My Fav BLs (with some GL’s)

This is definitely my second favourite BL in the HIStory series and such a sweet breath of fresh air. This series is about a boy called Qiu Zi Xuan, who was an amazing volleyball player before unfortunately being badly injured. Due to this, he is warned not to play again for the risk of worsening his injuries, so he continues to help the volleyball club now as a manager. There he meets Xia Yu Hao, a guy with a very bad temper who was forced to join the club after losing a bet. When he finds out about Zi Xuan’s injuries, he decides that he will fulfil Zi Xuan’s dream to rise to the top in his place, and eventually feelings between them develop in the process. We also focus on Yu Hao’s friends, Wang Zhen Wu and his stepbrother Wang Zhen Wen. We discover that they both have feelings for each other but are too afraid to act on it because of their family connections. This is generally a really cute and funny series; the main and side couples are adorable with great chemistry. There is some good action and sound effects, and the volleyball playing is fun and looks very professional and realistic. My only complaint with this and all the series in HIStory is that I wish they were all a bit longer, but luckily they have announced a sequel movie, which may or may not be happening (keeping an eye out, but I’m not very optimistic). Aside from that, I highly recommend this series!

In the past two years I’ve noticed that Korean BL’s have seriously been stepping up their game, but it seems 2023 has been on a whole other level. This series is about Lee Wan, who has had a crush on his classmate, Shin Ki Tae, for a long time. He finally decides to confess to him on the final day of school and kisses him but is too terrified to hear Ki Tae’s rejection and runs away before he can respond. Years later, Lee Wan attends an interview as an artist for a gaming company where he meets Ki Tae again, who will now become one of his new coworkers. Lee Wan believes Ki Tae doesn’t remember him, so he decides to accept the position. However, what will happen when Ki Tae not only recognises Lee Wan but has spent years searching for him so he can finally respond to Lee Wan’s high school confession? I honestly loved this series a lot; the best way to describe it is short and sweet. Although the pacing is a little slow with a very short run time, it’s still a very easy series to follow and get through. The chemistry between the main leads is perfect, and the acting was great too. I hope to see them in a potential season 2 someday and definitely recommend this series if you want to watch something shorter but still cute and romantic.

I feel empty without having this drama to fill my Fridays now. This series was amazing, not necessarily because of the plot, acting, or direction, but because of how this made me feel. This definitely wasn’t perfect, and even though it was 13 episodes, it still felt far too short, but I loved it with all my heart. This series is based on an omegaverse novel surrounding Babe, a racer on the X-Hunter team known as Pit Babe or “King of The Hollow,” who happens to be a special alpha with heightened senses. One day, after a race, he meets a fanboy called Charlie who is also an alpha and requests Babe’s help in learning how to drive and race professionally. Babe realises that Charlie’s pheromones have no scent, so agrees on the condition that they would become friends with benefits. Babe brings Charlie to meet the rest of his team and is introduced to X-Hunters manager Alan, the second-best racer Way, and the junior racers North, Sonic, and Dean. What Babe doesn’t know, however, is that Charlie has a secret motive in getting close to Babe and secretly invites his younger brother Jeff to pose as a mechanic. Jeff is an omega (not mentioned in the series) who quickly catches the eye of Alan, and the 35-year-old alpha is immediately drawn to the 20-year-old. Can Charlie and Jeff still fulfil their plan even when they’re falling in love with the very people they are supposed to betray? This was an amazing series and the first live adaptation I’ve ever seen for an omegaverse, especially with an alphaXalpha main pairing. My only complaint is that we were promised 6 couples (CharlieBabe, AlanJeff, PeteWay, SonicNorth, KentaKim, and WinnerDean) yet only got 2 with 1 being implied but not going anywhere, which was very disappointing. Aside from that I, cannot recommend this series enough; it’s definitely a must-watch!

This is another Chinese bromance with a pretty long run time. When I started this, I was not expecting it to have so many episodes, but it is adapted from a BL novel, which is a shame, as this could have been a fantastic BL, but sadly censorship bans are very annoying and problematic. This is about Tan Fang, a sixth-rank official, and Sui Zhou, a uniformed guard. The two join forces to solve a case, becoming unlikely friends in the process. After Tan Fang’s landlord is found dead, he moves in with Sui Zhou while trying to solve this big case. It’s then that they meet Wang Zhi (my favourite character), who is a eunuch serving the king and queen. The three of them constantly team up to solve multiple different cases together throughout this series and help each other out when in need. As the story goes on, they must tackle each obstacle while needing to have trust and faith in each other. They must try to save many lives, including the Kings, after it becomes threatened by corrupt officials. In the beginning, this series was (a little) boring for me, but it quickly picked up and became so much better than I ever could have expected. The only reason it’s not higher up on my list is because at times the plot became quite basic and boring. But aside from that, everything else about this series, including the acting and cinematography, were so good; it made me laugh so much and cry just as often. Despite how long it was, I really hope they make a season 2 and definitely recommend it if you’re a fan of historical bromances!

This is only a short, low-budget film, but I really enjoyed it. It’s so sweet and a little funny at the same time. This short film is about Riku, the most popular and hottest student at school, and Keita, a smart but rather plain student who seems to like staying in the background. Riku and Keita are hiding a secret from their classmates and families. They two have been secretly dating for a while, but Riku wants to keep it quiet because he fears people’s reactions. Keita agrees to keep it a secret out of his love for Riku, but when Riku’s ex-girlfriend comes back into the picture, who he only introduced to his family after a couple months of dating, Keita starts to become frustrated with Riku’s refusal to acknowledge their relationship openly. Will Riku finally overcome that last hurdle and confirm their relationship openly, and how will their classmates and family react to this unexpected news? This was so cute! It was very clearly a low-budget production, but the acting was really sweet, and I liked the chemistry between the couple. I’d love to see them in another project together! I highly recommend checking this project out; it’s only around 17 minutes, but it’s so good and accurately represents the fears that those in queer relationships have about coming out and being accepted for who they are. I hope you give it a chance!

I never really see people talking about this drama, which is so sad because it’s such an amazing Filipino BL series and one of my favourites that took place during the Covid lockdown. This series is about Key, who lives in an apartment complex where you need a quarantine pass to leave the building and go shopping. One day he goes to the pharmacy and meets Chen, who he accidentally bumps into and causes them both to drop their items. Key accidentally mixes up their belongings and takes one of Chen’s pill packages. A week later they run into each other again and exchange numbers so Key can return Chen’s medicine. When they arrange to meet up again, Key is unable to get the quarantine pass and can’t leave. In that time he discovers that Chen is actually the famous uptiker (I’m guessing that’s a copyright version of TikToker) going by the name of CCStrng that Key has been following for years and has developed a huge crush on. With this revelation, he goes to find Chen and asks him if it’s true, but what happens when he finds out that not only is this true, but Chen has also developed feelings for Key, the cute masked boy he met in the shop whose face he still hasn’t seen? This was such a sweet and light-hearted drama, and I’m so glad I watched it. Although it’s fairly short, and I don’t think we had enough romantic moments between them, I would still definitely recommend watching this. I’m still hoping they’ll make a season 2 someday even though it was unfortunately cancelled as the company funding its production pulled out!!

Randomly decided to watch this one after finding it on Netflix, and I didn’t expect to love it so much. This was so sweet and wholesome, their relationship was so cute, and the chemistry was fantastic. This series is about Yamato and Kakeru, who are childhood friends. Yamato is the perfect student, with all the girls having a huge crush on him. But Yamato has only ever had eyes for Kakeru, who has pushed back his feelings, believing that they will never be reciprocated. But as Kakeru builds up a close friendship with a girl, Yamato has to make the decision if he will fight for Kakeru’s love or if he will stand aside and remain in a one-sided love forever. This was a very simple plot, but it was so cute! I absolutely adore the bond between Yamato and Kakeru! Although it’s a very stereotypical plot and nothing that particularly stands out, the acting and chemistry are definitely what makes this series so great. Plus, every character in this series was great; there were no jealous exes or characters trying to drive them apart; everyone was rooting for their relationship, and I loved that so much. Although it’s a little slow-paced due to this being a slow burn, overall it’s a short but cute BL series, and I highly recommend it!

A simple but cute story of an old love being reunited. This series is about Hiro, an office worker who is overworked and stressed from being handed several projects with tight deadlines that he barely has time to eat proper meals and sleep comfortably. After he passes out on the street in exhaustion, he is reunited with Kai, an old childhood friend of his he forgot about. Kai mentions how he had been looking for Hiro due to a promise they made when they were children, that if neither of them were married by the time they reached a certain age, then they would marry each other. Kai convinces Hiro to let him move in, taking care of the household chores, including cooking and cleaning, and helping Hiro relax and de-stress after work. However, Kai is insistent that they are engaged, and Hiro does not know how to handle his advances. Will their childhood promise come true? Will they fall in love and someday marry each other, or will Hiro eventually ask Kai to leave and reject their old promise? This was a short but sweet series, and I enjoyed it a lot. The plot was fairly simple but interesting, the acting was great, and the chemistry was adorable. This is definitely a series I’ll come back to and rewatch again, so I recommend this to anyone wanting a short but cute series to watch in their free time!

I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this as much as I did, but it was such a fun storyline and a great romance that every episode ended up hooking me further in. This series is about a lawyer named Ryoma, who happens to be the younger partner of a larger law firm and has challenged himself to one day become the youngest owner of his own law firm and maintain a perfect winning case record. One day at a bar he meets Haruto, an intelligent and talented conman who offers to help Ryoma get more information to win his cases by going undercover. Ryoma makes Haruto his new partner at the firm despite him not being a lawyer or ever studying law. But Haruto is hiding a lot about his past from Ryoma, including a criminal history. When Ryoma is tasked with representing a client who is suing a large operation run by Haruto’s biological father, will this be Ryoma’s chance to finally prove himself, or will he be forced to choose between his work life and his love life? What decision will Ryoma make? This was so fun, the acting was amazing, the main couple had fantastic and natural chemistry, the plot was really interesting with some hilarious moments that made my stomach hurt from how much I was laughing, and even the pacing was great. I would have honestly been willing to watch 100 more episodes of just Ryoma and Haruto solving cases and flirting with each other. This was so funny and sweet; I can’t recommend this enough! I just wish it could have been longer because 12 episodes that were only 20 minutes long just wasn’t enough, I need moreeeee!!!

An interesting concept with fantastic chemistry, but pretty poor execution. This could have easily been in my top 10 BL’s if Mame wasn’t so used to writing really bad scripts, but unfortunately she seems to prioritise NC scenes and unhealthy relationships above all else. This series is about Phugun, an innocent boy who has never dated anyone and always sees the best in people. One day Cirrus, who had just been involved in a serious car accident, knocks on his door and tells Phu that he is from a parallel universe where Phu and Cir had been dating ever since their school years. At first Phu does not believe Cir, but the more information he reveals about Phu, including his childhood and little pieces of information that he could not have known about, Phu finally decides to believe him. Phu decides to help Cir get back to his own universe, but what if the idea of parallel worlds works differently than what Cirrus or Phugun could have ever imagined? Is Cirrus really from a parallel world, and if he isn’t, do parallel worlds really exist? The concept of this series is so interesting and unique; I loved how they mixed the fantasy and supernatural elements with reality. This is one of those series where you think you know what’s happening and where the plot is going, until one explanation completely changes all your theories. This is set in the same universe as TharnType the series, where you may recognise Phugun as being Tharn’s cousin in 7 Years of Love. BossNoeul’s chemistry was absolutely insane; they have such an amazing connection, and I just wish they could be given better scripts. I feel like I’m generally done with Mame as a writer; her scripts, stories, and series always have so much potential, but she ends up always going down the toxic couples route, which makes no sense!!! Overall, I don’t regret watching this series, and I still recommend watching it, but it’s not a series I can see myself coming back to, which makes me sad to say.

This series made my heart break; although it’s short, it’s very powerful. This is about two schoolboys, Akira and Yuuki, who meet while following the white lines on the road. They grow closer with their childish fantasies as they meet every day at the line. However, when Akira kisses Yuuki, they need to learn how to walk the line together. This follows their relationship as time goes on, from 16 all the way until they’re 40. Although their relationship isn’t defined as normal by societal standards, which leads to a large strain in their relationship, the love they feel can overcome any obstacles they face, even after 10 years apart. Their chemistry was overwhelming, and I was so excited to see Wayne Song and Huang Juan Zhi from HIStory: MODC in the last episode. This series made me both happy and heartbroken. I didn’t like how they chose to take their relationship, but I can’t deny just how realistic this feels. This is a story of two very real people living in a conservative, heteronormative society. I will say this series overall was amazing, but I don’t know if I could ever go back and rewatch it again.

I’ve found that recently Korean BL’s have really stepped up their game, but this series is an amazing throwback. In my opinion, this was the point where BL’s in Korea really began to change and take off, which is why I hold this series very close to my heart. This is a drama about Han Tae Joo, an 18-year-old student who is the successor to the TB Group, a company run by his father. He has a wealthy family, good looks, and is very popular. He also has Gang Gook, his childhood friend and bodyguard, who is very strong, skilled, and trained in various martial art techniques. Tae Joo is Gang Gook’s only friend, someone who he trusts and feels at ease around. But when a new female student, Hye Mi, shows interest in Gang Gook and asks him out on a date, Tae Joo is irritated and jealous. Will Tae Joo realise these feelings for Gang Gook are romantic before he enters a relationship, or will he be too late to realise his feelings? Also, will Gang Gook accept Hye Mi’s feelings, or is there already someone else in his heart? This is a fantastic series. I still can’t believe that they had such great chemistry together, specifically at a time when BL’s were looked down upon by Korean society. This is such an amazing and realistic series; I highly recommend it!!

This is unfortunately another Bromance series that was adapted from a BL novel that I have read and really enjoyed. This is about a boxer called Xia Yao, who ends up attracting the attention of a girl named Yuan Ru. She tries to always be around him and sends her brother, Yuan Zong, to deliver him gifts, keep an eye on him, and try to make Xia Yao fall in love with her. This backfires completely when Xia Yao and Yuan Zong begin to feel something more than just friendship between them. Yuan Zong is a former soldier who now runs a military boot camp that Xia Yao ends up joining. Yuan Zong secretly takes care of him, bringing him snacks and paying close attention to him. Now, unlike the novel, Yuan Zong and Xia Yao are just shown to be two very close friends in this series, but at the same time, you can tell there is more than just friendly feelings between them. The actors chosen were perfect, and the production is amazing. I have rewatched this so many times!! We also have two side “couples,” which, like the main couple, are together in the novel but just friends with very little screen time in this, but thankfully we were lucky enough to still have one of the characters confirm they are gay in this series. But please don’t let this series being a bromance stop you from enjoying it to its fullest; I highly recommend this!!

