#bl watchlist

Instead of catching up with some shows in December I decided to take a proper hiatus (the Steam holiday sale is just too tempting) so my watchlist is still empty. But! I'll try and make good on my promise and slowly get back into all things tumblr and BL (and if you're still following me after ~6 months of basically zero content then thank u ILU! 💜).

January feels like the perfect month for this because there's not many new releases and even fewer shows I absolutely need to watch as they air. I'll probably start with The Love Never Sets, Goddess Bless and Mandate... oh and maybe The Fridge too (unless they un-BLed it? Boo!)

🖇️THAI BL CALENDAR

🖇️UPCOMING

⭐Mu-Te-Luv: Love Me If You Swear - YOUTUBE - I won't pretend that I know anything about this (I'm not even 100% about the release date) but apparently this is the part that was originally going to star OhmLeng?

⭐Cat for Cash - YOUTUBE - This isn't my cup of tea either but at least it completes the BL calendar weekday bingo.

⭐Yesterday - WETV - This was made and promoted during my hiatus and I'm not really into FortPeat so I don't know anything about this either.

⭐Duang with You - IQIYI - Aaand another show that's not for me. What a way to start 2026 lol

Last Twilight: against all odds, my favorite show airing atm. Me and Jimmy have come so far.

Cooking Crush: everything I wanted, and I don’t just like it because I’m an OffGun girlie at heart. It’s genuinely a perfect food romcom to balance all the other heavy shit airing right now.

The Sign: obsessed, it’s now appointment television.

Playboyy: intellectually interested in what it’s trying to say but not nearly as titillated by the pale imitations of porn as some of y’all.

WDYEY: steady as a rock, I missed Shiro and Kenji.

Middleman’s Love: fell way behind and I’m not enticed enough to go back. Might binge it when it finishes if y’all tell me it’s worth it.

The Whisperer: sad about how terrible it is, I would only endure this for The Dimple.

Shadow: part 2 dropping this week hell yeah.

Still haven’t started:

VIP Only: I have solemnly vowed to watch everything Taiwan puts out so I’ll be catching up soon.

Mr. Sahara & Toki-kun: Drama Shower has been so good this year, I’ll be picking this one up too.

Pit Babe: I suspect the ABO thing is just window dressing and this is a standard mid bl, will wait to hear what people think.

My Dear Gangster Oppa: will binge this when it ends, it doesn’t look good enough to hold up to weekly viewing and I’ve been warned it contains my beloathed noble idiocy trope.

Bake Me Please: seems inessential, holding for now unless someone tells me otherwise.

Twins: ditto.

For Him: ditto.

7 Days Before Valentine: I still haven’t seen 180 Degrees Longitude Passes Through Us from the same team and @bengiyo thinks I should watch that first, so on hold.

Starting soon:

Cherry Magic Thailand: my beloveds TayNew!!! I am actually looking forward to seeing what they do with this story because the original has some flaws I think Thai bl and TayNew specifically are well suited to address (I am talking about sex).

Thanks for the tag @purpleguitar!

Watching:

To Sir With Love — literally i’m taking a break in the middle of an episode to check tumblr.

Eternal Yesterday — it’s phenomenal. it makes me feel so many things.

Choco Milk Shake — i ❤️ milk. i have hope for the 11th episode, i think?

Why You… Y Me? — not primarily a bl, but the bl side characters are darling.

Between Us — i am watching without having seen much of UWMA. so far it works! i ❤️ winteam.

GAP — i love cats. and so i love sam.

Oh! My Assistant — cute! i like the assistant, and how gay they let him be. it’s a little slapstick and a little short for my tastes, but i think i will enjoy it.

My School President — the first episode was like the platonic ideal of a light-hearted high school bl. i ❤️ tinn & gun.

Older Shows I’m Slooowly Making My Way Through:

Vincenzo — i did not realize it was a comedy when starting. it’s great though.

Love By Chance — i love ae and pete (and the horny roommate). i’ve kind of stalled out though. took a break when mame started maming, and haven’t come back yet.

Cutie Pie — i have to be in the right mood to buy into the historical romance style of it all, but i generally like the characters.

Minato Shouji Coin Laundry — also stalled out but plan to finish. there are many things i love, but shin is the type of seme i want to throw in a lake, so it’s been hard to get through.

