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Its done by Thai fans. You can check my old comments here, i have properly explained how Thai BL fans have been doing this dirty work for years.
https://kisskh.at/793270-revenged-love#comment-22682298

https://kisskh.at/793270-revenged-love#comment-22683980

That Taiwanese BL didnt dropped its ratings mostly because no one noticed they had high ratings. From Thailand only I Feel You Linger in the Air dropped, whereas all other Thai BLs have remained stable. So thats the only exception otherwise, all Thai BLs are stable while many Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese BLs have been downvoted by Thai BL fans.

I think you can raise a complaint here with a proper explanation (like what exactly happened) and once people start upvoting it, your complaint will automatically be seen by the mods and they usually try to fix the issue.

https://kisskh.at/discussions/suggestions

A few months ago, i noticed some people had their reviews at the top of every page due to upvotes from bot accounts. So i raised a proper complaint here and they actually deleted many of those bot accounts. Most of the top reviews suddenly dropped because they had been boosted by bots.

When you post your complaint, just share the link here and ask everyone to upvote it.

Homophobes probably dont even give damn about BLs, its mostly done by particular section of BL fans.

Not only chinese ones, even korean and japanese BLs have also seen significant drop, love for love sake dropped from 8.7 to 8.4, Our Youth Dropped from 8.9-8.5 whereas most of highest rated thai bls are stable except only one. So you can guess who is doing this.

One more thing i would like to add about Business As Usual is that i think it remained underrated and one of the reasons was its very low budget production. Otherwise, the acting and chemistry between both MLs were really good.

Also if they had included the special episode in the main drama profile, i think the ratings could have at least reached 7.5-7.8, because the special episode was significantly better.

There was another KBL airing at the same time named Something's Not Right but it was quite frustrating so i preferred Business As Usual over that one.

Yeah, i remember The On1y One also reached around 8.7, i think, and then the drop started happening suddenly. I knew Thai fans were behind it because they do this with every popular non Thai BL. I was really hoping The Only One would reach 8.8-8.9 as its final rating, but that never happened. Even Love in the Big City also saw a big drop recently. When it aired and dropped all episodes, its rating was around 8.6-8.7 and i thought maybe it would reach 8.8 but that didn’lt happen either.

I dont know how Our Youth and Love for Love’s Sake actually escaped their clutches and maintained high ratings like 8.7-8.9 for so long, but again, those Thai fans couldnt tolerate that and downvoted both shows.

Our Youth, The Only One, and I Told Sunset About You are also among my top favorites. I have watched We Best Love (both seasons), I liked it but its not my top favorite Taiwanese BL. HIStory 3: Trapped is another one of my top favorites from Taiwan.

I didnt dare to watch Memoir of Rati because i had a very bad impression of the actors from their previous drama, which had a doctor/boxer theme (I forgot the name). They were really bad in that and the plot was so childish so i never dared to try their next show Memoir of Rati.

I have also watched all the other BLs you mentioned. Ballboy Tactics and Business As Usual are my recent favorite KBLs. I had already read the manhwa versions before they aired. (Ballboy Tactics is still an ongoing manhwa though.)

As for DNA Says I Love You, I have watched it but i didnt remember the story until i read the synopsis again, yeah that was quite a unique story.

And yeah i also loved Futtara Doshaburi. I think the topic it handled was a really sensitive one, the lack of sex in a relationship. And instead of making anyone a villain (like the ML’s girlfriend or the MC’s boyfriend), they portrayed every character with depth. Its one of those dramas where you cant really decide whether cheating on their partners was right or wrong, it makes you deeply reflect on the issue.

Yeah, our tastes definitely match a lot. You should watch Unknown and GEL Boys, you will definitely like them. Btw there is one more JBL that is actually my most favorite: Happy of the End. I cant even call it a BL, it feels more like a queer drama. It tackled the very sensitive issue of male prostitution in Japan and the show was really brutal and cruel to its protagonists.

Btw im also currently watching two JBLs, 10 Things to Do Before Im 40 & Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite and Im loving both the dramas.

Yeah, thats the only thai BL has seen some drop. Most of other highest rated thai BLs arent affected at all.

I think from thai BLs, only I feel you linger in the air has been devalued, i really wonder why, whereas almost 99% rest of thai BLs are stable (higher rated ones).
Whereas top rated BLs from all other countries has been massively downvoted.

No, Our Youth has been downvoted just recently, imean suddenly today its ratings fell from 8.9 to 8.5, because even Love for Love Sake saw the same drop from 8.7 to 8.4, it has nothing to do with actors controversy, because after controversy happened ratings were still stable till yesterday.

