#Amarin TV

[nonkul]

Langkha Bai Bua (2023) dir. Boonyathorn Kitiphattakon

[delicatewerewolf786]

Taylor Swift's reunite ll Taylor Swift's reunite with Travis Kelce after Landed with Private Jet

[bl-bam-beyond]

Upcoming BL (June 25, 2023) From Ultimate Troop Official who brought us The Yearbook & Remember Me. Set to Premiere on Amarin TV and hopefully their YouTube Channel

DINOSAUR LOVE (2023, THAILAND)

A new BL is coming. With a newbie director PIAMCHON DAMRONGSUNTHORNCHAI [NICKNAME: TONNAM]. He has appeared as an actor in such things as MAKE IT RIGHT 2, UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN & REMEMBER ME in GUEST ROLES and WHY RU?, LOVE PHARMACY, THE YEARBOOK, CUTIE PIE, TRIAGE AND LOVE IN THE AIR in SUPPORT ROLES plus more acting jobs upcoming.

The series DINOSAUR LOVE tells the story of love at first sight. Bunny cute Rak (MONTREE PATTARACHITPHINYO aka KONG) has been cheated on by his partner with his best friend. Giving bad boy Dino (PONGPAT UNHAPIPATPONG aka PEPPER---he played PAYU'S FATERNAL TWIN in MAME'S LOVE IN THE AIR) the chance to hit on Rak. Which he does and admits his feelings right after crashing into Rak while running from some hoods.

Rak is clearly stunned.

This series has only 5 episodes I'm hearing but definitely looks interesting.

[absolutebl]

BL Streaming - Which Service is Worth Your Money?

I’m bored and I have a little extra time this morning so it’s time for ABL to play with the spreadsheet of doom. 

Occasionally I get the question: 

If I were to subscribe to only one platform for BL which should I pick? 

This post is dated May 2023. 

First things first. I am going to be (somewhat) objective about this and not judge on quality of content. Because if KinnPorsche is all you love in life, obvs you need iQIYI, but if you are a HIStory franchise stan, than it’s all about Viki. Those are your life choices, I’m just here to play numbers games, okay? 

Secondly, some shows air on multiple platforms, particularly Viki & Gaga, but sometimes it’s Gaga & YouTube, occasionally it’s even iQIYI + others. This has only started happening in the last few years. Bed Friend was on 3 different platforms (GaGa, iQIYI, YT) - even though it was originally announced for Viki! I honestly don’t know how to track this, so I tend to log the spreadsheet with my preferred watching platform for that language, this will throw the numbers off for those platforms. 

Since I join everything my platform preference choice is based on:  

the quality of the subs/captions   

the quality of the user experience  

My subs experience tends to be: 

YT = best for Thai

Viki = best for Korean and sometimes Japanese, okay for Thai

Gaga = best for Chinese and sometimes Japanese but very weak Thai subs

My user interface preference is: 

YT, Viki, Gaga in that order then everyone else with iQIYI at the bottom. This is because I watch on mobile devices. 

ASplay, WeTV, former Line, Amarin TV, Netflix and the other smaller suppliers (and apps) will all be grouped together for this assessment. Since they have so few offerings, by default I would not recommend subbing those platforms unless you are a hard stan of all BL with disposable income. 

Super bad BLs that I watched back in the day on grey sites or YT (pre 2020 crack down) because there were no other options and I am a completest are still listed as grey. I would never suggest anyone watch these shows anyway, so I don’t care if they have now shown up on legitimate sites. If they are somewhere, it’s likely Gaga. Which means Gaga’s percentage of the market share is probably UNDER reported by my numbers. 

Movies and cinema-only releases that never got international distribution fall into the “grey” category. If I got it off an indie subber, since that too is technically illegal, it falls into the grey category as well. 

Final note: This is from a USA based IP, I don’t use a VPN, so platforms assessments are from that perspective. 

