#love mate the series

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

How does it feel to be honest?

#love mate #love mate the series #love mate ep 4 #haram x yijun #korean bl #korean series #korean drama #kdrama #bl series #bl drama #asianlgbtqdrama #myedit #this was so tender and beautiful #I loved everything in this scene

[blmpff]

✨ Various Tropes: Wait, Don't Go (1/?) ✨

TITLES IN ORDER: 1. Semantic Error (2022) 2: Kiseki: Dear To Me (2023) 3: La Pluie (2023) 4: My Personal Weatherman (2023) 5: 7 Days Before Valentine (2023) 6: Happy Merry Ending (2023) 7: House of Stars (2023) 8&9: Love Class 2 (2023) 10. Middleman's Love (2023) 11. Love Mate (2023) 12: Tokyo In April Is... (2023)

#TITLES IN ORDER: #semantic error #kiseki: dear to me #la pluie the series #taikan yoho #my personal weatherman #7 days before valentine #happy merry ending #house of stars #love class 2 2couples #middleman's love #love mate the series #tokyo in april is... #shigatsu no tokyo wa #various tropes #wait dont go #wait don't go #part one #blmpff

[krystaljungs]

Your lips taste like soju. You’re getting more drunk on them, huh? Absolutely. 

#love mate #love mate the series #kdramaedit #asiandramanet #userdramas #kdramadaily #kdramaspace #kdramasource #asiandramasource #*gifs #cho han gyeol #cho hyun min #annablr #lextag #usergooseras #tuseralexa #THIS SUCKS BUT OOOOF #THIS EP WAS EVERYTHING

[respectthepetty]

I'm so exhausted from these Wednesday shows that I thought I was dreaming

I wasn't.

But this is the Roommates of Poongduck 304 apartment

I know it, @colourme-feral

#love mate #love mate the series #roommates of poongduck 304 #shared locations

[lemonfreshlysqueezed]

A lot of queer relationships happen in the dark, behind closed doors only between two people. Which is a very common and relatable experience for a lot of queer people.

This aspect being in The Eight Sense made me love it so much. Because it is so true for so many people.

But with Love mate the series for Ha Ram to turn on the light when they get into the bedroom was so beautiful. Not only have I not seen it before in a bl, it holds so much symbolism.

(And I have not seen anybody else talk about this specifically, I could not find a gif of the exact moment)

Gif by @intolove

For a show where as far as I noticed has no explicit homophobia. We as an audience get to see into their relationship so much more without the fear of other peoples reaction .

I expected the scene to be cut from the moment they enter the door. But we get this beautiful moment between them.

Gif by @wanderlust-in-my-soul

(To be honest the scene where Lee Jun caresses Ha Ram’s bottom lip is the whole reason I started watchin the show bc i saw an edit on tt)

Gifs by @wanderlust-in-my-soul

Also when it’s morning Lee Jun smiles and does not regret what happened last night he even leaves no room for awkwardness with Ha Ram because he is happy that last night happened. (Which is also refreshing to see, that there is no awkward morning after)

#love mate #love mate the series #the eighth sense #korean drama #korean bl drama #kbl #cho han gyeol #cho hyun min #ha ram x lee jun

[lunaylin]

SEO YIJUN (LOVEMATE 2023)

#love mate #love mate the series #yijun #seo yijun #seo yi jun #cho hyunmin #cho hyun min #kbl #korean bl #boyslovesource #kdramaedit #asianlgbtqsource #mlmsource #asiandramasource #asianlgbtqdramas #*gifs #*love mate #do i have much basis for this no but i dont care #im demiaro i can do what i want #happy belated aro visibility day!

[that-bl-bitch]

Honorable Mention QLs of 2023

These are shows that I still thought were really good but just didn't end up making it on my main 2024 QL list so enjoy, also these ones are NOT in any particular order.

#1- The New Employee

#2- GAP

#3- A Boss And A Babe

#4- Love Mate

#5- Jun and Jun

#6- Candy Color Paradox

#7- If It's With You

#8- Venus In The Sky

#9- love Tractor

#10- One room angel

✨SPECIAL MENTION✨

Now I just want to give a extra special shout out to the show I Feel You Linger In The Air, because unfortunately I did not finish this show NOT because I didn't like it but purely because I got too busy around the time of airing, I started it late got caught up then got behind like twice and just have yet to go back to it BUT I certainly will (I believe I left off ep 8) I whole heartily believe if I did finish it it would be on my main list probably top 5 even but I didn't just want to put it on my main list on a hunch but I also didn't want to not mention it at all cause I LOVE LOVED what I did watch myself plus what I watched through Tumblr posts

