Fave BL Series (2023)
A list to keep track of the best BL shows I watched in 2023 <3
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1. Moonlight Chicken
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
amazing, 10/10, love the cast, earthmix were beautiful as always, heart/li ming were the most adorable side couple, characters all actually felt queer and not like stereotypes
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2. Our Dating Sim
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
adorable, love that there were no bad guys and their problem was just a matter of timing, skinship moments were so cute when they became a couple, loved the gaming aspect, love that they showed how you don’t just move on from someone you care about leaving you in the past and how it still affects you even when you are together in the present
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3. The Eighth Sense
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
if they didn’t have the short plot of him going back to his ex and ghosting him then this would be flawfree imo, great soundtrack, love the male/female friendships, nice to see a different kind of plot with the focus on surfing, like how they talked about mental illness and actually showed therapy, main couple are adorable and fully believable with their chemistry
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4. Destiny Seeker
Thai Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
a surprise hit, subtitles were DREADFUL but that kinda made it more fun, side couples were cute and didn’t take up too much screentime, main couple were adorable and had some great tropes (mutual pining!), the sex scene in the last episode was insane and they actually showed foreplay so that's always a plus
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5. Bokura no Shokutaku
Japanese Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
found family is everything to me!! they are adorable, the little kid was adorable, the whole thing was adorable
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6. Sing My Crush
Korean Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
both characters were so cute and i love how their relationship grew from strangers to besties to lovers, they were so affectionate and in love and this show just made me smile so much
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7. Laws of Attraction
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
film was clearly having the time of his life playing a sexy kinda evil lawyer and i had the time of my life watching it, whole cast was amazing and even though the side couples didn't have much screentime i loved them just as much as the main couple
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8. Innocent Playmates
Chinese Drama - 2023, 24 episodes
fave of the year, may not have been able to show their relationship but they were clearly utterly in love and obsessed with each other & i love the little sneaky kisses and innuendos they snuck in there to show that it ain't bromance!! also loved every character in their little family and could have watched their adventures all day long
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9. Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo
Japanese Drama - 2023, 5 episodes
short but so sweet, a beautiful first love story!! i adore both of them and how they are total green flags who just wanna make each other happy
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10. Miracle
Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 13 episodes
chen yi/ai di might just be my ideal ship - they are perfect to me and their love story took over my life for a while there. although they were far and away my faves i did also like the main ship who also had insane chemistry and i was rooting for all of them to get their happy ending