#hello again taiwan drama

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

hello! can you recommend some feel-good and no drama vibes BL series? 😭 been a stressful month, badly need a relaxing series 🫠 thankyouu!

Hello beautiful Anon 🌹

It is a pleasure for me to recommend you some feel-good series! It is not that easy to find series without drama, because people think a series without drama is not a good series, but sometimes we all need this swoony, relaxing series to calm our system and to let us believe in life and love again.

I tried to keep the drama level as low as possible, but most of them have a little bit of drama at some point, just to keep the story going.

My main criteria were personal experience and feelings while watching and rewatching those series and how many trigger-warnings there should be (like violence, prosperity, cheating, mobbing, etc.) - in the best case, there should be none and how heavy the topic is. For example: I absolutely adore the series "The Day I Loved You". It is such a beautiful, wholesome series, but the topic is so heavy, it wouldn't fit here.

The only order this will have is by country.

Thailand

Well let's get started with one of the most unproblematic and innocent, happy series out there:

My School President

Tinn likes Gun. Gun is a little rascal and the singer of the school's band Chinzhilla. Tinn is the school president and son of the principle. Chinzhilla needs to build up their reputation and win this year's Hot Wave Music Contest to make sure the band will still be around next year and to be able to date. And now it's Tinn's time to shine and help Gun reach this goal. It is such an unproblematic, fun and sweet watch.

Cherry Magic Thailand

Karan is the model employee. He is everything Achi wants to be. Achi's confidence is weak and the things he does, he doesn't see them as valuable or important. But somehow he is exactly what Karan wants, because he is kind and attentive. A story about self-acceptance, loving yourself and seeing your valuable traits through the eyes of someone else. And hearing other people's thoughts might help as well. I love the story and yes, Japan's version is gem, but I really like the thai one and TayNew did such a good job, imo.

We Are

People said nothing is happening here. But that is not true. The story might not be drama-driven, but that is exactly what I sometimes want. I want to watch friend groups coming together, sharing secrets with each other and fall in love. I want to see this daily life. The story is wholesome and cute and perfect for a rainy sunday to warm up your heart.

Ingredients

This miniseries is a slow burn between two roommates, one loves cooking and the other one music. And they are just the sweetest. I watched this while I was sick and it made my life so much warmer and less tiring and annoying. Jeff and Gameplay did such a good job in portraying these two characters.

Bonus:

Every You, Every Me

This series is not completed and is airing every sunday. There are only two episodes out and I am completely in love with them and the concept of this series. Every week we see those two fall in love again in different timelines. The story about soulmates and the fate to be together in every universe. My romantic heart can't deal with it! It is exactly what I need after a stressful week.

Taiwan

Well Taiwan is more known for heavier themes and emotional series with a lot of trauma included, but there are some lighthearted series too.

Be Loved In House: I Do

I have no clue how many times I watched this series. Is it that good? Well, for me it is one of the most comforting series out there. For others? Not necessarily. The conflict is a little bit dumb, but it is so good to watch these two to slowly overcome their differences and getting all soft with each other. It is just a sweet series where you don't have to think too much about.

History 2: Crossing The Line

The story of a young troublemaker who likes to pick fights and the manager of the school's volleyball-team, who can't play volleyball anymore because of an accident. I mean, I love volleyball and bl, so this is the perfect combination for me. It is funny and somehow emotional and so good to witness the troublemaker finally having something worth to put his energy in.

South Korea

I absolutely love korean bls. They are my favorite, but most of them come with huge baggage and trauma for the main characters. As much as I love them, I wouldn't call them easy watches to relax. But there are a few I want to mention here.

Our Dating Sim

A second-chance love story. They meet again after being separated for years and finally are able to talk to each other about everything that stands between them. And yes, there is some light trauma, but it fits the story very well and isn't that traumatic for the viewer, imo. As a given for korean bls, it is a short watch and perfect to binge after a tough day.

Roommates of Poongduck 304

A fun and short watch about a rich kid who has to work for the first time in his live to understand the value of money and work and his new landlord who is also his subordinate at work. These two need to work together in every parts of their lifes and it is just so good to watch them getting closer. And don't get me started on their chemistry! If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and watch the behind the scenes!

Sing My Crush

Han Baram wants to become a professional musician. He has the talent and the will to achieve it, but most of all he has Im Hantae, his biggest fan and supporter and his best friend. While Baram already knows what he wants, Hantae needs to figure it out in the cutest way. This series just feels so good! It is one of my favorite bls ever. And the music is good too!

Japan

Japan is the king or queen for cosy and wholesome bls! There are so many, I can't list all of them. I really enjoy diving into this yellowish warm world.

I Cannot Reach You aka Kimi ni wa Todokanai

While Yamato has to deal with his popularity with the girls and being in love with his best friend Kakeru, Kakeru really wants to be as cool as his schoolmates and wants to get a girlfriend too, just to notice, that his heart obviously wants something or someone else. This is such a sweet series. It is wholesome and so freaking soft! And the soundtrack is soooooooooooo good!

Takara's Treasure aka Takara No Vidro

Takara once helped Taichin and with that he influenced his life deeply. In the beginning I didn't understand this series and the actions the characters took, but with every episode this little series grew more and more on me. Both of them are searching for something in their lifes and find it in each other. They are the perfect match and watching their connection deepen will comfort your heart.

If It's With You aka Kimi To Nara Koi Wo Shite Mite Mo

I think this series is highly underrated and didn't get the recognition it deserves. The main character Amane is gay and doesn't keep it a secret. He has made some bad experience in the past and doesn't believe in love anymore. Until he meets his schoolmate Ryuji, a kind and hardworking young man, who is so open and accepting that Amane is not able to not fall in love with him. This is such a beautiful series. Highly recommended.

