There’s something truly magical about finding love in the most unexpected moments, especially when you thought that chapter of your life had already closed.
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“Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
“Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!” (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru) is an office romance between Ayaka (Kato Shiho) and her superior Hiroko (Mori Kanna). It starts off with Ayaka’s attempts to woo Hiroko and to get her to notice Ayaka’s feelings. Her initial attempts end up in comic failures because Hiroko presumes Ayaka is straight and her gestures don’t have any meaning behind them. As the show proceeds, we find that Hiroko’s supposed obliviousness is actually a defence mechanism of wilful ignorance that she puts up to shield herself.
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BL Mini-Bytes
We are eons away from those days when BL/ GL media from the Asian subcontinent were difficult to access. With the kind of outreach that streaming portals have today, queer media is much more prevalent and accessible now. We got some striking series joining the roster soon, so buckle up your seatbelts!
Our Favorite Japanese BLs So Far (2024)
I’ll be honest, very few Japanese BLs disappoint me. They tend to range from slow, comforting stories to narratives that either touch on important topics or border on the controversial. But no matter what story you get, there is almost always a deeper meaning woven into the series, one that may stand out in the moment or may hit you later after the series has aired.
So, it isn’t easy narrowing down a list of favorites. Rather than focus on what makes one drama better than another for me, I’ll list the dramas from 2024 I find myself recommending the most to others.
“Live in Love” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
“Live in Love” follows the story of Kla (Hearth Chindanai Dechewajeekul) and Cake (Junior Chokkorn Deotrakul), two occasional streamers, who meet online by chance, and Kla falls in love at first sight with Cake, who also begins to develop feelings for him. The show is set during a pandemic, which might be to justify the online nature of the relationship (and title), however, all the pandemic related precautions are quickly disregarded. The setting of the show is quite confusing, and the online relationship could have been justified in much simpler ways, that did not need to drag in the over-played pandemic tropes that people would much rather move past. The show has a lot of redeeming qualities and started out simple and grounded, however, by episode 3, it seems to want to be more than it’s supposed to be, which is a fluffy comfort BL.
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” I Hear the Sunspot” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
In a world filled with sound, it’s easy to get lost in the noise. In a world of silence, it’s easy to get lost in the stillness.
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“Peaceful Property” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
In a unique story of ghost exorcisms, a down on his luck young man named Peach (Tay Tawan), and his little sister Pangpang (Jan Ployshompoo) meet an heir to a real estate company named Home (New Thitipoom), who thinks he can just sell all the assets his grandfather left him and move to America. Something the volunteer lawyer Kan (Mook Worranit) is supposed to help occur. But it becomes clear very quickly the “Get Rich Scheme” had a simple detail he wasn’t made aware of- the assets are all haunted. Because of the ghost issue, his millionaire dollar scheme has more than one hitch.
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“Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart!” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
The struggle between the rich and the poor, and society’s battle against tyranny, are timeless stories. They’re universally relatable, easy to root for, and hard not to love. Who doesn’t enjoy seeing an underdog rise above injustice?
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“Addicted Heroine” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 4)
Hello everyone! I am thrilled to share my impression of the newest Thai BL adaptation of the well-known Chinese BL drama “Addicted Heroine”. As a huge fan of the original series, my expectations for this version were sky-high, especially in terms of casting the leads, Bai Luo Yin and Gu Hai, now re-imagined as Hero and Poppy. Let me walk you through my thoughts on this exciting new series.
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BL Mini-Bytes
As we unwind after a long weekend, there are exciting news updates to share. The BL/GL was literally on fire, with fresh inputs from each quarter. The Asian BL industry is thriving, and we are getting a daily dose of new and intriguing storylines, coupled with a vastly innovative casting.
The BL Xpress 