Spring 2023, current state of the spreadsheet. AKA 

Our BL Data Set 

Total # of BLs = 564

# of BLs ongoing (so finished runtime is best guess) = 18 

Just Answer the Damn Question 

Round Number of Actual BLs - % of market share

YouTube = 218 - 38.6%

Gaga = 148 - 26.2% 

Viki = 77 - 13.7% 

Grey = 53 - 9.4% 

BLs I’ve never been able to find on any platform (including grey): 36 - 6.4% 

iQIYI = 14 - 2.5% 

Other platforms = 12 - 2.2% 

Margin of error: +- 1% (look I’m just not driven to be that accurate here)

Subscription Platforms Breakdown  - % of market share

Eliminating YouTube, Grey, and missing BLs. Viki is included because I do not know which of theirs are behind the paywall and which are not. 

Total subscribe-only BLs: 257 

Gaga = 59%

Viki = 30%

iQIYI = 6%

Sml sites/apps = 5%

(rounded) 

Okay but how about actual runtime? 

Gaga = 360 hrs - 44% 

Viki = 311 hrs - 38% 

iQIYI = 98 hrs - 12% 

Sml sites = 50 hrs - 6%

Anyway you cut it... on pure BL standards...

GAGAOOLALA WINS 

Other consideration? In most places Gaga is ALSO the cheapest per month option. 

Final Thoughts

YouTube (America’s Alphabet) 

YT has the most pieces of content and longest overall runtime because of all the Thai stuff. ALSO bootlegs show up there, especially the early Chinese and Japanese stuff. They will often get taken down and you have to hunt for it again. YT takedowns come in waves, every 6 months or so.

However, GMMTV, some Star Hunter, some Studio Wabi Sabi, all the Vietnamese & Pinoy stuff (until now), and a few choice bits of Strongberry are YT content.

YT’s app is the best UX of a poor set (for me), but the web based YT at Premium level doesn’t work with Firefox. I use YT for work A LOT, so the fee for Premium ($13.99) and lack of ads + downloads (travel) is worth it for me, but I think it probubly isn’t if you’re on a budget. 

GaGaOOLaLa (Taiwan’s Portico Media) 

Of the pay to play platforms, GaGa dominates with the most BLs by all metrics. If you’re intersted in darker BL, GL and other queer content, very high heat, the history of the genre, or Japanese stuff - most of that is on GaGa. Also all of Strongberry and some of the newer queerer series (like My Ride).  

At $6.99 a month it’s ALSO one of the cheapest options. 

Gaga is based out of Taiwan, the only Asian country with marriage equality (as of 2022) AND it specializes in exclusively queer content so they need our support. If you can afford them, you should support them. GaGa is the only platform that will always have more BL, guaranteed (so long as Taiwan is autonomous). Ironically, you can follow their YT channel for previews and teasers to their latest series, short content, and acquisitions. 

Their app isn’t great, but their web-based interface is fine. That said: there’s no categories (way to organize), and the way they roll out new episodes is unintuitive. Their mobile app ALWAYS pauses not mater what you actually want it to do and the lack of the quick skip ahead is frustrating. 

Viki (Japan’s Rakutan)

Viki specializes in longer series, mostly Thai, Taiwanese, and a few of the Chinese bromances. It also now has a lot of KBLs. But in general only more recent stuff (2018 is as far back as they go).

At $4.99-$11.99 depending, it’s low to average cost. I’m not sure which one (if any) you actually need for BL. Most of my favorite new shows tend to air on Viki, and I like Rakutan as a parent company, so I don’t mind supporting them. 

They happen to have 5 of my top ten BLs, which is A LOT (since I hand out 10/10 so rarely). So for me they host the objective best BL content. 

They have the second best app (after YT, it’s kinda a combo of YT + Netflix) but the lack of a speed-up option is frustrating for many. Also the desktop version is super buggy. But they DO have categories you can name and control, which I love.

Other Platforms 

iQIYI - is Mainland China based (hello Baidu, you ugly fucker), so the platform getting/pimping BL for an international audience only is… how do I put this?… oh yeah: shitty. I will often rename it Icky, for this reason. It clearly wants to break the market, but… do we want it in the market at all? How long will they host BLs? When will they be shut down and censored? I would say it’s only worth it if you really also like Chinese dramas. And even so, Viki also has A LOT of those. Unfortunately for us, Wabi Sabi seems to have cut a distribution deal with Icky. And, of course, there is the KinnPorsche situation (so ironic that Icky hosts the highest heat). The interface is a nightmare. They have the WORST app, even when you pay, it serves ads, some of which alpha crash the platform. 

