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I’m watching Blueming for the third time, and every time I see it again, I’m just amazed how beautifully comprehensive a story it is for a series that is shorter in time than the average movie. It’s such a well-made tv show, from the story, to the script, to the actors, the direction, the production value—to ME, it’s just a perfect series.
Thank you for giving us this gift of a show…
Hwang Da Seul has given us three gems which depict, not only the bl genre, but truly, universal thoughts and feelings; series/movies with such genuineness, and such authenticity. That is not easy, but Hwang Da Seul succeeds, beautifully.
“When I’m working on a project, I sometimes think, ‘This is my last project.’ It’s not a job with a guaranteed future. I can fix it in the next work. Also, as a creator, it’s really hard to get praise from someone, but I’m grateful to be supported by many people while working on a BL genre project.“
“There were times when the audience who saw the works left their impressions that I felt my own emotions. Hearing those words is comforting. I’ve always thought of myself as an ordinary and colorless person. When I hear those words, I can’t put it into words clearly, but it makes me think, ‘There is something that represents me.’”
“I think the fact that the fans of the work have steadily grown the game played a big role. Because there is someone’s support and support, other people also get interested. The BL genre may have a sensitive part, but rather than narrowing it down to a specific genre, it is a ‘love story’. ’ It’s easier if you look at it broadly and define just that a man loves a man, because you can write the romance you want to write.“
- Hwang Da Seul; Director of K-BL’s Where Your Eyes Linger (2020), To My Star (2021), Blueming (2022)
#blueming#hwang da seul#korean bl series#korean bl#korean series#kdrama series#favorite kdramas#bl series#where your eyes linger#to my star#director#Korean director#Blueming the series
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Past Lives (2023)
Dir. Celine Song
Language: Korean, English
#past lives#2023#english#korean#celine song#greta lee#teo yoo#john magaro#korean cinema#female directors#movie screenshots#movie screencaps#film screencaps#cinema#film screenshots#cinematography: shabier kirchner
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BLs with Strong Historical Elements
Costume dramas, historical BLs, and BLs with time travel or flashbacks to historical locations & times.
These are in order of my personal preference, best at the top.
I Feel You Linger in the Air
2023 Thailand
IFYLITA is an exquisite BL, from filming techniques to narrative framework (much like Until We Meet Again). It's about a gay man from our time who falls into the past, becomes a servant to a noble house, and falls in love with the heir. It turns out this has all happened several times before. Steeped in history and family drama it edges into lakorn (but not as much as To Sir With Love and with way less scenery chewing). This is an elegant and classy soulmates BL... from Thailand which normally doesn't even try for classy. The main couple (both as a pair and as individuals) were excellent, particularly Bright (Yai) whose eye-work acting style is a personal favorite of mine. Pity about the ending. Oh it wasn’t that sad but it wasn’t good either. This show could easily have earned a 10/10 from me except that it fumbled the… erm… balls in the final quarter. Argh. Whatever.
Nobleman Ryu's Wedding
2021 Korea - WeTV
A boy cross-dresses to take his runaway sister's place as a bride to a shy scholar, turns out they like being married. A historical setting allowed this BL to use some seriously old fashioned romance tropes (arranged marriage, evil step-sisters, Cinderfella) but also modern BL stylings like fake relationship & secret identity (drag) plus some cute gay panic. It reminded me of 12th Night more than anything else which just happens to be my favorite Shakespeare play. For all these reasons, I adored it.
(the ghat kiss!)
Tinted With You
2022 Korea - Viki
Fun stylish time travel meets portal fantasy with a likable cast, historical setting, and two actual kisses that mitigate the rough plot and issues around anachronisms.
Word of Honor
2021 China (censored) - Viki/YouTube?
I don’t rec Chinese stuff often, because I believe in censoring the censors, but this show is one of my favorites of the post 2016 censored bromances. It’s two murder-gay assassins (pining sunshine/tsundere), and they are so insanely gay for two boys who will never be allowed to kiss. Tropes include: wuxia, soulmates, paranormal, historical, and fantasy elements.
