

This one has nothing on BoysLockdown. Some cute scenes.

I liked the premise of exploring relationships and characters through the way they have sex and not showing it as something holy like the final result of a relationship. But the 'thriller' backdrop story was weak and spoilt the whole thing towards the end.

Overall decent. This is not 'rich young master bullies his classmate turns to love story'. More Rich young master on a path of self discovery with a devoted supporter, who has a bit of kink situation going on.

Omegaverse was a thing in my teens. Now I usually avoid it because in fiction is tends to be generic, shallow and cheap.  At first I watched only for wenlang & Gao Tu, but as Hua Yong's character becomes complex his story line is picking up - only to become dead boring again shortly after. You have to bear with several eps of less than 5mins of L/GT before they get more screentime again. it's amusing, but honestly nothing special when you look at acting, plot or chemistry.

Soo I did not realise this was a remake of the Thai Version.
Cool, I haven't watched any remakes in forever! (Hana Kimi!!!) the story still screams MAME from a mile away, but some things are much nicer:
1. The writer (Ai/Tonrak) is cast much better here. I was a bit concerned because he was a bit too pouty and too similar to Peat's character in ep 1 but he is the more convincing character.
2. Post editing is much nicer: no soft-focus! Yay!
3. They added some dialogue so the cohesion is smoother/ story flows better
4. Just when you thought: where is the shower scene... BAAAM!
5. Soundtrack= much better
6. Loved to see the island setting in Japan although it must be tough to sell the beach boy laid back-ness when there's not a ray of sunshine to be had
7. They have great chemistry but their erotic scenes do not quite habe the same smooth vibe as Fort/Peat's - here it's more rough 'n tumble

But:
1. Nobody beats Fort's beach boy.
2. Nobody beats Fort's Hawaii Shirts.

I wanted to like this one, because it was beautiful to see Pei Jia fall in love with his co-star, but the whole drama towards the end did nothing for me.

Nice slow burn. Is the older man / younger man dynamic experiencing a renaisssnce in 2024? Very thoughtful romance scene.

I actually perferred the second couple here, because the Sea/Neil was too much healing all around. Watch this in one go, otherwise you'll never finish.

decent, but nothing special. There a much better food JBL

TikTok web format. 5min eps, not high-end but really well executed considering

Is it even BL if the soul occupying the body is technically female?

faux-incest really works for me

that took a bad turn towards the end. Earth and Mix get cast in these insanely romantic, emotional, silent-waters-run-deep-plots.

cute mini movie

When Asami smiles just once in the later episodes, I was like: it must have been so hard to have zero facial expression up until now. Why not more smiling??

look beyond the childish title. Watch for the original OffxGun. Gun on the offense

Insta Love in 2025. But cute romance

Gun and OFF are awesome as usual. I like this slightly emotional abuse to their dynamic. But here their story is just superficial. Nothing compared to theory of love

When I see people screaming 'toxicity' in the comments over and over - I'm like: 'where? where??'. The twisted relationship works for me, but I had some issues with the storytelling.

the NSFW scenes are barely  PG 12+ - even in the uncut version. But I liked Day's fixation with Itt's neck. I thought the two side couples acutally had much better chemistry.

The best thing about this drama LSS fighting people & the ridiculous pyjamas.

predictable. And the romance was like a wet blanket. not the thrill I expected from a SAMMON adaptation

Doe-eyed vicitim-boy with unconquered heart meets vogue cover model / invincible shaman / local heartthrob  in remote Cabbot-cove like backwater.  The directors really went all out with the ghost-thriller-jump-scares in ep 1. Any normal person would have gone mad long ago (See the Ninth House). Not so our puppy ML - he just sleeps it off. And then there bag of jump scares was all empty because afterwards it's as tame as if it were made by GMMTV - the second couple does well in the realism department but then they just revert to friends for half the series. Ran out of plot there?

yeeeees. well. premise is good. just suppose this is not so much for me.

this makes me cringe so hard, but you kinda keep on watching. better than average manga adaptation.

Cool premise but the betrayal twist was so off-putting I barely managed to finish, even though I could understand where he came from.

yay for rocking the sub-genre!

time-travelling theme.

I can't even remember watching this - lol

yet to finish.

