A World of Asian "Boys Love" Drama

I was drawn to watch new Thai series Kiss Me Again solely on the basis of the actor Newwiee, one of my BL favourites and a fun charismatic performer. He didn't disappoint, although that's about the limit of the interest to be found in this series. It's a prequel to 2016 drama Kiss The Series. Summary: A disparate group of five university students unite together as friends. Two of the boys in the group, bad boy Pete and intelligent sensitive Kao, don't tell the others that they know each other better than they are letting on. They hate each other, after a series of violent incidents that has set them at odds. One of these incidents ended up with them accidentally kissing. While it's clear that Kao wants to talk about his confused feelings for Pete after the kiss, Pete pushes him away angrily, leading to more violence. Their friends eventually realise that something is wrong between Pete and Kao, leading Pete to lash out at Kao even more violently and destroy the gr...

Thai 2016 series Project S The Series: SPIKE! was recommended online as one of the top 60 (!) Asian BL dramas, so I thought I'd give it a look. Being a volleyball-focused series, I was hopeful it could have similarities to HIStory: Crossing the Line, which would have made it a fantastic find, but unfortunately high-school volleyball is their only point of likeness. Summary: A group of four friends in a successful Under 18 boys volleyball team at Thappanya School in Bangkok make a pact after losing a finals match: they will all play again the following year  and get their revenge on the winning team San Sebastian. When one of the boys Singha betrays his friends and transfers to San Sebastian, the team is devastated and must start from scratch to build a new team. The 'spiker' captain Puen must work closely with the new 'setter' Than, and they take an instant and violent dislike to each other. When the team coach falls ill, team manager Best takes a gamble and enga...