#pinoy story

[absolutebl]

BL 2023 - The Tender Face Touch

(from BLs outside of Thailand)

Tokyo in April Is...

A hotly contested category with Tokyo took, but over half of these almost won the category too.

Jun & Jun

I mean come on! ICONIC.

Our Dating Sim

Unintentional Love Story

Why R U?

Love Class 2 (hi J-Min)

My Personal Weatherman

Sing My Crush

Tie the Knot

SWITCHES!

The 8th Sense

Love Class 2

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (the second lead)

Tie the Knot

Kiseki Dear to Me

My Personal Weatherman

(source)

#2023 bl trope awards #bl tropes #trope de jour #touch his face #bl tropes 2023 #bl in 2023 #2023 round up post #Tokyo in April Is... #Japanese BL #Jun and Jun #Korean BL #Our Dating Sim #Unintentional Love Story #Why R U? #Love Class 2 #My Personal Weatherman #Sing My Crush #Tie The Knot #Pinoy BL #The 8th Sense #The Director Who Buys Me Dinner #Kiseki Dear to Me #Taiwanese BL

[warangs]

You have a bed, you know? Let me stay beside you like this.

#my story the series #asianlgbtqdramas #boyslovesource #hiro shimoji #jericho del rosario #pinoy bl #*mine

[lurkingshan]

My Story

WELP. The show has ended and I can’t, in good conscience, pretend that it’s good. It is, in fact, a hot ass mess that only gets messier in the final stretch. There’s no plot here. There are no consistent themes. You couldn’t find a narrative arc in this show to save your life. As @bengiyo said, “shit just be happening.”

BUT. THERE IS A BUT.

Contained within this mess of a show is one of the sweetest, most earnest, most sincere first love stories I have ever seen. Zeke and Fifth are beautiful together. Their romance is so lovely that I was genuinely excited to tune in every week despite what a mess the show is on the whole. The actors are quite green, but that just ends up contributing to the authenticity of it all. They truly feel like two young boys falling in love for the first time and figuring out how to be boyfriends. I love them.

So my final rec for this show: (@absolutebl): watch it for Zeke and Fifth, and feel free to skip right through the rest. Nothing else that happens matters much or is really worth your time. But they really are.

#my story #my story the series #pinoy bl #shan shouts into the void

[thebreakupwinner]

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#the breakup winner #tbw comic #tbw promos #announcement #komiks #artists on tumblr #artph #pinoy catholic school #lgbt #queer stories

[heretherebedork]

And dirty joke time it is. Honestly, Zeke and Fifth are actually quite fun and interesting to me, I just wish they were given more time. A lot more time. I like how everyone already teases them for going out but Fifth is sure Zeke likes Kim and the little jealousy interplay between them and the teasing and how much they're flirting but not-flirting with each other at the same time.

#my story #my story the series #fifth x zeke #zeke x fifth #pinoy bl #bl drama #bl series #asianlgbtqdrama #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #asian lgbtq drama #dirty joke #filipino bl #pinoybl #i really do like this side couple #the main couple not so much

[miss0atae]

There are so many BL dramas to watch right now but the ones I'm really waiting for are Last Twilight and The Sign. It's quite funny because I wasn't really expecting anything from them at first. When I read the synopsis I was like "cool, let's see what it is" but I wasn't really anticipating them at all. Now, there are the two series that really get me hyped. On the other hand, the series I really wanted to watch and enjoy are kinda disappointing. I even found some of them terrible (Hello, Our Story ! 👋 Now that the series is finished, I can say I never enjoyed a single episode).

The Last Twilight is an emotional rollercoaster filled with sweet moments especially on the last episode. The hand scene was so great. There is something about hand scenes that I can't really describe. I mean I grew up with Pride and Prejudice (2005 version) and the reaction Darcy had when he held Elizabeth's hand... I felt the same jubilation when I watched Mhok touching Day's hand.

As for The Sign, it's really engaging and new at the same time. I never get bored. It gives some energy that I never found in the BL series I watched. The action scenes look good too and it's better than what we're used to in these series. I also think the chemistry between the main leads are off the charts. One of the point I really like about the series is how we are left in suspense. There are a lot of mysteries that we still have to uncover. What about the vision, the lady in the water, the death of Tharn's parents... ? I wanna know everything. Also, Is the Dr going to bring some love triangle? So many questions and I can't wait to get the answers.

