Thai BL/Gay - BL and Gay dramas and movies from Thailand

I just can't praise this drama enough. Or, more like; I can't praise this couple enough. 

We first saw Korn and Knock in "Bad Romance", as one of the main couples. Then came this prequel--their own story. BR is a bit too stupid for me, but here we get something that's less nutty. The storyline is cliché, a run-of-the-mill BL plot, but it feels far more adult than most other dramas we've seen.
There is a lot of drama, arguments and angst--but overall, the feel is happy and the comedy mostly stays on the "that's actually funny--and not idiotic" side.

But what makes this unmissable, is the guys. For many reasons. I, for one, went nuts about getting a really manly couple--buff and big guys who really are dudes. Secondly; this couple has chemistry.
Serious such. On all levels. As BFFs, as lovers, and later--that "old-married-couple" cozy feel. They're just so comfortable with each other, that you're completely convinced. That feel just grows, and is epic in the sequel season. (Which in timeline is set after "Bad Romance" but released after this one.)
And let's not forget the acting. Tul and Max are awesome together, but even as separate actors, they hold their own--growing by the season. 

Very few BL couples convince me to this degree--so, for me; Korn and Knock are and will remain THE BL couple.
(Sharing the #1 spot with two other guys on this list.)

An extra super plus would be the pretty abundant kiss/cuddle/hot scenes, that for the most part are good. You'll see one of the best BL kisses in history... 

And the very opening scene... WOW. "Hot" does not begin to describe it. First watch; my jaw literally dropped. (Then I replayed aboutish 2000+ times.)

A note; Do NOT read the novel on which it is based. I'm seriously warning you. The lovable and gentle guys from the drama--are nothing like that in the novel. I ditched it because we're talking severely disturbing stuff.

Special for drama "Together With Me".

This sequel for Korn & Knock's story has received extremely unfair bashing due to certain plot elements--this season is much heavier and less cheery than the first--but for God's sake, don't ditch it because of that! There are limits to how stubbornly one should refuse to acknowledge that things aren't always black or white.

Sure, it's not very nice to see characters we love, do nasty things and make each other unhappy, but that's life, you know. But just because stuff go to hell, doesn't mean that there is no way back. All the people who ditched the series after the particular episode that caused a fair share of aneurysms, hysterical bawl-feasts and probably minor riots here and there in the world--missed out on the sweetness following, because after rain comes sunshine, right.
In this season--in particular; AFTER the BL emergency incident in class of a major global disaster--we get several of the absolutely sweetest Korn-Knock moments of all the three series they appear in. You can't beat the reunion scene and the ending scene.

The straight storyline of Jihwa and Cho has almost equal time to Korn and Knock in this season, which is fine only because I like the characters. Their plotline is pretty boring in this one. As for the other gay couple; Farm and Doc's storyline isn't all that entertaining either, though Farm's 180 degree personality change is hilarious.

The only minus is the tiring, annoying and gross character of Pete--who, unfortunately, forms the very foundation for the whole plot. If one would judge the season as a whole, just from the plot, my rating would be significantly lower. But I choose to rate it by the story of Korn and Knock's relationship development and the acting from Max and Tul--since those things are what defines the whole thing.

In this season, they absolutely kill their parts and the acting is awesome. In both the painful scenes and the sweet ones. (But especially the former.)

Upcoming November 13th 2020.

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Uhhh. I only watched because of Singto in a side role as the gay bro. And if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get through it. I'm sorry, August, but you suck. Pretty to look at--but the acting skills are appalling. (As is the plot, the acting from most others and just about everything about it.)

The concept is unique--and it works.

There are parts that I dislike, some of them downright boring.  
But the good parts--goosebumps. This drama rides on emotion and it's melodramatic, to say the least, but it works, because the feelings portrayed are so overwhelming that they demand this kind of over-the-top emotional gushing.
I mean--we're talking humongous emotions here. Feelings strong enough to pass on into the next life. Of course they have to bawl their eyes out and go into half-hysterics. How else to portray such profound things?

The four main actors do a good job, especially Earth, who kills every scene he's in and already in the opening scene of the drama showcases exactly what he is capable of.
(And btw, let's support all his work, since he's one of few who dares to be out in an industry that has had the habit of demanding only straight actors (or actors that hide/deny their orientation) for BL roles... Thankfully that's changing and the few out-and-open actors are getting roles. Deservedly so, since Earth in particular, is a gem.)

The acting is so good that I decided to translate the subs into Swedish for my mom--and she really liked it.

I'm not a huge fan of the 2019-couple--actors nor characters--but they do carry their load and convince in both chemistry and acting. The 1989-couple though... Not only is their story the  BL version of Romeo and Juliet, but their chemistry is adorable and one can't help but love them. 

The side couple story is unnecessary. Considering the far too sparse airtime they get--it just becomes shallow and haphazard. Which is a pity because I like them.

This isn't a super fav of mine. But I think it's a must-watch because of the concept and parallel timelines, as well as for many of the "remembering" scenes that give you goosebumps. And for Intouch's and Korn's story. 

Special for drama "Until We Meet Again".

No synopsis on MDL but is tagged with "gay" tags. 