I actually came into this series with really low expectations, but I was really surprised at how good this ended up being. This series is about Plawan, a model and food blogger who one day is thrown out of a famous restaurant since they don’t allow filming there. This restaurant is owned by Chef Oab, a strict and cruel chef, who is a widely renowned chef who refuses to cook anything containing long beans. This is because his ex-girlfriend, the woman he thought he would spend his life with, is allergic to long beans. Meanwhile, a rich businessman named Methas is trying to buy this restaurant as part of a real estate project. Oab refuses to sell his restaurant and decides to hold a competition to find the next great chef who he will pass the restaurant on to. Methas decides to hire someone to secretly enter the competition and win so he can buy the restaurant rights off of them. Despite not being able to cook, Plawan is still angry about being thrown out and decides to join Methas by infiltrating the competition and winning, despite his best friend, JJ, reminding him that this is a terrible idea. JJ is a life coach who is trained in helping people through physiotherapy, and when Methas gets into an accident, JJ is the one sent to help him recover. These two best friends must now work for two people who seem to hate them. Plawan manages to make it through the competition through sheer luck, but as he grows closer to Oab, he realises the angry mask he puts on is just a persona, not the real him. As JJ grows closer to Methas, he realises that Methas throws money at people because it’s the only way he knows to make people stay. Will these two love stories work out despite the secrets and false intentions each character is hiding? I really enjoyed this; the acting and chemistry were both fantastic. My only complaint was the slow pacing dragged the series out a little. I still definitely recommend this series, but be warned you may be fast forwarding a lot of this.

This was such a sweet series; I really fell in love with it, which I did not expect. This is about a marathon runner named Jin Won, who once was known as one of the top runners, a record breaker who always took home gold. But since starting university, he hasn’t completed a single marathon. While training, he meets Sang Ha, a freshman hoping to become his new pacemaker, someone who runs by his side and encourages him. Although Jin Won originally believed he didn’t need a pacemaker and tried to ignore him, after seeing Sang Ha in action, he decided to accept the offer. As they spend time together, Jin Won finds out that Sang Ha has been crushing on him for a while, and he starts to feel confused about his own feelings. But what happens when Sang Ha is being followed by debt collectors after owing a lot of money? Will something bad happen to him before Jin Won can confess? This series was one of the first BL’s I’d ever seen with a very confident, gay character. The queer representation and the relationship between the leads were actually incredibly sweet, healthy and very well done. I’m very happy to have watched this series, and would definitely recommend it!

I love this show so much; it is absolutely hilarious and chaotic! This was the second season of Zettai BL, otherwise known as The World Where Everything Definitely Becomes BL vs The Man Who Definitely Doesn’t Want To Be In A BL (by the way, amazing name for a BL series), which was already one of my favourite comedy BL series so far. In my opinion, this season wasn’t as good as the first season, but despite that I still really enjoyed it. At the end of season 1 (spoiler alert!!), we saw that Mobu had begun to develop feelings for Kikuchi, but in this season we saw the return of Kikuchi’s ex-boyfriend, disturbing Mobu’s love life and bringing him back to square one. With this situation, he once again returns to being the background character and avoiding all the BL troops found in his everyday life. This season follows a similar route as the first and was still just as hilarious as I expected it to be. The acting and humour are definitely my favourite parts of this series, alongside the amazing OST. It’s such a fun series, and if you loved season 1 just as much as I did, I'm certain you will enjoy this one too!

This was an incredibly depressing but amazing and impressive Korean BL movie. At the time this was produced, Korea hadn’t created many BL’s, and several of the ones they already had were clearly low budget with mediocre acting at best, but it seems that whenever they do decide to dip into the BL industry and invest their time, money, and attention into it, they make it good! This movie is about a famous actor called Jae Ha, and idol called Young Woo, who both star in a play about the story of two gay men. In the play, they must act like they are in a relationship, but even when they are outside of the rehearsals, they find something keeps pulling them together. The two begin to mix fiction and reality, seeing the other in a different perspective and beginning a relationship that is neither safe nor healthy, but one they are happy in, at least until they face a rude awakening. Although this movie was a little rushed at times, it’s one I hold very dear to my heart and rewatch at least twice a year. The acting and chemistry were amazing, and the plot was fairly interesting. For a Korean BL released in 2017, this was wonderfully done, and I highly recommend it!

This is the first Thai polyamory series I’ve ever watched, and possibly one of the best series featuring polyamorous relationships that I’ll ever see. This show was about three main characters. First you have Neo, a stripper who sleeps with various clients for money. After the crime boss Thana discovers his wife Vanika has been sleeping with Neo, he sends out hitmen to kill Neo and bring Vanika to him alive. However, the hitmen accidentally kill Vanika and lose track of Neo in the process, unintentionally allowing him to escape. In his escape, he hides in a bar where he met his old friend, Shin. Shin is openly gay and happens to be Thana’s son. The owner of the bar, Miw, sees the hitmen chase after Neo into the bathroom, and she follows him in there, witnessing the hitman trying to kill Neo. She ends up grabbing his gun and killing him to save Neo and Shin. Now the three of them must escape on the run; nowhere is safe from Thana and his men, and they must use Shin as a willing hostage in order to escape. However, while they are on the run, they have to balance escape with the feelings of love and lust that arise between the three of them. I absolutely loved this show. It was something different and unique, and I couldn’t stop watching it. The representation of polyamorous characters and relationships was really well done; I hope to see similar themes in the future! I couldn’t recommend this enough; the actors were so perfect for these roles, and the director did a fantastic job.

If you are a BL fan, then you need to know about this series; this is absolutely a must-watch!!! It’s one of those series that, due to Chinese censorship bans, couldn’t make it into a full BL, but they also significantly passed the censorship bans to the point where the lead actors were actually banned from interacting publicly because of this series. This drama features two boys called Gu Hai and Bai Yuo Lin, who meet after Gu Hai transfers to a new school. At first they have a strong rivalry and dislike each other, but eventually they manage to work past their differences and become fast friends. Yet, as feelings blossom between them, a hidden secret is revealed, which shatters their image of each other and their families, for Gu Hai’s father and Bai Yuo Lin’s mother are getting married, and they will soon become step-brothers. Will their love survive the newly found family ties that threaten to split them apart, or will their love for each other erase all obstacles? This was amazing, and while it is technically a bromance, there is an uncut version of this where the main couple actually kiss quite a few times, and Chinese censorship bans haven’t held it back at all!! I loved this series, and it’s also a very well-known, highly rated one! I would definitely recommend this series; however, it does end on a cliffhanger after the series was cancelled, and there is no chance at all of there being a second season, so the ending isn’t as satisfying as I would have liked. Also, as an extra fun fact, Bai Yuo Lin has a best friend called Yang Meng who is played by an actor called Chen Wen, and I’ve actually met Chen Wen twice, back in 2021 and again in 2022, when I was visiting Thailand <3. 

The second season of Call It What You Want, a series that is immensely triggering but has such an important message and storyline. Although opinions are divided over this season, I actually preferred it over season 1, mainly for the MarcoBas storyline. This season focuses on James and Ait after they finally began dating but have to navigate and find a balance between work and love. Meanwhile, Bas is still dealing with the trauma of what his boss Tee did to him and his coworker Kaprao. After Kaprao reveals that Tee SA’d him, he begs Bas to speak up against Tee and fight with him for justice, but Bas is terrified of announcing something like this for the world to hear and refuses. His mental health is deteriorating rapidly, and he looks to Marco to help him cope with his trauma and eventually to help take revenge for him. Along the way, they begin to fall in love, but can Bas get past his trauma of being SA’d by another man enough to let Marco into his heart? I will be honest and admit that the ending was quite rushed, and I did not care for Ait and James’s storyline this season at all, but aside from that, I loved everything about this. Michaels acting was incredible, and he portrayed such dark themes amazingly well. I’m so impressed and happy with this season; the fact that they portrayed these topics both accurately and respectfully is so important to me! I love and appreciate this more than words can say <3.

After watching the official GMMTV trailer, I kind of knew that I wasn’t going to like this series as much as I hoped. It wasn’t a bad series by any means, but I’m sick of companies always turning vampire BLs into comedies. The difference between the Wabi Sabi trailer and the GMMTV one is very clear, and I do feel a bit let down by it. This series is about Punn, a man who works in an antique shop and repairs various antiques for clients. One day he is hired to restore an old painting for a vampire called Methas, but when he accidentally cuts himself on a shard of the painting, he opens his eyes to discover he’s appeared in a room with a man chained in the centre. Punn goes to help the man and pulls him out of the painting, realising that he is a vampire, Ramil. Ramil has lost some of his memories and powers, so Punn ends up bringing him home. The next day Methas appears to thank Punn for setting his master free. Ramil has three students who are like his brothers that he chose to share his powers with: Methas, Ciar, and Mehkin. The three help Ramil gain his powers and strength back. Punn stays by Ramil’s side throughout this with the discovery that there are vampire hunters out there trying to eradicate all vampires from existence, and Ramil is their next target. But are the vampire hunters really all they seem? This series had so much potential; I genuinely believe it could have been one of GMMTV’s greatest shows if they had done it properly. Get rid of most of the humour, change the director, make the plot darker, and you have yourself a fantastic series that already contains a great cast. I can’t say I recommend the series itself very strongly, but at the very least consider watching it for BounPrem.

A series featuring K-Pop idols acting in one of my favourite webtoons without removing the BL aspects? Sign me up!!!! This is such a sweet and adorable webtoon, and I was so excited to see it was getting an adaptation featuring Kim Jin Kwon from Newkidd as Yoon Seheon and Song Han Gyeom from OMEGA X as Seo Doyoon. Jazz for Two focuses on the story of Seheon, who was raised by a father who forces him and his older brother to play classical music on the piano. But Seheon doesn’t like classical music; instead, he has a passion for jazz music. When he transfers to a new school after spending a year homeschooled, he hopes this will be his opportunity to practice playing jazz and immediately sets himself up in a practice room with a piano. His hopes are dashed, however, when he meets Han Taeyi, a boy who hates jazz music after the death of his older brother, who was a master jazz musician. Taeyi immediately dislikes Seheon because he reminds Taeyi of his older brother and vows to stay far away from him. Meanwhile, Taeyi’s best friend Doyoon has had a crush on the school bully Jooha for several years now, but Jooha wants nothing to do with Doyoon because of his friendship with Taeyi, who Jooha hates. When the four of them are put into a group to perform a song as part of their grade, can they get over their differences and fall in love in the process? Will Seheon also be able to convince his father to allow him to follow his ambitions and start learning jazz professionally? This was so sweet, with great acting and chemistry. My only complaint is that it was too short, and I felt like a lot of great scenes in the webtoon were left out; also, the side couple barely had any moments. Aside from that, this was a fantastic adaptation, and I loved it a lot!

I’ve ranked this slightly higher than the first season because I thought this was much better than its prequel. This continues from where season 1 left off. After Tianji is destroyed by the new Kingdom of Nansu, King Yu Qing is attacked by his own brother, Yu Xiao, who is upset that he has constantly neglected the citizens needs and well-being. After his attack, he is sentenced to death but later saved by Murong Li, who hides him away until the time is right. Finally, when the time comes, Yu Qing is killed, and Yu Xiao steps up as king. Murong Li can finally begin his plan to attack Tianxuan and take back his kingdom, which had previously been destroyed and taken over. As part of this plan, he pretends to have been kidnapped so Nansu and Tianquan will unite and declare war against Tianxuan to save him. By destroying Tianxuan, Li can finally reclaim his homeland. Meanwhile, Zhong Kun Yi is still in hiding but scheming against Li after the death of his close companions. He sets out with one aim: to destroy Yaoguang, Murong Li’s kingdom, and he won’t stop until he succeeds. This season was so much better than the first! There were much better props, budget, scenery, music, and even the outfits were upgraded. I thought that the acting had actually improved slightly as well. I was very happy with how this sequel went and couldn’t recommend it enough! If you liked the first season, then you’ll love this; the only negative is that we’re very unlikely to get a season 3.

I really liked Pit Babe, which is why I was so excited when they announced a season 2, yet so disappointed when I finished this season. I really don’t like the direction they took; such a great, interesting plot became so boring I was watching it on x2 speed and skipping over so many scenes and boring dialogues to get to the interesting parts. This season focuses on Charlie and Babe, now free from Tony’s clutches and looking to build their life together. Charlie is working closely with Pete and his research team to find a way of getting rid of Alpha’s special powers, so Pete brings in a special researcher, Chris, to help the team progress further. The problem is, Chris looks identical to Way. Is there a chance that Way is alive after all, and by that extension, could Tony be alive too? With Jeff’s visions growing more detrimental to his health, Alan’s physical health getting worse, Sonic and North’s friendship becoming strained, the departure of Kim from the team, and the arrival of a new racer, Willy, who seems set to drive Babe and Charlie apart, along with Kenta, Dean, and Winner’s breakout from prison, will the team be able to make it through the next set of challenges they are facing? This season was quite a letdown, the acting has definitely gotten better, and the production value and cinematography were great. It was mainly just the plot that let this series down. I do really love the entire cast and Pitbabe universe, but please let this be the end of this show.

This was the first 18+ BL drama I had ever watched before, and I wasn’t sure what I was going to think of it, but this was seriously so sensual and erotic that it was weird, but in a good way. I feel like that’s the best way to describe this series: “weird but good.” . This is about Kuzumi Haruhiko, a university student who one day gets into a bicycle accident with Kijima Rio, a novelist who writes erotic fiction, causing him to suffer a broken arm in the process. As Kuzumi doesn’t have enough money to pay for the hospital fees, Kijima asks him to be his writer and transcribe everything he says for the plot of his next few novels. As they grow closer through this erotic novel writing, they begin to explore a more sensual relationship between the two of them. But does Kijima have some kind of hidden agenda by asking Kuzumi to write these novels for him, and exactly what is this agenda of his? This show was incredibly weird, but honestly, something about this made it really enjoyable. I would recommend giving it a go for yourself as long as you are aware of the explicit sexual content; I think it’s a series you’ll either like or hate. For me, there was something so beautiful about the sensuality of this series, which completely drew me in. It’s kind of like going to a museum and looking at statues of naked people; it might feel weird to look at them, but there’s something so beautiful and thrilling about it. It’s not a feeling I can put into words, but it’s a feeling that this series captured perfectly, in my opinion. If you decide to start this Pornographer series, the order you should watch them is to begin with this one, moving onto Mood Indigo, then Spring Life, next watch Playback, and finally end with Spring Life Continued.

