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[chicademartinica]

2023 Favorites

Come play favorites with me.

Favorite Korean BL: The Eighth Sense. / Runner up: Our dating Sim

Favorite Thai BL: Never let me go / Runner up: Moonlight Chicken

Favorite Japanese BL: The end of the world with you / Runner up: My Beautiful man eternal (Show +Movie)

Favorite Taiwanese BL: Kiseki Dear to me / Runner up: Stay by my side.

Best director(s): Inu Baek & Werner du Plessis for The Eighth Sense (Korea and Germany) EX AEQUO with Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaothong (Thailand) for FIVE SHOWS (BL or not everything Jojo does is QUEER): Never let me go / Never let me go Our Skyy 2/ The Warp effect / Only Friends / Dirty Laundry. To be noted and congratulated: OG Thai BL director Tee Sintanaparadee with his best work to date: I feel you linger in the air.

Best cinematography: Never let me go by Rat Rungruang (Thailand) / Runner Up: Moonlight Chicken ALSO by Rat Rungruang EX AEQUO Never let me go Our skyy 2 ALSO by Rat Rungruang.

Best use of color theory : The eighth sense GREEN.

Best score /musical moment (instrumental): “Save you from the Death” by Ruiqi Zhao. This song is so good it was used in two shows, airing at the same time, produced by the same man, on the same channel. We first hear it in Never let me go (episode 05) as Palm ravenously kisses Nueng (for a long long long long time) for the first time. AND THEN it’s back in Moonlight Chicken (episode 01) as Uncle Jim and Wen do everything but kiss under the moonlight. Aof and Jojo really said we both using it to be desperate and erotic and what of it. 10/10 no notes.

Runner up: “Refined enlightenment” by Howard Harper-Barnes in I feel you linger in the air (episode 07): The soaring strings that perfectly follows Jom’s arousal as he masturbates to the memory of the most erotic oil massage ever. Refined INDEED. // “Bleeding Signs” by Chris Shards in Never let me go (episode 05): Dark and moody indie rock rumbles as Nueng reels from his brutal outing, homophobia, and Ben’s betrayal before collapsing in Palm’s arms in the yellow of Bangkok polluted twilight.

Best score/ musical moment (with lyrics): “I can’t lose it all” by Ben Goldstein in The Eight Sense (episode 06) The singer belting “I’m losing my mind (…) I can’t lose it all” are the only words we hear for the last minutes of a great, hazy fugue of an episode. (Last spoken line: “To give you trauma” before the lovers start kissing.) Jae Won and Ji Hyun make love and when the song stops, I was left with greys waves, panic, and a burning “JAE WON WERE YOU OR WERE YOU NOT HIGH OUT OF YOUR MIND FOR ALL OF THIS? Was that song a call back to “Where is my mind” of Fight Club fame just to play with our nerves? Good times. //Runner up: “Monsoons” by Johannes Bornlöf and Le June in Never let me go. This song plays for two minutes straight as Palm sways drunkenly in his lover’s arms as he reels from his mother’s violent death. “Monsoon rain and chest pains”, blurry lens and sloppy, tear-soaked kissing. Peak lakorn.

Favorite couple: PalmNueng in Never let me go. // Runner up : KingUea in Bed Friend.

Favorite chemistry: PondPhuwin as Palmnueng, GMMtv true hidden gem. Runner up: Nat Chen and Jiang Dian as Chen Yi and Ai Di in Kiseki Dear to me.

Favorite individual performance: Film Thanapat in Laws of Attraction// Runner up: Mix Sahaphap in Moonlight Chicken.

Most beloved actor this year: Mark Pakin.

Favorite Ensemble: Moonlight Chicken // Runner up: The Warp Effect

Favorite mother figure: Grandma in Laws of Attraction. Amazing actress, well written (Grieving!) character. // Runner up: Ji Hyun’s boss in The eighth sense.

Favorite friendship: Pat and Chot in Step by Step! Pat’s whole friend group! // Runner up: Alex and Army in The Warp Effect.

