[ THAILAND ] shorter BL dramas
a comprehensive list of shorter or "short-ish" THAI BL dramas that you can binge-watch -- with either a total runtime around/less than 6-ish hours OR has episodes under 30 minutes.
[ these were collected from various reddit posts and other MDL lists ]
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1. Bake Me Please
Thai Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 60 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 6 hoursPassionate dessert chef Shin runs a bakery and works hard to achieve his goal. One day, a boy named Peach joins the team.
Genres: Food, Comedy, Romance
Tags: Chef Male Lead, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Cooking -
2. Even Sun
Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 44 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 24 minutesTo save his father from bankruptcy, failing debt collector Sun tracks an elusive target to a private island, sparking a chaotic romance.
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Debt Collector Male Lead, Island Setting, Gay Romance, Debt, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Bickering Mains' Relationship, Beach Setting, Hotelier Male Lead, Boxer Supporting Characte -
3. Future
Thai Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 45 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 30 minutesFuse is the handsome moon of the engineering faculty. He doesn't know why, handsome as he is, he's still single. P'Ana is a nice dentist whose smile shakes his heart. It's these damn symptoms that anyone would call falling in love to a depth of three thousand four hundred and fifty-two metres, isn't it?
Genres: Romance, Youth
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Adapted From A Novel, Student Supporting Character, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Engineer Male Lead, Dentist Male Lead, Gay Supporting Character -
4. He She It
Thai Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
[ 3 episodes // 16 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 48 minutesA tragedy of complicated relationships among teenage friends.. Difficult decisions of following the heart or following the rules.
Genres: Horror, Romance, Drama, Supernatural
Tags: LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Infidelity, Gay Male Lead, Bisexual Male Lead, Love Triangle, Steamy Kiss, Haunting, Singing, Unrequited Love -
5. I Promised You the Moon
Thai Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
[ 5 episodes // 65 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 5 hours 25 minutesTeh and Oh-aew, now in a blissful relationship for over a year, bid farewell to Phuket and head to Bangkok for their university lives. This time, however, as days pass Teh begins to feel differently towards Oh-aew as he spends more time with his university friends. To make matters worse, Teh begins to develop feelings for Jai, his senior in the drama club, which Oh-aew starts to notice. Will Teh and Oh-aew cross these challenges and succeed in their love?
Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama
Tags: Coming Of Age, University, LGBTQ+, Performing Arts, Tearjerker, College To Working Life, Bisexual Male Lead, Time Skip, Gay Relationship, Friendship -
6. I Told Sunset about You
Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes
[ 5 episodes // 80 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 6 hours 40 minutesTender emotions and new yearnings awaken in childhood friends Teh and Oh-aew when they cross paths in a Chinese language class during senior year.
Genres: Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Jealous Male Lead, Friends To Lovers, LGBTQ+, Hardworking Male Lead, Heartbreak, Meet Again, Coming Of Age, Gay Romance, Coming Out, Slow Burn Romance -
7. Ingredients
Thai Special - 2020, 21 episodes
[ 21 episodes // 10 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 30 minutesTops, a passionate cook, and Marvin, a charming musician, bond over their shared love for creativity, exploring their growing relationship through food.
Genres: Food, Romance, Life, Drama
Tags: Cooking, Music, Web Series, Chef Male Lead, LGBTQ+, Cohabitation, Short Length Series, Singing, Friends To Lovers, Nice Male Lead -
8. Live in Love
Thai Drama - 2024, 5 episodes
[ 5 episodes // 47 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 55 minutesThe drama depicts a pure and feel-good love story between Kla and Cake, where their story begins through live streaming and gradually develops into love.
Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Adapted From A Novel -
9. Love Area Part 1
Thai Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 45 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 30 minutesValen, a young man born on Valentine’s Day but has never known love - not even the love of his parents. And he meets someone who shows him compassion and tenderness.
Genres: Romance
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, First Love, Student Male Lead, Co-workers' Relationship, Workplace Setting, Café Setting, Part-time Worker Male Lead, Art -
10. Memory in the Letter
Thai Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 21 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hours 6 minutesAfter moving into a new dorm, Aksorn discovers a mirror that shows Songjam, a boy from a parallel world, after a meteor shower alters its reflection.
Genres: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Tags: Young Adult Male Lead, Gay Romance, Student Male Lead, Dormitory Setting, School Setting, Teenager Male Lead, Age Gap [Real Life], Gay Male Lead, Parallel Universe, University -
11. MuTeLuv: “Hi” by My Luck
Thai Drama - 2025, 4 episodes
[ 4 episodes // 48 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hours 12 minutesAcademic overachiever Er meets his match when Mawin joins his class. When the two are sent away to take an exam that could qualify them for a scholarship abroad, Er's confidence is shaken. In an attempt to control his fate, he contacts an anonymous fortune-teller that makes strange demands of him, and in turn finds himself doing all he can to make icy Mawin like him.