To Sir, With Love AKA Khun Chai
2022 Thailand - YouTube?
This is a true lakorn (basically Thai tellenovella or soap opera) with scenery chewing performances, especially from the mother characters. Gone With the Wind + Days of Our Lives but gay. That said? I loved it: A glorious central brother relationship (the best, made me cry), het romances, class divide + gay *gasp* main romance - oh my word, the campy drama of it all! Arranged marriage, rebellion, cut sleeves, over-the-top death with curses and regrets, beautiful if inaccurate costumes, secrets unraveling, cover ups, sparkle murder, sex herbs, coils within coils including snakes and murderous green metallic sequins (is anything gayer on this earth?). It’s a WILD ride but it does end happy for our gay boys. A man cries when he finds DEATH GLITTER. Come on! You haffa watch it. That said, like Manner of Death I struggle to rate something on a BL scale when it patently isn’t a BL. So I ended up giving this exactly what I gave that show, 7/10 I enjoyed it a whole lot, but not as a BL.
The Untamed (Special BL Edition)
2020 China (censored) - YouTube
Censored wuxia bromance, amorphous ending. Probubly the best known BL of its kind out of China and responsible for bring many fans to the BL side.
Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go
2023 Thailand - YouTube
I was nervous to watch this PondPhuwin vehicle but I liked it a lot! Doomed soulmates + paranormal time travel to fix the past. I’m happy for the outfits and the dancing (if not the singing). It’s not a bad premise and it’s nice to see GMMTV lean into its high production values for a change. I'd adore a full historical starring these two and this was definitely the best of the second series of Our Skyy. I don't think you have to have watched the original Never Let Me Go to enjoy this.
Legend of Long Yang: Rebirth
2017 China
Gaga
Whipping boy trope... literally, servant character takes the strap for the prince, who then makes him his bodyguard and lover when he becomes king. Low budget historical, comes off as kind of cosplay wuxia version of Irresistible Love, but we get (in the credits) an actual kiss, and they both live. So yay for small mercies.
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
2023 Korea (historical flash backs)
iQIYI
A new employee at a film company encounters a director who claims to have lived 300 years and insists that they have to date (eat, hug & kiss) if baby doesn't want to die. It has a lot of Japanese elements, not the least of which are: an office setting, the fact that every character in this show is unhinged, and a killing of the gays. Featuring a gorgeous & stellar cast, TDWBMD should have utilized them less for melodrama and more for chemistry. This BL surprised me by going there with a lipstick mark AND an actually gay idol. But (you knew there was a but) while it's a unique twist on an office romance it is NOT a unique twist on the doomed red thread trope, resulting in it feeling less than the sum of its parts and ultimately unsatisfying. This might have also had to do with the fact that this was one of those KBLs where I felt how very short it was the whole time I was watching, like I was missing something constantly, in every episode. Worth watching for some but seriously flawed.
First Love Again
2022 Korea (historical flash backs) - Viki
A popular novelist who remembers his past lives meets his soulmate for the third time, only to find she has been reincarnated into the body of a man. This one started out a touch mean-spirited, but we eventually got a good kiss. The confession/rejection scene was justified and the reconciliation and ending was... fine. All in all, the pacing felt rushed and the romantic arc was underdeveloped. They go from like to love to boyfriends in a red hot minute. But that’s par for the course with Korea’s short form. If you don’t mind a heavy does of melodrama in your BL this one has a solid story with a strong concept that’s well acted and produced, making it a classic KBL with better than average chemistry but ultimately a touch forgettable.
Love in Spring AKA Spring of Crush
2022 Korea
This show was all over the place with uneven acting, narrative, and focus (sometimes it wanted to be a slapstick comedy, sometimes a depressing melodrama) which meant no one, actors or viewers, took anyone or anything seriously.... AND it’s a bromance. I was left wondering if SalHyung is now code for “they were roommates” in Kdrama historicals but otherwise largely apathetic and unimpressed. Korea, I now know you can do better. Do better.
Mermaid's Jade
2019 China (censored-esk) - Gaga
Kills the gay.