Netflix - here in the states it almost never has new BL content. Sometimes some old stuff. They tested the waters with SOTUS and Love Sick. I have a feeling they aren’t particularly intersted in this market. So if BL is what you watch, don’t bother. At last check they still had Gameboys and Your Name Engraved Herein and Wish You. 

WeTV - acts like LineTV used to, has Manner of Death and We Best Love and a few of the more obscure Thai pulps. But probably not worth it for anyone but a completest. 

Grey - Unknown or No Distributor 

Indie subbers: there’s some BLs that you can watch by supporting indie subbers who supply private links to their personal versions. This is not legal, but it is a slightly nicer way to get stuff you can’t find anywhere else. I’ve done this for some Thai and Japanese stuff.

I find the leads for these sources here on Tumblr. If someone is giffing and talking about a show and I don’t know how they are getting hold of it, I simply ask.

DramaCool (USA) & Dailymotion (France) & Bilibili (China) and others - AKA the grey space. You SHOULD feel guilty using these sites, you’re stealing, but it’s where many of us go for BL we can’t find anywhere else (in defiance of what few morals we have left). These are BLs that originally sold to very odd platforms or never got international distribution. Unfortunately, some of my favorites are in this category like Great Men Academy or Seven Days. It’s a nightmare. The ads are terrible and the virus/bug risk is high. They get taken down all the time. Or the leads are faked. I use an old computer to access and suggest you take all necessary precautions yourself.

P’ABL SOAP BOX TIME

Look I work tangential to the entertainment industry, so if you thought I wasn’t going to learn you a little on this subject, you got another think coming. 

HERE’S THE THING: 

You watch a show on one of the grey platforms, ESPECIALLY if it actually has distribution on Gaga or Viki - you better review that shit. You spread the word and advocate for that content here, on MDL, on social media, with fan art, I don’t care. You steal it, you find a way to pay back in your time and/or creativity. 

I get it if you’re poor, but don’t be a goddamn scab. Find a way to reward content creators with non-monetary support. If you had the time to watch the thing you stole, you have time to pay it forward in some substantial way. Do this even if you didn’t steal it but got it for free. Do this if you read fanfic. Do this with articles, blogs, books. Do this with podcasts. 

It isn’t hard to be a decent human and support creators. Don’t you dare just TAKE. If you’re that kind of person stop reading this blog immediately. I don’t want anything to do with you and you don’t deserve my words or my spreadsheet of Doom. 

/rant 

MORE ON THIS TOPIC WITH FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

Original post on this subject that I adapted for this post. 

(source)

[clairificusrex]

The Camp fire แคมป์ผีมีรัก ( My Universe project)

Going to be out 20 August On IQIYI Uncut Vers and Amarin TV

Starring Kaownah Kittipat and Turbo Chanokchon

When the twist of fate toyed Camp met Talay, a hot senior whom he had an affair with in the past... set in a haunted courtyard with a condition the two must date again...

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[schoenes-thailand]

Hat Yai: 150 Touristen wurden von einer Reiseleiterin um über 500.000 Baht betrogen

Als 150 Touris­ten vorgestern Abend (12. April) in einem Hotel in Hat Yai anka­men, mussten sie fest­stellen, dass 64 Hotelz­im­mer, die sie einem Agen­ten bezahlt hat­ten, nicht gebucht wor­den waren, der wiederum das Geld an einen thailändis­chen Reise­leit­er über­wies, der es ein­steck­te, wie Amarin TV heute berichtete. Pol. Oberst Phum­ban Thip, Leit­er der Polizeis­ta­tion von Hat Yai, wurde darüber informiert, dass 120 mala­y­sis­che Touris­ten in vier Reise­bussen und 30 weit­ere, die sep­a­rat angereist waren, seit Novem­ber let­zten Jahres zwis­chen 16.00 und 19.30 Uhr vor einem bekan­nten Hotel im Herzen der südlichen Stadt fest­saßen, ohne die bezahlten Zim­mer zu erhalten. Das Hotelper­son­al teilte der Polizei mit, dass für diese große Gruppe mala­y­sis­ch­er Touris­ten keine Reservierung vorgenom­men wor­den war und sie daher nicht dort über­nacht­en konnten.

