tbh i wish they just dropped half the episodes now and half the episodes in a week or two. doesn't make much sense to drag out a small series like this.
Now I know why bl fans don't deserve ticket to heaven they have no problem absorbing cringe series with no logic…
welcome to the (sad) reality. i love those shows too, but BL fans will always hype them up way more while letting more serious shows like these fall into the background. and the excuse they give is always, “oh, but we watch bl for escapism, not reality.”
all i'm gonna say is that gmmtv is so lucky to have p'aof on their side. i really liked the first episode. some of the shots in this definitely have to be one of the best we've seen in a gmmtv show.
if i had to criticize one thing, though, it would definitely be the pacing, which felt a bit all over the place. i would’ve enjoyed a more drawn out intro sequence before things started picking up. the world of the show seems very interesting, so i think introducing that first slowly and then easing into the characters would’ve been nicer. i wasn’t going to complain about no of the episodes, but now i actually might have to lol.
The person who commented religion should be separate from BLs is why I’m a bit worried about this show. I don’t want GMMTV to cave in and try appeal to those people and paint the overall message as if certain religions aren’t a source of the problem.
Entertainment is not always just escapism. It can take the form of Pop Justice. It can go beyond and make very important statements and raise awareness on topics. This is why I’m betting on this show to be really good so it can leave out a very important message out there.
this will be my second thai bl since fish upon the sky.. i hope it’s goodddddd (im in desperate needs of recs…
some very recent thai bls i can personally recommend. look at the trailers for a few of these and just go for the one that seems to attract you the most!
romcoms - me and thee (same cast as fish upon the sky but the comedy actually delivers this time) - duang with you (sweet nonsensical romcom)
mystery - khemjira (the most popular thai bl last year) - goddess bless you from death - spare me your mercy - 4 minutes
more on the experimental side - shine - gelboys
these are the bls everyone will recommend to you: kinnporsche, bad buddy, not me, last twilight, and i told the sunset about you. these might seem a lot but trust me there's many more great thai bls that i havent even listed there. clicking the gay romance tag and sorting the shows by top rated might be a great way to start. i always decide what im gonna watch on a whim by checking the posters lol.
really love it when popular actors do BLs. makes me reflect how far the genre has come. the teaser was just a pure visual feast. acting seems pretty great too. very excited.
Can someone recommend me more series like this, I am an avid bl watcher so only recent ones please.
recently released feel good queer media ive enjoyed: this is i, me and thee, fake fact lips, love upon a time, love you teacher, contrast, and school trip: joined a group i'm not close to.
I think I am getting too old for this childish nonsense, because I was falling asleep few times per episode even…
we really can't dictate what people enjoy. the bl viewers on here (and in general) definitely prefer light romcoms over more complex and serious plots. don't get me wrong, i actually did like this show and found the ratings were pretty justified but i do find it sad when good mature and complex bl stories get much much lower ratings.
people overhated this show imo. it was actually pretty good. i feel like this show was really bold and proper executed the premise it sold us on. could it be much more? probably. but it was far from bad.
it's just sad when you see more generic bl shows being highly rated whereas this one that actually experiments is rated... like this.
deserves way higher ratings imo! the show does start off a bit boring but when the pieces start to connect, it really makes for an intriguing watch. but i also totally get why this show has so many polarizing opinions because you really have to go out of your own way to connect the dots and that can be annoying when you want a rather straighforward watch.
on a side note, i've kinda noticed that beoncloud shows don't tend to get much higher ratings here which is a shame because i feel they always push for a unique take on the genre everytime.
so sad that this went under the radar of so many!! i just love it when two extremely talented actors get hired to do a bl and for an extremely interesting plot such as this one. after seeing jj in diary of tootsies, great men academy and angel beside me, i was hoping he'd pick up a proper bl role and this show was really a dream come true.
this show definitely managed to become a hidden gem imo.
while i don't agree at all that the trailer looks cheap, i'll just say that it doesn't look as good as i expected too. leaving production budget talk aside, the plot seems really fire. i just hope it doesn't end up feeling a more happy go lucky version of your name engraved herein just to make the fans happy. gmmtv plays safe a lot and i'm really hoping they actually don't for once.
the trailer was... fine? the acting is outright terrible which is expected when you cast random models but even on a limited budget, id say they managed to capture the essence of the manwha despite obviously toning it down.
i feel like with a proper length adaptation this would actually turn out pretty decent which leads me to reiterating my point that i always make: ENOUGH OF SHORT REELS BLs. these production companies just need to spend some extra money and make a packed 8-10 eps series like every other kbl/jbl.
i'm not a huge fan of the original source but i guess atleast this means there's still gonna be room for a full length adaptation with a bigger budget and hopefully with actors who aren't just pretty faces and can act.
