ahki's list of (gay) reccs for az

zombies. but sad. so sad. good lord it's so incredibly sad I cried so hard I felt sick but the acting gives you CHILLS it's literally such an incredible film

[AZ WATCHED THIS]

zombie kdrama, absolutely incredibly written, cinematography is stunning and the pace is 10/10 throughout the whole thing! I have yet to finish it but it's SO good

psychological thriller-esque, about a bullied girl who dresses up and pretends to be a model online until she gets found out by a guy at school. it gets more and more tense as the series progresses, but it's also extremely good!

this is a Chinese film which focuses on the effects of bullying and an unlikely bond between a schoolgirl and a dropout/gang member. it's so incredibly filmed and also made me cry, and the acting is insane 

korean film about a serial killer who tries to go after a deaf girl, also very very good and puts you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole film!

kdrama that is CREEPY AS HECK but SO INSANELY GOOD again I seem to have a type for horror/psychological thrillers but yes this one is just. 11/10. not quite sure how to explain it so here's a link to the synopsis!: https://kisskh.at/33075-strangers-from-hell 

kdrama romcom which is the most wholesome thing I have ever seen, it's SO precious and it's about a girl who does weight-lifting !! it's treats the topic of body image really well imo and it's,,, so good,,, waa

psychological horror I also rec Alice in Borderland, i havent finished it but it's SO GOOD and its ab these people that get chucked into a life or death game

thai show which has a very deep socio-political theme running through it and discusses a whole manner of topics such as LGBTQ+ rights/same-sex marriage, it touches on racism and BLM, and talks about the unfair treatment of disabled people in working environments, as well as stuff like business monopoly and the corruption of the police (this show literally had me gobsmacked it's so insanely good)

the most refreshing thai/chinese bl show i think ive ever seen. it's so!! just!! aaa it makes my soul fly idk, it's about two friends who became rivals and then met each other years later and their trajectory from rivals to frenemies to friends to... something more? and it's so sweet and precious, there's this one scene that i love hang on

major comfort show!! an HS student accidentally finds himself in a love triangle when, to cover his friend's feelings for his classmate, he takes the fall and pretends that he's the one who likes his classmate (and then that becomes a reality !!). also this show is precious AND hilarious

bl jdrama about a guy who on his 30th birthday develops the ability to read minds when he is touching a person, and he discovers his colleague has a crush on him,, it's also super wholesome and it's so !!! aa baby boys

gay thai show (again, gay, bc everything i watch is gay atm), sort of mystery/thriller vibes. it's about this guy (Ayan) who moves to a prestigious and extremely strict school to find out the reason behind his uncle's death, and whilst he's there he becomes a major suspect by the prefect (Akk) as to being behind protests against the school and stuff. and it's. gay. it's so gay. it's so good.

it's got such a whimsical feel to it but is also so genuine and THERE'S NO MISUNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN THE CHARACTERs AND THE WAY THEY SAY THEY LOVE EACH OTHER IS JUST SO PRECIOUS. IT'S SO GOOD. highly recommend. like if I had to describe Kimi No Koto Dake Mike Itai (I Only Want To Look At You) then I'd describe it like being gently covered by a warm wave of ocean water ;w;

this show will tear you to shreds.
it's about a student, Hira, who is the "gopher" of the school, aka used and basically bullied even though all he does is try to exist invisibly. new student, Kiyoi Sou, appears, and Hira falls completely and utterly in love with him at first sight and treats him like a god (the OST for this show absolutely bangs, the lyrics of the main song are 10/10). anyway the story just follows their development and growing friendship and then rips it from under your feet but then the show finishes with a little cherry on top and i love it to death. their dynamic is so so great. i didnt rly vibe with the show at first but GOOD LORD the more i watched it the more i was like this fucking slaps

god there are some scenes in this show that really are just so raw and pure.

