#tharntype: 7 years of love

[negrowhat]

15 Day BL Challenge 2K24

The full challenge can be found here.

Day 9: Most Visually Pleasing Love Scene

Let's get into the colored love scenes. The ones completely bathed in a singular color to evoke a certain emotion fueling the love scene. IDK what the colors mean 98% of the time but I know the color was a deliberate choice.

The Green Bathroom Scene in KinnPorsche. The way I was OBSESSED with this scene. I could watch it for 10 hrs straight and scream and squeal like it's the first time.

The Blue Scene in For Him the Series. Between the blue lighting and Nail allowing Him to undress him completely (jewelry included) I was GAGGED. It was such an eye grabbing scene.

The Pink Scene in the Sign. What can I say about this fucking scene other than PERFECTION!? I liked that we got two love scenes wrapped in one bright neon pink bow, but specifically when they move to the bed and Phaya is PLASTERED again Tharn's back?? The silent consent?? Tharn biting his thumb as Phaya entered him?? *Chef's Kiss*

But also...any type of lifting in a love scene??? Idk man it tickles my brain and I LOVE to see it! Specifically Tharn lifting Type in the shower in TharnType s2. Honestly...Tharn lifted Type's big ass quite frequently.

Oh also that one love scene of Charlie railing Babe against the locker room mirror. I enjoyed every scene of Babe getting railed though.

And the Daddy Couch Scene in Love in the Air. Like that was a treat for me. I prayed for it and was gifted. It was for me.

[averygrace221]

Updated: Top 8 favorite bl’s!

[coffeebookslovegt]

Te lo dije, no pienses en otras cosas cuando estés conmigo.

[kinnporsche-is-life]

I would like to quickly summarize Tharn and Type's relationship. You're welcome.

Someone may maliciously claim that I skipped several stages. So I'm filling out the whole story now:

[readingplannet]

Does TharnType the series have problematic tropes in its storyline?

YES

Does TharnType have some of the best acting that you get to see in the BL industry?

ALSO YES

I feel that is the reason people keep coming back to it even after noticing the problems in the storyline because the actors made it feel so real. Honestly it's some of the best acting I have seen in the BL industry. Not a lot of the series have come in par with that level of acting.

[givemeabreakimbig28]

guys guys guys help so i kinda remember this thing where someone's boss is a dickhead and then that person runs out of the building and someone else litteraly just punches the boss and follows him out idk if thats what happened but its the closest thing

[ppeonppeonhan]

Poll: Favorite JaFirst BL Series

Once you get hooked on a BL couple, you want more. And if the BL Gods are listening, you don't just get more, you get variety.

With Ja and First, we've seen them be friends to lovers (TharnType Season 2), ramp up their romance (Don't Say No), cosplay every fan's fantasy (Be Mine SuperStar), and...well, I didn't even know Remember Me existed until today, but I'm sure somebody saw it.

So if a mutual needed an introduction to this pairing...

[7698]

[suga4mycoffee]

TharnType the Series 2 Boxset issues!

THERE IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE.

On a completely unrelated note, I had to restrain myself from proposing marriage via email recently.

[thedooristhebluecushion]

I know MAME & MeMindY have moved on but if they wanted to make a Champ & Doc series I’d eat that shit up.

[watchingblsnowandforever]

Part 2 (also Thai because I might just be obsessed)

[negrowhat]

15 Days BL Challenge the Quadriquel

58. BL scene that made your imagination go wild

Type leaving the homies down in the lobby to get some dick. Because how long were Champ and Techno down in the lobby waiting for Type to let them up? Was it a quickie? Because Tharn really doesn't do quickies. I have questions my mind made up answers for. TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love.

Go Yoo Han telling Choi Yeon Woo about his face blindness. The way I obsessed over that confession, because who would've known? The way everything Yoo Han did prior to that moment kind of clicked for me. He was so straightforward with his words and his compliments to Yeon Woo's appearance weren't just him flirting. And finally it confirmed that they sort of completed each other. Literal mind blowing moment for me. Color Rush.

Nagisa and Shun's kitchen makeout scene. Because how far would they have gone if Sora had not walked in? They both looked about ready to devour each other right there in the kitchen. Did anyone write a fic about that? His the Movie.

Wen Kexing's ONE sword fight. Oh it's my fave fight from the entire series and I love damn near all the fight scenes. Kexing's sword fight was so fucking iconic and he was so smug and he kicked that man's ass. That fight tickled the right side of my brain. 100/10. Word of Honor.

Rain riding Payu. That is literally my most favorite love scene in any Thai BL and I am still so obsessed with it. And more importantly we got to see Payu's blissed out look?????? It's imprinted in my memory for the rest of time. Love in the Air.