Der Polizei gelang es, die thailändis­che Reise­lei­t­erin, Frau Wan­itcha (Nach­name unter­drückt), oder Nae, 39, aus­find­ig zu machen, die mit einem Kol­le­gen kam und sagte, sie arbeite in diesem Hotel und würde das Prob­lem lösen. Der Reporter dieses Fernsehsenders sprach mit der mala­y­sis­chen Reise­lei­t­erin, die erzählte, dass 69.840 Ring­git (etwa 539.000 Baht) an Wan­itcha über­wiesen wor­den waren, um 64 Zim­mer für zwei Nächte und drei Tage Aufen­thalt in diesem Hotel im ver­gan­genen Novem­ber zu buchen. Die 120 mala­y­sis­chen Touris­ten waren um 3 Uhr nachts nach Thai­land aufge­brochen, und nach dem Besuch ver­schieden­er Touris­te­nat­trak­tio­nen in Songkhla rief sie Wan­itcha an, dass sie mit­tags im Hotel ankom­men würden. Sie wurde jedoch angewiesen, die Ankun­ft auf 16 Uhr zu ver­schieben, was sie auch tat, indem sie mit den Touris­ten einkaufen ging. Als sie im Hotel ankam, teilte Wanicha ihr mit, dass nur 10 Zim­mer zur Ver­fü­gung stün­den, woraufhin sie sich beschw­erte, dass sie über 60 Zim­mer gebucht habe. Die thailändis­che Reise­lei­t­erin ver­schwand und kehrte um 18 Uhr zurück, um ihr mitzuteilen, dass keine Zim­mer ver­füg­bar seien. Später wurde Pol. Maj. Gen. Sako­rn Thong­munee, Bürg­er­meis­ter der Gemeinde Hat Yai, zusam­men mit Her­rn Rachan (52), dem Besitzer dieses berühmten Hotels, im Hotel ein, um das Prob­lem der Zim­merver­gabe an Touris­ten zu lösen. Da es bere­its spät in der Nacht war, öffnete Rachan die Kon­ferenz- und Mas­sageräume des Hotels für die Touris­ten, die dort in der let­zten Nacht kosten­los über­nacht­en kon­nten, als erste grundle­gende Hilfe. Die Polizei nahm daraufhin Wan­itcha und den mala­y­sis­chen Reise­führer zum Ver­hör auf die Sta­tion Hat Yai mit, und nach einem zweistündi­gen Ver­hör ges­tand Erstere, dass sie den Großteil des über­wiese­nen Geldes aufge­braucht und nur 10 Hotelz­im­mer gebucht hatte. Eine Über­prü­fung des Hin­ter­grunds ergab, dass Wan­itcha bere­its zuvor einen ähn­lichen Betrug mit einem anderen mala­y­sis­chen Reise­un­ternehmen began­gen hat­te, das Anfang let­zten Jahres Anzeige gegen sie erstat­tet hat­te, aber sie änderte ihren Namen, nach­dem sie dies sechs Mal getan hatte. Gegen sie wurde eine Anklage wegen Betrugs erhoben, während die Ermit­tlungs­beamten weit­ere rechtliche Schritte einleiten. / Thai Newsroom Read the full article

[tongshott]

190905 KAEW @ Amarin TV

[charud2555]

