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📺 Watch Life In Smokey Blue Episode 9 on GagaOOLala (🌏 except Taiwan, Japan & Korea), FOD & TVer (Japan)
⏰ New episode every Tuesday 8:30 AM (GMT+8)
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Twitter: @dramaDiVE_ytv | Instagram & TikTok: @dramadiveplus_ytv

☆ STARRING ☆
Kouhei Takeda as Sakutaro Azuma
Kento Shibuya as Shizuka Kuji
Takeshi Masu as Yoshiharu Kuji
Mayumi Asaka as Yoshimi Azuma
Ryuto Yamamoto (ICEx) as Tamaki Morimoto
Mayu Sakuma as Fumiko Morimoto
Koutaro Tanaka as Minoru Kuji
Haruna Iikubo as Hazuki Kuji
Kazuma Sano as Yasuyuki Tajimi
Shun Aoi as Masora Takeichi
YOUNG DAIS as Shinichiro Nukita
Asuka Kurosawa as Tomoka Hara

⁠☆ STAFF ☆
Directed by Natsuki Takahashi (Jack o’ Frost, When It Rains, It Pours), Ere Nakada
Screenplay by Mari Hiraki (I Cannot Reach You, When It Rains, It Pours), Erika Aoki
Music by Tomohide Harada (One Room Angel, Mr. Mitsuya’s Planned Feeding)

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SYNOPSIS (GagaOOLala):

Sakutaro Azuma, once a top-performing salesman, now struggles with his career. One night at a gay bar, he nearly finds himself in danger–until he is rescued by his former colleague, Shizuka Kuji. Eight years after their last encounter, Kuji reappears in his life. His sharp tongue remains unchanged, but now he has long hair and works as a translator. As two men who once competed fiercely in the workplace reunite, the one-night connection they buried eight years ago begins to resurface...

☆ Starring BL fan-favorite Kohei Takeda and acclaimed actor Kento Shibuya bringing a mature romance to life

☆ Adapted from Kamome Hamada's million-hit manga, directed by Natsuki Takahashi (When It Rains, It Pours)--a new masterpiece of adult BL

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Opening Theme 🎵 「最大幸福度」(“Maximum Happiness”) by Hina Aoki Spotify | Youtube MV
Ending Theme 🎵 “Black out” by CROWN HEAD Spotify | YouTube

The BL manga series “Smoke Blue no Ame nochi Hare” (Sunshine After Smoke Blue Rain) by Kamome Hamada is available in Japanese via Comic Fleur.

Previous On-Airs: EP 1 | EP 2 | EP 3 | EP 4 | EP 5 | EP 6 | EP 7 | EP 8

KANI RELEASING - Macho Dancer

One of Lino Brocka's lasting successes, 1988's Macho Dancer admirably blends the maestro's flair for socially conscious melodrama and pulp provocation - setting the template for what would become Viva Films' erotic niche to this day.

Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol (Allan Paule) leaves his native province to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Manila. As Pol learns to ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), he discovers more than his young mind bargained for: an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and political corruption.

Underlying the film's astutely cynical outlook on systemic, class-based exploitation in the Filipino context is a neon-lit tale of sexual self-discovery gyrating between queer desire and heteronormative strictures, sensuality and grit, tenderness and violence. Heavily censored upon release and hugely successful overseas, Macho Dancer follows the recent re-discovery of Lino Brocka's Bona and is presented here in a new 4K restoration from Viva Film's original film elements.

I just saw a video of Double Helix actors, fans were following them like crazy and god knows what they were doing elio fell down and Ayden was protecting him cause this crazy fans were trying to touch him.

And what is wrong with their company they should at least provide security. And protect their own artist. It's not the first time happening it happens with many BL actors. Whenever I see these videos I feel so gross and uncomfortable like they are not saying don't click pictures but at least fans should keep some decency. Give them space to breathe. And if they become rude and mean fans will blame them.

This parasocial relationship is getting out of hand where artists are getting repeatedly harassed, stalked, and whatnot. I hope Elio is fine now.

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📺 Watch Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami Episode 9 on GagaOOLala (🌏 except Japan & Korea), DMM TV & TVer (Japan)
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☆ STARRING⁠ ☆
Kashio Atsuki as Akihiro Kaji
Yuu Miyazaki as Yu Fukami

☆ STAFF⁠ ☆
Directed by Emiko Shirai
Screenplay by Nao Shioji
Executive Producer: Kazuhiro Ito
Intimacy Coordinator: Moeko Reilly

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SYNOPSIS (GagaOOLala):

Akihiro Kaji, the flawless ace of the sales department, appears perfect on the outside-but beneath his composed facade lies a cynical man who constantly judges others. During a business trip, he is forced to share a room with his unremarkable colleague, Yu Fukami. But the moment Fukami takes off his glasses, Kaji's carefully maintained rationality begins to crumble. What starts as a night of impulsive desire soon spirals into an intense relationship neither of them can walk away from. As their "no-strings-attached" arrangement deepens, the line between lust and love begins to blur-how will this dangerous connection end?

☆ Starring rising talents Kashio Atsuki × 2.5D sensation Miyazaki Yuu, delivering a passionate yet clumsy adult romance

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Theme Song 🎵 『恋はメリーゴーランド』/ “Love is a Merry-Go-Round” by THE SUPER FRUIT Spotify | YouTube MV

The BL manga “Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami” by Ayaka Matsumoto is available in English in digital format on CoolMic and in physical print on Seven Seas.

