#pluto the series ep 5

[thefriendoforatioisdead]

No because I don't know if you get it ?

Like do you get it ?

Are you picking up what I'm putting down ?

LIKE DO YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING ?

Because I don't...Like I'm not sure what I'm saying...But I'm probably saying something rn

[gunsatthaphan]

"please don't disappear again."

[gl-saveme]

bragging and being possessive (cutesy version)

OonMay in Pluto Ep 9 GenAoey in Mate Ep 5

Shoutout @anilpin for this parallel!

[celestiallovefrv]

[projectjasper]

ai is about to go down in history as a writer with the shortest chapters since the conception of the written word

[judgementalcookie]

Gmmtv really on the roll with all these ravishing kisses in the initial episodes

[hughungrybear]

Again, I remember the unofficial pilot trailer where Jan looked like she'll be playing a villain between Pang and Pim. Watching this though, I hope Jan won't be a rebound for Pim 🙃

[doublel27]

I would second the people immediately panning Thai remakes of Japanese BLs and the xenophobia that comes with it. And the Thai adaptation isn’t the only version of OL to cut that line, so focusing on it for the Thai adaptation seems really disingenuous. Especially as many of these fans are neither Japanese or Thai.

It’s doing numbers on the Japanese streaming service it’s on in Japan: it tops their international selection every week and it hit the top ten over all this week.

Also EarthMix’s last series was Moonlight Chicken which aired two years ago and their other shows were pre-Twitter engagement levels. There’s literally whole conversations within the fandom of how they’re not used to doing this for a show weekly and how to improve. They’re very popular with a general audience in both Thailand and Japan, and probably Asia over all, but their overall fandom is not as large as some others and skews older and quieter. Earth and Mix tease fans at fanmeets for being introverted like them because of how quiet they are.

The show has been up against some pretty heavy pulls for content. Our Sky and Perfect 10 liners were still trending pretty heavily by the time OL premieres, vs the other big GMM25 shows have a day to let the previous trend die down before trying to overtake it, plus Week 2 was also offset by the Japan Fanday which had a bunch of other fandoms who are experienced trenders running and Week 3 they got overtaken by GOT7 dropping music, follower celebrations for Yin and Gemini and view celebrations for Pond’s Versace deal, the Sadistic MV hitting 3M (four fandoms right there), and other things.

But at week 3 they’ve actually gained numbers from weeks 1 & 2 (330k isn’t small potatoes right now) and they had less content and no other fandoms joining the trend. I think it’s too early to call OLTH a flop.

the engagement of EM series is really low, i thought that they were famous than FK so i’m not understanding why the numbers are so low…. what triggers me is that p’au is the director, i’m afraid CFC have the same treatment

So, I think there are some extenuating circumstances here. After the first episode of Ossan’s Love Thailand, a large portion of fans of the original decided to boycott the remake because the writers cut a single line they apparently felt was necessary to the plot. The line in question? “I know you love big tits, but how about a big dick instead?”

Full disclosure: I have not seen the original and cannot make comparisons either way, but I do feel that this was probably just a poor choice of series to adapt. The whole sexual harassment thing being played for laughs is a bit triggering for me personally and I feel like that might be putting some people off, which is unfortunate because the HengMo plot is great and this might be my favorite role of Earth’s ever. He really excels at comedy.

Regardless, to use the success of Ossan’s Love to make any preemptive judgments about Cat for Cash is ridiculous. Even if Ossan’s Love turns out to be a flop, P’Au is also responsible for My School President, which is probably the most popular GMMTV BL since 2gether. I think P’Au has simply been handicapped by being given the Japanese adaptations to direct. (I also think he’s being given them specifically because he is the newest director at GMMTV and no one else wants them.) Adaptions—especially cross-cultural ones—are hard and they are also frustrating for creators because it feels like you’re not getting to showcase your own work, but someone else’s.

We’re only three weeks into Ossan’s Love, though. Both viewship and trends should continue to increase the longer the show goes on. And it’s also relevant to note that Mix is actively liking posts every week telling people not to stress about trending and I think the fandom has taken that to heart and aren’t trying to artificially inflate their engagement numbers. After all, watching these shows is supposed to be fun. Not a full-time job.

[twig-tea]

GL Odds and Ends January 2025

I'm still trying to figure out what 2025 means for me in terms of where and how I spend my time, but one thing I am passionate about is making sure there is a record of GL media, so I'm going to try to prioritize keeping this up to at minimum monthly, though I might change up the format. Last one was end of December 2024. If you're interested in GL older than that, check out my GL rec list and my #gl recs tag for the other odds and ends posts. Series new to the roundup are marked with an asterisk*.

