Today was a week full of memorable moments. We had our first-ever Period BL from GMMTV. Memoir of Rati has the potential to be a gem of a series. China is slaying with Revenged Love, and social media is in an uproar. Can you believe we are getting twenty-four full-length episodes? I haven’t seen the original, but I’ve heard good things.
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BL Week in Review
The level of spice this week was off the charts. The number of shows I had to pause and truly consider how to write my reaction was almost comical. Stand-out episodes include The Next Prince, The Bangkok Boy, and I Promise I Will Comeback. So, go forth and enjoy all of the fun scenes these actors gave us this week. 😘
“If Memory Has Sound/The Sound of Nostalgia” Movie Review
Wow! This is an astonishing and brilliant film that will leave you breathless and undoubtedly lachrymose. Without doubt, this is also a short film (about 30 minutes), perhaps like no other you have ever seen before. I am not sure how to describe it. To be sure, it is open to all sorts of impressions. Mine of course would be no more correct than anyone else and therefore it would be unfair to superimpose my conclusions on how I saw this rich cinematic tapestry. However, you will get a hint by the words I use throughout this article as to how I saw this apotheosis. Undeniably, this story has been crafted to be open to interpretation.
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“Stand by Me” Series Review (Ep.1 to 20)
“We knew exactly who we were and where we were going. It was grand” – Quote from Stand By Me (1986)
BL Mini-Bytes
The past week was quite hectic, with news updates dropping left and right. Couple it with our excitement over live streaming our first interview with Director Ark Saroj of “My Golden Blood”, we were certainly frailed nerves. We still haven’t stopped buzzing and for those who missed the livestream, you can check the interview on our YouTube Channel. Mr. Saroj’s honest answers and perceptions are really commendable. So, like, share & subscribe. We got more goodies in store in the forthcoming future!
“Fight for Love” Series Review (Ep.1 to 7)
This is yet again another winning BL from Vietnam. It is so definitive in its outcome and perhaps you can see it ending in the same way I did. Satisfying. The whole story unfolds right before you in a magnificent panoramic sweep. Funny. Sad. Poignant. Ordinary. But always entertaining. Always. And so relatable. Almost everything in this story, one can relate to or perhaps have even experienced in some form or another. They can take the ordinariness of living and make it seem extraordinary. Making the issues we face on a daily basis and seeing the traumas we have experienced come to life helps us get the picture of how that impacted our own persona. Perhaps we may not seem important, but our issues certainly are, and we get to see that through them. They visualize our experiences to make them real, impactful, and powerful. At the very least truncate the sum total to see how it does affect us. That has always been the beauty of Vietname BLs. It makes the ordinary seem prominent. And they validate our feelings, failings, and foibles along the way. In a sense, we find we are pretty much the same as everyone else.
BL Week in Review
I don’t remember the last time that both Mondays and Tuesdays have been devoid of BL, but after this week, that is the case. April feels a bit slow in the BL world. Right now, I’m only watching 9 series, but maybe that’s alright. I plan on writing more. I am publishing an interactive BL on Wattpad and Archive of Our Own. New chapters should come out regularly. Also, I have a BL novel in the works.
BL Week in Review
I can’t believe I now have my first live video under my belt. I had so much fun that I’ve decided to continue. I already have the outline for Tuesday’s show. I’m hoping to see everyone there.
BL Week in Review
Today marks three days and counting until I try my first Live. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s messages and talking about our favorite moments. Let’s wrap up Gelboys and Secret Relationships on:
🗓 Tuesday, March 25 at 4:30 PST
Thank you, The BL Xpress, for this opportunity.
“Teenager Judge” Series Review (Ep. 1 to 20)
Unfortunately, this series, for me, missed the mark. Perhaps it makes sense only to the population for which it was intended to serve directly, namely the Vietnamese population.
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