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: Student Male Lead, Roommates' Relationship, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, High School, Competitive Male Lead, Mathematician Male Lead, Introverted Male Lead, Fortune-telling -
12. MuTeLuv: Love Me if You Swear
Thai Drama - 2026, 4 episodes
[ 4 episodes // 45 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 3 hoursAfter Tum gains leadership of Nuea-in gang through a superstitious vow, he experiences horrible luck. When Oh, the leader of Pathumphaisan gang, steals his gang's badge, Nuea-in's members begin to question whether Tum deserves his new position. Realising it all stems from not fulfilling his vow, he soon sets out on a nine-temple merit-making journey. His bad luck doesn't end there, though: surprisingly, Oh is also on the same mission, and they find themselves forced to cooperate.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Tags: Enemies To Lovers, Bickering Mains' Relationship, Gang Leader Male Lead, Road Trip, LGBTQ+, School Rivalry, Miniseries, Temple Setting, Student Male Lead, Gay Male Lead -
13. My Staycation Boy
Thai Drama - 2026, 40 episodes
[ 40 episodes // 3 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hoursWhen Phut, a workaholic office employee, gets so drunk that he can’t unlock his own room, he accidentally walks into the apartment of a stranger he mistakes for his best friend next door. The next morning, he discovers the truth — the man is Sunday, his friend’s twin brother who has just moved in.
Genres: Romance, Drama
Tags: Short Length Series, Gay Romance, Filmed Vertically, LGBTQ+, Web Series, Advertisement -
14. Never Forget Your Enemy
Thai Drama - 2026, 8 episodes
[ 8 episodes // 33 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 24 minutesAfter a crash erases a decade of his memory, a man wakes up to find his former rival claiming they’re lovers and must uncover the truth behind the relationship he can’t remember.
Genres: Mystery, Romance
Tags: Bickering Mains' Relationship, Adapted From A Web Novel, Gay Romance, Famous Male Lead, Flashback To Past, Car Accident, Time Skip, Rivals To Lovers, LGBTQ+, Miniseries -
15. Second Chance
Thai Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 40 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hoursAfter tragedy, Sky finds comfort in Paper, their bond growing into love. Meanwhile, Chris helps Jeno heal from betrayal, exploring love's resilience.
Genres: Romance, Life, Youth
Tags: Gay Romance, Slow Burn Romance, LGBTQ+, School Bullying, Gay Male Lead, Gay Supporting Character, Secret Crush, High School, Multiple Couples, Student Male Lead -
16. The Best Story
Thai Drama - 2021, 3 episodes
[ 3 episodes // 40 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 2 hoursHe’s awkward, unlucky, and secretly in love with the school’s star—but fate (and the music club) might finally give him a chance.
Genres: Music, Romance, Youth, Drama
Tags: Secret Crush, Gay Romance, High School, Band, LGBTQ+, Miniseries, Friendship, Shy Male Lead, School Club, Basketball -
17. The Love of Winter
Thai Drama - 2022, 2 episodes
[ 2 episodes // 21 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 42 minutesWhen his body needs a rest, Kinn's heart leads him to the colder climate of Northern Thailand. There, his friends Namjai and Tib manage to cause him to drop his phone with all his travel plans. Kinn, therefore, needs to find someone who knows the area well to guide him. This leads him to meet Thitnuea who was born and raised there.
Genres: Romance
Tags: Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, LGBTQ+, Photography, Miniseries, Web Series, Vacation Setting, Resort Setting, Countryside Setting -
18. Wedding Plan
Thai Drama - 2023, 7 episodes
[ 7 episodes // 50 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 5 hours 50 minutesPop and Mo's love is tested as Pop works in Catering tobe near her, but his feelings shift when he meets Oat, while Mo grows closer to a dedicated pilot trainee.
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Tags: LGBTQ+, Wedding Planner Male Lead, Closeted Male Lead, Supportive Friend, Gay Male Lead, Lesbian Supporting Character, Gay Romance, Engaged Male Lead, Fake Relationship, Secret -
19. YYY
Thai Drama - 2020, 6 episodes
[ 6 episodes // 45 min. each ]
Total Runtime = 4 hours 30 minutesNott, a handsome inventor lives in an all-boys apartment owned by Porpla, the yaoi fan owner. One day one of Nott's inventions causes an electrical fire destroying Porpla's Yaoi Cds. She decides to kick him out, when a new guy, Pun, an ad celebrity arrives seeking for a room. Knowing about Porpla's fondness for Yaoi, Nott asks Pun to help him stay in the apartment by pretending to be his boyfriend. Pun accepts and pretends to be Nott's boyfriend. But as time passes, the two can't help but eventually fall for each other.
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Sitcom
Tags: LGBTQ+, Cohabitation, Breaking The Fourth Wall, Parody, Friendship, Transgender Supporting Character, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Life Lesson, Unrequited Love


