Although this is tagged as a bromance due to Chinese censorship bans, it’s definitely more than a simple bromance. It’s literally so obvious that they are all attracted to each other that it couldn’t get much gayer if they tried lmao. This is set after Qui Zhen, an assassin from Tianxuan Kingdom, is sent to kill the king of Jutian Kingdom, but complications arise, causing him to kill himself in front of Tianxuan’s King Ling Guang, his former companion (lover). Afterwards, Ling Guang falls into a state of depression and steps away from the throne. Gong Sun Qian joins the kingdom to help Ling Guang, which is a difficult task, but something in Gong Sun reminds Ling Guang of Qui Zhen. Then in the kingdom of Tianquan, King Zhi Ming (the best character in the series!) never takes his tasks seriously and wants to lead a fun, simple life. Meanwhile, Zong Kun Yi, a young scholar from a poor background, approaches Tianshu kingdom, where he meets King Meng Zhang, who, after hearing his intellectual thinking, finds himself with a close attachment to him. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Tianji, Jian Bin declares his state is becoming an official kingdom with himself as the new king. Each of the kingdoms sends an envoy, and on the road, Gong Sun Qian and Zhong Kun Yi meet, becoming fast friends. However, when a mysterious musician by the name of Murong Li appears, man after man falls for his charms, unaware of his true identity. Li travels to Tianquan, where Zhi Meng quickly falls for him, but will Murong choose to return his affection, or will his own secret plans disrupt this growing relationship? As someone who’s a huge fan of historical dramas, I cannot recommend this enough! This is a very long and complicated series, but it’s so incredible and fun. Even though you can tell that this series doesn’t have a big budget, the acting and costumes were fantastic. I enjoyed this a lot.

Even though this is rather low on my list, this is actually one of my favourite LGBT films, and while it may be old, it’s still incredible! This is about a gay man called Min Soo and a lesbian called Hyo Jin. They are collegues and neighbours. Hyo Jin has been with her girlfriend Seo Yeong for a while, and the couple wants to adopt and raise a child together; meanwhile, Min Soo’s mother wants him to get married and start a family of his own. Min Soo and Hyo Jin decide to pretend to be in a relationship and have a fake marriage so that he can help Hyo Jin adopt a child together and they can later divorce and let Hyo Jin take full custody of the child, and Min Soo can satisfy his mother’s demands. However, when Min Soo falls in love with another guy and gets tired of his fake marriage with Hyo Jin, the situation is further threatened after one of Hyo Jin’s old school friends outs her as a lesbian. From there, as you can tell by the title, the ending will feature Two Weddings and One Funeral, so two couples will get married and someone will die. I will let you know that none of the main four die just to give you some peace of mind, but that still doesn’t make it any better, and you will probably cry during the death as much as I did. I will say that the movie’s ending is during the weddings, which ends on a really cute, happy moment. I think you can probably tell who is getting married though lmao. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone looking for a good BL and GL film to watch!

This is another great season in the HIStory series and is a great example of how directors can take relationship dynamics that can be problematic or uncomfortable and portray them in a healthy and sweet way with great communication. This mini-series is about a student called Fei Sheng Zhe, who meets a man called Shi Yi Jie and his daughter Yo Yo. Yi Jie hires Sheng Zhe to help babysit Yo Yo while he works long shifts, but things change between them after discovering that Yi Jie is about to become his new teacher. With the time they spend together taking care of Yo Yo, Sheng Zhe begins to fall for him. Yi Jie also reciprocates his feelings but worries about their age difference and dynamics, as technically in school they are a student and teacher, even if that’s not how they started out. But what happens when Yo Yo’s mother comes back in the picture wanting to get back with Yi Jie and raise Yo Yo together as a family? This drama may make some people uncomfortable with the large age gap and teacher/student relationship dynamics, which I completely understand. However, I personally thought this series was so cute and sweet and full of heart-stopping moments. They took a problematic theme and played it out in a really healthy way. This is one of the best “found family” tropes I’ve ever seen, and the ending actually made me cry from happiness!! I would 100% recommend this one if you can look past the other aspects and focus on the adorable relationships between a father, his lover, and their daughter! <3

I really enjoyed the original En Of Love: Love Mechanics, so when I heard that mini series would be made into a full-length series, I obviously had to watch it. This series focuses on Mark, who has his heart broken after being rejected by his crush, Bar, and decides to go out and get drunk. While drunk, he mistakenly believes he is with Bar and has a one-night stand with the man, but it turns out in his drunken state he mistook Bar for Vee, who happens to be Bar’s close friend. After they sleep together, they begin a strange relationship, as Vee battles with his feelings of love, guilt, and confusion between Mark and his current girlfriend. However, when Mark discovers that Vee’s girlfriend has been cheating on him too, he tries to approach this topic with Vee, who accuses him so lying out of jealousy. What happens when Vee discovers the truth? Will he choose Mark in the end or try to make things work between himself and his girlfriend? And if he chooses Mark, will Mark be able to forgive him for everything Vee put him through? There’s a lot of misunderstandings and miscommunication between the main couple, which definitely gets frustrating at times, but the chemistry between Yin and War was incredible. Even though I typically hate cheating storylines, I still really enjoyed this series and would definitely recommend it. The whole cast has definitely improved from their previous mini-series and (to be honest) I’m quite glad that the actors for Gun and Bar were replaced, as I wasn’t a huge fan of them in their mini-series. All I will say is, if you liked En of Love: Love Mechanics, then you’ll definitely love this version!

This film is (again) unfortunately just a bromance, but it is one of the funniest films I’ve watched in a long time. In this film we have a boy named Xiaogin, who transferred to school during his fifth year. During the winter vacation, his grandparents tricked him into returning to the hotel, which was founded by his parents. Xiaogin’s classmates Little Princess and Lu Qun tagged along to escape the relentless torments of the school bullies. While the three boys were staying at Xiaogin’s family hotel, they found the hotel in terrible shape and said to be haunted. Xiaogin and his friends develop an extremely close friendship whilst they are trying to step closer to the truth of the hotel’s origins and, in some cases, step a little too close together as they work together to figure out the mystery behind the hot springs. This was so funny that I was honestly crying with laughter throughout the movie. I discovered this on Netflix, and it’s so good! Definitely don’t watch this if you’re expecting a BL or any romance, but if you want to watch a fun little comedy that will make your stomach and cheeks hurt from laughing so much, look no further than here!

Wow, I didn’t expect to enjoy this so much, but this was absolutely adorable. This series is about Gu Bu Xia, who has the ability to hear ghosts. One day he meets Jiang Chi, who becomes his roommate. While they originally don’t get along and fight, Bu Xia realises that when he is touching Jiang Chi, he cannot hear the ghosts. This leads him to initiate a lot of contact with Jiang Chi, who believes Bu Xia is always around him because he has a crush on him. Jiang Chi begins to fall for Bu Xia and kisses him, so now Bu Xia needs to decide what he wants to do. Should he take advantage of Jiang Chi’s feelings to always stay by his side and stop hearing the ghosts, or should he come clean and avoid him so as not to lead Jiang Chi on? What Bu Xia doesn’t consider is that he’ll start to return Jiang Chi’s feelings himself. How will a relationship built on lies and deceit turn out in the end? This was short but sweet, and honestly, I definitely consider this a must-watch. The plot was really interesting and unique, and the chemistry between the main couple was really enjoyable. This is definitely not the best Taiwanese BL I’ve seen, but I highly recommend it regardless.

This series is just something sweet and simple; there’s nothing outstanding about it, but I think its simplicity is what makes it so cute and wholesome. This is about Amagi, an innocent student who realises he has fallen for the school’s most popular student, Takara. Amagi accidentally confesses to Takara and is shocked when Takara accepts his confession and asks him on a date. However, Takara is very shy and doesn’t want to push Amagi too far; as a result, he tries to give him space without being overly pushy. This only leads to a lot of misunderstandings between them, as Amagi believes Takara doesn’t really like him and just responded positively to Amagi’s confession because he didn’t know what else to say. These are two people who are very different; they remind me of the golden retriever X black cat trope, if you know what I mean. I will admit that there were a lot of issues in this series that could have been solved with more communication, but this was still a really cute series that I enjoyed a lot. It was definitely too short, but they made it work well, so I can’t complain too much about that. The leads also had great chemistry, and I really liked all the characters in this show. Overall, it was a little basic and simple, but I loved it just the same.

This series was a little boring at times, but it’s so sweet with such an interesting plot that I was hooked from episode one! This series features Koki, a man who works in a small convenience store and has very little to his name. He lives in a tiny flat with no food and electricity, and he can barely afford to keep paying rent. One day he is attacked outside of work, and because he missed a few days of work, he has lost his job. Debating suicide, he walks out of the store only to discover that a student, Takeshi, committed suicide by jumping off a tall building right in front of him. He returns home to suddenly find a boy with angel wings in his flat. This angel has lost all of his memories and needs help to return back to heaven. As Koki finds himself taking care of the angel, he starts to hope that this angel will never leave him. As they try to find out more about him, what happens when they discover this angel is actually the same Takeshi who only just died? Can Koki help get Takeshi to heaven, and can he help Koki’s father get some answers to his son’s unexpected death in the process? I will definitely admit that there were several scenes I skipped over because I was bored; however, the plot is so interesting that I still did enjoy the series. I wouldn’t really consider this to be a BL, more of a romantic bromance if that makes sense lmao.

Sadly, this is another bromance series adapted from a BL novel, which sucks, but Chinese censorship gets in the way every time. This series is about China many, many years ago, during the war with the Japanese. The story focuses on a man named Lui Yu Sheng, who is a teacher that one day reunites with one of his old school friends, Zhou Yao Hua. After a series of events, Yao Hua tells Yu Sheng that he must come and live with him so that he can keep Yu Sheng safe. Yao Hua, like most of China, has a hatred towards communists. What he doesn’t know, however, is that Yu Sheng has connections to communists. So what will happen when Yao Hua discovers more about Yu Sheng’s connections and past? Will he choose to turn Yu Sheng in, or will he help him on the secret mission he has been plotting behind the scenes? This show is honestly incredible. It has amazing costumes, perfect lighting, awesome music, and the characters are all so adorable!! The plot may not sound that interesting and a little confusing, but it was so much better than what it sounds. Even though it’s a bromance, you can definitely tell that the leads love each other, which is why I definitely recommend trying this one out; you will not regret it!!!

This was the first Mafia BL I had ever watched, and even now I still love it so much!! This is about a hitman called Chi Soo, who goes by the code name ‘Flying Dagger.’ One day he bumps into a man called Gi Tae who also goes by the code name ‘Wild Dog.’ They both meet coincidentally, without knowing the other’s true identity, several times until they eventually start talking and begin to fall in love. However, they are both hiding their true identities, but this all changes after they discover their true identities during a fight led by their bosses. In this fight they run into danger and end up escaping together, leading the other gangsters they fought for and against to believe them both to be traitors. They have to fight against many obstacles in order to keep their love, but will this be successful or is their love destined to fail? This was one of the best movies I had seen at the time with a happy ending, but it was wayyyy too short. The plot was quite cliche, but the acting and budget were no joke! The chemistry was pretty impressive too; I came into this movie with low expectations but left feeling very impressed. I have rewatched this many times now, and I know I will definitely continue to rewatch it and would definitely recommend it to everyone interested in mafia and gang-related BL’s!!

I’m going to be honest, I was very nervous going into this series because Force and Book were previously the main couple in Enchanté the series, which I dropped because I hated it. I assumed they were just bad actors because they were so new to the industry, but thankfully I decided to give this series a go because they were fantastic here, and I loved them together. This drama is about Cher, a gamer who has just started his internship at a video game company where his friend Jack works. There he meets the CEO, Gun, who appears to recognise him from his ASMR YouTube channel and has been watching Cher for a while every night before he goes to sleep. As Cher starts working at the company, Gun agrees to call Cher every night to fall asleep to the sound of his voice. The two of them spending so much time together causes real feelings to grow between them. However, when parts of Cher’s dark past are revealed, will Gun stand by his side throughout it all, or will Cher be abandoned by the person he loves again? I was shocked how sweet and heartwarming this was, with the occasional dark twist that really added to the shock value of this series. Force and Book had great chemistry, and I’m so glad they had a series together where we could actually see this, as, unfortunately, Enchanté just didn’t do it for me. I loved them together here and can’t wait to see more of them in the future. 

Wow, this was so inclusive and diverse; I loved it. If you’ve seen Lost, White Christmas, and Lord of the Flies, then this series may remind you of all three combined into one show. In this mini-series, a tsunami hits a small island, leaving 36 students stranded on their own, fighting for a way home. However, as they continue to explore the island, they realise there’s more to the island and themselves than what they realise. Unexpectedly, they begin to awaken supernatural powers out of their control. This features a gay couple, a lesbian couple, a bromance, and straight couples. The gay couple, Jack and Krit, were so adorable, and my heart broke for them so many times! The lesbian couple, Arisa and Ying, were also two of my favourite characters, especially Arisa, who was so awesome despite everyone hating her. The bromance, Gun and Nat, didn’t have very many moments, but I really loved them regardless! I would definitely recommend this series, but be warned that this ends on a cliffhanger, and the main actor, Beam, sadly passed away in 2022, so a sequel is not going to happen. This series contains happiness, sadness, and deaths that will leave you in tears, so it’s definitely not the typical happy-go-lucky drama, but I still enjoyed it so much and highly recommend it!

This was absolutely hilarious, fun, and so chaotic that I nearly started crying with laughter! This drama focuses on a group featuring three gay men: Gus, Golf, and Kim, and the lesbian Natty. This show was about the four of them being heartbroken and searching for love. Their friendship is enviable, and I couldn’t stop laughing throughout this series. It shows very cliche gay guys, who act quite feminine, and dress in drag a lot. Because of this, I was expecting the entire show to only be a comedy focused on making the audience laugh, but there were also some serious moments too, which I loved. Under the humour, they explore sensitive topics such as STIs, homophobia, infidelity, age gaps, and maturity levels in queer relationships, and so much more. There is a series of different events that take place throughout this series as we explore each of these characters lives, which was a really fun and unique way to focus on character stories. Originally I didn’t think I would take this show that seriously, but when Gus got together with his new boyfriend, Top, I felt so invested in their relationship and thought they were so cute together. This was such a great gay comedy series with fun, campy humour that I couldn’t stop watching.

