Ranking 150+ BLs

Who knew a story about 8 high school boys could bring me so many tears, laughs and smiles. 

When I think of this drama I think of warmth, love, friendship, dreams, comfort, coming of age and family. 

Honestly, life changing.

• 2 boys were best friends, but had a falling out, years later they become friends again and new feelings may arise...
• NO WORDS accept beauty and perfection - labelling it as a BL seems strange because its on a whole new level
• I love this series a seriously unhealthy amount, but there was one moment I cried so hard I actually started sweating
• Billkin does one of the best performances I've ever seen and P'Boss's direction is just incredible

• About a boy who has always tried so hard to be perfect and the boy he meets who naturally seems perfect  - warning this drama will give you CONSTANT BUTTERFLIES - and dramas never give me butterflies!!!
• This is from the creator of all my fave KBLs and this just topped the list it’s just all sorts of perfect, beautiful wonderfulness 
• its quite low drama but it was so emotional, I’ve been though some of the things the leads been through and tears occurred regularly 
• The leads had the most heartfluttering chemistry, going from dislike, to friendship, to such a beautiful relationship

• Tian gets a heart transplant and decides to live out his donors wishes, where he even falls for the man she loved
• this drama is the definition of warmth, love and healing, but I was full on sobbing for the last 3 episodes
• It's one of those dramas you finish watching and you feel it changed your life
• Earth and Mix just killed it, the looks of pure love they acted I felt in my soul, best BL chemistry maybe ever for me

• minato comes back to his hometown where he finds a highschool student in love with him - simply its a big game of cat and mouse
• this is such a BEAUTIFUL series about being your true self, loving that person and letting others love you - the leads chemistry is too good 
• The characters in this are some of my all time favourites ASUKA is my king - no villains only sweethearts
• I watched this every week for 3 months over one of my favourite summers - so it holds good memories - also the best end kiss scene ever

• Porsche is forced into being Kinn - a mafia bosses - bodyguard (warning - it’s even darker than it sounds)
• the budget for this is out of this world 
• chemistry for DAYS - kinnporsce open the season with a mature and at times beautiful love story, but you end the season with vegaspete the darkest and messiest story ever
• i would die for this whole cast and all their characters- especially vegaspete 
• Also the world building and acting is out of this world - Build (Pete) in ep13 is oscar worthy - the tension, pain and love

• a boy isnt able to graduate uni because of 1 class he decides to make another boys life miserable because he believes hes the reason he failed that class  (again opposites falling in love + height difference!)
• this is definitely everyone’s favourite Korean bl but it’s not quite mine, it is still perfect though  EDIT - took me 4 watches now it’s one of my faves
• I actually read the manhwa and the drama is way more adorable yet still such a truthful adaptation 
• the chemistry was off the charts and this project clearly meant so much to the actors - really beautiful 

• 2 brothers and a lost man start meeting every weekend for meals
• this is such a beautiful story about healing through food
• it is such an innocent, sweet and heartwarming jdrama
• the romance is very very light, but what was there was so cute

• just as school breaks for summer 1 boy kisses and confesses to his best friend 
• This was extremely short but it told this simple love story perfectly - it’s everything I love about jdramas - although I wish we got more closure on their academic futures, but the open ending is more realistic 
• One of my favourite lead performances/characters in a long time- he was so awkward and weird but in the most believable and charming way 
• also I love a love story where the character confessed to is so mature dealing with his feelings, he just asked for time to reflect - zero running away

• remake of the mini series - Mark is in love with Vees best friend, a drunken night leads to Vee and Mark sleeping together
• This is a million times better than the mini series - Vees acting has improved an insane amount - he's so charming here and YinWars chemistry proven to be some of the best in the industry
• This is full of tropes, but I feel like it utilised them all so well that I remembered why these became tropes in the first place
• Again in my opinion its just the best chemistry in any BL I've seen so far

• A failing shoju (BL manga) author and an up and coming jpop idol reconnect - after going separate ways after high school 
• Another BL that proves Japan does characters  better than any other country - the doubt depression and pain these characters go through make it a lot darker than most BLs
• This is truly about 2 people being each others support systems and safe zones
• This is also one of the funnier BLs I've seen - its typical jdrama surrealist humour at its best

