BL Drama (Asian)

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❤ I can't seem to escape from 2gether the series since every single BL drama recommendation lists always contains this show. The storyline itself is fairly simple and commonly used in many rom-com movie/drama (pretend-couple to real-love). I don't know about you but I have read so many books and watched so many movies with a similar setup, so it was a no-brainer for me. Nevertheless, the whole thing was so fun to watch and easy to understand. If I'm not mistaken, this is actually the first acting gig for Win (the guy who plays Tine) and I'd say that he has done a pretty great job portraying Tine's character. There is this one thing that I found odd while I was still watching the show, it's Sarawat's obsession with Tine's boobs? Like wth? hahaha I just ignored it and pretend that those conversations never happened. 

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I found this drama by accident. I was searching for The Untamed on wikipedia since that show kept showing up on my Tumblr timeline and wiki said the show is adapted from a BL novel. I was immediately curious because I knew what BL novels/comics was, but I never thought that people would make actual shows out of them (I have apparently been living under a rock). I saw a gif of this show on a Tumblr post (a list of recommended BL dramas to watch). When I was watching it, I didn't know that LGBTQ+ content is banned in China, so it was like watching a show that has a lot of queerbaiting and it sucks. In spite of the super bromance situation, I enjoyed everything from start to finish. This show has made me want to date someone who can cook as well as Yuan Zong. There were some WTF moments involving Yuan Zong's sister, though. That story arc made me wonder if this things could really happen in real life (I hope not and if it did, I hope someone was put in jail for it lol).

❤❤ Excuse moi, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST BL DRAMA THAT MADE ME CRY! Yo, Kao and his mom are the two people that can sit together in a room and made me cry even though they're not saying many things to each other. I love them both so much. About Pete and Kao, I only have this thing to say about them, this is not a show where you fall in love with they way two people fall in love but this is a show where you fall in love with the way two people stays in love. Kao andPete are in a long-term relationship already but there are things that they still need to sort out, like coming out of the closet, coming to terms with their sexuality, and also dealing with their future. Life is hard in general and this drama shows it. This is what made me fell in love with the show in the first place, it is very realistic in someways 

This is the second Asian BL series that I watched because one of my close friends actually begged me to watch this. I don't remember much about this show but I remember the side couple was actually very interesting and sweet. 

This show is actually my first Asian BL that I've ever watched. I mostly watch western stuffs. I actually found it by accident because Youtube recommended this to me. I went to see the trailer and felt intrigued to watch it. I liked it, a lot. There were funny, poignant, and touching moments. However, there were times that I feel like the acting is a bit stiff to my liking but don't worry about it because I'm a perfectionist bastard by nature.

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❤❤ YO! I literally searched 'bl tv show' on google and this tv show was on the top of the list. I didn't plan to watch it until I read the frinkin' synopsis. I meeeeeaaaan, I went through hazing myself when I first enrolled in my uni. Seniors yelled at us constantly and gave us a million tasks on top of uni assignments. Tears were shed and sleep was scarce, but I went through it and I survived. I actually signed up to be one of the hazers myself the next year and now friends with the previous hazers LOL. It was a lot of fun but pretending to be mad all the time was not good for my health. Plus, the juniors were very difficult to handle and it was so frustrating. The guy who plays Arthit is a very good actor (good looking too) and I could actually felt his frustration when the juniors started to act out. The guy who play Kongpob looks too much like my friend so I won't be commenting on that. All in all, I love the storyline because it hits too close to my heart. I love the actors' chemistry and acting skills. I couldn't detect any stiffness or awkwardness when they act. That's just awesome.

❤❤ Consent is key! The first couple episodes did not sit well with me. The lack of consent alerted me but let's not focus on that. Let's pretend that those scenes did not exist and you'll find yourself watching friends-with-benefit catching feelings then turn to lovers. The journey from friends-with-benefit to lover is not smooth sailing, though. There are a lot of obstacles to overcome and a lot of trauma to deal with to get to their 'destination', so beware of poignant moments and some of them could make you cry. However,  there are also tender and sweet moments that you should not miss, they are the best. I swear to God, Mew delivers the best kiss scenes (by now I have watched many dramas and many series and noone can top him). The villain in this series in jail-worthy and I'm still waiting for that day to finally come (I don't think it will). I love Techno, he's so damn funny and actually very observant. Tar and Tum's relationship is very interesting (especially after I found out that they are adoptive brothers, phew). Tharn's family is the sweetest and just overall lovable, I adore every single one of them. 

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OMG Plern Pleng is the most annoying female character in history, not because she's interfering with Korn and Knock's relationship but because of the way she treated Yihwa. Yihwa is QUEEN and noone can hurt her! hahaha I'm not kidding, though. I love her character so much. She loves and takes care of her friends. If you really like a slow burn romance (despite the sex in the first episode) you will enjoy this. There are so many things that bugged me when I was watching the show but it was never the chemistry between Tul and Max. They delivered the pain, the love, the frustration, and the passion for each other quite fluently, no stutter there. I almoststopped watching it because Plern Pleng and because the story keeps going around and around and around. I almost gave up because I seriously thought that all the problems would never be solved.

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