#DAOUOFFROAD INSPIRED

[mymusicblog-daouoffroadinspired]

KANTAPON JINDATAWEEPHOL

[Nickname: OFFROAD]

PITTAYA SAECHUA

[Nickname: DAOU]

@pose4photoml

[forcebook]

Hello there, do you mind sharing your favorite bls of 2024? Thanks!

hi! honestly i suck at keeping track of shows and ranking them asdfghjkl i want to keep better track next year tho and maybe even make some celebratory gifsets but we shall see!

and since you asked for it, i decided to check mdl and do a deep dive on which shows have aged well in my mind and score lmao

my top rated dramas of 2024 are:

love for love’s sake

my only 5 stars drama of the year. doesn’t surprise me at all. this show took me completely my storm at the beginning of the year. it has such a compelling story and it’s so efficient on so many levels. but most importantly, it sticks the landing. it gives closure to a story that wasn’t even finished. and it does so well. the definition of lightning in a bottle!

love in the big city

this show made me feel emotions unknown to humanity so i get my rating asdfghjkl felt really personal to me. it is also incredibly efficient and very necessary!

knock knock boys!

i said it halfway through its run and i’ll say it again: one of the best bls of 2024. no wonder i rated it this high asdfghjkl within its premise it promised very little and delivered soooo much with some incredible takes. while i love when bls do new things, to me a story told well is fantastic regardless of how cliché it might be to some. and knock knock boys manages to feel very familiar but also very refreshing with the way it handled some topics. super funny and it stuck the landing to me. in a completely different way from love for love’s sake but very satisfying!

jack & joker: u steal my heart!

this is the thai bl of the year to me. for all the conversations it started, interesting characters, refreshing plot and also for existing purely on the love and dedication of its creators. while it is not perfect, i do hope that when we look back on 2024, we see it as the year of jack and joker

century of love

i’ve loved daouoffroad since love in translation. i was a bit skeptical of century of love at first but i ended up loving it a lot. i’m also not surprised at all this made my top 5 asdfghjkl

now i would like to add a few shows that haven’t finished airing yet but had most of their run in 2024 and i’m pretty sure they’re going to be in top rated dramas

miseinen (our youth)

it is the japanese bl of the year to me. hands down. i could rant but at the same time i have no words asdfghjkl this show goes beyond efficiency or even sticking the landing (which i hope they do), but it’s the whole vibe. because while incredibly sad, you can see how much love and care exists in it. the characters are so alive and so complex and beautiful and godddd i love them. 10/10 no notes

see your love

came out of nowhere promising very little and delivered one of the best bls of 2024 imo. i don’t even remember when was the last time i felt compelled to gif a taiwanese bl but this show is sooo inspiring and fun and important. i just love it

caged again

this show promised nothing except wacky plot and delivered such a hilarious and compelling and heartfelt story. i love when i get these little surprises. shall live on in my heart

honorable mentions:

let's eat together, aki and haru 2: more please!

my only other 5 stars of the year. but it’s a movie so i didn’t include it up there. still. it’s a nearly flawless execution of a beautiful genre that i love: queer stories revolving around food and domesticity. it delivered exactly what it promised efficiently and i loooooove it so much!!!!!

sugar dog life

also came out of nowhere promising nothing and delivered a really solid little story, also revolving around food and domesticity. can you tell i’m biased lmao

the rebound

BALL IS LIFE!!!!!! we need more bls about sports. asap. we don’t have enough!!!! and this show was a surprise to me. i ended up super invested for the most part and i do think it stands out in the tiny little corner of bl sports therefore it deserves an honorable mention

blue canvas of youthful days

chinese bls always have a special place in my heart for fighting so hard to exist. this one is no exception. it got taken down when it first started airing and i’m glad they managed to release all of it eventually. it’s far from being perfect but i was still thoroughly invested in it. i love the main couple with my entire heart. and i’m soooooo grateful they got their happy ending!!

monster next door

as a deeply introverted person, this is the representation i needed asdfghjkl it felt refreshing and a conversation worth having about respecting introverts and other people’s ways of living. plus diew is autistic to me (source: i’m autistic) and it was an overall good show!!! bigpark my beloveds!!

and that’s it! thank you for asking 💕

[stormyoceans]

Chris Isaak would love that,😎👌

https://x.com/BLUPDATE2022/status/1846863221279674702

SHOWING UP HOURS LATER WITH A CUP OF CHAMOMILE TEA AND PROCEEDING TO STRAIGHT UP WATERBOARD MYSELF WITH IT AFTER SEEING THIS LIKE YOU'RE REALLY TELLING ME THAT NEXT YEAR WE'RE GETTING A BODYGUARD GL WITH LINGLINGORM /AND/ A BODYGUARD BL WITH DAOUOFFROAD????????????? OH WE'RE GOING FERAL TONIGHT FRIENDS. WE'RE BLASTING WICKED GAME BY CHRIS ISAAK AT FULL VOLUME ALL NIGHT LONG AND GOING ABSOLUTELY BATSHIT FUCKIJG MENTAL DERANGED

it might be a stretch but i would LOVE if they actually took inspiration from the song for this i mean just look at the lyrics!!!!!!!! the world was on fire and no one could save me but you??????? it's strange what desire will make foolish people do??????? also the hauntingly and intoxicatingly sultry vibes of the song would fit this SOOOOOOO WELL YEAH NO I KNOW WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A TRAILER YET BUT A GIRL CAN DREAM OKAY

ANYWAY I LOVE WINNING AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS SHOW TO BLESS US

[squeakygeeky]

I'm relatively new to the DaouOffroad fandom but I've watched every episode except the recap one of the singing competition where they met for 'Thai practice.' So yeah, for the uninitiated they met on a reality show (where the guy who plays the dad in Rebound was one of the judges). Towards the beginning there was a thing were the high scorers had to choose someone from the bottom half and Daou choose Offroad. They've been inseparable since. They ultimately came in 1st and 2nd so became part of a boyband called Laz1. Love in Translation was written for them because everyone looked at them and went 'hmm.'

Daou wrote a song inspired by 'a friend' who fell in love with a guy friend, which he's performed for fans but never allowed to be recorded.

They used to have matching rings which Daou bought after Love in Translation, but I think Daou lost his at an event, so his current one was given to him by Offroad in a recreation of the napkin proposal from A Century of Love.

I don't really keep up with actors beyond the dramas they act in so forgive me if this is ignorant but there's theories that Daou and Offroad are dating?? I've heard of the Mosbank theories before but never these two. Care to educate 👀?

(I'm coming having read the other anon ask, btw)

So, let me preface this by saying that I know even less about DaouOffroad than I do about EarthMix. In fact, I’ve never even watched one of their shows. But I do soak up BL gossip like a sponge and like to keep track of my gays.

Daou and Offroad have done literally everything they possibly can to try to convince us they’re dating, short of actually saying it. Daou has told people not to call them a koojin (imaginary couple) and just to call them a couple instead. They have referred to each other as both partners and each other’s “person.” Daou has a pride flag in his Twitter bio. When explicitly asked if they were dating, Daou replied, “We can’t be dating; we’re celebrities.” And they also wear matching rings that they are more than happy to show off at any given opportunity (see below).

Plus, Daou is best friends with Joong and Joong’s friends have historically been very, very gay.

Just like with my EarthMix post, if anyone has more information, feel free to add!