• 2 boys who are opposites fall in love even though their from rival families 
• this was so brilliant and made me fall in love with Nannon all over again - pram <3
• broke all stereotypes whilst still giving us all the cliches - after the halfway point we got to see them be an adorable couple  
• we had sapphics who were so cute and fully formed with their own little love story - we thank you P’Aof for being the best bl director
  
  

• in high school a boy kissed his best friend and then ran away before his crush could respond -7 years later they meet at a job interview
• This was truly so special - the chemistry was off the charts, the confession scene was incredible and they became a couple half way through so we actually got to see them be cute and couple-y
• these actors were so good with casual intimacy and so tactile with each other - like a real couple - that's never the case in KBLs 
• AND not one, but two amazing kisses... again this cant be a KBL ...but it is!!!

• short but PERFECTION
• bodygaurd and heir gave been friends for 15 years when feelings happen...
• First even Korean BL not independently funded
• this is seriously so beautiful I couldn’t believe my eyes, THE CHEMISTRY

• 2 very different boys learn to support and be there for eachother, they become friends, then more
• the first 6 episodes are some of my favourite bl episodes ever, but the last too have to wrap too much up - the series is too short
•  The chemistry/relationsip of the leads is so heartfluttering, adorable, healthy and wholesome 
• BEST BL SOUNDTRACK EVER 

• Short but so so sweet
• volleyball boyfriends
• troublemaker falls for goody two shoes
• that kiss through the volleyball net which may be the best first kiss scene ever

• A loner decides that he wants to make friends for the first time, he joins the school council to do that where he meets his first love but which of the 3 boys will it be?
• this was so so so adorable and the lead ended up with my fave so I was very happy
• these “who will he end up with?” Plots give me to much anxiety because I always get too attached to one suitor
• just again THIS WAS TOO DARN ADORABLE and I’ll forever love my enemies- friends-lovers ship!

• 30 and a virgin our lead gains the power to read minds when he finds out a coworker has a crush on him
• this series is so wholesome sweet and adorable
• the leads have great chemistry and there is zero toxicity 
• this would be higher on the list if I wasn’t as emotionally attached to the dramas above, cause technically it’s better than them!
• there's no kiss between the leads - it wasn’t necessary and didn’t affect my love for the drama, but some fans got mad

• 2 teens meet, for one its love at first sight, the other falls in love over the summer
• basically a surfer boy trying everything to get his crush to love him
• this ones so cute i smiled ear to ear the WHOLE time
• my first Japanese BL and it was peeerrrrfeecct

• A boys twin end up in a coma he takes his place to discover who hurt his twin
• this was fantastic and taught me so much about the political situation in Thailand, definitely one of the most important series
• Offgun killed it in tones that are so different from anything they’ve done before their chemistry is still amazing
• Weaknesses: there were quite a few plot holes - also my hatred of a canonically queer character in the novel being straightwashed in the series - plus the fact he turned into a horrible character when trying to be in said straight relationship

• A boy is brought into be a hotel heir’s bodyguard 
• this is some serious soulmates writing here - it’s basically love at first sight which I usually hate but it’s done so well here!
• they go and fall head over heals for each other on an island for half the drama and the other half is pain and suffering
• WHERE DID THIS CHEMISTRY COME FROM!? PondPhuwin were good in Fish Upon the Sky but their chemistry in this is incredible and so mature - it really felt like this EPIC romance because of them - their ep9 acting is insane

• one boy always places first, the other always places second
• this is the most wholesome and adorable enemies (one sided) to lovers
• that small angry and adorable sweetheart dynamic
• i can't  wait for part 2 - this part had zero angst, but pt2 looks full of it - AH

• MY 50TH BL!!!
• The 2nd series of BL sees the lead trying to win back his broken hearted ex
• The best 2nd series to a BL ever
• Some scenes were so well acted I found them extremely difficult to watch 
• that being said this also had some of the most adorable and wholesome content ever

