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“What Did You Eat Yesterday Season Two” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

“What Did You Eat Yesterday” took the world by storm in 2019 with its slice of life, adult take on a healthy relationship between two forty-year-old gay men: a hairdresser named Kenji (Uchino Seiyou) and his then in the closet lawyer boyfriend, Shiro (Nishijima Hidetoshi). The couple dealt with most moments that came to any couple with a smile and a well-cooked meal. Something that viewers literally ate up for the show to receive critical acclaim, a full length big-budget movie and a three episode special series. And now a second season continuing the lives of our favorite couple with the big 5-0 just around the corner.

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“If It’s With You” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

Adapted from the manga series Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo by Kubota Maru, the new Japanese BL If It’s With You starring Hyuga Wataru (Yamasuge Ryuji) and Okura Takato (Kaido Amane) is setting the stage for a poignant tale about opening up and letting go.

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“Love in Translation” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)

“Love in Translation” is one of those BL dramas that I would definitely recommend to everyone. Am I saying this because it is a big production series? No. I will recommend it because I genuinely liked what the show was about. Only 10% of the BL shows released every year have a decent storyline that actually teaches us something valuable instead of just normal college life love stories and this is one of the dramas. The romantic aspect of the drama was nice, well-paced and not very cringeworthy (to be honest). It gave me a slice-of-life feeling, with the overall drama and romance developed on perfect pace in my point of view.

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“Absolute Zero” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

Studio Wabi Sabi’s new adaptation “Absolute Zero” premiered on IQIYI last week to high expectations; depicting the story of Ongsa and his boyfriend Suansoon on altering time-lines. Their relationship begins during their high school days and a decade later, they are still going strong. But an accident occurs Ongsa’s birthday that incurs a crack in their fates.

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“Crazy Handsome Rich” Series Review (Ep.3 to 6)

This was a tough series to watch due to the dreadful dubbing, but I held out and was pleasantly surprised with how cute and funny it was. The actors are amazing, it’s just that they were dealt with a bad scripts and direction. Frank Thanatsaran looked awful with the fake wig. With this kind of talent on hands, I was disappointed in the overall ambience of the show.

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“Hidden Agenda” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)

Hidden Agenda is a Thai BL starring Joong Archen as Joke and Dunk Natachai as Zo in a college based romantic story between both. To finally take action to resolve his long time crush on Nita, Zo leans towards Nita’s ex, Joke for help. Joke agrees to help him on one condition, which is to get him a place in the debate club, of which Zo is already a member.

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“Be Mine SuperStar” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)

If you spend more than a nanosecond of time analyzing this series, you will find it so logically implausible with the story so full of holes that literally makes no sense, it will make your head spin. But if you watch it merely for pure entertainment value and put yourself on the couch with ‘Grandma’ and watch it as a Soap Opera, you will love it. I loved it, so I guess I sat next to Grandma. (You will get the reference if you watch the series. I do wish she had a bigger role. She was so entertaining). In general, there are two main characters, two more or less minor characters, and a slew of supporting characters, one of whom really steals the series, while others should have been written out of the series or actually never written in.

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