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Because for those who can watch it on iQIYI, why watch it on Youtube?

I will watch anything Ja is in, because I love his soft boy portrayals of supportive strength characters. But I really am going to miss the JaFirst pairing, because First's helplessly frenetic energy complemented his so well.

Omg. This comment made me laugh out loud, LOUDLY 😭😂

Happy belated birthday, T.O.P. Miss you all the time.

Absolutely LOVED her as Ramphueng in Khemjira. She is beautiful, even in nightmarish makeup, and her emotional range is amazing, the way she can convey so much in just a little change of her face. The scene where she saved that baby was supposed to make you empathize with her, but she accidentally made me fall in love with her too - so many times I caught myself saying "So what. Let her be mad. Let her kill everyone. She deserves whatever she wants, because she's sad." 😤

Om brought tears to my eyes in every scene she was in for Khemjira. She reminds me of my mom in a lot of ways, struggling but putting her child first, full of both hope for the future and regret for things not being perfect. I love when a mom is good and supportive and gentle, and Om made it feel very real.

There's nothing BAD about strong/weak dynamics. They haven't gone away whatsoever, there's just more variety because people have made it clear what they ALSO like. So make it clear what you also like, without being horrid about what you don't like - it's that simple.

Homophobes watch BL all the time, have you ever seen what happens when BL actors are rumored to actually be gay, or come out as gay? Anti-fans condemn them to hell, lament that they didn't find the right woman, that they need to 'keep it on-screen', et al. Many BL actors fear fan service for just this reason. If you don't know anything about the industry, don't speak.

It does help - to prove my point. People prefer for there to be a strong protagonist saving the weak & falling in love. There's nothing AT ALL wrong with that.

There you go, making up fanfiction about people again. Imagine thinking BL fans are voting for Trump? Are you dumb, stupid, or dumb?

Literally none of my favorite actors are involved here, so please stop making up fanfiction about me and spouting it as if you're some sort of authority. I am defending a character TYPE here - the cute and effeminate male who is so often hated by fetishistic straight women - not any particular actor.

Everyone who keeps these companies in business. If it didn't work, they'd go bust. But they're putting out a product we want. They're catering to the fans who pay the bills. If you want something different, find your people and lobby for something else. It exists - there are plenty of shows with 2 stereotypically masculine male leads. I like them as well. Go watch/praise them, show them that people who prefer those exist.

Imagine saying that when the 2002-2007 Spiderman trilogy exists in which MJ is the damsel in distress, to critical acclaim, in all 3 movies. I could post a list of books/movies that play into the damsel in distress trope that would make your head spin, but I won't bother. 50 Shades of Grey was critically acclaimed, by women. That's enough said I think.

This kid is so cute and talented, I love whenever he pops up and steals a scene.

OP literally said, "Furthermore, I've always hated overly cute and effeminate male characters." I think people like you need to learn to read before you start slinging unwarranted 'people like you' accusations around.

This is pretty much the formula for romance, gay or straight, from Beauty & The Beast to bodice-ripping novels for a reason - it's what most people prefer. If you want something different, go on the pages of shows that do it better in your opinion, and praise them. Support directors who make what you like. Shitting on what everyone else likes because it's not what you wanted is a choice, it's just not a useful, thoughtful, positive choice. You're 22, not 2. Tantrums aren't cute anymore.

There are other things to watch if you are biased against cute silly characters, let us have our silly Pooh please.

I'm glad most people aren't biased against cute and effeminate males, it's really nice seeing portrayals of all different kinds of relationships & not just the palatable straight-women fantasy of 2 hot alpha males with no threatening femininity involved.

They didn't 'catch' him, he was innocent and got framed.

Welp, that didn't last long. He's got Uncanny Valley face now. Glad he can breathe comfortably of course, health beats attractiveness.