Best BL Dramas of All Time
Boys' Love dramas have grown from a niche Thai web-series scene into one of the biggest genres in Asian TV, with Thailand, Japan, Korea and Taiwan each bringing their own take. This list brings together 100 of the most loved BL series across all four, from genre-defining hits like 2gether and TharnType to newer favorites like KinnPorsche and Only Friends.
How we picked: we started from what viewers rate highest on fan-rating charts and what critics and audiences around the world keep praising, then our editors put the final 100 in order by overall impact, rewatch value and how well each story holds up. Every entry links to its own page with the full story, cast and details, and the list will keep changing as new dramas earn a place.
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2gether: The Series
Tine pretends to date the campus heartthrob Sarawat just to get an obsessive admirer off his back, with Sarawat agreeing purely to needle a persistent fan of his own.
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SOTUS: The Series
Kongpob starts university determined to push back against the aggressive hazing tradition run by senior students, and ends up directly clashing with Arthit, the strict senior enforcing it.
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Theory of Love
Third has been quietly in love with his best friend Khai for years without ever saying so, watching him bounce between other relationships while staying close as "just a friend." When a new…
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Bad Buddy
Pat and Pran have been raised on their families' bitter rivalry, taught since childhood to see each other as competition in everything from grades to sports.
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KinnPorsche
Porsche takes a bodyguard job for a powerful mafia family purely for the money, assigned to protect Kinn, the family's calculating and dangerous heir.
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My Engineer
A group of engineering students navigate overlapping relationships and campus drama across several couples rather than one central pair, giving the show room to jump between a handful of…
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A Tale of Thousand Stars
Phupha runs a rural aid foundation in a remote mountain village, and Tian is a burned-out city doctor sent there to fulfill a work obligation he resents.
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I Told Sunset About You
Teh and Oh-aew have been close friends since childhood, growing up together in a small town by the sea, but the summer after high school forces them to confront feelings that go beyond…
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Until We Meet Again
Two present-day students find themselves drawn to a decades-old tragedy tied to their school, uncovering a past-life connection to two boys whose forbidden relationship ended in tragedy…
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Dark Blue Kiss
A spinoff following two side characters from an earlier GMMTV series, Dark Blue Kiss follows a prickly, guarded university student and the persistent classmate determined to break through…
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Water Boyy: The Series
A talented swimmer navigates high school life, competitive swim training and an evolving relationship with a male classmate, in one of the earlier, more foundational entries in the modern…
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Love Sick: The Series
Often credited as one of the shows that started the modern Thai BL genre, Love Sick follows a group of high school boys navigating crushes, friendship and first relationships across a large…
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My School President
Gun has quietly liked the school's charismatic student council president, Tinn, for years, and running for a council seat himself puts him directly in Tinn's orbit.
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Moonlight Chicken
Jim runs a small late-night chicken restaurant and has quietly kept his distance from relationships since losing someone he loved, until a wandering ex-monk named Wen starts showing up at…
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Not Me
After his estranged twin brother is critically injured, a young man impersonates him to investigate what really happened, getting pulled into his brother's connections to an underground…
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Vice Versa
Two best friends find their consciousnesses swapped into each other's bodies after a strange accident, forcing each of them to live briefly as the other while trying to reverse it.
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Cutie Pie
Two feuding family businesses arrange a relationship between their sons as a way to smooth over old tensions, expecting it to be purely for show.
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The Eclipse
Set at a strict boarding school with an unusual supernatural phenomenon tied to its history, Akk and Ayan's growing relationship unfolds alongside a wider student movement pushing back…
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Bed Friend
King and Uea start a purely physical arrangement after both come out of messy prior relationships, agreeing upfront to keep feelings out of it.
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Only Friends
A group of friends sharing a beach house end up tangled in overlapping relationships, jealousy and betrayal that test every friendship in the group.
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He's Coming to Me
A young man moves into a house that turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a previous resident, and rather than being frightened off, ends up forming an unlikely bond with the spirit.
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Manner of Death
A meticulous forensic pathologist and a police officer end up working the same string of cases, their professional partnership slowly developing into something more personal as the…
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Ossan's Love
おっさんずラブ
Haruta is an oblivious thirty-something office worker suddenly finding himself the object of affection of both his male boss and a male coworker at the same time.
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What Did You Eat Yesterday?
きのう何食べた?
Shiro, a meticulous lawyer, and Kenji, a more easygoing hairdresser, have been quietly living together for years, and the show follows their day-to-day domestic life centered around Shiro's…
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Cherry Magic!