Please don’t hate me for this, but I honestly did enjoy this series, but apparently not as much as everyone else. This is a highly rated BL, with some people considering this the best from 2024, but apparently I didn’t see the same appeal that everyone else saw because, while the chemistry and acting were great, this started so slow and then ended so rushed that I couldn’t get into it. This series is about Moo, a boy who dreams of becoming an idol despite his mother’s disapproval. After he skips an important exam for an audition, his mother decides to send him away to the countryside so he can finish his education with no distractions. It’s there that he meets Kang, a boy who sells curry rice at his mother’s restaurant. For Moo, this meeting was love at first sight, and he spends his time trying to make Kang fall in love with him, whilst balancing training with his two newest friends, Potae and Payos. However, the idol industry is tough with strict rules, including the important ban on dating. Moo does not care about this rule and wants to continue pursuing Kang, but Kang wants Moo to succeed in his dream. Will their relationship survive the harsh industry they’re entering, or will they be forced apart in pursuit of their dreams and futures? Please don’t get me wrong; this was an adorable BL with a couple that had amazing chemistry and great acting, and I also liked the side couple too. I just think it’s a tiny bit overrated. There were many overused tropes and I felt like it was trying too hard to recreate the success of My School President. Normally this sort of plot would be exactly the sort of thing that I would love, but I felt no connection to the characters or storyline. It was so sweet and heartwarming, but not the best I’ve seen. Despite my negativity, this is very popular and well-loved, so if the plot sounds interesting to you, I definitely suggest checking it out, as you’ll most likely appreciate it more than I did lmao.

This is a very fun series with a good combination of funny, sweet, sad, and spicy scenes, featuring two main couples that both get an equal amount of screen time. The first couple is Phayu and Rain, who meet after Rain’s car breaks down, and Phayu happens to be nearby and helps. They meet again with seniors from their university, and Rain’s car breaks down again, so Phayu takes the car back to his garage. They immediately feel a connection between them, but Rain dislikes Phayu’s excessive flirting and decides he’s going to make Phayu fall in love with him to get back at him. This plan ultimately backfires as Rain falls in love with Phayu, and they begin dating. Phayu works as a mechanic for an illegal street race, so when he offends the son of a rich businessman who decides to go after Rain as revenge, can Phayu keep Rain safe from the people who plan to hurt him? We then meet the second couple, Rain’s friend Sky and Phayu’s friend Prapai, who meet at one of the illegal races. Prapai rescues Sky from being arrested, as Sky was not supposed to be at this race, and sleeps with him in exchange. Sky is ashamed after what he did and avoids Prapai, which only makes him want Sky more. However, Sky’s previous relationship was filled with abuse and violence, to the extent he is afraid to fall in love. Will Prapai be able to break down Sky’s walls and help him learn to trust others and move on from his fears of love, or will Sky’s trauma continue to push Prapai further away? And what happens when Prapai meets the person who traumatised the man he has fallen in love with? At times this series gets quite dark, but overall it was pretty sweet, and I enjoyed it a lot. The chemistry between both couples is seriously on another level; the NC scenes made me blush a lot!! This was a great drama with fantastic acting and direction. It’s not a perfect series, and I do think it’s slightly overrated, but I enjoyed it regardless.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is a historical Chinese BL that is actually a BL!!! It’s not a bromance, it’s a BL! They finally did it!!!! These are Chinese actors who created this alongside Thai and Taiwanese partners so that it could be released without being censored, and I’m so happy about that! This series is about Jin Xiao Bao, the son of the wealthiest family in Jiangnan, whose family is hiding a dark secret. One day, he meets the beautiful Huai En, and he is mesmerised by her beauty. But he later finds out that she is not a woman at all, but a man who is secretly undercover trying to find out what secrets the Jin family are hiding. Xiao Bao is shocked after finding out Huai En is not a woman, but he soon decides that doesn’t matter to him; he wants to marry Huai En regardless of his gender. As the two of them grow closer, Huai En is forced to decide what is more important to him, pleasing his vicious but abusive father by betraying Xiao Bao, or following his heart and walking away from the mission. But the secret the Jin family are hiding runs deeper than any of them know. Can Xiao Bao ever forgive Huai En and his family for what he is about to suffer? I want to be clear right away that Xiao Bao and Huai En did not have some sweet and romantic relationship, it was toxic and abusive right from the start, and they were all aware of that. This is a story of two flawed people from very different backgrounds and different life experiences who learn from their past mistakes and try to grow as people. The acting was great, and I liked the chemistry too. Although the plot was fairly mediocre, the cinematography was definitely the best part as it was absolutely stunning. This is not a perfect series in any way, but I’m so happy Chinese BL’s are starting to be released more and more despite the country’s gross censorship bans! Because of that, if you don’t mind watching toxic relationships, then I highly recommend this!

This is one of those cute, light-hearted dramas you can watch whenever you’re not really feeling like dedicating yourself to a full dramatic series but still want to watch some good BL. This is about Pi, a small “nerdy” boy with braces and glasses who has never had a real friend before and is always being compared to his handsome older brother. One day when a boy called Nan shares his umbrella with Pi, Pi begins to fall for Nan and decides to change himself and become more handsome to beat his ‘rival.’ His rival is Mork, Nan’s best friend, who is always by his side. After an incident where Pi got drunk and accidentally kissed Mork thinking he was Nan, a picture of this went viral, and everyone in the university began shipping Mork and Pi. As Pi tries to clear the misunderstanding with Nan, he slowly begins questioning if the feelings he had for Nan are strong enough to last, especially when being around Mork causes his heart to pound. Will Pi continue to fight for Nan’s love, or will he give in to his heart and Mork’s steady advances? I really did enjoy this series, although it was very slow, predictable, and the ending had a random and disappointing plot twist. I also didn’t like the problematic scene where the characters wore a fake beard and turban and used heavy accents to create a distraction, as it felt uncomfortable to watch, but other than that, I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone looking for a cute series.

Short and sweet, I really enjoyed it. This series is about Onoe, a reporter for a gossip magazine who has just been paired up with Kaburagi, a photographer on the stakeout team. Kaburagi is known to flirt around and has dated and hooked up with multiple people; he is basically the polar opposite of Onoe. Onoe considers him to be his rival and decides to work with him while secretly trying to beat him and get the best article on the front page. However, the two soon realise they work very well together, tackling huge scandal after scandal and making a name for themselves. As they work together, they find that the feelings between them go beyond just coworkers or rivals. Kaburagi is afraid that if he and Onoe date, Onoe will change and lose his kindhearted nature in the same way Kaburagi lost his, writing articles for the public uncaring of who it hurts in the process. Therefore, he chooses to hold Onoe at arm’s length and avoid him. Can Kaburagi overcome his fear of love, or will his fears be confirmed and will Onoe really change? This was so sweet and interesting but wayyyyy too short; their chemistry was amazing, and I immediately wanted more from them. I also love the focus on paparazzi and how these kinds of jobs can change people and have both positive and negative effects on yourself and the people around you. I highly recommend this series as something short and sweet when you have some free time.

Introvert X Extrovert. A fantastic idea, now give me 93792+ more BL’s just like it lmao. I wasn’t sure what to expect coming into this, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. This series focuses on Diew, an introvert with a fear of strangers and whose best friend is his pet turtle. One day someone moves into the room across from his flat, a man named God. God is an extrovert who regularly brings his friends over for loud parties, affecting Diew’s sleep schedule and annoying him. He leaves God a note asking him to be quieter and God, feeling guilty, starts buying him snacks and talking to him from across the balcony. The problem is, they’ve never seen each other’s faces. Despite that, God begins to fall for Diew and confesses to him. Diew tells him he will consider it as long as they won’t meet each other and see each other’s faces until they are both ready. Although God agrees, shortly after they end up leaving their apartment at the same time and run into each other, instantly recognising the other. Diew, now knowing what God looks like, decides to try opening his heart. But when his overprotective mother and ex-boyfriend each come into the picture, will things between them take a turn for the worse? This was such a fun and enjoyable series; the main couple was adorable, and the side couples were cute too. I loved the representations of the introverted characters vs the extroverted characters. I feel like it accurately sums up the fears and joys love can bring. I highly recommend this as a cute series to enjoy in your free time; it’s definitely not perfect, but there’s something so awesome and down-to-earth about it. I hope you like it as much as I did!

I was very surprised that this movie wasn’t more popular or talked about, but fortunately a lot of people have come back to this movie since a popular series adaptation was released in 2024. This movie is about a boy that is partially deaf called Sugihara Kohei, and the only sound he can hear clearly is another boy’s voice called Taiichi. Because of this, he asks Taiichi if he can write notes for him in his classes in exchange for lunches he makes. Over time, Kohei ends up falling for the boy whose voice he can clearly hear. This was really sweet and cute! It was like nothing I was expecting, and I really enjoyed it; it was an emotional, cute rollercoaster! The acting, plot, and chemistry were all amazing to watch. I just wish they could have made a second movie so we could see Taiichi and Kohei officially get together. I haven’t actually seen the series version yet, but I know it’s very highly rated and a lot of people have enjoyed it, so I’m sure that I’ll end up liking it, and if you give this movie a try, I’m sure you will too!

Simple, sweet, and in my opinion, very overhated. That’s the best way I can describe this series. This focuses on Zo, a student in the debate club who is building up the courage to confess his feelings towards Nita, another girl on the debate team. He decides to ask for help to date her from her ex-boyfriend, Joke. What he doesn’t know is that Joke has had a crush on Zo for a while and is using this chance to make his own move on Zo. Will Zo’s attempts to win over Nita work, or will Joke’s feelings get through to Zo before he has a chance to confess? JoongDunk easily has some of the best chemistry out of all GMMTV BL ships, though I find they can be very unlucky with the series they’re given, as their chemistry isn’t coming through as well. Honestly, JoongDunk is a ship that seems to have better chemistry off screen than on screen, which I totally blame the directors and scriptwriters for. This was a very simple series; don’t go into this expecting anything extraordinary. Its charm lies in its simplicity, in my opinion. This is definitely a comfort series for me, and I did really enjoy it despite all the hate it got. Although I do recommend this series, be warned that it’s not very popular on MDL, so you may not enjoy it as much as I did.

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING!! This series contains graphic SA and rape in a way that is very traumatising and realistic; if you are not 100% certain you could stomach these themes, DO NOT WATCH THIS!! But on the other hand, if you have ever wanted to watch a show that portrays awful, sensitive topics in a realistic way and touches on serious, taboo cases, handling them so well that it becomes deep and painful to watch. If that is the case, look no further than this show right here. This is about a boy called Shin that has just joined his 1st year in university. He is grouped in his first project with two boys, Bright and Pramote, who end up becoming his close friends. One day he runs into his senior, Keng, a model student who everyone admires. When he and Keng become closer, and Keng begins to see Shin as more than just a friend, jealousy occurs. Keng’s friend Man has had a crush on him for a while but has been rejected many times. When he sees how close Keng and Shin have become he posts a photo of Keng and Shin from a highly suggestive angle, leading the school to think Keng and Shin are dating. When Shin tries to cut ties with Keng, he comes over to Shin’s house and confesses to Shin, but he can’t handle the following rejection. This is the turning point; from here, Keng turns into a monster for what he does next. This series is called The Effect because it’s about cause and effect. For every cause there is an effect; for every action there is a consequence. Now we’re looking at the effect, the consequences of Keng’s actions, and what they turn the sweet, gentle Shin into. Will Shin survive after his world is broken apart, and can his friends save him from the thoughts in his head? This is insanely triggering and not something I could ever watch again; but wow, this is a spectacular series, and one I’m so grateful to have been made.

Decided to watch the movie instead of the series, as I was told this was better as it has an extra 20 minutes that weren’t in the series, and other than that, it was the exact same thing. This series is about Yoo Sang Yi, a keyboardist working at a large record company. One day he sees Kang In Soo, an aspiring singer, singing and playing the guitar in public and falls in love with his voice. Sang Yi overhears his name and researches him to find some of the songs he’s uploaded on YouTube. His coworker, Lee Yoo Jin, sees him listening to In Soo’s songs and asks to listen. She loves his voice too, and at the next company meeting, she brings him up to their team leader. They reach out to In Soo and sign him under the company. One of the conditions for his offer is that one of the company members must move in with him, and they decide that person will be Sang Yi. As the two live together and connect with each other, Sang Yi begins to fall in love with In Soo. Unfortunate, if In Soo is to debut, he can’t be caught in a relationship, especially with another man. Can their feelings be reciprocated even when their dreams are standing in the way? Although there wasn’t a lot of development with the characters as we know next to nothing about who they are, especially In Soo, who remained a mystery the entire time. Despite this, the pacing was great, and the buildup of feelings was at a great speed despite a relatively short run time. Very happy with this. 

We’ve now come to the end of the Pornographer franchise after five series/movies, and I’m so sad to see this go. This movie starts off from where Pornographer Spring Life the movie ends, focusing on Kijima and Kuzumi after they must begin a long-distance relationship. This is almost like a deep dive into the characterisation of Kijima, including facing his insecurities and reflecting on his past actions in order to improve his future and work on his relationship with Kuzumi. This is not a perfect relationship, but a flawed and realistic love that’s so raw and emotional I completely fell in love with them. The acting, cinematography, and chemistry were just insanely beautiful. The plot is a little slow, and I feel like things never fully were resolved between them, but I think that’s what makes it such a great series. They’re still perfectly flawed characters, but they’re trying to learn and grow and putting in the effort to change. I really hold the entire Pornographer series in my heart and highly recommend watching every project set in this universe, starting from The Novelist/Pornographer, moving onto Mood Indigo, then Spring Life, next watch this one, and finally end with Spring Life Continued. I really hope you watch and enjoy these series and movies as much as I did; it’s a beautiful and intimate portrayal of such a unique and wonderful relationship.

A series that broke my heart into pieces, then carefully pieced it back together. Before I start, I want to give a MAJOR trigger warning for rape, SA, and depression. This drama is about Uea, who works in the same office as playboy King. Uea has a horrible past, being abused by his mother, SA’d by his stepfather, and cheated on by his now ex-boyfriend. As a result, he often avoids other people, especially King, who keeps trying to get Uea to sleep with him. One night, after a work party, the two get drunk and have a one-night stand. This starts a weird relationship between them where they agree to become friends with benefits with no strings attached. However, when King falls for Uea for real and begins trying to court him, how will Uea react when, at the same time, his mother is trying to set him up with an older man who is Uea’s company’s newest boss? This is the same man who has been harassing Uea for a while, going as far as groping and assaulting him, then threatening his job should he tell anyone about the harassment. This series was so triggering but amazing at the same time. Uea has such a horrific past and childhood; I’m so glad he found King, who was surprisingly a total green flag boyfriend. James did an amazing job in the role of Uea, and I loved how themes of SA were taken seriously, not romanticised, and played out very carefully. The chemistry between the couple was INTENSE, especially the sexual tension, and I loved the ending so much, it was so sweet and a great place to end where the sequel Middleman’s Love will begin. I definitely recommend this series if you’re okay with watching a spicy series containing the trigger warnings above!

