Category: Mystery
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Kdrama The Golden Spoon is Brilliant in Screenplay & Execution
Kdrama ‘The Golden Spoon’ is about a high school boy from a poor family using a magical golden spoon to swap his parents with his rich classmate. It is written by Kim Eun Hee and Yoon Eun Kyung and directed by Song Hyun Wook and Lee Han Joon. The drama is based on a webtoon…
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Eternal Yesterday J-BL Review
Review of Episodes 1-4 Eternal Yesterday is the new Japanese BL series starring Komiya Rio and Inoue Sora. The screenwriter and the director of the series is Kobayashi Keiichi. Even though the series is essentially a high school romance, it explores a very interesting idea and it is probabaly more than just that. This is…
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Till the World Ends Review: It’s a Slow Burn
Review of Episode 1 Till the World Ends probably has the most unique plot in a BL series. It is a film series by Aam Anusorn Soisa-ngim. As the title suggests it is about the events that lead up to doomsday or the end of the world, in the life of the main characters. You…
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Between Us BL Review: Spin Off of UWMA
Review of Ep.1 Between Us is probably the most anticipated Thai BL series of the year. It was a much awaited spin off to the very popular 2019 series Until We Meet Again. Between Us is the story of Win and Team from UWMA and the series probably came about because of the popular demand.…
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The Golden Spoon Episode 6 & 7 Analysis
SPOILER ALERT! The following analysis contains spoilers from the Kdrama The Golden Spoon Episode 7 of The Golden Spoon is my favourite episode so far in the series. Unaware of the troubles ahead, Lee Seungcheon has returned to being Hwang Taeyoung after 1 year. Juhee’s father President Na was found dead under suspicious circumstances. As…
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Thai BL Self Episode 1 is Promising
Self Episode 1 Review The episode 1 of Thai BL Self begins with a tragedy where a boy falls down from the top of a building while another boy points a gun at him. The makers Sorawit Meungkeaw and Too Aussada Likitboonma leave the mystery of death to unravel later and episode moves on to the…
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Jdrama ‘Switched’ is a Gripping Mystery Thriller
Switched Review Jdrama Switched is about Ayumi Kohinata, a popular high school girl whose body gets swapped with her unpopular classmate Umine Zenko mysteriously. Switched is adapted from the manga “Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka” by Kawabata Shiki. The series is written by Okada Michitaka and directed by Matsuyama Hiroaki. Ayumi (Kiyohara Kaya) had a perfect…
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Ghost Host, Ghost House Review: A Promising Horror Comedy
Episode 1 Review Contrary to what one might expect when they see the title of the series, Ghost Host, Ghost House had a really promising first episode. I liked the premise of this horror comedy and I understand why a title like this is interesting. It is a horror comedy, and also a BL series.…
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Blind K-drama First Take: A Gory and Dark Thriller
Review of Episodes 1-4 Blind is a mystery thriller starring Ok Taec Yeon, Ha Seok Jin and Jung Eun-ji. It follows an investigative narrative which talks about a serial murder case. So, how does Blind fair so far? Here is my first take on the K-drama Blind, and you can decide whether to watch it.…