Category: Vietnam

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “All my life I have been afraid of cockroaches, afraid of being left behind and afraid of speaking my true feelings.  But it turns out the scariest thing of all…was myself.” – Quote from Send You Pain To The Wind By far, this is one of the most profoundly moving and reflective…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “Living according to others wishes is like self-destruction. You must forgive yourself.” – Quote from Awaiting Dawn This is anthology, an omnibus of human experiences that happen to all of us at one time or another in our lives. Realities involve falling in love, losing it, or perhaps realizing we never really…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★★ “There is no such thing as a human loving a ghost.” – Quote from My Little Ghost This is such a gen that speaks softly and gently to you. I would have completely missed it except for a fortuitous lull in my day. Once I began to watch it, I could not…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Once a cup is cracked, there is no way to make it whole again; the more you use it, the more it cracks.” – Quote from Ha Noi, I love You What you find, what you always find, in Vietnamese BLs is consistency. ALL of them have a nexus to ordinariness and…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Secret love is a love that burns brightly in the shadows.” – according to Merchifies There is so much to unpack in this short series. It is a prodigious tale as well. Initially, the way it was presented felt as if it might be a light, even comedic tongue-in-cheek story. Full of…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★ “Giving someone else a chance is like giving yourself a chance.” – Quote from Fight For Love This is yet again another winning BL from Vietnam. It is so definitive in its outcome and perhaps you can see it ending in the same way I did. Satisfying. The whole story unfolds right…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “We knew exactly who we were and where we were going. It was grand.” – Quote from Stand By Me (1986) Perhaps you might be wondering why I would quote something from a 1986 movie of the same name. Because in some way, it is reflective of and harkens back to a…

BLISS RATING: ★+ “School violence is like candy. Once it melts, it will attract a colony of foul ants.” – Quote from Teenager Judge I am a big proponent and admirer of Vietnamese BLs and have always advocated for more viewership of their series. Generally, they tell human ethos with deep emotional nuances and profound…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★+ “Why drown in love when you can have so much fun swimming in lust.” – J M. Darkhower This is NOT a BL but a gay story of love instead. As the title implies, it is a saga of lust. Loosely translated, the title means ‘thirsty’, and in a way that more…

BLISS RATING: ★★★★ “Each person brings me different joy.” – Quote from People Come Later This is an astonishing gem of a series that is packed with so much sagacity and common sense, it almost overwhelms your own sense of value. I have seen so many endings that are artificially contrived to be happy but…