Just a BL Fan

We could have so much fun. Some of these names are just meant to be switched- if for nothing else, then at least for the bit.

Dunk Joong? I agree. Get in the water boy

Book Force? Excellent. Straight to jail bud

Sea Jimmy? Oh I sure did

Singto Krist? Why not. He deserves to hear a song

Babe Billy? Checks out. He's definitely a babe

Gun Off? I hope it is. Please put that thing away

kongphob:

[source of live action lion king: aof's igs]

So this year, Krist and Singto (whose name means "lion" in Thai) are on the Amazon team for the Outing, which gave Krist the opportunity to do something during their group's skit that he's probably been wanting to do in costume from the moment they met.

That is a delighted turtle.

ETA: He took a RUNNING JUMP into Krist's arms.

People actually doubted this man's ability to play the top.

NOT WELL, ANON!!!!!!!!!

CAN HE NOT?????????

GIVE HIM MORE WORK IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!

Krist.

This is what we call “flexing.”

Krist does a lot of that because he knows he’s Singto’s favorite. :’)

You watch anyone else suck on a popsicle and then try to feed it to Singto on camera.

Or just present their finger to eat off of.

Y’know how Singto’s been saying recently that he used to be more rigid and he’s loosened up a lot? Krist was always the exception.

If you’re curious, search “Singto’s double standard” on YouTube and enjoy his well-documented favoritism.

People say actors do BL for the money and then go back to their het-series. Actors will talk about BL roles as a chance to explore and respect mlm characters, but make it seem like it’s the only way to engage with mlm characters.

Meanwhile, Singto took his BL fame and money and somehow dove deeper into the rainbow? He really went and tried to play every other kind of queer role possible. Cross-dressing comedy, gay Casanova, psychosexual horror, messy adult romantic dramas. You could even throw bromance in there depending on how flexibly you define queerness. He put time into het roles, too, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who more than Singto seems to have treated their career as if BLs weren’t queer enough for them.

Just to underscore, Krist is more widely famous in Thailand for co-hosting the music program "The Golden Song," which gets average ratings of about 2.0 per episode. (He still often introduces himself to new audiences using "SOTUS," though, purely as a point of personal pride.) By comparison, GMMTV's series get about 0.2 per episode. So like, there's a reason these actors aren't just doing BL series. They're selling sponsored products left and right, merch, concerts, etc. (I do think there's a high likelihood that one could abruptly swerve into the BL world after avoiding it for years because one saw opportunity for profit in it now…but by and large, I think most of the actors are just in it for the love of the game.)

Singto's career has been one of the most varied I've seen, and he truly just follows his heart and his interests. Hiiiighly recommend hearing him talk about it in his own words:

For years after "SOTUS," GMMTV relentlessly milked the KristSingto brand with fan meetings and concerts and merch and top-spender events, leaning hard on the "SOTUS" name. Fans and KristSingto constantly asked GMMTV for another BL series for them, but GMMTV seemingly saw that as pointless since KristSingto were already making them a ton of money without needing more BL series. Why take a chance on something new when you can just wring every drop out of something established? [mouse_ears.jpg]

In an interview with Attitude at the time of the release of "SOTUS S" in 2017, Krist and Singto both said they'd do whatever GMMTV had in store for them. Which was apparently putting Krist down the Leading Lakorn Man path and, by all appearances, just letting Singto do whatever he wanted. Krist and Singto also had different managers at the time, and from one friend's take, Krist's manager Yui tends to understand the company lines and adheres to them, where Singto's manager Jane was trying to guide Singto into more varied projects to appeal to a younger audience. (They're both under Yui now, but Jane actually followed Singto to help with his freelance career, which speaks highly of their working relationship to me. I imagine the only reason Jane didn't come back to GMMTV with Singto last year is because GMMTV changed their management system while Singto was gone so that all pairs are under the same manager, and Krist's been with Yui since 2016, so it was probably easier this way.)

Basically, Singto's had a lot of control over his career, and I think what he's chosen to do with it is remarkable. He didn't follow trends, seek approval or popularity, cater to any one audience, beg fans to watch all his projects, etc. He's actually gone on record multiple times saying he doesn't care if his fans skip a series he's done. He's happy if fans like what he does, but he's not bothered if they don't. From what older fans have told me, he got quite a bit of backlash from some Peraya for doing BL series without Krist (though not nearly on the scale Krist did for doing "Be My Favorite" without Singto), and yet he didn't let it stop him from pursuing projects that interested him.

Singto's also been very, very extensively outspoken for years about wanting BL to be treated with respect, even as he and Krist were patronized and condescended to as BL actors in their early years.

[self-promo :D]

I'm really hoping with KristSingto's reunion that more interfans will get to know Singto and really appreciate the artist he is. He's not as active on social media as many of the younger actors, and he's quite introverted on top of it, but he's well worth the little bit of extra effort to get to know. He's extremely thoughtful, considerate of others, well-spoken and firm about social issues, funny, intelligent, dorky, etc. He's not perfect and boy oh boy does he not want to be perceived as perfect, but he is lovely, and he takes missteps seriously and learns from them. So, y'know. Just a good human all around.

And "He's Coming to Me" is fantastic, if you'd like a jumping-off point to start with.

This moment is stunning. I'll never recover. I don't even want to. Seeing a queer wedding is one thing, but a wedding honoring their country's traditional customs just resonates so much more deeply. Even as a foreign viewer. Because it underscores that those rituals and customs belong to queer people, too.

And I think that moment is only matched by this one:

Because queer couples can have a ceremony even when it isn't legal. The fact that the series finishes on a shot of their legal marriage licenses with a kiss to top it off is just…really, truly a sign that this was in every way a passion project. :')

My eyes saw Krist say: "SOTUS The Series."