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10 BLs That Shook Me
@trribledelight asked for "BLs that made you think or learn smthg or shook you culturally? Eg the political considerations in Not Me..."
Let's get the rough ones out of the way first, shall we?
1 2gether
Green. One of the most egregious reps for punching down humor against femmes in BL (and there sure are a lot out there). Seriously GMMTV? Must you?
At the time we all watched this because there wasn't anything else to watch, and it's been a long time since I bothered with a rewatch, but Green is one of the reasons I just can't with this series.
I'm not knocking the actor, but the character and how the other characters behave around him, and the director with regard to this aspect of the plot and portrayal was rough going.
What shook me was how casually homophobic 2g was. It was just so odd to watch a gay romance gloss over and degrade queerness. I was like, wait, aren't they supposed to me on our side?
(Ah, the before times.)
2 Fish Upon the Sky
Shall we address the head wrap in the room? This BL has some of the most shockingly racist content I've seen in a long time. Also punching down humor. I fast forwarded through it and I still don't want to think about it. GMMTV should be throughly ashamed of themselves... Again. I was shook, but in a bad way.
Okay, now for the ones that shook me in a good way.
3 Until We Meet Again
I watched this early in my Thai BL journey (while it was airing) and I had no idea what to expect. Frankly, you could watch it now and still not know. It's just very unusual for a Thai BL.
The plot twist about how they each ended up reborn. Just so brilliant. I still can't get over it. So simple. SO CLEVER. So punishing for the families.
Fantastic!
4 Secret Crush On You
This one kinda shook me all along but that Daisy & Touch scene. It lives on in my head rent free forever. Just because it was so beautifully sweet and genuine and kindly towards a femme character.
I still don't like this BL.
But I love that scene in it.
5 My Beautiful Man
I went on a JOURNEY with this show. Mostly because I didn't think Japan had it in them to land something this complex. But they managed it beautifully by not shying away from the delicious messy ugliness of it all.
Possibly the greatest final episode in all BL.
And from Japan. Usually so bad at endings.
I remain gobsmacked.
6 Unknown
I shouldn't have been shooketh by this one but I really was.
The style of it while staying so down home and gritty.
How old school Chinese BL it felt yet it still managed to be very modern BL about it.
The execution and quality of the acting.
How it was aired (available in YouTube?! we NEVER get that from Taiwan!)
Also the pair branding. We haven't gotten this level of pair brand from the leads in a Taiwanese BL since SamYu.
I'm was absolutely riveted by everything about this show and its production.
I loved seeing it. I hope we get more BLs like this from Taiwan as a result.
But I ALSO hope they realize that a big factor in the popularity and the success of this show was in distribution.
It's what's for dinner.
Along with the stepbrother trope.
KOREA'S SUPRISES
I watch a lot of Kdramas as well as BL, and have done for a really long time. I'm riveted by Hallyu, from an entertainment industry perspective (what I wouldn't do to get my hands on some of their proprietary data). I also listen to a ton of Kpop.
Therefore, Korea dominates the P'ABL gets shooketh list because I had (and have) more expectations firmly in place around Korea's media product sfyle than anyone elses. Even before they started to make a big play into the BL scene.
My favorite BLs from Korea, like Semantic Error and Light on Me are EXACTLY what I expect from them, manufactured perfection. But I was also shook more times by Korea than other BL nations because I had such rigid expectations.
7 Color Rush
Yeah yeah. But it starred an idol. It started out pretty and stiff and everything I was expecting and then the concept hit me up side the head and I never recovered from the CLEVER of this show. I'm not used to my Kdramas or my BL being this high concept and SMART about their sanitized perfection.
8 Blueming
What with the 8th Sense and others since, Blueming seems to have been somewhat forgotten about. But at the time, I was shook by the down home grit of this show. By the actual pain from the characters. By the higher heat concept. By Korea actually going THERE.
And then these babies came along...
9 The 8th Sense
I just didn't think Korea had it in them. Yes, I realize now that it was a bit navel gazey, and we were weighted heavily towards the seme and his pain. I would have liked a better balance between the leads, but that's in retrospect.
At the time I couldn't believe it. A KBL dealing with mental health?
And can we talk about those sex scenes? How insanely comfortable the actors were with each other? How easy in each other's personal space? I've not seen anything else quite like that from Korea. It's super rare. I had assumed they, culturally, just didn't do casual intimacy, or if they did, it wasn't allowed on screen.
Of course now I know the CAN do it, I want more.