#gap the series #if its with you the series #jun and jun #love mate the series #love tractor the series #The new employee the series #Venus in the sky the series #A boss and a babe the series #candy color paradox #one room angel the series #abaab #thai bl #bl series #japanese bl #korean bl #KrizQL23

[bengiyo]

Love Mate Eps 7 & 8 (Finale) Stray Thoughts

Last week, Yi Jun and Ha Ram began pre-dating in earnest. Yi Jun wanted to see if he could properly care for someone again, so they slowed things down to get to know each other more. I loved it, because some relationships, especially gay ones, start physical and then the emotional work of getting to know the other gets skipped in lieu of sex. Yi Jun changed his entire project at work in light of his new relationship, but now it seems that the team wants to hire Yi Jun's cruel ex as the spokesperson and model for their project.

Episode 7

Ah, their first big difficulty. Yi Jun is pretending he's fine, but he's clearly not.

I don't like that knowing look DK gave Seo Yi Jun.

Work wife has a name! It's Jin Eun Sun.

This DK guy thinks he's slick, using his past history to sell his involvement and simultaneously trying to convince Yi Jun that he sees what he did to him now. I don't trust him.

I'll forgive Yi Jun for retreating into himself because he's just being distant, he still let Ha Ram hug him at work, and is considering telling Ha Ram what happened.

I'm mad at these flowers DK tried to give Yi Jun, because if he knew his tastes this well, and wanted to find him for three years, why would he break up in such a cruel way. It also looks like Yi Jun hasn't moved??

I liked the different levels of anger, offense, and disgust Cho Hyun Min conveyed as Yi Jun when DK was trying to lay on the charm. I like that DK is genuinely charming and laying it on thick, because that's how Ha Ram started as well. I like when a show adds context to earlier reticence by having an ex show up and use similar behaviors.

Okay, letting Ha Ram fall behind in the frame was a clever way to highlight the growing distance between them right as they get into a small fight about this. Ha Ram is not going to reveal that he already knows, and Yi Jun is rebuilding the original walls he had.

You better come through, Writer Jin Eun Sun!! She's the only one Ha Ram could talk to, and she said you better talk to your man! Someone get her a plate!

This studio knows how to use their limited time well. Having DK try to show that he's done the emotional work on himself by detailing all the ways Yi Jun took care of him works so well. We get to feel aghast as the cruel way he ended things with all of these reveals, and it cleverly places us with Ha Ram right after when DK seemingly won't take no for an answer.

OOO, classic yaoi framing. Putting Yi Jun between the two guys pursuing him as the final shot was a great choice.

Episode 8

He's his lover! Claim it!

Choosing neither of them is in line with Yi Jun, unfortunately. The writing is top-notch on this show. He tells DK he owes him nothing, and chides Ha Ram for being rude, before dismissing both of them.

That was an incredible break up scene. These are almost never good, but Yi Jun wanting to quit because he felt embarrassed by both guys pursuing him makes so much sense. His feelings for Ha Ram are new, and I totally get him backing off after being made to feel like a damsel or prize. Cooking a relationship because you feel like you can't commit to it is the choice we say people should make sometimes, so I'm excited to see how Yi Jun turns this around for himself.

Choosing DK is probably the right choice professionally, but it comes at the cost of connection. They're making a project about love and connection, so I doubt this will work.

Oh, I'm really glad Ha Ram and Yi Jun heard DK's conversation. We don't have enough time for just Ha Ram to know. Unfortunately, Yi Jun is just going to take it.

I do like that their manager worried about Seo Yi Jun when he didn't show up to work, knowing that was unusual.

I like Ha Ram a lot. You can't fix people's problems all the time, but you can love them even when they're being a bit mean to you until they find themselves again. "If it's hard to do this alone, I'll stay with you."

When Ha Ram said, "Expressing and receiving emotions is difficult for me, too," it made me think about the aggressive use of tropes earlier. We love tropes, because they're a way for us to understand the characters and their intentions. We like the ritualistic nature of them, but they don't always work because they're not always aligned with what the characters or even the audience wants out of the story. Yet we use them still, because we understand what they're trying to convey.

I don't think either of them is awful, but I like them giving themselves permission to make mistakes with each other.

I feel like I need to ping @respectthepetty because I feel like I'm seeing something with DK wearing red in this scene after using blue and mixed black and white earlier.

Sometimes you don't need words. Sometimes you just need to throw a drink in someone's face.

He set their photo from the wedding shoot as his background. I love this man.

Yi Jun's enamored smile as Ha Ram walks down in this suit is fantastic. Good job with this crew showing a brooding character finding his sunshine again.

Let me tell you, I go feral for the second, deeper kiss after the first one every time.