#my thoughts #thai series #thai bl #bl drama #bl series #drama #the sign the series #last twilight the series #our story the series #pinoy bl #My favorite of the moment #Did I just compare Mhok and Day with Darcy and Elizabeth?!

[baconcolacan]

I was thinking about our (PH) mythologies, which is separated in upper and lower mythos. The upper mythologies are your usual pantheon of gods, creation stories and whatnot While the PH lower mythos are like DEMONS DEMONS DEMONS THAT BABY?? A DEMON THAT WOMAN??? A DEMON!!!! THAT RICH COUPLE?? DEMONS!!!!! WHATS THAT UNDER YOUR KUBO?? A FUCKIN DEMON!!!!!!!

#neil talky #IM SO #Like no wonder the british thought our islands were cursed and fucked off if these were the stories KJHSDFKHSDJ #Also we have a children's game thats so fucked if you translate it in english [although its already fucked in tagalog] #Hey my pinoy homies remember Langit Lupa?? yeah HAHAHAHAHA #Children's game chant btw loosely translated: #'Heaven. Earth. Hell. He-He-Hell. #'Stab the heart the blood runs down. Dead Alive. #'Try to leave the place where you are standing.' #Feeling patriotic today #so here are some fucked up Filipino facts KSJDHFKJSDF

[poetry-protest-pornography]

Okay, so I recently watched My Day, and for all its silliness, I loved Ace and Sky, and their weird little work family.

And I guess I didn't realize that Sky was also in My Story? I thought it was like, My Day universe adjacent? But no, Sky and Ace are broken up, apparently, or maybe Ace is dead, because Ms Becky and Jelai and the dog are still in the show?

I was interested in My Story, and some of y'all seem to be enjoying it, but I'm not sure I'm interested in watching Sky date someone else-- especially since the reason Aki isn't playing Ace again is that Oxin Films screwed him over.

Idk, friends, I'm annoyed and disappointed.

(would've preferred a recast than whatever they did with Ace, tbh)

#my story #my story the series #my day the series #pinoy bl #acesky #skyace

[dear-mahal-ko]

Sometimes it takes FAITH

When things get tough, sometimes we do shut down. Shutting down on ourselves, the people we love and to others who have no clue whats going on. I tend to do that, and I will admit to that -Iam hella guilty of it.

But why does it seem so hard to do so? I have tried so hard to have everything according to plan but i guess nothing will go my way or ought to be better in this life time. Can anyone understand this? The feeling of being lost. Going by the moment. Going by the feeling of thinking the feeling must go or you should go far away?

Im at that point to say that it might happen soon. That id run away to a far away place. With a plot twist. Maybe someone who needs a layout to talk about her feelings, emotions and everything all in one.

Advice please is all I ask. Because I have no where to go.

#filipino #love #pinay #pinoy #pinoy relationships #pinoy stories #blogging #writer of tumblr #journals #letters to mahal #love letters #relationships #filipino stories #journal #journaling #love letter #philippines #pinoy love #pinoy love stories #pinoyigers

[foralleternityidiot]

Did I just watch (and love) every episode of My Story in one sitting or was that just a Covid fever dream?

#everyone who hated it should rewatch while their brain is virus mush or idk maybe just get a more fun personality 🤷🏻 #my story the series #pinoy bl #fifthzeke #zekefifth #skywin #winsky

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - I’m largely pleased with BL & pissed with Kpop

April 2023 Wk 3

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

Step By Step (Thai Tues WeTV & Gaga) ep 1 of 10 (MDL says 12, but I think it’s just 10) - Abused intern trope is a go! I wasn’t sure I would like the lead, but he’s totally adorable. Although (I gotta say it) who tf eats a croissant with a knife & fork? Also.. the main couple has good chemistry! Hallyfuckingluya! In fact, the quality of the acting and sound etc is generally superior to a normal pulp. It’s good! This is a good show? How exciting! 