Hometown Cha Cha Cha — i started it like a year ago, before i even really knew what bl was. i liked it, but it’s not really made for binging, and then once i stopped i never went back. but both @petrichoraline and my sister-in-law recommended it to me recently, so i want to pick it up again.

Rewatching:

Nothing. There’s plenty I want to, but I’m just trying to keep up with the new stuff lol.

Plan To Watch:

Everything? Can I just say that? But also I’m trying not to add anything new right now because I need to do real world things. And I’ve noticed that, now that my initial hyper-fixation has ebbed, I get overwhelmed if I’m watching too much at once.

🏳️‍🌈🍿Low Frequency (4/8) IQIYI — completely in love with this silly little bl about a shameless ghost in a coma i’m not at all afraid that it’s going to break my heart like he’s coming to me the editing is wonky but it has a lot of heart

🏳️‍🌈🍿Hidden Agenda (4/10) YOUTUBE — very surprised i’m not super invested in this but i’m chalking it up to just not being in the mood for bl’s set in uni. i’m sure that as more eps air i’ll get more into it

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Laws of Attraction (3/8) IQIYI — recently picked this up so i’m still trying to catch up but sicjwjjdjdjd you know :)

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Wedding Plan (3/7) IQIYI — originally started this for the lita cameos but stayed for the silly characters & adorable lesbians

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Be Mine Superstar (5/12) VIKI — not sure how to feel about this if i’m being honest but i am enjoying it!

🏳️‍🌈🍿Jack O’Frost (3/6) VIKI — the angst and visuals has me 🤤

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Step by Step (3/12) VIKI — binging this super slowly for no other reason beside the fact that i have a short attention span. jengpat already has me by the throat

🏳️‍🌈🍿Jun & Jun (2/8) VIKI —for some reason this is giving our dating sims vibes (which is on my list for my top five BL of the year) so i love this already

🍄 REWATCHING

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Love in the Air (5/13) — first time i didn’t love this but the second time?? absolutely feral over phayurain & prapaisky

🏳️‍🌈🍿 The Untamed (32/50) — who needs therapy when wangxian exists cql brainrot is never going away just saying

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Not Me (10/14) — i need to see offgun on my screen every few months and seanwhite is just so angsty/sweet

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Kinnporsche (5/14) — i’ll be honest i’m mainly doing a kimchay cut during this rewatch because they make me !!!!!!!!

🏳️‍🌈🍿 2gether the Series (8/13) — i was feeling nostalgic so i decided to revisit my favorite boys

🏳️‍🌈🍿 The Shipper (8/12) was this drama a fever dream? yes. did i get queerbaited multiple times? yup!! do i understand the weird (pseudo) incest plot line between ohm & first’s character? no?? and yet here i am still vibing away knowing that i’ll regret rewatching this soon

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Heaven’s Official Blessing (6/13) hualian makes my brain go brrrrrrrrrrrr ❤️

🍄 STARTING SOON

🏳️‍🌈🍿 A Boss & a Babe (12 eps) — i’m finally going to sit down and binge because i need to understand the forcebook brainrot before only friends come out

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Vice Versa (12 eps) — i need someone to bully me into watching this. it has everything i love and yet i still haven’t gotten around to starting it

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Minato Shouji Coin Laundry (12 eps) — i am completely baited by all the lovely gifs for season 2 on my dash so i’m so excited to start this!!

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Mysterious Lotus Casebook (40 eps) — 👀 again i was gif baited into wanting to start this

🏳️‍🌈🍿 Sing My Crush (8 eps) — kbl are a hit and miss but this looks adorable!!

⭐ I'm the Most Beautiful Count - IQIYI/YOUTUBE - The only show on atm that I genuinely enjoy watching... but this has more to do with hobby burn-out than with the quality of shows so it's my little BL happy place.🤞

⭐Khemjira - IQIYI - I'm mostly watching this for the horror elements now. It's an incredible show and production but I simply liked the novel better.

⭐The Wicked Game - IQIYI - So far I'm not impressed (mostly with the technical side of things) but I'm hanging on because I trust DaouOffroad.

🖇️THAI BL CALENDAR

🖇️UPCOMING

⭐Air Moment - ??? - Apparently this is hard sci-fi with a BL twist. The marketing for this is a mess so who even knows at this point. I'm mostly tuning in for Earth Teerapat but if it doesn't hold my interest I'll drop it.

⭐The Cursed Love - ??? - Aaand another vaguely spooky and mystical BL with a reincarnation twist. Then again, it *is* October, and judging by the 9mins+ long trailer they're quite confident in their work (or they didn't bother to give their editor a briefing).