10 Love for Love's Sake
Okay, lots to unpack with this one. A genuine isakai BL, in the original sense of the term. The death twist didn't shake me up, but the execution, acting, open gayness, and a couple other things did. Enough to make me still think on this show with fond surprise and affection, despite its undercurrent of darkness.
I like to be shooketh.
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#BLs That Shook Me#I was shooketh#some badly some in a good way#Thai BL#Taiwanese BL#Korean BL#2gether#fish upon the sky#Until We Meet Again#secret crush on you#SCOY#My Beautiful Man#Japanese BL#Unknown#Unknown the series#color rush#blueming#the 8th sense#Eighth Sense#Love for Love's Sake
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Bonus Round: Horniest on Main Drama
*This is NOT what show has the highest heat/most sex scenes/etc but what show is the HORNIEST on MAIN. Not all sex scenes are horny and not all horny scenes are sex scenes.
#bl bracket#bl drama#bl shows#laws of attraction#the sign#the sign the series#my personal weatherman#taikan yoho#love in the air#lita#secret crush on you#scoy#pit babe#pit babe the series#kinnporsche#kinnporsche the series#only friends#only friends the series#ofts#utsukushii kare#my beautiful man#playboyy#playboyy the series#h.o.m.#bonus round#big dragon#big dragon the series
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#It's Girl's Day today! Respect the girls#Secret Crush On You#SCOY#Gabriel makes stuff#Daisy#Nutt Witsarut#BL series#BL Drama#Thai Drama#Thai series#Thai BL
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15 Day BL Challenge
Day 15: 5 Bestest Besties
Yai & Tharn - The Sign the Series
let's be so real right now. phayatharn would NOT have happened without Yai. he's their biggest shipper and the ultimate bestie.
2. The SCOY Group - Secret Crush on You
I don't know if they actually have a name but i can't think of it right now. ultimate queer friend group complete with the token het. they help each other through everything (even if they'd rather not) i think anyone would be lucky to have a friend group like them (even if they're kinda cringe)
3. Pete & Porsche - KinnPorsche
I mean. Obviously. Friends that are also foils? *grabby hands*
4. Sky & Rain
what's a little platonic bdsm between bestiess
5. The Playboyys
we support sex work and sex workers in this house. we also support besties who have each others' backs. (also who fuck we like that too)
(gifs by @zhaozi my beloveddddd. knew i could count on you
as someone who is aromantic besties hold a special place in my heart. i have tons of other best besties but these are the ones i thought of first so. there you go
#blchallenge2k24#the sign the series#kinnporsche#vegaspete#secret crush on you#scoy#lita#sky & rain#playboyy#playboyy the series#thai bl#thai ql#asianlgbtqdramas
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15 Day BL Challenge (part one)
Day 15 - Five bestest besties 💕
Pharm, Team & Manow - UWMA/Between Us
God, Beer, Wan and Bui - Monster Next Door
Tho, Jao, Daisy & Som - Secret Crush On You
Akk, Kan & Wat - The Eclipse
Jaeyoung & Yuna - Semantic Error
#blchallenge2k24#uwma#between us the series#monster next door#scoy#the eclipse the series#semantic error#queued post
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15 DAY BL CHALLENGE - DAY 4
Fave Ship Dynamic
So easy...
toll
and
SMOLL
One of them needs to be able to easily pick the other up. LOL
Throw in one of them being a bit tsundere and you've got yourself a golden BL dynamic right there! A+! No notes!
#BLChallenge2k24#ship dynamics#toll and smoll <3#history 3: trapped#semantic error#the sign#scoy#secret crush on you#we best love
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lowkey love how Saint found Billy and Freen somewhere and said okay i will build my whole queer film production company around you thanks
#and he was right. they are a god and a goddess im gay for them both#every idolfactory show that we have had? theyve both been there. god bless#saint suppapong#billy patchanon#freen sarocha#gap the series#the sign#the sign the series#secret crush on you#secret crush on you the series#scoy#idolfactory#idol factory#mine
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The reason why Secret Crush On You resonates with so many people (me) to the point of them watching it over & over again (also me) is because the secret crush of the “dork” (me again) is finally reciprocated & the “dork” (🙋🏻♀️) doesn’t have to change to be loved.
#secret crush on you#secret crust on you the series#scoy#scoy the series#nueatoh#nuea x toh#skyjao#sky x jao#intouchdaisy#intouch x daisy#torso#tor x som
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10 BL Boys I Would Throw Hands For
Okay so everyone is doing retrospectives and what not and I should just kinda quit while I'm ahead, but I just rewatched My Ride and decided that I needed to highlight some of the boys that I would 100% throw hands for should they be wronged by any man. So without further ado here are the people who would inspire me to seek justice and retribution against those that have hurt them with the same feral energy of cocaine bear.