Our Dining Table aka Bokura no Shokutaku

This is an absolutely wholesome series about found family and food. Be aware watching this might make you very hungry! Tane, the younger brother, is such a sweet child and the best wingman. The drama in this series is not the prominent aspect of it, but the healing from it through love in all kinds and forms, acceptance and finding a place for yourself in this cold world is. And after watching this you feel loved and warm and hungry.

Old Fashion Cupcake

A well played age-gap? Finding joy in life? Food? Living your life in the best way possible? Check, check, check and check. This series means so much to me. Meet Nozue, almost 40 without any real joy in life, because he thinks he is too old for it and Togawa, ten years younger, attractive and obsessed with the idea to make Nozue enjoy his life again. And that with eating together. I love this series so much! It is so good!

Honorable mentions:

Fukou-kun was Kiss Suru Shikanai!

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

Aki wa Haru to Gohan wo Tabetai

BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen

Perfect Propose

Living with him

Kieta Hatsukoi

Anon, I hope there are some series which can give you some relaxation after such a stressful month! And I wish you more quiet and less stressful month to come! Stay safe and enjoy watching bls! 🌼

[rainbowsky]

Hi...I am new fan and I want to ask is it true that during wyb birthday the letter that 'someone' write was first seen in 2020 until now except for 2022? Do you know why there no letter in year 2022?

Hi new turtle! 💛🐢💛

Those letters are always exciting for turtles to read, and it's a shame we didn't get one that year, but it was what was best for DD at the time that such things didn't get posted that year.

There was almost no birthday content at all that year, and nothing official posted, because of the political situation in China at the time. There was a great deal of political tension, and China was ramping up to go to war with Taiwan. At the time many suspected it was just posturing, but when your country is talking about going to war, that's no time to make a big deal about your birthday on social media.

If you want to see what was said about the situation at that time, I talked about it in my birthday post for that year, and later in an ask I got about it.

Here are the letters so far:

24th birthday in 2021

26th birthday in 2023

27th birthday in 2024

I didn't post the letter for his 23rd birthday in 2020 because I actually joined Tumblr on that day and didn't post any birthday content that year, but here's the letter from 2020:

Translation:

If you want to view any of the past birthday content you can browse my tags for each one:

Hello, 23-year-old Wang Yibo~ At this moment, you are filming on the set. It is both your birthday and a notification day as usual. As time goes by, you now have multiple identities. As an actor, the currently filming "Being a Hero" is a breakthrough and brave attempt for you. You can learn acting skills from senior teachers and accumulate experience. I believe this drama will allow you to gain more different experiences and get a new cool thing in life. As an idol, you are incredibly demanding of yourself, working tirelessly to achieve perfection. In the late-night rehearsal room of Street Dance of China 3, you practice over and over again, just to get every note and rhythm right, just to live up to your demands and persistence to be true to yourself. Regarding "pursuing passion to the extreme", everyone actually overlooks that your original intention is not to deliberately pursue "extreme", but because of your all-out passionate efforts and your unwillingness to admit defeat, you inadvertently take your passion to the extreme. Every day, you are making rapid progress; every time you appear, you are new and bright. You have multiple identities, but you are also the purest you.

DD 27th birthday

DD 26th birthday

DD 25th birthday

DD 24th birthday

GG 31st birthday

GG 30th birthday

GG 29th birthday

As a new turtle you might also find my masterlist post helpful. A lot of older topics, common questions and background can be found there.

[shijiujun]

KISEKI Dear to Me: 3.5 CPs + GANGSTER/MOB + SALT DEATH PTSD

Alright guys, temporarily bursting out of hiatus to talk about this show because DAMN if there's anything we know works in BL-land, it's like underworld AU (hello History3: Trapped and KP lmao), and even better if this underworld AU has like DILFs and two familiar actors who WERE FORCED APART in their previous roles and who knows if that'll happen again BUT!

Without further ado...

Title: Kiseki Dear to Me, based on novel Dear to Me by Lin Peiyu Beginning: Aug. 22, 2023, 7PM (GTM+8) Episodes: 13 Total No. of CPs: THREE CONFIRMED + "childhood friends" DILFs

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CP 1: BAD BOY + GOOD STUDENT

Fan Zherui x Bai Zongyi: Fan Zherui, 25 years old, is a gang member who turned to the gangs due to family problems, and one day when he's injured, Bai Zongyi saves him, he falls in love with him and decides to leave the gang, but things go awry when his enemy Zhang Teng (played by Wayne, see CP 3) comes after for revenge. Bai Zongyi is a good student, your cutest boy next door, who is independent and has some PTSD from when he was beaten up in the rain - meets Fan Zherui and for once realises what it means to be loved, to have someone to care for him and more. TWO MEOW MEOWS?! Anyway, Bai Zongyi, according to MDL, will take the rap for some fight for Zherui, and then end up in jail, but then very weirdly the official description says that CP 2's Eddie ends up in jail for Bai Zongyi, I'm a tad confused but WHATEVER we will find out when we watch the damn show.

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CP 2: ADOPTED SON OF GANG BOSS + CHILDHOOD "YOUNGER BROTHER" PUPPY

Chen Yi x Eddie (Ai Di): They both grew up together with Eddie as the younger 'brother', with Chen Yi being 'adopted' by gang boss Chen Dongyang after his parents, also gang members die to protect the boss. Eddie has been chasing after him for the longest time, and has a sad family background as his parents are druggies and he was only able to grow up well under the protection of Chen Dongyang, and he only listens to Chen Yi. UNREQUITED-REQUITED love, but Eddie sees how Chen Yi feels deeply about Chen Dongyang (I don't know what that means from the description LMAO like??) and decides to leave Chen Yi, and somehow get embroiled in something and ends up in jail for Bai Zongyi. Chen Yi is only just understanding his own feelings for Eddie when Eddie literally goes to jail DOGBLOOD MUCH?! Anyway they will reunite 4 years later.

