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Yes, crazy right! 😂 While watching Sammy’s Day Children, I really liked the male lead, He Chang Xi, so I started wondering what else he had been in. I did some research and found out he was also in Pursuit of Jade. I’m like, I’m watching both shows right now, but I didn’t even recognise him! 😂 Then I looked into it more and found out it’s all over the internet.

FYI, in the series Pursuit of Jade, He Chang Xi played Fan Chang Yu’s fiancé. He dumped her at the beginning of the series. Apparently, his face was AI edited because they didn’t want a BL actor to affect their big mainstream series.

Even though he didn’t get recognised in Pursuit of Jade, he was successful in Sammy’s Day Children and even attended the Cannes Film Festival as part of the first ever Chinese BL couple to attend. Hopefully he gets more roles because he really deserves it!

Going through your watchlist, I noticed you’ve watched a lot of mainstream Chinese dramas like me 🥳

Since BL is banned in China and they have a much lower budget, mainstream Chinese dramas naturally have better production, bigger crews, longer episodes, etc. I personally try not to compare Chinese BL to mainstream Chinese dramas and instead treat them as two completely different things. That way, I enjoy Chinese BL a lot more.

I guess we just have very different opinions when it comes to Chinese BL 😂 The only one that disappointed me was Unfold. I absolutely loved the rest, they’re all 10/10s for me!

Really? You only liked one in the last 12 months? There have been more than 14 CBLs that I’ve loved. The ones below were released between 2025 and 2026, and I loved every single one of them!

Revenged Love
To My Shore
ABO
Kill To Love
Sammy’s Children Day
Double Helix
Journey with You
Lost to You
Deep In
Bittersweet Love
A Winter Love
Blue Lips
Blazing Him
Moon and Dust

Can’t. Thank you

Wow, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen a kiss through a mask 😷

He Chang Xi is the main lead in BL Sammy’s Children’s Day. Around that time, a big Chinese mainstream drama, Pursuit of Jade https://kisskh.at/760409-zhu-yu. was also airing, and I watched both and I loved both series.

Sammy’s Children’s Day was a 10/10 for me, but what happened with Pursuit of Jade made me so angry.

He played Song Yan in Pursuit of Jade, but they AI’d his face out because they didn’t want a BL actor appearing in a mainstream drama. MDL even recorded his role as “Body Only.” Imagine working so hard on a mainstream drama and then not even being recognised because of homophobia in China.

But I guess good karma came back around. Sammy’s Children’s Day became popular, and He Chang Xi finally got the recognition he deserved. After everything that happened with Pursuit of Jade, I’m honestly so happy to see him getting his moment now.

He Chang Xi is the main lead in BL Sammy’s Children’s Day. Around that time, a big Chinese mainstream drama, Pursuit of Jade https://kisskh.at/760409-zhu-yu. was also airing, and I watched both and I loved both series.

Sammy’s Children’s Day was a 10/10 for me, but what happened with Pursuit of Jade made me so angry.

He played Song Yan in Pursuit of Jade, but they AI’d his face out because they didn’t want a BL actor appearing in a mainstream drama. MDL even recorded his role as “Body Only.” Imagine working so hard on a mainstream drama and then not even being recognised because of homophobia in China.

But I guess good karma came back around. Sammy’s Children’s Day became popular, and He Chang Xi finally got the recognition he deserved. After everything that happened with Pursuit of Jade, I’m honestly so happy to see him getting his moment now.

Yes, an example is the actor He Chang Xi is the main lead in BL Sammy’s Children’s Day. Around that time, a big Chinese mainstream drama, Pursuit of Jade, was also airing, and I watched both and I loved both series.

Sammy’s Children’s Day was a 10/10 for me, but what happened with Pursuit of Jade made me so angry.

He played Song Yan in Pursuit of Jade, but they AI’d his face out because they didn’t want a BL actor appearing in a mainstream drama. MDL even recorded his role as “Body Only.” Imagine working so hard on a mainstream drama and then not even being recognised because of homophobia in China.

But I guess good karma came back around. Sammy’s Children’s Day became popular, and He Chang Xi finally got the recognition he deserved. After everything that happened with Pursuit of Jade, I’m honestly so happy to see him getting his moment now.

2 days to go! I’m so excited! It looks like the actors are Hong Kongers, and in the trailer they spoke Cantonese, not Mandarin, so does that mean this is a Hong Kong BL rather than a China BL?

I’m so excited! I think this will be my first ever Hong Kong BL!

Great thank you so much.

And I agree when it comes to BL. China dominates in acting, plot, cinematics, and fight choreography. No other country does it better. Japan is consistently good, while Korea and Thailand can be a hit or miss, but China consistently produces some of the best BLs. Imagine if they didn’t have censorship. It would be absolutely explosive.

No MDL Page yet, here is the trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz2cqJitlVw

Me too, I’ll miss them, but we’ll get Ash premiering this week and Kiss or Kill soon as well, so at least we have 2 new Chinese BLs to look forward to.

Someone on Facebook posted that episodes 11 and 12 will be released this week, but the MDL episode countdown says episode 12 is next week on the 21st. So I’m not sure if it’s true or not that we’ll get 2 episodes this week.

Another high school BL, but this one feels so fresh and special! Suzuki is a shy loner and a huge BL fan who writes his own novels, while Serizawa is the popular, gorgeous and surprisingly humble guy. I love their opposites attract dynamic, especially that both are openly BL fans. The visuals, OST and friendship are all lovely, and I already know this will be my comfort show for the next 2.5 months! 💗

Thank you for this! I didn’t even know this BL existed. Lucky I follow you here on MDL!

I can’t seem to find the second Japanese BL you mentioned in your review, (popular guy x not popular guy) .

Do you have the MDL page link for that one?

Just a tip: scroll up and click on the Episode tab. It will show you exactly how many episodes will be released and the exact release date.

They always love introducing a third person into the couple 😂 So the nephew saw his uncle holding hands with Ainosuke on the street. I’m not sure why he’s trying to make a move and asking if Ainosuke is single. This is so common in BL, always introducing a third wheel, but honestly, I’m all for it 😂

Imagine being a 38 year old guy, single, and completely convinced that you could never fall for someone like him. Then, little by little, he starts to find a way into your heart.

He protects you, shields you, and when you are attacked at the bar, he puts himself in harm’s way and gets hurt trying to protect you. And despite all his fears, he finds the courage to stand in front of you and confess the feelings he has been carrying in his heart.

How could you not be moved by that kind of love?

Honestly, if I were in his shoes, that kind of love would make me question everything I thought I knew about myself. It could turn me from straight to gay without hesitation. Because when someone loves you that deeply, protects you that fiercely, and chooses you even when it hurts, maybe love stops being about gender and simply becomes about the person who makes your heart feel safe.

That kind of love would absolutely melt me. ❤️

Thank you🥰

It was 8.9 when I posted, but it’s gone down to 8.8 now 😥