Our Skyy 2 (PondPhuwin) eps 1-2 - Honestly, I was nervous to watch this but I liked it a lot! Doomed soulmates + paranormal time travel to fix the past. I’m happy for the outfits and the dancing (if not the singing). It’s not a bad premise and it’s nice to see GMMTV lean into its high production values for a change. I could’ve watched this as an actually full length BL. Gotta say, Puhwin’s English is so good and v west coast USA accent (international school kiddo got skillz). Meanwhile, loved seeing MarcPuwin again. My Gear & Your Gown disappointing us wasn't their fault. *Hilarious that Marc is side couple in 3 BLs airing simultaneously, that’s a record! (Waves at Marc X1.) I’ll be rating each of these installments separately, as I did the first time around. This one gets an 8/10 from me.

Bed Friend (Sat YT, GaGa & iQIYI uncut) ep 10fin - A very Check Out the series ending. Disastrous sun glasses. King being shy was adorable. Nevertheless I do think the final 2 eps felt a little tagged on and superfluous excess. Ultimately? This just wasn’t as good as the first 5 episodes set us up to hope for. Series review below.  

Pastsenger (Thai Weds Gaga) ep 7 of 12 eps - Cute confession and boyfriends phase. The bit with brothers’ boyfriends serving each other food was kinda charming. Could do without blushing maiden trope. But hey ho. (Waves at Marc X2.) 

A Boss and a Babe (Fri YouTube) ep 8 of 12 - Cute phi/nong convo and teasing, but this is largely boring. I do like that the conflict is all about business loyalty, cubical friendships, and coworker gossip. This is as it should be in an office romance. But I wish the characters were consistent.  

Tin Tam Jai (Tues Gaga & iQIYI) ep 9 of 12 - The boyfriends phase. I just know with this show that the moment it ends I’m going to entirely forget about it. It’s boring.  

Chains of Heart (Sat iQIYI) ep 10fin - What a waste. Seriously don’t bother. It seems to end unhappily, but maybe not, but also who tf cares? 3/10 Series review below, for my sins. (Waves at Marc X3.) 

Future (Thai Sun YouTube & Gaga) ep 5fin - It was Songkran so no new ep until tomorrow. May your New Year be blessed. 

The Promise (Thai Weds YT & WeTV) ep 7 of 10 - the put YT on a week delay off WeTV, so I will watch it next week. I have WeTV but I prefer YT. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Unintentional Love Story (Korea Thurs iQIYI) 9-10 fin - Awe a crying kiss. My fav! This one was fine. Not a v good kiss but KBL has to bow to form on occasion. The sides didn’t get much of a resolution. (Although we know why.) It was a solid ending. Series review below. 

Our Dining Table AKA Bokura no Shokutaku (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 3 of 10 - this ep was a little slow for me, oh I know, that’s what this show is doing, but yeah. Still it’s soft and sweet and wonderful. Why are you not watching it? Go. Now. 

The Eighth Sense (Korea Weds Viki) eps 7-8 of 10 - Honestly? I checked out a bit this installment. Possibly because JaeWon checked out as well. I mean, I understand what the narrative is doing, portraying JW coping (badly) with loss and the complex knot of guilt, love, fear, lust, and shame. But I don’t really feel drawn into a romance when the main characters are separated for most of an hour. I do like JiHyun’s personality shift and aggressive stance on renewing the relationship. That’s fun to watch. And I do love his besties. Of course ep 8 ends with major heartbreak and pain. I expected nothing less from this show. Gotta admit I’m a little mad tho, I wanted it to EXCEED my expectations. 

My Story (Pinoy Sat YouTube) ep 2 of 10 - I don’t like one of the couples (not side dishes, this is a 50/50 split) but I weirdly like Sky’s new arc, even if he’s with someone new. 

Naked Dinner AKA Zenra Meshi (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 2 of 12 - it’s just so odd. I can’t believe THIS is the JBl we get 12 eps of. This one?  Japan, must you? (How many times a year do I type that phrase?)