ทางเลือกก่อนตาย ~ อยากรู้ไหมว่า ถ้าเลือกได้...พวกหมออยากตายแบบไหน ขอบคุณ อ churdchoo กรรมการ แพทยสภา ที่ได้แปลเรียบเรียงเป็นภาษาไทย หมอในทุกประเทศ เราคงคิดเหมือนกัน เราเห็นมามากเกินพอแล้วครับ งานวิจัยเกี่ยวกับปัจจัยเสี่ยงของโรคเรื้อรังต่างๆ ที่ยาวนานที่สุดในโลก โดยกลุ่มผู้เข้าร่วมงานวิจัย คือ บรรดาแพทย์ที่จบจาก Johns Hopkins University ตั้งแต่ปี 1946-1964 จำนวน 1,337 คน โดยคำถามที่ส่งไปให้แพทย์เหล่านี้จะเปลี่ยนไปเรื่อยๆ ทุกปี ช่วงแรกๆ จะเป็นคำถามเกี่ยวกับปัจจัยเสี่ยงต่อโรคเรื้อรังต่างๆ แต่พอผ่านไปได้ 50 ปี ~ คุณหมอเหล่านี้ก็อายุปาเข้าไป 70-80 กันแล้ว รูปแบบคำถามก็เปลี่ยนไป ครั้งนี้ถามว่า ~ ในฐานะแพทย์ ได้วางแผนอย่างไร เมื่อถึงวาระสุดท้ายของตัวเอง ~ โดยให้สถานการณ์สมมติว่า… ถ้าเกิดเจ็บป่วย…ด้วยโรคเรื้อรังที่รักษาไม่หาย …และสมองเสียหาย …จนจำคนรู้จักไม่ได้ …สื่อสารกับคนอื่นไม่รู้เรื่อง (ตัวอย่างเช่นภาวะ Alzheimer รุนแรง หรือสมองเสื่อมมากๆ) - แต่ไม่ตาย ถ้าประคับประคองไปเรื่อยๆ ก็สามารถมีชีวิตอยู่ได้อีกนาน ~ ปรากฏว่า คำตอบที่น่าสนใจมาก ~ กล่าวโดยสรุปคือ - ไม่ต้องการ CPR 90%(ไม่ต้องการให้ปั๊มหัวใจ 90%) - ไม่ต้องการ ��ครื่องช่วยหายใจ 80% - ไม่ต้องการสายให้อาหาร 80 % - ไม่ต้องการ การฟอกไต 80% - ไม่ต้องการ การผ่าตัด 80% - ไม่ต้องการ invasive test 80% การตรวจอื่นๆที่ ต้องเจ็บตัว - ไม่ต้องการเลือด 80% - ไม่ต้องการสารน้ำ 60% - ไม่ต้องการยาปฏิชีวนะ 60% ~ สรุปคือ ส่วนใหญ่ไม่ขออะไรเลย มีแค่เพียงสิ่งเดียว ที่หมอเหล่านี้ต้องการคือ...ยาแก้ปวดเพื่อจากไปอย่างสงบถึง 80% ซึ่งคำตอบเหล่านี้…ครงกับคำตอบของกลุ่ม "ตื่นรู้ ก่อนตาย" "ฝึกตาย ก่อนตายจริง" "ฝึกตายอย่างสงบมีเกียรติ ไม่ต้องมีสายระโยงระยาง เป็นการตายตามธรรมชาติ" ~ ความเจ็บปวด จากหัตถการ…มักเจ็บปวดมากกว่า ความเจ็บปวดจากตัวโรคเอง และ ~ สิ่งที่ทำไปทั้งหมด มันเป็นเพียงยืดเวลาการตายออกไปอีกนิดเท่านั้น พร้อม ยืดระยะเวลาการเจ็บปวดก่อนตาย ให้นานมากขึ้น(prolonged suffering, not life) และเมื่อถึงวาระสุดท้ายของชีวิต เราทุกคนควรมีสิทธิ์เลือกว่าจะตายอย่างไร (autonomy) เพราะการมีแค่ชีวิตอยู่ แต่ไม่สามารถทำอะไรได้เลย แม้แต่ควบคุมการตัดสินใจของตัวเองก็ทำไม่ได้ มันอาจจะน่ากลัวกว่าตัวความตายจริงๆเสียอีก สิ่งที่มนุษย์ผู้มีสติปัญญาจริงๆต้องการ เมื่อถึงเวลา คือการเสียชีวิตอย่างมีศักดิ์ศรี, สงบ และ ไม่เจ็บปวดเท่านั้นเอง ธีรวัฒน์ เหมะจุฑา เขียน ป้าวัย 68 รู้วันตาย สั่งเสียก่อนสิ้นใจในวันเกิด ญาติเป่าเค้กหน้าโลง | Amarin TV | LINE TODAY https:// https://www.instagram.com/p/CpmhXZzr7Ni/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Amarin TV -CHANGE 2561 บวงสรวง “ไฟลวง” “สน ยุกต์ , พิม พิมประภา , บี น้ำ...