Currently airing (with thoughts up to 31 Jan):

Petrichor ep 9/10 (Thai, Saturdays, 10:00 AM ET, iQIYI) I've appreciated the struggle that Tul has gone through in terms of wanting to use her police powers to protect her family though that goes against her morals, and some of the procedural aspects I was grumbling about before have been explained by the plot. However, it still bothers me that she's not a very good detective. That being said, Engfa and Charlotte still have fantastic chemistry, and Na is having what seems like the time of his life.

*Us the series ep 2/12 (Thai, Saturdays, 8:00 AM ET, YouTube) I admit I think I have Chao Planoy fatigue. Age gap, both characters are lying to each other, there are abusive family members, and a guy who seems nice but I'm braced for a reveal about how he's actually awful. I'm feeling like I'm playing bingo. Honestly If someone gets hit by a car I might lose it. All my baggage aside, the pacing on this feels uneven and it doesn't feel like it has its feet yet.

*Call Me By No Name ep 4/8 (Japanese, Thursdays, 12:30 PM ET, GagaOOLala) Honestly I am not buying the romance between these two protagonists and I am finding them a little overwrought.

*Trunk Girl ep 1/? (Korean, possibly Thursdays, YouTube) This has just started, and the vibes are off. I am suspicious of the circumstances that led this runaway to stay with her friend, especially when she kissed her in her sleep (and I don't mean suspicious of sapphic feelings, those are already taken as given considering the genre).

*FirstLOVE ep 5/? (Korean, Mondays, YouTube) Toxic girlfriend gets replaced and then regrets letting her lover go. We'll see how this ends but this is another messy drama that feels pretty rough.

*I Am Devil ep 5/? (Thai, Saturdays, YouTube) Gonna be honest with y'all I watched ep1 and shelved the rest, it's a pulp in the style of high drama like Sastra and JPC below produce and just isn't my jam. If you're looking for high heat lakorn-style drama, give this a try.

[Note: Mate is still airing if you did not fast track, but since I did I've included it in the following section]

Recently Completed:

The Fragrance You inherit 8eps 25mins each (Japanese, 8 Nov 24-27 Dec 24, no official distribution but fansub on @isaksbestpillow's blog[thank you Siiri!] I loved this finale and wrote about it here. For those who don't want to click the link, in short this is not a romance but a really beautiful and sweet show about all kinds of interpersonal relationships.

Pluto 12eps 45 mins each (Thai, 19 Oct 24-04 Jan 25, YouTube) This series showcased the skills and chemistry of Namtan and Film, and had some of the most iconic product placement in a GL to date. The plot was messy but held together, and as much as I was unimpressed with their choices week to week, their choices made sense within the narrative (and genre) being told. I knew this one wasn't for me, but what it was doing, it did pretty well, and beautifully. The one real ding from me was the use of blindness as a metaphor that essentially got handwaved away; that and I think it was doing too much. But I am glad that before that, there was some great use of their platform to highlight the importance of universal design.

INTP 4eps 5 mins each (Korean, 27 Dec 24-22 Jan 25 YouTube) This is the latest short series from RedQ, who produced some of my favourite GL short series including More than or equal to 75 degrees C, and To the Ex who Hated Me. I said when this started that the setup of this one reminded me of Semantic Error if SangWoo realized he was attracted to JaeYoung at their first group assignment meeting, and I think that holds. These two fell for each other because they both care about the group project, and both protect each other. It's a bit short but I found it very sweet.

Mate, 12eps 50+ mins each (Thai, 26 Nov 24-28 Jan 25 fast-track or 4 Feb 25, WeTV (uncut version)) In the end this show remained a struggle for me. There were things it was doing that I really liked (the characters tried hard not to resort to noble idiocy, and when characters did resort to noble idiocy they were confronted with the consequences, for example), and things that I really did not, and there were parts that were really hard to watch and will haunt me. There are a lot of things I like about this show, so I don't want to discourage views. Just go into this one informed, and make the decision that's right for you.

*Adrenaline 4eps 15 mins each (Thai, 10 Jan-31 Jan 25, YouTube) This show is a cross between a travel ad and a lakorn. This is a major spoiler, but the main character has a secret condition where she forgets things that causes her to forget her first time with her girlfriend!? This show is so messy lol

Recent One-offs, Side Couples, etc.:

Fireworks of Yesteryear/When We Met has been made available on YouTube. A 35-minute Chinese GL that includes a makeout and as a result the production team have been working hard to get it in front of eyeballs. This is a moody piece with an open ending; there's an age gap too so YMMV (30s and 22).