Finished this Week

Unintentional Love Story - A boy who just lost his job due to faked corruption charges accidentally discovers his ex-boss’s favorite artist, now a recluse. His ex-manager offers him his job back if he can convince the artist to rejoin society. Instead, they fall in love. Gongchan (maknae of B1A4) carried this show (which I don’t expect from the idol element). He was luminous with extraordinarily expressive eyes. That said, he had weak chemistry with his co-lead. But everything else was quietly queerly KBL pristine and beautifully executed, even the conflict. I’m not sure on rewatchability for me, and it didn’t whip me into a verbal frenzy the way some KBLs do but it’s still getting a solid 9/10 

Bed Friend - Office frienamies transition a flaming hot one night stand into a f-buddy relationship, that is essentially built on a puppy/cat dynamic (and kinks into it at one point). Our puppy is loyal, smitten, and protective with endlessly worshipful eyes, while our cat is snarky, prickly, and deeply damaged (ALL THE TRIGGERS). NetJames give lovely high-heat with excellent chemistry and tuned-in performances of surprising depth, unfortunately the story ultimately failed them. Had the show had the strength of its convictions and kept to a tighter, darker, harsher 8 eps it would have been the first high heat to earn 10/10 from me, but once they fussed with it, it dropped to a solid 8/10. Could have been great but they overworked it. Still if high heat is your thing, this one will not let you down. Full review here.

Chains of Heart - This was a terrible show, unbelievably confusing, badly subbed, with characters behaving illogically, nonsensically, and heartlessly. What’s worse? The leads had fantastic chemsitry, were willing to do high heat (and do it well) and were pretty! So they squandered a decent cast and some actual production money on a shoddy scrip and terrible directing - what a waste. Seriously, don’t bother. It maybe ends unhappily, maybe not, but you should neither care nor bother to find out. 3/10 

It’s Airing But ...

Love Syndrome (Thai Sat WeTV) stopped at ep 2 of 12 - I’m just not into any aspect of it (except Lee Long Shi and I can watch him in Tin Tem Jai) - saving to binge if the end is solid.

Venus in the Sky (Sat YouTube) pilot/tester?) 0 of 10 - not entirely sure what’s up with this one distribution-wise, but the pilot was classic university-set pulp. I hope it happens because the leads are cute with good chemsitry and I thought it was fun. However, this pilot holds together as its own little short too.

Make a Wish (Thai Weds ?) stars Fluke Natouch (OhmFluke UWMA etc...) & Judo (The Miracle Of Teddy Bear) in a medical-fantasy. About a doctor who sees ghosts and a deity who resides in a Bodhi tree that earns merits whenever he fulfills a wish, based on a y-novel by Sammon (Manner of Death, Triage). Same as above.

Stormy Honeymoon (Vietnam) - 3rd in this series and the ULTIMATE in domesticity. New side couple is cute too. But I’m kinda over the leads at this point. (see comments)

In Case You Missed It

BL Express has a post on upcoming GL. I don’t track this, but they do. 

I decided to hold off and binge Cafe in Love and Destiny Seeker. So I’ll be watching and reporting back after I’ve collected all the eps. I realized that I miss binging BL. That said I have been siting on To Sir, With Love forever. Not sure why I am so reluctant to dive into that one. 

[ Not into Kpop? Skip to “next week.”] 

Peak Time pretty much ended exactly as expected, which was also exactly how it started. Our BL boy Karem got booted for the grave sin of being a, ya know, 2nd gen idol dude bro. But it was the superior survival show. BLK made me cry, so did MASC for that matter. We have discussed this before, I am a sap. I look forward to seeing where Vanner go next. 

Boy’s Planet was ultimately disappointing. I watched some predictions about who Mnet actually wanted to win, and they were mostly correct. With the delightful upset of China scooping the #1 spot. (Delightful bc I am a chaos money who lives for politics fucking with soft power and watching China give the jaundice eye to S Korea for half a decade bc they Hallyued their way into winning the culture war using Kpop, and NOW China is doing what we all knew they would which is... infiltrate. Ultimately? Boy’s Planet was nothing more than an exercise in manipulative editing, they just accidentally manipulated the global vote into Zhang Hao winning. Not to slag off that baby boy’s serious cuteness - I genuinely thought he was great, actually. Frankly, I emerged cackling and mostly just v. disappointed in Pentagon fans. I think they deserve to lose their group for how little they supported Hui. Let’s be truthful? They are likely losing their group or Hui wouldn’t have been on the damn show in the first place. (Cube seems highly disinterested and their 7 year contracts are uppity up.) This is neither the first nor the most extreme version of me being disappointed by Kpop fans. There’s a reason I don’t participate in that fandom. 

