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A Guide to Some of the Best Queer Asian Shows
The guide includes show’s basic summary; main genres/tropes/themes and the official streaming link! You can find some content warnings in the notes of this post. Shows are listed by countries, numbered by the order I recommend watching in, not by rating. The list will get updated regularly (last update 22/08/22).
Thailand 🇹🇭
1. KinnPorsche
mafia boss/bodyguard; action; dark-ish
Kinn, a son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy and meets Porsche, a bartender who comes to his rescue for a price, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.
iQIYI
2. You’re My Sky
sports; university setting; coming of age
Thorn, a young basketball player follows his senior Fah to university as a result of the promise they’d made — to become national basketball champions. However, to his dismay, he finds that Tupfah has already given up on basketball. — Aai has to work in pairs throughout the semester with San, 1 year footballer; in order to receive a scholarship to study in Japan, Ai must be willing to do everything to get an A grade. — Track running requires the compatibility of the team members to be very high. Vee, who became the new racquet 4, has to speed up training to fit in with the team as quickly as possible, especially with Dome, spending extra time together to train. Is love actually a major obstacle on the path of being an athlete?
Viki
3. Cutie Pie
arranged marriage; secret identity
The sons of two companies, Lian and Kuea, have been engaged to each other since childhood. One decides he doesn’t want the arranged marriage anymore while the other decides to win him over.
YouTube
4. Until We Meet Again (+ Between Us)
soulmates; forbidden love; reincarnation; university setting
Two boys who couldn’t be together in one life find each other again in another.
YouTube (UWMA) & YouTube (Between Us: Special)
5. I Told Sunset About You (+ Last Twilight in Phuket, I Promised You the Moon)
coming of age; childhood friends to lovers; high school setting
Two childhood best friends-turned-rivals meet again, awakening an old rivalry and old feelings. They now have to navigate their lives together and the growing attraction toward each other.
No official international streaming available at the moment to my knowledge, you can watch on Dramacool.
6. Something In My Room
ghost/human; horror-ish; mystery
Looking to start a new life in a new house with his mother, Phat feels something uncanny in his room, which turns out to be the ghost of Phob. Phob wants Phat’s help in solving the mystery of his death before everything is too late.
YouTube but I recommend to watch the extended version on Dramacool
7. Manner of Death
crime; mystery; dark
Bunn, a forensic pathologist is threatened to identify a manner of one victim’s death as suicide— something that is not true according to the autopsy performed. The prime suspect seems to be a man named Tan who denies all involvement. They team up together to find the real murderer.
WeTV
8. Triage
time loop; hospital setting; crime; mystery; dark
As a resident in the emergency room, one should be indifferent when not saving a patient’s life. But Tin got the chance to reverse a random patient’s death for the second, third, and countless times. To help Tol and save his life.
AIS PLAY
9. Secret Crush On You
“nerd”/popular guy; queer friend group; university setting
Discover the secret of a nerdy young man, Toh, who fell in love with a popular third-year senior. Because his dream is so far from reach, observing is the only thing he could do. But what happens when one auspicious day the world devises an opportunity for Toh to make himself known to his crush Nuea?
YouTube
10. Love Mechanics
cheating; university setting
A love story that starts one night in a club — between Mark, who is drunk and carrying the painful burden of his one-sided love, and the boy who he bumps into and mistakes as the object of his affection. They spend a night together and gradually Mark falls for Vee although he knows Vee has a beloved girlfriend. Will the love between them make it? WeTV
11. Don’t Say No
best friends to lovers; relationship exploration; university setting
Leo and Fiat, two childhood best-friends who love each other, begin to date; but they are both insecure and end up having a turbulent relationship with many obstacles.
Viki
12. Unforgotten Night
trash watch; mafia
Heartbroken Kim is in need of someone to embrace his body for just one night and sleeps with a stranger he meets at a bar. Kamol, a mafia boss, is a man with special B-D-S-M needs in bed who actively switches partners as no one is able to satisfy his desires in its entirety. Kim makes Kamol realize that he’s finally found the one who’s able to perfectly fit his needs.
YouTube & extended bed scenes on GagaOOLala
GMMTV Thailand 🇹🇭
1. Bad Buddy (+ Zero Photography)
enemies to lovers; forbidden romance; university setting
Fueled by their parents animosity, Pat and Pran have competed with each other in nearly everything in life. In public, they are rivals, but behind closed doors the pair are open to being friends… maybe more.
