BL Must Watch

cw: rape jokes, cheating, homophobia, rl shipping 

dont listen to sotus truthers, this is the first thai BL. essential viewing. the characters are great

cw: hazing can get infuriating, homophobia iirc

you just need to have seen it if you wanna make it in this BL world. season 2 isnt required tho i say this because i tried to watch it and it was BORING

cw: rape (played for laughs. kengkla -> techno), gang rape (tar's backstory), attempted rape (on a rape victim!) (tum -> tar), bullying, casual homophobia, homophobia, stepbrother romance, nonconsensual kissing, nsfw
ae's actor was 16/17 when this was filmed, which can be pretty uncomfortable  considering the heavy makeout scenes

its ok to skip this one. yes i put it on this list because it really shaped me as a person but i would never rewatch the whole show i just rewatch the tincan cut every now and then

cw:  murder, homophobia, homophobic bullying, gang violence 

OG korean BL, way ahead of where your eyes linger

cw:  this is a gang drama  so there's death, violence and all that jazz. attempted rape in episode 14 (or likely 7 if you're watching on viki), unhealthy age difference between the one heterosexual couple

quintessential taiwanese BL. lifechanging stuff

cw: homophobic parents, internalized homophobia, violence, irl shipping (sort of) 

the first korean BL with more than 4 episodes or something like that. broke some boundaries for Sure and we love to see it. its success opened the doors for future KBL

cw: some homophobia kind of, one of the leads has PTSD

i think this is the best kbl and thats why i put it on this list. ive seen it at least 8 times.

dont watch season 2 (joke i think you probably should but prepare to cry etc)

cw: suicide, ptsd, irl shipping 

it should be in your dictionary

cw:  transphobia, homophobia, stalking, assault, animal death (a chicken), attempted surgery without consent (they tie him up and everything, and then its played for laughs a bit), probably the most misogynist show ive seen in a while 

i know a lot of people went to watch this after they watched word of honor (because of gong jun) and for that i am sorry. nonetheless, this show is ridiculous and i love it so much. the author of the novel also wrote addicted heroin BTW

cw:  transphobia, death of a (minor) trans character, suicide, casual homophobia, casual biphobia, gang violence, rape, attempted rape,  domestic abuse, murder, nsfw, cheating, nudity

just do yourself a favor and watch this

cw: gun's character specifically is kinda homophobic iirc

this is where offgun was born. congrats its a mainstay bl couple! pretty boring show tho

cw:  cheating, nonconsensual kissing 

to me this is THE offgun show. not me is good too, but this one is an emotional rollercoaster and i think any experienced BL watcher needs to have seen it

ok i never watched the whole show just the Official BL Cut that gmmtv themselves uploaded to youtube a few years ago.

i have mixed feelings on petekao as a relationship. but their circumstances are funny. not a must watch if you want to watch dark blue kiss, but i still recommend it. as it birthed taynew! poor new (not because of tay. if you know you know)

cw: dubious consent in some scenes involving petekao, homophobia, violence, attempted sexual assault (handled appropriately) 

its good

cw: cheating but not really??

the birthplace of maxtul lol

bad romance is insanely BAD. watch at your own risk

cw: cheating, nsfw

this is the kornknock backstory - so it takes place before the events of bad romance. dont ask me when one you should watch first but it probably doesnt matter