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CP 3: MY BAOBEIS?!?!?! MY LOVELIES WHO MADE US GET PTSD OVER SALT?! WILL THESE TWO GANG MEMBERS GET THEIR HAPPILY EVER AFTERS THEY BETTER FUCKING DO

Zhang Teng x A-Jun: BOTH GANG MEMBERS if you couldn't tell from their loud af shirts and thick ass accessories LMAO omg I cannot believe how happy I am to see these two again. A-Jun is Zhang Teng's like follower??? Has been following him since he joined the gang and both fears and reveres him, and Zhang Teng is just angry ball of angst and revenge and vengeance, if you couldn't tell from Wayne's face. I cannot believe they're in a setting! WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT GET GOOD ENDINGS WAS SALT SEPARATION NOT ENOUGH TELL ME YALL

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CP 3.5: DILFS? "CHILDHOOD FRIENDS" DADS???

Friends yall do not understand how I feel about these two uncles. IF you've ever watched Taiwan family dramas, these two, especially the one on the left Xie Chengjun, is a fucking LEGEND, he's in EVERY SINGLE FAMILY DRAMA all hundreds of episodes of them, he's literally like THE dude to idolise he's been paired up with EVERY SINGLE POPULAR GODDESS ACTRESS in Taiwan - I KID YOU NOT I GREW UP WATCHING HIM on OUR CHANNELS EVERY SINGLE DAY ACROSS 5-7 POPULAR FAM DRAMAS it's been like 20 years ISTG.

Anyway I'm NOT SURE if they are actually going to be a CP at all BUT (1) at press conference this week, these two made kissy faces at each other sooooo...?

Zhou Minglei grew up with Chen Dongyang protecting him as he was a weak and sickly child, so they're childhood friends, and he becomes super unhappy and upset that Chen Dongyang begins to protect and pays attention to Chen Yi ;-; LIKE WHAT IS THIS DESCRIPTION? Okay we could think of this professionally as like two bosses of a gang with their interests at stake BUT THE DESCRIPTION?! And ok Chen Dongyang on the right, he's obviously gang boss, and he relies on Zhou Minglei a lot to fix his problems for him. EXCUSE ME?!

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The main CPs (1 & 2) are torn apart in a particular fight, and they will reunite 4 years later LET'S SEE HOW THAT GOES THANK YOU.

500% I'll be watching this you bet your damn ass because they better give me happy ending Wayne and Junzhi THIS TIME otherwise they're seriously cursed?!?!?!? No more salt accidents fuck you writer for that ;-; AND IF THE DILF PAIRING COMES TRUE even if just bromance and meaningful side eyes, this bitch will take it.

[absolutebl]

hello!!

ahaha i'm pretty sure you might remember me, since i asked a question not so long ago😭

i've recently started watching bl dramas through your guide, but i'm new to it so it's difficult to find ones that match my taste atm :')

so far i've watched cherry magic (japanese), sing my crush, and cherry blossoms after winter. i was wondering if you could suggest me some bls that have fluff and more emotions, less plot typa vibes? not sure how to describe it but i want something like sing my crush. it wasn't a huge nor complicated plot and the vibes were really cozy and soft, so i'm looking to watch something like that for starters :]

tysm for being my bl savior haha, have a good day/night!!

BLs with fluff + high emotion but less plot

example: Sing My Crush

Hum, okay. I feel like sing as some angst going on too. This is gonna have some oddball pulls because I'm felling nostalgic after We Are. Because We Are is the first one that came to mind, and that had led me too...

Love Sick

This was the start of BL in Thailand and basically fills this role for them. It will also give you a grounding in the modern BL genre. I think it's worth watching and love it but it's a decade old and is... something... raw. Plus, what? 50 eps over the two seasons, or something, so it might not be to your taste.

So here's newer stuff that I think may work.

Here's the ones I think most closely qualify:

Love Sick

We Are the series - just ended and is basically the Thai ensemble version of this style bL ( I think quite a few of these will be Korea)

Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart - the adult version of Sing

We Best Love - possibly one of the few i will pull from Taiwan which tends to be less fluffy, and this is, especially in season 2, but delightfully plotless

Mr. Heart - university set early Korean BL exactly on brand

Takara & Amagi - high school from Japan, for this style form them you'll need to stay within the high school sphere

Star in My Mind - what people didn't like about this is what you'll like

Hidden Agenda - play it again JoongDunk

School set, and a bit higher angst but still fluffy emotional plotlessness

Generally, I put the ones I like better towards the top.

Light On Me

My School President

Oxygen the series

Destiny Seeker

2 Moons The Ambassador

Love By Chance (JUST the AePete story line)

My Love Mix Up (both)

Why R U? (Korea's version)

Cooking Crush

En of Love: Tossera

Future the series

If It’s With You AKA Kimi to nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo’

La Cuisine

My Engineer

Nitiman

Blossom Campus

Not School set

Our Dating Sim - you didn't rule our adult characters, but I don't think I'll be pulling many

Jun and Jun - although...

Our Dining Table

Ingredients the series

Bon Appetit

Oh! Boarding House - love triangle warning

See You After Quarantine?

Some More (short)

The Tasty Florida

A Boss and a Babe

You Are Ma Boy

Here's this list too, which I think is tangential:

You have to come back and tell me if I got them right, tho? Cause Sing My Crush isn't much to go on.

[bengiyo]

Hi there. So... you're dropping absolute zero... Good for you! Life's too short for bad shows (she says while still watching this show).

Anyway... So my question. What shows do you think you'll be watching from the 3479887 that are still going to start this year?

Hello, again!

I will be watching whatever Japan puts out, basically.

MBS has Drama Shower on Friday (Thursday nights for me). I will probably continue to check out the Taiwan Friday block, but it's been lackluster so we'll see. I will probably stop launching directly into GMMTV Friday continue after Last Twilight (for Aof loyalty).

I will probably start most things, but I'm not sticking them out if they're irritating or boring me anymore unless it's a watch party kind of thing.