The role of Tawan is not fleshed-out. He does nothing a professional producer should do, instead alternating between mopey and cheeky (read: inappropriately handsy)  and simply standing around like a potted plant. If they had given Tawan more spine / maturity letting him actually help Phi to turn his character around through a reality check that would have been nicer. why neglect a major role like that?

This is not the ex morning. This is a soft-boyfriend-still-madly-in-love morning.  Also, let us all admit that Singto is not a great actor. They have most chemistry and authenticity in their funny moments when they get to joke around.
And what is the use of the little fan girl? She adds nothing to the story - seems her sole purpose is to distract from the fact that there is total lack of substantial plot between Phi & Tawan in the 'now' timeline (ps. I can do my own squeeling off-screen, no need for an on-screen squeeler to cue me in)

 The writing in general seems off-balance. Any event in the 'now' timeline seems solely used to cue in a backflash. and the sole puepose of the backflash seems to be fanservice. meh. I want to see to exes, re-connecting, seeing how they 'still' fit together after many years and in a professional environment fraud with tension. I have so many problems with this show: clichés, too much riding SOTUS coattails instead of producing something to stand on its own.

Oho - look at Ohm suddenly showing off all kinds of cheekbones and flirting skills! He really outgrew the gentle features of He's coming to me. 

Strong start. Watch for the iconic kiss in ep 5. Thereafter your either love it or hate it.

Good effort. Korean DOM/SUB relationship. There must be a plot in there somewhere...

zero chemistry and weak plot. Turns out Ohm needs a strong acting partner. Within 2 eps Ohm-Nannon had a strong relationship established in Bad Buddy. Still waiting for Leng and Ohm to create that kind of tension. Either may be replaced with a slice of white toast...

It's not actally bad. Better than Be loved in House: I do. Which is the same crew. But it's a bit bland

Why is everything Zee stars in like a  fanfics of a 12year old? Ah yes, because he is Prince Charming material. But here, his character has no ambitions, no depth, no nothing- he just exists to cherish the Prince. Yes, most girls want this, but is this realistic? No, it's bland. On the upside, Nu improved his acting a lot and the budget for this is really stunning. 

is this even BL? I think they had to cast GunOff and pepper in 3' of extended eye contact per episode just to get this plot sold.

In BL you can find bad writing, bad acting, bad chemistry any day... but this is the first time I see bad romance. Everything about this is wrong.

dnf. I get it. FirstKhao are versatile. But this? A waste of their talent. The plot is only skin-deep. This sells because the cats are fluffy and they have cute interactions. No tension. No compulsion. Not even kitty play. This is so vanilla and boring I could barely bring myslef to start the next ep. Not even their combined charm could sell this.

Heed rule #6 of the BL philosophy: with GMMTV,  it's key to know what not to watch. GMMTV is not doing Great any favours. He was Inspector M to the core. But he is not white knight material. what's with the Teddy bear act? The plot is so bland and boring I couldn't care less for their romance. 

dnf. I wanted to love this one.

Sue me, I like Up even though he is not A-actor material. His performance as Office Krit was solid. The story started out well, with lots of tension and with a plenty of detail going into the character building of wayu. Krit portrayed as dutiful, compassionate but also capable and strong -willed was also set up well. Even if they had just made this into a tender romance of two people come to support each other it would have been cohesive.

But it all turned to mush. Krit became a sop-story with a jealousy complex, loosing all maturity that seemed to have been present in the character before (even if they tried to show him as understanding and space giving torn between duty and love) and wayu... he turned from a character searching for love in the midst of being weighed down with responsibilities into a placeholder for every lovesick girl in the world. That was too sad to watch.

So in the end I only watched for Jai Sira. what a persona! Not a flawless character but stunning to watch. I mean - that is one commanding presence!

it can hook you for a few eps with the flirting but then the story just has nowhere to go. And that jawline really doesn't work for me.

dnf. That rooftop if the most stunning scenery - that deep blue is gorgeous! I want to move there with a deck chair and a spend the summer there. Otherwise watch on double speed.

4 eps of this was quite enough. But I liked the chemistry and muted colours of the post editing. Gives it a retro feel.