Even my priority for BLs is also non Thai ones, whether its Korean, Japanese or Taiwanese. The good thing about their BLs is that the actors at least know how to act without making it cringe. Even if the script isnt perfect, they still try to make it feel natural. Unlike Thai BLs, where everything often feels unrealistic and it seems like everyone is gay, which comes across as very unnatural to me.

But yeah, there are some good Thai BLs too. I have heard a lot about Sunset drama,, its been on my watchlist for a while but i havent watched it yet. My favorite Thai BL, though, is GEL Boys. That drama feels very realistic without being cringe, it actually portrays GenZ relationships in the most natural way. I think its from the same scriptwriter-director as Sunset.

As for JBLs, my favorites are I Hear the Sunspot and Our Youth.
In KBL, they have delivered plenty of great BLs like Semantic Error, Blueming, To My Star, The Eighth Sense Our Dating Sim and so on.
From Taiwan, The Only One and Unknown are my top picks.

Ikr?? And its not just the toxicity toward BLs from other countries, their obsessive behavior over actors is borderline disturbing. Honestly they give off major kpop saesang vibes. Just a bunch of weirdos.

Im not on twitter but anyone can just copy and paste my post, i have no problem with it.

People are only noticing it now because Revenged Love has become hugely popular but Thai BL fans have been manipulating ratings of non Thai BLs for years. Just look at shows like Semantic Error, The Eighth Sense, The Only One, Unknown and Love in the Big City, all rated below 8.5 on MDL despite receiving significantly higher ratings on IMDb. Normally, MDL scores are 0.5-0.6 higher than IMDb but that pattern doesnt apply to many Korean, Japanese or Taiwanese BLs because Thai BL fans systematically downvote them on MDL.

This manipulation has been happening for a long time but its only gaining attention now because Revenged Love is so popular. Now when they suddenly dragged its rating down from 9.0 to 8.6, it finally exposed how toxic and petty some of these fans are. If that hadnt happened, most people would have continued ignoring the issue.

Jack & Joker doesnt even deserve 8.0 or 8.5, imean that was one of most illogical action dramas i have ever watched.

Yeah just toss in some NC scenes with pretty faces (acting skills optional) and the fujoshis will gobble it up like its gourmet.

Not all BL fans support and love BLs from every country. There is a significant group of Thai BL fans who prefer only the type of content produced in Thailand. Thai BLs also encourage a strong shipping culture, which has helped build a large and loyal fanbase. So some of these fans tend to downvote BLs from other countries when they gain popularity, simply to keep Thai BLs at the top. This behavior has been ongoing for quite some time.

I wouldnt care what kind of ratings those trashy BLs get but mass downvoting BLs from other industries just to keep your favorites on top of the MDL charts is downright pathetic. If BLs from another industry has a good storyline and earns high ratings, why try to bring it down just to prop up your own?? That kind of behavior is truly insufferable.

Just go and check the ratings of Thai BLs compared to top KBLs like Love for Love’s Sake, Our Youth, etc.

Our Youth was ranked No. 1 with an 8.9 rating, but now it has suddenly dropped to 8.5. Love for Love’s Sake was at 8.7 and has now dropped to 8.4. Meanwhile, if you look at top rated Thai BLs, Jack and Joker is still holding an 8.8, Top Form is still there with 8.7 etc. So isnt it pretty clear who is behind this?

And this isnt the first time Thai BL fans have done this. I have seen them doing the same thing for a long time, they did it with Semantic Error, The Eighth Sense, and recently with Secret Relationship as well. They are incredibly insufferable people who just want their trashy Thai BLs to stay on top.

Other people, like straight drama watchers, dont really care about BL ratings, only BL fans do.

Im pretty sure thai BL fans are mass downvoting this drama. They have done the same with KBLs too, regardless of how good the show is Semantic Error, Blueming, To My Star, The Eighth Sense, Love for Love's Sake and many others faced the same treatment. Even a drama like Love in the Big City wasnt spared. They do it just to keep their trashy BLs at the top of the MDL charts. Truly insufferable behavior.


Edit: To prove my point, just go and check the ratings of top KBLs/JBLs compared to top Thai BLs.

Until yesterday, Love for Love’s Sake was rated 8.7, now it’s 8.4. Our Youth was 8.9 and now it has dropped to 8.5.

Meanwhile, the top Thai BLs remain unaffected, Jack & Joker is still at 8.8, Top Form and Peaceful Property are holding strong at 8.7, Reset is still going strong with 8.6 and so is Perfect 10 Liners, also at 8.6.

So just guess who might be behind this mass downvoting of BLs from other industries.