GL microseries Your Name Engraved Herein (not to be confused with the BL feature film) has been subtitled by @douqi7s. Watch the original on Bilibili and enjoy the subs on YouTube. This one is also melancholy but it's some really tight storytelling in under 2 mins and manages to feel hopeful even though it's sad.

There is a lesbian side couple in Flirt Milk the series (airing now on iQIYI). This couple Noon and Praewa previously appeared as sides in Love Senior.

There is a new MV featuring a lesbian couple for the artist KnomJean on YouTube. This is one of those MVs that tells a story (TW for family violence) and after getting through the sad backstory, celebrates marriage equality in Thailand.

IdolFactory is re-running GAP the series on YouTube. If you've been putting off watching, now is a good time!

Speaking of re-runs, Yes Or No and the two sequel/spinoffs (Yes or No 2, and Yes or No 2.5) are all newly on GagaOOLala for streaming in some regions (I know for sure they're in North America, not sure about others)

Uranus2324 is starting to show up in particular places on the internet. I watched it and after all of the negative things I'd heard I actually liked it lol I'll see if I can write about it more this week

My suspected wlw sides in See Your Love ended up being implied only I was a little sad about this but at least I wasn't imagining the vibes.

Mom Ped Sawan is still airing but I still don't have a source for subs

Sastra film app YouTube channel has several short Cambodian GL series that come out weekly Honestly they are not to my taste but I don't like gatekeeping GL especially from smaller markets. I check in on these time to time and if there are any that I think are great I'll give them a shout-out

Ditto above with JPC media YouTube channel for Thai GL shorts if there are any that stand out to me I'll say so; that being said I haven't had time recently so if I've missed anything good let me know!

Starting soon:

Reverse With Me (sequel spinoff to Reverse 4 U), Thai, 5 Feb, iQIYI and Ch3+ app

Fragrance of the First Flower s2, Taiwanese, 18 February 2025, GagaOOLala ok this isn't that soon but I'm just so excited we're getting this second season after all!

As always, if I'm missing anything, please let me know!

[some1willrememberus]

GL drama coming out in 2025 (last updated on February 28)

DRAMA:

Completed :

Pluto (thai drama, 12eps, GMMTV)

Mhom Ped Sawan (thai drama, 26 eps)

Love From Another Star (thai drama, 4 eps, JPC Series)

Petrichor (thai drama, 10 eps)

Mate (thai drama, 12 eps, ZENSE Entertainment)

Flirting with the INTP (korean drama, 4 eps, RED Q)

First LOVE (korean drama, 6 eps, Lovememory 러브메모리)

Flat Girls (thai movie, dir. Claire Jirassaya Wongsutin)

I Am Devil (thai drama, 8 eps, Maxlive Online TV)

Trunk Girl (korean drama, SUKFILM)

Ongoing :

Call Me by No-Name (japanese drama, 8 eps) [January 10 - February 28]

Us (thai drama, 12 eps, dir. Fon Kanittha Kwunyoo, GMMTV) [January 18 - April 5]

Hidden Heat (thai drama, 6 eps, H'our channel) [February 3 - March 4]

Reverse with Me (thai drama, 8 eps, SiamSi Studio) [February 5 - March 26]

Fragrance of the First Flower, season 2 (taiwanese drama, 12 eps) [February 18 - March 25]

Flirting with the A+ (korean drama, Lovememory 러브메모리) [February 23 - ?]

Upcoming :

I'm Your Moon (thai drama, 10 eps, U Entertainement) [March 16 - May 18]

Somewhere Somehow (thai drama, 12 eps, dir. A Natthaphong Wongkaweepairod, IDOLFACTORY OFFICIAL) [July ?]