Oh good we're back in the boyfriend shirts for the domestic scene.

I like not showing DK again or any of the people cast for their program. It doesn't matter if DK did his job or not. He no longer has control over Seo Yi Jun.

Final Verdict: 9.5, Highly Recommended. This is our third outing with Studio Winsome, following My Sweet Dear and Our Dating Sim, and I think they may be on to something here. @shortpplfedup teases me for being a cynic because I always love the sad gays, and SHE IS RIGHT. I always go hard on the shows where a gay character has suffered and gets the chance to find happiness. This one is a little bit headier than Our Dating Sim, so I'm taking half a point; I felt like I needed to trust them to do something with the aggressive use of tropes earlier, and I'm glad it paid off. This team, more than any other Korean team, seems to understand how to maximize their limited time. I'm deeply impressed.

#love mate #love mate the series #korean bl #bl series #Ben watches

[7698]

#love mate the series #love mate series #love mate #cho hyun min #cho hyun-min #cho hyunmin #cho han gyul #cho han-gyul #cho hangyul #korean actors #korean actor #korean guy #korean boys #bl kdrama #kdrama #bl series #bl korean #korean bl #korean series #bl drama #korean drama #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #south korea #korean #korea

[chicademartinica]

The food sharing as a love metaphor in Love Mate is making the part of my brain reserves for Old fashion Cupcake SING.

Good but lonely plates that trigger thoughts of Ha Ram

First attempts at food sharing. Failed !

Next attempts : alcohol and small bites ! Success !

POST SEX ORGASMIC JUNK FOOD

PINK MILK IN A KBL, I LOVE YOU CAKE, PICNIC DATE

#love mate #love mate the series #The Chos #haram x yijun #cho hyun min #Cho Han Gyol #food porn #food is love #old fashion cupcake #korean bl

[spicyvampire]

The My Sweet Dear poster in Love Mate (2023) hit me like a tone of bricks

#love mate #love mate the series #my sweet dear #you know i miss him u know u know

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

Are we going to do this here?

#love mate #love mate the series #love mate ep 4 #haram x yijun #korean bl #korean series #korean drama #bl series #bl drama #this came unexpected #asianlgbtqdrama #myedit #and it was all one shot!

[blmpff]

✨ Various Tropes: Head Pats (2/?) ✨

TITLES IN ORDER: 1. No Regret (2006) 2. Addicted (2016) 3. Gaya sa Pelikula (2020) 4. Secret Roommate (2020) 5. Kieta Hatsukoi (2021) 6. Gen Y 2 (2021) 7. Light (2021) 8. Cherry Blossoms After Winter (2022) 9. Love Mate (2023) 10. The Eighth Sense (2023) 11. I Feel You Linger In The Air (2023) 12. Playboyy (2023)

#no regret 2006 #addicted heroin #gaya sa pelikula #secret roommate 2020 #kieta hatsukoi #gen y 2 #light 2021 #cherry blossoms after winter #love mate the series #the eighth sense #i feel you linger in the air #ifylita #playboyy the series #various tropes #head pats #part two #blmpff

[formayhem]

took a step back and decided to watch Love Mate. I think I skipped over it originally because I forgot it and My Dating Sim weren't the same show 🤣

definitely having one of those weeks where nothing on my list is appealing to me, though 😩

#love mate the series #love mate #bl series #korean bl #currently watching bl

[respectthepetty]

Love Mate is produced by the same company as Our Dating Sim, so I'll be watching to see if the Korean Green Guy/Blue Boy dynamic is going to show up.

Gonna claim it as Lee Joon being the Blue Boy and Ha Ram as the Green Guy who quickly falls for the Blue Boy and picks up his color.

Let's see how crazy I am in a few days.

#love mate #love mate the series #lee joon x ha ram #do the colors mean things? #I shall see!

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Do you like sci-fi and indie animation? Check out Monkey Wrench!

#monkey wrench #digital art #This series is very delightful and also in need of more attention! #Usually I would ramble about why love it - however I am going to go a little off the rails and talk about something else. #Namely that this is a gift for a very dear friend who loves this series a lot! One of my favourite people of all time! #Thank you for so many things. For keeping me going when times are dark. For sticking by in the hard times. #Thank you for the incredible soup and the fun moments! For the great recommendations on series. #I sometimes feel like I should thank the universe for letting our paths cross when they did. #It feels cheesy to say all this but I really am such a better person because of you. #Thank you for reading all my silly comics even though you have *no* idea what is going on in them. It means a lot. #My gift of a silly doodle and hopefully getting a few people to check out this show is not adequate to express my gratitude. #But hey - we've got the rest of our lives to keep saying thank you. #Love you lots mate. Can't say it enough B'*)