View's BL recs! (+ a bonus from Estelll :D)
Sorted from lowest MDL rating to highest, then by number of episodes. Being perfectly honest, I'll probably take 20 years to get through this. But I'll try watch them eventually! XD
Got another from Estelll which she says is her "personal favourite among all HIstories, and the fluffiest of them all!!!"
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1. Bro and Me
Taiwanese Drama - 2019, 8 episodes
5.7 - damn! It's giving short GL that was dragged through the mud bc the acting was shit and the plot was all over the place/non existent. But the first scathing review just tempts me more XD
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2. Firstly "Like" You
Thai Movie - 2023
7.1 - hesitant bc it's related to the infamous Hit Bite Love. But you say it's light, so I'll leave it here. I can always drop if needed!
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3. Because of You
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
7.4 - interestingly enough this feels familiar.
Maybe the three siblings reminds me of The Three GentleBros, but apart from that I don't think this was on my radar.Apparently it's on my PTW - how do I manage to forget that! XD -
4. Light
Taiwanese Movie - 2021
7.5 - sounds like 44 minutes of pain and trauma. I have no idea when I'd ever feel like watching this. Then again, I didn't think I was ever going to get round to watching Hachiko Monogatari but on a whim I watched it recently!
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5. 21 Days Theory
Thai Drama - 2022, 4 episodes
7.5 - one of the lighter recs as per my request! :D
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6. You Are Mine
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
7.5 - this is linked to VIP Only and Anti Reset? I did not hear great things about those, but I'll give this a chance!
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7. Living with Him
Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
7.6 - slice of life in the first review makes me feel this was the best pick for my specific mood today! Also, it's childhood friends to lovers, which is another good sign!
Another one which I like that ends up at 6.5. Tbh, most of my loved 6.5 titles have the same issue I had with this - lighting and sound feeling iffy. The acting here wasn't notable either, except for some moments at the end.
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8. HIStory2: Right or Wrong
Taiwanese Special - 2018, 8 episodes
7.7 - given by Estelll. It sounds warm and I wholeheartedly trust your recs so I'll give it a crack at some point! Maybe even soon, who knows!
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9. Utsukushii Kare
Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
7.8 - this one had an unreliable narrator right? I wonder how many times I'll roll my eyes while watching the lead's antics.
Many eyerolls later, I had to appreciate the show. I feel if we'd got Kiyoi's POV a little earlier and the music had been overall as good as Follow by Rosu (closing song) I would have had this as an easy 10! 9/10, bloody awesome! :D It pleasantly surprised me! The final film was 9.5 because I liked the growth and plots explored, with the 0.5 being cost by occasional colour issues I had!
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10. My Personal Weatherman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
7.8 - you know, the current synopsis sounds like it would put me off, but I'm certain had one or both of these J dramas on my PTW at some point. I remember some feeds hype for both though!
Yeah, this wasn't the toxic radioactive show I'd heard. It was solid, and while I cannot understand them, that's their dynamic. Fun OSTs also!
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11. Stand by Your Side
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
7.8 - Linked to You Are Mine, and I've already commented on that one above XD. I'm giving it a chance bc I haven't heard as much awful reviews as Anti Reset and VIP Only. Again, I trust your judgement here View, so I presume it'll be light! This is also already on my PTW funnily enough!
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12. Be Loved in House
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
7.8 - the employees sound nosey I can't lie. I'm now very intrigued by this one. Does he mean no romance at all, or no workplace romance? Because I've seen the latter before, but the former is beyond stupid.
Chock full of cliches, but it was a good enough ride. I couldn't tear my eyes away from it, even if the overall quality wasn't good enough to pull the rating up. The music was the same overused OST and it drove me nuts, but the premise of the "office" being a metalworks shop was cool!
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13. HIStory3: Make Our Days Count
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
8.0 - I am going to watch this at some point where I'm ready to cry. No, I refuse to drop before the salt scene!
I teared up a bit at the end, but that's because I yawned. Full rant in the completed bit. Soz View, this wasn't it for me.
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14. Perfect Propose
Japanese Drama - 2024, 6 episodes
8.1 - weird concept but I'm very curious. I think you said this was similar to Kare no Iru Seikatsu (Living With Him) so I'll see if I like that first!
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15. HIStory2: Boundary Crossing
Taiwanese Special - 2018, 8 episodes
8.1 - that synopsis is well written!
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16. We Best Love: Forever the First
Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
8.3 - so short, yet so high up this list.
I get it. I get why it was high up the list. It's short, I side eyed it a lot but the acting was good and I liked some OSTs. But the concept is fun and my roman empire is the bilingual bridge confession scene! They even reference it in S2!
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17. HIStory3: Trapped
Taiwanese Special - 2019, 20 episodes
8.3 - plot feels familiar so I've almost certainly come across it before, but it's not on my PTW.
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18. Unknown
Taiwanese Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
8.4 - I've heard glowing reviews on feeds and from friends, so I'm inclined to think I should save this for last otherwise I won't be able to look at the others the same way.