Tawan- My Ride
First if all, Por better watch his fucking back cause if he does anything to fuck with Tawan again you better believe I'm jumping on the back of Mork's pillon and we're turning a man into a pin cushion. Tawan has literally done nothing wrong ever in his life. He cares for everyone so deeply. He is so soft and kind and gentle in the most beautiful way and there is not a malicious bone in his body. Tawan is just a genuinely, naturally, and fundamentally good person and I am so glad that he is a sunshine for sunshine kinda guy because Tawan deserves a man like Mork in his life (and Mork- who would also be on my list but he throws hands just fine on his own -deserves a man like Tawan).
Uea- Bed Friend
Uea is so incredibly lucky to have King in his life, because if it were me, and Uea told me what his parents did to him, the next thing anyone knew I'd be at Uea's parents' house ripping his step-father's throat out with my bare fucking teeth and locking his mother in the bathroom with like a pack of hungry wolves or some shit. Uea's family got off far far too fucking easy because King is capable of some level of self-restraint. I, however...if there is one person on this list who I would turn the most feral/attack dog for, it is this beautiful angel right here. Sleep with one eye open Uea's Mother, I'm coming for you.
Tian- Khun Chai (aka To Sir, With Love)
He's beauty, he's grace, his mother will murder you in an instant if she thinks you know he's gay. I honestly probably don't need to do anything to the people who have wronged him cause between his mother, his brother, and his boyfriend he's got that shit covered, but...I love him so much. He just wants to be himself. But himself is a gay man in occupied Thailand, in a family that disowned their last outed queer member and drove him to suicide so, he's having the time of his motherfucking life. I am not saying I condone the swift delivery of a death to anyone his mother thought might threaten him, but...I get it.
Sakuko- Koisenu Futari
Hello to one of my new-found greatest loves. Sakuko is yet another human embodiment of sunshine who has had too many people do her wrong in her life. She has built herself a little family, and she's found a life she loves, and if anyone ever threatened that you better believe I would be there swinging a baseball bat in an instant. Sakuko, my aroace queen, just know that I care about your happiness above all other things. Enjoy your bike ride!
Patts- La Pluie
gif from @ueasking
Now listen, I know Patts is capable of holding his own against those who have wronged him, but he should not have to do everything himself. Patts, save your energy for your veterinary practice, I'll return Tai to you after he has been smacked around a little bit. Patts is one of the rare characters here that I would throw hands for both in fiction and on this website. You have a problem with Patts, you can kindly meet me in the Waffle House parking lot at 3am.
Mrs. L- Laws of Attraction
If there is anyone on this list that I would have to bet has killed someone before, it's Mrs. L. I have no doubt that even now if someone tried to fuck with her in any way she'd have them on their ass in an instant, but bad bitches gotta stick together ya know? Call up Maya, Rose, and Nawin and I will meet them out front to take care of that problem for you. You've got your hands full with those boys of yours.
Daisy- Secret Crush on You
Oh Daisy, oh my darling, darling girl I got your back from now until the end of the earth. Daisy is just the absolute sweetest, and I want all the best for her, and if anyone was to ever fuck with her in any way, they are getting Cask of Amontillado'd by me, personally. Look at that smile, keep your brightness, babes.
Han Ba Ram- Sing My Crush
gif by @wanderlust-in-my-soul
Okay so. Honestly I understand why Im Han Tae was immediately cute, cuddly, and flirtatious with this boy. He is an extremely huggable lad. I can also understand how that need to hold this Sad Gay(tm) could have impacted the length of time it took you to realize you had feelings for him. This sad boy right here doesn't know it but he has accidentally summoned a small gang of people who are ready and willing to go all Ides of March on his music teacher's ass. So heads up to Sangin, @bengiyo, @ginnymoonbeam, @lurkingshan, @kyr-kun-chan, @shortpplfedup, and I are outside your front door and we just want to talk.
Boston- Only Friends
Now, I will not deny my boy is a bit of an asshole, a shit-stirrer if you will, and there are times and places where I will let Boston deal with the consequences of his own actions and get smacked around. HOWEVER, you slut shame my boy? Death. You pull an Atom on my boy? Death. You abandon my boy? Death. According to the end of Only Friends Boston's is absolutely lacking in people in his corner, so I will be there with bells on. Boston, cruise as much as you want baby, and if any of those boys give you trouble, give me a call.