Hira and Kiyoi's lil makeout session under the covers. Because in my mind Hira never stopped and ran away because Kiyoi said 'ouch'. No in my version Hira listened to Kiyoi and ravaged that man the way he so desperately craved. Utsukushii Kare: Eternal.

Boya becoming one of Qiming's Spirit Guardians. Oh gawd, Boya choosing to give up his spirit to protect Qiming and the entire city was one of my fave scenes. Qiming didn't want him to do it but Boya trusted him to keep his body safe while he was battling above. It was a great moment between them and it also led to Qiming finally perfecting his protection sigil. The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity.

[blmpff]

Today on Shared Locations:

TharnType 2 (2020)

Catch Me Baby (2022)

Midnight Museum (2023)

[kuniushi]

TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love

Title: TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love (Tharn Type The Series เกลียดนักมาเป็นที่รักกันซะดีๆ 2)

Episodes: 12

Genre: bl, thai

Summary: 3 / 5 ♥

+ same fine main actors (looking at you, Mew) - the phrase "I've known you for seven years" (or anything to that effect) is repeated too many times

** Warning, spoilers ahead. **

Any time somebody mentions "[...] seven years" in a relationship context, take a shot and you are guaranteed to be doing a naked pole dance within 15 minutes. OK ma'am, I understand it's now been seven years since the first series, thank you. I don't need it wood-peckered into my damn head every minute, thanks. The first few episodes was just ... WHO THE HELL WROTE THE SCRIPT JFC. It got better in the middle of the series but at the end, it was another spadeful of "[...] seven years" again.

I absolutely cannot stand Fiat. He's annoying as hell and dumb as fuck. Like boy, you got a rich kid eating out of your hands but you're whinging that nobody loves you. Please, get the fuck out of my boat right now. And trying to go after Type even though everybody is telling you he's got a man for the last SEVEN YEARS, despicable. And when it does blow up in his face, we cry to our best friend about how nobody wants him or whatever stupid problems he has. God, he irritates the FUCK out of me.

Honestly, I loved that the second season prolonged my fantasy about Tharn and Type but it's really not as satisfying as the first season. I actually loved the last episode more than I did the rest of the episodes as it was much calmer with no nonsense about "seven years" or Fiat-crap (sorry babe).

I also do love the scenes with Type's parents. The father's acceptance of Tharn after bringing in Thanya to curry favor ... love the whole domesticity of it all.

Before I forget, I absolutely adore Khunpol. At the start, I was a bit worried that he may be another annoying side character but his growth and confidence dealing with the inept Champ ... /chef's kiss. He's a cute baby and I will wrap him in my blanket to protect him forever.

[ranchthoughts]

Happy marriage equality Thailand! 🌈

A few months ago, @colourme-feral came to me with the idea of cataloguing as many same-sex Thai QL proposals and weddings as we could. And today, to celebrate the bill passing the Senate (and the first post-bill-passing proposal and wedding), I'd like to share with you all our findings! Even though same-sex marriage has not been legal in Thailand until this year (hopefully things will be official in the fall), there have been quite a few same-sex proposals and weddings in Thai QLs throughout the years.

Big thank you to everyone who assisted on this project in some capacity (@airenyah, @bengiyo, @blmpff, @chickenstrangers, @dribs-and-drabbles, @nieves-de-sugui, @twig-tea, @waitmyturtles, @williamrikers) plus all the gif and fanvid makers whose work was instrumental in helping us double check everything (particular shout out to these gifsets by @apathetic-tortoise (1, 2) and this one by @gunsatthaphan).

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We found 28 Thai QL shows which featured at least one same-sex proposal (the blue list below) and 15 Thai QL shows which featured at least one same-sex wedding (the green list below).

I was pretty strict with what counted as a proposal or a wedding for the purposes of this project. For example, characters who we know are married but whose wedding we don’t see aren’t counted (like Laws of Attraction’s Maya and Rose, or the unnamed Force and Book characters shown in a “Just Married” car in Vice Versa). There are many shows where there is a ring or someone gets down on one knee but the question is not exactly “popped” (Khun Chai, Star In My Mind Our Skyy 2, etc.), and there are even more shows characters talk at length about commitment and being together forever but there were no mentions of marriage or other details (like rings, etc.) that would specifically suggest it was a proposal (A Boss and a Babe, Ai Long Nhai, Be My Favourite, Cupid's Last Wish, Dark Blue Kiss, Something In My Room, Star in My Mind, Still 2gether, Until We Meet Again, 3 Will Be Free, etc.). Some of these moments might have been intended as a declaration of intent to marry by the characters and the show runners, but they weren’t conclusive enough to be included on this list. Furthermore, I think it’s interesting to see how many shows were, for lack of a better word, explicit in their discussion or portrayal of same-sex marriage (having the characters use the word marriage, showing weddings, etc.), despite being from a time before such a thing was legally possible. 

