K-Drama Watched BL dramas
Only TV, no movies here.
Also listing dropped ones at the end.
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1. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
- my first BL!
- very fluffly
- low on drama
- hilarious
- has a cute cat (Udon <3)
- Kurosawa is the perfect boyfriend and Keita Machida is hot af
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2. Double
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
- amazingly done in every department: acting, screewriting, visuals, music
- non-romance focused plot
- very complex relationship
- ILY MR. CC KENTO
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3. Semantic Error
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- huge fan of mr. big tomato
- the kisses!!
- hate to love excellence
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4. Kamisama no Ekohiiki
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- a wonderful queer story (it has BL and so much more!)
- touches on identity, sexuality, gender, the nature of love and many other important topics
- very likeable characters
- great acting from everyone involved
- high production value and a nice soundtrack
- a cute dog
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5. Old Fashion Cupcake
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
- office setting reminescent of Cherry Magic
- very visually pleasing
- rather faithful to the manga
- amazing kiss scene
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6. One Room Angel
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
- leaves quite a lot up to the viewer's interpretation regarding the lead's relationship
- angel's backstory is a moving, realistic queer coming of age tale
- beautifully filmed, reminded me of wowow dramas (see Double from this list)
- great acting
- genuinely moved me
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7. Ossan's Love
Japanese Drama - 2018, 7 episodes
- hilarious
- plentiful ships to choose from
- takes the cake for the weirdest proposal scene ever
- legendary last episode
- Cherry Magic JP is definitely the spiritual successor of this
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8. Our Youth
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
- loved the characters
- good acting
- a moving, realistic story
- beautiful visuals, love the color grading
- bonus points for addressing LGBTQ issues in Japan
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9. 10 Things I Want to Do before I Turn 40
Japanese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
- a good watch all the way through, though it gets a bit slower at one point
- reminded me of Old Fashion Cupcake (and a little bit of Ossan's Love and Cherry Magic) which is always a plus
- good acting and chemistry
- I feared there would be a DFK at the end, but it was actually a good, cute kiss
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10. Love Is a Poison
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- balances romance, humor, and law/mystery aspects so well!
- great chemistry and acting
- likeable characters
- haven't seen a law BL so it felt fresh
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11. Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to Be Recognized
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- cute love story
- loveable, grumpy BL manga creator ML
- amazing opening song
- features my fav friends to lovers trope
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12. Living with Him
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- very good chemistry between the leads
- cohabitation and friends to lovers which are some of my favorite tropes
- low on drama
- a nice, healthy relationship
- just a cute and peaceful time
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13. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes
- an openly gay ML
- honest communication
- healthy relationship
- some slower moments but it's okay
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14. Kei×Yaku: Abunai Aibou
Japanese Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
- a bromance but y'know
- more skinship than many BLs
- love the characters and that theme song
- Shiro is a baby
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15. Ossan's Love Returns
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
- a little less heavy on the comedy than the 1st one but still hilarious
- quite a lot of heartfelt moments
- warmed up to chief
- I didn't care much about the new couple tbh
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16. Mr. Mitsuya's Planned Feeding
Japanese Drama - 2024, 7 episodes
- I was a bit apprehensive at first because Sensei definitely has more of a wholesome grandpa vibe than a dashing ossan vibe
- despite the above I really warmed up to this story
- it's quiet, gentle, corowkers to friends to lovers plotline
- feels very cozy
- food!!
- cute dog
- amazing house
- lovely cinematography that makes it look like a movie rather than a regular TV series
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17. I Hear the Sunspot
Japanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- multi-dimensional characters
- good writing and pacing
- quite touching
- overall great as a coming of age story
- the BL aspect is very lowkey
- don't come to this one to get your swoonworthy romance fix (you'll not get it here)
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18. Knock Knock, Boys!
Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
- I had low expectations and was pleasantly surprised
- almost no weird sound effects that I associate with thai BL
- likeable characters
- funny
- the characters and some elements of the plot were not what they seemed at first
- some slower moments
- the last ep feels like a special as most of the plot is wrapped up in the penultimate episode
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19. BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen
Japanese Drama - 2023, 3 episodes
- exactly the kind of wacky humor I like
- funny internal monologues my beloved
- heartfelt when it needs to be
- nice chemistry
- likeable characters
- short and sweet
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20. His: I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love
Japanese Drama - 2019, 5 episodes
- very aesthetic
- all 4 lead characters are very likeable
- touches on important subjects
- could have been a little longer at the end
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21. The Novelist
Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
- trashy, horny fun
- boys' lust
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22. I Cannot Reach You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- took my around episode 4 to full get into it
- but when I eventually did, it became really enjoyable
- not as slow of a burn as it initially seems
- wholesome characters
- cute
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23. What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Japanese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
- nice to see an older established couple doing typical couple things (and yes, that icludes arguing over petty stuff lol)
- delish food on screen
except for lotus root. that thing is cursed - Shiro seems unlikeable at first
but he develops don't worry - some stereotyping unfortunately
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24. Mood Indigo
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
- more serious than the first season
- and spicier
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25. Our Dining Table
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
- based on my fav BL manga
- cute and fluffy
- the kid was not annoying (a rare occurence lol)
- Inukai's acting was definitely lacking in the early eps and when he had to strongly emote, but I either got used to it as eps went by or he improved
- didn't really feel the chemistry for most of the drama
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26. Eien No Kinou: Complete Edition
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- truly Tunku's saving grace
- good acting
- overall a nice, original story
- I wish they explained more abt the living corpse thing
- some questionable stuff (the brief teacher-student thing...)
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27. Happy of the End
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- gritty and realistic
- compelling plot
- watched it more as a drama than as a romance
- decently done character psychology
- had a hard time warming up to the main couple (too many dubcon situations, especially at the beginning)
- timeskip, ughhh
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28. The Untamed
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
- looooooooooooooong and slow at times
- great characters
- pretty costumes, sets, and music
- hilarious special effects. high camp, dare I say lol
- very convoluted story, but a lot of stuff didn't matter in the end, so that's okay
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29. Love Is Better the Second Time Around
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
- good acting
- nice chemistry
- the plot is a bit messy and tries to cram too much towards the end
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30. My Other Half
Japanese Drama - 2024, 29 episodes
- short & sweet
- there was a cat
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31. The Journey to Killing You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
- it begins with a trope I hate, but improves as it goes
- quite dark
- did I root for them as a couple? not really. was I entertained? yep!
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32. Jack o' Frost
Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
- very nice aesthetic, especially the cinematography
- pleasant, quiet atmosphere
- miscommunication galore
- Ritsu is a likeable character, Fumiya... not so much
- I really wish they explained their past (and the tensions there) more
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33. The End of the World with You
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- well-acted
- cool concept
- I'd prefer if it focused more on the main couple later than the side characters as it went on
- wasn't keen on the miracle boy thing and I'd prefer if they shown itin a more vague way
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34. A Man Who Defies the World of BL
Japanese Special - 2021, 1 episode
- BL parody
- I've enjoyed it even though I only have a surface knowledge of the genre
- the opening song is a bop
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35. My Love Mix-Up!
Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
- the episodes in the beginning are really funny
- pretty fluffy overall
- could have some more cute moments (dates etc.) though
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36. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- had a pretty weird experience with this one
- loved the chemistry
- liked the comedic tone in the early eps, wish there was more of it in the later ones
- wish they had a healthy, well-established BDSM dynamic instead of weird overly possessive thing and endless jealousy
- the plot kinda went nowehere
- still enjoyable though
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37. A Man Who Defies the World of BL Season 2
Japanese Special - 2022, 1 episode
- bit less funny than the first one
- characters get more development tho
- should have been longer
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38. Although I Love You, and You?