[asiandramaguidesweden]

Something happened!!

It's not spicy. It has to be exciting.

The children couldn't breathe at all.

💏💕

Series : #Love like hurt couple #King Burger

🔴Every Saturday at 10:30 p.m.

🔴On Amarin TV HD Channel 34

🔴Previously on Jinloeofficial YouTube channel

#HBLTheSeries

#jinloe

#AmarinTV34

[nonkul]

Langkha Bai Bua (2023) dir. Boonyathorn Kitiphattakon

[nuestkings]

Ren answering questions at Acts Studio

(Trans: Melodia_Muse | Original Video)

[00:11] Ren: I’ll be playing the owner of Rain cafe and I’ll be taking on the character of Jong Seok.

[00:19] Ren: All of the actors have been treating me so well that I’ve felt so comfortable filming here. It’s an honor to have the chance to work with LeayDoDee, and it’s such an honor to be given the opportunity to act in Thailand. I hope to continue to be active in Thailand and show many sides of myself. Please tune in to Coffee Society, and please give us lots of love.

[00:48] Ren: I think I had a harder time the first time I was here. No, not that it was hard, but I felt more nervous because everything was unfamiliar to me. This is my second time filming, and I think I’m able to have more fun and enjoy it more. And I want to say thank you for giving me such a great opportunity.

[01:08] Ren: A role I want to play? I want to try out a sweet and romantic character, but I also want to take on a role that shows an unexpected side of me.

[01:22] Ren: I still haven’t been to Phuket yet, a place that everyone tells me is so great. If I get the chance, I’d like to go there and enjoy the ocean there. Yes, I’d like to go to Phuket.

[01:38] Ren: Firstly, we’ve been met with such warm love and support that it’s felt like a dream. We’re so grateful for all of the love and interest we’ve been given. Our Thai fans have given us so much support as well, and I want to express my gratitude.

[01:59] Ren: I want to take on a variety of activities and showcase a variety of charms in Thailand in the future, and if I get the chance, I’d like to return to Thailand for more activities.

[02:14] Ren: To our Thai fans: “(in Thai) I miss you, I love you, I love you... kiss kiss, go home safely”. I love you, I’ve wanted to see you so, so much. Thank you for coming to greet me at the airport. The weather’s hot, so please take care of your health. See you soon, I love you.

[singto-prachaya]

Yes it’s time for a currently watching post again as well as listing upcoming shows I am excited for.

Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul

So the first EP aired yesterday and I am not sure how to feel about it. I also don’t like the music choices. Twice I thought “this sounds like music I would hear in a horror game”. I will continue for now but I’m not drawn in yet. My expectations are also low since New Siwaj produced this.

Our Days

Our days is kinda a slow burn series but I like it. I love the cinematography in this show. And the dramatic music choices at times are really funny.

Rak Diao

I love this show I really do. It’s so funny. And I became such an Earth Thanakrit simp. I am in deep.

Secret Crush On You

So this show is 50/50 for me. I am not on board with the main couple at all. Both are problematic in their own way. But SkyJao tho. They have my heart. I love them. I also cannot wait for DaisyInntouch and the GL couple.

The Tuxedo

Really dissapointed with this show. I hate the angry male lead and it’s giving my Paint With Love flashbacks. I had high hopes for this show.

You're My Sky

I still really like this show but I am not happy about the fact that the other couples got less screentime. Everything was well balanced in the beginning. I liked the backstory of Thorn in the last ep that explained why he behaved the way he did in that ep.

KinnPorsche (2 April, iQiyi)

I am so super excited for this one. I love a good dark BL. Not sure about the PeteVegas storyline but I am sure I will manage.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/dZvpNreGVOc

Star and Sky: Star in My Mind (8 April, Youtube)

I was pretty excited for this one even tho it already seemed like a standard school BL. I am going to watch for Joong. But my excitement just went down finding out New Siwaj produced this. He hasn’t produced a good show in ages.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/LbxTzpWqGWE

What Zabb Man (9 April, Amarin TV)

You know I really was looking forward to this. Another BL with Bank and Bonus? YES! And also Peter. But it looks this will not get an inter release like Love Stage. Gotta hope someone will sub this then.