Favorite siblings: The Gu siblings in Stay by my side. // Jeng and Jaab in Step by Step.

My hatred for you knows no bounds: Uea’s "mother" in Bed Friend. // Runner up: Phupha in The Promise EX AEQUO Tae Hyung in The eighth sense.

Most beloved character: Palm! My sweet boy! // Runner up: King! MY King!

Favorite “I love you”: “I LOVE YOU UNCLE JIM” Li Ming in Moonlight Chicken.

Favorite proposal: Charn being a lawyer and a marriage equality advocate while Tinn is just trying to marry the nutjob in Laws of Attraction.

Favorite wedding: TinnCharn and the baby’s doll on the chair (Tears!). Runner up: Palmnueng marrying by proxy while being guests at a gay wedding.

The category is “Boohoo snot bubble I’m dazed and crying”: The eighth Sense. Runner up: Moonlight Chicken.

The category is “I’ve watched this scene without breathing.”: Ji Hyun’s reaching for Jae Won’s hand in The eighth sense ep 09 // Runner up: Ki Tae confronting Lee Wan in episode 04 of Our dating Sim.

The category is “My cheeks are hurting I’m smiling so much”: Our dating Sim // Runner up: Love tractor.

Punchline: “Have you been well? Without me?”  Ki Tae to Lee Wan Our dating Sim / “I miss you so much. I miss you so much” Fan Ze Rui to Bai Zong Yi Kiseki Dear to me.

Funny punchline: “You only love me when you do me.” Cher to Boss in A boss and a babe. // Runner up: “We can continue as a throuple” Rando in Laws of attraction.

Erotic honorific: “Call me Hia Win. Hia Win.” In Between Us. // “Can you tell Nong Cher what your present is Phi Gun” or “Phi Jeng” for “The kinkification of Phi” in A boss and a Babe and Step by Step.

The category is ‘What is this?!! A 90’s Yaoi Manga ?!!”: Kim Jong Chan’s (Korean actor Kwon Hyuk) Yaoi hands holding his lover’s whole head in his palm as they kiss in The New employee. // Runner up: Cho Jun’s ( Ki Hyun Woo) in a an all-black suit in Jun & Jun.

The category is "Whew why was this so hot ?" : Charn obscenely rubbing Tinn's arm up and down while Tinn is trying to punch him in Laws of Attraction// Runner up : Jae Won manhandling Baby Mouse by the straps of his backpack in The eighth sense.

Best smile: First Kanaphan as Sand in Only Friends // Nat Chen and his dimple as Chen Yi in Kiseki Dear to me.

Unfathomable eyes: Pond Naravit and his under-eye mole in Never let me go EX AEQUO Net Siraphop in Bed Friend.

Favorite dream sequence: Baby Ye Chan’s first erotic dream in Love Tractor.

Favorite kiss (on the lips): Palmnueng last kiss on the beach in episode 12 of NLMG. It’s soft and super erotic, there’s a bit of tongue, a bit of teeth and they are both shivering like crazy. Pondphuwin killed it and the magnificent Thai scenery finished it// Runner up: Bostonnick against the wall at the back of the store. Surprisingly Nick was the aggressor but was still moaning loud as hell. Neomark punched me in the face with their chemistry and hunger. Give them a good show and let them kiss. A lot.

Favorite kiss (not on the lips). Nueng burying his face between Palm’s shoulder blades to kiss his tattoo in the finale of NLMG. // Ze Rui rubbing and kissing Zong Yi’s beauty mark every chance he gets in Kiseki dear to me.

Favorite sniff kiss (special Thailand): Uncle Jim inhaling Wen’s face in Moonlight Chicken. Possibly the most erotic sniff kiss I have ever seen, shout out to Earth. // Runner up: Winteam having a HEAVY ratio of sniff kisses in their make-outs in Between Us.

