With a sudden rise of thought-provoking dramas, 2022 was indeed a phenomenal year for the BL world. While we spend the last three weeks listing our favorite Thai BL dramas, this week onward we will be diving into the Japanese shores. Despite lingual limitations that often cause delays in international premiere, Japanese BLs are always at the top of the game. In today’s feature, our authors will be talking about the shows that stole their hearts!
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“Our Dating Sim” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
It takes a lot of chemistry and magic to make a straightforward storyline work, but it also makes for much better storytelling when compressed into a short story format.
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“All the Liquors” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Liquor has a variable reputation, favorable and unfavorable. But one thing that’s generally consistent is it’s almost always a conversation starter.
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“My Beautiful Man 2” Series Review (Ep.1 to 4)
In 2021, the Japanese live-action BL, My Beautiful Man, adapted from the novel Utsukushii Kare by Yu Nagira, dropped onto the scene, stirring hearts and igniting a bevy of discussions about insecurity and toxic relationships.
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“Jack O’ Frost” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
One of my favorite things about Japanese dramas is their hidden depth. While not all Jdramas are symbolic representations of life, most have a way of delving into two sides of the same story.
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The heart behind Moonlight Chicken
The world is complex, divided by generations and full of diverse dreams, ideas, relationships and socioeconomic situations. Although there are barriers between us–language, time zones, territorial boundaries–there is something much bigger than all of this that brings us together: humanity. We are all human. We are all emotional. We are all struggling to survive on the same planet.
Beyond the Evil, There is Love
The Korean drama Beyond Evil is a fascinating study of human character, identity, trust, and loss. From how Jin-muk strips his victims of their identities by removing their fingerprints (then ironically returning them to where they ‘belong’) to the loss of self each of the characters goes through to discover what they’re capable of, Beyond Evil questions ‘self’ and the ‘reflections of ourselves.’ It takes a town and everyone in it, turns it upside down, and then forces them to look at and question themselves and each other. It takes morality and immorality and squares them off.
Favorite Thai BL Dramas (2022)
2022 was a succinct mix-up of phenomenal dramas strung together with some “Not So Good Ones”. We saw some excellent directives bought to life by nuanced actors who delivered praiseworthy performances. In today’s feature, we will be exploring such gems from the Thai BL industry!
“Candy Color Paradox” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
It’s exciting and captivating watching rivals inside the same industry with contrasting personalities suddenly being thrown together. It’s an electrifying dynamic that’s fun to watch either fall apart or somehow work.
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“Individual Circumstances” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
To write is to convey feelings, and there’s nothing more therapeutic than channeling emotions through fictional characters. It not only allows writers to release what burdens their souls, but it also helps them understand themselves.
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