Bad Buddy (YouTube) & Zero Photography (YouTube)
2. Not Me
revolution; freedom fighters; secret twins
When his twin Black is viciously attacked and subsequently left hospitalised in unconsciousness, White is unable to endure the harm done to his brother in silence. He learns Black was a part of a gang of anti-capitalist freedom fighters, and it was one of them who betrayed him. White disguises himself as Black to discover who betrayed him and put him in a coma.
YouTube
3. Enchanté
childhood friends to lovers; university setting
After living in France, Theo comes back to Thailand and he meets his childhood friend, Akk. Theo finds a book with a message welcoming him and signed as Enchanté, he becomes curious about who this guy is. Will Theo successfully guess who is the Enchanté in the university?
YouTube
4. Theory of Love
unrequited love; best friends to lovers
Third year film student Third has been harboring feelings for his friend Khai. After three years of painful unrequited love, Third decides to stop, no matter how difficult it may be. But when Third decides to stop, Khai decides to start.
YouTube
5. He’s Coming to Me
ghost/human, mystery
After his death, Met is a ghost that is consumed by loneliness. That is until he meets a strange boy that can see him. The two bond in a state of happiness and joy as they develop into friends. But what happens when Met falls for the boy who is alive?
YouTube
6. 3 Will Be Free
polyamorous triad; on the run; mafia
After an unexpected event that involves sex work and mafia gangs, three individuals find themselves on-the-run together as they attempt to escape death.
YouTube
7. A Tale of Thousand Stars (1000Stars)
a second chance in life; village setting
After a volunteer teacher dies in a tragic accident, her heart is transplanted into Tian. He learns about his donor’s life through her diary and decides to follow in her footsteps. Now a new village volunteer teacher himself, Tian meets Phupha and as the two slowly grow closer, Tian notices his new heart beats quickly whenever he’s near the man. Much like the heart’s previous owner, Tian cannot help but fall for Phupha.
YouTube
8. 2gether (+ Still 2gether)
pretend relationship; university setting
When Tine is chased by Green, who he does not reciprocate feelings for — he ends up begging Sarawat, the campus’ most popular guy, to fake date with him in order to chase Green away.
YouTube (2gether) & YouTube (Still 2gether)
9. Cupid’s Last Wish
best friends to lovers; body swap; road trip
Korn and Win are childhood best friends. Conflicts arise when Win’s father includes Korn in his will, granting him part of the family’s farm’s stocks and breaking up their friendship. Win gets into a car accident with his sister Lin, and wakes up to find his soul in her body. To return to his original body, Win sets off on a road trip to collect holy water across the country with Korn as his companion. Can this adventure get their relationship back?
YouTube
10. Dark Blue Kiss (pre-story in Kiss Me Again)
established relationship; university setting
(Taking off from the Kiss Me Again series) Pete and Kao have grown closer to each other in their relationship. Kao takes on part-time tutoring for high school students. With one of the students fueling Pete’s jealousy, his relationship with Kao gets tested in several occasions. Meanwhile, the love story between Sun and Mork begins.
YouTube (Kiss Me Again) & YouTube (Dark Blue Kiss)
11. Vice Versa
parallel universes; body swap
Talay and Puen find themselves in the bodies of strangers in a parallel universe. Talay wakes up in the body of a man named Tess. Puen is a famous actor who is now in the body of Tun. Both of them have to live their lives in a new universe that is not their home. The only way to put a stop to this chaos is to discover portkeys that will take them back to where they came from. Love and friendship grow with them in the new universe.
YouTube
12. The Eclipse
Akk is a head student prefect in country’s leading all-boys school. Rumour has it that there is a curse that will punish students who disobey the school rules, a curse that grows stronger as the solar eclipse nears. Akk has to keep an eye on a mysterious new student Ayan, who regularly challenges the school’s norms.
YouTube
Japan 🇯🇵
1. Cherry Magic!
mind reading; office setting
By still being a vіrgin at 30, Adachi Kiyoshi gains a magical power – the ability to read other people’s minds by touching them. At first, he’s overwhelmed by his new ability, and it’s not proving to be helpful to him. But that all changes when he accidentally touches Kurosawa Yuichi, who he learns has romantic feelings for him.
WeTV
2. Kieta Hatsukoi (My Love Mix-Up!)
misunderstanding; high school setting
Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she’s written the name of another boy — Ida — on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!
Viki
3. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!
lucky guy/unlucky guy; university setting
College student Fukuhara Kouta has bad luck that causes problems everywhere he goes. One day, Shinomiya, a student with super good luck, helps him out. Now, in order to divide the luck between them, Fukuhara needs to be with Shinomiya all the time.
