The Best BLs

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College, Childhood "enemies" to friends to lovers

Two neighboring families have a deep rivalry, forcing their sons to have a rivalry as well

A very playful, secret relationship

*I really, really adore this one

(part 2 of above)

High school, Music club

A student w/ a gf needs to get out of an arranged date, so he enters a fake dating relationship w/ another student who needs funds for his music club

ML ends up secretly cheating on his gf with the other boy, after they fall for each other

*My first BL

High school

MC is heartbroken after his gf cheats on him, gets drunk at a party, and ends up in bed w/ another boy

Has some censored fake kissing b/c the leads are young

Content warning: SA of a supporting character

Workplace, Coworkers

MC is a very private person who hates casanovas, but ends up in an FWB relationship w/ his casanova coworker

Very hot

Content warning: child abuse and SA of a ML

College, enemies to lovers

A brave, new student stands up to the cold engineering department's head hazer, where continuous animosity eventually forms into affectionate love

Two friends accidentally kiss, causing a rift between them 

Friends to "hate" to love, College

A kind, too-nice math tutor x a jealous, possessive hot-head

College, Coffee shop

Most possessive top in a BL

(Continuation of Pete-Kao's story)

Drama special - I only watched episodes 1, 4 & 5

1: Pick and Rome (Secret Love: Puppy Honey side couple)

4: Pete and Kao (Kiss Me Again)

5: Kongpob and Arthit (SOTUS)

High school, School band club

The student body president finds out that the school band club members can't date unless they win a music contest, so he vows to do whatever it takes to help them win

Secret crush

Mafia son x Bodyguard

The son of a loyal family employee has to protect an heir from dangers in and outside of school

Each other's other half

Actually communicate and talk about their feelings

A guy on military leave visits his bf, secretly hooking up w/ him behind his bf's mother's back

Uncut, extended drama version

Two guys meet during military training on their college campus and fall in love, while other people try to break them up

(Season 2 of above)

High school, Stepbrothers to lovers

Aggressive ML with very dubious content

Friends to lovers w/ secret crushes

Chef x Actor

A popular star whose career is now in decline believes he's found a change in fortune when he falls for a young chef

Housemates, Opposites attract

Rich kid x Bodyguard best friend

Friends to lovers

A successor of a wealthy family becomes irritated and jealous over his long-time friend after a girl shows interest in him

High school, Running

A sprinter on his high school track team pairs up w/ a pacemaker who shares a passion for running w/ him

Cohabitation, Busker x Keyboardist

A keyboardist at a major record company comes across a talented, free-spirited singer and recommends him to join his company's rookie discovery project

High school

Soulmates - monochromatic people can't see color until they meet their fated person

Loved the unique premise about color blindness

Rebellious mafia son x Strict bodyguard

Arranged marriage

Free-spirited musician x Cold businessman w/ a bit of an age gap

Ghost x Ghost-seeing ML 

The two boys try to solve the riddle of how the ghost boy died

Mafia son x Bartender

Action, dubious content

College, hate to love

Cheating on gf with another guy, dubious content

MC infiltrates his twin's gang to find out what happened to him 

Action, Deceit to love

Ghost-seeing MC x Ghost ML

MC moves into a new rental house with his mother, meeting an amnesiac ghost there and helps him solve the mystery of his death

High school, Volleyball

Playful troublemaker x Volleyball team trainer

High school, Opposites attract

A loud, impulsive extrovert and a quiet, hardworking student bond with each other, their secrets surfacing

Enemies to lovers

Police officer x Gang leader

A ruthless gang leader and an honest police officer are kidnapped together and forced to survive in a mountain, things starting to change b/w them afterward

College, Rivals to lovers

Academic rivals in high school meet again in college, much to the MC's annoyance

Secret crush

Music industry

While busking, a singer falls for his fan

Webtoon adaptation

College, Insecure MC x Mr. Perfect ML

MC thinks that only people with good looks will grow to be popular, so he makes it a personal goal to achieve popularity by maintaining a strict personal regime and adopting a pleasant personality

Webtoon adaptation

College, Enemies to lovers

A serious by-the-book computer science student has to work w/ a popular design major, while an unexpected attraction grows b/w them

Military, Censored adaptation

Historical, Censored adaptation

Historical, Censored adaptation

*The BEST chinese historical BL

Fantasy survival world, Censored adaptation

Two guys partner up in a mind-bending virtual reality game where you must pass 12 doors to escape, each door initiating a new mystery to solve and conditions to abide by

A Thai boy senses tension b/w his Korean friend and his mother, and tries to help them repair their strained relationship

Opposites attract

Photography

A shy high schooler basically worships his beautiful-faced classmate's looks to the point of obsession

Manga adaptation

Workplace, Reporter x Reporter

Workplace, Boss x Intern

Cohabitation, enemies to lovers

Workplace, Chaebol Team leader x Employee/Landlord 

Manga adaptation

High school, opposites attract

Popular student x Pure, inconspicuous student

Killer x Killer, gangsters

Manga adaptation

Workplace, 3D CG Design

College, Reincarnated soulmates

A swimming club president and a freshman both feel as if they're missing someone whose face they can't remember, the red thread of fate tying them together once again