The best way to describe this series is “simple but enjoyable”; it’s something short and sweet that you can enjoy in your free time without looking too deeply at the plot. This series is about a former K-Pop trainee called Lee Jun, who has given up his trainee life to work in an office as an intern in a cosmetic firm. There he meets Choi Jun, his manager, who is someone he recognises from his past, before he became a trainee. As the two reunite, old feelings begin to spark. Can a love story between a manager and his intern work out, or will it only lead to heartbreak and despair? I really enjoyed this series. I don’t think it was anything particularly special, but it was interesting and a great watch. However, I will add on that this is a very popular Korean BL that many people have watched and loved, so my review may not do this series justice as I enjoyed it but still don’t really understand all the hype about it. Regardless, I still highly recommend this as a sweet break if you’ve been watching a lot of heavier BL’s recently; this has very little plot as the story is carried by the beautiful acting and romance between the two main characters. It’s pretty short, so I definitely recommend giving it a try if you’re interested.

The final part of the Pornographer series, and I’m actually tearing up a little because this is over; I’ll miss this whole series so much! In this short film, we focus after the events of The Novelist: Playback. Kijima invites Kuzumi to his older sister’s house, where her husband and daughter also live. Kuzumi is introduced to the family as Kijima’s boyfriend, and the two discuss their future, with Kuzumi asking Kijima to come back to Tokyo with him so they can live together. They decide to go together to pay their respects to the grave of Kijima’s old teacher and reminisce about the past along with the future they’ll create together. This was a fantastic ending to such a great series; it adds a little more context that was missing from Playback with the same fantastic acting and chemistry that we’ve seen in the previous versions. If you’ve already watched Playback, I highly recommend checking this one out too. But if you haven’t and are interested in checking out the rest of the Pornographer works, I recommend starting with The Novelist/Pornographer, moving onto Mood Indigo, then Spring Life, next watch Playback, and finally end with this one. I hope you enjoy this franchise; it’s one I hold very close to my heart!

I absolutely love the Pornographer franchise, and this was a super short but sweet episode that focuses on two years after the events of the first season. In this short film, we focus on Kijima after he moves away from Tokyo to live with his sister and her husband. Meanwhile, Kuzumi has just finished his university course and now has a job living in Tokyo. Up until this point, the two of them had only communicated through letters, but now they finally had the chance to meet again after all this time apart. This was short and sweet, but a great set-up for its sequel, The Novelist: Playback film. These characters have such undeniable, natural chemistry, and this short film leaves us all wanting more. I’m so impressed with the acting, chemistry, and plot of this series, and if you’ve watched the other Pornographer works, I definitely recommend checking this out before continuing on to the other sequels. If you haven’t seen any of them yet, but you’re interested in checking out the rest of the Pornographer works, I recommend starting with The Novelist/Pornographer, moving onto Mood Indigo, then this one, next watch Playback, and finally end with Spring Life Continued. I hope you enjoy this whole franchise as much as I have done!

As South Korea’s first gay reality dating show, this was an awesome journey and a huge leap for queer Koreans. I’m so happy to see Korea slowly becoming more progressive, and I can only hope that someday all queer couples will have equal rights over in Korea. This dating show features 8 gay men: Changyu (my favourite), Changmin, Seonyul, Eunchan, Jeonghyun, Hyukjun, Hyeon, and Hokeep (my other favourite). Throughout this show, these 8 men live together in the same house for one week whilst sharing rooms/beds, going on dates, and getting to know each other. At the end of each day, they have the opportunity to call one person and express their feelings to that person. By the end of the week, they can choose the man they are most attracted to. If that man reciprocates their feelings, then they’ll leave the house together as a newly formed couple. Those who don’t find a relationship will leave still single. I personally made the mistake of watching season 2 before this one, so this season unfortunately felt a little disappointing and boring in comparison, but I still did enjoy it regardless. Sadly, I just think no dating show will ever top His Man season 2 for me. Even so, I do think you should give this a go if you’re interested in dating shows, mainly because it’s the first gay dating show in Korea, and without this, we wouldn’t have had season 2 or 3 (still hoping for a season 4!!!).

This was a series I was so excited for and had been anticipating for so long. While I don’t feel like it lived up to all my expectations due to the short run time, I still really enjoyed this when it came out due to my love of the Manhwa. This series is about Haebom, who lost his parents when he was young and was adopted by his mother’s best friend, moving in with her and her son Taeseong, who was Haebom’s childhood best friend. Growing up, they became distant shortly after Haebom moved in but reconnected in high school after Taeseong discovered Haebom was being bullied and couldn’t keep hiding his feelings. After confessing to Haebom and being rejected due to Haebom fearing his feelings were not as strong as Taeseong’s, which would hurt them both in the long run, he finally agrees to confront his feelings, and the two begin to secretly date and move out of Taeseong’s mother’s house to get their own flat together. However, will their mother be able to accept a relationship between her son and the other boy she raised as a son? The manhwa for this series is one of my all-time favourites, which made me feel a little disappointed since several of my favourite scenes weren’t included in this series due to lack of time. I don’t really feel like they had enough time to fully explore the characters and their actions, and because of this, the chemistry was slightly lacking. I did still enjoy this series while watching it and recommend it as something short and cute, but I do still wish it may get another full-length live-action remake in the future.

This was a really cliche but cute, short movie around 19 minutes long. It’s about an aspiring actor named Muyeong who has a crush on his senior Hanbit. He is too nervous to confess his attraction, so he tries to audition for the lead role in a play Hanbit is directing about someone who has hidden feelings for another. However, Hanbit doesn’t take him seriously and refuses him the role, believing Muyeong doesn’t have what it takes. One day when the acting club is all out having a drink, Muyeong drinks too much and decides to act out the main character of the play, impressing Hanbit with his acting skills. However, when the lead actor turns out to be sick on the day of rehearsal for the school’s director, it’s up to Muyeong to save the play and, along the way, find the courage to confess his feelings to Hanbit. This was so cute and romantic, and I had no problems with it being short. But I would love to have a sequel or even a full-length adaptation to see what becomes of Hanbit and Muyeong’s future and relationship. If you liked the movie ‘Long Time No See’ you may like this, as it features the same actors, which was amazing! I would definitely try this one out and see what you think of it.

Do you love your pets? I’m sure the answer to that is yes. If so, do you love them enough to date a human version of them? This series is about Jung Woo, a man who lives alone and works in a cafe with his boss, Uncle (yes, that is his name lmao). Jung Woo used to have two pets, a dog named Choco and a cat named Milk, but they both died a few years ago. One day he finishes work and heads back to his apartment, where he meets two strange and handsome men who call his name and hug him. They introduce themselves as Choco and Milk, the pets Jung Woo used to have, offering past memories together as proof. They both move in to live with Jung Woo, who finally feels himself getting happier with their presence in his life. But what happens when his feelings for Choco surpass the usual dog-owner bond, especially when Jung Woo is unaware that their time as humans is only temporary? Meanwhile, Choco and Milk are both taken to the cafe where Jung Woo works and meet Uncle, who is immediately drawn to the elusive and affectionate Milk. Uncle makes it his mission to make Milk warm up to him, but what happens when feelings of love surface between the two? Can these two couples make it when no one knows exactly how much time Choco and Milk have left? This was an awesome series, definitely not perfect but very impressive coming from a Strongberry production. The acting and chemistry were pretty good, though I wish there was a longer run time. I’m still holding my breath for a season 2, so hopefully we’ll get to see more of Choco/Jung Woo and Uncle/Milk soon. It was a weird series if you focus on the whole “dating my pet dog” plot, but if you look past that, it was a cool and funny series that I highly recommend.

Despite what some people have said, this was not that bad. I genuinely enjoyed most of this series; it definitely wasn’t perfect, but I liked it regardless. This series is about Min, a poor boy who is responsible for his younger brother after their parents passed away. His brother, Q, has a heart disease and Min goes from job to job, desperately trying to find the money for his brother’s treatments. One day, he is employed to kidnap the son of a rich police officer who is investigating a woman, Yada, for her illegal business practices. This boy’s name is Q, and Min needs to kidnap him and take him to a warehouse where he’ll be held for ransom. At least, that was the plan until Min is told he needs to kill Q instead and dispose of the body. Min can’t bring himself to kill Q, so he decides to tie him up and hide him at his house until enough time passes that he can let Q go home. But as they soon discover that Q’s father is going after Yada, they decide it’s safer for Q to stay with Min until Yada is arrested. As they spend their days together, Q learns more about Min’s life, along with his brother, Men’s, condition, and begins to understand why Min has taken all of these dangerous jobs. But Yada will stop at nothing to get the police off her back, even if that means killing the police officer in charge of her case along with his son. Will Yada be arrested in time, or will Q die before Min can fully confess his feelings? This was really cute, the acting was great, and I thought the chemistry was pretty good too. The plot was mediocre, not necessarily bad, but not that good either. I liked the pacing and romcom style; I just wish GMMTV wouldn’t turn every serious-themed series into a comedy as they should have embraced the darker themes better. Other than that, I enjoyed it! It’s not something I’ll ever go back to, but I liked it at the time and if the plot sounds interesting to you then I really recommend it!

This series was WAYY too short, but I really enjoyed it at the time! This is a Taiwanese BL focusing on the love lives of three half brothers, Yuan Jun Cheng, Yuan Jun Dao, and Yuan Jun Ping. The brothers all have different mothers but all share a rich father who is the CEO of his own company. Because they’re all in line to take on this position, none of the brothers are very close. When the oldest brother, Yuan Jun Cheng, returns from Korea and is attacked, he meets Lin Xun, who saves him and helps him escape. Shortly after the attack, he is called for a meeting with his father and brothers, where he discovers that Lin Xun might be another of their half-brothers, because their parents were lovers many years ago. The father tells the brothers that whoever can become closest to him and discover if he is his son will be granted one request. The two other brothers, Jun Dao and Jun Ping, get their loved ones to secretly help them. Through this we meet Yuan Jun Dao and his roommate Yang Xiang, and Yuan Jun Ping and his best friend Yan Yue. As the brothers begin to repair their relationship while beginning romantic relationships themselves, will Jun Cheng manage to get the happy ending he longs for with the one he has grown to love, or will Lin Xun really be his brother and ruin any chance of love between them? This was such a great series, and although it’s short and very fast-paced, it’s still so good. The acting is pretty good, and the chemistry is great despite the short run time. Unfortunately this is a series I’ve rewatched recently, and with much better quality BL’s having released in the past few years, I found that my memory of this series made it seem better than it actually was. There were rumours that this was getting a second season, but it’s been years with no word, so unfortunately I doubt it. I have no regrets about watching this series, but I don’t think I can rewatch it again anymore despite how much I enjoyed it at the time.

I believe this is one of those BL series that you’ll either love and really enjoy or hate and find it super boring. Personally, I understand the hate and criticism this series got, but I still really enjoyed it a lot! This series is about Song Shi On, a dancer who is in a lot of debt with Chachacha Capital and is trying to find a way to pay it all off. There he meets Jin Hong Seok, a man who gave up his dream of being a pianist to become a debt collector. Shi On needs to pay the capital back the money he borrowed, and to do this, he auditions for the role of a lead dancer, hoping that if he wins, he can pay off his debt. Hong Seok doubts Shi On’s capabilities so he moves in with him to ensure Shi On will do everything he can to win this competition and pay the company back the money he owes. However, one of Shi On’s jealous teammates, alongside the CEO of Chachacha Capital, Cha Soo Ryeon, is constantly trying to sabotage and pull the two apart. Will their efforts succeed or will Shi On and Hong Seok fight with all their might to remain by each other’s side? The main actor for this series got into a lot of controversy for supposedly being embarrassed about being in a BL before and has ignored the fact that he was ever in this series. While that is a disappointing mindset to have, I don’t really have much of an opinion about it, as unfortunately BL actors ignoring their previous BL roles is not a new thing to happen. Aside from the real-life controversies, I still really enjoyed this series and have rewatched it many times already. The chemistry was great, so was the dancing, and I was very impressed by the acting. The series is far too short and obviously low-budget, but I think they made a good series out of what they had.

I don’t know if I would completely consider this as a BL, as this is a body swap with a girl turning into a guy, but I’m putting it anyway as it was so good. This is about a girl called Love who has a crush on a guy called Vier. He attends the Great Men Academy, where they hold an annual contest where the winner gains the title ‘The Greatest’ and is granted a wish from a unicorn living in the nearby forest. Vier has won the contest for the past 2 years and wants to win again so he can be ‘The Greatest’ 3 years in a row like his father. One day after Love gets suspended from school, she comes across the injured unicorn and helps it, receiving a free wish. She thinks of Vier and tells the unicorn she wants her love to be fulfilled, but it interprets her wish differently and turns her into a guy. She/He enrols in The Great Men Academy to try to get close to Vier but instead she/he ends up attracts the attention of his roommate Tangmo (who is the best character in the series), and he ends up falling for her/him. She now has a choice to make: will she continue pursuing the cold-hearted Vier or allow her heart to turn towards the kind-hearted Tangmo? In case you can’t tell, I have major second lead syndrome for Tangmo lmao. I can honestly say this is one of the few BLs where I love almost all the characters (other than Vier, who sometimes can be an idiot). The plot may sound tacky, but it was so good and is definitely a must-watch in my opinion. You will most likely have second lead syndrome and fall in love with Tangmo like myself and most other fans of this series have!! I highly recommend this one; if it’s a good plot you’re interested in, then I’m sure you won’t regret it!!

Amazing plot with a strong start but unfortunately ended in a weak finish, which shouldn’t have been a surprise considering the previous works the scriptwriter has done, but disappointing nonetheless. This series is about a world of soulmates; when it rains, two soulmates become deaf and can only hear each other’s voice. No matter where they are in the world, as long as it’s raining in both of their locations, then they can hear each other’s voices. They gain their hearing back when the rain stops. The main character, Saengtai, hates the idea of soulmates after witnessing his parents love and marriage fall apart despite them also being soulmates. As a result, he ignores his soulmate’s voice for two years. At least until one day when he meets his soulmate, Phat, in real life at the cafe he usually goes to and recognises his voice. Phat is immediately attracted to Saengtai, expressing his interest and asking him out, not knowing the two are soulmates. Despite Saengtai’s hatred of soulmates and the idea that fate only determines who you will love and spend your life with, he is surprised to realise Phat has feelings for him even though he doesn’t know they are soulmates. Will Saengtai give Phat a chance to let their soulmate bond grow, or will he continue to run from the idea of his soulmate? I absolutely loved this at first, and it definitely had the potential to be in my top 10 favourite BL’s, but unfortunately after episode 6, I noticed it was slowly going downhill. It had a lot of potential, and it was a very enjoyable series. I just wish the screenwriters and directors did a better job because the actors were amazing. I absolutely love soulmate AUs, so I hope we get to see more BL’s like this in the future!!

