#just doesn't work

[houseofbreadpakoda]

BITCH.

PLEASE.

BE.

DISCIPLINED.

PERSEVERE.

EVERY.

DAY.

PLEASE.

[heretherebedork]

I feel like recently, K-Bls are distinctly developing their own flavor, compared to the predominant Thai, Japanese, and even Chinese Bls. While Japanese Bls, usually are the ones that come closest to depicting queer experiences in real life, compared to the simplistic use of tropes that define the genre of BL as in Thai ones; K-Bls seem to be carving out their own niche. It's distinctly low on heat (almost similar to the censored versions of Chinese ones), but instead, delving more on understanding and dissecting human emotions and interactions. They have a sort of indie feel, case in point, Blueming, Our Dating Sim, A Shoulder to Cry On, and now The Eighth Sense (honorable mention to Strongberry for propagating this style in the first place). While Thai Bls are becoming more and more explicit, with the heat quotient shooting up higher with every drama, K-Bls seem to be flowing in the other direction, but at the same time compensating for the lack of skinship and much shorter run time, with really engaging plots and direction and acting (which isn't a surprise given how good their entertainment industry is). Additionally what is surprising me in a good way is how pleasantly queer-coded K-Bls have recently been, trying to portray almost honest queer experiences, yet, in a way that doesn't deter the usual BL audience from shunning them for being too realistic/ boring. K-Bls have a lot to improve though, but I do think, I like the route they are taking.

It's definitely a different style, though I would not argue that Japan is doing the most authentic queer experiences. From what I've seen, Japan tends towards highly stylized shows that often only brush on any bigger issues and play with tropes brilliantly but not with lived experiences/

You know who I think did the most realistic queer experiences while still playing with BL?

The Philippines. Their first few forays, those first shows in 2020 and into 2021 were walking that line amazingly while playing with all different kinds of tropes.

But anyway.

I am enjoying the way KBL is playing with tropes, BL, and queer experiences but I've also enjoyed a lot of the ways Thailand has done it as well and I think some Thai shows (Moonlight Chicken) have done more realistic and detailed deceptions than most K-BL has been doing.

Now, at least part of this is that I don't tend to notice style so much as I notice plot and character. Which is why I looked at your listen of K-BLs and have them all in very different categories in my head and was surprised to see A Shoulder to Cry On in the same breath as Our Dating Sim because those shows are just... so hugely different to me. Like, so different.

I am glad they're going more realistic but I also worry because the more realistic shows go the more depressing, open or bittersweet endings tend to get and that's not what I'm looking for. The Eighth Sense is a big question mark to me.

And, honestly, some K-BLs are improving and some aren't. Because as the volume increases, so does the range. It's the same as Thai BLs. The more you make, the more will be good but also the more will just... be.

I mean, Korea has definitely gone the opposite of growing physical affection and it doesn't bother me... but then they make All the Liquors and I groan audibly because that show was a waste of... everything.

But anyway.

While many Thai BLs are simplistic that's also the nature of there being that many of them. Thai BLs are constant and everywhere and you're going to get a lot of shows that don't live up while the gems you get can be quickly buried.

I am fascinated by the grouping of Thai, Chinese and Japanese BLs though. Thailand produced so many different BLs and styles and have their own set of tropes that have created many tropes we see all over now. China is entirely censored and the older stuff tended to be much darker than what we see now and the fantasies are, again, censored even if they are enjoyable and use many different tropes and end up with very different vibes. And Japan ends towards live action yaoi with their own specific tropes, visuals and taste.... they're just as different from each other as Korea is from them as well.

Every country... no, every production house and sometimes even director has their own specific creation and expectations and yes you can group them by country (@absolutebl is better at that than me) but I don't think grouping Thai, Chinese and Japanese BLs into one clump and Korea into another area is... not how I would do it.

Korea is creating their own genre of BL just as Thailand did and just as Japan did and just as Taiwan has done and just as Vietnam is slowly working out. Yes, Korea is evolving fast... but so is Thailand, at least some aspects of Thai shows.

[boasamishipper]

controversial opinion thing

atla and lok fans need to stop trying to compare aang and korra as avatars

say that!!!!

[rubydoves]

why do people send animatics to ylyl streams . like no matter how good the animatic is it’s still gonna throw the cc off and if they wanted to react to fan content on stream they would have just . done that??

[chiefofboatwatsonstittymug]

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[danikatze]

@upn-the-sky I went for Yamato I hope you don’t mind! ^^

Yam, I love you...

[aangarchy]

Twin Avatars and why this doesn't work

So this was a question from anonymous in my box but because I don't know how tf tumblr mobile works I deleted it accidentally BUT imma answer anyway (Also pls excuse my grammar or spelling for I am not a native speaker) Q: what's the deal with twin avatars? Well my friend, the deal is that there has been a rumor, you see? A rumor about a new Avatar series with twin avatars Lots of peeps got rrly excited and started sharing all over, and honestly can you blame them? But the sad part is, twin avatars just doesn't work, and do you know why? Because the next avatar is born exactly the same moment as the previous one dies There is no possible way twins just burst out of the mothers womb at exactly the same time, it's simple logic really Then people started making theories about the one twin containing Raava's spirit, and the other containing vaatu That is also not possible, because Vaatu doesn't reincarnate like raava does Korra literally ripped vaatu outta that evil watertribe fella (forgot the name there someone halp) So vaatu probably won't be strong enough to blend with a baby at the time Korra dies Vaatu won't even be able to reincarnate if he's not stronger than Raava is So there, that's why twin avatars won't work, if ya have any questions, feel free to ask or if ya have any theories or other possibilities, feel free to add

[loafobesesses]

Ok random but, has anyone else's Tumblr account just. Not allow you to comment under posts?