• To get back his job a man decides to try to get close to his bosses favourite artist, who after a broken heart went into hiding
• This was so ridiculously warm and so ROMANTIC - it was a proper romance - gave me all the warm and fuzzies! There were so any hugs in this drama and I loved every single on of them
• The plot is exactly what you'd expect - its been done before, but the exceptional acting, beautiful chemistry between the leads and wonderful characters make this such an enjoyable watch
• ALSO the side couple were so cute  - high school besties, who grew apart - ones the adorable charasmatic cafe owner, the other a "bad boy" with tattoos - both hopelessly in love with each other, but the ca fe owner refusing to accept his crushes advances! I 

• Not a BL, but there’s an incredible BL side couple - 1 half the couple is one of my all time favourite characters
• the story of a virgin Alex who travels to the future where he’s a gynaecologist - sounds weird, but its like Sex Education with time travel
• the BL side couples story was 2 bullies were best friends at school, but went separate ways when seen kissing - 10yrs later they meet again and still have feelings - their chemistry and steam, was A LOT
• Discusses so many important issues like: consent, STDs, pregnancy, abortions, open relationships, homophobia (internalised and in the workplace), non-binary people, sexual harassment, even kinks and so many more - its awesome

• One boy is in love with the other and treats him like a god
• oh my goodness!!! This was such a perfect little thing, so so beautiful
• yes in the real world Kiyois actions wouldnt be okay, but in dramaland he’s my little angel and their relationship was adorable and we got kisses…in a school jdrama!?
• kiyois performance is so good, he’s so aloof but then we see his perspective in ep5 and then he breaks down in the final episode and my heart actually hurt

• This couple argue one evening, they breakup, but that night one ends up in an accident and forgets everything about the other - he's just like he was at the start of their relationship again - so could they restart things?
• This is a seriously heavy drama - I think I cried from episode one onwards because this drama is just over flowing with the feeling of melancholy 
• they were a ridiculously adorable couple, the flash backs to how they got together were especially cute and these are 2 extremely talented actors
• It's really about communication in relationships and how no matter what if you're supposed to be with a person you will

• In school a popular boy lies that the lonely athlete tried to attack him, this leads to a hate filled relationship, which then becomes friendship and then possibly more?
• I read this manhwa and it is DARK they toned down a lot of the extreme stuff to make one of the leads become more likeable, but it does still include: bullying, abuse, depression and suicide
• These are 2 rookie actors and they do a pretty good job - especially the boy playing the popular boy - its such a complex character, but he perfectly encapsulated the character from the manhwa
• There isn't a kiss -  there's no kiss in the manhwa - the last episode was a special episode filmed months after the rest - its unnecessary and doesn't add anything to the series - its cute though, just not the same standard as the rest

• 2 boys fell in love (and slept together) at 15 which resulted in them being separated for 10 years - but when they find each other again one of them acts like they were just classmates
• This was such a beautiful story and I loved how they intertwined the past and present and slowly revealed more about Ren's character
• This is on the steamier side of JBLs but the steam is mostly due to how intimate those few scenes feel - personally I feel the chemistry of the leads was top tier
• My one fault is that Ren was such an incredible character - there were so many layers to him - his charm, pain, charisma, trauma and his hidden over-whelming love, then adult Kazuma in comparison was a bit of a blank character - but the child actor for him brought a lot to the role

• 5th Korean BL released 
• a chef and an actor with very different personalities end up living together
• this was super light and adorable but also felt more mature (& waaay more kissing)
• this couples enemies to friends to lovers story was so well shown in such a short series

• BL is only a side couple
• bully and victim become best friends and then realise they love and need eachother more than anything 
• a love that transcends sexuality
• no kiss or confirmed relationship until their Our Skyy episode 

• The love story between a tutor in university and a high school gangster 
• this is full of so much character and personality - it’s so unique, bizarre and hilarious
• The leads are so weird and cheesy but they make it still cute
• the friendships and familial relationships make this even better - as well as the main location being temples!

• A man is stuck in a monotonous routine, his young coworker plans to get him out of it with new experiences and good food!
• This was very good and is definitely a lot of peoples all time fave JBL 
• Really good mature age gap drama - the pining was limited and everything was understated for a Japanese drama
• the main couple had good chemistry and theres a confession scene that’s all one shot and it’s incredible how raw and painful it is to watch! 

