5 FAVES
MY 5 FAVORITE SHOWS FROM EACH COUNTRY
(ONLY INCLUDED COUNTRIES THAT I HAVE WATCHED AT LEAST 5 SHOWS IN LOL)
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1. 18 Again
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
AMAZING ACTING AND HONESTLY I JUST LOVED THE FACT THAT ITS A REMAKE OF A ZAC EFRON MOVIE LMAO
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2. Angel's Last Mission: Love
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
I LOVE SUPERNATURAL FORBIDDEN ROMANCE (SIDE NOTE I JUST LOVE ROMANCE)
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3. Chicago Typewriter
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
OK I HAVE REWATCHED THIS SO MANY TIMES, ITS SO GOOD
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4. Extraordinary You
Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
SELF AWARE CHARACTERS, ROMANCE, HIGH SCHOOL SETTING IN A COMIC... AMAZING
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5. The Light in Your Eyes
Korean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
ACTUALLY REALLY DEPRESSING BUT THOUGHT PROVOKING TT
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6. 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
Japanese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes
JAPANESE ROMANCE JUST HITS DIFFERENT (PROBABLY CUZ OF ALL THE MANGA TROPES I GREW UP READING LMAO)
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7. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
EVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T WATCH ASIAN DRAMAS LIKED IT SO LIKE OBV I LOVED IT (ALTHOUGH I PREFER THE ANIME SOMETIMES) THE ENDING WAS WACK
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8. Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
Japanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
ROMANCE IN A HOSPITAL? MORE LIKELY THAN YOU THINK...
ALSO I JUST LOVE THE MAIN LEADS
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9. Switched
Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
REAL MESSED UP STUFF BUT I LOVED IT... ALSO STRONG SLS? EVEN THOUGH I NEVER GET IT DUE TO OBV CHARACTER SET UPS
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10. Todome no Kiss
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
INTRODUCED ME TO KENTO WHICH LMAO HE IS IN SO MUCH STUFF... ALSO WATCHED THE PARALLEL SHOW WHICH WAS AMAZING (AND SHISON JUN IS MY MESSED UP SON)
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11. Back to 1989
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 21 episodes
TAIWANESS DRAMAS ARE SO FUN! FORCED FOUND FAMILY~~ AND TRAGIC ROMANCE
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12. HIStory3: Trapped
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE COP VERSUS CRIME BOSS ROMANCE STORIES???
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13. Just You
Taiwanese Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
CLASSIC, DEFINITELY THE FIRST TAIWANESE SHOW I HAVE EVER WATCHED
I AM BIASED TOWARDS PUFF KUO AND AARON YAN SHUT UP
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14. Someday or One Day
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 13 episodes
THIS SHOW MESSED ME UP! STILL DOES AND WILL FOREVER!
AND THE OST IS SO PRETTY ITS ON MY PLAYLIST
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15. We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
FLEX ON THAT MARRIAGE EQUALITY
ALSO USE OF A BILINGUAL CHARACTER THATS DEFINITELY BI TOO!! ;)
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16. A Tale of Thousand Stars
Thai Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
NOT EVERY SHOW I WATCHED FROM THAILAND IS A BL OR QUEER BUT HONESTLY THEY PRODUCE SO MANY AND NOT MANY OF THOSE ARE GOOD
HOWEVER!
1000 STARS IS TOO GOOD FOR WORDS
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17. He's Coming to Me
Thai Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
SINGTO JUST WANTS TO KISS CUTE BOYS WHICH IS SOMETHING I PERSONALLY ALSO AGREE WITH
GOOD FOR HIM AND THIS SHOW IS AMAZING AND REWATCHING IT IS WORTH IT EVEN WHILE KNOWING THE ~PLOT TWIST~ OR WHATEVER
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18. I Told Sunset about You
Thai Drama - 2020, 5 episodes
THIS IS QUEER CINEMA. PERIODT.
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19. Lovely Writer
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
A SHOW ABOUT THE SH*T THAI BL INDUSTRY THAT IS A BL AND A GOOD ONE AT THAT WOW
ALSO INCLUDES CRAP SECONDARY CHARACTERS THAT HAVE LITTLE TO NO STORY (SORRY AEY?)
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20. Manner of Death
Thai Drama - 2020, 14 episodes
ONCE AGAIN NOT A BL BUT STILL KINDA IS (MAXTUL JUST BE HITTING DIFFERENTLY THO)
CRIME ROMANCE SHOWS? IN THAILAND? WACK
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21. Like in the Movies
Filipino Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
MY ONLY FILIPINO ENTRY BECAUSE I JUST HAVEN'T WATCHED THAT MANY THAT WERE LIKE WORTHY OF THIS LIST
THIS CHANGED ME. I FELT IT IN MY HEART. THE SONGS WERE SO GOOD THAT I HAVE THEM ALL ON MY PLAYLIST.
ONCE AGAIN,
THIS IS QUEER CINEMA! WE HAVE A RIGHT TO EXIST.
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22. Skate Into Love
Chinese Drama - 2020, 40 episodes
CHINESE COLLEGE ROMANCE/PUPPY LOVE/WHATEVER SHOWS OWN ME WITH THEIR TROPEY CHEESYNESS I LOVE IT
SKATE INTO LOVE INCLUDED SPORTS WHICH JUST MADE SO MUCH MORE FUN~
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23. Go Go Squid!
Chinese Drama - 2019, 41 episodes
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24. Miss Crow with Mr. Lizard
Chinese Drama - 2021, 36 episodes
LEGIT JUST FINISHED THIS ONE TODAY (05/28/2021) BUT IT WAS AMAZING!
LIKE WEAK ENDING WHICH OCCURS IN SO MANY OF THESE SHOWS BUT THE BUILD UP TO THE ROMANCE WAS SO GOOD
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25. Mr. Fighting
Chinese Drama - 2019, 45 episodes
I LOVE ALLEN DENG
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26. Le Coup de Foudre
Chinese Drama - 2019, 35 episodes
BASED ON A TRUE LOVE STORY SIGN ME UP! ALSO I JUST REALLY LOVED ALL THE ACTORS IN THIS THEY WERE SO GOOD