Surprisingly good despite the utter lack of plot

oh well. must watch for BounxPrem but apparently they were wasted on a bizarre and idiotic plot

I am constantly going back and forth between dropping and binging. This has strong lakorn feel - not much to look at in terms of cinematography or editing. Bouncing between brutal and cringy. I think Film's acting is what makes this difficult to watch for me. He borders on loony lawyer, although I am given to understand his smile is supposed to be sexy. He is more authentic later but he still shows those lewd smiles in the most inappropriate moments. I am all for ravishing the drunk, but I am surprised that i draw the line at seducing a man who is emotionally wrecked by the death of his baby niece. And the abused rich boy and his bodyguard should be my kink but somehow that's even worse of a plot line.

Jam is actually a very good actor and makes the whole thing worth watching.

Can it possibly be as good as Season1? And the answer is: NO. (of course not)

Earth is good as the director: kinda bookish, aloof but lots of sexappeal, but not as strong as his more mature characters in other dramas. I like he is a bit of a red flag bc he is playing Raffy who obviously likes him. Perfectly matched- as usual with Mix- who is sooo flirty and egotistical - it's not easy to tell if he just wants to the role, needs to know he can get the role if he wants it, or actually likes Jack. He is pupeteering all their friends into relationships? Maybe with a motive, so he can have Jack to himself? In any case Mix is perfect for that role.

Alas the other couples give me nothing. Aom/Boom are decent actors at at least. Gawin and whathisname are basically guppies.

somehow the age-gap is awkward... or they just don't feel comfortable acting together... idk

Gun as ML! But I think I preferred Gun as hapless, clueless senior getting seduced by a younger man. Very odd chemistry in this one and the back story is a bit ridiculous.

You know it's GMMTV when the mood-lighting is over the top colourful.
Top notch chemistry but it's endlessly boring towards the end. Barely finished.

dnf. sue me. Probably works for most people, though.

Sweet romantic awakening, I suppose.  The leads give me nothing, though

Sorry, were you expecting a wholesome relationship or a morale at the end?  What part of the title gave you that misguided idea?   The problem is : what sissy-crap is this?

it was awful. I loved it.

the writers sat in a room and Jon from accounting said "BDSM Mafia Boss". one person said "what about the storyline?" "don't worry about it" Jon from accounting replied. "the hornies don't care about that." and they really stuck to that because except the lil quarrel they had in the end, nothing really happened. Until Jon from accounting said "you know what. throw in a threesome, but don't build up or follow up on it at any point ok?" and the room said "Sure thing, Jon".

dnf. I am too old for this type of young rom com. Or it's too bad. idk

I am just not an anthology lover.
Ep1: story: meh. romance: soso
Ep 2: -
Ep3: for Boun x Prem - very nice dynamic. they are so adorable.

Just as unrealistic as ex-morning. Cute but shallow
might be ok- but didn't pull me in enough to finish

Nice flirting- but overladen with side stories.  

mediocre across the board.

bland.

Age-gap and Introvert-Instalove. Hm. Yes well. Must be a niche.

boring

12 eps of 45' would have given them A LOT of room to tell a story. They choose not to. Actually, NOTHING much happens. Watch it with your brains switched off. It's pretty enough and the uncut version might actually be worth it for the steamy scenes as they carry a lot of the story. 

good premise but endlessly boring to watch

I like that strongberry is finally producing long series, but this is too vanilla. The characters are too similar. And then one marshallow is turning the other into a copy of himself

dnf. manga adaptation. Need I say more?

The acting is bad. Like: abyssmal. If you have one-dimensional characters and a paperthin plot you apparently can't be choosey with your cast.

On the controversy: I don't hold with criticism of romaticised rape, power imbalance or moronic MLs who fall for abusive/controlling assholes. People like what they like. And some people like non-con. What safer way to enjoy non-con than a fictious drama?  It's just that -HERE- there was nothing in the line of romance following that badly staged tumble. I can complain about that no end. 

dnf. manga adaptation - the usual problem: what works in panels does not work irl

dnf. Another cheap, pop-up BL from Taiwan. Didn't even get around to seeing their chemistry as I as too bored before they even had any scenes with extended eyecontact. It's too cringy with these ridiculous plots. I don't even know if it's the acting or the script... it feels fake, although I think it might have worked with more tension.

Another man loves robot plot. They are a bit low budget and have plenty insta love, but kinda cute if you can buy into the premise. Sadly it is even worse than the first installment