• Closed off senior and puppy dog newbie employee start to fall in love
• this was so sweet - their dynamic and chemistry just worked so well!
• its such a quintessential Korean BL - it had all the tropes but did them so well

• A man is going through a hard time, when his 2 childhood pets come back into his life, but as humans
• This succeeded all of my expectations and was just so RIDICULOUSLY cute - with and unexpected amount of tears too
• Choco and JungWoo stole my whole heart with how innocent and adorable they are  
• I would say I can't believe this drama made ship a pet and their owner, but I've watched Asian dramas for too long for this to be the first time this has happened 

• A boy dreams of making it in music and with a school mates support they try to achieve his dreams
• This was adorable - the leads had this real domestic comfortable chemistry - it was so believable they’d lived together for years
• the romance actually seemed quite slowburn and there were some quite annoying miscommunications that were drawn out
• overall a very enjoyable and sweet kbl

• The leads are gorgeous, I’m deadly serious when I say I’d die for them
• its a fake boyfriend storyline...so yaaas
• their chemistry is insane
• its one of the funniest dramas I’ve ever seen, I cry tears of laughter every episode

• 2 reporter that are rivals are teamed up and start to understand each other
• This was so so so good - the development of the leads relationship
• I loved seeing the missions they went on to uncover their stories - I could’ve watched them do this for 100 episodes
• They were 2 characters that really fit together and made sense - also they had the right amount of steamy scenes - nothing crazy like some JBLs but also definitely not nothing 

• A man dissatisfied with his life discovers he is able to travel back in time to his university days after he finds out his first love is getting married
• I am such a HUGE Gawin fan and he did such an incredible job this was a very charming characte, but also so broken and in need of love - he delivered in all aspects 
• i‘m not such a big fan of Krist but he did a really good job in this role - you could tell he really put everything into the performance
• I think the story was well told and mostly engaging, but (I know I am completely alone in thinking this) Krist and Gawins chemistry was a bit “meh” - it definitely has good moments, but overall I felt it was a little lacking

• On the first day of Dong Baeks new job his Director tells him, if they don't date they'll die- hint: past lives - expect unexpected tragedy
• This started out extremely strong, but I feel the story got a little confused as it kept going - but the leads casual chemistry kept this going
• Park Young Woon who plays the director is one of the best looking people I've ever seen on screen - its ridiculous
• They fake you out with a typical bad KBL kiss and then do an amazing one 

• A popular student has a rule that he will date the first person who asks him that Monday - but one week a boy asks him out - its 2 movies not a series
• This was actually really sweet - I loved seeing them grow to like each other and understand each other
• There is a lot of miscommunication in the second movie, but its such a short story it makes it bearable
• The insane jdrama 2010's hair bothered me so much less than I thought it would

• Part 2 of above
• Everything said above 
• Just wanting to add that this is such a gem that I feel so many either don't know about or skip over - DONT its actually very special

• A boy sees his best friend fatally hit by a bus, but he stands up a minute later - but then people start to lose the ability to see him
• This was such a heartbreakingly beautiful drama -I sobbed the full second half
• The leads just had the most beautiful relationship - they're so different but they are each others person and the drama makes it clear - there will never be anyone they'll love as much as each other
• The whole time you'll hope the ending  is not what you're thinking, but I think it's best you know its exactly what you're thinking

• The acting is beyond brilliant, again some insane chemistry
• The direction is actually amazing, I was obsessed with it
• seeing our 2 leads open up and fall in love was so beautiful 
• BUT  ONLY WATCH TILL EPISODE 9 if you like happy endings, because they decided that the best HIStory couple was the one they should give a sad ending to, which ended the HIStory franchise and apparently the writer stole the idea anyway...ugh but its so well made

• Second Korean BL
• a pacemaker has been in love with a marathon runner for years.
• this was too darn cuuute
• a lot more kiss scenes and intimate scenes than WYEL, still WYEL is my fave though

• The side couples story from UWMA 
• I had very low expectations for this after my problems I had with UWMA and the fact that I'm let down by the majority of this directors projects - most fans were let down by this, but my expectations were so low that I really liked it
• After ep1 I wasn't completely sold, but over the course of the first half I fell in love with these leads and their love
• The way these 2 characters cared for and comforted each other was so beautiful - even though there was a crazy amount of miscommunication I didn't mind