Previous On-Airs: EP 1 | EP 2 | EP 3 | EP 4 | EP 5 | EP 6 | EP 7 | EP 8

To those who were looking for Filipino BLs, don't lose hope, the ayuda has arrived. 3 of them to be exact just announced their release dates yesterday (it's as if June is the only time to release BLs🤣).

The Day I Loved You Too

Date: June 19

Platform: Beetzeeplay App

Sequel to the 2023 series The Day I Loved You

Vertical Series

Starring: Raynold Tan, Raven Rigor

All The Things I Leave You

Date: June 17

Platform: SM Cinemas

Series/Movie?

Starring: Benedix Ramos, Justin Paul Basobas

At Least We Had This Moment

Date: June 2026

Platform: Select Philippine Screens

Short Film

Starring: Andre Miguel, Raven Rigor

It looks like they're all Philippine releases for now but who knows Gaga has been getting a lot of queer Pinoy stuff lately. Let's give them all a request here to nudge them along.

UGHH.. okay, I usually write a lot of stories, but I feel I kinda want to expand more into webtoons, but literally I cannot change my art style for the life of me (I only draw traditional realism since thats all my art classes taught me...) I end up making my characters look like a Sailor Moon 1991 OC. Should I just suck it up and keep practicing, or save my sanity and maybe partner up with someone who can draw?? (I'm broke btw !!!!💗 )

Hi, I was wondering if there are any manga, manhwas, novels, or shows that have the premise of the MC being in a dating game, where they or another character realizes that they're in an otome game?

It's a bit specific, but I'm just curious, and I would love to read something like that. Preferably without a bad ending, if that's possible. I saw a story idea with that exact premise, but it's a hetero relationship. There's a manga called A Man Who Defies the World of BL, but the main character is straight, so that doesn't fit the bill I want.

Are there any stories like that?

Happy Pride Month!

It’s time to do our monthly check in!

If you missed the original post, see here for the challenge and the details of the challenge! Remember to MAKE A COPY of the challenge to fill in your responses. 

Did you complete any challenges in May? There are so many series airing right now! What are you watching? Which are you loving, which are you on the fence about? Who is the character making your blood really boil? Which character makes your face hurt from smiling so much? Anything you are looking forward to?

A new Vietnamese BL short is now airing in theaters across Vietnam right now, called Nổi Hứng Đi Cắt Tóc (rough translation: Suddenly Feeling Like Getting a Haircut). There's no English subtitle, but the short is about 2 men meeting each other again in a barbershop years after school.

Rough translation: One Eye Opened, One Eye Closed

This is less of a BL and more of a queer film, since it focuses a lot more about the gay experience. But it still has BL elements.

I have two. Don't Say No was my first BL and it made me fall in love. KinnPorsche set me on fire and made me obsessed with Mile.

I just finished bmm and was looking for chapter 6.5 (the date between taiga and arima) translated. Did anyone read the manga and can anyone help me find chap. 6.5?

Adapted from the novel "The Man Who Married Into a Wealthy Family" (嫁入高门的男人) by Che Ye Liu Xiang (彻夜流香)

Although his wife was not satisfactory, he was fortunate to have a good brother-in-law, Bei Lu Qing, who came from a good family, was handsome and wealthy, and was an excellent student from a prestigious university. He was someone he looked up to.

Xiao Fan had thought about his good friendship with Bei Lu Qing many times, but he never expected that every time he thought about it, it was just wishful thinking...

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Cast:

• Yan Riuhao 闫睿豪 Instagram | Weibo | Xhs
• Guan Yue 管栎 Instagram | Weibo | Xhs

Source: 嫁入高门, expected to air in June.

For anyone wanting to read BL comics through official legal channels rather than scanlations, heres where things actually stand in 2026

The dedicated english BL option most people end up at is the viz/sublime platform which carries the officially licensed japanese BL catalog in english, titles like given and twittering birds are on there, you buy per volume which gets expensive if youre reading multiple series at once but the selection for licensed japanese BL specifically is the deepest youll find in english. The experience is what it is, functional, does the job

For reading BL as part of a broader manga and comics library, globalcomix has BL manga, plus indie BL creators who publish directly there outside of the traditional licensing system. The mature content filter on globalcomix lets you browse BL specifically too, and because the platform covers western comics and manga together you can read BL alongside everything else without managing multiple apps.

For korean BL manhwa the coin-based apps are where most of the catalog lives, lots of content but the pricing model means you can end up spending a lot if you read regularly. Worth going in with a clear budget

For free options, some scanlation history aside there are creators who publish BL chapters free directly on platforms, worth looking at creator pages for series youre interested in before paying for anything

Synopsis - An anonymous person comes to Doyoon's aid during a crisis. However, a complex and precarious office romance unfolds as he discovers that this person is Jihyuk, the rookie hired through nepotism whom he hated the most. (Machine translated from Filmakers casting call)

📆 Sundays on YT Channel - SUKFILM

• 🎬4 Episodes

Playlist | Trailer | Episode 1 | 

MDL | Actors

Gu Dohyeong as Seo Jihyuk | Insta

Jang Ingyu as Kwon Doyoon | Insta

Jung Jaebin as Youngwoo | Insta

Baek Kangyoon (Secretary) | Insta

Moon Seokho (Audit Team Manager) | Insta

Kim Jihyun (Employee) | Insta

Ji Seungjin (Employee) | Insta