BL's That Have Me Turning Down the Volume (18+)
Trust me. These are the shows with good NC choreography. The chemistry will have you covering your eyes. Intense, attraction-fueled (and sometimes unhealthy) relationships that genuinely made me feel like a peeping tom. In the order of my personal favorites, though I love most of this list in different ways! Not all of these are super NC-heavy, but most of them are.
Please make sure to read my comments and descriptions as some of these shows can be very triggering (I've added black flags to titles that have hardcore themes such as non/dub-con or s*x trafficking; I will range it from 1 to 5 flags, so the more flags the more graphic/triggering). If there are ay triggers I failed to mention, feel free to let me know!
Check out my other custom lists! For more sweet, fluffy, healthy relationships: https://mydramalist.com/list/1GNvXbo4. There's just as much chemistry, but (most likely) less NC scenes!
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1. Love in the Big City
Korean Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
⚐⚐ - toxic situationships, internalized homophobia, homophobia, conversion therapy kidnapping, being outed, attempted suicide, emotional manipulation, emotional abuse by an intimate partner, sexually transmitted disease, assault (via uninformed sex)
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2. The Journey to Killing You
Japanese Drama - 2025, 6 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐ - the show starts with the MC being assaulted, for warning. also lots of death threats (like being held at gunpoint, etc.), assisted suicide, and murders.
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3. Pit Babe: Uncut
Thai Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
⚐⚐⚐ - child trafficking, grooming, sexual harassment, kidnapping, parental abuse, stalking, un-consensual recording, emotional manipulation, mind control, being held at gunpoint, death/murder
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4. When It Rains, It Pours
Japanese Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
⚐ - off-screen sexual assault and emotional abuse by an intimate partner
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5. Gelboys
Thai Drama - 2025, 7 episodes
⚐ - a character creates an AI video of himself kissing his friend without permission and there is also an instance of someone pissing themselves. I know those might trigger and/or gross some folks out-- it felt very out of nowhere for me too tbh-- so I decided to include them
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6. KinnPorsche
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐⚐ - attempted murder, suicide, threats of suicide, self-harm, being drugged, sex/kissing under the influence of being drugged, intimate partner abuse (physical), sex/kissing under the influence of alcohol, torture, emotional manipulation, kidnapping, sexual violence, blood and gore, being held at gunpoint
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7. The Bangkok Boy
Thai Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐⚐ - blackmail, blood, violence, death, torture, child abuse, police brutality, drugging, kidnapping, implied gang rape, sexual assault and harassment, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, overdosing, being outed, non-con picture taking/sharing, being held at gunpoint
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8. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
⚐⚐ - intimate partner abuse (emotional/sexual), stalking, manhandling, non-consensual bondage
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9. 4Minutes (Sultrier Version)
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
⚐⚐⚐ - child/domestic abuse, intimate partner abuse (emotional), torture, murders, attempted murders, manhandling, stalking, past suicide
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10. Payback
Thai Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐⚐ - severe bullying, murder, suicide, self-harm, manipulation, coercion (financially and sexually, especially in terms of sex trafficking), being held at gunpoint, rape, gang rape, drugging, multiple attempts at sexual assault, non/dub-con, kidnapping, torture
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11. The Prosecutor's Proposal
Korean Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
⚐⚐⚐ - murder and attempted murder, manipulation, bullying, suicides, child abuse, manipulation, dub-con sex, choking, nonconsensual kissing. this isn't as raunchy as some of these other titles, but I definitely was caught off guard (especially for a KBL).
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12. The Boy Next World: My Destiny
Japanese Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
⚐⚐ - stalking, manipulation, child abuse, harassment/bullying, dubious consent for a kiss, being held against will
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13. Thundercloud Rainstorm
Korean Drama - 2025, 8 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐ - manhandling, coercion, intimate partner abuse (physical/emotional), victim blaming, blackmail
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14. Yesterday
Thai Drama - 2026, 10 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐ - sexual coercion, most likely off-screen assault, non-con kissing, kidnapping, stalking, emotional manipulation, blackmail, murder, threats of violence
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15. Mood Indigo
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
⚐ - this is a prequel to the Pornographer Series... I didn't like the rest of the series as much though.
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16. Therapy
Korean Drama - 2025, 4 episodes
⚐ - dubious consent; this is artistic softcore corn with a tiny tiny tiny sliver of plot.
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17. Playboyy
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
⚐⚐⚐⚐⚐ - sexual harassment and assault, grooming, kidnapping, torture, blackmail, homophobia, drug addiction, nonconsensual recording, being outed, suicide, murder, deaths
I would also like to add that (imo) this series leans on pretty trashy, poor, and/or negative stereotypes of gay men, sex workers, and the bdsm community. It also throws out a bunch of "statistics" about sex that are unverified and uncited.
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18. Double Exposure
Korean Movie - 2024
⚐⚐ - cheating, voyeurism, peeping, coercion (to undress), nonconsensual kissing, dub-con; this is just really confusing porn, straight up.















