Sapphicace

Regardless of whether Happy Ending was supposed to have BL elements or not, I have a hard time seeing it happening at all anymore. The optimal market timing and original hype are gone, so the cost of making this would outweigh the benefit for SOS at this point. Especially considering that Jeff would have to pause his ever-growing career and say no to elite opportunities. A risky creative venture might have been strategically attractive in 2024, but now there is just too much to lose. In hindsight, Happy Ending in general kinda strikes you as an overly ambitious project for a creator who has no experience in this line of work and has a very busy schedule. You cannot really make series as a side hustle. And Jeff was trying to be everything—scriptwriter,producer,composer,l
ead actor—all of which are full-time jobs even on their own at this level. I hope he gets more transparent with his communication regarding the actual status of Happy Ending and does not opt to keep it publicly alive for branding or reputational purposes. Ngl, the reason I’m still checking on this project occasionally is because I’m curious what Jeff will do (just keep talking about the project as if it is imminent like he has done so far? gradually stop talking about it and quietly shelve it? actually issue an official statement declaring the project as discontinued?)

Damn that looks good. As good as any poster for top lakorns. Nice to see BLs getting this level of effort.

No I’m not saying it’s about Jesbible. I’m saying that branded pairs eventually limit storytelling, no matter how talented the actors. A system similar to lakorns would be better and also less crazy fan attachment that way. In addition, if BL wants to go more mainstream and be taken more seriously, they need to stop ”othering” it by creating these different rules.

I’m going to say something controversial, but since it’s been on my mind a lot I want to yap about it. I think Be On Cloud should abandon the established pair system altogether, because I feel like it’s limiting their BL projects a lot. With their level of storytelling ambition it is just not a good fit. Instead of trying to write a series for JesBible or write as series for MileApo, they should write a self-contained script and then cast based on suitability for that story and those characters. Not only would it give them so much more narrative and characterization freedom, it would also make BL more attractive for talented actors from mainstream media who avoid BL primarily because of the baggage that comes from the actor ship system. All in all, I feel like the next essential step for BL to evolve is for a company to let go of branded pairs, at least for some projects, and currently Be on Cloud is the best candidate for that, since they haven’t taken things as far as GMMTV or Domundi. I’m aware the commercial incentive to rely on branded pairs is big, but in the long run it will prevent BL from evolving for the better.

And btw, if it is not clear, I’m not saying this as someone who hates the past collaborations of these actors, quite the opposite.

There is no straight version of bromance so you don’t have to worry lol

It’s like the Next Prince😁

https://x.com/yumyoomyim/status/2056271683976319476

They all getting called out now

https://x.com/yumyoomyim/status/2056271683976319476

They are all getting called out now lmao

”My Angel Tawan”😬

It’s so wrong that Mild is their primary target of sympathy when she made the situation worse for the victim initially. Like yes her situation is not great but it’s nothing compared to what the primary victim went through.

Morality aside, I’m also starting to think some of these celebs also have low IQ because some of them just keep digging a bigger grave for themselves. Like what is it about Mild that you would jeopardize your careers for her lol

I was going to watch Empress of Flames but I’m not sure if I will anymore.

So many celebs getting exposed with this. Very disappointing. I’m glad the public in general is on the victim’s side.

Open ending is not what doomed yaoi is tho.

10Dance was not doomed yaoi (not my cup of tea though)

I think that as the quality of Thai BLs have been improving there is more interest now. Also the fact that there is more genre-blending than before and BLs are not limited to simple romcoms anymore. Interestingly in Japan A-list actors act in BLs all the time nowadays haha

I don’t mind subtle romance, but if it really is just another queer tragedy/queer misery fest with no light at the end of the tunnel I have to reconsider whether to watch the show or not😔

In Japan a lot of mainstream actors do BL that is not depressing. It is Korea that is the most ”behind” at this moment.

He could be a pioneer. Such a missed opportunity😔

🙏🙏🙏

There was no sound effects in the trailer at least and also no awkward slow motion scenes with cheesy music, which is also something I really hate. I guess my main problem with a lot of Thai BL is that many of them feel more or less like they are made up of decontextualized fan service moments without much relationship development or deep characterization. I hope payback turns out good because it looks A LOT better than most stuff out there🙏

I wonder if part of the reason this stalled was because Sammon was focusing on Payback the series instead🤔I’m quite excited for that one, it looks good.