チェリまほ
A thirty-year-old office worker discovers he's gained the ability to read minds through skin contact, a power tied to an old superstition about staying single too long, and the first…
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Old Fashion Cupcake
A mild-mannered office worker gets an unexpected confession from a younger, more assertive coworker and has to work through his own confusion about what he actually wants.
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My Beautiful Man
美しい彼
Hira has been quietly, almost obsessively devoted to his popular classmate Kiyoi since high school, content to stay in his orbit without ever expecting anything back.
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Eternal Yesterday
Two men who were involved years earlier in high school run into each other again as adults, both carrying different memories and regrets about how things ended between them.
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My Love Mix-Up!
消えた初恋
A high schooler assumes a classmate has a crush on him after finding a love note near his eraser, only to realize the note was actually meant for someone else entirely.
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My Personal Weatherman
僕のパーソナルウェザー
A withdrawn young man prone to bad luck on rainy days ends up sharing his apartment with a cheerful, easygoing coworker after a chance encounter, and the arrangement slowly becomes…
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Where Your Eyes Linger
너의 시선이 머무는 곳에
Han Tae-joo grew up as the sole heir of a wealthy family after a childhood tragedy, and Gang Guk is the bodyguard's son who's been assigned to protect him ever since.
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To My Star
A famous actor hiding out from public attention ends up staying with a chef who has no idea who he really is, and the anonymity gives both of them a rare chance to be honest with each…
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Light On Me
Set within a high school broadcasting club, the show follows several overlapping relationships among its members as they navigate crushes, jealousy and the everyday pressure of school life.
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Semantic Error
시맨틱 에러
Sang-woo is a rigid, rule-following computer science student who reports a groupmate for skipping out on a project, and Jae-young is the free-spirited film student whose graduation is…
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Cherry Blossoms After Winter
Hae-bom is a withdrawn student dealing with depression after a personal loss, and Tae-sung is the classmate who keeps quietly showing up despite Hae-bom's efforts to push everyone away.
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The New Employee
A new hire at a small company quickly realizes his intimidating, hard-to-read boss might actually be interested in him, and the show follows the awkward, comedic dance of trying to figure…
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Color Rush
In a world where people see only in black and white until meeting their soulmate, a student who has never seen color unexpectedly starts seeing it around a male classmate, throwing his…
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My Sweet Dear
A talented pastry chef and the more reserved coworker at his bakery slowly develop feelings for each other over shared shifts and quiet after-hours conversations.
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The Eighth Sense
Two coworkers with very different temperaments find themselves drawn together despite constant friction between their personalities, with the relationship developing slowly through small…
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Kissable Lips
A young man cursed to fall dangerously ill unless he kisses someone regularly finds an unlikely solution in a classmate who's willing to help, with neither of them expecting the arrangement…
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My Ride
Tawan is drawn into motorcycle racing culture through Mork, a rider whose recklessness masks deeper struggles neither of them are ready to name out loud.
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Wedding Plan
When a wedding photographer takes on what should be a routine job, he doesn't expect to fall for one of the men connected to the event, complicating a career built around capturing other…
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Love in the Air
Rain has sworn off relationships after being cheated on, and reluctantly agrees to fake-date a persistent university senior just to get an ex off his back.
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Lovely Writer
A novelist known for writing boys' love fiction gets more than he bargained for when the actor cast to play his lead character starts pursuing him in real life, blurring the line between…
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Y Destiny
A university drama club becomes the setting for several overlapping relationships among its members, with the show splitting its time across multiple couples rather than a single central…
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The Warp Effect
A supernatural mishap forces two mismatched people to repeatedly relive the same day together, and the only way to break the loop turns out to be figuring out what they actually mean to…
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The Sign
Phaya is drawn into the dangerous business dealings of a powerful family through his connection to Tharn, an heir with more secrets than his composed public image suggests.
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Fish Upon the Sky
After a chance encounter leaves him smitten, a socially awkward university student pours his feelings into an anonymous social media account dedicated entirely to his crush, unaware the…
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Enchanté
A young magician struggling to make his shop succeed keeps crossing paths with a regular customer who seems more interested in him than in any of the tricks.
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My Gear and Your Gown
Set at a university with overlapping friend groups, the show follows several engineering students navigating coursework, family expectations and multiple developing relationships at once.
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Hidden Agenda
A student with an ulterior motive for getting close to a wealthy classmate finds the plan complicated once real feelings start getting in the way of whatever he originally intended.