Amane- If It's With You
gif by @dramascene
In case you haven't picked up on it, sad!happy boys are my kryptonite and Amane is just the saddest boy with the best bundle of joy mask I have ever seen. He deserves the world, this boy, and if anyone ever tried to steal his joy again, I would steal their soul right out of their bodies.
Wasn't gonna make this a tag game or anything but if anyone wants to answer it, go right ahead!
I will, however, tag @negrowhat, @respectthepetty, and @sorry-bonebag since they are the ones that supported my vision so they see the post
#only friends the series#if it's with you the series#khun chai#sing my crush the series#secret crush on you#scoy#laws of attraction#koisenu futari#la pluie the series#my ride the series#bed friend the series
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Hi ABL! After watching episode 1 of Between Us, I was impressed with the level of "thirst" between Boun and Prem's characters in the last couple of scenes. Are there shows or scenes of shows, regardless of actual heat level, that you think did "thirst" well, regardless of how that's resolved at the time? Subjective, I know, but would love to get your take on this!
20 BLs with the BEST Thirst!
Thirst wants to slide a hand under his waistband right tf now and grind. Horny wants to rip his clothes off, and probably pop buttons and laugh about it. Yearning wants to run both hands up his back while they kiss deeply. Hunger wants to lift him by the ass and slam him against the wall.
Raise your glasses please, to THIRST.
I Cannot Reach You - Japan 2023
It's fresh in my mind, so first on this list.
Secret Crush on You - Thailand 2022
This scene in particular sprang next to mind, just because for me it kinda defined thirst in Thai BL. (Also see my #1 pick for sides at the end.)
Jun & Jun - Korea 2023
We Best Love: Fighting Mr 2nd - Taiwan 2021
2 Moons: Ambassador (AKA 2 Moons 3) - Thailand 2022
Eternal Yesterday - Japan 2022
Why R U? - Korea 2023
HIStory 3 - the BL that shall not be named - Taiwan 2019
Bed Friend - Thailand 2023
They sleeping together but King still thirsty af
Big Dragon - Thailand 2022
My Beautiful Man - Japan 2021
Between Us - Thailand 2022-23
Minato's Laundromat - Japan 2022
Ghost Host Ghost House - Thailand 2022
the infamous leg scene alone qualifies them, but they very mutually thirsty in general
My Personal Weatherman - Japan 2023
It's the point.
I Feel You Linger in the Air - Thailand 2023
The oil scene is a stroke of genius.
Well, several strokes.
Old Fashion Cupcake - Japan 2022
I Told Sunset About You - Thailand 2020
Love in Translation - Thailand 2023
Just because of that damn convenience store make-out scene.
Nitiman - Thailand 2021
I find thirst is often (although not always) the provenance of the seme character.
Mutual thirst is really rare.
Side dish gravy
Shorts, side couples, and so forth.
Oh My Sunshine Night - Thailand 2022
Noh appears 2x on this list. He's GREAT at thirst. Possibly the only Thai actor to give Japan real competition. GIVE HIM ANOTHER LEAD!
HIStory 4: Close To You - Taiwan 2021
Gen Y 2 - Thailand 2022
@heretherebedork and I call them PokeTongue for a reason.
Y-Destiny - Thailand 2021
kiss x kiss x kiss: Perfect Scandal - Japan 2022
No shocker that Japan is the only one to field a micro on this list. Usually thirst takes more build up.
Defining THIRST
I make a distinction between thirst and other types of physical desire. This is just me and language.
Thirst usually leaps off the screen and has an edge of danger to it. Like they gonna get caught, or go out of control just from wanting to touch. They gonna die without physical contact. It's pure survival need. Japan kinda specializes in this.
There's no humor to thirst, but horny can get kinda cheeky. It's more fun and mutual (ee.g. KinnPorsche). More want than need. So it's more Thailand and Taiwan.
There's also yearning (e.g. The 8th Sense), which has a more emotional soul tether to it. Korea in particular, but also like GMMTV and lower heat prestige stuff, high school things for example (My School President).
And finally hunger, which I tend to think of as desire but with a nourishment component. It's I want what's MINE. Like Taejung in Cherry Blossoms After Winter.
These aren't mutually exclusive, mind you.
I dithered but they didn't quite make the list
Irresistible Love - China 2016
Second Chance - Thailand 2021
Takara & Amagi - Japan 2022
Love Area - Thailand 2022
Takumi-kun - Japan 2007
Moonlight Chicken - Thailand 2023
My Engineer (RamKing) - Thailand 2020
It's why we're all still mad we never got full RamKing
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This posted dated end of 2023. Not responsible for thirsty BL that happens after. Check the comments for additions and other's thoughts on the matter.
