Category: Taiwan

BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “Love that can’t be spoken aloud won’t survive challenges.” –  Quote from Secret Lover This series completely flew under the radar.  I am so disappointed in myself for not reviewing it when it came out, for this happens to be one of the better BLs to come out of Taiwan in a…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Who are you truly bound to by the Red String of Fate? The one you can’t let go of…” –  Quote from The Promise Of The Soul Being a Westerner, I am completely drawn to the metaphysical construct of soul-transference prevalent in Eastern cultures. Especially if you throw in the mythology of…

BLISS RATING: ★★★ “Love is always there. Love is always still …” –  Quote from Fight For You Once I completed this series, I asked myself what was the premise of this series? And I honestly could not figure one out. It is your standard formulaic BL, full of tropes, cliches, customary setups, and unremarkable…

BLISS RATING: ★+ “Exclusive love is a contradiction in itself.” – Eric From I can think of a no better quote to describe this series than the one above. This whole series is one giant contradiction. But it presents well. That much I shall give it credit for. It hides its flaws with beautiful men,…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “People will disappear, but emotions won’t.” –  Quote from Impression of Youth This story has a feel about it that screams that the people involved were simply meant to be. But apparently, I did not see the same story that others saw. There are some rather harsh reviews of this series that…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr Occasionally, when you are watching something, you just get a sense that you are going to be affected by it. And in this rather short series (just about 2 hours total), you get a…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Being strong doesn’t mean you can’t be weak or rely on others.” – Quote from See Your Love While this is honestly a rather standard BL formatted series, for some reason it worked! Maybe it was because of the innate nature of the characters themselves. Or the rather great chemistry between the…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “While I love you, the child in my mind can be cured. So, you can completely rely on me. And I will completely rely on you. Let us walk through our shadows.” – Quote from Bad To Bed Confounding, convoluted, deeply disturbing but brilliant! Just Brilliant! It makes no sense. Yet it…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★ “In this vast universe, all mortals’ lives move in parallel lines, alone and ahead. When somehow, the lives meet, the moment of encounter, even if its fleeting…is a miracle” – Quote from A Balloon’s Landing This is a particularly intricate and well-acted movie. Its cinematography is exceptional. Sometimes, using muted and pastel…

BLISS RATING: ★★+ “When you grow up, you’ll find lots of warm and wonderful things waiting for you.” – Quote from First Note Of Love Conceptually, this series ‘sounds’ like a winner. A budding singing duo composed of two likeable brothers. Tragically, one of them dies on the way to a concert site. The other…