Viki
4. Old Fashion Cupcake!
age gap; boss/assistant; self-discovery; office setting
At 39, Nozue realizes that by letting himself be carried away by his daily life, he ended up locking himself into his routine. It is Togawa, his 29-year-old subordinate, who shakes up his habits by offering him one day to go snack on pastries in an establishment particularly popular with girls. From one snack to the next, Nozue feels rejuvenated… But is it really the effect of these delicacies or rather that of emerging feelings?
Viki
5. A Man Who Defies the World of BL
breaking the 4th wall; comedy; university setting
It suddenly dawns on Mob that he lives in a BL world! So he must turn down any hot guys who approach him.
Viki (S1) & Viki (S2)
6. Two People Who Can’t Fall in Love (Koisenu Futari)
aromantism; asexuality; self-exploration
Sakuko finds it difficult to live in a society which operates under the assumption that people will fall in love with each other. She meets supermarket employee Takahashi and ends up living with him under one roof because of their similar values towards romance.
No international streaming available, watching instructions on this Tumblr
China 🇨🇳
Chinese shows are adapted from explicitly queer novels, the shows are undeniably and obviously queer, but nevertheless the queer romance part is censured.
1. The Untamed
period drama; fantasy
An epic fantasy with a romance at its center, led by a problem child who comes back from the dead 16 years later in order to fix the broken world he left behind — and finally unite with his true love.
YouTube
2. Word of Honor
period drama; fantasy
The leader of assassin organisation Zhou Zishu quits his position in pursuit of freedom with drastic measures. In his travels, he meets Wen Kexing, the leader of Ghost Valley who wants nothing but revenge. The two become entangled in various machinations within the martial arts world, and eventually become soulmates instrumental in each other’s redemption.
YouTube & Special Episode
3. Couple of Mirrors
period drama; socialite/assassin
You Yi is a young, innocent, and kind-hearted socialite and a successful author. Her perfect life is turned upside-down when she discovers a betrayal by the two most trusted people in her life. With no one left to turn to, she finds refuge in the friendship and support of Yan Wei, a lonely female kill-er disguised as the owner of a photo studio.
YouTube
South Korea 🇰🇷
1. Semantic Error
enemies to lovers; university setting
A serious programmer and a rebellious artist clash over a school project. Their animosity keeps escalating to new extremes, defined by petty pranks and feisty arguments.
Viki
2. Light On Me
love triangle; high school setting
One day Tae Kyung, a high school loner, starts questioning his own judgment and gets advise from a teacher to join the school’s student council. He meets the Vice President of the council, Shin Woo, who is somewhat cold toward him. However, he also meets the super-attractive President of the council: Da On, who appears to take an instant shine to him. The beginnings of a romance appear to be in the cards for Da On and Tae Kyung, but Shin Woo does not seem to approve.
Viki
3. Tinted With You
period drama; time travel; hinted at polyamory
A high school student gets magically transported to the feudal period. Confused by his surroundings, he encounters a banished prince and his devoted bodyguard. The three characters live together and fall in love.
Viki
4. Blueming
coming of age; university setting
Cha Siwon, a college freshman majoring in film studies, does a lot to maintain his image because of his past life of unpopularity. He meets Hyeong Dawoon, a classmate of his with perfect looks, good grades, and everything at his fingertips. Siwon’s feelings of wariness for his classmate soon change into something else.
iQIYI
5. Mr. Heart
sports; university setting
Jin Won is a university freshman who has a talent for running marathons. Sang Ha maintains a smile despite his difficult environment. A romance drama about the love and friendship between a rising marathon star and a pacemaker.
Viki
6. Kissable Lips
vampire/human; university setting; bittersweet
A campus romance between Jun Ho, a vampire who is walking the path of extinction, and Min Hyun, a human with pure blood.
Viki
7. Cherry Blossoms After Winter
secret crush; high school setting
Ever since his parents passed away, Haebom has been living in Taesung’s house. And now, being a 12th grader, he enters the same class as Taesung, which makes the whole situation way more awkward. Living together 24/7, Taesung and Haebom’s relationship is bound to change.
Viki
8. Ocean Likes Me
restaurant setting
A healing food romance between Han Ba Da, a young entrepreneur who dreams of starting an udon restaurant with a beach in the background but finds serving customers difficult. Ba Da then meets Tommy, a failed musician who returns to his hometown after wandering and has a new dream. Together, both of them step towards their dreams.
Viki
9. You Make Me Dance
dancing
The story of Song Shi On who is an aspiring contemporary dancer with a broken heart because he is not receiving love from his family and of Jin HongSeok, once a keen pianist, who has given up on his dreams to pursue a lucrative but unfulfilling career of a loan shark. But spending time with Shi On changes his perspective on life, and the duo forms a close bond that eventually turns romantic.