Soft, devoted love

College, Swimming

FWB to lovers

MC has trauma and difficulty sleeping which impacts his ability to perform well at swim competitions, and finds comfort in his swimmer teammate who struggles with how to handle receiving love

Parallel story of drama above

Historical, time travel

A high school art student is drawn into the past through an unfinished painting where he meets a deposed crown prince and has to help him survive from the current king

Chef x Chef, rivals to lovers

Webtoon adaptation

High school, Cohabitation

After his parents die, a boy moves in w/ a family friend and her son whom he admires, a romantic connection forming b/w them as they grow older

Webtoon adaptation

Potter x Office worker, Deceit to love

MC is fired over a corruption scandal and has to go to a remote town to spy on a potter living in self-imposed exile in order to regain his job back

Manhwa adaptation

High school, bullying to lovers

MC, and outsider in the archery club, is tormented by the ML, a popular student, after he accidentally sees the ML making out w/ another boy

Two high school friends meet again at work and create a dating game together

College, Surfing

Truly had a beautiful story

Friends to lovers

MC has had unrequited love for his straight playboy best friend for years and eventually decides to stop it after learning a secret, but then his friend suddenly wants to start

Very frustrating with lots of crying, but worth it in the end

College, 2 main couples - 1st half is the 1st pairing, 2nd half is the 2nd pairing

Auto mechanic, Motorcycle racing

LOVE the first couple, don't care for the second one

Content warning: SA of a ML in second pairing

Manhua adaptation

Shooting (sports), censored adaptation

A pistol shooting talent w/ psychological difficulties finds help in another teenager

Stepbrothers to lovers

Censored remake of Addicted

*BEST modern Chinese BL

College, Enemies to lovers

An anthropology student raised in a temple has always feared ghosts, as their voices torment him, but then he finds that when he's near a certain other student, the voices stop

Historical, Censored adaptation

High school, censored

Transfer student x Girly-hearted deskmate

Online gaming, Over-emotional guy x Senseless guy

An e-sports player w/ no taste, sense of touch, and can't see color meets a famous idol, his senses finally stimulating

Similar concept as Color Rush

High school, Friends to lovers

2 main pairings - Cute, nice boys finding support and happiness in each other

After coming to live w/ his relatives, a live streamer and another boy hunt ghosts together 

"Rivals" to lovers, College

MC, who isn't confident in his looks gets a makeover, trying to get the attention of his hot crush, but ends up getting involved w/ a love rival instead

Absolutely freaking hilarious

College, debate club

A university student approaches his crush's ex-bf about dating advice, in order to woo her, and the ex-bf agrees in exchange for a place in the debate club

Secret crush, Deceit to love

Doctor x Grim reaper

A well-known surgeon is constantly visited by Death, who is always trying to take the souls of the people the doctor is trying to save

Doctor x College student

A doctor fails to save his patient and finds himself in a time loop that won't stop until he's altered the patient's life

A hospital medical examiner teams up w/ a guy to uncover a killer

Less of a BL and more focused on a murder mystery

Lots of plot twists, death

Content warning: very sexual abuse heavy (of supporting characters)

College

Loud boy who loves food x reserved boy who's hard of hearing

Cute and original

Drama version of above

Boss x Employee, Cosmetics firm

A former idol star-turned intern finds himself caught in a romantic tension w/ a flirtatious manager at his company

Short, cute, and fluffy

Republican Era, Censored adaptation

Doctor x Bipolar policeman

Dying vampire x Pureblood human

Choppy, fast-paced, and very sad but their chemistry is sooo worth it

Chef x Musician, friends to lovers

A series of shorts about a guy cooking for his friend

College, Fake dating to love

MC begs one of the most popular guys on campus to pretend to date him, in order to chase away an annoying pursuer

Music, soccer, and cheerleading

When a cute, sensitive musician bumps into a supportive, goofy dork

Music and pure, cute fluff

Tyrant at home Weatherman x Eromanga artist bf

Cohabitation, lots of miscommunication 

Webtoon adaptation

High school to college

The captain of the basketball team reunites w/ his first love and they reconnect after spending time together, beginning to rebuild their relationship

Secret crushes, Insomnia and basketball

Two childhood friends are always together and yet their hearts can't seem to reach each other

Friends to lovers, secret crushes

Cute and awkward

After a fight, MC's bf leaves, gets into an accident, and wakes up with no memory of him

Wanting to rebuild their relationship, MC keeps their past a secret and agrees to take his bf on a journey to revisit old memories

A breakup, amnesia, and starting over

Blind MC x bad boy caretaker

Burdened with heavy debt, a technical college student applies for a high-paying job as a caregiver to a badminton player with partial blindness due to infectious keratitis

Webtoon adaptation

Transmigration into a high school game world

Cutest, most puppy-like love interest ever

Age difference - High schooler x Gangster

A smart student who dreams of becoming a doctor meets an injured gangster and takes him in, where the gangster's criminal past unfortunately catches up w/ him

Love love love the friends to lovers side couple

Boss x Employee

Metalwork and design

A new manager prohibits romantic relationships of any kind at the workplace, but the rebellious employees collude in a plan to snoop on the director's own private life, hoping to find leverage to get the rule abolished