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New MileApo series started airing already! I'm excited. Kinnporsche is one of my favorite BL series. 

Week ago i finally watched the historical MileApo film Man Suang (2023). The topic was really interesting and i like historical dramas, but the pacing of the film was kinda all over the place :/ I didn't mind that it wasn't a BL, i was just expecting better quality.

Shine the Series
(on wetv: first episode out)

• Also historical series. Set in the late 60's: music and hippies - I'm sold!
• This seems more like a HBO drama than an average BL!
• Romance in the midst of societal changes is so interesting to me, the story is not only about the main pair but also the times they're living in(which is a topic they kinda debate in this episode)
• The drama also deals with class issues and the student movement, which i really enjoy
• Even though the drama has a more serious tone the start of the romance is portrayed in a very cute and lighthearted way
• MileApo simply has great chemistry and they're also very nice to look at :D

For the first time i've really gotten into the real bl series fandom experience of following multiple series as they air every week. I've usually just watched one series at my own pace and haven't interacted with the fandom really.


Japanese GL

• I finished the second season of "Ayaka is in love with Hiroko". I was dissapointed that it was only 6 episodes, there seemed to be enough drama for multiple episodes. Little bit of troubles about coming out to family and possible cheating, but the main conflict for them was that Hiroko refused sex with Ayaka, and all this stemmed from insecurity of being too sexual and losing her first real romantic relationship. I think it was an interesting storyline that could have been explored even more. I'm gonna miss this series it's the funniest GL i've seen. I really liked how it also had side characters from the local lesbian bar, i would have gladly learned more about them too.
• I started the new series "Even though we're both adults". It seems to be more realistic and mature and really touches upon lesbian relationships in heterosexual society. The leads are both 36 years old and one of them is married to a man. The other lead has dealt with bi women who have chosen men instead of her and that is a fear for her with this relationship as well. It's a painful experience. The storyline of being married to a man while having feelings for another woman was also explored in the GLs "Fragrance of the First Flower" and "Chaser Game W". 

+ I have two new Japanese Netlix series on my watchlist: Glass Heart (rock band drama) and Asura (family drama by the famous director Hirokazu Kore-eda!)

This week I hardly used tiktok and instead focused on my own projects. I've been doing a lot of writing and researching. I feel like I'm getting my creative groove back slowly.

I also started watching a few series:

Call Me by No Name (GL)
Japanese, 7+ episodes (airing), Gagaoolala

I've liked every Japanese GL I've watched. Overall j-dramas usually have that delicate and angsty slice-of-life vibe I really like. So this was obviously my first on the watchlist when I heard there was a new Japanese GL. The relationship in this drama has the tropes of first love and moving in together immediately. It's obsessive, weird, mysterious. I really like it. I think I will post a full review once the season is finished.

XO, Kitty
American, 2 seasons, Netflix


Perfect series for a kpop fan. I didn't know this was part of the To All The Boys I've Loved Before - world.
I haven't watched an American teen show for a long time(I think Never have I ever is the last one), but nowadays they're more diverse and have more interesting concepts I can relive my teenage years while watching them :D I watch so much serious and dark stuff I had been looking for something fun to watch for a long time and this was a perfect series for it. I felt like a teengirl watching this series it's so cute. This was the first series I've bingewatched for a long time.


Ofc I have thousand other series on my watchlist. There's so many new Thai GLs, I haven't even checked the new Freenbecky series and film yet... or Petrichor. I think next I'm gonna finish the BL  the Heart Killers since I've already watched half of it and it's really entertaining.

From Thai GL's i'm definitely gonna tune into the mafia(The Dragon House) and prison(Clairbell) ones. They are my favorite BL genres as well, and I loved Orange is the new black and mafia films. They are such masculine genres I'm really excited that there are women-centric versions as well.

Next I'm gonna start watching S2 of Fragrance of the First Flower (Taiwanese GL). I really liked the first season.

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I also started watching another survival show: &AUDITION where &TEAM was formed. I'm so glad some people who were eliminated on i-land were able to debut on this team. The survival show is not as brutal and the style of it is a bit different, more like a documentary, I think it's primarly made for a Japanese audience. I've been listening to &team discography for the past few weeks and really enjoy their music. I still don't have a bias but at the moment I'm most drawn to Harua because he is so cute.


On Kpop news, I'm really excited for Le sserafim's and Seulgi's combacks next month!