[absolutebl]

October 2022 BL Forthcoming

Oct 3 

To Sir With Love 

AKA Khun Chai - Thai (Trailer) 10 eps 40 min ea 

A Thai HISTORICAL gay romance came outta nowhere (probubly not BL, more cray cray family drama). Does not look like it’s gonna end happy, but I’m still excited.

One31HD, no idea on international, possibly WeTV 

Kabe Koji 

AKA Kabesaa AKA Kabesaa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shounin Yokkyuu wo Kojirasete iru* - Japan 10 eps 20 min ea 

Gossip here. A manga artist wants nothing more than to see his yaoi on shelves and be recognized by readers. Then one day he meets a childhood friend he once had a crush on who is now an idol. From Minamoto Kazuki's manga Kabe Sa Doujin Sakka no Neko Yashiki-kun wa Shouninyokkyuu wo Kojiraseteiru, stars Matsuoka Koudai (the mangaka - I know him from Five) and Nakao Masaki (the idol - Kakafukaka, Bow Then Kiss - he’s a BIG DEAL ya’ll). 

Viki

* JUST PICK A TITLE, JAPAN 

Oct 5 

Ghost Host, Ghost House 

Thai (Trailer) 5 eps 30 min? ea

My ghost bf trope. Kawin (Love Area), a live streamer who hopes to see ghosts once, and Pluem, a young man who fills in his missing feelings. Could be sad. 

YouTube for reruns 

Oct 8 

Big Dragon 

Thai (Trailer) 8 ep 40 min ea 

Star Hunter’s back and bringing on the chaos as per usual. Based on the y- novel, มังกรกินใหญ่ by Aiden N Vivienne (reputed to be plotless smut), features Mangkorn (Dragon) & Yai (Big) in a high angst blackmail plot plus a secret piece on the side. 2022 is the year BL glorifies cheaters, apparently. 

OneTV reruns on Star Hunter’s YT

Oct 9 

Remember Me 

AKA Remember the series - Thai (Trailer) 8 ep 40 min ea 

JaFirst + plus same cast (and production company, Ultimate Troop) as The Yearbook. Also has Title (LBCs+) and Mean (LBC2) in possibly one of BLs worst ever wigs (and that is saying a lot).

Thailand! Put down the wigs and the acoustic guitar. I am losing patience here. 

Gaga 

Oct 10 

2 Moons: The Ambassador 

AKA 2 Moons 3 Thai (Trailer) 10 eps 40 min ea 

From Motive Village for Amarin TV. I predict a shit show. But it is supposed to finally finish out the plot of 2M2 with added 2 more couples. Because why not? 

Who tf cares? 

Oct 13 

Circumstances of Pungdeok Villa Room 304 

AKA Roommates of Poongduck 304 Korea 8 eps 20 ea

From Idol Romance, A happy-go-lucky third-generation chaebol receives an ultimatum from daddy to: 1. Leave the house penniless and survive for 2 years; and 2. Achieve results as team leader in a new business venture. The owner of the villa he lands in ignores and disregards him. However, it turns out they work in the same company. Let the cohabitation office drama commence. 

Stars Kim Ji Woong & Yoon Seo Bin of Kissable Lips - Korea’s first example of a co branded repeat pair. Also will feature Singer-actor Holland (Ocean Likes Me) and Actor Kang Woo Jung (Once Again). I liked them all A LOT and am very excited about this show.

Viki (not sure on this air date) 

SELF 

Thai 

A young artist (musician? NO!)  mysteriously loses his reflection and sees a strange boy in the mirror instead, PNR and/or horror. Stars fresh faces, directed by Too (Triage) and NutSor (screenwriter of Dew). Could be sad. 

Oct 14 

My Tooth Your Love 

Taiwan (Trailer) 12 eps 30 min ea

From Result Entertainment (producers of We Best Love) a story about a dentist and his patient, also a bar owner and a rebellious young man (who takes the initiative even with a 12 year age gap). Stars Andy Wu (Amensalism), and Alex Chou (composer/musician and the bartender in WBL). Script by Lin Pei who loves VERY traditional yaoi tropes (HIStory1: Obsessed, HIStory2: Right or Wrong, HIStory2: Crossing the Line, HIStory3: Trapped, WBL, & See You After Quarantine?) 