I really liked this, and it hurts my heart to see how overhated this is. It was definitely a short and sweet series that follows up as a sequel to Star in My Mind the series, so I highly recommend starting this after finishing that series; otherwise, certain scenes won’t make much sense. I suppose technically this could be watched as a standalone, but it’s better to get the context that Star in My Mind provides first. This drama is about Kuafah, a doctor who is forced to take on community service in a remote village with his friends, JJ and Mesa, after being involved in a drunk driving incident. While up in the mountains, he meets the volunteer teacher Prince, who expresses an instant dislike for him, believing him to just be a snobby rich guy. However, as they spend more time in the village together, Prince soon realises his earlier perceptions of Kuafah were wrong, and feelings begin to develop between the two of them. But one simple question remains: can the love between two very different people in two different stages of life work out well, or will it turn into a disaster? I liked this drama a lot more than its prequel, SIMM the series, as the scenery, setting, and cinematography were so much more beautiful, and the main couple had a lot of chemistry together (though JoongDunk definitely had them beat in terms of chemistry). Although I don’t think either of these series is a must-watch, I would still recommend giving them a go and seeing what you think if simple, cutesy BL’s are something you enjoy.

Originally I dropped this because I couldn’t stand the FL, but now that I’ve finished it, I’m so glad I picked it back up. Although this series is only a light bromance, since the ML and FL get together; so this isn’t one to watch specifically for this aspect. However, if you want to watch it for the amazing plot as they work together to solve crimes, then you won’t regret it! This series is set in 1920 and is about Lu Yao, an intelligent man who recently returned to China after studying in Cambridge. When he was framed for a murder he didn’t commit, the chief inspector/ex-gangster Qiao Chusheng forced him to help the investigation, joined by the reporter and Chusheng’s boss’s daughter, Bai Youning. After the case is solved, Lu Yao lost his job and eventually joined the police force with Chusheng to have some income. As he can’t afford to pay his rent, Bai Youning moves in with him as his roommate after having a fight with her father, who is a large crime boss in Shanghai. However, as the three of them continue to solve crimes and murders committed, it appears each case they handle has something in common that connects them all, and this connection could be the end of Lu Yao’s life. I really didn’t expect to enjoy this so much, and I will give you the warning that at first Bai Youning’s character is really annoying, but I promise you she gets so much better, and I actually liked her in the end. I would definitely recommend this series if you love detective thrillers as much as I do!

The sequel to Kiss: the series, and Kiss Me Again, you probably can watch this as a standalone, but I recommend at least watching Kiss Me Again, although they were only a side couple there. This series is based on the continuation of Kao and Pete’s relationship while the engineering students are searching for internship experience. Kao is working as a tutor to bring in money for his sister to continue her studies abroad, while Pete is competing in the Aboyz competition to win the title of “most handsome boy” against his enemy, Non. Non happens to be the son of Kao’s mother’s boss, and Kao is being pressured to tutor Non after his mother is given a promotion. However, after Non begins to flirt with Kao, Pete intervenes, driving a wedge between Kao and Pete that they must work together to get over. Meanwhile, we also get a closer look at Sun and Mork as the two of them grow even closer after Mork starts working at Sun’s cafe. There they must confront their feelings and help each other to stay safe. I came into this with high hopes, and while I don’t think it met those expectations, I still think this was a pretty good series. I’m just sick of this thing that most BL sequels do, where they need to create some drama to make things interesting, so they add in another potential love interest to drive a wedge between the main couple. After a certain point, this plot device gets old and very boring. Despite this, I know that this series did have its flaws, but I still would definitely recommend that all KaoPete and SunMork lovers should watch this! TayNew has such fantastic chemistry, and I’d love to see many more series from them!

An iconic classic that I believe every BL fan should watch at least once as the beginning of MaxTul’s ship. This series is kind of like the side story to Bad Romance. This focuses on the hilarious but sad story of how Korn and Knock became a couple and the objects attempting to prevent this. As these two childhood friends reunite and get drunk with several other girls, they end up sleeping together that night and wake up drunk and panicking over what they’ve done. The problem is that Knock has a girlfriend and yet has begun developing feelings for Korn, who returns his feelings but knows Knock will continue to choose his girlfriend over him. Will Knock finally choose to put Korn first with the help of their friends, or will Korn eventually give up on Knock and move on? While there are a few boring moments, overall this is really cute and fun, but I wish they had gotten together earlier, not on the very last episode. We also meet some new characters not in Bad Romance, like Farm, and see his abusive relationship with his first ever boyfriend, who I absolutely despise but love the actor for!! Even if you haven’t seen Bad Romance, I still think this is highly worth watching at least once.

I still can’t believe this was actually a Chinese BL and not pushed down into a bromance. It was such a good film! This was about a boy called Xiao Fang that had fallen out of love with his partner, so he downloaded an app that created his own special companion. His companion is called Lin and is essentially a human-appearing device that only he can see. He can’t touch the companion until he falls 100% in love with him, but when he grows to love the companion, what will happen to his relationship with his real-life boyfriend? However, when his boyfriend, Hao Wen, discovers his secret, he decides to download his own companion that he soon also falls in love with. The two grow even further apart, but will a situation happen to bring them back together? And will they realise in time that the companions who brought them further apart can be the same ones to bring them back together again? I really enjoyed this one; it had plot twists that I never expected and great chemistry between the couples, especially for a Chinese BL. I think I keep highlighting that this was a BL movie released in China because some people don’t understand just how crazy that is. I would definitely recommend this film a lot for an interesting, suspenseful romance plot!

This is a Korean BL series that’s far too short but very sweet with an interesting plot. This drama focuses on a vampire called Jun Ho who will soon die; the only way to keep him alive will be by drinking the blood of a human with ‘pure’ blood. One day he meets Min Hyun, a human whose scent gives away the fact that he has pure blood and could be Jun Ho’s only chance to survive. Jun Ho decides to befriend him, hoping to find an opportunity to get his blood, and invites him over to his house. The two grow closer in this time and eventually develop feelings for each other, but in the end, Jun Ho still has a choice to make. Will he be able to betray Min Hyun’s trust and drink from him in time, or will the guilt of using Min Hyun end up being Jun Ho’s downfall? I honestly did like this series; it was just far too short. I think with a longer run time and better character writing, this series could have been even better. Regardless, it was a pretty good series that I enjoyed a lot, and was a wonderful introduction to Kim Jiwoong before he debuted in ZeroBaseOne. The acting was great, and I would love to see a sequel to this series and to eventually see Jiwoong return to acting in BL series after ZB1 disbands if that’s something he would also be interested in!!

This is a short movie that is only around 8 minutes long, but I really enjoyed it regardless. This is the story of a man who is getting married to a woman but kisses his best man just before the ceremony. His soon-to-be wife sees this, then at the reception asks him if he really loves her. Then it ends on an unexpected and sad note as an accident happens and a life is lost. I’ll try not to spoil it because it’s only very short, but I really encourage you to watch this. Even though it is very sad, it has a fairly straightforward plot with a fantastic kiss scene. I could barely believe this was a Chinese BL when I saw that kiss and the chemistry behind it. This short film stands as a great summary for the fragility of love; it might not be perfect, but I still recommend giving this one a go!!!!

This was so cute, sweet, and pure, but definitely a product of its time. In this series, you have three main couples. First we have Wayo, a junior who joins a university to see his lifelong crush, Pha. Pha is the most handsome boy in the year and the moon of the campus. Wayo has the opportunity to take part in a competition to become the faculty’s new moon, which allows him to get even closer to Pha. At first he and Pha don’t get along, as Pha always teases him, but as the competition grows nearer, Pha realises why he seems to recognise Wayo so much, and more of their past is revealed. In the competition, Wayo’s best friend Ming is also a competitor. Ming was typically a playboy, dating many girls, and was a bit of a womaniser. However, when he meets Pha’s friend Kit, he suddenly changes and wants to be in a serious relationship with him. Kit is very sweet but also sharp-tongued and not afraid to voice his thoughts. He avoids Ming at first, but as they grow closer, he starts to see Ming in a different light. Finally, Pha’s other friend Beam had been in love with Kit for a while and was heartbroken after discovering Kit and Ming’s growing relationship. In his heartbreak, he runs into Forth, an ex-faculty moon who used to have a crush on Wayo, and the two end up getting drunk and sleeping together. Afterwards, Forth cannot stop thinking about Beam and tries to court him, but Beam just wants to forget it ever happened. As Forth continues moving forward, Beam can only move so far back before he begins to meet Forth in the middle and eventually return his feelings. This was a remake of 2 Moons, and the acting and chemistry were definitely so much better. I liked the cast choice more as they were gorgeous, perfect, and really fit their characters! If you’re interested in the 2 Moons franchise, I would definitely recommend this one over the original by far.

This was unfortunately just about a bromance, but the plot itself has something for everyone to enjoy. This film is about a boy called Kang Chan, who is a tough guy well known for his strength. He transfers to a new school and befriends the “Top Dog” of the class, Jin Woo. But when one of his old classmates, Tae Woong, appears and threatens to expose his tragic past, he must fight to protect his secret, while Jin Woo begins to get jealous of Kang Chan’s strength. This had a bit of everything for you to enjoy. It had a lot of violence and drama, but also some enviable friendships and a lot of comedy, especially at the end. I honestly don’t understand how anyone could hate this film; it was so good and inspiring. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone as long as you are aware that the scenes between Kang Chan and Tae Woong, who are the bromance, are minimal at best, and the bromance is implied but sadly leads nowhere. If you’re wanting to watch this movie expecting them to have any romantic moments, you’ll be very disappointed. But if you want to watch a funny, action-packed film with awesome friendships and a fairly cute bromance, please give this a go, and I assure you that you won’t regret it!!

I genuinely love the whole Diary of Tootsie’s universe, and this film was another iconic reason why. This is the sequel to seasons 1 and 2; you need to watch both of those seasons before you start this one. In this movie, Golf accidentally injures the superstar Cathy, leaving her unconscious and sending her to the hospital. Because of this incident, the group of friends must find her lookalikes to take over to shoot a TV commercial that Gus’s ex, Top, happens to be running. As Gus and Top reconnect, Gus’s current boyfriend Win has agreed to babysit a child of his family’s, to the annoyance of Gus. The two of them begin to grow further apart as Gus begins meeting with Top and questioning his relationship with Win, wondering if Gus’s dislike of kids and Win’s desire to one day have kids make them unsuitable as a couple. Will Gus choose to pursue a fun, whirlwind romance with his ex, or will he choose the stability and security his current boyfriend brings him? Once again, this is such a hilarious and enjoyable film. I really loved this and cannot recommend the Diary of Tootsies franchise enough. If you love a good comedy with queer, campy humour, then I guarantee you’ll love this just as much as I did.

GMMTV’s first GL series, which went to MilkLove as it should!! I’ll be totally honest, this was not a perfect series by any means, but I love MilkLove, and I’m desperate for Thailand to start producing more GL series, so I’ll take whatever I can get. This series is about Ongsa, an introvert who transfers to a new school her sister and cousin attend. On the first day, she meets Sun, a bright extrovert with lots of friends, who helps her get to school on her motorcycle. Ongsa has an IG account named Earth, and she begins following and chatting with Sun on there. Sun assumes Ongsa is a guy, which Ongsa doesn’t correct as she’s developing feelings for Sun. The two grow closer both in person and chatting online. But what happens when Sun finds out who Earth is? Can she forgive Ongsa for the deceit, and will Sun be able to return Ongsa’s feelings? Meanwhile, Ongsa’s cousin Aylin is approached by her senior, Luna, to join the school’s astrology club. Aylin is a character who is clearly autistic and has a special interest in aliens, believing the reason she struggles to communicate with humans is because she is an alien not from this world. Luna tries to help Aylin communicate and make friends, but Aylin clearly has some trauma and refuses her attempts. Can the two of them overcome this hurdle, and will feelings begin developing between them in the meantime? This was a very simple but adorable series. MilkLove as OngsaSun and ViewJune as LunaAylin were our two adorable couples; however, we also saw an additional two couples, one being between two female teachers (little fun fact, but both teachers are played by transgender actresses, which made me so happy), and an implied relationship between Tinh and Mawin, who were absolutely adorable. If you have an interest in GL series set in a school setting, I definitely recommend this series!

While this series wasn’t perfect, I found it really enjoyable and fun. I’m going to state a major spoiler, as I know some people are not interested in polyamorous relationships, but the second lead romance is actually a throuple, a relationship of three people. So if that’s something you’re against watching, then be warned that, if you start this, you may be skipping several scenes in the final two episodes. But if you’re like me and enjoy the exploration of polyamory, you’ll love this even more. This series is about Khemtid, whose mother owns a host club called Deep Night, a place that employs handsome men to perform incredible acrobatics and keep guests company as they drink. Khem will someday inherit this bar, and he discovers that his classmate Wela is the number 1 host at the club. He decides to work there in secret to get closer to Wela, mesmerised by his incredible skills. However, the club has one major rule that all hosts must follow: dating among coworkers is not allowed. As the two grow closer, will they be able to hide their relationship despite this rule, or will it push them further apart? Meanwhile, Khem’s friend Japan also joins the club as a waiter, where he meets and falls for the number 2 host, Seiji. While Seiji does return Japan’s feelings, another host and his long-time friend Ken also has feelings for him. Ken and Japan both compete for Seiji’s love, but when Khem makes a joke to Japan that they should just have a three-way relationship, Japan wonders if there’s enough love in Seiji’s heart for both himself and Ken at once. How will all these relationships last under the club’s ironclad rules? This was such a fun series; it wasn’t perfect, but it was very enjoyable nonetheless. I also love how there’s another gay couple and a lesbian couple too. This is definitely a series I recommend for something fun and light-hearted!

This was one of those series that starts really well and then falls off by the end. This series is about the identical twins Sprite and Zee. Sprite is on his school’s judo team and is one of the best in the club, bright and happy, and makes friends easily. Zee is on his school’s volleyball team and is the polar opposite of Sprite. One day, after Sprite wins a big judo competition and impresses his coach, two other members in the club are jealous and hire some people to beat up Sprite and put him in a coma. What they and the men they hire don’t realise is that the one they beat was not Sprite but Zee. Blaming himself for his brother being put in a coma, Sprite is forced by his mother and childhood friend (adviser to the volleyball team) Salmon to play the part of Zee until he is out of the hospital; otherwise, his place on the team could be taken away, which will affect future scholarships. What Sprite soon realises is that the whole volleyball team hates Zee, so playing this role will be very difficult for the extroverted and friendly Sprite. On the team, he meets First, who clearly has a harsher vendetta against Zee, so he resolves to patch things up between them. First is surprised, and at first, suspicious about Zee’s change in personality but soon falls for the new version of Zee. Will Sprite be able to admit his real identity to First, or will Zee’s arrival force him to disappear as though he was never there, leaving both Sprite and First heartbroken? This started off so well, but unfortunately towards the end was a little disappointing. I don’t like how they tackled the twin reveal, and I’m not happy about Sprite having so many chances to tell First the truth but waiting till the last possible minute to do so. The acting was also questionable at times by the background characters. I definitely don’t regret watching this series and I absolutely loved the main cast, Frame and Ryan, but it’s not something I think I’ll rewatch again.

