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Most Disappointing Watch of 2023
There is no myths here; that went extent along with the dinosaurs. Instead, it is a jumbled incoherent mess of disorganized shifts of scenes packed with individuals for the most part that are astonishingly unlikable, dumb as a box of rocks, naïve, and caricatures. Some are decidedly despicable creatures as well.The whole universe of this story centers around one of the densest characters I have ever seen. Not only is he naïve and remains so throughout, but he is also the biggest milqutoast and nebbish individual ever in any BL. It was exacerbating to watch him not be able to fend for himself in any meaningful way, with conviction and simply ‘forgive’ people for astonishing bad transgressions against him without making it very clear how he really felt or where he stood. He gives a new definition to the term wimp. I am talking about, of course, the apple of so many guys’ eye for whom I simply could not figure out why. Rak (Kong Montree) who consistently walks around looking lost and functioning in a dream world of his own making. To say he is naïve is to be kind to him. It goes deeper than that. It is as if he wears a sign on himself that says, “Yes, I am really this clueless and as dumb as I look. So go ahead and use me. I really won’t figure it out but oh when I do, I will simply forgive you and move on. Thanks.” For example, his boyfriend had been cheating on him for a while with his own best friend. His passive acceptance of this along with his wounded look made it appear as if it was his cross to bear, and he wore it almost like a badge of honor. When he finally breaks up with him, he allows and tacitly accepts his former boyfriend to visit and harass him without making it abundantly clear that it is finally over, period. At one point, his former boyfriend attempts to rape Rak, and still, Rak forgives him.
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A Realistic Depiction of Teenage Romance & Relationships
The human heart is a stormy place, and when paired with thought, it becomes even more tumultuous. Love isn’t logical—it’s a force that heals, torments, and binds, sometimes all at once.When mixed with thought, love can often feel like madness.
Adapted from the novel Mou Mou by Mu Su Li, the Taiwanese BL The On1y One defies expectations while exploring love amidst emotional turmoil. Starring Liu Dong Qin as the studious and friendly Sheng Wang and Benjamin Tsang as the reserved loner Jiang Tian, the series follows two boys with their own personal traumas who are brought together as unexpected brothers.
I’ve started this review a thousand times—not because I’m sad, though I am, but because The On1y One gave us so much to think about and feel.
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Was this a Dating Show or Casting One??
A weird amalgamation of a dating show which was used for casting purposes or was it the other way around?After you get done watching the odd 12 episodes, you are left with the question- “What did I watch? Was it a dating show? Were they trying to choose a cast for their next BL project? What exactly happened here?”. We have an odd bunch of self- proclaimed “Aunty Squad” who are supposedly experts on BL culture (or not, most of the times, they sound like avid squealing BL shippers or fudanshi’s in the literal sense). Tagging along are our crew of eight contestants vying for their one shot at stardom. Joining this crazy crew are industry stalwarts who waltz in as their trainers. This show had some unique concepts unseen before. But then the whole premise is new, I have never been privy to the casting process and it was refreshing to watch a show focus on the technicalities.
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A Worthy Successor to the Most Successful Adaptation in 2023!! in
When we last left Weak Hero, love had lost the battle but not the war.Su Ho lay broken in a hospital bed, Si Eun shattered beyond recognition.
Weak Hero Class 2 picks up the pieces Weak Hero Class 1 left us with, but in a world that feeds on weakness, the fight for survival has only just begun.
Park Ji Hoon brilliantly returns as the stoic, quiet Yeon Si Eun, a sullen boy with wild eyes and a big heart he hides behind hurt, guilt, and fear—a heart he’s kept locked away beneath the trauma he’s experienced. His self-imposed isolation becomes both his shield and his prison, a running theme throughout both seasons. It’s a choice that’s especially poignant considering the Catcher in the Rye reference at the beginning of Season 2.
Si Eun’s withdrawal from the world is as much a source of his suffering as it is his strength. Yet, buried beneath the silence is an undeniable yearning for connection, a yearning that draws people toward him. Whether it’s the pretentiousness of the adult world or the cruelty of bullies who prey on the weak, those facing their own disillusionment seem instinctively pulled into his orbit.
While season 1 centered on Si Eun’s tragic, loving bond with An Su Ho (Choi Hyun Wook) and O Beom Seok (Hong Kyung)—a bond that dissolved into a monologue of guilt and regret—season 2 offers a mirror image: a new trio of friends, haunted by the same longing for loyalty and love. Park Hu Min (Ryeo Un) feels like a living echo of both Su Ho and Si Eun, protecting the weak while carrying the heavy burden of guilt over what he believes he’s done to a friend.