So I will be checking out before the end of the year that world-of-bl has release dates for:

Bump Up Business

Middleman's Love

Last Twilight

A Breeze of Love

Playboyy

Pit Babe

Bake Me Please

7 Days Before Valentine

The Whisperer

Dead Friend Forever

[respectthepetty]

I am currently hooked on Past-senger. I don't know how possibly may have a happy ending but I am enjoying its lightness and humor. Did you notice Bamee house is the house of Tonhon in TonhonChonlatee?

I have tried Love syndrome III because I like its protagonists but it's terrible. How can the acting be that bad? I know from other series they are not that bad.

How the Koreans manage to give us such a steady string of wonderful stories such as Unintentional love story and The eighth sense? They always leave me with a nice aftertaste I don't get anywhere else.

Anon, Taiwanese BLs are my favorite, but I appreciate Thai QLs because so many are produced compared to the ZERO I've gotten from Taiwan in 2023. ZERO! The last BL Taiwan offered was HIStory 5: Love in the Future, which shared the time travel theme with Past-Senger, and as much as I love Taiwanese BLs and the HIStory franchise, I think Past-Senger did a better job with it.

Quantity does not equal quality, so Thailand having over fifty QLs a year doesn't necessarily equate to great stories or production value, but, much like Vietnamese and Filipino QLs, there is always a solid foundation with some heart at its core. Also, Thai series are easily available, for free. I haven't nor will I watch Love Syndrome III because I will hate it, and not in a fun hate-watch way, but some who watched it liked it because that's the beauty of variety; we have more to pick from based on what we like and there is something for everyone.

Past-Senger, with its Tonhon Chonlatee house, has its issues, and there are plenty including spotty sound, a clumsy final quarter, and odd pacing, but as you mentioned, it does humor well, and it takes the time-traveling aspect seriously compared to HIStory 5. When Kiew lands in the future, he is constantly reminded that he is out of place and not meant to be there, while HIStory 5 spent the first episode on that idea, then quickly moved along.

Korea tends to go back to the past (Tinted With You and Once Again) or for reincarnation (First Love Again and The Director Who Buys Me Dinner), but there is always in underlying melancholy to these since the narrative makes it clear these are "right person, wrong time" stories. Korea loves a time skip like Japan loves to make its guys run. But the issue most people as well as I have with Korean BLs is they are too short to properly develop the plot, the characters, and the resolution. For me, something is always rushed or lacking.

Yet Our Dating Sim has done the best "left him because I love him" plot out of all the QLs I've watched, and I think Star Struck might do well with it also. Both also demonstrate the Korean staple of "right person, wrong time" with time jumps that I just complained about, yet they are done well here.

As much as I stay rooting for Taiwan, I appreciate a range of queer media because every show is doing something different; therefore, each show has the possibility of doing it better.

Gameboys and Hello, Stranger, both Filipino offerings, gave us love stories about the pandemic DURING the pandemic, but unlike my Taiwanese See You After Quarantine?, I feel like some dismissed them simply because they were Filipino even though Gameboys was one of the biggest BLs of 2020 with its mask-off scene.

I have trash taste. I didn't like Bad Buddy overall and I have intentionally never watched a MAME series, so you don't have to trust one word I wrote here, but all of this is really to tell you that as great as Korean dramas are, I encourage you to continue dabbling in other countries' offerings every now and then. I'm a HIStory 4: Close to Me whore first, and a human second, but I loved being surprised by how Bed Friends handled healing from trauma through a sexual relationship, how Moonlight Chicken presented generational and economic differences through a queer lens, and how Kabe Koji and My Beautiful Man showed how distorted views of self-worth can drastically harm the people who love us.

Gems are everywhere. We just have to be willing to shuffle through some dirt to find them. Consider Love Syndrome III your dirt, but perhaps a Mame series will be your gem.

[scorbleeo]

你有念大學嗎？(Hello Again!) | Drama Review

One hundred days before the university entrance exams, Chang Ke Ai and Yang Zi Hao made a bet in high school. If they are admitted to the same university, she will carry his schoolbag for an entire year! Unexpectedly she had to give up her dreams of university to pay off a family debt. Ten years later, they are just across the street, but in two different worlds. Yang Zi Hao is an executive vice president of "Gorgeous Department Store", while Chang Ke Ai is a street vendor who helps her mother sell clothes at a market.  When they meet again, will they remember the bet from ten years ago?

Source: https://mydramalist.com/32152-hello-again

It’s Been Awhile Since I Enjoyed a Newer Taiwan Drama

Whoo! The very first drama review on Thoughts from 65! Yes, I do watch dramas occasionally. No, I do not watch it as much as I once used to but I still stumble onto them once in a while; like what happened with Hello Again!

Not going to lie, I did not expect much from this drama. I watched the behind-the-scenes for this drama before actually watching it. And...well, one of the reasons I decided to start on this drama was due to the fact that the closing song was an Eric Chou song - my favourite song by Eric. (Click here to listen to that song.) The other reason being the chemistry among the cast witnessed through the behind-the-scenes.

Hello Again! storyline might possess some cliche plots. E.g. One protagonist started out hating our other protagonist, one protagonist is wealthy while the other is not, and one hella clumsy protagonist constantly being “rescued” by our other protagonist. But what surprised me was how different the entire storyline was despite some cliches. The best thing was, there was no such thing as a third party in our protagonists’ romance. No cliched “villain” everybody hates as well.

Overall, Hello Again! exceeded my expectations and raised my bar from Taiwan dramas again. It has been awhile indeed.