This has gotten quite a lot of decent ratings, but I don't really love it. It's a bit strange, as a whole. At some parts--it's excellent. At other--not so much. But worth a watch. Acting and themes are good.

Not BL, but the MC , a "love doctor" serving romantic advice to a bunch of women, is gay. (But supposedly, the actual gay content is very low.) But the drama has high ratings and does sound entertaining.

Upcoming sequel season for "Wake Up Ladies". Perhaps Mr. Love's own relationship gets a bit more focus in this season?

Another one I haven't watched--and am a bit unsure of about the actual gay content. It's not BL, that much I know. But supposedly gay character(s?).

And it has Ohm... (Which for me is enough of a reason to watch it, when I can get around to it.)

I don't like the movie, so I wasn't thrilled about the drama, but this isn't half as bad as I thought it was going to be. Definitely one of the better ones in the big bunch of the more mediocre Thai BLs. 

I like the setting (because I love sports BL) and the plot is acceptable, but too much focus on the side couples (two straight, one gay/BL, one hinted BL one and a GL one) but their stories were fairly interesting, at least enough so to make me watch them and not fast-forward to the next BL scene. Unfortunately, the most interesting side couple got far too little time--as to not spoil, let's just say "the (huge) age gap one". At first it made me cringe a little bit, but then it was the sweetest ever and I would've loved to see their own story. Toptap is unforgettable as one of the two guys in that couple.

Acting is decent to very good, from most involved. New is adorable and even though I'm no fan of Earth, he does a pretty good job here, and the chemistry between him and New is quite nice even though I prefer New with Tay. (The "Kiss" series.)
Music and score was decent, directing and production pretty good.

I really don't like this movie. It's not utter junk, there are some nice themes there, but it's just not executed well. Ngern isn't a very good actor, nor are the others in the cast. FAR too much filler junk scenes, far too messy, far too random.
One plus is the focus on the main couple--something we don't get as much of in the drama series version--but I'd still recommend that one instead of this. 

One of the couples featured in the drama version--in this one, is... kind of creepy. (The huge age gap one.) I'm ambivalent. On one hand, it's somehow cute and touching. (The old guy, that is. The young one is much less likable in this one than Toptaps adorable version in the drama.)
In other ways, it makes me cringe.

Mini-mini-short. 

Haven't seen it, but it has Lay <3

The drama apparently is based on the content of a long thread posted on the Thai discussion forum Pantip--ages ago. It has a previous adaptation, in movie-form; "Boring Love" from 2009.Also has a S2. 

I have no idea why there are people who actually consider this good. I just can't...
I rewatch the Mew-scenes. Other than that; nope. It could have been so much better if it had skipped some of the ridiculous comedy parts and kept a TINY bit more of a serious tone... It's messy and uneven and just... no. The small parts that are good, just can't save it for me. 

Epic though; some sex- and kissing scenes... Not very many BLs that have dared to top them so far. (Not all of them are exactly... aesthetically pleasing, but the ones that are, are pretty damn fricking' hot...)

Season 2. See S1 for comment.

I reluctantly love this...

Okay, this isn't that GOOD, per se--it's messy and far from perfect in execution, but it's more like... a parade of BL, BL, BL.
I can't resist this shameless poking fun at the BL fandom. Here you have ALL the tropes,  ALL the stereotypes, all which is ridiculous about BL, fanservice and insane Fangirls/Boys. Served with a huge portion of sarcasm and self-awareness--it's just pretty much hilarious. 

I'm a Fangirl, but still, I despise a lot about the BL fandom. I see real and troubling issues in many of the tendencies surrounding shipping and delusional fantasies. At the same time, I can't help but laugh my ass off at the insanity. Because it IS funny. 

So to make a drama that highlights the stupidity--is entertaining. Though, this one does it lovingly, not nearly as venomously as I do :P 

So, you are served; A shitload of couples (too many) of different types, in every single super-trope scenario/coupling you can think of--generously sprinkled with intense kissing, a bit of groping, silly crotch-shots and jokes, sweaty/freshly-out-of-the-shower male bodies, slip-and-catches, running-in-the-rain, accidental "kisses", piggy-back rides, the now "classic" array of engineer boys, guys-with-guitars and soccer players, gratuitous-but-oh-so-rewarding cameos by iconic BL couples, super-cheesy dialogues and sugar-sweet moments, crude sexual innuendoes and everything else.

Huge plus for some of the hottest scenes in any Thai BL to date. I will never be able to wrap my head around how Saint, with his innocent baby-face looks, can look so lethal when he turns the switch. (And his crazy versatility. I mean... from Pete in LBC, to this?)

I love it.

NOTE; Watch the special episode before you watch the drama. It will make everything easier to follow.

Watch this before you watch the drama. It really makes it easier to understand, since the actual drama is a HUGE basket of couples and the plot could be very confusing at first, unless you have some kind of idea of the basic plot premise.

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Junk. Junk, junk, junk. I started watching in lack of other light-weight dramas (since I've already watched everything else, like, ten times) but I had to put it on hold, it was so extremely boring. Acting isn't very good, storyline is a mess (and boring)--it's just not worth your time. 

Big minus; To put Mark--so far almost exclusively a BL actor--in a BL series, but in a straight role. Why?! What a waste.

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