2025 Completed Dramas

It’s cute! I’m always a sucker for big ensemble cast school shows like this.

I could watch Namtan read a grocery list for 12 hours. Probably my favorite Chao Planoy adaptation I’ve seen so far.

Tan Jianci brain worms go crazy every time he popped up on my screen with that ponytail. Genuinely fun and engaging detective drama reminded me of The Mentalist.

A lot of shows have tried to tackle deaf representation in the last two years. This felt like one of the more authentic attempts. Wish we’d gotten more of the side couple though.

Wasn’t perfect by any means especially towards the end, but I really liked it. Jay was kind of born to play a cunty penguin.

Never watched the original, but I’m aware of the story beats. This was ok! General consensus seemed to be that they did a good job cutting out the filler. Really liked the special ep’s super silly and fun.

If cotton candy and pixie sticks were a show it would be Your Sky. Wish they’d done more with the homophobic dad plot line. Like that it was included, but it just felt to rushed to me.

Kind of show I’ve come to expect from Jojo (derogatory) that being said it was fun to watch with a friend and Joong’s acting chops surprised me. Would love to see him play a character like this again in a show that takes itself seriously.

Chao Planoy really the Mame of GL. Grace is hot though and sometimes that’s enough.

I have my qualms with how the second half of the show went. Some of the changes from the manhwa just didn’t work for me. Still at the top of my JBL list.  Junsei was phenomenal especially in the last special ep.

Bad and not even a fun bad.

GMM shows for me tend to range from unwatchable to just ok, but every so often we get a gem like this. One of my favorites to come out of the company in the last few years. You can tell they took their time developing the script not even to speak on the performances delivered by William and Est. The bus stop scene will stick with me.

Cute show. Not the strongest script, but I’m DaouOffroad trash. Was fun to come back and watch this after seeing what they did in Century of Love. Their growth was obvious and I’m excited to see what kind of performance they’ll deliver in The Wicked Game.

Have never seen the original Japanese drama. An ok rom com. Krit was the highlight of the show for me. Really loved his monastery scenes.

Doesn’t even begin to compare with Reverse 4 You. 

Wen Yifan will stick with me for a long time. The side couples romance storyline didn’t do justice to the actors involved.

Something about it just didn’t land for me but I don’t necessarily believe it was the shows fault. In a different headspace I might have enjoyed it a lot more.

Enjoyed the Yotha/Gun and Faifa/Wine storyline as much as I hated the Arc/Arm one. Just didn’t land in the same way We Are did, but more enjoyable then Fourever You S1 for me.

Crème da la crème of modern chinese romance dramas. Gameplay aspect got a bit tedious to watch though.

Beautifully filmed. Would love to see what this team could put together with more time and a bigger budget. 

Cotton candy and pixie sticks pt. 2 electric boogaloo.

Impressed with their attempt at merging an old school japanese bl feel with today’s modern sensibilities. Boom and Smart play off one another very well.

Inukai Atsuhiro never disappoints.

How you manage to make vampires boring is beyond me. One singular blood sucking scene the whole series as well? For shame!

Watched mostly because I'm invested in the story lines for season 2. In the rare minority of people who preferred Ter and Hill. Every time Jonah fucked with North's source of income I blacked out in rage.

Mark and Ohm did their best with a choppy nonsensical script. Liked the first three ep's and that was about it.

Watched for the schoolboys, lesbians, and Tora. Even they couldn't save the last two episodes though. Trash!

There were some stumbles along the way - I feel like Mia could've been better utilized, and Tenma's story line didn't fully land for me. I've also seen people bring up that, at times, the show feels less like it's coming from a queer poly lens and more like an outsider peering through the glass, and I do have to wholeheartedly agree. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it, and it'll likely be making its way into my tiny circle of rewatchables.

OffTay fujo baiting in the year 2025 is just low and dirty. Fun seeing all the GMM actors I love mix and match though.

If we ignore the last minute cop out I’m really pleased with how they decided to end the show. I never thought we’d get that from them. Solid but imperfect script.

I find these short Chinese BL dramas hard to rate/review, because they're more the blueprint of a story over something whole that can stand on its own. In this one's case though I think all I would be able to bear of it is what we got. Zi Rui's actor was cute tho would love to see more of him.

Marked improvement from Infidelity. Plot was gripping and cast had great on screen chemistry. Would love to see them do a long form project someday.

The side couples were nonsense, but I felt Sorn and Jun's relationship was exponentially well done. I always understood Sorn's motives even if I didn't necessarily agree with them. It was nice to see Jun get to actually vent his frustrations as well. He stuck his ground and we got Sorn agreeing to grow because of that. 

GMM's response to Heartstopper. Going to divide and conquer discussing this one by going couple to couple because I have a lot of thoughts.

Kit/Shane - Starting off strong with this one! From ep. 1 to ep. 12 you get to watch them learn how to navigate their first serious relationship and what it means to love someone in this way. There was just something so sweet and earnest in the way they grew together throught the series. All they ever want is what's best for one another.

Kim/Mon - Voted most likely to break up after gradaution by me in my bedroom. Had serious potential that was scoundered by the writers apparent hatred for Mon. It felt like at every turn and in any conflict Mon was forced to apolgize and bend even when he wasn't the one at fault. Kim's disatrious and frankly biphobic reaction to Mon's bisexuality really sealed the deal for me that the writers just did not know how to handle this charcater with care.

Tar/Per - They're cute! Didn't have to much going, but the actros did good work with what they were given. Per stronger then me for not decking Tar after that post kiss school debacol though, but I digress.

Nat/Tan - Podd and Papang show in 2026 or we riot. I love them I wish we got more of them. 

One of the healthier relationships I’ve seen in a BL and I enjoyed that this show had a through line outside of just Thun and Keen as a couple. It was fun that the got together so early in the story so we got the opportunity to see how they interact in an actually long term relationship. Top tier communication. Though I would’ve liked it if the side characters got a little more time to breathe.

Total nothing burger of a show. Stuck with it because the leads are both so pretty, but that’s all the show really had going for it. Every character was so one dimensional.

Tam’s character frustrated me the entire story and I feel like we’re leaving him at the same place we found him. I’m not convinced his relationship with Phi is going to end up any differently than how it started. That all being said, I still loved this show warts and all. Krist and Singto are beautiful and magnetic together. Wish they would’ve committed more fully to Kao and Nudee, but they clearly wanted to establish a parallel between Yong/Kao and Phi/Tam and that muddled the story in parts.

Really enjoyed this one! It felt like the show and actors all had a solid grasp on the role they were playing and how they connected to the larger story being told. My minor gripe would be that I felt like at times they were trying to tackle topics they weren’t fully equipped to cover. Last three episodes came across a little muddled too.

Pissed me off to no end because it had the bones of something truly fantastic and then never managed to follow through on any of those early promises. The Ramil Paytai storyline was what kept me watching. 

Femme Max is something that can be so personal. Honestly the switch in dynamics was the only reason I watched the show and the novelty started wearing off 3 or 4 episodes in. Nat just couldn’t commit to the swap like Max was able to.

What can I say city kid goes to the country and learns the power of community, hard work, and love through an older pillar of the community who he ends up developing feelings for is a siren song to my bumpkin ears.  Last episode was a mess even Saint couldn’t save though. 

Peterpan and Pond are a joy to watch together. Just electric chemistry start to finish  and easily my favorite part of the show. I think I went in expecting something a little more serious so it did take a sec for me to recalibrate. Fully delivered on the story it set out to tell.