Shades (thai drama, 12 eps, FRT ENTERTAINMENT) [TBA in 2025]

Buy My Boss (thai drama, 10 eps, FRT ENTERTAINMENT) [TBA in 2025]

Let's Kick This Love (thai drama, 8 eps, dir. Apo Nattawin) [TBA in 2025]

No Romeo (thai drama) [TBA in 2025]

Stuck with Me (thai drama) [TBA in 2025]

Remain (thai drama) [TBA in 2025]

Sunshine in the Wind (thai drama, Studio Sabi Wabi) [TBA]

Only You (thai drama, Ch3Thailand) [TBA]

3 Minutes 2 Love 3 (thai drama, Lalana Channel) [TBA]

Girl Rules (thai drama, GMMTV) [TBA]

Whale Store xoxo (thai drama, GMMTV) [TBA]

The Last Case (thai drama, IDENTITY ENTERTAINMENT) [TBA]

Be Mine (thai drama, IS ENT OFFICIAL) [TBA]

Roller Coaster (thai drama, Motion Minds Entertainement) [TBA]

About Galaxy (thai drama, Y. Enternaiement) [TBA]

My Only Sunshine (thai drama, Star Hunter Entertainment) [TBA]

My Safe Zone (thai drama, Ch3Thailand) [TBA]

Queendom (thai drama, WeTV) [TBA]

Harmony Secret (thai drama, CHANGE2561) [TBA]

ClaireBell (thai drama, Mine Media Production) [TBA]

The Dragon House (thai drama, WONDERFRAME) [TBA]

Cranium (thai drama, 12 eps, starring Becky Armstrong & Freen Sarocha, dir. Fuse Kittisak Cheewasatjasakun, IDOLFACTORY OFFICIAL) [TBA in 2026]

Don't hesitate to tell me if I ever missed some of them, I will add them. Thank you!

GL drama released in 2024

[animenostalgia]

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - Ep 137: Space Adventure Cobra The Movie with Tricia

This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 off your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

November 18th was legendary director Osamu Dezaki's birthday--so let's celebrate the Thanksgiving season by revisiting one of his works that's a real feast for the eyes! That's right, I'm talking all about the wonderfully pulpy sci-fi romp that is Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie! And joining me once again to chat all about it is returning guest Tricia! Listen as we discuss everything from Dezaki's eye for design, to Buichi Terasawa's love for Barbarella & Disney movies. All this and answering your questions, too! Once you're done with your food coma, have a rest and listen in!

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As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

[thefriendoforatioisdead]

I absolutely ADORE the fact that May doesn't care about the huge bouquet her ex gave her, and instead takes the time to carefully put Oon's rose, which is small, and slightly crushed, in a beautiful vase, somewhere she goes everyday, first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening, and cherishes it like the most precious gift ! Because it is...And Oon will someday realize it, that money doesn't matter and that May loves everything she gives her because it's her !

[moutheyes]

2025 QL Anticipations, Wishes, and Resolutions

After wrapping up my top 10 list for 2024, it's time to look ahead to next year with my most-anticipated upcoming series, series I'm planning to catch up on, and some resolutions.

Top 5 anticipated series in 2025

Us (pilot trailer) / dir. Fon Kanittha (GMMTV) / adaptation / rumored for January: Emi Thasorn had her Mark Pakin moment last year—she was literally everywhere (Last Twilight, Beauty Newbie, Wandee Goodday, The Rebound, The Trainee, and currently in Perfect 10 Liners), and that has built up my anticipation for her first leading role. I don’t actually have super high expectations for the storytelling, as this is an adaptation of an author with certain weaknesses, but I’m hoping the simplicity of the plot allows the acting to shine, and I’m enticed by the potential of two fresh GL pairings in EmiBonnie and ViewMim (if they do end up as a side couple).

Khemjira (pilot trailer) / dir. Ron Patarapon + Aoftion Kittipat (Mandee Works) / adaptation / currently filming: I am not the biggest fan of Domundi/Mandee projects, but this feels a little different in scope and flavor, with the supernatural horror elements and a largely rural setting. Also, I can’t lie, I'm excited for the combo of KengNamping and TleFirstone. I have a weird little fascination with the entire [vague handwaving] of DMD The Friendship and TleFirstone are my third-gen blorbos; I suffered through the entirety of Secret Love just to see if they kissed good (they did). Also, with the musical talent here, if we don’t at least get a banger OST out of this show I’m going to be so mad.

Knock Out (pilot trailer) / dir. Tee Bundit (Deehup/WeTV) / adaptation / recently did fitting: Boxing/martial arts settings are gonna be everywhere in 2025 (there are at least two more QLs that I can think of), but the combination of Deehup production quality, WeTV je ne sais quoi, and a promising new acting pair in GunNice is just delicious, especially after seeing that pilot trailer. Tee Bundit excels in not only drawing out excellent physical intimacy but also making show settings feel lived-in, and the action scenes in Jack & Joker were pretty decent, so I'm excited to see how he brings a boxing gym with ties to the mafia underworld to life.