Some more information for newbies. In Japan BL genre is not taboo. The most successful idols, top actors, and…
is thee yamazaki kento doing a gay romance project or did i misinterpret that?
honestly this is what i love the most about japan. you'll literally have anyone play a bl. even extremely popular jpop idols. i was so happy when my childhood favorite furukawa yuki did a gay romance movie (restart after come back home) and then later he played a support role in queer dramas like kamisama no ekohiiki and me, my husband, and my husband's boyfriend.
ive been waiting forever for yamazaki kento (and kentaro sakaguchi before the cheating scandal) to pick up on a bl project eventually. would be my dream come true.
that trailer was so good but god we are in for some insane misery. didn't expect mizukami koshi's role to be a gay one too. idk how this character narutaki ryu could reject such fine shi even if he is his best friend.
i think this show will have a lot of romantic tension between both the leads that will burst at a very wrong time and thus not end on a good note. that's what i definitely expect at the moment.
pple claiming this is exploiting queer community are funny, THIS?! Not BL that literally survives on the fantasies…
the practices of the thai bl industry aren’t always right and ive always been outright against the toxic ship culture but…
how the hell are bl shows catering to the homophobic fans and not this show? if anything it’s bromance stories like these that feed off the homophobic fans sexual fantasies where the men are close enough but never gay because that’s something they view as wrong.
skynani literally became popular from the bl industry you speak of because fans of that industry SHIPPED them. why are they following the same exact model as that industry? why are you supporting the same model by your logic? why do they keep doing the series together? why are they playing into this fixed ship thing? it’s the same thing except they’re getting away having to portray themselves as gay. why is gmmtv pushing them more than the ones that play the gay role? is it embarrassing?
and this is much bigger than you think. if thailand that is so open to gayness is backing away to make safer bromance shows instead while still benefiting from the model that the queer stories set up for them and we’re simply allowing them to, just think what it would mean to other countries that are fighting to have their queer stories being produced.
gagaoolala is making the discourse far worse by using the rainbow flag for this show 😭 even id start thinking this series is just queerbaiting to the max
I was never interested in J-dramas much because I thought the compact plot and running time was too short for…
100% agree. i think soul mate by netflix might be a show to watch out because if it doesnt shy away from being a full on gay show then it'll definitely lead the way for slightly longer and higher budget japanese bls.
if i had to criticize one thing, though, it would definitely be the pacing, which felt a bit all over the place. i would’ve enjoyed a more drawn out intro sequence before things started picking up. the world of the show seems very interesting, so i think introducing that first slowly and then easing into the characters would’ve been nicer. i wasn’t going to complain about no of the episodes, but now i actually might have to lol.
Entertainment is not always just escapism. It can take the form of Pop Justice. It can go beyond and make very important statements and raise awareness on topics. This is why I’m betting on this show to be really good so it can leave out a very important message out there.
romcoms
- me and thee (same cast as fish upon the sky but the comedy actually delivers this time)
- duang with you (sweet nonsensical romcom)
mystery
- khemjira (the most popular thai bl last year)
- goddess bless you from death
- spare me your mercy
- 4 minutes
more on the experimental side
- shine
- gelboys
these are the bls everyone will recommend to you: kinnporsche, bad buddy, not me, last twilight, and i told the sunset about you. these might seem a lot but trust me there's many more great thai bls that i havent even listed there. clicking the gay romance tag and sorting the shows by top rated might be a great way to start. i always decide what im gonna watch on a whim by checking the posters lol.
it's just sad when you see more generic bl shows being highly rated whereas this one that actually experiments is rated... like this.
on a side note, i've kinda noticed that beoncloud shows don't tend to get much higher ratings here which is a shame because i feel they always push for a unique take on the genre everytime.
this show definitely managed to become a hidden gem imo.
i feel like with a proper length adaptation this would actually turn out pretty decent which leads me to reiterating my point that i always make: ENOUGH OF SHORT REELS BLs. these production companies just need to spend some extra money and make a packed 8-10 eps series like every other kbl/jbl.
i'm not a huge fan of the original source but i guess atleast this means there's still gonna be room for a full length adaptation with a bigger budget and hopefully with actors who aren't just pretty faces and can act.
honestly this is what i love the most about japan. you'll literally have anyone play a bl. even extremely popular jpop idols. i was so happy when my childhood favorite furukawa yuki did a gay romance movie (restart after come back home) and then later he played a support role in queer dramas like kamisama no ekohiiki and me, my husband, and my husband's boyfriend.
ive been waiting forever for yamazaki kento (and kentaro sakaguchi before the cheating scandal) to pick up on a bl project eventually. would be my dream come true.
i think this show will have a lot of romantic tension between both the leads that will burst at a very wrong time and thus not end on a good note. that's what i definitely expect at the moment.
how the hell are bl shows catering to the homophobic fans and not this show? if anything it’s bromance stories like these that feed off the homophobic fans sexual fantasies where the men are close enough but never gay because that’s something they view as wrong.
skynani literally became popular from the bl industry you speak of because fans of that industry SHIPPED them. why are they following the same exact model as that industry? why are you supporting the same model by your logic? why do they keep doing the series together? why are they playing into this fixed ship thing? it’s the same thing except they’re getting away having to portray themselves as gay. why is gmmtv pushing them more than the ones that play the gay role? is it embarrassing?
and this is much bigger than you think. if thailand that is so open to gayness is backing away to make safer bromance shows instead while still benefiting from the model that the queer stories set up for them and we’re simply allowing them to, just think what it would mean to other countries that are fighting to have their queer stories being produced.