Viki
10. WISH YOU: Your Melody In My Heart
music
A talented singer-songwriter and a keyboard player add love and harmony to each other’s lives as chase their dreams together.
Viki
11. Nobleman Ryu’s Wedding
period drama; cross-dressing
When a bride runs away on the eve of an arranged marriage, her brother steps in under the guise of a woman to wed the groom in a secret-filled union.
WeTV
12. To My Star
celebrity/ordinary person
Actor Kang Seo Joon was once one of South Korea’s biggest and most popular stars, but after he’s rocked by a public scandal he goes into hiding. In his hideout, he gets acquainted with his new roommate, a young chef who leads a modest, unassuming life. Despite having wildly different personalities, the two begin on a relationship.
Viki (S1) & Viki (S2 which I don’t recommend unless you like painful content)
Taiwan 🇹🇼
1. History3: Trapped
mafia boss/policeman
The story of a police officer who becomes trapped in the underworld, as he develops feelings for a gang leader.
YouTube or Viki
2. History2: Crossing the Line
sports; high school setting
When an injury sidelines a high school senior from the volleyball team, he develops feelings for a recruit.
YouTube or Viki
3. Be Loved in House: I Do
workplace romance
When the new boss arrives at the company, he immediately clashes with a headstrong, hot-blooded employee over a controversial workplace policy. Although their relationship starts off combatively, the two of them develop a bond as they work and live together.
Viki
4. We Best Love: No. 1 For You, We Best Love: Fighting Mr. 2nd
enemies to lovers; secret crush; university setting
Zhou Shu Yi has spent his entire life as second best thanks to Gao Shi De, whether it be academics, arts or sports, Gao Shi De always managed to beat Shu Yi. Many years later, Shu Yi can finally breathe a sigh of relief when he and his nemesis part ways for university. However, as fate would have it, Shu Yi finds himself defeated once again when Shi De transfers to Shu Yi’s college for his final year. Could the reason that Shi De is seemingly following Shu Yi be something other than to torment him?
WeTV (S1) & WeTV (S2)
5. Plus & Minus
best friends to lovers; lawyers; secret crush
Zheng Ze Shou and Fu Li Gong have been best friends for over twenty years. Now, they work as divorce attorneys in the same law firm. Despite their close brotherly bond, this friendship never escalated affectionately until now.
Viki
You can watch many shows for free on YouTube, and watch others on streaming websites by setting VPN to one of the countries in the list. In other cases I recommend paying for subscriptions to show appreciation and support of content in order to get more of it in the future, but if you can’t, watch on KissKH (better quality) or Dramacool (better variety). Enjoy! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
just make them girlfriends pls n thx
HEAR ME OUT.
vettel reincarnate * fem!driver
after retiring from formula 1 at the end of the 2022 season, f1 legend sebastian vettel realised a while after the announcement that he would miss the paddock way too much. instead of taking back his announcement, he pairs up with an up-and-coming driver and gets her a seat in a race car in formula 1.
this is SOOO heavily inspired by @sebscore and also @thepersonnamedsam (i was doing some research how to start and came across theirs too) and i'm lOVING IT!!
i wanted there to be a twist that didn't make it seem like it's an outright copy, so there it is! do feel free to send in requests here or questions!!
if there are too many similarities and/or copies, do drop me a message to let me know so i can address them </3
do take note that these are written in no particular order, just based on requests and scenarios sent in or that i come up with!
about fem!driver
get to know her -> a short summary on fem!driver
meet the yln's -> meet femdriver and her siblings
pre-formula 1
2023: the rookie season
2024: the sophomore year
2025: laying it on the line
2026:
2027: championship contender
2028: the time is now
a day in the life
radio
smau specials
the yearly recaps: special dts editions
misc
the schumacher problem
extras
asks
in another life | fem!driver au x logan sargeant
I would never condone watching F1 for free without subscribing to those expensive, corporate streaming sites that make millions from advertising other corporations.
And I would never condone clicking on this link to watch F1 pre-season testing and all the free practices, qualifying and races.
Don’t click on this link.
JOKES! Fuck that, free for all is what I say. No one should miss out on F1 because it’s expensive to watch.
Just to be clear…this is the link I am talking about. It streams F1 for free. FREE!
