forgot to make a post a couple days ago about this but my brain works in mysterious ways and it remembered now so here we are 🥴
it's time for HUB Awards again and if you haven't yet, take a minute or two and go cast your votes for gl series of 2025 📢
voting is continuous until the deadline (if i calculated correctly, march 5th), you can vote as many times as you want, and you can vote for all the categories or just cast your votes for the categories you want/are familiar with. don't forget to hit "submit votes" at the bottom of the page for your votes to actually count 😌
there are MANY fan favorites in all the categories and i reckon it'll be very close for certain categories - just look at best series 🥴
anyway, knock yourselves out 😁
categories are listed below the cut.
best series
best couple
best actress
best thai gl
best japanese gl
best gagaoolala gl
best chemistry
best rookie couple
best rookie actress
best ost
best dramatic scene
best kiss scene
hottest actress
best lead couple (characters NOT actresses)
best supporting couple (characters NOT actresses)
best production company
most anticipated premiere for 2026
tagging some of my lovely moots for some extra reach 🧡
As you may recall, we spent some time earlier this year voting to decide our picks for the Hub Awards 2025. You can find those results here 🏆
Well, the results for the official Hub Awards 2025 were revealed this week on March 31st. In case you weren't aware, there were two (2) groups of awards: one for the public votes -- which is what we voted on -- and another decided by a panel of technical jurors.
Overall, the winners from the technical panel match pretty closely with what we chose. The winners from the public voting, however... well, you'll have to take a look for yourself 😬:
1. Best Production Company (public vote)
🌃 NORTH STAR ENTERTAINMENT
[no picture because I hit the limit]
Official winner: North Star Entertainment
Tumblr's winner: Mine Media Production
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2. Most Anticipated GL for 2026 (public vote)
Official winner: 4 Elements
Tumblr's winner: Girl Rules
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3. Best GaGaOoLaLa Series (public vote)
Official winner: Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko S2
Tumblr's winner: Fragrance of the First Flower S2
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4. Best Kiss Scene (public vote)
Official winner: Whale Store XOXO
Tumblr's winner: Clairebell
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5. Most Dramatic Scene (public vote)
Official winner: Whale Store XOXO
Tumblr's winner: Clairebell
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6. Best Japanese GL (technical jury)
Official winner: Call Me By No Name
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7. Best OST (public vote)
Official winner: "My Only Champion" - Whale Store XOXO
Tumblr's winner: "More Than Words" - Us
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8. Best Supporting Couple (public vote)
Official winner: Oat and Nene - Us
Tumblr's winner: Wanmai & Saifon - Queendom
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9. Best Leading Couple (public vote)
Official winner: Wan and Maewnam - Whale Store XOXO
Tumblr's winner: Pam & Dokrak - Us
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10. Best Social Commentary (technical panel)
Official winner: Clairebell
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11. Highlight of the Year: South Korea (technical panel)
Official winner: Friendly Rivalry
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12. Highlight of the Year: Thailand (technical panel)
Official winner: Queendom
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13. Hottest Actress (public vote)
Official winner: Lingling Kwong
Tumblr's winner: Lingling Kwong
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14. Best Chemistry (public vote)
Official winner: Milk Pansa & Love Pattranite
Tumblr's winner: Emi Thasorn & Bonnie Pattraphus
Official winner: Love Pattranite
Tumblr's winner: Lee Hyeri
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30. Best Couple (public vote)
Official winner: Milk Pansa & Love Pattranite
Tumblr's winner: Emi Thasorn &Bonnie Pattraphus
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31. Best Series (public vote)
Official winner: Whale Store XOXO
Tumblr's winner: Us
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Conclusion
Well.... that's all of the official awards passed out, for both the popular vote and the technical panel. How do you feel they stack up against the winners we chose?
Here's a quick summary of the official awards won (as a reminder, the winners chosen by tumblr can be found here):
Awards by Popular Vote
SERIES:
6 } Whale Store XOXO
1 } 4 Elements
1 } Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko S2
1 } Call Me By No Name
1 } Us
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ACTORS:
3 } Love Pattranite
2 } Milk Pansa
2 } Bonnie Pattraphus
1 } Emi Thasorn
1 } Fay Kunyaphat (3rd)
1 } Ginny Natnicha (2nd)
1 } Jayna Stevens (2nd)
1 } Lingling Kwong
1 } Lookmhee Punyapat
1 } May Yada (3rd)
1 } Sonya Saranphat
Awards by Technical Panel
SERIES:
3 } Clairebell
2 } Love Design
1 } Call Me By No Name
1 } Friendly Rivalry
1 } Queendom
1 } Somewhere Somehow
1 } Us
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ACTORS:
1 } Ginny Natnicha
1 } Lingling Kwong
1 } Lookmhee Punyapat
1 } Orm Kornnaphat
1 } Sonya Saranphat
It’s really disappointing that bl awards shows are no less bullshit than other major awards shows. Gah im being negative again but Jesus Christ. Some awards are earned but it feels like most of them aren’t. I don’t know. But hey I’m trying to be a glass half full kinda guy so. We gotta look on the bright side! Awards don’t really decide something’s worth. It’s up to interpretation what matters. Lots of great shows and actors out there!
(I kept editing this post so it was less negative)
Results for the Hub Awards 2025:
Tumblr GL Edition
It's still a few weeks until the official results for the Hub Awards are revealed. But we don't need to wait until then -- after all, we here on tumblr.com are just as qualified to chose the best that Thailand had to offer during 2025. 🤓☝️
Thank you to everyone for voting in the (long) series of polls during the last several weeks! 🙏 Like many polls on this blog, we had some very tough decisions to make. So now, without further ado, let's reveal the (un)official GL winners of the Hub Awards 2025! Drumroll please! 🥁🥁🥁