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Two couples. Two different journeys of love, self-discovery, and the pursuit of passion.At first glance, Impression of Youth seems like a familiar story—an aspiring artist struggling with a creative block is sent to a quiet town, where new experiences and unexpected connections reshape his perspective. But as the drama unfolds, it proves to be much more than a simple romance. It’s a thoughtful exploration of personal growth, love’s transformative power, and the ways we find inspiration in the people who enter our lives.
Yu Xing (Muji Hsu), a graduate student grappling with artistic stagnation, arrives in a rural town as a substitute teacher. There, he meets Xu Lu Hui (Andrew Chien), a high schooler whose passion for painting burns bright despite his limited resources. What begins as an unlikely connection slowly becomes something more, as both navigate emotions they’ve never experienced before. Beyond their growing relationship, Yu Xing’s journey is also about rediscovering his own voice as an artist, learning to observe and feel in ways that shape both his work and his heart.
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https://the-bl-xpress.com/2025/03/19/impression-of-youth-series-review-ep-3-to-9/
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Turning Back Might Not Be A Good Decision
Admittedly, this is one of the most disconcerting BLs I have ever watched. While apocalyptic in nature, it does not quite end that way, although, given that it is from China, can be a matter of interpretation. I honestly do not know what to make of its ending. If you are an optimist, then the cracking of the ensorcelled pendent means the curse has been broken. If you are a pessimist, then you view the cracking of the charmed pendant as a fait accompli. You must decide which on your own.The story is so simple really but has such hidden and complex meanings behind it. It is a story of two young men who are ostensibly not destined to be together. Shen Nan (Koi Wei Long) is a handsome and soft-spoken young man but very intense. Shen Nan is gifted somehow with a magical and mystical pendent that has enchanting powers. Perhaps he knows nothing of its powers until it is destined to be used and can only be activated to wish back time. He meets Gu Shi Wen (Li Yi Mu), a hypnotically enchantingly attractive young man about the same age as Shen Nan, perhaps slightly younger. Shen Nan’s father is about to marry Shi Wen’s mother. Almost immediately, they develop a connection, and a spark of love is lit between them. Yet Shen Nan keeps having reoccurring specific nightmares that Shi Wen will die.
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Overall, A Nice Adaptation with Great Characters!
"Pluto” is a Thai GL series based on the name of the same novel, where two women find love, and companionship in this warm and cozy love story. Ob-oom and Ai-oon (Namtan Tipnaree) are two twin sisters but while Ob-oom is successful and perfect, Ai-oon considers herself to be the black sheep of the family. When Ob-oom gets married, she confides in Ai-oon that she has a lover with whom she hasn’t cleared things up and asks her to do it in her place. Ai-oon finds out later that the said ex-lover is surprisingly a woman and on the top of that, she is blind. To fulfill her sister’s wish, she gets involved with May (Film Rachanun).Read the complete article here-
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Emotionally Disturbing but Realistic
Confounding, convoluted, deeply disturbing but brilliant! Just Brilliant! It makes no sense. Yet it does. This might seem like an oxymoron but what you are watching is a journey. A journey through the mind of a deeply disturbed young man as he tries to cope with living with an almost unfathomable trauma. It is his stream-of-consciousness displayed in all its resplendence for us to see and participate in. This series is so creative not only in story but also in presentation. I have no doubt that most will intensely dislike it because it just does not fit into any traditional standard of presentation. Through much of it, you may be confused and might scratch your head and ask yourself, “What am I watching?” However, be forewarned, by the end, you may be forced to confront your own sense of reality.Read the complete article here-
https://theblxpress.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/bad-to-bed-series-review-ep-1-to-10/
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A Cute & Entertaining Watch Indeed!
Refreshingly cute and fluffy. Words I never thought I would use in a written review of a BL/GL, yet here they are. Additionally, everything is fake- the whole set up, fake. And that is what made it so enjoyable. It is a story of two close male friends and two close female friends who by happenstance were forced to confront a whole new reality for themselves as ‘couples’.Min-hwan (Hwang Min-Hwan) and Joo-ha (Lee Joo-Ha) are ‘boyfriend and girlfriend’. Having been coerced to be so by cultural influences from a social event they were attending with both participating in a ritualic game. Feeling the pressure to remain a couple since that is what the expectation is, they continue to do so after the game. Yet, something sort of feels off about their obvious superficial relationship.
