BL Drama Lovers Club

 p43425:

We all have different tastes and opinions - that's totally normal and fine! One of the things I especially like about this group is that we're all generally respectful of this.

Yeah, that is one of the things I love most about this club. I can say some of the most unpopular things and not get attacked for it. I like that persons are more interested in the reasoning behind my opinion. Now that is a healthy club.

1. What was your favorite BL/s? Last Twilight, The Sign, IFYLITA, Cooking Crush, Cherry Magic, Laws Of Attraction, Kiseki- Dear to Me and My School President

2. What was your least favorite BL/s?  Middleman's Love

3. What was your favorite main couple/s of the year? MhokDay, TenPrem, KaranAshi, PhayaTharn, TinnGun, YaiJom, TinnCharn and ZongyiZeRui

4. What was your least favorite main couple/s of the year? MaiJade

5. What was your favorite side couple/s? FirefyDy

6. What was your least favorite side couple/s? Cannot think of one right now 😂

7. What was your favorite character/s? To many lol 😆

8. What was your least favorite character/s? I have a few but cannot think of the names at the moment🤣💀

9. What was your favorite kiss or kisses this year? Last Twilight- beach kiss, IFYLITA- rain kiss, and MSP- bed kiss

10. What was your favorite love scene/s this year? There was quite a few lol

11. Which had your favorite story/screenwriting? Last Twilight and IFYLITA

12. Which had the best cinematography for you? Last Twilight

13. Which had the best music? Last Twilight and My School President

14. Which made you cry the most? Last Twilight and IFYLITA

15. Which made you laugh the most? Cooking Crush has been pretty funny so far 🤣

16. Name a memorable scene from this year? When Mhok and Day became boyfriends

17. Name a “WTF” moment that stood out to you? A ton of scenes in OF

18. Name a show/s that seemingly everyone loved that you just couldn’t get into? Cannot think of one at the moment

19. Name a show/s that you thought would be bad but it ended up surprisingly being good and vice versa? My School Presdent and for the vice versa Dangerous Romance

20. Name a hidden gem or underrated show/s that you loved?  Stay With Me

For what it's worth, here are the 2023 Top Ten as ranked by the "Thai BL" Youtube channel, based on the reviewer's “enjoyment” (especially plot and chemistry):

1. “I Feel You Linger In The Air”
2. “My School President”
3. “Moonlight Chicken”
4. “Stay With Me”
5. “Be My Favorite”
6. “Bokura no Shokutaku” (“Our Dining Table”)
7. “Laws of Attraction”
8. “Eighth Sense”
9. “Only Friends”
10. “Our Dating Sim”

The ranking excludes BLs not yet finished airing, but the reviewer gives “special mention” to “Last Twilight” and “The Sign”. In this sense, it's also consistent to include MSP, even though it started airing in 2022.

 Mitzi Miao:

p43425 thanks for the summary of the video. When I saw the title I assumed that by 'My ranking' they mean it's their personal ranking of the series, so it's not the case? 

Yes, it's the personal ranking of the channel owner (reviewer).

 Mitzi Miao:

Also, I'm surprised to see Stay With Me (which I haven't watched ) on this list. Is it even a BL? isn't it a censored adaptation?  

Here's the review I wrote on Viki:

It's ironic that one of the best BLs of the year is from Mainland China. Needless to say, there are no steamy scenes, and some might argue that it's more bromance with BL overtones than real BL - but I don't have a problem with this.

Good is good - and this series is so much more than good. It gets everything right. It doesn't feel censored. The production quality and cinematography, the story construction and script, the casting and acting, the emotional ups and downs, the execution ... it's pretty close to perfect.

Although there are plenty of funny moments, this is mostly a serious series, with plenty of family drama, jealousy and manipulation, sadness and tragedy, as well as sociosocietal themes, especially the gap (or not) between rich and poor and the contrast between the happiness of the poor but love-filled household vs. the emotional and moral emptiness of the rich one.

The protagonists, Su Yu and Wu Bi, are so engaging and attractive, and the development of the powerful bond between them is so well written and acted. Some of the supporting roles are also really well done, especially the constructive family (i.e. Su Yu and Wu Bi plus Su Yi's dad, Mrs. Zhao and the adorable Duoduo - such delightful characters!).

I can't wait for Season 2 !!!. 

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Sadly, it seems now that Season 2 won't ever happen. :-(

 Mitzi Miao:

Isn't it another version of Addicted?

Yes - although I've not seen it myself, so I can't compare OK, maybe "Stay With Me" isn't for you - but I will just say that I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. (PS: No worries on having different tastes and opinions. Totally fine.)

 p43425:

Sadly, it seems now that Season 2 won't ever happen. :-(

WHAT?!?  More details please!

 p43425:

For what it's worth, here are the 2023 Top Ten as ranked by the "Thai BL" Youtube channel, based on the reviewer's “enjoyment” (especially plot and chemistry):

1. “I Feel You Linger In The Air”
2. “My School President”
3. “Moonlight Chicken”
4. “Stay With Me”
5. “Be My Favorite”
6. “Bokura no Shokutaku” (“Our Dining Table”)
7. “Laws of Attraction”
8. “Eighth Sense”
9. “Only Friends”
10. “Our Dating Sim”

Interesting.  I like less than half of the titles listed: "Stay With Me",  "The Eighth Sense", "Our Dining Table" and  "Our Dating Sim" in that order.