Favorite neck kiss: Bed Friend’s King is the BL best neck kisser, licker, biter ever. Net being shorter than James made this even more enjoyable. // Ray being obsessed with Sand’s neck in Only Friends.

Favorite make out: JengPat car make out in Step by Step. Whew. // Runner up: WinTeam locker room make out. Whew.

Favorite erotic moment: Win seducing Team and making sure he is sober, single, and horny while fogging up the room in Between Us. // Runner up: I feel you linger in the air oil massage than orgasm to the memories of said oil massage.

Favorite O scene: Songkhram and Ai making love in Destiny Seeker. Who knew 69ing could be so cute? // Runner up: Ritsu and Masumi, I quote “going at it like monkeys” in The end of the world with you. Ritsu was a fuckboy from space but also like, a Japanese sex God.

Favorite cuddles: Winteam. In bed. Every single scene in Between Us // King clinging to Uea, dead asleep in the crook of his neck in Bed Friend.

Favorite hug: Li Ming hugging a sobbing Heart in Moonlight Chicken.

Favorite tears: WinTeam devastating sobs after Win saves his boo from drowning.

Favorite lift off: Ai Di spending one third of the show being carried by Chen Yi. // Runner up: Joke carrying Zo like he is not also 6ft1 in Hidden Agenda.

Favorite food : Love Mate's orgasmic post sex burgers and fries in episode 04.

That's my too long list of 2023 favorites. Hope you enjoy. @absolutebl and all of you booes are welcome to use the categories you like, please tag me in your lists. To a very bisexual (AND VAMPIRIC) 2024 together.

Chica.

[ddefender]

POLICE IN LOVE || OFFICIAL TRAILER WAR WANARAT as MANGKORN & YIN ANAN as THIAR

[chicademartinica]

The independent faves are back (with phi Jojo ??!!) and they are fake married ! Copagayagenda !

[lacreaturaa]

[lazzarella]

“If you really like me, go on dates with me for 21 days.”

YOU MANIAC OFFICIAL TRAILER

[chicademartinica]

[janployshompoos]

JOONG ARCHEN and DUNK NATACHAI in HIDDEN AGENDA FIRST KANAPHAN and KHAOTUNG THANAWAT in THE HEART KILLERS AOU THANABOON and BOOM THARATORN in PERFECT 10 LINERS

[chicademartinica]

THE ONLY THING ME AND THEE DID NOT GIVE US.

[chicademartinica]

The Eighth Sense people really told Im JiSub the category is Jang Jae Young, Seoul Neon lights, gripping hands and tongue tangling. The category is JAWLINE on Park Seoham, Yaoi hands on Kwon Hyuk and breathless satisfaction. The category is KBL royalty. AND HE SAID BET.

[heretherebedork]

Thank you, Gaga! I am thrilled.

Chia-kai possesses the unique ability to see the "connections" between people: red for love, green for family, and blue for hostility. Yet, he himself is constantly threadless—until he meets Ta-wei, a skeptical detective. Between them, a mysterious silver thread appears, which makes Chia-kai determined to uncover the meaning of this unprecedented bond. As their lives intertwine, the silver thread begins to shift colors, forcing them to confront feelings they can no longer ignore.

[chicademartinica]

*Time to get out of my summer sarcophagus for Taiwan*

[bluesandfilms]

"My heart will forever only be bound to you." "I miss you very much."

[chicademartinica]

This « Team Wang » shirt is going right next to Gu Hai’s OBEY hoodie in my BL wardrobe.

[postergirlfornothing]

[onlyrainbowshipstbh]

Joong and Dunk via Insta!

[chicademartinica]

Me not recognizing Dunk IS INSANE.

[phuwins]

when they break their kisses and do The Thing

[namchyoon]

Hey. Promise me one thing. From now on, you have to tell me everything, okay? No sulking or overthinking things on your own. 

A DOG AND A PLANE (2026) dir. Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

P & T

[chicademartinica]

I feel that this show will make me CRY.

