BL Drama Lovers Club

 RiqueXinw:

BL drama that was better than you expected - I Am Your King season 2

I was wondering whether this one is worth the watch - S1 & 2 ...

I hope you're doing well! 

 American Fan:

I was wondering whether this one is worth the watch - S1 & 2 ...

I thought that the original "I Am Your King" (2017, iQiyi, 5 episodes) was reasonably good for such a short school BL series, despite a somewhat garbled story, and it was especially interesting to me because four of the actors were in "Love By Chance" the following year (Kla, Nic, Good and Trump). I haven't yet watched "I Am Your King Season 2" (2019, iQiyi, 10 episodes) which has zero overlap in cast (i.e. "season 2" in name only) but some fairly good MDL reviews, despite the bad average MDL rating - so I was interested to hear Rique's comment.

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Day 20 Challenge: "Favourite Supporting Character"

Oh boy, this is a tough one because there are so many to choose from. So I will take this as an opportunity to go over my huge list and remember some of my favourite past BLs ...

*pause* OK, I'm back. I'm feeling totally overwhelmed, so I will pick Tane (the cute little 7yo kid) in "Bokura no Shokutaku" (Gaga: "Our Dining Table"), plus the equally delightful follow-on special "Bokura no Kyuujitsu" (Gaga: separately posted "Spin Off"). That's cheating because everyone loves a cute little kid, right? Hmm, except it's not entirely cheating: Maeyama Kuuga is an amazingly good child actor, and the character did really bring the protagonists (Yutaka and Minoru) together, which is exactly what a good supporting character in a BL is supposed to do!

 axdxex:

@p43425 : omg I was going to do Tane for today as well, I love that character so much, but I’ll think of someone else for variety sake lmao

Great minds think alike.

 hoshthegoat:

I watched Double mints and everyone was an ahole and not the fun kind...

True. Bully to lovers doesn't make for a fun kind of film.

 ANNIE NU:

ABOUT THIS ATP I AM FED UP OF EVEN EXPLAINING 

THE REASON SOMEONE BECOMES LIKE THAT IS FOR ATTENTION AND LOVE NEEDED.IT IS NOT INTENTIONAL THEY JUST END UP LIKE THAT 

I get that but I just couldn't help cringing at the overacting 

 ANNIE NU:

THEY DID HAVE ONE BUT WAS SORT OF A ..........MEHHH

Oh really? Which one?

 OnyxTheHedgehog:

Day 20 of April Challenge: Favourite supporting character

Since I recently finished my re-watch of Star and Sky: Star in My Mind, I was also going to choose a character from that drama. But I choose Sean who read the room so well, I felt like he was the only sane one at times, and the only one not falling for Nuea. Maybe that's why he kept his cool while others were losing it.

Did anyone watch the sequel Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart? Worth the watch? 

 p43425:

I thought that the original "I Am Your King" (2017, iQiyi, 5 episodes) was reasonably good for such a short school BL series, despite a somewhat garbled story, and it was especially interesting to me because four of the actors were in "Love By Chance" the following year (Kla, Nic, Good and Trump).

Ok, I'll move it up on my list! 

 Chun Mo Rionnag:

I read this morning they have extended it from a two-parter, to a four-part series due to the support they have received.

Thanks. I'll watch for them.

Like other's have said there are lots of great supporting characters. I'll have to think about this one.  It's a slow snowy and cold day here, so lots of down time for drama watching!

 p43425:

Yes! Although I don't love it quite as much as "Star in My Mind", it's still definitely enjoyable.

Thanks. I saw that Mark Jiruntanin, who played Min in Cherry Magic (Th), was in it, so I thought I would try watching it.