• A ghost streamer goes to visit his family in Thailand, but are they ghost?
• This such a little gem - the leads chemistry was actually insane - I’ve never seen chemistry that natural and immediate before
• Also I loved the family and their rules for being ghosts - but it was really heartbreaking to see them deal with being ghosts 
• Im not a fan of a time jump and I don’t feel it was completely necessary here, even though they tried to explain it

• some lines and scenes in this are eyeroll worthy and laughable and the first episode has a PROBLEMATIC scene, but work through those cause
•  their chemistry is some of the all time best
• Type coming to terms with his sexuality storyline is *chefs kiss*
• Almost too many sex scenes for my prude ass, but if you’re into that there are A LOT

• This series is split in half each half telling a different stories:
• Payu meets rain and bets him that he has to make him fall in love with him in the next 30 days
• Prapai meets Sky and falls in love, but Sky has been hurt from his past relationships
• For me although Rain and Payus story made no sense it was superior too to the second story - their chemistry was electric - I was constantly blown away - but most fans prefer the second part

• Talay drowns and wakes up in a parallel universe as some one else - he has to find a special person who will be his key to getting back to his universe
• I was so excited for a BL series with a ton of fantasy, but was SO disappointed when I realised all of the potential for great fantasy was glossed over
• Once I got over my disappointment and realised the real story here was about a group of boys trying to make films together I enjoyed it a lot more
• The leads chemistry was quite lacking for me but they had some very cute moments

• Love a healthy main couple
• love supportive coming out scenes and healthily coming to terms with your sexuality scenes
• love the side couple, you’ve got to wait a while but BOY are they amazing
• a lovely cast of character, fingers crossed for season 2, even with all the bts drama and stupid things the cast are saying

• adorable cop and a stone faced mob boss fall in love?
• People LOVE this one, they are obsessed, most peoples favourite HIStory series, a it’s just not my favourite and I don't know why
• the leads have some seriously heart fluttering scenes and extremely emotional scenes that are 10/10
• HIStory with the biggest budget and most story outside of the romantic ones

• Our lead is cursed with constant bad luck, so he decides to get close to a popular boy who has endless good luck
• this was very cute and quite funny
• i did feel the leads kind of lacked any sort of chemistry, but they fit their roles
• it wasn’t incredible, but it reminded me of Cherry Magic and Kieta Hatsukoi which are incredible 

• A comet is flying towards the earth - everyone will die in 10 days, at the library our lead runs into the man that broke his heart in college, they make a deal which leads them on a road trip
• One of the stars did one of my most hated performances in a jdrama, but he was quite good here and this directors work is usually void of any emotion, but i actually liked this
• I read the manga before and it is petty much a scene for scene, word for word adaptation which I appreciated
• It's definitely for adult audiences, the leads both do some pretty messed up stuff and there are a couple extremely graphic s*x scenes

• BL author and lead in his series adaptation fall in love
• The lead (Up) in this is so incredibly talented, I'd seen him play a horrible character previously but in this he's adorable and just such a sweetheart
• The other lead is very pretty but compared to the other he's not as brilliant an actor (don't kill me!)
• It's really cute and sweet whilst making some extremely important points about the toxicity of the BL industry

• 4th Korean BL released 
• a boy can't see colours, but meets another boy who gives him the ability to see them
• these 2 were complete soulmates and it was so beautiful
• due to how short it was it was a little messy and I had an issue with the editing in one episode
• other than that i thought it was perfect, they had wonderful chemistry - koreas kinda great at bls 

• A boy gets into a car accident and swaps bodies with his sister - he has to team up with his ex-best friend to road trip to several shrines to reverse the swap
• Definitely not the best series ever BUT it was filled with EarthMix’s incredible natural chemistry and I LOVED every second of that
• The love these 2 characters felt was palpable and that’s completely down to EarthMix and why theyre one of my favourite gmmtv pairings
• The road trip element meant we really got to explore areas of Thailand (and their food) that we normally don’t see in Thai BLs

• A boy admitted his feelings to another boy the day before he moves to another country - they meet again a couple years later at university
• This was cute - it was a fun binge watch - i probably wouldn't have liked it so much if I watched it as it aired
• The actors had really good chemistry - nice to Joong in another good pairing - he seems to have fabulous chemistry with all his partners
• It was cheesy and cliched, but as I said - fun - I'm looking forward to seeing JoongDunk in another (hopefully better) series 

