TOP 15 Asian BL Dramas
15. You Make Me Dance
14. Water Boyy The Series
13. HIStory 3: Trapped
Country: Taiwan
12. HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count
11. Love By Chance & A Chance To Love
Pete is a handsome and rich university student who is incredibly timid. His shyness stems from his trying to hide that he is gay. One day, Pete gets hit by a boy on a bike. The kind-hearted boy, named Ae, apologizes and helps him up.
In the past, those whom Pete trusted often used him for his wealth. Ae now steps in so Pete won’t be taken advantage of by his frenemies. Over time, Ae looks out for Pete and protects him from the world. Somewhere between their intense closeness and shared soft touches, Ae develops feelings for Pete that go beyond friendship.
Pete doesn't want Ae to know the pain of being ridiculed for dating a man, so he ignores his own feelings for Ae. But Pete falls deeper and deeper in love with the kind-hearted boy on the bike, who once hit him purely by chance.
This is the continuation of Love By Chance with TinCan as the main couple. Can is learning about what love is and the obstacles that come with it. Kengkla tries to reconcile with No.
But just a spoiler- the story of #TinCan starts from the beginning, though the story of Ae and Pete will have already progressed.
Year of release: 2020
Country: Thailand
Link to season 1: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/love-by-chance
Link to season 2: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/love-by-chance-2-2020
10. Lovely Writer
Gene, a writer by profession, is one day given a request by his publisher to try his hand at a new type of genre, which is Boys Love. Accepting this new challenge, Gene writes and publishes a Y novel that is well received and becomes incredibly successful. So successful that it even gets made into a BL drama.
This is the story of how Gene, a popular writer, gets deceived by the 20-year-old guy, Nubsib, who comes to audition for the lead role—pretending to be polite and good-natured when he is a wolf in reality through and through.
With just the finale left to be released, this drama made it to my list because it shows the importance of consent. It is fluffy but at the same time shows how on-screen shipped couples face problems if their fans find out about their personal love-life and partners who are not the people they're shipped with.
Year of release: 2021
Country: Thailand
You can watch it here on Dramacool: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/lovely-writer
9. Manner Of Death
Dr. Bunnakit is a medical examiner based at a provincial hospital. One day, after carrying out an autopsy on the body of a woman who had seemingly hanged herself, Dr. Bunnakit rules out suicide, as his findings point to homicide. His conclusion suddenly makes him the target of someone very powerful.
When an anonymous man breaks into his house and threatens him to change his report to suicide, Dr. Bunnakit doesn't take this threat seriously. But that all changes when one of his friends, a prosecutor, suddenly disappears. Dr. Bunnakit quietly conducts his own investigation to get at the truth. All clues lead to one suspect, a man named Tan, who denies any involvement. Tan convinces Dr. Bunnakit to team up together to find the real murderer
Now, this series is worth talking about. It has one of our favorite couples Tan&Bun. This murder mystery romance is so twisted that you'll be sane until episode 5-6 max. After that, you'll just sit back and stop interpreting what's going on and what's about to happen. So many new secrets, so much romance oozing out and so many twists and turns that you'll go crazy.
Year of release: 2020
Country: Thailand
You can watch it here on Dramacool: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/manner-of-death
8. Where Your Eyes Linger
Country: South Korea
7. We Best Love: No.1 For You & Fighting Mr. 2nd
6. HIStory 2: Right Or Wrong
5. TharnType & TharnType: 7 Years Of Love
Type and Tharn have been together for seven years and both are enjoying their most harmonious life. They do still bicker and meet up with university friends. Now both working adults, Type and Tharn face difficult issues, as they learn that life isn't always just flowers and candies. Can they overcome their challenges or will they be defeated by them?
4. Until We Meet Again The Series
Thirty years ago, Korn and Intouch were university students in Bangkok. Intouch entered Korn's life despite knowing that he was the son of one of the most influential people in Bangkok, the mafia. At first, Korn kept pushing Intouch away, but in the end, he couldn't resist the boy who was so full of life where he was the exact opposite and decided to let him into his heart.
