The BL genre continues to explode as more and more shows are produced each year. When I started watching, I felt like I was drowning in university stories, but there’s plenty of variety to choose from these days. In this post, I share 6 iconic shows that had genre-wide impact, each contributing to the landscape of BLs today.
Tag Archives: Thai BL
“My Only Sunshine” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
What happens when an over-the-top possessive heiress falls for you??
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“Dare You to Death” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Truth or Dare has never been this flirtatious. Or maybe it has, but not with Joong and Dunk staring each other down like the answer to life is hiding in each other’s eyes … and lips.
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BL Mini-Bytes
With “Dare You to Death” coming to an end, there are more empty spots to fill in, which means we have more updates lined up from last week to share & access!
Psychological Thrillers That Keep You on the Edge
Psychological thrillers are the current trend; diffident protagonists in a daredevil universes. Some stories are scary, some are intriguing and some keep you invested till the last episode. You curse at the main lead’s psychotic behavioral patterns and wonder if they will ever get cured. At times, you even wish that their so-called love victims might escape their clutches. We have such gems from the BL industry that we wish to share!!
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“Reloved” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
Sometimes story ideas come along that are so dumb and so mind-numbingly bad, you wonder how you sat through it without completely losing your own sense of reality. Honestly, this is one of the dumbest ideas for a plot I have seen and even adding adorably cute kids to the mix could not salvage this mess. You know you are also in trouble when throughout the series, flashbacks while the protagonists were in college 5 years previously looking the same as they do now. When a series that relies so heavily on days-gone-by without considering that they might have changed in 5 years, you know you have a weak story, and this is one of the most mediocre BLs I have ever seen.
BL Mini-Bytes
With Valentine’s galore, the second week of February saw a steady stream of news & exclusives strumming from all sides. The upcoming releases are all lined up, while we have some surprising new announcements as well!
Historical Styled BLs With An Edge
Historical dramas have a charm of their own. Most of them are relegated to the timeline between the 1930s & 1960s, when western culture was slowly being adopted into the Asian subcontinent. These dramas feature settings that have traditional styles but modern vibes; costumes that betray the local culture whilst the citizens are adapting to a western mindset. Despite that, homophobia was still rampant and that remains at the forefront in most BL- themed shows.
“Melody of Secrets” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
“Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up”- Hans Christian Andersen
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“Yesterday The Series” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
Oh, the webs that have been woven.
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