Have you had enough of all the heavy, emotional dramas recently and want to watch a fun, light-hearted bromance series with so much comedy your stomach will hurt from laughing so much? Well, if so, look no further than this amazing series right here. I love historical dramas so much, and I loved the bromance between the two male leads, even if the main lead does get his own love interest. This series focuses on Wang Lu, a young genius, who enters the Spirit Blade Sect and embarks on an unconventional journey towards immortal cultivation. The Spirit Blade Sect was established in the year 4233. Through years of producing martial arts prodigies, it has been hailed as one of the five great sects. As the nine continents face a crisis, Wang Lu joins the Sect and comes under Wang Wu. Despite Wang Wu's beauty, she is hundreds of years old. Famous for having a sharp tongue and an erratic temper, she and her disciple Wang Lu engage in endless squabbles while trudging on a path to becoming the strongest sage in all the lands. While joining the sect, he befriends Hai Yunfen, the son of the leader from a different sect that was murdered by his brothers demonic powers. They decide to work together to grow strong enough to take revenge and become the greatest sages of all time. Again, this series was so funny and enjoyable. It’s not for everyone, but it’s a great, funny series to watch, and it’s something I go back to rewatch very often.

This is such a beautiful drama that doesn’t really fit into the category of a BL, but because of the implications between the two main leads, it might be technically tagged as a bromance, but it’s so much more than that. This series is about a volleyball team that falls apart after their star player, Singha, leaves them to join another rival team. Whilst recruiting new players, they meet Than, a rising setter that only joined their team after failing to join the same team that Singha left them for. Because of this, the team’s newest captain, Puen, immediately dislikes him. However, the captain as a spiker must rely on the team’s setter to deliver the volleyball to him. The two of them must now work past their hatred and become closer if they want any chance of winning their next big game. I consider this series as being more than a bromance since Puen has admitted to being bisexual, and although Than never reveals his sexuality, you can clearly see they have developed more than just friendly feelings between the two of them. However, they don’t really touch on their relationship and leave it mostly for the audience’s imagination. I wouldn’t say this is a romance at all, but it’s good enough and short enough to watch and enjoy in your free time. I love volleyball, so I highly recommend this series just for that past lmao. I hope you’ll enjoy this just as much as I did!

I know this adaptation wasn’t the best, but I still really enjoyed it. Kieta Hatsukoi was one of my first Japanese BL’s and I hold it very close to my heart, so after finding out that GeminiFourth would be in the Thai remake, I immediately had to watch it. This series is about Atom, who has had a crush on a girl in his class, Mudmee, for a while. One day the class has an exam, and he forgets his eraser, but Mudmee lets him borrow hers. What he doesn’t expect is that her eraser has the name of their classmate Kongthap written on it. There is an old legend that if you write the name of the person you have a crush on onto your eraser, by the time you finish using it, that person will return your feelings. Atom, realising Mudmee has a crush on Kongthap, accidentally drops the eraser in his shock and heartbreak. But Kongthap ends up picking the eraser up and handing it back to Atom, noticing his name on the eraser and mistakenly believing Atom has a crush on him. Atom doesn’t want to out Mudmee’s feelings, so he decides to pretend the eraser belongs to him and tells Kongthap not to worry about it. But he is shocked after Kongthap tells him that he isn’t rejecting Atom, he just wants more time to think about it and be sure before he gives Atom a definite answer. Atom begins to find his feelings changing because of how sweet and mature Kongthap is, but feels bad knowing Mudmee is also his friend and doesn’t want to compete for the same man as his close friend/ex-crush. But does Mudmee really have a crush on Kongthap, and will Atom and Kongthap be able to come together despite their fears over facing their own sexualities? The acting, plot and chemistry were all pretty good; the main issue I found was the pacing, directing and editing set this back for me, which is a shame since it’s not the actors faults. Although I still recommend checking this series out, it’s not the best, so don’t come in with very high expectations.

The beginning of ZeeNunew, the couple that people just love to hate on. BL fans always say how their favourite ships must be real and how they wish they would date more than anything, and yet when a ship like ZeeNunew actually confirms they are together, people refuse to accept it. Okay, now that I’ve had my mini rant, let’s get on with the review lmao. This was a very cute series. This is about Kuea Keerati and Lian Kilen Wang, who have been engaged since they were children. Kuea has always loved Lian, but because of his feelings, he decided to hide his true self in order to appear perfect for Lian. By day he is Kuea, a kind and gentle computer engineering student, but by night he is Kirin, the famous singer and drummer who hides his appearance to perform at Club Gemini and spends his free time driving and fixing motorcycles as part of his mechanical engineering course. Lian is smart and successful, owning several clubs and his own company that produces and sells bottled water. Lian secretly returns Kuea’s feelings but hates that Kuea lies and is clearly hiding his true self. After they spend time getting to know each other, they begin to fall earnestly for one another, but how easy is love hidden behind so many lies? This series was cute; the chemistry was on another level, and I’m so in love with the plot. Unfortunately, the pacing and general unhealthy nature of the main and side couples relationship ruined what could have been a perfect series for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love this series a lot, but it’s not something I’ll ever really come back to.

No matter how much I enjoyed this series, I can’t deny how disappointed I was with it. This series is a side story for Until We Meet Again, focusing on Win and Team. You definitely need to watch UWMA before this, as the timeline and events are the exact same; it just focuses on Win and Team’s relationship with the occasional moment with Pharm and Dean and Pruek and Manow. There were also two new side couples who were introduced, BeePrince and WaanTul, though they don’t have very many moments for me to discuss. The main reason I was so disappointed is because of the awful pacing (as is typical of P’New’s dramas). 12 episodes of miscommunication that easily could have been brought down to 7-8 episodes, then they could have spent more time showing Win and Team as a couple instead of (spoiler!!!) having them make their relationship official on the very last episode. I had very high expectations for this drama, and unfortunately, I was left very disappointed. There was an amazing cast; each of the couples had great chemistry, and the fault entirely lies with the director. Although I would still recommend watching this if you’ve seen UWMA, it’s definitely not a must-watch and you may find yourself fast-forwarding a lot of it.

How do I describe this series? Let’s just say it was terrible but the good type of terrible lmao. The plot was very weird, but the acting was great, and I absolutely love campy, over-the-top humour like this. This series is a continuation of Sun and Nuea’s story from episodes 3-4 of Y Destiny the series (MaxNat’s story), while they are living together but hiding their relationships from their family, particularly from Nat’s older sister (Cooheart!!!!). But one day after trying to have sex, Sun realises he can’t get hard, leaving Nuea insecure about his body and worried that Sun doesn’t love him anymore. When Sun visits a shaman, Third, who gives him a special soap that should help fix this problem, Sun and Nuea wake up to realise they have switched bodies, and the only way they can keep switching back is by having sex. Through this journey of getting back into their original bodies, the two begin to learn more about each other’s families and experiences, allowing them to understand and grow closer. When Nuea’s sister, Khun Mum, encourages Sun to leave his brother’s life, Sun has to decide what is most important to him. I will be completely honest, I watched this series for Cooheart, and (in my opinion) he definitely carried this show. This is so funny and very intimate, but the plot is definitely not the best, and I wasn’t very impressed by it. If you are a fan of Cooheart, I definitely recommend watching this just for him; otherwise, I wouldn’t really bother with this one as much.

The best way to describe this drama is as a spicy but generally just a basic series with an incredible cast and chemistry that is seriously on another level. This is about Yai, a student who takes over his father’s bar. After he accidentally ends up drugging his own drink and sleeps with his rival Mangkorn, who finds and keeps the video of them together as blackmail, he destroys the bar in his anger. He tries to ignore what happened and focuses on the bar’s new renovation to distract himself, but he is later shocked when he discovers that Mangkorn works for the company that is renovating the bar. Yai tries to find some dirt on Mangkorn so that he will delete the footage and stay away from him, but they end up spending more time together as a result. As feelings develop between the two of them, will things work out when Mangkorn’s father suddenly reveals that Mangkorn is to be engaged to his long-term childhood friend? Honestly, this series was okay; the plot wasn’t the best. What really draws you into this series is the chemistry between the main couple. Mos and Bank are incredible actors, and their chemistry both on and off screen is amazing. If anything, you should watch this series for the actors rather than the plot itself. 

Although this series isn’t the best Filipino series I’ve seen, I still did enjoy it regardless as a fun little lockdown drama. This is set during the Covid pandemic in high school. Mico is an intelligent boy with his whole life preplanned out, while Xavier is the school’s star basketball player that needs to get his grades up for his final project or he will be kicked off the team. The two polar opposites are paired together for the final project and must work together to achieve the marks they need. At first they get off to a rocky start, with Xavier coming in and insulting Mico’s close group of friends, but in time they learn more about each other and each starts to step out of their comfort zones. While they study, they form a bond closer than friendship, but problems begin to arise as Xavier’s girlfriend gets in the way of this. I don’t know if I enjoyed this as much as everyone else seemed to, but it was still really good, and I’m glad I was able to watch it. I loved the concept behind this series, enemies to lovers without the toxicity. This is simply about two people who live very different lives but learn to respect and eventually love each other despite these differences. It was a very cute series with natural acting. I think I was just a little sick of all the Covid-related BL series we were getting one after the other, which is why I was a little tired of this theme. Overall, it was still an enjoyable series and one I highly recommend.

A great wrap-up and definitely a huge improvement from the disappointing ending of season one. I saw someone refer to this as “damage control”, and I think that’s a hilarious way to sum up this sequel. This picks up where 2gether the series leaves off but also fills in some gaps and plot holes, which made it all the more bearable. They focus on developing the relationship progression of all the couples as they continue participating in their music and cheerleading clubs, and take a trip together to the beach. SarawatTine, ManType, and MilPhukong were nicely wrapped up, but DimGreen became so unbearable for me, I couldn’t stand Dim, and I’m so mad because Green deserves so much better than him. If I can look past that part, this sequel had the ending I initially hoped for with the intimacy that 2gether lacked before. This is what happens when a queer man directs a BL series! I’m so happy they created this so I could enjoy the better ending. Let’s all say a big thank you to Aof for pulling this show back together!

You know what, I liked this series, and I’m not afraid to say it lmao. This was cool, it had a great concept with fun storytelling and sweet couples; I think it’s a great series! This series is about Ob-un, a famous author who is accused of plagiarism after a character from his novel was described as being very similar to the character from another famous novel by an author called Shan. One day, Ob-un is invited by another writer called Ozone to join a group of five writers who will all work together to write one novel anonymously. They would all work together to create the plot outline, then each would write one chapter in turn and release it on a weekly basis. These five writers turn out to be Ob-un, Shan, and Ozone, alongside Sin and Samut. Each of them specialises in a different genre, so they work together to create a BL including all of their specialities. While working on this novel, Ob-un and Shan grow closer as they begin to uncover more about why the characters from their novels were so similar and why they feel that the other is very familiar. Will their connection end once the novel is finished, or will they fall in love on the way? This was so cute, the main couple had so much chemistry, and I even liked the side couples too. The acting, cinematography, and plot were great; the only things that held this back for me were the pacing and how choppy and out of place the cut scenes felt. The flashbacks were all over the place and the random time jumps made no sense. I really did enjoy this series and want to recommend it, but I’m well aware that a lot of people hated this series, so my recommendation is to come into this show with low expectations and, hopefully, you’ll be like me and end up being pleasantly surprised by it all.

The second season of Sotus, one of my highest-rated series of all time! This was definitely not as good as the first season in terms of plot and pacing, but I still really enjoyed it. This is set two years after the first, when Arthit has now finished his 4th year of university and starts working at an engineering company, while Kongpop has taken over Arthit’s place as the new head hazer at the university. When Kongpop must complete his mandatory work experience as part of his degree, he is secretly accepted into Arthit’s company, which causes problems between them, risking the exposure of their relationship. This tackles the insecurities that come with queer relationships, fears of coming out, and a few similar topics I won’t mention because I don’t want to spoil anything. Other people have said they didn’t like this season, and while I personally did enjoy it, I do see where they’re coming from. ArthitKongpop don’t get as many romantic moments as I had hoped for, but we get to see what goes on in their lives and have the chance to see some new couples forming. If you have watched Sotus, definitely continue with this second season, but don’t come in with very high expectations; that’s my best advice for starting this sequel.

This is such a sweet and cute mini-series without too much drama, just mainly focusing on the themes of love and friendship. This drama is about Seo Hae Won, who has moved to Seoul and ends up discovering a restaurant called Florida Banjeom, which is owned and run by four handsome guys. The owner and head chef, Baek Eun Kyu, immediately draws Hae Won’s attention, and after spending time with him learning how to cook, he gets hired as the new chef. With the time they have spent together, Hae Won begins to develop feelings for Eun Kyu. However, when their coworker and Eun Kyu’s childhood friend of 15 years, Cha Ji Soo, also begins developing feelings for Hae Won, Eun Kyu must decide whether he will fight for Hae Won or step back and let Ji Soo pursue him. The best way to describe this is “short and sweet.”. I wish it was longer, and I hated the love triangle plot because I thought it was completely unnecessary, but other than that, it was an adorable mini-series that I thoroughly enjoyed. The chemistry was fantastic, and the acting was pretty good too. I highly recommend giving this a chance.

This was only a short movie that was created to draw in potential viewers and sponsors before it was officially announced to become a full series. As a resident in the hospital’s emergency room, Dr. Tin should be used to encountering situations he cannot control. However, when Tol, a boy suffering from a serious heart condition, dies in front of him, he is determined to find a way to save him. So when he has the chance to reverse this moment over and over again, can he find a way to save the boy he has fallen hard for? This was cute but very short. Tae and Tee have such fantastic chemistry, and I was so excited to see them as the main couple in this project. Now that a full-length series was made, which you may have seen as it’s currently in the top 20 of this list, I recommend watching that one instead of this. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did!

My advice with this series is to honestly ignore the negative reviews and give it a chance. This drama is about Daonuea, who had a crush on Khabkluen since high school. He confessed on the final school day before travelling to spend a year in Germany but was rejected. Now he finds out that they are in the same university and living in a shared dorm together with a group of other guys. When someone else in their friend group develops a crush on Daonuea, he decides to give that person a chance, unaware that Khabkluen has begun developing feelings of his own for Daonuea. What happens when one person falls out of love while the other begins to fall in love? This was a series filled with misunderstandings and miscommunication, and was pretty short overall. Despite that, I actually enjoyed it as a breath of fresh air in comparison to some of the heavier, 18+ BL’s I’ve been watching recently. The plot might have been fairly basic, but I would still recommend giving it a go, if only so you can watch Sky in Your Heart next lmao.