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Poignant & Effective in its Approach!
Honestly, I was not expecting this short web series to be so effective and poignant. But it truly is! And I was surprised by its effectiveness. Where it fell flat was its lack of fully committing itself to the romance.It centers around a less than dynamic individual named George (Nathan Chung). He is what I would call a milquetoast. Handsome, but seemingly laid-back and passive. He looks and acts like he is in his own world. George is getting married to Cindy (Sherman Chan), his girlfriend of many years. She pretty much has to dictate every action for him to follow, as he is hardly a go-getter, and tends to not follow through. George has been working at a cosmetic clinic providing patients with beauty treatments. While this is not his dream job, he just sort of fell into it and got comfortable in its routine. He loves to draw but Cindy decided that pursuing that as a career would not be lucrative enough for the two of them to live comfortably. They are soon approaching their wedding day.
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The Most Disappointing Watch of 2024
I hate to be so brutally honest, but this is one of the worst BLs of 2024. Literally, everything about this series, except perhaps the acting, was uninspiring. Although the young performers did a ‘yeoman’s job’ in trying to keep this shipwreck afloat, they alone could not salvage this complete mess from sinking. Honestly, to say otherwise, is living in a fantasy-land and not dealing with any sense of reality. It is a tepid story with a fragmented screenplay, ineptly directed, disjointedly executed, and undoubtedly should never have been (re)made. The only plus about this series literally is that they had the appropriate aged actors and actresses for the roles. They were young, attractive, innocent in real life, and tried their best to make sense of a story that was essentially senseless. Full disclosure, I did not watch the first ‘Love Sick’, so this was all ‘new’ to me. Thus, I cannot compare it to the original. Besides, this is a stand-alone production and ought to be judged on its own merits or faults.Read the complete article here-
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An Entertaining Horror Comedy Indeed!
Hidden gem. That is what this series is. While it is not perfect, it certainly is one of the more entertaining BLs of this year. To be sure, most Filipino BLs are a bit more adventuresome in their amorous scenes, which made this series surprisingly tame. Yet it does have a smorgasbord of everything in it. Horror, comedy, romance, pathos, redemption, and a heaping amount of love. And for me, it will be something I shall watch around Halloween every year. It is one of those series that makes you feel good about a holiday and in this case that is most definitely Halloween. It shall be my Halloween BL classic to watch every year!Read the complete article here-
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Not So Good, Not So Bad
“Bad Guy My Boss” started off as an interesting and provocative watch, however, as it progressed, it became quite monotonous and resulted in a tedious show that lost me as the audience. While the story of a situation-ship between a boss and their subordinate is titillating, and the progression of the relationship dynamic can be interesting, the way in which the show tackles the relationship and the characters was subpar, and with little to no character growth, the story seemed to be stuck on the first half of the series, and the relationships did not grow organically, but the growth was moved by outside factors pertaining to the business, instead of internal factors affecting the relationship.Read the complete article here-
https://theblxpress.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/bad-guy-my-boss-series-review-ep-4-to-12/
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Something Different and Intriguing!
When I first started to watch this series, I frankly was perplexed by it. It certainly grabbed my attention and honestly, I did not identify the same actors playing different roles. Sincerely, I thought they were different actors as the roles, setup, and stories were so vastly distinctive. But as each of the storylines developed, I did observe that the essence was the same. It was well into the third storyline when I had my epiphany and realized the actors were the same but each of the stories was wildly different. Two young men find each other, fall in love, and form a nexus. However, not always with happy endings. Each character represented different personalities and certainly different outlooks on life. Yet, something always draws the two of them together. And that something of course is love.Read the complete article here-
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OhmLeng Wins, The Rest Not So Much
A violent skirmish with a drug kingpin and the titular kidnapping frame a sweet love story in Kidnap.Min (Ohm Pawat) is a stuntman who is struggling to make ends meet to take care of his brother Mhen (Ohm Thipakorn), who has a heart condition. His coworker James (Title Kirati) makes him a shady but lucrative offer to kidnap Q (Leng Thanaphon), the son of a renowned police officer. The plan goes awry as Min is suddenly tasked with killing Q, which he refuses to do, instead hiding him at his house to protect him. Situations are complicated further when Q asks Min to stage his own kidnapping in an effort to dissuade his father from taking on dangerous cases.
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