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Bake Me Please
Set around a bakery and its staff, the show follows two overlapping relationships forming among the shop's employees and regulars, using the low-key workplace setting for a gentler…
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Star In My Mind
A famous idol and an ordinary university student find their lives unexpectedly intertwined, with the pressure of fame and public image complicating a relationship neither of them can fully…
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609 Bedtime Story
A student moves into apartment 609 and starts experiencing strange, recurring dreams that seem to connect him to his mysterious new neighbor in ways neither of them can fully explain.
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The Tuxedo
Set in the world of high-end tailoring and formal fashion, the show follows a relationship forming between two men connected through a family-run tuxedo shop, using the craft and pressure…
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Laws of Attraction
A law student and a classmate with opposing views on nearly everything are forced into constant contact through shared coursework, and the show follows their rivalry-turned-relationship…
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Nitiman The Series
Set within a university's law faculty and its sports teams, two students from different social circles are pushed together through campus activities, developing a relationship that has to…
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Cooking Crush
A talented but undisciplined cooking student is paired up with a rigid, by-the-book classmate for a culinary competition neither of them wanted, and the mismatch in their approaches to…
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My Golden Blood
A young man discovers his blood has an unusual, dangerous property that ties him to a secretive world he never knew existed, and his growing relationship with another man pulls them both…
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Playboyy
Set behind the scenes of a Bangkok host club, the show follows the complicated relationships, rivalries and ambitions of the men who work there, treating the club's performative culture of…
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Cherry Magic (Thai)
The Thai adaptation of the hit Japanese series follows an office worker who discovers he can read minds through touch after staying single for three decades, a power that immediately…
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Pornographer
A director working in adult film production develops an unexpected relationship with a former yakuza member who becomes entangled in his professional and personal life.
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Minato's Laundromat
湊商事コインランドリー
A laundromat run by a warm, easygoing owner becomes an unlikely meeting point for a stressed-out regular customer, and their repeated small interactions over shared laundry days slowly turn…
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Wish You: Your Melody From My Heart
Two members of the same music program navigate rehearsals, performance pressure and an unspoken connection that grows alongside their shared passion for music, told over a short run…
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Roommates of Poongduck 304
Two very different men end up sharing an apartment through a mix-up neither of them planned, and the daily friction of living together slowly gives way to a real connection neither expected…
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Love Mate
A chance living arrangement throws together two men with very different personalities, and the show follows the everyday comedy and slowly shifting dynamic of two people getting used to…
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HIStory: My Hero
Part of the long-running HIStory anthology series, this installment follows a tough, protective young man and the classmate he ends up growing close to despite very different personalities.
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HIStory2: Right or Wrong
The second HIStory anthology's first story follows two young men navigating family expectations and personal identity as their relationship develops, treating the question of what's right…
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HIStory2: Crossing the Line
This HIStory installment follows overlapping relationships including one complicated by a set of twins, using the confusion and misunderstanding that comes from mistaken identity as a…
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HIStory3: Trapped
A notable departure from the franchise's usual campus-romance format, this HIStory installment follows a police officer and a crime boss whose professional opposition gives way to an…
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HIStory3: Make Our Days Count
This HIStory story follows students confronting how much time they actually have left together, using a ticking-clock premise to push its central relationship toward greater honesty faster…
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HIStory4: Close to You
The fourth HIStory anthology leans into lighter, more comedic territory, following students whose day-to-day misunderstandings and mismatched personalities drive most of the humor before…
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Be Loved in House: I Do
A man entering into a marriage of convenience for practical reasons finds the arrangement becoming far more real than he expected, as day-to-day domestic life with his new husband chips…
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Wandee Goodday
Wandee is a nurse who ends up crossing paths with a difficult senior doctor whose bedside manner leaves much to be desired, and the two are forced into closer contact than either wants…
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Kiss Me Again
A sequel to an earlier Kiss Me series, this show follows the ongoing relationship dynamics of its established couple alongside a new pairing, continuing the story with the same blend of…
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Perfect 10 Liners
A group of friends navigate overlapping relationships and everyday comedy in this ensemble series, splitting its attention across more than one couple as they each figure out where they…
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Ossan's Love (Thai)
The Thai adaptation of the hit Japanese comedy follows an oblivious office worker who becomes the object of affection of both his boss and a male coworker at once, translating the…
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Tonhon Chonlatee