However, in a time where homosexuality was unacceptable and having parents that were against their relationship and each other, Korn and In's love was bound to be doomed. Midst the chaos, while Intouch kept on fighting for their future, Korn could not deal with all the suffering his lover was facing and decided to give up. That day, two sounds of a gunshot rang through the air.
Their story ended with tragedy, but something had already tied itself between them, bounding them together even after they were dead.
Years later, a freshly returned to Thailand, Parm (19) who is a freshman at T- University has grown up always feeling like he is waiting for someone. Being riddled with sad dreams that always left him waking up with a wet face, fear of loud noises, and a birthmark on his temple, the boy has always felt like there is someone he is missing. Dean (21), the third-year swimming club's president at T- University has also spent his life searching for someone whose faces he can not remember. The red thread of fate that had tied them together in their past life once again pulls the two boys back to each other, tieing them to each other and a past that might not be worth remembering, but unforgettable love. Because the red thread that binds the two hearts together will always lead one back to the other. Even though it might tangle or stretch, but it will never break.
Adapted from the novel "The Red Thread" by LazySheep.
It's a rib ticking-tear jerker. You have to keep two pillows to scream into, a tissue box, and a nail-cutter (just in case you start gnawing your skin off) There is also a movie with the same name so don't get confused while searching for it. I will definitely be providing the link for this, so don't worry.
Year of release: 2019
Country: Thailand
You can watch it here on Dramacool: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/until-we-meet-again-the-series
3. Addicted [aka Heroin]
Ever since he was young, Bai Luo Yin has been living with his careless father, Bai Han Qi, and his grandmother. When he turned 16 years old, his biological mother Jiang Yuan is re-marrying, and her partner is the party’s high-ranking official Gu Wei Ting. Because of his mother’s death, Gu Wei Ting’s son, Gu Hai, has been harboring a deep grudge towards his father. Due to the random hand of fate, the 2 brothers with wildly conflicting emotional backgrounds have been placed in the same class. With time, they slowly developed a different kind of feeling. Bai Luo Yin’s classmates, You Qi and Fa Xiao Yang Meng have been instrumental in the relationship.
Based on a BL novel by Chai Jidan.
Year of release: 2016
Country: Mainland China
You can watch it here on Dramacool: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/addicted-aka-heroin
Feels like most of the best of the best are always based on novels. I wonder if my novel would turn out this great... Anyway, let's get to the main topic. This bay boy here is a drama from mainland China. Yeah really hard to believe. The show garnered about 10 million views the day after its initial online release, making it the second most-watched show on iQiyi However, just three episodes before the season finale, all episodes of the drama were removed from all Chinese video streaming websites by the order of SAPPRFT, and are no longer accessible to Chinese viewers. A few days later, these last three episodes of the first season were uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Huace Film & TV, accessible to viewers outside of mainland China. On April 17, 2016, it was revealed that its planned second season was permanently shelved, and China has banned the two actors from appearing on screen together. The last time they were seen together in public was during a fan meeting in Thailand. In a brief moment when they did come together, they were quickly pulled apart by security guards.
On June 21, 2019, the author of the original novel posted pictures on Weibo and responded to user's questions by saying that filming for season two has started in Taiwan. It is rumored that the cast has been changed.
After this, the government banned any BL series that was supposed to air from the mainland. Famous BL series like The Untamed, Winter Begonia, Word of Honor, etc were stripped off their BL elements and were attempted to make great stories about friendship. Like that would ever work, because from what I saw, the chemistry and love were dripping off the characters and everyone could make out that there was definitely something going on between the two male leads. Bless the writers and director for that.
Since these don't actually come under BL but are based on BL novels and are a must-watch I'm more than happy to provide you with the link.
