Article: Top 10 BL (Boys’ Love) Drama/Films To Watch On Viki

BL dramas are rising in popularity both in Asia and worldwide. It is challenging to select just a few of the best dramas to watch on Viki, as Rakuten Viki provides you with numerous BL stories in all diverse genres on their platform. BL goes with Boys Love, which has always featured a wide range of male/male relationships, from lovely romances to somewhat sexual content. The popularity is rapidly increasing due to the plots, chemistry, and actors on screen. We can see many countries with very open attitudes about the theme in their entertainment industries, but there are also countries without this kind of liberal culture to back it up. Let's explore the love of men and their affection with some of the top dramas available on Viki.

1. HIStory- The Series

HIStory is a series of four seasons, and each has miniseries with different titles. The centerpiece of each season's stand-alone storylines is boys' love, and each miniseries features unique themes and characters, like love elements- reincarnation, grim reaper, school love, stepbrothers, professor-student, etc. This series will provide you with various varieties of plots. Seasons with miniseries- HIStory4: My Hero, Stay Away from Me, Obsessed; HIStory2: Right or Wrong, Crossing the Line; HIStory3: Trapped, Make Our Days Count; HIStory4: Close to You.

2. Semantic Error

Semantic Error, released in 2022, is a South Korean television drama adapted from the same name BL novel by Jeosoori. Jang Jae Young, a fun-loving & stylish junior studying design art at the same university, is the opposite of Chu Sang Woo, a rule-abiding, responsible computer science student. However, when the pair gets obliged to cooperate and work with each other academically to create a video game, a quirky attraction of friendship and romance between them begins to grow.

3. Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again is a reincarnation fantasy, romance and friendship mixed Thailand drama, released in 2019. Korn and Intouch were university students in Bangkok thirty years ago when they finally fell in love after suppressing their emotions. However, when their parents oppose their relationship because they are against homosexuality, Intouch and Kao attempt suicide out of pressure and love. Their souls finally cross paths at a Thai university several years later, where  Pharm is a university freshman and  Dean, a third-year swimming club's president.

4. Love By Chance

Ae, a kind-hearted student from the Engineering School, accidentally runs over Pete, a freshman at the International College. Now that they are familiar, Ae helps Pete in a blackmail situation involving Pete's ex. Their kindness and innocence attract each other, but they avoid expressing their feelings and homosexuality. These two meet unexpectedly due to a bicycle accident, highlighting the lives of these campus teenage boys love. Love By Chance is a Thai drama based on the novel- My Accidental Love Is You has a second season with a more exploring story.

5. To My Star

Targeting a more mature audience, To my Star is not a university gay love story, as it's a love story portrayed between an actor and a chef. When Kang Seo-Joon gets banished from fame due to a media scandal, during his decline period, he meets and falls in love with Han Ji Woo, a handsome and skilled young chef. The two start dating despite having quite different personalities, but later their relationship is affected. To My Star 2 is the sequel to this wildly popular South Korean series To My Star.

6. Mr. Heart

Mr. heart is about two college athletes and is the follow-up project to the popular BL drama, Where Your Eyes Linger. Jin Won, a rising star in long-distance running, gets into trouble when he can't pace himself during his races and keep up with his coach's expectations. Go Sang Ha, a graduating freshman & member of the school track team, begins acting as Jin Won's pacemaker and shares the same passion and desires. Secrets and feelings start putting these two together as the boys become closer unexpectedly.

7. Cutie Pie

Lian Kilen Wang, a successful businessman, and Kuea Keerati, a free-spirited musician, agree to an arranged same-sex marriage due to their families' requests and promises. After their engagement, Kuea expects and tries to explore a romantic life with Lian, but Lian expresses no mutual feelings. Due to this status, they get bound to end their relationship as finances and stop their wedding, but Lian starts feeling different. Then the two start living together, and a proper relationship begins.

8. Word Of Honor

This 2021 historical Chinese Boy's love drama takes you to a different era. Zhou Zi Shu, the organization's head, uses a mandatory departure technique to exit The Window of Heaven, giving him three years to live. He covers his face and takes extreme steps to escape his old life and pursue martial arts as a drunken drifter. Three months later, he meets Wen Ke Xing, who recognizes Zhou Zi Shu's facade. The two begin evolving closer and seeking peace and justice when they become involved in a plot involving the Glazed Armor, a secret key to a powerful armory.

9. Tharn Type- The series

Type, a handsome freshman & football player, hates gay people and being around them, and Tharn, a music student, is open about his sexuality as gay. Type disapproves of Tharn becoming his roommate and asks him to leave, but Tharn refuses the demands from Type. Tharntype, a two-season drama, is an excellent pick to watch the conflict between two characters who are just trying to find their place in the world and who eventually explore the love and sexual aspects of their relationship.

10. Addicted

Bai Luo Yin had been living with his grandmother and his divorced, negligent father. Jiang Yuan, his biological mother, remarries Gu Wei Ting, a wealthy, high-ranking official. Gu Wei Ting's son, Gu Hai, and But Luo Yin get connected as stepbrothers in the same high school & class after the loss of their mother. They gradually develop different feelings for each other over time, even after Gu Hai's teasing and odd behavior.