Love You Teacher (pilot trailer) / dir. Dome Jarupat (Parbdee/GMMTV) / original / script being written: Boy, was this ever the most willfully misinterpreted pilot trailer from the entire GMMTV25 event. This post beautifully sums up most of my thoughts on that matter, but I want to add that after two episodes of watching PerthSanta elevate the milquetoast Perfect 10 Liners with impeccable chemistry, my excitement for them in these specific roles has grown exponentially. Give me the sunshine/grumpy dynamics with a poignant exploration of devotion and care! And we know p'Dome will bring the poignancy.

Girl Rules (pilot trailer) / dir. Jojo Tichakorn (Moongdoo/GMMTV) / original script / most likely late 2025?: p'Jojo is bringing the gospel of messy gays to the sapphics this year, and I will be seated front-row for it. I already know that Milk Pansa playing a stone cold casanova bitch is going to be A Problem for me, and I am on my knees begging for some honest-to-god hatesex or spite-fucking, just give me a truckload of whatever they have going on:

(I didn't include series like Cranium, Ticket to Heaven, and Love of Silom, which have either already been slated for 2026 or could go either way. Or series that simply don't have enough info, like 8 Hours. Ggurhggh I'm hoping the last two I listed above make the cut...)

5 series to catch up on

Pluto: I watched the first ep and definitely wanted to continue, but the series ended up on the back burner due to time. I also thought it would be a good one to binge due to the melodrama of the storyline. From the gifsets I've seen, I'm in for some good fucking food.

Century of Love: Honestly, I'm kind of looking forward to DaouOffroad's next project a little more (I think they are going to thrive in the bodyguard dynamic), but I know I'll want to watch something lakorn-ish at some point, and CoL will scratch that itch.

Reverse 4 You: This seemed to fly under the radar in fandom circles, but the concept sounded interesting (it has speculative elements like time manipulation and precognition) and by all accounts the acting was really solid. I also have Apple My Love (Kongthup + Ormsin lead = winning combo in my world) on the list but this one is just a little more compelling so it will take precedence.

Blueming + Where Your Eyes Linger (movie version probably): After losing my mind over LFCT, I promised myself to finally finish off the Hwang Daseul cinematic universe this year. 🫡

The On1y One: I prefer to binge Taiwanese series, so it's nice to have this in the back pocket for a slow weekend or whatever. See Your Love is making me remember how much the pacing of TWBLs drives me nuts sometimes, so we'll see when I'm in the mood again...

2025 resolutions

Prioritize GL! This might be obvious from the series I mentioned above lol. I did such a bad job of this last year, but luckily GL seems to be a growing slice of the pie. The things I'm looking forward to: new pairings, messier dynamics (GIRL RULES), and hopefully more original scripts (GIRL RULES!!!!) as well. Pipe dream: CAN I GET ONE (1) NON-FEMME SAPPHIC CHARACTER PLEASE...

Watch a series outside of the big four markets (Thailand, Japan, Korea, Taiwan). There are a couple of completed Filipino series on my watch list, so it's just about making time for it.

Write more consistently about QL. I did participate in Tumblr discussions this year, albeit spottily, and I'd like to do it more! I tend to put my thoughts in tags rather than adding onto a reblog or commenting on a post, so let's see if I can break that habit and contribute more directly.

[gl-saveme]

Meow.

tiny cute gf overload 😻

OonMay in Pluto Ep 10 GenAoey in Mate Ep 5

[scrumptiousstuffs]

Pluto is having it's special ep today, while VV has it's last ep

so THK could have an ep0 the day they have Kidnap last ep maybe

tho Jojo didn't have a special ep for neither NLMG nor OF so mayne we won't have one for THK either

hope not and we have one but we'll see

still Pluto has one on the same day as the last ep of the show it will replace which is worth noting

VV being a rewatch means that it usually doesn’t count 🫣 (I think). Usually, GMMTV will not put a special episode on the same day of a current finale episode (cause if the current show is a success they have the finale fanmeet gathering!)

But you are correct in saying that not all series have special episode/episode 0. I think its partly related to the series itself and whether the director(s)/production team involved want to do one?

P’Aof series tend to get specials and reaction video of watching the trailer while P’Jojo series tend not to have them.

Pluto has a reaction video (of watching the trailer) and special episode…I am not sure whether Kidnap has reaction video but they did have the special. Can’t remember about 23:5….,

I’m still hoping 🤞we will get both a reaction video and special episode for The Heart Killers!!!!

[projectjasper]

pov: you don't care about your girlfriend so much you straight up randomly chose a cafe for a date and didn't remember it was where you first met even after sitting there for like at least five minutes