The trailer for Le sserafim's HOT is amazing I got emotional watching it:

I'm so obsessed with Chaewon's outfit she looks so cool and sexy😳


Hyunjin was live on ig yesterday and showed his very aesthetic room.
This is the vibe I want in my life:




I only recently found out about Fandom Trumps Hate. I'm not participating as a writer (i can barely write my own fics), but there are many kpop ships i'm thinking about bidding on. The money goes to charities and i feel like this is something really important that is needed now.

I got this challenge from twitter. I haven't read GL in a while so I thought it would be fun to participate in this as my tbr grows larger and larger.
The works I chose:

• A Classic: Shiroi Heya No Futari: Short boarding school yuri with a beautiful old school shojo art style
• A Manwha: Lily of the Valley: This is by Rangari who also did the famous Bad Thinking Diary. I've heard mixed reviews of this one but I'm still gonna check it because I like the art style. Like BTD it's also apparently smut heavy
• Manhua: Keep an Eye on You: I've only read one gl manhua (I'm more dangerous than you) and this seemed interesting in the similar way that it seems like a toxic/crime story as well
• A genre I barely read: Hoshikuzu Telepath: I've watched both the anime and live action of this and so this has been on my tbr for long. I also chose this because it's a school setting which is a genre I don't really read
• Someone's recommendation: Love Thy Neighbor: twitter mutual recommended this to me and this is also a sexy and toxic story so it's right up my alley
• Drama: She loves to cook, she loves to eat: I've only heard good things about this drama and I really love romance surrounding cooking so I believe this will be a comfy watch. I will also be continue to watch new thai gls.

I binged some GL this week!

Here are my short reviews:

She makes my heart flutter (2022)


Cozy Korean drama surrounding an aunt and a nice working in a lesbian bar.
I love how the importance of lesbian community is higlighted in this drama.
I'ts a very warm-hearted drama with friendship and romance.


Girlfriend Project Day 1 (2022)


Korean GL. Fake dating! Shy girl and an outgoing girl get together for a school project.
They end up spending a night together! I loved this!


Touch (2023)


Australian web drama. Sports and jealousy. The lead actors are hot and have great chemistry.
Overall great acting and great drama! There was also a lot of great comedy in this.
I really hope for a second season!


Legend of Yunze (2021)


Chinese cultivation GL. The pair is one silent disciplined girl and the other one is a happy-go-lucky puppy type. I love their dynamic! This is a very adventurous drama. I absolutely loved this! Only thing I disliked is that the episodes are quite short, so this was a quick watch. 

It's been now two years that I've been into BL and I've always had interest in GL but there were some reasons I didn't get into the genre:
- school girls: i'm usually not interested in romance that has minors (in BL as well)
- friends-to-lovers: again i'm not into this in BL either but this seems to be very common in GL. I'm mostly into enemies to lovers.

Some years ago I read two GL's: Citrus and Bloom Into You. Those are considered one of the most popular ones but sadly they weren't my thing so I stayed away from the whole genre. Although I'm a queer woman I've never really got the wholesome girls being in love because that doesn't reflect my reality or it isn't what I dream about. My favorite GL is The Handmaiden so i like more mature and kinky works especially with fantasy or historical setting. This year I was also happy to find a new favorite f/f ship from the fantasy show the House of the Dragon.

This year I've been getting into GL again and have found some mature stuff I like, mainly manwha from Lezhin:

- Bad thinking diary: my absolute favorite! it has jealousy, love triangles and a beautiful art style
- Kill Switch: more lesbian love triangles and jealousy. Love interest a cool biker girl
- Talk Dirty To Me: kpop idols and bdsm
- Spiteful Affection: omegaverse!
- I'm More Dangerous Than You: this one is on bilibili. It's an author student x serial killer teacher and my second favorite GL I've read from this list
- My girlfriend's not here today: love triangles and cheating. I also love the art style.




Anime


- I'm in love with the villainess: this is my new favorite historical fantasy isekai. The love seems onesided at first but it's what i actually like
- Stardust Telepath: this has cute character design and it's a bit too cutesy for my taste but I still find myself watching the newest episode
- The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady: another historical fantasy isekai. I've only watched like 4 episodes but i like it so far.
+ Madoka Magica: not technically GL and it has school girls but they are badass and the show gets suprisingly angsty for a magical girl anime. I love how female friendship is at the center of it.



GagaOOLala

I've been watching a lot of lesbian short films as well as some feature films like Girl's Encounter. Lot of them are bittersweet or just sad but it seems to be that case with a lot of lgbtq+ films.

In conclusion, I read less GL than BL but that doesn't mean I care less about the works I read/watch. That being said I won't turn away from GL anymore and I'm open to discovering the genre more.