With Thailand enhancing their soft power via BL/GL world, the entertainment circle is abuzz with pairings that are strongly imprinting the said genre at a global level. With that being said, it also means that the industry is hugely dependent on socially confirming pairings that remain steadfast. Diverse companies invest in these pairings, promote their chemistry and launch new shows based on their popularity. Whether these ships are real or not, remains the question?
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The Saga of Gawin Caskey and His Revolving Onscreen Partners
Gawin Caskey is one of those phenomenal actors who can breeze through any kind of performance. Angsty, emotional distress or unhinged romance, you name it, and he has done it. Apart from this, Gawin has an exemplary ability to form formidable bonds with each of his co-stars. His chemistry with his onscreen partners is always a subject of awe and has inspired debates across global platforms. Today, we will surmise this debate while discussing the dynamics with his different co-stars.
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“The Heart Killers” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)
It is exceptionally rare for me to begin a review with who I think literally steals this series from everyone. There is only one reason to watch this series. And that is because this story has Style. Style gave this series distinction. He IS the series and the only reason I finished this rather mundane and pedestrian story. Dunk Natachai as the character of Style brought such uniqueness to his persona from the beginning. Layered with arrogance, shallowness, pomposity and yet underlying it all was still a sense of sincerity. I could observe that he began his pursuit of Fadel (Joong Archen) simply as a challenge in the beginning. But once he undertook to know who Fadel was, he fell for him, hard and began to peel away at his exterior gruff layers, much like you peel an onion. As he did so with Fadel, he also peeled away at his own layers of shallowness surrounding himself. As he got Fadel to open his soul to him, he too did the same. With Dunk’s characterization however, I could sense and feel it deeply. His facial features and the way he looked at Fadel were not just about acting. It felt real. And oh, his love scenes with Fadel were not just fervently romantic; they were simply hot, erotic, and alluring. It has been ages, especially for a Thail BL, for me to actually feel a sensuousness emanating from an individual. He exuded it. Not only in words but in his expressions and his actions. It has also been a long time since I have been able to use the outdated term ‘it factor’ but he has it. He is the whole package. I never once felt as if he was faking it or ‘acting’ it out. He was genuine, sincere, even when he was being perhaps impish and immature in his approach to winning Fadel over. Deep-down, he projected such passion and intensity that he is the only Thai BL actor in an inordinate length of time that felt authentic. When he kissed, it looked sensual, seductive, and steamy. Excuse my vernacular, but his actions were hedonic, and his scenes made him tantalizingly erotic. Not afraid or ashamed to show it or be it. Something that has been missing in Thai BLs. He is an exceptional actor as he made it look so nature and unguarded. What a performance and kudos for making it feel so damn genuine.
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“The Heart Killers” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Sexy is the name of the game in GMMTV’s new series The Heart Killers starring Khaotung Thanawat and Joong Archen as assassin brothers Bison and Fadel who are romantically pursued by close friends Kant (First Kanaphan) and Style (Dunk Natachai).
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The BL Xpress Awards- 2023 (Popular Vote)- Top Ten BL Actors [Results]
2023 was a phenomenal year for BL productions. With the pandemic panic finally receding and restrictions being uplifted, the BL industry was very busy churning out massive hits. Artistic freedom is evolving and so are the BL actors. This year we saw some rookie actors joining the ranks and against our better judgement, they proved their worth. So, we weren’t surprised with this year’s results where the fans voted in full swing for the actors who deserved this title!
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The BL Xpress Awards- 2023 (Popular Vote)- Top Ten BL Couples [Results]
Boys’ Love dramas these days spell romance in variant ways. Gone are the days when BL dramas were all about sex, sensuality or sheer high school/university love stories. As the genre evolves, so is the storytelling; and likewise popular BL pairings are also evolving. The comfort they share reflects their great chemistry onscreen and this year’s winners have strongly imprinted this viewpoint in our minds. We are definitely pleased and honored to announce the “Top Ten BL Couples” in 2023!
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The BL Xpress Awards- Popular BL Actor (2023) [Voting Lines Open]
The past few weeks were interesting; we have been consistently following avid fans as they enthusiastically voted for their favorite BL Dramas/Couples. The results were surprising to say the least. We are seeing a new pattern whereby people are preferring quality to quantity. A story’s merit depends on various factors: settings, locales, script writing, direction and lastly, the acting prowess of the artists involved. As such, we bring you the best in the “Popular BL Actors” category. Vote and show your unwavering love to your favorite actors!
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“Only Friends” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
Not one of these characters lied is something that one can say about the cast of this twelve episodes drama. The powerful show that showcased a group of friends who would have been happier if they never met came to its conclusion recently. As the characters make decisions that decide their “Happy or Not So Happy Endings” with surprising clarity, many fans were on the edge of their seats, every Saturday, waiting to see what comes next.
“Only Friends” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Written and directed by Jojo Tichakorn (whose written and directed many shows for GMMTV), the highly anticipated series “Only Friends” debuted on YouTube. So, I knew what to expect going into this spastic hyper sexual series that surrounds six college friends and the antics they get into. Many familiar actors from multiple series pop up in this drama in quite a few surprising ways, mainly because the cameos weren’t mentioned in any of the trailers that were released online. So, I treat them as cupcakes meant to delight longtime fans of Jojo’s work catalog.
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“Moonlight Chicken” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
There is probably a universe in which Moonlight Chicken was the series it promised to be: a series about a chicken rice restaurant owner who has a chance meeting with a mystifying young man who changes his life, a series about complicated love relationships and infidelity, juxtaposed with messy family dynamics and the purity of young love.
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