BL Drama Lovers Club

August Challenge Day 15 ~ 

Who is your ULT Bias? ~ Some reflection

You know, reading American Fan's bias post, it's just occurred to me that I don't like to get to close to knowing an actor because I'm always then left to feel like I'm walking on a line, waiting for a scandal, a dating rumor, stalkers etc etc so I've learned to just enjoy someone's work. 

But having looked at Boun and Fluke's instagrams, there's a good chance that we would only be casual friends as our tastes and likes are very different.........Also, I'm the Mad Hatter's daughter so LOL 

I preferred Fluke's instagram. He seems a little more adventurous. I got a very glamourised feeling from Boun. 

Cheng Yi, ma man is wise enough to stay the Fk off social media because chinese SM is a drug lord's piranha tank and he seems too hard working to let anyone take him down LOL There's a good chance we could be very similar people but he keeps that wall up and I fully support that. I'd rather he not get cancelled and banned for something so ridiculous. 

So far, the only BL actor that I've had an emotional connection to has been Apo Nattawin. I feel like we're very alike personally and even though I hated Kinnporsche, I finished it for him. I even have that in my rage fueled review LOL I still hate BOC. I still have to watch Mansuang but perhaps recently, I'm softening, and realising that I kind of miss of him. Maybe I'm opening up to watching him again.

So perhaps on that reflection, I should change my BL bias. Boun and Fluke are lovely to look at and their shows are my favourite BL's so far but a bias? It's a very shallow reason to title them my bias. 

If I'm being brutally honest with myself, I'm a sensitive wee soul and I protect my heart. So when Apo came along and I got swept away in the KP hype, I think I brushed Apo aside as part of the negative experience. But he is a talented actor and much to my pleasure, in a similar manner that I enjoy Cheng Yi. 

 For me a bias is going to mean a connection of some sort other than just being pretty. I would generally love to listen to some Bach and have coffee (I'll have tea) with Apo. He's also pushed me on some level internally as well. He did inspire me. He did kick start something in me, even if the rest of the experience wasn't very pleasant. 

So with that said, my real ult BL bias is Apo Nattawin. 

Day 12. List 5 things you love. Or more if you want. (Beyond family, friends, pets, and so on).

Books, Dramas, Hikes, Food/Desserts, Travel/Vacations, and my Phone.

August Challenge Day 13 - What 5 things you dislike

Snakes (they just freak me out lol)

People who refuse to understand the concept of personal time - I just need to be left alone sometimes!

Cigarettes and the smell (I HATE HATE the smell of them. They smell so nasty to me)

Ill-mannered/rude/spoilt people

Seriously Delusional and cringe people

Very noisy places - it stresses me out if it's too noisy (except concerts)

Day 14. Your favorite foods. Do you cook yourself, dine out, have it delivered? Recipe links? Share pics!

Pasta (I LOVE pasta. I almost all kinds of pasta, EXCEPT orzo (it just feels like I’m eating cheesy rice). Ramen and noodles - I really love them, it doesn't matter if it’s instant or fresh. I thoroughly enjoy a simple flavored instant ramen with a soft egg or an amazing Japanese restaurant ramen with all the right ingredients. Desserts - I have a really sweet tooth, so I enjoy desserts, but not the cloying and overly sweet ones. I’ve tried my hand at baking stuff like banana bread, brownies, cupcakes, etc. Asian food - I love how flavorful Asian foods are. I like Indian, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese food (EXCEPT octopus and chicken feet). However, I also want to try other Asian cuisines (like Filipino, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, and Mongolian food too. I can make some Indian food at home, but I haven’t tried making the others at home yet, so I mostly dine out/pick up for those. Fruits - mango, watermelon, cherries, lychees, longans, peaches, mandarins, jackfruits, red bananas, and grapes.

Day 15. Who is your ULT BL bias & bias wrecker? (The actor, not the character). Why? Share a fav pic.

Damn, this is kinda hard. My first and ULT BL bias is Mix. I became a fan of him after watching ATOTS (my first BL). My other favs are Honda Kyoya from Jack O’ Frost (he’s just too adorable!! And I like his other works too), Gun (brilliant actor), and Inukai Atsuhiro (again, an amazing actor).

 American Fan:

I prefer to enjoy the dramas and the actors roles more than I do their real lives. Not to say that in a neg way.

Agree.

I also like fantasizing about my faves (see my "dibs" list above) but I can't write about this here without risking a lifetime MDL ban.

 p43425:

I can't write about this here without risking a lifetime MDL ban.

omg

 p43425:

I also like fantasizing about my faves (see my "dibs" list above) but I can't write about this here without risking a lifetime MDL ban.

You are a wise old man indeed.

I very rarely ever go on new series impression rants, but this just irked me. I just watched the trailer for the Addicted Heroin Thai adaptation and I do not like this — at all. I'm not sure why a studio would adapt this story with a goofy, comedic, silly style with the comedic sound effects. I mean that style can work for some adaptations ...sometimes. GMMTV does this well with things like My Love Mix Up for example, but it just doesn't work for everything.

Just looking at the 4-minute trailer alone you can also easily visibly see that the actors are bland and forgettable already, painfully obvious forced moments of seriousness, no visible chemistry between the actors, the music is also very forgettable and uninteresting. So much of it translates on camera as very visibly forced and lacks genuineness; the entire thing looks like it's just all endless awkwardness. It concerns me about the current state of production in which some studios are just pumping out as much stuff as they can and that the general quality in BL productions is not considered as heavily — quantity over quality.

For comparison, with a shorter trailer for Bad Buddy which is also in a somewhat similar styling direction, you can see that the chemistry between Pat & Pran is palpable, everyone's acting is visibly so good, all of the silly and serious moments are well executed and not awkward, the music is really good and memorable. It all visually translates fantastically in the trailer and draws you in to want to watch it; you can see it's going to be genuinely good.

This should have been adapted in the hands of Studio Wabi Sabi with different actors. This story would have been a Thai adaptation masterpiece in thier hands. When you look at their previous BL productions, this would have been a great match for them to make as the Thai version.

 CouchBunny:

I’d like to join! 

Welcome to the club :)