Rating: ★★★★☆ | 9/10

[dilebe06]

My top female characters 2021 (1/ )

[aylinaliens]

gooseras asian drama rec/masterlist:

a somewhat concise master-list of all the dramas I have watched over the years. ranked in no particular order but the latest dramas that I finish will be at the very top. mostly korean + chinese but there are a little bit of japanese/thai dramas thrown in too. 

last updated: 7/08/22

previous rec list:

asian wlw short films/dramas

underrated asian dramas

chinese drama recs

currently watching: extraordinary attorney woo, jinxed at first, father is strange

Key: bold = favorite ** = rewatched Korea (K), China (C), Japan (J), Thailand (TH), Taiwan (TW)

Jinxed at First (K)

A Business Proposal (K)**

Suiyobi 22-ji dake no kare (J)

Youth of May (K)

Adult Trainee (K)

All of Us Are Dead (K)

Brother’s Friend (J)

The Boy Next Door (K)

Her Private Life (K)

Kieta Hatsukoi (J)**

D.P. (K)

Squid Game (K)

Happiness (K)**

Onzoshi Boys (J)

Our Secret (C)**

Koi Wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo (J)**

Live On (K)

Nevertheless (K)

Light on Me (K)**

Make a Wish (C)**

So Not Worth It (K)

Mad for Each Other (K)

So I Married an Anti-Fan (K)

Toshi no Sakon (J)

Playful Kiss (K)

Marry Me (J)**

She is the One (C)

Moment at Eighteen (K)

School 2017 (K)

Tomorrow with You (K)**

Move to Heaven (K)

Meteor Garden (C)

A Love So Beautiful (K)

The School Nurse Files (K)

Tale of the Nine-Tailed (K)

Love Alarm 1 (K)

Love Alarm 2 (K)

Girl from Nowhere 1 (TH)

Girl from Nowhere 2 (TH)

What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (K)

Hwarang (K)

Remember My Boy (C)

Princess! You Have Five Husbands (C)

I Don’t Want to Be Friends With You (C)**

Positive Physique (K)

Legend of Yuan Qian (C)

Flower Boy Next Door (K)

Takane to Hana (J)

Hello, Me! (K)

The Uncanny Counter (K)**

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (K)**

My Little Happiness (C)**

Gen Y (TH)

Dear Uranus (TW)

SF8: Joan's Galaxy (K)**

You Make Me Dance (K)

Chicago Typewriter (K)

Mr. Queen (K)

True Beauty (K)

The Hymn of Death (K)

Ingredients (TH)

Descendants of the Sun (K)

We Best Love (TW)

Someday or One Day (TW)**

Color Rush (K)

Until We Meet Again (TH)**

The World of My 17 (TH)

To My Star (K)**

Shanai Marriage Honey (J)**

Run On (K)**

Coffee Prince (K)**

The King: Eternal Monarch (K)

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (K)

While You Were Sleeping (K)

Mute (K)

Meet Me Outside (P)

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (J)**

Lovely Us (C)**

Wish You (K)

Sweet Home (K)

100 Days My Prince (K)

Birthcare Center (K)

Imawa no Kuni no Alice (Alice in Borderland) (K)

The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (K)

Craving You (TW)

Yuri Dano Kan Dano (J)

The Ghost Bride (TW)

Start-Up (K)

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (K)**

Flower of Evil (K)

Tharntype (TH)

The Untamed (C)**

Ossan’s Love (J)

Diary of Tootsies (TH)

Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol (K)

He She It (TH)

Like in the Movies (P)

Single & Ready to Mingle (K)**

Perfect & Casual (C)

Fight My Way (K)

Erased (J)

Go Go Squid! (C)

Into the Ring (K)**

Sweet Revenge (K)

Something About 1% (K)

Queen of the Ring (K)

Come & Hug Me (K)

Strangers from Hell (K)

Was It Love? (K)

Dramaworld (K)

Touch Your Heart (K)**

En of Love: This is Love Story (TH)

Age of Youth (K)

Wait, My Youth (C)

Extracurricular (K)

Cheese in the Trap (K)

Mystic Pop-Up Bar (K)**

Love Sick (TH)

Why R U? (TH)

Girl Next Room: Midnight Fantasy (TH)

Girl Next Room. Richy Rich (TH)

Mr. Heart (K)**

History 2: Crossing the Line (TH)

Gameboys (PINOY)

The Sound of Your Heart (K)

Persona (K)

Eulachacha Waikiki (Laughter in Waikiki) (K)**

YYY (TH)**

Long Time No See (K)

Go Ahead (C)**

Switched (J)

How to Buy a Friend (K)

When the Camellia Blooms (K)

Life: Senjou no Bokura (J)

History 2: Right or Wrong (TH)

History 3: Make Our Days Count (TH)**

Hello Stranger (PINOY)

Reply 1997 (K)

Lily Fever (K)

Secret Seven (TH)

Peanut Butter Sandwich (J)

The Shipper (TH)

Boy for Rent (TH)

Coffee & Vanilla (J)

Best Mistake (K)

Because of You (TW)

The Romance of Tiger and Rose (C)**

Dark Blue and Midnight (TW)

3 Will Be Free (TH)

Sotus (TH)

Sotus S (TH)

Great Men Academy (TH)**

History 1: Obsessed (TW)

History 1: Stay Away from Me (TW)

History 1: My Hero (TW)

The Best of You in My Mind (C)

Where Tour Eyes Lingers (K)**

En of Love: Tossara (TH)

En of Love: Love Mechanics (TH)

Dark Blue Kiss (TH)

He’s Coming to Me (TH)**

2gether (TH)**

2 Moons

2 Moons 2

My Engineer (TH)**

Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey (TH)

Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey 2 (TH)

Theory of Love (TH)**

Love by Chance (TH)**

I Hate You Juliet (K)

Crash Landing on You (K)**

A Little Thing Called First Love (C)

All I Want for Love is You (C)

Oh My Venus (K)

Extraordinary You (K)**

Put Your Head on My Shoulder (C)

Cinderella and the Four Knights (K)

Triad Princsss (TW)

Sassy Go Go (K)

Shopping King Louie (K)**

History 3: Trapped (TW)**

One and Another (C)

Oh My Ghost (K)

Goblin (K)

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (K)

Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo (J)**

Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo 2 (J)**

A Love So Beautiful (C)

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (K)**

Accidentally in Love

[thebeebi]

I heard you were looking for me guys. 👀 Hello there 💜

(Happy birthday to WWH. 💜)

So let me tell you what's new/old/going on in my life. Buckle up! 👏

Guess who started learning Korean and is about to take a proficiency test? Well yeah, me. It took me years to gather my courage and just say fuck it, let's do it. I am in my final year of uni (if I do not get accepted for PhD). I am writing my masters thesis which focuses on the korean drama (but you already know that). My articles got posted in academic journals so even I added my bit to research of Korean wave. 👀 I had to go through the internship at the Taiwan Representative Office in my country, which was of great experience because I met so many nice people. I also am part of programme run by Korean embassy where my main job is to introduce to my country's people the culture, history, interesting facts etc of/about South Korea. What do I do in my free time instead of writing? I play pc games (pls play with me, I need friends). And I want to apologize to you guys because I am neglecting the profile. I do miss you, I do read all messages, comments and reblogs. I appreciate you for doing this or even just saying hi and wondering how I've been doing. To sum it up, I am doing so far so good in my career life but exhausted in personal. But no need to worry though. 💜

I also wanna thank everyone for messaging me. You all know who I mean so just know this 💜 is for you.

It is time for this blog to be dead silent again. I love you.

[introvertmoonflower]

BL Dramas I’ve Watched 2020

Favourites

Until We Meet Again (Thailand) - Started Airing in 2019

My Engineer (Thailand)

Mr Heart (Korea)

Cherry Magic + Special Episodes (Japan)

TharnType (Thailand) - Currently Airing

Gen Y (Thailand) - Currently Airing

Color Rush (Korea) - Currently Airing

Liked

Because of You (Taiwan)

Why R U? (Thailand)

2gether (Thailand)

Still 2gether (Thailand)

YYY (Thailand)

Where Your Eyes Linger (Korea)

Gameboys (Philippines)

Life: Love On the Line (Japan)

Oxygen (Thailand)

My Gear & Your Gown (Thailand)

Friends Forever (Thailand)

Boys Lockdown (Philippines)

I Told Sunset About You (Thailand)

Like In The Movies (Philippines)

Wish You (Korea)

Tonhon Chonlatee (Thailand) - Currently Airing

Cheat The Series (Philippines) - Currently Airing

Manner of Death (Thailand) - Currently Airing

One Watch Wonders/ Barely Finished

En of Love Series (Thailand)

A Chance to Love (Thailand)

Discipline Z: Vampire (Korea)

BoyBand Love (Philippines)

Hello Stranger (Philippines)

My Day (Philippines)

Sakristan (Philippines)

Calculating Love (Thailand)

My Extraordinary (Philippines)

Roommate + Special Episode (Thailand)

So Much In Love (Thailand)

Craving You (Taiwan)

SaifahZon Story (Thailand)

Why Love Why (Philippines)

[frayed-at-the-seams]

Asian dramas list (mostly lgbt).

I watch a lot of dramas and made this list for my friends so they knew which ones I like. Just putting it out there for anyone who wants some good recommendations.

🔹- particular faves.

- My engineer (the series). Four main gay couples. Adorable. Can be found on youtube. (Anxiously awaiting season 2) Thai.🔹

- 2moons2. Thai. (not just 2moons. The first series never got completed so they redid it.) three main couples, adorable. on youtube.🔹

- Love by chance. (Thai. Season 2 is currently benign released. On youtube, Viki and dailymotion.) two main couples, with two more iffy couples in the background. I don’t really count those. 🔹

- Sotus the series. One main couple. On Netflix. Season 2 is on dailymotion I think. Thai. 🔹

- Cause you’re my boy. Teen cringeyness, but adorable. One couple. Thai, On youtube.

- Why R you (the series). On YouTube’. Thai. (Two couples. Every couple is adorable in this. Main couple are huge dorks with a shared braincell).

- Until we meet again. (Has disturbing themes but happy ending) Thai. one main couple with a hinted second couple, on youtube.

- Theory of love. (Not my fave but still okay). Thai. On youtube.

- 2gether the series. (Adorable. Two main couples. Season 2 just came out) Thai. On youtube.🔹

- Diary of a tootsie. (A Thai comedy about a group of drag queen friends. Hilarious and crazy). On youtube or Dailymotion. There are two seasons and a movie. The movie is on Netflix. But watch the series first.

- YYY the series. Thai. (If you liked diary of a tootsie then this is also a ridiculous comedy. It’s a bit on crack) on dailymotion or Facebook.

- History3: trapped. (This is in mandarin). On Viki rakuten or Dailymotion. (All the history shows are on Viki).🔹

- History3: Make our days count. (Adorable but you’re WILL cry). On Viki and maybe Dailymotion. 🔹

- I actually recommend all of the history shows. They’re all lovely and cute. 🔹 (Update: Not History4: Close to you. The main couple are cute but I found the second couple triggering and toxic. I don’t recommend).

- The Untamed. (A bromantic Chinese drama but based off a lgbt novel). On Netflix. 🔹

- Advance bravely. (Another chinese ‘bromance’ based off of a bl novel). On dailymotion.

- Guardian. (Yet another ‘bromance’ based off a lgbt book. Fantasy show with a good plot and great characters) on Viki.

- Dark blue and moonlight. (Taiwan. On Viki, pretty good. The humans are flawed and it’s dramatic, but very realistic. On Viki).

- Hello stranger. (A Filipino drama. Ongoing- I’m currently watching this). On youtube.

- Game boys (Filipino drama set in lockdown, just came out. I related to this so much. Will cry!). On youtube. 🔹

- Just like the movies, Filipino drama. Roommates combined with the fake bf trope. (Currently being released. On youtube).

- The shipper, Thai drama. (Angsty with gender bending themes. You will cry!)