Two students from very different backgrounds are pushed together through a series of misunderstandings and campus circumstances, developing a relationship that runs alongside a second…
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Never Let Me Go
A relationship develops against the backdrop of a criminal investigation that puts both men in real danger, giving this entry a harder, more thriller-oriented edge than the genre's usual…
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Unforgotten Night
A single pivotal night reshapes the relationship between two men whose lives were previously only loosely connected, with the show tracing the ripple effects of that night through their…
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La Pluie
Two men from different walks of life find themselves drawn together over a shared period of personal difficulty, with the relationship developing slowly against a melancholic, rain-soaked…
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4 Minutes
A brief but charged encounter between two men sets off a relationship that neither initially expects to last, with the show tracing how a seemingly small moment ends up reshaping both their…
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Only Friends: Dream On
A follow-up to Only Friends set within the same social circle, this spinoff follows a new set of relationships and rivalries among the extended friend group, carrying over the original's…
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Dead Friend Forever
A group of friends is forced to confront a dark secret from their past when a dead friend's presence starts resurfacing in their lives, with a central relationship developing under the…
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Our Skyy
A crossover anthology special bringing together couples from several earlier Thai BL web series for new bonus stories, checking back in on relationships fans had already invested in rather…
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Our Skyy 2
A second crossover anthology reuniting couples from several of GMMTV's biggest BL hits, including the leads from Bad Buddy and A Tale of Thousand Stars, for short additional stories…
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Sky in Your Heart
Two men navigate the early, uncertain stages of a relationship complicated by family expectations and personal insecurity, with the show taking a gentler, more grounded approach to a fairly…
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HIStory: Obsessed
One of the earliest HIStory anthology stories, this installment follows an intense, obsessive connection between two young men navigating jealousy and insecurity within their relationship…
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HIStory5: Love in the Future
This HIStory installment adds a fantasy twist to the franchise's usual format, following a relationship complicated by a time-related premise that forces its leads to reckon with a future…
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Unintentional Love Story
A workplace comedy following two colleagues who keep ending up in each other's orbit despite neither one planning for it, with a second pairing running alongside the main couple across the…
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Middleman's Love
A go-between hired to smooth things over between two feuding parties ends up falling for one of the people he's supposed to be mediating, complicating his role and his professional…
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The Ex-Morning
Two exes who haven't spoken in years are unexpectedly thrown back together, and the show follows the awkward mornings-after and lingering unresolved feelings that come with running into…
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Papa and Daddy
A same-sex couple navigates the everyday realities of building a family together, from social pressure to the practical challenges of parenting, in a Taiwanese drama that centers domestic…
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Make It Right: The Series
Set within a university photography club, the show follows two overlapping relationships developing among its members, mixing campus friendship drama with the club's shared creative…
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2Moons The Series
A university freshman navigates dorm life, campus football and a slow-building relationship with an upperclassman, in one of the shows credited with helping kick off the modern wave of Thai…
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TharnType The Series
Type has an aggressive dislike of gay people rooted in a bad childhood experience, and is furious to discover his new roommate assignment is Tharn, an openly gay classmate.
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Love By Chance
A college freshman gets tangled up in his roommate's messy breakup and ends up falling for the ex his roommate can't stop talking about, in a show that became one of the foundational hits…
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A Boss and a Babe
A demanding boss and the employee assigned to keep him in line clash constantly over work styles and personalities, and the show follows their antagonism slowly giving way to something…
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Ai Long Nhai
Two men navigate a relationship shaped by regional Thai culture and setting, with the show taking a more grounded, less glossy approach than the genre's usual GMMTV-style university…
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Great Men Academy
Set at an all-boys school, the show follows a group of students navigating friendship, rivalry and budding relationships within the same close-knit peer group, using the all-male campus…
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Questions about this list
What is the best BL drama of all time?
Opinions differ, but our editors put 2gether: The Series at the top of the list, followed by SOTUS: The Series and Theory of Love. You can open any entry to read the story, see the cast and check when and where it aired.
Where can I watch these BL dramas?
Streaming rights change from country to country and over time, so each drama page shows the network it originally aired on. Many of these series are available on services such as Netflix, Viki, Disney+, iQIYI or Prime Video depending on where you live.
How is this list ranked?
It is an editors’ list, not a vote. We started from fan-rating charts and long-running critical praise, then ranked the final 100 by overall impact, rewatch value and how well each story holds up. As DramaHog members rate dramas, community ratings will play a bigger part.
Episode, cast and poster data from TVmaze. Descriptions are written by DramaHog.