Finding the Fake Short Kings - PART 3!
After my last two posts on the subject (Part 1 & Part 2), my BL brain refused to let it go. The hunt for more fake short kings continued… and once again, I discovered that this might be one of the biggest conspiracies in the entire BL industry.
I’ve now crunched the numbers on the height data of 66 BL actors. As a reminder, I’m still using 175cm (roughly 5'8") as the average male height in Asia. Out of those 66 actors, only twelve fall below that line. That’s 12 out of 66, or just 18%.
For this next crop of heights I tried to broaden the data set a bit more with including more actors from Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Please enjoy the results below.
(Please note: As always, finding accurate actor heights isn’t easy. Conflicting sources abound, and unless the actor is also an idol, it can be especially tricky outside of Thailand. I’ve done my best!)
And now...the MEGA Height list combining Parts 1, 2 & 3!
The black silhouette/line still marks the 175cm average. And once again, it confirms that very few of these men qualify as what I would actually consider “short.” (Also this height chart is getting quite unwieldy to manage let me tell you)
Before we get into the individual breakdowns… a very important update:
🚨 NEW BL HEIGHT DIFFERENCE RECORD!! 🚨 The previous record, held by Max (182cm) and Nat (165cm) with a 17cm difference, has finally been dethroned in 2025!
The new title holders are: Kim King Min (188cm) and Park Jin Woo (167cm) from My Bias Is Showing, with a full 21cm height gap!
I’ll probably do a Part 4 at some point (because clearly I can’t stop), and I’m thinking of diving into a comparison of BL/GL Actresses. Based on how tall these guys actually are, I know the women are not as tiny as they appear either.
So if you’ve got any more pairs you want added to the dataset, sound off below!
Now on to the breakdown!
Century of Love, Wicked Game, Love in Translation (Daou Pittaya Saechua - 183 / 6’ 0”) (Offroad Kantapon Jindataweephol - 177 / 5’ 10”)
Kiseki: Dear to Me (Taro Lin - 188 / 6’ 2”) (Hsu Kai - Hsu Kai - 178 / 5’ 10”) (Nat Chen - 186 / 6’ 1”) (Louis Chiang - 174 / 5’ 8”)
My Stubborn (Boat Yongyut Termtuo - 183 / 6’ 0”) (Oat Pasakorn Sanrattana - 170 / 5’ 7”)
My Bias is Showing (Kim King Min - 188 / 6’ 2”) (Park Jin Woo) - 167 / 5’ 5”) - NEW RECORD HOLDERS
Unknown (Kurt Huang - 183 / 6’ 0”) (Chris Chiu - 178 / 5’ 10”)
Secret Lover (Chance Ying - 187 / 6’ 2”) (Wang Jyun Hao - 173 - 5’ 8”)
Old Fashioned Cupcake (Tatsunari Kimura - 180 / 5’ 11”) (Kouhei Takeda - 175 / 5’ 8”)
Ball Boy Tactics (Choi Jae Hyeok - 184 / 6’ 0”) (Yeom Min Hyeok - 175 / 5’ 8”)
Love for Love’s Sake (Cha Joo Wan - 186 / 6’ 1”) (Lee Tae Vin - 177 / 5’ 10”)
Pit Babe, This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (Sailub Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan - 182 / 5’ 11”) (Pon hanapon Aiemkumchai - 175 / 5’ 8”)