- Life: love on the line. (Japanese. On Viki) it’s similar to history. Absolutely adorable. 🔹

- My gear, your gown. (Thai series currently coming out. Cute so far. On youtube).

- Mr heart. Korean. (Just became available on Viki. Adorable. I died a few times). 🔹

- Oh my general. Chinese. (Straight couple in a fantasy setting by explores gender roles a lot and is rather funny). On Viki.

- Arsenal military academy. (Chinese. Set in the twenties. Girl dresses as a boy to attend military academy. Funny and action filled. On Viki).

- My roommate is a detective. (Hilarious Sherlock homes inspired drama set in the 30s. Bromance and great friendship. Ignore the shitty English characters) on Viki.

- Winter Begonia. (Yet another bl book turned into a bromance drama). Chinese. On youtube.

- Thirty years of virginity can make you a wizard (also known as cherry magic). Japanese bl. Absolutely adorable. Can be found on Dailymotion. 🔹

- Until we meet again & Love is more than a word. Chinese bl dramas. Both have the same casts but set in different times. One is a historical setting abs the other is in the 1930s. It’s the idea of reincarnation and lovers connected through lifetimes. Whole cast is amazing. 🔹

- Uncanny counter. Korean fantasy drama. Lovely characters. Absolutely adorable and great plot. Male main character is so wholesome. On Netflix.

- Gen Y the series. Thai drama. Main couple are adorable. Not sure what’s going on with the second couple though. On youtube.

- Ingredients the series. Thai. A very short adorable series obviously filmed in lockdown. Boyfriends cooking. On youtube.

- Colour rush. Korean lgbt mature drama. Short episodes but really good plot. Based off a webcomic and the two male leads are so pretty. On Viki.

- We best love N1: For you. Taiwan drama. Came out 2021. Enemies to lovers. On dailymotion. Adorable. 🔷

[absolutebl]

hello!!

i honestly think this is a really weird question to ask; but, in your opinion—what age group people should watch bl dramas?

i'm a teen atm who just reads bl fanfics, but lately i've been getting a bunch of bl drama fmvs on my recommendations on yt😭 and it kinda makes me feel tempted to watch the dramas, but i think i'm a bit too young for it, so i'd appreciate if you could tell me what age i should prolly start watching at :D

thank you in advance, i hope you have a good day/night!!

Hum, good question. I'm not sure. I started reading pretty racy stuff very young, so I don't think I'm the best judge.

But there are certainly BLs that if you read fanfic already, just have lite romances and a bit of smooching. So 13 maybe?

I wouldn't necessarily "recommend it," because I can't make that choice for you. You know yourself much better than I do. But there is certainly BL I would classify as YA in a section of a "bookstore," if that helps?

I think you'll want to try to develop a critical eye to the media you are watching/consuming in order to understand some of the messaging it's doing and the cultural leanings it has. Than you'll be fine. If you've waded into this blog, that's a start. It's all I do.

In other words:

BL is not produced in a bubble it's saying lots of other stuff beyond the romance and smooches.

So is all music, books, art.

Please just remember this stuff is for entertainment, not life guidance, and you'll be fine.

That said, since you're a teen, there are certainly many BLs that are very racy and high heat. And some that represent highly toxic relationships. These might be best avoided for now.

If you read BL fanfic or soft yaoi manga then I do have some rec lists that might work for you (stuck at the bottom) but they weren't written with teens in mind. So if you don't feel like your ready, don't watch it, and if you find yourself at all uncomfortable with the show (and I cannot emphasize this enough) STOP watching it.

Please always feel comfortable stopping a piece of media if you feel at all unsafe or uncomfortable or just don't like it.

There is always something else out there you'll like more.

Some quick "YA style" BLs off the top of my head:

My Love Mix Up (either Japan - VIki or Thailand - YT)

My School President (Thailand - YT)

Light On Me (Korea - Viki)

Seven Days (Japan - grey)

I Cannot Reach You (Japan - Netflix)

Wish You (Korea - Netflix)

Semantic Error (Korea - Viki)

Our Dating Sim (Korea - Viki)

Takara-kun and Amagi-kun (Japan - Viki)

Restart After Come Back Home (?)

Cherry Magic (Japan - Crunchroll)

Ingredients (Thailand - YT)

He’s Coming to Me (Thailand YT)

Gameboys (The Philippines - Netflix)

Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan - Viki)

About Youth (Taiwan - Viki)

I think it's no accident most of these are from Korea or Japan (mostly on Viki.)

Korea, in general, is going to be largely better for your age bracket, they specialize in soft BL with lower heat levels (with very few exceptions).

Japan can veer heavily in the opposite direction, so come ask me again if you find one not on this list and you're not sure, I can warn you.

Thai stuff is easier to find but it's all over the place and can get super super sexy.

Taiwan tends to go more adult content.

If you're confined mostly to YT because of your age, than you're mostly asking about Thai stuff. Drop me another Ask and I'll draw you up a specific list of YA Thai BL on YT but that might take me a bit of research.

[bengiyo]

💕🎀

Hello, friend! I always look for your commentary in the notes!

💞- fav confession/big speech?

Obviously, it's Pat screaming his love for Pran on the steps of the architecture faculty. I think it's this one because it was a gift Pran gave to him. Oftentimes, a confession is sprung on someone, and that's just so embarrassing for me.

Something less current, and I'm sure some of y'all are gonna be mad, but for the longest time it was the second time Arthit confesses his love for Kongpob publicly at their work event in SOTUS S. I have listened to many of my lesbian friends lament how many girls were gay-until-graduation when I was in school, and so seeing Arthit choose to be out in a professional setting and fully commit the long-term of his life to living openly and honestly with Kongpob was really nice for me.

🎀- fav first kiss?

Feels cheeky to say Pat and Pran (Bad Buddy) again, but damn if their first kiss didn't also come with such fantastic drama that it'll always stand out for me.

