Category: Romance
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Roommates of Poongduck 304 Ep 1 Falls Flat
Roomates of Poongduck 304 Ep 1 Review The latest Korean BL Roommates of Poongduck 304 ‘s ep 1 left me disappointed as the makers are trying to offer nothing new to the audience. The storyline, direction and performances failed to make an impact on the viewers in the first episode itself. Although the first episode…
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Ai Long Nhai Review: The Same Old BL Story
There are many boys’ love narratives which follow the same cliched story. Ai Long Nhai is nothing different from those stories. Here, it is love at first sight for the protagonist who has a lot of relationships. This is a review of Ai Long Nhai which has the same old BL story. Ai Long Nhai…
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Not Me: A Thrilling BL with a Social Agenda
Directed by Nuchy Anucha Boonyawatana, ‘Not Me’ tells the story of White who disguises himself as his twin brother Black to find out the culprits behind his brother’s attack. The series also addresses social issues like inequality, corruption, classism etc. through an intriguing story of these twins. White got separated from his twin brother Black…
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Remember Me First Take: About Nostalgia, Love and Friendship
Review of Episode 1 The first episode of Remember Me was incredible. After My Only 12%, this is the only series that portrays Thai rustic life with so much love. The series reminds you of the Korean drama Reply 1988. Yet, it is very different from the Reply Series in essence. This is also a…
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Big Dragon First Take: An Impressive First Episode
Big Dragon is one of those series that you would like because the main protagonists are extremely flawed. It had a very impressive first episode. Both the characters here are extremely ferocious and cunning. They are also not likeable characters. This gives the series a very interesting arc because we do not often get to…
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Mismatched Season 2: Take On Trailer
Mismatched season 1 aired on Netflix in 2020. It is an Indian Rom-com coming-of-age drama based on Sandhya Menon’s Novel When Dimple met Rishi. Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari are the directors of the series. Now, the Mismatched season 2 trailer is out. Everyone who has watched season 1 would know that Rishi (Rohit…
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Fahlanruk Series First Take: An Average FWD Story
Fahlanruk is a typical BL series with a campus setting. It has got all kinds of BL tropes. A BL fandom, a shipper, campus idols and beautiful men. There is nothing innovative here and it is just another Friends with Benefits story. It stars Tonkhao Chayuth Nitichakorn and James Thanaboon Wisrungroj. Here, the relationship goes…
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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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Fishbowl Wives is About Love, Marriage and Infidelity
Jdrama Fishbowl Wives Review Netflix’s Japanese drama Fishbowl wives is the story of six wives who live in the same building and are trapped in their married lives like a fish in a bowl. The series is adapted from the popular adult manga of the same name by Kurosawa R. He along with Fumi Tsubota,…