Let’s be very clear with this series: if you don’t like slow-burn romance stories, you’ll absolutely hate this one, because this is 12 episodes straight of pining that hardly goes anywhere until the end. But if you’re like me and enjoy a good slow burn, you may find that you’ll really enjoy this. This series is about Pat, who works in a digital marketing department where many of his coworkers are unprofessional and force him to take over every task they are given. One day Pat finds out his office will be getting a new manager and hears his coworkers share just how awful he is rumoured to be. That same day he meets Jeng at a cafe and spills his worries to the handsome stranger, Jeng listening amused to Pat’s rambling. When Pat finally meets the new manager, he realises just who Jeng is and feels very embarrassed about his previous words, but luckily Jeng pretends they have never met. Pat quickly realises why the rest of the office hates Jeng’s work ethic and considers resigning until Jeng starts to teach him more about the work he is delegating and begins handing him larger and more important roles. Pat slowly begins to fall for Jeng as a small office crush until he discovers Jeng is actually gay. Pat had only just escaped a bad relationship and decided to avoid Jeng, hoping his feelings would disappear. However, when Pat is outed at the company and Jeng begins to flirt with him, Pat has to decide if he wants to risk dating someone so much older and more successful than him, or should he stay where he is and lose out on potential happiness? This is VERY slow-paced and there were several plot holes that I wish they focused more on. I also hated Pat’s attitude at times and was a little unsatisfied with the ending. Despite that, I LOVED the first half of this series and don’t at all regret watching it. Although my review may sound a little negative, I did enjoy this series and would definitely recommend this if you like slow burn.

I still can’t believe that this has ended. I started watching this when it first aired in April 2020, and now I have finished it in January 2021. This is a mini series with 21 episodes (22 if you count episode 0), and each episode is around 10 minutes long. This series is about Tops, an aspiring chef, and Marwin, an aspiring guitar player and performer. This follows their lives as they live and take care of each other until they soon fall in love and realise they will have to choose between love and their dreams. Although it’s short, it’s very impactful. The actors, Gameplay and Jeff, have been a part of two series together as a couple (this series and the horror He She It), and they were also supposed to be a couple in KinnPorsche the series as KimPorschay, but Gameplay dropped out of the project, so Barcode took over as Porschay. Because of this, their chemistry is well established, and just from watching, you can almost feel the love through the screen. This is a series without the typical drama and heartbreak; instead, it’s light and sweet, perfect when wanting to fill up some time with something interesting, or if you’ve just finished a sad drama, this is perfect to make you feel happy again. I loved this so much, and I’m so glad I stuck with it! A small part of me wishes we’ll get to see JeffGameplay again; even though it won’t happen. I do miss them a lot though.

Was this the best series I’ve ever watched? Absolutely not! Was this series really cringey with some rather childish and awkward moments? Absolutely yes! Did I love it despite these flaws? Hell yeah I did, lmao. This series is about four boys who live together in one shared house, the Knock Knock house. Peak moves into the house because he is running away from his father and the fiancée he is being forced to marry, knowing he could never love a woman in that way. Thanwa recently broke up with his boyfriend and wants a new start while also searching for a job, so he moves into the house. Latte decides to move since it’s closer to the university, and since he gets his own private room, he can bring all of his hookups back to his place. Almond is from a rich family and lies to his mother that he is living in a luxurious off-campus flat, but he wants to have his own experience with new roommates on his own, so he decided to move into the Knock Knock house to escape her nagging. These four boys had never met until now, but find themselves growing closer as they spend more time together. Thanwa and Peak are adults; both graduated with their own jobs and find themselves growing closer with time. Almond and Latte are students who attend the same university. One night after drinking, Almond admits he is a virgin and has a crush on his classmate, Jumper. He decides to enlist his roommates to help, stating he will cover a year's worth of their rent if they can successfully set him up with Jumper. But as he starts receiving advice about sex and relationships from Latte, is Jumper really the one his heart will end up pointing towards? The acting and plot were great, I love how openly they all talked about sex, sexuality, and gender identity here. The chemistry was fairly good, though I wasn’t too impressed with Thanwa and Peak. Latte and Almond definitely stole the show. Overall, I really liked it, and although it’s not the best, I definitely recommend it!

Although this was only a short-mini series, there was such an interesting, unique plot with a relationship that was so sweet, healthy, and heartwarming. This series is about Zheng Yu Shi who, after a serious incident when he was 5, developed a condition called DID (dissociative identity disorder) and gained a second personality called Noah, who became his protector to shield him from those intending to hurt or harm him. One day Yu Shi meets Wu Zheng, and the two of them feel an instant attraction towards each other, quickly falling in love. But Noah, worried for Yu Shi, doubts Wu Zheng and tries to keep him at bay. These two different personalities come out to face either love and happiness or heartbreak and pain. Will Wu Zheng discover Yu Shi’s secret, and will he eventually win over Noah, or will Noah succeed in pushing Wu Zheng away? This was honestly sweet, and as I have a huge interest in psychological disorders, I really enjoyed this. However, it’s clear throughout this series that Yu Shi remains in the mind of his five-year-old self after that traumatic incident, which means that even as they enter a sexual relationship, Yu Shi is still mentally five-years-old, which made me quite uncomfortable to watch. Maybe I’m just a little sensitive to this stuff, but it was uncomfortable to think about that happening. If I look past that part, this was such a sweet and incredible series, but I understand why a lot of people will be repulsed and avoid a plot like this.

I’m only including this because Hao Mei and KO are too cute to ignore, but if you’re watching this for BL only, I wouldn’t bother as much. This is mainly a straight drama, with a side couple that isn’t explicitly in a relationship, but it’s heavily implied that they like each other. This is about a girl named Bei WeiWei who is a gaming expert and one day captures the attention and heart of Xiao Nai, the campus’ gaming expert and heartbreaker. When Xiao Nai asks WeiWei to be his online girlfriend through their game, she slowly begins to fall for the mysterious player, and when they finally meet for the first time, she realises her in-game spouse and campus crush are the same person; she is quite understandably lost for words. They begin dating, and she volunteers to help the gaming company he owns, but when they face challenges while trying to beat their competitors and design the perfect game, they must work as a team with the help of his three friends, Hao Mei, Yu Ban Shan, and Qui Yong Hou, and the newly joined master of hacking, KO, to help win the competition. KO joins the company after losing a battle with Xiao Nai while trying to compete for Hao Mei’s attention, and the two become close as they work and soon live together. Hao Mei and KO become joined at the hip as KO vows to take care of Hao Mei, much to the amusement of their friends. As I said before, I wouldn’t recommend this if you only want the BL aspects, since there is technically only implied infatuation between Hao Mei and KO, but if you want to stay for the plot and sweet relationship between the couples, I would absolutely recommend this! It’s so fun and pretty interesting; there’s not much drama to it; it’s just a sweet love story.

I’m convinced that 50% of the hate comments just don’t like PerthChimon as a ship and came into this series with a negative mindset, which is why the ratings are so bad. I thought this was actually a great series, not perfect since the chemistry isn’t the best, but not awful either. This drama is about Sailom, a poor student on a scholarship and working several part-time jobs so he and his older brother Saifah can pay off their debts. Sailom’s scholarship is being sponsored by their local MP, whose son is a bully at his school, Kanghan. Kanghan tries to use this to bully and force Sailom into doing his and his friends schoolwork for him, but Sailom is smart, and every attempt made to get Sailom kicked out always ends up backfiring on Kanghan. However, when Kanghan tries to break into Sailom’s house one day to threaten him, he finds Sailom being beaten up by loan sharks and saves him. Kanghan’s grandmother offers to pay off Sailom’s debts if he can be Kanghan’s tutor and help him get into a good university. Through their studies, Sailom realises Kanghan isn’t just the rich, bratty bully he appears and begins to fall for him. But when Kanghan prepares to confess to his crush, Pimfah, Sailom has to decide whether he should fight for Kanghan’s love or step aside knowing he isn’t on Kanghan’s level at all. This was adorable with great acting and absolutely not worth the hate it got, though I’ll be honest the kiss scenes were pretty bad, and I wasn’t a huge fan of the director. PerthChimon don’t have the best chemistry but their acting abilities sort of make up for that. I still recommend this if you want a simple BL to get through when you have some free time; it is pretty good overall.

Unfortunately, this was a series I really hyped myself up for and ended up being slightly disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, this series isn’t bad, but considering the popularity of DaouOffroad, I expected much more. This is about Yang Yan Feng, a Chinese businessman who is trying to set up his own convenience store and is looking for a business partner. One day he meets Phumjai, a man from a rich family who is obsessed with the Chinese influencer Tammy and is looking to get Chinese lessons and set up his own business to make himself Tammy’s ideal type. Though Yang and Phumjai originally hate each other and fight a lot, they decide to come together for the sake of the business and their own ambitions, becoming partners and growing closer in the process as Yang teaches Phumjai Chinese. But what Phumjai doesn’t know is that Tammy is Yang’s ex-girlfriend, and Yang has a lot of debt due to his parents collapsed business; if the debt collectors find him, something very bad could happen to him. Can the two of them navigate these issues, and when Phumjai finally meets Tammy in real life, will he actually pursue her, or will he look for a lover much closer to his heart? Meanwhile, Phumjai’s older brother, Phojai, has secretly been in a relationship with Phumjai’s best friend, Tag, with Phojai asking Tag to secretly take care of his younger brother with the opening of their convenience store. The two have been hiding this relationship for a while, but what happens when Tag wants to take the relationship public while Phojai wants to keep things private? This was a pretty cute and fun series; the main couple had incredible chemistry, and the side couple was really cute too. The acting was fairly good too; my main problem was the plot and directing, which felt all over the place. This series wasn’t bad, but I’m not sure I’d recommend it very strongly.

I honestly feel very let down by this series. I had very high expectations because it’s a GMMTV production with a fantastic cast, but it ended up being obviously lower budget, and while there were a good amount of enjoyable scenes, I found myself equally as bored and skipping through many scenes on 2x speed. This series is about Tong, a 20-year-old who has a special blood known as golden blood, which attracts vampires and can give them special abilities if they drink it. As a result, he was raised to believe he has haemophilia and could bleed out even from one small cut, so as a result, he grew up never taking risks or doing anything that could end with him getting hurt. Unbeknownst to Tong, a vampire called Mark has been watching over him and protecting him from afar since he was young. The two meet face-to-face after Tong secretly takes a job at a hotel owned by vampires, where he ends up cutting his hand. Mark quickly gets him out of there before the other vampires find him and ends up telling Tong about the golden blood. Many vampires are after this blood, but Mark’ boss Thara assures Tong that he will be safe once he turns 21. Until then, Mark must stay by Tong’s side and protect him alongside Tong’s brother, Tonkla. With the time that Tong and Mark spend together, will their bond eventually turn to something more? Is Mark’s attraction towards Tong actually real, or is it just the result of the golden blood? And can a relationship between a vampire and a human actually survive? This had a great plot and the potential to be amazing; unfortunately, the special effects were terrible, and the scriptwriting felt lazy and all over the place. I really wanted to like this because JossGawin are such a visually powerful couple, but I feel very disappointed in this and personally don’t recommend it very highly.

This was the second season of Love Sick the series. All I will say is that if you liked the first season, then you will absolutely LOVE this season!!!! In my opinion, this was so much better than the first season, and it was so cute and wholesome. This sequel continues from where season one left off, as Phun and Noh are still struggling to accept the feelings they have for each other, especially while they both have girlfriends. This is probably one of the few times where I thought a sequel was so much better than its prequel. This season also has a variety of straight and gay couples, some of which deserved more screen time than others!! Even if you didn’t like the first season, if you managed to finish it, then I still think you should try watching this one too, and if you aren’t interested in watching the first season, then I still recommend just watching this season straight away instead. This is mainly because the plot doesn’t really have much to do with the first, and the characters are all reintroduced anyway, so you could probably get away with only watching this one. Overall, I definitely recommend trying this one out, because you won’t regret it! There has also been a more recent remake of Love Sick that was made in 2024; at this time I haven’t watched it, but I’ve heard several good things about it, so you could always try giving the newer version a go if you’re worried that you won’t enjoy this older one.

This is my reminder not to get overly excited for a series because sometimes it won’t live up to my expectations and will let me down. This was based on one of my all-time favourite BL novels I’ve read. This series is about Gui, a fourth-year engineering student who works at a cafe to support himself. One evening he meets Solo, a handsome but silent freshman in the music department. He’s talented, good-looking, and rich, but he was unable to smile after his mother’s death when he was young. They meet in the cafe, and Gui brings Solo some warm milk to help him sleep. Solo begins to visit Gui every night at the cafe, and they begin spending time together. That is until they start to realise how much they need each other, they have become each other’s Oxygen and they need each other in their lives. We also have Solo’s best friend Kao, who meets his senior, Phu, when he is being attacked by thugs. He helps Phu escape the situation and secretly takes his ID to find out who the handsome senior is. Kao quickly falls in love with Phu and makes it his mission to make Phu fall for him. But what will he do when he discovers the rumours that Phu has once killed a person? Will it make him more determined to succeed in his quest for Phu’s love, or will he be too afraid to continue and back off? If this series sounds interesting to you, then I would definitely recommend reading the Oxygen novel, which was translated to English on Wattpad (whether it’s still on there, I don’t know). While this series had two sweet main couples, the “background” characters were awful; it was clear they were all rookie actors because they were so awkward that it ruined the series. I would definitely recommend watching this series for GuitarSolo and KaoPhu, but other than that, this series didn’t live up to its expectations.

This is one of those series that you’ll either love it or you’re going to hate it and wish you never watched it. This is a side story to TharnType season 2 based on the side couple from that series, Leo and Fiat. You will have to watch their story in TT before watching this series; otherwise, it will basically make no sense. This is set shortly after TT2 and begins with Leo confessing to Fiat and the two beginning to date. This explores their journey of going from childhood friends to lovers, their family and friends reaction to their dating news, and the troubles they face after Fiat’s mother comes back into the picture. We also explore the love story of Leon, Leo’s brother, and the boy he has a crush on, Pob. I really loved that they instantly started this series as a couple, as they showed several difficulties in a relationship that aren’t often shown in other BL series. Sex is a topic that this series often brought up and discussed, which made me really happy to see two consenting males able to communicate about sex and the things they like and dislike without it being awkward or them trying to joke around about it. There’s also a deep level of trust between them despite the clear jealousy, so I like that they actually can communicate clearly and healthily. I also really loved Leon and Pob but was incredibly disappointed by their ending. They were supposed to be getting a season 2 called Just Say Yes with them as the main couple; however, it’s been years with no word about this and James (the actor who played Pob) is now planning to start acting with his real-life boyfriend Chalarm so I think we can say a sad goodbye to that sequel and the potential it could have had. Overall, this series could have been much better, but I honestly didn’t think it was as bad as some of the reviews suggest. If you liked TharnType, then you’ll probably like this too, as in my opinion, this was wayyy better and much less toxic.