The Untamed: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/the-untamed
Winter Begonia: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/winter-begonia
Word of Honor: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/a-tale-of-the-wanderers
2. 1000 Stars [aka A Tale Of Thousand Stars]
A volunteer teacher dies in a tragic accident, in which her heart is transplanted to Tian. Through a series of diary entries Tian learns about her life; her secrets and interests. Including her promise to Chief Forest officer Phupha, about counting a thousand stars with him. Tian then decides to follow in her footsteps and complete her dream. With Tian a new volunteer teacher, he attempts to befriend Phupha. Yet, Phupha gives off a cold exterior. Slowly the two grow close, but Tian's heart beats fast around the forest officer. As he starts to fall for him, much like its previous owner did. But with the area being dangerous, can they keep their thousand-star promise?
I recently finished watching it and I right away knew that it had to be on my list. But was confused between the next drama and this one, as to who would get the first place on my list. Finally, it settled down on no.2 and the no.1 reclaimed its title. To your amusement, this is also a drama adapted from a novel. You can say, book adaptations are a hit nowadays (most of the time). And dude does this guy know how to flirt and mess around at the same time. This series was supposed to air in 2020 but was delayed due to the spread of COVID 19. It finally started airing after a delay of 427 days in January 2021.
But I'm a person who always binge-watches, so I had to wait for the series to complete airing, and then I finished it in 2 days(with enough sleep). God, am I not amazing, hehe.
Year of release: 2021
Country: Thailand
You can watch it here on Dramacool: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/1000-stars
1. 2gether & Still 2gether
Tine is a very handsome student and cheerleader in college, while Sarawat is one of the campus’s most popular guys and is also in the soccer and music club. When Tine is chased by Green, who he does not reciprocate feelings for — he ends up begging Sarawat to fake date with him to chase Green away.
Somehow, just like the tale as old as time goes — pretend somehow starts to turn into reality. However, before a "happily ever after" there is the process of falling in love, and the slow realization that somehow they aren't pretending anymore. Somehow, they do not want to.
Make way for the BL kings. During the time when skinship was prominent, these guys barged in with a solid entrance and gave us a masterpiece with just two kiss scenes and a lot of heart-throbs which I haven't been able to put away since. This show is something that has retained its place on my list since I've started watching BLs. It has everything you could ask and so many iconic lines that you'll be remembering for a really long time.
Year of release:2020
Country: Thailand
Is there any need to wait ten years to see if the love between Sarawat and Tine lasts? In these special episodes, we will see the progression of their relationship. We'll learn more of how Sarawat pursued Tine, from feigned to direct, up until Sarawat could be with the one he had pined after for years, while Tine was just discovering this connection. We'll look into their future lives after they've both begun their first long-term relationship. Finally, we will see the lives of the other couples as they continue to love and care for each other. Man and Type, Phukong and Mil, Green and Dim; how will their relationships grow after all this time?
As if it was not enough for me to take insulin shots for the first season... they had to hit us with a second season. But in this season, we not only get to see SarawatXTine but also the development in the relationship of Tine's brother, thus some more screentime for #ManType.
Year of release: 2020
Country: Thailand
Link for season 1: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/2gether-the-series
Link for season 2: https://www1.dramacool.vc/drama-detail/still-2gether
And now for the desserts, as I said, there were two dramas that I really wanted to add to the list but I couldn't figure out where to put them so I thought of putting them under the "SPECIALS" section:-
A. Cherry Magic [aka 30sai Made Dotei Dato Mahotsukai Ni Narerurashii]
B. The Effect
So now you must be thinking, why is there not a mention of "I Told The Sunset About You" or "Great Men Academy" or "Theory Of Love" and other series like those. You see, it's not like I didn't like those, it's just that I had to be with every country on this basis, plus I haven't watched "I Told The Sunset About You" yet. As I said, I marked them according to their performance compared to other countries and their own past performances.
But if you want I could do another list for you guys. Please let me know in the comment section.
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