The Male Queen: Han Zi Gao
2016 China - Gaga
Kills the gay. Schrodinger's BL, both a BL and entirely not one at the same time.
Diary of Heong Yeong Dang
2014 Korea
Kills the Gay
I was gonna do a top 10 list, but there aren't enough by my metrics, so many end sadly.
This post at the behest of @verymuchof thank you for the idea!
Dated April 2023, includes only BLs that had finished their run by that date. Not responsible for cool costume flix that come after that. But you should check the comments to see if any have been added by others!
I might have missed a few that only have time historical elements since I don't always track those.
Also I would like to point out a decided lack of Japan on this list. My ninja yaoi consuming tiny past self is VERY upset about this void.
WHERE ARE MY GAY NINJAS??!!!
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#historical bls#time travel bls#bls with historical elements#korean bl#chinese bl#thai bl#I Feel You Linger in the Air#Nobleman Ryu's Wedding#Scholar Ryu's Wedding#Tinted With You#Word of Honor#Khun Chai#to sir with love#The Untamed#Never let me go#Legend of Long Yang#The Director Who Buys Me Dinner#First Love Again#Love in Spring#Spring of Crush
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Just dudes being bros and kissing each other on the lips
#onlyoneof#onlyoneof nine#onlyoneof kb#onlyoneof junji#onlyoneof yoojung#yoojung#kyubin#kb#wookjin#nine#junji#kpop#kpop bg#ngl im this close to start tagging their stuff as bl because what in the korean bl in this??#also they are just amazing for talking about kissing their group members without any drop of shame#they look like they are having a lot of fun#kpop's official boy kisser group#btw i want to fight the light director for this one content
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Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)
#greta lee#teo yoo#past lives#celine song#a24#female filmmakers#female directors#women in film#female screenwriters#female directed films#korean american#korean#asian american#south korea
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FILMS in 2024: 09 | Next Sohee 다음 소희 (2022) — dir. july jung
#next sohee#nextsoheeedit#bae doona#kdramaladies#kdramaedit#kdramadaily#kdramanetwork#kmovie#korean cinema#worldcinemaedit#world cinema#asian cinema#female directors#moviegifs#filmgifs#fyeahmovies#userfilm#dailyflicks#!gifs#films2024
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New work by Our Dating Sim director, previously referred to as Roommates, now Boys Be Brave, is at the script reading stage.
Jung Ki Sub is Kim Jin Woo's slacker friend and secret crush. So when Ki Sub asks to crash at his place, his heart tingles to be near him everyday.
19.03.24
#boys be brave#roommates the series#our dating sim director#lim hyun hee#kim sung hyun#nam shi an#cast#ahn se min#jung yeo joon#upcoming bl#korean bl#script reading#vs twitter#blmpff
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Aren't you going home?
#jun x jun#jun and jun#jun & jun#jun & jun the series#lee jun x choi jun#I felt so bad for our director#he just wanted to spend time with Jun#and help him#and be near him#and eat cake with him#korean series#korean drama#korean bl#kbl#bl drama#bl series#asianlgbtqdrama#myedit
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Michelle Zauner
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bisexual
DOB: 29 March 1989
Ethnicity: Korean, Ashkenazi Jewish
Nationality: American
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, musician, writer, director
#Michelle Zauner#bisexuality#bipoc#lgbtq#lgbt#female#bisexual#1989#jewish#ashkenazi jewish#korean#asian#poc#biracial#singer#songwriter#musician#writer#director
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The Dierector Who Buys Me Dinner (2022)
#the director who buys me dinner#kdramaedit#korean bl#kdramadaily#park young woon#park jeong woo#kdrama#bl drama
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BLA Top 10 Korean BL Series of 2022
SEMANTIC ERROR
BLUEMING
TO MY STAR 2: OUR UNTOLD STORIES
ROOMMATES OF POONGDUCK 304
CHERRY BLOSSOMS AFTER WINTER
THE NEW EMPLOYEE
CHOCO MILK SHAKE
THE DIRECTOR WHO BUYS ME DINNER
ONCE AGAIN
HAPPY ENDING ROMANCE
#bl series#bl drama#Korean BL#BLAggregator#semantic error#blueming#to my star 2#roommates of poongduck 304#cherry blossoms after winter#the new employee#choco milk shake#the director who buys me dinner#once again#happy ending romance
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A LOOK BACK at Jong Chan & Seung Hyun
THE NEW EMPLOYEE (2022-2023, SOUTH KOREA)
An absolutely beautiful story of a intern quite pass his college days that falls in love with his workaholic boss. A boss that becomes a new and better man because of this intern that stole his heart.
