New BL dramas

Let’s talk about three Thai BL dramas first. They are all available on Youtube.

Not Me

I watched two episodes. It’s very political starting right away in the 1st episode. So after watching those episodes I read a few articles about the current political situation in Thailand. Pretty depressing reading I have to say. I don’t know if I want so much depressing real life stuff in something I watch to escape from depressing stuff in my own RL. Maybe I’ll watch one or two episodes more and then will decide if I want to watch the rest.

Don’t get me wrong, I like it when a BL drama does something else than the usual romance plot, and Not Me looks like a good, well-acted drama, but I think I’m just not in the right mood to enjoy it right now.


Cutie Pie

In contrast to a very political Not Me, Cutie Pie is a tropey and silly drama about an arranged marriage and secret identities and a conflict that could be avoided if interested parties just talked to each other, and the constant dithering of the “he says he loves me but does he really?” kind. And it applies to both the main couple and the secondary couple. Although with the secondary couple it’s more the dithering of “if he could just say what he really feels” kind. :)

I’m kinda ashamed that I like it so much. :) But to me this drama is perfect escapist fun I need right now. I can turn off my brain and just enjoy it. And I find Zee (one half of the main couple) stupidly hot. And there are a few really nice and passionate kisses, and a very hot sex scene in the beginning of the episode 8.

Here have four gifs of two kisses in the episode 7.

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Dear Doctor, I’m Coming for Soul

It’s about a romance between a talented surgeon dedicated to saving people’s lives and a soul reaper. Five episodes aired for now and I watched them all. It’s ok, but nothing special. I liked it well enough that I plan to watch the rest, but I’m not really that invested.

One good thing that came out of it is that I got curious about one of the main actors and checked what else he’s done, and discovered that he had a supporting part in the Thai version of the Korean drama Tunnel. And since I loved Korean Tunnel I decided to check the Thai version (it’s on Netflix here). It’s a very faithful adaption, I watched 10 episodes out of 16 for now and I only noticed a few minor differences. But all the actors are very good and I love this version, too. And especially I love the same two characters I loved the most in the Korean original – the detective from the present time and the psychology professor that helps the police to solve cases.


And now a little bit about a new Taiwanese BL drama.

Plus and Minus

The main couple is a classic friends to lovers story. Zheng Ze Shou and Fu Li Gong are good friends who know each other since kindergarten. Not only are they childhood friends, right now they are roommates and they even work as lawyers for the same company.

The secondary couple is a divorced laundromat owner who single-handedly raises his daughter and a hot bartender from the pub in the same building.

There are three episodes available on VIKI for now and I watched them all, and I enjoy it a lot, too.