Gaga & Viki 

Oct 15 

Hard Love Mission 

Thai (Trailer) 

Thai pulp about a journalist sent to interview a celebrity on an island who then ends up his manager.

WeTV & iQiyi? 

Wish Me Luck

Thai 

About a boss and his temporary employee in an advertising company, based on Bittersweet's y-novel of the same name สุดที่รักษ์. Starring my boy Fiat (Grean Fictions, SOTUS S, My Gear and Your Gown, Triage) who I’ve been waiting to lead a BL for a decade (it feels like) and Na Naphat (KinnPorsche, UWMA). 

Oct 20 

Eternal Yesterday 

AKA Eien no Kino Japan 8 eps 25 ea

Japan takes on ghost boyfriends now? Is no country safe from this damn trope? Taking over Takara-kun and Amagi-kun's time slot in the home country this is a school romance between two boys. After one of them is run over, other friends gradually forget about his existence. 

Distribution unknown. 

Oct 28

Grand Guignol 

movie (Trailer) 

Japan’s school horror BL movie グランギニョール starring Rio Komiya (Eternal Yesterday) and Ryosuke Sota (Mr Unlucky) among others. 

Oct 29 

Till The World Ends 

Boys, trapped somewhere, end of world, yadda yadda. Art’s (What the Duck) comeback, so that’s interesting. 

Distribution unknown. 

Oct ? 

Choco Milk Shake 

Korea (Teaser) 8 eps 15 ea

Strongberry bringing us a full length romcom that looks bonkers. Childhood pets reincarnated as humans find their former owner and flirt with him, I guess. In Strongberry we trust but this premise is testing me. 

Distribution unknown. 

My Roommate 

Thai (Trailer) 

I couldn’t even watch the trailer, the sound and filming was that awful. 

YouTube I think. 

(source) 

[clairificusrex]

BL Thai - Casanova Begins ( My Universe project )

Going to be out 20 August On IQIYI Uncut Vers and Amarin TV

Depicts the story of Pluem, a lost spirit who wakes up in Kim's body, a Casanova. With his new body, he must keep his real identity secret, if someone discovers the truth, he will die within three hours. How will he manage to survive?

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This looks... odd? Haven't heard of it before and story seems unusual but you never know!

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[schoenes-thailand]

Bangkok: Oppositionsführer Pita trifft sich mit dem deutschen Bundespräsidenten Steinmeier

Pita Lim­jaroen­rat, ehe­ma­liger Vor­sitzen­der von Move For­ward und Abge­ord­neter der Partei, forderte die Öffentlichkeit auf, sich nicht auf mögliche Ver­gle­iche des deutschen Bun­de­spräsi­den­ten Frank-Wal­ter Stein­meier zu konzen­tri­eren, nach­dem er sowohl mit ihm als auch mit Pre­mier­min­is­ter Sret­tha Thav­isin Gespräche geführt hat­te, wie Man­ag­er Online und Amarin TV heute (26. Jan­u­ar) berichteten. Vor der Teil­nahme an einem Parteitr­e­f­fen über den Fahrplan für 2024 sagte Pita vor Reportern, dass Fotos von seinem Tre­f­fen mit dem deutschen Staat­sober­haupt im Umlauf seien und dass die deutschen Behör­den ihn ein­ge­laden hät­ten, er aber nicht sich­er sei, ob Stein­meier ihn per­sön­lich tre­f­fen wolle.

Das Tre­f­fen dauerte 30 – 40 Minuten, in denen viele The­men besprochen wurden. Reporter wiesen jedoch darauf hin, dass auf der gestri­gen Pressekon­ferenz des deutschen Bun­de­spräsi­den­ten und Sret­tha im Regierungs­ge­bäude der Fall der ITV-Aktien erwäh­nt wurde, und fragten sich, ob bei späteren Gesprächen mit Stein­meier ein Ver­gle­ich gezo­gen wer­den würde.   Read the full article