• A continuation of their story in the first series
• i was so happy to spend more time with these interesting characters and it was so fun
• i liked the glimpse we got of their life together and relationship
• nothing really happens - only a bit of growth in the last episode, but it was still very cuteand messy like the first series

• After getting together in series 1 jiwoo leaves with no explanation 
• this was still fantastic and filled with emotion
• the leads chemistry is still 10/10
• but I really couldn‘t understand the motivations of one of the characters - I’ve read so many deep dive introspective fan essays and i just don’t get it - definitely my least fave work of Hwang Da Seul- but its still great

• Yashiro confesses to and is then rejected by his best friend, he makes a wish to turn intoa girl to be his best friends type
• This is a lot darker and more depressing than the whimsical plot makes it seem
• A really interesting cast of characters and I loved the tiny glimpse we got of our leads relationship - I was sad we only got 1 ep of them in their real bodies falling in love before they were separated again
• i really thought this was going to be one of my new all time favourites, butI didn’t love it as much as I thought I would - still it’s a beautiful drama

• A beautiful, cheesy, sometimes cringey but always adorable socially distanced BL
• a livestream gamer and their fan meet online in lockdown
• the main couple are seriously cute (even though almost all their interactions are over video call)
• so surreal to see a drama embrace covid like this, but this one did it in a seriously smart and respectful way

• a man realises he's living as an extra in a BL he's gonna make sure he doesn't fall in love
• this was HILARIOUS - they gave us every single BL cliche ever 
• the lead actor was brilliant so funny and melodramatic - I also loved him in the intro song
• I really loved the leads cute romance but I wish they'd sprinkled it in throughout the drama not just the final episode

• Boy gets a makeover to get his crushes attention, but his competitor keeps getting in the way
• This was very very cute and definitely way above average
• so glad I watched it but that being said all the cliches made this a little forgettable in comparison to gmmtv dramas like 1000 stars
• Mix looked so adorable the whole way through which made my heart happy

• 2 boys walk into each other when they're 17 and spend the next 15 years in love
• this one was so sweet and then so painful
• yuki is my son and i would die for him
• gave it an extra star cause it gave History3 MODC an alternate happy ending

• BL couple are one of the 4 couples this drama follows
• you see how of Pete and Kao came to be (hint: it’s hate to love)
• 2nd drama in the Kiss series, its a prequel and my favourite of the 3 seasons, but watch it after ’Kiss: The Series’ and before ‘Dark Blue Kiss’
• Very tame and family friendly as most GMMTV BLs are 

• 6th Korean BL
• A dancer in debt and his debtor spend time together and fall in love
• The first half I really didn't get all the love, but the second half is wow
• kinda earned its R-rating (by kdrama standards)
• It was incredibly sweet - at the end I teared up 

• A rich boy is cut off by his father forced to work at his fathers company - so he moves into a flat with a landlord - the landlord later realises his annoying, spoiled tenant is his new boss
• This has the same leads as Kissable Lips, which i didn't really like, but this was a MILLION times better
• These 2 leads have good chemistry and a super comfortable with each other probably as it's their second project together
• It's a really simple opposites attract story, with thrown in forced proximity - its only 8 episodes so a simple story works well

• lovers from a past life reborn, so get the tissues
• great actors and in my opinion improved direction since Love By Chance
• really enjoyable and compelling first half, second half the constant crying was a bit too much and was so often it didn’t affect me anymore
• another really cute side couple who I wish got more screen time,  second season anyone?

• Boy moves to Seoul and catches the eye of 2 restaurant owners
• The chemistry in this was incredible and there were some fantastic scenes with the leads
• It was a really simple story but a fun quick watch
• Wanted the second couple to be a thing even more than the mains, but sadly no…

• Q boy sees X as his biggest rival, X bets Q that he can’t get this popular girl to ask him out (hint thers a secret crush and lots of bickering)
• this is the definition of a hidden gem, it flew under everyones radar but it’s so cute
• The leads had a really fun dynamic and I loved that there was a mature queer character advising the younger characters here
• Theres no kiss, but it doesn’t really need one