✶ Gen Z Driver ✶
hi and welcome to the genz!driver masterlist :)
please ignore the timeline, it doesn’t make sense, okay? it’s not really a series, but it does kind of connect to all of the stories together, but still, some stuff my be different from other… sorry :)
this series is inspired by the lovely @sebscore, i try not to write the same stuff, if there are too many similarities, please contact me
masterlist / taglist
about the oc
getting to know the oc :: a short summary about the favourite driver of the grid
characterisation or cv :: it’s like a cv for a new job application or a wikipedia entry of the oc
headcanons :: some headcanons about the genz!driver
introduction :: the first time the genz!driver meets the grid
stories
learning how to drive - sv5 :: you may have your super license to drive your f1 car, but driving outside the paddock? not really your thing
learning how to drive smau - sv5 :: the social media au to the actual story
enjoy the butterflies - dr3 :: daniel explaining a young female driver that winning isn't always the most important thing
life goes on :: due to some mechanical issues the car crashed, now everyone is worried
tiktoks and paddocks :: tiktoks about the paddock are fun
happy birthday! :: it’s the genz!driver‘s birthday!
imessage :: our favourite princess can’t sleep, so she texts her favs on the paddock
imessage pt. 2 :: the morning after
imessages pt. 3
imessage pt. 4
imessage pt. 5
anesthesia :: the genz!driver gets her wisdom teeth removed
bereal au :: in where we see a bit of the genz!drivers life
you’re gonna go far :: an anxiety attack during the pre-race interview leads the genz!driver to some eventful hours
vacation insta au :: the 23!grid enjoy a trip to the maldives together
team radio messages :: some radio messages of our beloved driver
a random day in my life in f1 :: a vlog about our beloved genz!drivers day in the paddock
best friends in every universe :: a little drabble about the tiktok trend
secret santa (coming soon) :: secret santa is always a highlight for the genz!driver
underwear (coming soon) :: do you know the problem, when you wear the wrong pair of underpants and they get stuck somewhere, yeah… that happened to the genz!driver
‘oscar nomination for ryan gosling but not for margot robbie or greta gerwig’ satire is dead and so is god
its like the old saying goes: "jack off all trades, masturbate nuns" or somethingg likethat
“kill them with kindness” Wrong. CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆
The ineffable husbands as "Couple Dancing" by Leyendecker
Painting this was difficult but really fun and rewarding, I love the result!
(I'm @/noixtky on Instagram!)
EDIT: thank you soooo much for the support to this painting ❤️ I've gotten a few comments about getting this as a print so if you're interested in that please read this ^^
masterlist
updated: 20/01/2023
ao3 profile
wattpad
house of the dragon
aemond targaryen
the things we do for love ongoing aemma velaryon is the daughter of the princess rhaenyra and betrothed to aemond targaryen. their young love blinds them to the bitterness between their families, but slowly their fantasy begins to unravel with time. how did the purest of love turn into such bitter hatred? 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
forbidden fruit ongoing eyva's loveless marriage to her husband aegon was causing nothing but pain and misery for the young woman and her days begin to drain her soul. perhaps the arrival of his brother will change that? 1/2
a moment of weakness completed a disastrous turn of events in one of the crown's tournament's leaves the court fearful that prince aemond has lost his other eye. the prince is adamant no one shall gaze beneath his eye-patch, not even his darling wife. 1
our little secret ongoing aemond promised to take you as his wife when the time was right and you had no reason to doubt him. but when news of his engagement to cassandra baratheon is announced, and your name is left ruined by his nightly visits to your chamber, you have no choice but to flee from the shame you have brought upon your family and to run from the man you love. but not all is as it seems. 1 / 2
to deceive a prince completed when aemond targaryen shows interest in courting your little sister, she employs your help to capture his attention through sharing letters and notes, all the while acting as if you are her. it was never meant to become so complicated. 1
as long as we're together / the last of us au ongoing with a virus quickly spreading and violence taking over, aemond tries to move your little family to a safer place. he didn't expect to lose you all so quickly. 1
helaena targaryen
a princess and her secrets ongoing the arrival of the realm's fiercest swordsman creates a scandal when it turns out to be a mere woman. the princess helaena, finds herself playing with some very dangerous thoughts. 1/2/
my girlfriend and i saw you from across the bar and we really hate your vibe. start running.
prints + merch
Older queen Rhaenyra and queen consort Alicent, sketch for someone here thank u <3
Käärijä is the winner of the 2023 Eurovision Outfit Bracket!
No one is suprised. It's Käärijä.
Congratulations to our runner ups:
Let 3, Alessandra, and Lord of the Lost!
I feel at home already
@roadwrkahead
and the award goes to colin provolone for most relatable dnd character in a final battle