In more relevant news to THIS fandom, JiWoong made it into ZB1, which means we will NOT see him or the Kissable Lips pair back on our screens anytime soon (if ever). 

RIP the pretty.... 

Whatever, it is still the golden age of Korean BL. Our Dating Sim happened. We will all be fine. 

Next Week Looks Like This:

Happy Merry Ending starts Weds April 26 on Gaga (with ep 2 the next day) 8 eps total. It looks cute: opposites attract, musicians, giving me Wish You vibes. It’s from the Our Dating Sim’s Kidari Studio. Adapted from the manhwa of the same title (해피메리엔딩) by dorae (도래). Stars Lee Dong Won (main rapper of KNK - yes that’s Semantic Error’s Park Seo Ham’s group) opposite actor Byun Sung Tae. Also stars Kim Kyu Jong (of SS501) and actor Shin Myung Sung (The Heavenly Idol).

The Eighth Sense ends, thank fuck. I don’t think I could take much more of the tension with that one. 

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED)

This week’s fashion hall of shame:

those glasses, both useless and ugly 

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Leaning into their brand. 

Leaning outside of it but looking sexy AF. Thank you GMMTV! 

What do I always say? I love it when a drama reviews itself. 

All Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go (PondPhuwin) 

(last week)

Current Kpop earworm? Winner’s Remember. I got nothing to say about it except it’s great and everyone always seems to forget about Winner but they just keep singing, and that’s kinda the sentiment of this song.

#this week in BL #bl news #BL gossip #upcoming BL #new BL #best BL #BL reviews #Thai BL #korean bl #Taiwanese BL #Japanese BL #live action yaoi #Rakutan Viki #gagaoolala #GMMTV #Kpop earworm #adapted from a manga #pinoy bl #Winner’s Remember #Unintentional Love Story #Unintentional Love Story review #Bed Friend review #Chains of Heart review #Bokura no Shokutaku #the eighth sense #Step By Step the series #Our Skyy 2 #PondPhuwin #My Gear & Your Gown #Bed Friend

[warangs]

#my story the series #asianlgbtqdramas #boyslovesource #jericho del rosario #hiro shimoji #pinoy bl #*mine

[lurkingshan]

I love them 😭

#seriously y’all zeke and fifth are so good #you can ignore the rest of the show but it’s worth watching for them #my story the series #my story #pinoy bl

[caffeinatedenough]

#repost #pix #facebook #story #tagalog #filipino #philippines #pinoy #pinas #parenting #parents #parent #family #children #child #kids #kid #daughter #son #reminder #remember #0930612n #mother #mom #father #dad #blessing #teenagepregnancy #life #true

[heretherebedork]

In which I am easily amused.

#my story #my story the series #my story series #filipino bl #bl drama #bl serie #eggplant joke #they're going to be very gay your honor #also this is already an improvement on the enemies to lovers storyline you often ge #it makes sense and no one is exactly at fault #and they're both a bit of an asshole to each other #pinoy bl #asian lgbtq drama #asianlgbtqdrama #asianlgbtqdramas #asian lgbtq dramas #also that is a very specifically shaped eggplant

[miss0atae]

All episodes from Saturday's BLs were absolutely wrecking today. So much angst ! It makes me feel sad for all these characters. I need some fluff and happiness right now !

I cried for every character in Only friends because they are just too messy and crazy for their own good. The next episode won't change that. I hope they will get to a better place in future episodes.

Fifth is just choosing every worst option possible and creating misunderstanding with Zeke in Our Story. I miss their understanding and loving relationship from My Story. What happened between Zeke and his childhood friend ?! I understand why Fifth is curious to know more especially since Zeke refuses to say anything about it and reacts pretty badly at any mention of it.

I had hope for Naughty Babe but I felt so sad for Yi because of his PTSD and how he is so afraid of losing Diao. Lying to him by pretending to still have amnesia isn't the best idea too. I wish they could have a real talk.

Everyone was hurting today and I also felt it.

#my thoughts #thai series #gmmtv series #thai bl #only friends the series #our story the series #naughty babe the series #saturday's bl #pinoy bl