BL Drama Lovers Club

 American Fan:

What's left are my top picks:

Kidnap

Jack and Joker

The Time of Fever (movie and spin-off of Unintentional Love Story)

I haven't seen Love Sick 2014 so I'm wondering if I should watch it before Love Sick 2024 or wait? I'm not even sure if I'll like either version. The story plot sounds a bit like MSP, which was just okayish for me.

Has anyone watched the first ep of Live In Love? What did you think? 

Your top picks are also my top picks. 

I haven't seen Love Sick either and I'm also torn cuz the original is usually better, but then because of that, it usually ruins the remake for me if I've seen it first like in the case of 'True Beauty' and it's Thai version 'Beauty Newbie'. While I didn't mind BN, TB is an all time favourite, so I think that tainted my enjoyment of it, just like the current 'Addicted Heroin' is tainted by my love of 'Stay With Me'. So like you, I'm torn about which to watch first.

I'm very meh about 'Live in Love' and it didn't capture my attention until the very last scene. I'm not liking the whole throw back to the pandemic and mask wearing or the confusion of Boy A liking Boy B, but Boy B, likes Boy C and so on. I'm finding the cast too big with too many characters and friend/sub friend groups, so it makes it difficult to remember who is who, who is friends with who, and who likes who. It's enough to give you a headache. I'll give it my minimum 3 epi chance cuz not every first epi is stellar or great off the bat, but if it doesn't drastically improve, I'll be dropping it.

 Jadeheart:

Fourth's new song "Alright" is so fun, catchy, and addicting.

I love it! It's gonna be stuck in my head too. Better see if I can find it on Spotify...lol.

 angeliviki2022:

I got mine from GMMTV.

OMG I didn't know you can get stuff from shows like that! It's absolutely adorbs! I love it!

 MeNotYou:

Read the above. You might change your mind....lol.

 MeNotYou:

I think maybe we're going to get all the missed BL couple time, with little else, for the rest of the show and it might be able to appease those missing it... if it's done right. *shrug* Who knows? Either way I like enough to see it through so I'll let anyone not watching the rest know how it turned out.

RE: The Trainee - I'll await your final verdict. :-)

 Jadeheart:

I do hope we will see new talented writers and new original stories continue to emerge amidst the other muck being pusehd at us.

I've been thinking about the new Gay Marriage Law in Thailand and how that might affect BL drama stories in the future.  Would it change character behaviors, expectations, dialogues, endings...etc.

What about irl gay couples in Thailand that have been living together for some time and now can marry. But...what might that look like? 

Some will be excited and happy. But what if one of the couple has been content with the status quo, (maybe secretly or unconsciously not wanting marriage?), and the other partner is like really ready to tie the knot...and now there is no one stopping them, except now possibly internal relationship issues. No more hiding behind legalities. 

 axdxex:

How big of a mistake will I be making if I watch Tonhon Chonlatee? lmao

I liked it!!

 MeNotYou:

Your top picks are also my top picks. 

Cool! 

 MeNotYou:

I'm very meh about 'Live in Love' and it didn't capture my attention until the very last scene. I'm not liking the whole throw back to the pandemic and mask wearing

Yeah, I started it but I'm not thrilled about it. I don't feel like reliving covid era. Too many bad memories and losses that affected me personally. It's prob a no-go for me. :-(

 American Fan:

I liked it!!

 RXinw:

I loved that series lol. The couple moments were just too much for my heart at the time *cough* Gangstas don't melt that was back then lol

omg ok! I guess I'll give it a go! 

 GelfyFaeth222:

Ive just finished it in total. Overall, yes, it's just short and sweet. 

Yeah I finished it just now. 

 MeNotYou:

Your top picks are also my top picks. 

I'm looking forward to Kidnap. I will watch anything with Ohm in it....I hope it's good :)

 MeNotYou:

I haven't seen Love Sick either and I'm also torn cuz the original is usually better, but then because of that, it usually ruins the remake for me if I've seen it first like in the case of 'True Beauty' and it's Thai version 'Beauty Newbie'. While I didn't mind BN, TB is an all time favourite, so I think that tainted my enjoyment of it,

Just a clarification, Beauty Newbie is a remake of My ID Is Gangnam Beauty and not my favorite True Beauty. 

 DramaNomNom:

When I started rewatching BLs that I had seen before I noticed that the product placement in shows

Omg the product placement freaking kills me and so often it's done so awkwardly that it pulls you right out of the story. Annoying AF, not gonna lie. It's probably one of the reasons I liked 'The Sign' so much... cuz there wasn't any! LOL!

 OnyxTheHedgehog:

Lol I know, me neither 

I think I've only done it twice. Once for the show cuz it was just painful to watch and once because the subs were so bad that I couldn't enjoy the show so I gave up trying. Otherwise I usually see them through. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that several times a show started out as one I wasn't caring for very much and ended up being one I enjoyed for a variety of reasons, so I'm always afraid I'll miss a hidden gem if I give up on it too soon. Plus I have a lot of cat traits to my personality and curiosity is one of them so, I can't get past the curiosity of what happens next either and not finishing drives me batty.

 GelfyFaeth222:

The Rose

I freaking LOVE them! The lead singer's vocals are so incredible and unique to me.

 GelfyFaeth222:

Ep 5 of The On1y One today. Whoop

I seriously love this show rn.

 axdxex:

Is The On1y One, a Chinese production, or Taiwanese? I don't want to start watching only for it to be canceled mid way--

Taiwanese. You're safe. *grin*

 GelfyFaeth222:

I release my claims into the wild LOL Be free my sons <3

You're a better person than I. LOL!