Note: I've listed the shows with the year they started airing for ease, even though some of them did finish airing in another year.

(see alt text for the full lists)

The Quick Facts

The first proposal and the first wedding in our data set both happened in Grey Rainbow episode 4, which aired on May 7, 2016. (though this is not exactly an auspicious wedding to start with, as those who know know)

12 shows featured at least one proposal and one wedding (Cherry Magic, GAP the Series, Grey Rainbow, Laws of Attraction, Love Syndrome 3, My Secret Love, Naughty Babe, Never Let Me Go, Tharntype Special: The Wedding Day, Two Worlds, Wedding Plan, and the Wedding Plan Special). 

4 shows feature two same-sex proposals (Cherry Magic, Love Syndrome 3, My Secret Love, and Two Worlds). All these shows also feature a same-sex wedding.

None of the shows in our sample had two same-sex weddings.

The Data Over Time

As you can see, generally same-sex proposals and weddings have become more common in Thai QLs over time, though of course there are more Thai Qls being produced now than in the earlier days.

Note: I'm only looking at shows which aired before the marriage equality bill passed the Senate, so the 2024 data does not include Wandee Goodday or OMG! Vampire. It will be interesting to see if and how the number of same-sex proposals and weddings in Thai QLs increases through 2024 and beyond now that it will become a legal reality.

It is also interesting to consider the production companies behind the shows in our sample. This sample includes 7 GMM shows and 5 Mandee/Domundi shows, plus 1-3 series each from other production companies like Idol Factory, MeMindY, Studio Wabi Sabi, Copy A Bangkok, Jinloe Media Work, TV Thunder, and M Flow Entertainment. In other words, GMM shows make up roughly 23% of the sample, Mandee/Domundi shows are another 16%, and other production companies comprise about 61% of the sample.

Main Couples vs Side Couples

There are 28 shows with proposals in the sample but 32 proposals, because four shows have two proposals each. 26 of these 32 proposals (81%) are between the main characters and 6 of them (19%) are between side characters.

Of the 15 weddings in the sample, 12 (80%) are between main couples and 3 (20%) are between side couples.

For interest's sake, I also broke this down for GMM and Mandee/Domundi. GMM has 7 proposals in 6 shows, with 5 main couples and 2 side couples popping the question; and 3 weddings (across 3 shows), in which 2 side couples and 1 main couple got married. Mandee/Domundi has 5 proposals in 4 shows, all between main couples, and 3 weddings (across 3 shows), also all featuring main couples.

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And now here we are, after the bill has passed the Senate. Congratulations to the Thai queer community, and the happy couples Oyei and Cher from Wandee Goodday and Sen and Run from OMG! Vampire who are the first Thai QL couples to propose and to have a wedding (respectively) after Thailand's marriage equality bill passed the Senate! (The bill passed the Senate on June 18, 2024, and episode 8 of Wandee Goodday aired 4 days later on June 22, followed by episode 6 of OMG! Vampire on June 23.)

I can’t wait to see more same-sex engagements and weddings in Thai shows as we move forward.

[absolutebl]

10 Best BL Shows with the Hottest Sexitimes

Because this is English and word order matters, this title means the show itself has to be good AS WELL AS the scenes high heat, as opposed to the best sex scenes in BL. The two are not necessarily the same list. Anyway I tried to pick both high heat and a fun show. This was hard (pun intended).

FYI expect triggers with your high heat.

(Oh right. For me to get a 3/3 heat rating the BL has simulated sex in it or very close to it. And usually one or more other sexual acts like bjs, a-ply, etc...)

So, I went to the spreadsheet, and sorted it by high heat and then ranking, and here is what I got. I think #1 will surprise you. What will not surprise you is it's mostly Thai and Taiwanese.

10. TharnType (and follow ups)

Thai 2019 Viki

Should it still rank, all these years later? I am sorry to say, yes it should. University setting, great acting and complex characters, interesting friendship groups, enemies to lovers, seriously angsty coming out, high production values, AMAZING chemistry, multiple BL side couples with all the issues, damaging queer rep, strong seme/uke and husband/wife language, classic tropes and lots of them bad.

But it's famous for a reason.

This was KinnPorsche before KinnPorsche.