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
- cute
- doesn't overstay its welcome
- nice food sequences
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39. At 25:00, in Akasaka
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
- nice but a bit long
- good acting
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40. Love Thunder
Japanese Drama - 2025, 27 episodes
- extremely chaotic but cute
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41. Senpai, This Can’t Be Love!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- cute and chill time
- not a fan of timeskips in general, so I wasn't a fan of that
- as always, wishing there was more kisses lol
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42. Be My Favorite
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- pretty cute
- funny
- cursed lamp is an icon
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43. Depth of Field
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
- falls a bit flat in the middle
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44. When It Rains, It Pours
Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
- messy, so I was kinda invested
- the miscommunication/cheating got tired
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45. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- cute overall
- likeable characters
- didn't feel very romantic for a romance/romcom drama
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46. The 8.2 Second Rule
Japanese Drama - 2022, 5 episodes
- short and sweet
- nicely filmed
- enjoyed the food preparation segments
- the formula is very repetetive
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47. I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
- not bad, but kind of unneccesary tbh
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48. Candy Color Paradox
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- very enjoyed the journalistic investigation elements, they were fun
- the chemistry between the actors wasn't amazing but they did a decent enough job
- I enjoyed the characters
- having said that, there was one scene where Kaburagi went too far that made me uncomfy
- annoying miscommunication and silent treatment as 3rd act conflict
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49. Blueming
Korean Drama - 2022, 11 episodes
- I thought it was boring at first, but it improved in the last 3rd
- decent intimacy
- I wasn't huge on Jo Hyuk Joon's acting tbh
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50. I Just Want to See You
Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
- cute characters and relationship with no drama
- not much story
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51. Accomplishment of Fudanshi Bartender
Japanese Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
not the greatest but pretty funny
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52. Sugar Dog Life
Japanese Drama - 2024, 9 episodes
- too fluffy and sugar-coated for me
- needed some comedy or drama to make it less bland
- because of the blandess I never grew attached to the characters
- personal gripe, but I didn't like that one of the leads was a cop lol
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53. Perfect Propose
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
- the dubcony things in the beggining made me a bit uncomfy
- the workplace drama was more interesting than the romance
- Kai is just not the kind of guy I like
- I warmed up to the whole drama by the end but still didn't love it
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54. My Bias Is Showing?!
Korean Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
- I disliked the beginning, but warmed up to it a bit
- still, it felt very wattpad-esque
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55. Life: Love on the Line
Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
- just OK
- I didn't like the main character
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56. Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
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57. Tokyo in April Is...
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
- I didn't feel any chemistry between them
- it's nice they talked about some serious topics
- I was bored tho
- WHY did they hire teen actors????
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58. Given
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
- manga > anime > drama. fr, just read the manga
- the story felt really rushed
- I don't think I'd understand the backstory if I haven't read the manga (or at least watched the anime)
- Mafuyu's actor couldn't act to save is life lol
- I liked the actors they picked for Haruki and Akihiko. they were the highlight
- the music was okay
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59. Takara-kun & Amagi-kun
Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
- literally nothing happened in this
- the face blurring effect was painful to watch
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60. My Beautiful Man
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
- good acting and production
- a bit incoherent characterization
- unhealthy relationship that made me uncomfortable
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61. Cutie Pie
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
- dropped after 4 eps
- high production value
- very toxic relationships and two characters I couldn't bear to watch
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62. Naked Dining: Love, Life and Liberation
Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- started cute, got completely ruined by awful tropes
- couldn't care less for the characters as it went on
- should've dropped it once all the misunderstandings started
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63. Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
- dropped after 1 ep
- both leads made me uncomfortable
- the vibe I like in japanese BLs seems to be completely missing
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64. Color Rush
Korean Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
- dropped after 2 eps
- boring
- very weird special effects
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65. Cherry Magic
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- one ep is all I could stand
- boring and unfunny
- hated Karan's actor, Achi was fine
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66. Punks Triangle
Japanese Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
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67. Super Rich
Japanese Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
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68. Therapy Game
Japanese Drama - 2025, 9 episodes
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69. Love Begins in the World of If
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
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70. Cosmetic Playlover Season 2
Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
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71. Countdown to Yes
Japanese Drama - 2026, 11 episodes
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