concept is that this Rich BoyTM (called Tian <3_<3) gets a heart transplant from a girl that he discovers was a volunteer teacher at a village, and to honour the fact that he got a heart transplant from her he decides to embark on a journey to the village to teach in her place and "right his wrongs" in a sense. whilst he's there, he realises that he is truly passionate about the kids he's teaching and the village, and he also maybeeee falls in love with the camp guard (; the main character has absolutely incredible character development throughout the whole series (which is a criminally short 10 eps long, i have 1.5 eps remaining to watch and i am in TATTERS).  it's a really, really incredibly written show, the dialogue is 10/10, there's some really interesting scenes talking about the unfair advantage people with richer lives have, and it's just,,, so good

concept surrounds a son (Nuengdiao) of a prestigious rich family whose father is killed right before his eyes, and he has to start training to take over as CEO of the company that his father handled. his mother, Tanya, to better protect Nueng, asks for a loyal family employee to get Nueng a bodyguard, which ends up being the employee's son, Palm. you can see where this is going. classic bodyguard x rich boy trope. BUT IT'S DONE SO WELL it's so BLATANTLY evident that they have eyes for each other from their very first fucking interaction. and it's only 3 eps in but it's so sweet bc you can see them growing closer as friends as opposed to the bodyguard/boss divide, since all Nueng really wants is a friend but Palm is conditioned to call him boss/Mr. Nueng because his family is their employer. also the actors have already acted together in another series (Fish Upon The Sky), and it's so interesting to see their dynamic here bc THEIR CHARACTERS ARE SO DIFFERENT to the previous series i watched with them in! Palm is this shy, soft-spoken lil bean who is ridiculously protective of Nueng /pos, and Nueng is straightforward, direct, and not afraid to express what he truly feels. also there are some very cute flirty scenes and some other scenes where they're like, across the room from each other and just keep staring at one another, so fucking cute

two rivals, Pat and Pran, find themselves descending into something akin to friendly rivalry, to friendship, to... maybe something more. absolutely spectacular show with such good character development, the characters have such good communications with one another and they're so!! good!! i need to rewatch this show good lord

literally cannot begin to describe what green flags the two of them are, they're just. so good for each other. makes my heart swell

stuck in an endless timeloop where he has to save an ER patient, doctor Tin is faced with the inevitable task of constantly seeing the same death over and over until he can successfully save the patient. he ends up discovering that he can change the day that his time loop starts, and starts trying to go further into the past to help the ER patient (Tol) to avoid his seemingly inevitable death, whilst juggling other troubles in the timeline 

okay SO this series! hasn't fully released yet im like halfway through (new ep came out yesterday i need to watch it ehehehe) ANYWAYS it's about this group of music club peeps trying to keep their club running bc the school board wants to shut it down. the mc (Gun) ends up entangled in a rivalry with the school president (Tinn) bc he believes Tinn is trying to shut the club down. plot twist: Tinn is trying to do the complete opposite lol, bc he's got a massive crush on him and has done for a while - he's just. awkward and keeps getting himself into situations LOL 

anyways i ugh, dont want to reveal too much? even though i could talk about this for like? forever? especially with what happens as the series progresses? like pls look after my bbies

the most raw depiction of slowly falling in love that i have ever seen 

talks a lot about confidence/self-image issues, and about the beauty standards in korea and how internalised one can make those beauty standards to the point where they can't even realise they they are beautiful, to the point where they reject even the thought of people liking them bc they dont see themselves as likable. and it also talks a bit about broken families and tensions in familial relationships - the main character is actually a child of divorce, and his love interest's parents are... something that's for sure.

i cried watching this lmao

i have no words for this rn other than it being the softest thing I have ever seen

watch this if you want to go through 45776839 cycles of grief

each time i see this film it's like a stab in the gut

after reviewing a friend's script and saying he feels sorry for a background character that experiences too many bad events, Myungha gets transported into a romance video game, where he has one mission: make said bg character, Cha Yeonwoo, happy. honestly im still reeling from it so this note may seem a little lackluster but ya

this healed all the broken parts of me. I actually really wanted to give it a 10, but seriously, it reminded me of Kimi No Koto Dake Mite Itai in the best way - it's so HEALING, it's so WONDERFUL. they're just two gays, having fun, falling in love. what more could you ask for