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

Keeping up with a community that is collectively going completely unhinged over multiple simultaneous airing series right now cannot possibly be easy, so much love and gratitude to our gifmakers who are feeding us such incredible food every day. 😘😘😘

[chicademartinica]

*kith of gratitude*

[befuddledcinnamonroll]

True romance, right here.

[theside-b]

BL Review: The Prosecutor’s Proposal 🇰🇷

A Korean comeback in style.

The South Korean BL industry is in a funk, and while most of us wonder where things derailed for them after reaching a high in 2023, a little studio noticed the void and started to climb it’s way to the top of the hill. It is mighty impressive the leap in quality for Oak Studio since it’s debut with the insipid Heart Stain just one year ago. And looking at their portfolio we can see how they learned all the right lessons from their previous work until the reaching their apex with The Prosecutor’s Proposal.

The somber atmosphere of Heart Stain, a magnetic lead character such as Choi Jae Hyeok in Ballboy Tactics, and the dangerous chemistry seen Thundercloud Rainstorm – while stripping away all the shortcomings that made these aforementioned shows crumble.

Unlike it’s predecessors, this one has a solid direction – a courtesy of Yang Kyung Hee from The Time of Fever, Love Tractor, Secret Relationships and The Director Who Buys Me Dinner. All of which are echoed here at one point or another

Unfaltering rhythm lacing two very popular genres in Korean media could only result in a must watch show. It’s somewhat surprising to note how long it took for a Korean thriller to incorporate BL as it’s second tag. Sure, others have tried before (recent The Lie We Lived In comes to mind), but never quite managed to strike the fine balance between the genres as seen here.

What helps here is the solid source material, that while not wholly inventive still delivers a tight and well-rounded experience – the twists and mysteries can be seen a mile away for the more perceptive watchers, but the impact of the revelations still hits thanks to the great acting – a on a novel reader note: the show does manage to compact everything integral to the novel. The essentials are all here, and while some finer details and minor characters and situations were left out, what really matters to tell the story is present in a nice full-package.

Another trump from Oak Studio was the opportunity to work with familiar faces: lead actor Park Si Woo (who despite the smaller resume gets top billing) had previously worked with them in Thundercloud Rainstorm, whereas Kim Yoon Sik has been a somewhat rising star. I say ‘somewhat’ because he himself has avoided picking leading roles – not only has been documented that he had passed on big roles in the past but the actor has outright stated that he only works with what he wants and speaks to him, which has garnered attention from viewers.

The duo has a very good rapport, either during the antagonistic or the romantic moments; the tsundere levels were off the charts here. From the start both feel familiar with their characters, making it easier to follow them and buy their motivations. The supporting cast is a little bit more trope-y in the sense that the show assigns one characteristic to them and runs with it, the live action unfortunately doesn’t have the luxury to explore them more as the novel does, so most of them feel one dimensional. They still deliver good performances though, Seo Han Gyeol in particular is having a field day with deranged Oh Jahyeon, sadly the show ends up wasting her in the end with just an expository newsflash tying up her character’s fate.

Which brings me to the one moment where I could hear a record scratch: the very end of the show.

It’s hard to say exactly what happened here, but it’s clear that the very last scene was done in re-shots – meaning, filmed after principal photography was done.

How do I know? Nerd moment; one look and I could tell all the technical settings were completely different from the rest of the show. And I mean everything: them in behind a green screen, the lighting, the costume, hair and make-up, even the editing and post-processing were different. Which leads me to believe they scrambled to cook a new final scene after the very positive reaction to the show. It skirted that dangerous Standard Korean Drama territory that Thundercloud Rainstorm ended up being victim to, but since it was just one scene it wasn’t as grating.

Oak Studio has seemingly found key to success – The Prosecutor’s Proposal is the first K-BL since Semantic Error to reach Top 10 in viewership at the home country – and who would’ve though that a good script, great acting, and solid directing were the ingredients for a good show?

[usertoxicyaoi]

this is what defeating corruption looks like.