Stylistically, and in terms of all the difficulty that went into filming it, I think the underwater kiss between Teh and Oh-aew in I Told Sunset About You should always be mentioned. That kiss was hard for PP because he couldn't see and he's terribly afraid of fish.

I think I really liked all of the quarantine show kisses a lot. I think the stakes were really high for a lot of them, and so the choice to trust someone with your health really stuck with me, because so many of my friends and elders in the community survived AIDS. For the kisses I liked during all the quarantine stuff, I'd like to highlight in order:

Gavreel and Cairo's (Gambeoys) plastic sheet kiss. I'm a bit bummed that this one was removed in the Netflix edit, because this one felt so powerful with everything going on.

Key and Chen (Boys Lockdown) kiss when Chen is forced to stay with Key because of a lockdown in his neighborhood. I like this one because while they both knew it was ill-advised, the obvious desire between the two of them really got me.

The imagined kiss in See You After Quarantine was also really solid.

In terms of good chemistry overall? I think Taiwan does a really good job consistently. I remember the first kiss I really enjoyed in BL was from Qiu Zi Xuan and Xia Yu Hao in History 2: Crossing The Line (both the fictional kiss in Yu Hao's mind and their first one at the net). I'm also a fan of the "real" first kiss between Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi on the bridge in We Best Love: No. 1 For You.

[wjmild]

Asian Drama List

a list of all the Asian dramas and bl’s i have seen/will see/etc

this is mostly for my own self reference and also hopefully a full list of tags (for those of you who definitely did not follow me to see this hyperfixation) (and for anyone who is interested in any of these shows)

watched / to watch / dropped

* =favorites 

THAILAND

2gether the Series*

My Tee (’Cause You’re My Boy)

Kiss the Series / Kiss Me Again / Dark Blue Kiss*

Tharntype*

3 Will Be Free*

Until We Meet Again*

Love By Chance

Why R U

YYY

 My Engineer

SOTUS / SOTUS S

He’s Coming to Me*

Blacklist

My Dear Loser: Edge of 17

Waterboyy

Puppy Honey

Theory of Love

Reminders

The Gifted

Hormones 1/2/3

Turn Left Turn Right

2moons/2moons2

Together With Me

Secret Seven *

Girl Next Room

Who Are You

Friendzone 1 2

The Shipper

I Am Your King

Room Alone 

Wolf

(Winter 2020) A Tale of a Thousand Stars

(Winter 2020)Military of Love

(November 2020) Thonhon Chonlathee

(September 2020) I’m Tee, Me Too

Long Khong

(2021)HempRope: Between Us

En of Love: TOSSARA / Love Mechanics / This is a Love Story

SOUTH KOREA

Where Your Eyes Linger *

Mr. Heart (2021)

CHINA

The Untamed

PHILIPPINES 

Gameboys

Pearl Next Door (2021)

Hello Stranger

TAIWAN

HIStory2: Crossing the Line

HIStory3: Trapped / Make Our Days Count*

Vietnam

Stage of Love

[florbexter]

hello it's 4am and i have a LOT of feelings about the history series (history3 in particular) that i need to let out and i'm gonna unload it on u (i'm sorry i have no one to yell to nsjsjsjs)!!!!!! i hope i'm not bothering u too much ok so i just wanna..... scream about history3 + ctl bc of how?? good?? it is??? i know it has its faults here and there and is still, at the end of the day, a BL genre series that isn't meant to accurately portray gay relationships but man!! it has completely +

+ annihilated some common bl drama tropes that literally sends me reeling sometimes??? the tropes are: 1. "i'm not gay/i'm straight, i just like ____" i was so afraid they were gonna make this mistake bc of what ht said to bx but he later says he likes guys and goes on to say it in future eps?? GOD i love him 2. isn't really a bl series (?) if i'm not wrong, chris wu said that he had a conversation w the director and they agreed that "BL" wasn't rly the direction they were going in, but +

+ instead a romance movie? so he studied for his role through watching romance films rather than BL dramas! which is... just crazy to think about?? that the directors actually considered portraying it as ~love~ and not something carved out to cater to straight girls or something? 3. the softest and most unproblematic couples as much as i don't wanna compare dramas, the couples are so soft and loveable? their (w/ the exception of some couples) relationships are just so pure and adorable +

+ to watch grow TT 4. doesn't really establish this weird top/bottom dynamic that other dramas love obviously, top/bottom discourse is disgusting and assigning a sex position based off of physical characteristics is so... Dumb.... and not to mention homophobic bc it forces heteronormative standards on gay couples.. Yoikes!!! but in today's ep seeing haoting straddle(??) xigu was kinda cool bc it's like??? he's this big dude while xigu's quiet and tiny!!! and seeing him put himself in a +

+ vulnerable (ig??) position is very interesting for a drama of this genre i have so much more to say and i can ramble for HOURS but i think i shouldn't flood ur inbox too much lol i'm sorry for unloading on u (bc i don't... even know u nsksns sorry)! if this is too much for u to answer feel free to ignore it! and if u do answer, thank u in advance for entertaining my yelling 💖🥰 again, sorry this is absolute word vomit, i have a lot of feelings

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Hiii!

Hey no problem, just word vomit all over my ask-box - I’m ready :D 

I think what the HIStory franchise has going for them in terms of ‘doing it right’ is that they 1. grew from an independent production company and that 2. a lot of the people working for Choco TV are part of the lgbtq+ community themselves. 

I remember that I saw a very heartfelt IG story of the executive producers during the time they fought for same-sex marriage in Taiwan so they are at least allies. And the director of obsessed is a lesbian (love me some lesbian directors) and she married her girlfriend this year *go lesbians!* - so the approach to this kind of material is already very different. 

BL is a genre that, for me, is very tainted and I still have no idea why we just can’t call it mlm or just gay but you know... nobody listens to me XD

It’s nice to see that you have so much fun watching History! I hope the next episodes leave you with the same excitement ❤