#bl with thirst#thirsty bl#gay thirst#I Cannot Reach You#japanese bl#Secret Crush on You#SCOY#Thail Bl#Jun & Jun#Korean BL#Although not much of it#We Best Love: Fighting Mr 2nd#2 Moons: ambassador#2 moons 3#Eternal Yesterday#why r u korea#Bed Frined#Big Dragon#Between Us#my beautiful man#utsukushii kare#minato's laundromat#ghost host ghost house#My Personal Weatherman#i feel you linger in the air#Old Fashion Cupcake#i told sunset about you#Love in Translation
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Least Rizz Finals: Winner (Pit Babe) vs Toh (Secret Crush on You)
[Submitted Reasons Under Cut]
Winner: "Tries to score with Charlie by challenging Babe to a drifting competition, loses. Fails at team bonding with Kim by trying to pull rank and being a jerk and then immediately starts complaining once Kim gets upset. “Aren’t we on the same team? 🥺” Tries to charm Kim North and Sonic after pulling a gun on them—gets his ass beat."
Toh: "I wouldn’t even want to vote for him in this bracket that’s how little charisma this guy’s working with. Seng did such a good job he ended up doing himself dirty making Toh so absolutely cringefail. The little freak representation we needed though, rizzless king."
#bl bracket#bl drama#bl shows#winner#winner pit babe#pit babe#pit babe the series#toh#toh scoy#scoy#secret crush on you#rizz#finals
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#Secret Crush On You#แอบหลงรักเดอะซีรีส์#SCOY#Gabriel makes stuff#Daisy#Nutt Witsarut#Intouch#Opp Weerapong#Intouch x Daisy#TouchDaisy#Thai BL#Thai series#Thai Drama#BL Drama#BL series
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15 Day BL Challenge 2024 (Part Deux)
Day 17: What's your most returned-to / comfort BL show?
I have soooo many! but i'll try to keep it down to 5 or so lolol
Secret Crush On You
this series has EVERYTHING! an amazing queer friend group, wish fulfillment, FREENBECKY!
#2 Be My Favorite
god- THEY. okay?! I'm insane for GawinKrist. that's all.
3. Cherry Magic (JP)
what can i say? watching this show is like sitting in a warm bath where the water never gets colder
#3 Semantic Error
autistic/adhd pairing, sexy bi bestie, enemies to lovers? literally why wouldn't this be one of my favorites? (plus it had the best kbl kiss i'd ever seen up to this point)
#4 Long Time No See
i LOVE this bl. it might be my favorite of all time. it's bite-sized enough at about 1:30 to watch in one sitting, it's mafia au, lovers to enemies to lovers, found family. it hits SO HARD EVERY TIME. long time no see my beloved
#5 History 3: Trapped
mafia au. vegaspete before vegaspete. enemies to lovers? yeah i love it a lot. also it's gonna be the first bl i make a fan event for so yes very much beloved @historytrappedrewatchfest if you wanna join the rewatch (it starts mid january)
#blchallenge2k24#secret crush on you#scoy#semantic error#be my favorite#long time no see#history 3 trapped#thai bl#kbl#taiwan bl#asianlgbtqdramas
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thai characters that feel very pan-coded part 3/?
king (bed friend)
pa (bad buddy)
tine (2gether)
molly (the warp effect)
skye (secret crush on you)
these are in no order i just put all the names i gathered into a ranomizer and well i have that list now hahahah ✨
#bed friend the series#bed friend#bad buddy#bad buddy the series#2gether#2gether the series#the warp effect#the warp effect the series#secret crush on you#scoy#secret crush on you the series#mygifs#pansexuality#pansexual characters in thai bl#panthaicharsinseries#pansexual#now here we have pan caharcters that are not like me#jk JK they are like ME#pathetic and cute
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Of course they had to make a reference to SCOY. Of course. I love all of them, they're such idiots.
#the sign the series#the sign series#the sign bl#scoy#thai bl#thai bl drama#bl drama#bl series#thai drama#thai series#thaibl#asianlgbtqdramas#asian lgbtq dramas#thai bl series
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shrines in thai bl/gl + the variety of the lovers' reactions to them
#kinnporsche#kimchay#kimporchay#gap the series#freenbecky#secret crush on you#secret crush on you the series#scoy#cutie pie#cutie pie the series#zeenunew#mygifs#mine#userjap#usermor#userspicy#kiwitracks#kim smiling like a weirdo pfff
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