When the intern loses his job, the boss takes it quite personally confronting the CEO and ultimately quitting his job to began a startup with the former intern as his first hire.
Kim Jong Chan (KWON HYUK) was initially cold towards Seung Hyun (MOON JI YONG) but once his heart softened it was permanent and irreversible. Kim Jong Chan made so many changes simply because his love for a man that wanted to understand him and his passion for his work.
And that small bit of understanding made work less important and the man more important bringing a beautiful balance to both of them.
#A LOOK BACK#SOUTH KOREAN BL SERIES#THE NEW EMPLOYEE#I AM IN A BL SLUMP#I DO NOT LIKE MOST OF 2024 BL'S#EITHER I CAN'T WATCH#DON'T WANT TO WATCH#HATE THE STUDIO (I HAVE MY REASONS)#HATE THE ACTOR(S) ... AGAIN I HAVE MY REASONS#TAKING A STEP BACK TO FORMER BL'S I LOVED#ESPECIALLY KBL'S#OUR DATING SIM#SEMANTIC ERROR#LIGHT ON ME#CHERRY BLOSSOMS AFTER WINTER#MR. HEART#WHERE YOUR EYES LINGER (DIRECTORS CUT)#WHY RU? KOREAN VERSION#TO MY STAR 1 AND 2#JAPAN: OUR DINING TABLE#KIETA HATSUKOI#CHERRY MAGIC ANIME AND LIVE ACTION (JAPAN ONLY)#THAILAND'S LOVE IN TRANSLATION#CENTURY OF LOVE#REALLY ENJOYED REWATCHING THE NEW EMPLOYEE#BL-BAM-BEYOND FAMILY OF BLOGS#My GIFS#MYGIFSET#MY-GIF-EDIT
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Past Lives (2023)
Dir. Celine Song
Language: Korean - English
#past lives#2023#celine song#female directors#greta lee#teo yoo#john magaro#cinematography: shabier kirchner#movie screenshots#movie screencaps#film screencaps#film screenshots#korean cinema#movies#films#cinema
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BL 2023 - Put Your Head on My Shoulder
(everyone but Thailand, in a different post)
The 8th Sense
Stay By My Side
My Personal Weatherman
I Cannot Reach You
Mr Cinderella 2
Shoulder to Cry On
Bump Up Business
Jun & Jun
The Director Who Buys Me Dinner
Why R U?
Unintentional Love Story
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#bl trope#trope du jour#head on shoulder#The 8th Sense#korean bl#Stay By My Side#My Personal Weatherman#Japanese BL#I Cannot Reach You#Mr Cinderella 2#Vietnamese BL#Shoulder to Cry On#Bump Up Business#OnlyOneOf#The Director Who Buys Me Dinner#Unintentional Love Story#Why R U?
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༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽ DONGBAEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!
Min Yudam is so devastated god put him through this TWICE like GIVE THE MAN A FUCKING BREAK
#the director who buys me dinner#tdwbmd#min yudam#seol dongbaek#park youngwoon#park jeongwoo#밥만 잘 사주는 이상한 이사님#WTF#I WAS SO DAMN SAD LA#tdwbmd spoilers#bl drama#kdrama#korean bl
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⟢ highlight of the hour: love next door [1/16] ⟣
catching up
#love next door#korean drama#jung hae in#jung somin#mygif#mmkfav#i'm baaaack#I AM SOOOOO BACK#a light romcom with a great cast and a talented director that i trust??#WE ARE SO BACK#i cant wait to watch these 2 fall in love#its gonna be sooooo good
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