⭐The Love Never Sets - IQIYI - My hope for this is that it's old-school but softer and less whatever the hell Doctor's Mine was (not that I watched it). Plus, I really like the leads. Ja and Tae are such a surprising and interesting pairing.

⭐Me and Who - WETV - I'm a big (lol) fan of BigPark but I'm not really a fan of the kind of story DMD seems to prefer making (rich people doing rich people things but make it funny~) so I'll probably ignore my FOMO and pass on this.

⭐My Secret of Seer - ??? - I was prepared to not even pick this up but the trailer was really intriguing. Magic seems to be the marketing focus of BL in 2025 but somehow this seems more grounded with a distinct indie feel - all things that I love in my BL.

⭐ Mystique in the Mirror - IQIYI (apparently? I can't see it in EU) - This feels more like throwing the show out there so it's not a total loss but I'm just glad I finally get to watch it. I love Pat Rangsimant's stories, and this is one that I'm especially looking forward to.

⭐Goddess Bless You From Death - IQIYI (and whatever scraps the folks in Europe get) - I want to read the novel before this starts airing because this looks like it has a very unique and gritty plot, and this is exactly what I need right now: Plot with BL and not the other way around.

⭐Zomvivor - NETFLIX - Not only will this apparently FINALLY air, no, they also managed to snag themselves a Netlix deal. I'm actually a big fan of DMD's gen shows (and also zombies) so I'm really excited for this.

⭐(Love Song) - MOVIE - A Thai-Japanese co-production by screenwriter/director Champ Weerachit who was also behind I Will Knock You and 1000 Years Old - two of my all-time favourites.

I'm still on hiatus until the end of the year (I'm fine - just taking a break from fandom stuff) but I want to use the holidays to catch up with some of the stuff I missed. If I do, you'll see it here first. 💜

🖇️THAI BL CALENDAR

🖇️UPCOMING

⭐Let Me into Your Heart - YOUTUBE - This is a much postponed (they even changed the cast at one point) Likay BL that I hope is as charming as the novel.

⭐Melody of Secrets - YOUTUBE - I'm kind of puzzled by the "they lightened the mood for the trailer to hide spoilers" crowd because imagine you watch this for the romcom feel and then it turns out to be a dark thriller? That's a horrible thing to do. :(

⭐Dare You to Death - NETFLIX - For some reason I just don't vibe with the actors at all so I'll probably skip this.

⭐Fourever You Season 2 - WETV - Same but this time I adore the actors but just don't vibe with the plot.

⭐The Fridge - MONOMAX - Oh hey, it's monomax + another interesting BL concept (plus probably the last time I get to see Bright in anything not gmmtv-related) ... I wonder if I ever get to watch this lol

🖇️BL WATCHLIST MAY 🪻

⭐ Eye Contact - WETV - Messy and oldschool, so perfect for a Wednesday evening.

⭐ Knock Out - WETV - And just like that Dee Hup House has stolen my heart again right from the first scene.

⭐ Loy Kaew First Love - YOUTUBE - In between the usual tropes, there's a lot of softness in this, and I really like it so far.

⭐ Pit Babe 2 - IQIYI | YOUTUBE - Rejoice! Everyone's favourite A/B/O (implied) racecar fantasy series is back! As for me, the lack of PeteKenta and Way's premature death have turned me towards whatever Winner and Dean (and Willy) are up to (probably not much).

⭐ My Sweetheart Jom - YOUTUBE - This show is so charming and endearing with amazing production values. I'm genuinely impressed. But if Heng's character starts third-wheeling again I'm going to flip my desk.

⭐The Bangkok Boy - GAGAOOLALA - B-Movie but make it BL? Yes, please.

⭐My Stubborn - IQIYI - I'm still undecided on this one, especially with next month's line-up. Usually I'm okay with MFlow's style but this one might be a bit too messy for me. AND WHAT'S WITH THE RANDOM CHILDREN, MFLOW??

🖇️THAI BL CALENDAR

🖇️UPCOMING

⭐ I Promise I Will Come Back - WETV - This one's the Thai/Taiwanese co-production (I think? There's Taiwanese actors and they're twins, at least) with another one of 9NAA's freed former actors and an intriguing past lives plot along with a nice tourist-y setting (please keep the Tourism Board money coming, Thailand!).