9. Addicted: Heroin

China 2016 Viki

When Chinese BL was good it was very dirty good and when it was bad it was censored. This is the model for that statement: rich kid falls madly for the genius poor kid in his class, starts an aggressive pursuit, includes kidnapping for love, obsession, stepbrother trope, plus some cheating. I love this BL because of what I could have been.

Just stop watching it after The Sex Scene. Okay?

8. Love Stage!!

Thai 2022 YouTube

This BL surprised me with its charm. The acting was good, the leads were appealing, support cast on point, and the production values high. It followed the original manga story arc relatively closely: boy falls in love with girl as a child, grows up to discover girl is actually a very pretty boy.

Although there are some quintessentially Thai changes that mellowed, softened, and extended the romance arc and heat levels.

7. HIStory 4: Close to You

Taiwan 2021 Viki

Nancy Chen directs, the side dish plot is basically a pastiche of problematic BL tropes inherited from the above. Great chemistry, high heat, stepbrothers, dubcon, obsession, stalker etc…

They sexy tho.

6. My Day

Pinoy 2020 YouTube

The set up on this one is enemies (also boss/employee) and they don’t like each other to start. But that gets resolved pretty quickly. And then they are some of the cutest, hottest, and best boyfriends ever.

This is an under-appreciated BL, IMHO.

5. Cutie Pie

Thai 2022 YouTube

Very high production (and heat) and a lot of visual references to live action yaoi gave this show a whiff of Japan but ultimately it stayed firmly in Thailand’s BL camp veering from absurd to appealing to annoying and then back to absurd again. If you can roll with the arranged marriage conceit and very lifestyle D/s relationships, the chemistry is spot on even if the plot is naff and driven by miscommunication.

Watch this one for the pretty, give it a pass on depth. (It has depth, it just depth of tongue kisses.)

Also the follow up: Naughty Babe

4. Bed Friend

Thai 2023 YouTube but for high heat you'll net to watch on iQIYI

Office frienamies transition a flaming hot one night stand into a f-buddy relationship that is built on a puppy/cat dynamic (and kinks into it at one point). Our puppy is loyal, smitten, and protective with endlessly longing eyes, while our cat is snarky, prickly, and deeply damaged (ALL THE TRIGGERS).

NetJames give lovely high-heat with excellent chemistry and tuned-in performances of surprising depth, unfortunately the story ultimately failed them. Had the show had the strength of its convictions and kept to a tighter, darker, harsher 8 eps it would have been the first high heat to earn a 10/10 from me, but once they fussed with it, it dropped to a solid 8/10. Could have been great but was overworked.

Still if high heat is your thing, this one will not let you down.

3. HIStory 3: Trapped

Taiwan 2019 Viki

Basically the definition of enemies to lovers from Lin Pei Yu. This is a cop + the mafia man he is chasing but WAIT, they fall in love. Added bonus side couple: assassin and nerd cop ALSO falling in love. It’s great. All the leads are stellar. Its high heat, fun action, and a bit of a mystery drama but pretty about all of it.

My only warning is that the main couple doesn’t entirely end up together, it’s implied, but… amorphous ending.

2. Why R U?

Thai 2020 Viki

No one knows what’s going on, not even the characters, but absolutely no one cares 'cause it's so thirsty. The plot seems to be "great chemistry and make sure Zee's shirts are NEVER BUTTONED PROPERLY." We, the collective, have a pro Hawaiian shirt anti-button stance, so rah rah rah! (Still the most confusing thing about this show is: why they didn't just title it YRU?)

The FighterTuror sex scenes still stand as some of the best ever fielded in a Thai BL. I will not be entertaining opposition on this matter.

1. Be Loved In House: I Do

Taiwan 2021 Viki

A cute classy office set BL with a few plot raised eyebrows, but no other concerns. ALL THE TROPES plus a general sweet softness that’s pretty rare from Taiwan, who usually prefer to go hard, but all their signature domesticity.

There is one high heat sex scene and it's great. But it's the whole package of classic sappy Taiwanese BL that puts this at the very top for me.

Generally just v high heat?

Hottest sex scenes in BL is frankly gonna be largely a matter of your personal taste.

But if the ones mentioned above don't work try:

KinnPorsche

Love in the Air

Big Dragon

HIStory 3; MODC (the BL that shall not be named)

Be Mine Super Star

Manner of Death (and anything else with MaxTul)

Oh My Sunshine Night (sides)

Secret Crush on You

Wedding Plan

Most dark JBL has very good high heat, but... ya know.

For @samara44 by request.

Dated Nov 2023, not responsible for amazing high head that came after.

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