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Definitely- This is my top 7 because I couldn’t leave out the last two:
Our Dining Table (a lonely man meets a child and his older brother and they all heal each other through sharing meals)

I Want to See Only You (very short but wholesome best friends-lovers story)

Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru (childhood friends meet again as adults ones a manga artist the other an idol - surprisingly emotional)

His - I Didn’t Think I Would Fall In Love (a short and cute first love story set over the course of a summer in a surfing town)

Cherry Magic (everyone knows and loves this one - it’s the most famous jbl)

Jack O’Frost (the night a couple breaks up one of them gets into an accident and loses all memories of their relationship)

the original is one of the few dramas that made me cry so much I actually got a headache - I think the last 10mins of ep9 might be one of the saddest moments I’ve ever seen in a drama. if the remake captures a fraction of that emotion I’ll be happy!

I can’t believe the hate he’s getting just for getting married. What a weird world we live in! I’m happy they’re happy!

It kind of looks like Phupha and Tian are going to be separated for most of next week? literally just wanted to see them spend time together - didn’t care what the plot was - I just wanted their interactions. And I’m pretty sure people were saying this next episode will be the one 1000 stars focused episode and the last episode is meant to be a mix of Bad Buddy and 1000 stars again. oh well! I knew i shouldn’t have got my hopes up.

I had been anticipating this so much for ages,, so when it finally aired and was a mess I was let down. Don't get me wrong - it's a mess I thoroughly enjoyed, but I was expecting it to be better. I do think the cast did a fantastic job, but the pacing for me felt either way too fast or slow at times and the writing overall was quite messy. I think that's partially due to them having to swap the airing of this and Middleman's Love - it would have been amazing to get the whole of Middleman's Love to properly establish King and Uea's relationship before the events of a Bed Friend. I think its also down to the way some production companies are churning out BLs so quickly - there isn't time to make sure they're as good as possible when there's such a short turnaround time. BUT all that being said I did still enjoy it overall. Also I wasn't really excited for Middleman's Love even though I really like TutorYim, but Yim as Jade was my favourite character in this- he brightened every scene he was in and had me cracking up constantly and that short appearance of Tutor at the end!!! Now I'm highly anticipating Middleman's Love, when I know logically it will probably let me down! Oh well!

This may seem silly, but can someone please tell me what Jaabs actual job is? Because I think he works for a production company, but its almost like he's a creative that's designing the ads, but I thought that was what Jeng's team was for? Or is he a director - I know its such a silly thing to get hung up on, but I just can't stop thinking about it!

I’m pretty sure they were - but maybe my hopeful thinking made me delusional 😂

I really wasn’t feeling that excited for Bad Buddy, after all these rumours about OhmNanon not getting along anymore, but that little trailer changed everything - all my nostalgia for that series came back and I’m now so excited! They still feel like PratPran and I can’t wait for them to be back on my screen.

People are saying they think that (like Akaso Eiji in Cherry Magic) Inukai Atsuhiro has a "no kiss clause" in his BL contracts. If that is true - to be honest this drama would be one of the cases I'm ok with that, because it is such a gorgeous and wonderful drama. Yes, the kiss is a beautiful moment in the manga, but as long as the emotions are right for the scene I'll be okay with no kiss. And as I said it's just people speculating - who knows? There could be a kiss - anyway the angle of the kiss in ep7 is exactly how it was drawn in the manga!

Japanese BLs may not always have the highest budget or production quality, but one thing they consistently do better than any other country is their characters. And I have to say the characters in this drama are the most beautiful characters I've watched so far. I truly love every single one of them and their interactions with each other are so special. I'm so attached to them and care so much about them. There's no way this isn't going to be one of my favourite Japanese BLs.

Thank you so much for your reply! You’ve made me even more intrigued and excited!

Woah! Ahn Bo Hyun lost 17 pounds for this role - really changes his appearance - is there a reason for that referenced in the manhwa or is it just a character choice?

I always drop Cdramas around episode 15-20 - I always find they start to get boring. I’ve been watching dramas for 5 years now and I’ve only managed to finish 5 cdramas in that time! But this is the only one I didn’t want it to end! it’s such a fun story, with a lead couple overflowing with chemistry! I hope one day I’ll find other cdramas I love as much as this one!

I think you are right. But I’d almost be more excited to see Gemini and Fourth starring in a new BL as new characters together in 2024 - I’ll be keeping my fingerscrossed in December when they announce all their upcoming series - considering how popular they are it would be a shame not to use them in a new series, but it is GMMTV and as we are all aware they’re known for sometimes not using their most popular pairings for some strange reason. Atleast we definitely have them in 23.5!

I’m kind of obsessed that they really said - every single theory that fans had that didn’t end up being canon is now true in this universe! Like Gun being the first to have feelings and tiwpor secretly dating the whole times - it’s like they took notes and are giving us everything we asked for…not a continuation of the story, but I’m actually surprisingly happy with this!

A summary for a drama hasn’t intrigued me this much for a while. Definitely will be adding this to my list!

kinda prefer Ho Yeon for Seung Jun! their relationship seems better developed than the leads in my opinion and he seems to genuinely be there for him as a supporting and helpful person in his life - im just not a fan of this weird instantly obsessive behaviour that Jae Hyun is doing.

I wasn’t going to watch this because towards the end I lost a bit of interest in the first series, but am I hearing that Lee Rang gets a proper and developed romance arc this series!?…I may justhave to watch it now!!!

yes! he was so charming in the Be My Favourite trailer- I feel like they were letting Gawin actually shine and show all his strengths. it also looks like quite a raw and emotional performance which we already know he can really do from Not Me. So proud of my GMMTV bias!

oh my goodness! that trailer was so beautiful! Gawin was so so charming - like he always is! I’m so happy after so many years he’s the lead in a series - he seems to be doing killing it from the trailer. And I have no strong opinions on Krist - I didn’t like his character in SOTUS back in the day and I’ve not seen him in anything since, but to me he seems really likeable in this role. I’m surprised that they actually have chemistry too! And the direction looks to be at the brilliant standard we are used to from this director. I’ve been a little excited for this since finding out who the director is but after that trailer my excitement is through the roof!
Also just look at that poster! It’s so so pretty!