Heart Stain 하트 스테인 is an 8-episode Korean BL series that premiered on February 6, 2025. It is adapted from the popular manhwa of the same name by AG.
February 14, 2025
February 9, 2025
Exclusive Love 獨佔接班人 (Taiwanese Series OST)
Exclusive Love 獨佔接班人 is a 12-episode Taiwanese BL series which premiered as a special screening in theatre with its first two episodes on January 17, 2025 in Taiwan and it will start streaming on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025.
February 8, 2025
FC Soldout (Korean Series OST)
FC Soldout is an 8-episode Korean BL series which premiered on January 17, 2025.
February 3, 2025
Most Popular Mandopop Songs of 2024
These are the Top 100 most streamed Mandopop and Taiwanese songs of 2024 in Taiwan according to Taiwanese KKBox streaming platform. These are songs released onto the KKBox platform for streaming from December 2023 to December 2024, but the number of streams are calculated from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. Keep in mind that since the calculation is based on accumulation of plays, songs released earlier in the year were streamed for more months than songs released at the end of the year. The year and month date shown below the title of each song is the month the particular song was released onto KKBox.
(more…)January 25, 2025
Minuscule
Minuscule is a French animated and live-action shorts that began airing in 2006. The funny shorts are animated stylized insects superimposed over real life rural French countryside. I was introduced to the series when ABC TV used to air the shorts as fillers between shows years ago. I have almost forgotten about this series until I chanced upon it on YouTube again a couple of years ago. They haven’t updated any new videos for a few years until a couple of days ago with a new compilation. These animations are really hilarious with all the shenanigans, and fights between insects. So below are 3 old compilations… Enjoy~
(more…)January 23, 2025
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Desired by My Unknown Husband
Desired by My Unknown Husband is a 60-episode British short-form BL drama series on DramaBox which started streaming on December 31, 2024. It follows another two English language BL series, My Secret Agent Husband, and The Mafia’s Obsession, also available on DramaBox. I must say although I don’t like short-form dramas, I am beginning to be sucked in to these English BL dramas, more hilarious and not taking themselves seriously than the current bunch of Thai BL, where you would be lucky to get one watchable one out of 50…
January 22, 2025
Silent Sparks 愛作歹 (Taiwanese Telemovie OST)
Silent Sparks 愛作歹 is a Taiwanese LGBTQ+ telemovie first aired in Taiwan on December 29, 2024, but premiered months earlier at the 2024 Taipei Film Festival 台北電影節 on June 24, 2024. The film has also been selected for the Panorama Series to screen at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival which runs from February 13 to 23, 2025.
January 18, 2025
The Apothecary Diaries 2 | 薬屋のひとりごと 第２期 (Japanese Anime OST)
Yay… They are back~ Our precious MaoMao and her handsome bug Jinshi are back to solve more mysteries in the palace and there will be more new supporting characters being introduced. Yes, season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries premiered on January 10, 2025 with another 24 episodes released weekly starting with episode 25 (not the usual numbering of episode 1, season 2). The first season was the most streamed anime in Japan last year according to Japan’s streaming platform, U-Next. Since season 1 covered the stories in Volumes 1 and 2 of the light novel by Hyūga Natsu 日向夏, season 2 will cover Volumes 3 and 4 if I assume correctly… The light novel is now up to Volume 15 with the latest volume published in 2024, so hopefully we can look forwards to many more seasons to come…
January 16, 2025
Impression of Youth 印象青春 (Taiwanese Series OST)
Impression of Youth 印象青春 is a 9-episode Taiwanese BL series which premiered on January 15, 2025.
January 15, 2025
Emerald Hill 小娘惹之翡翠山 (Singaporean Series OST)
Emerald Hill 小娘惹之翡翠山 is an upcoming 30-episode Singaporean period drama series which will premiere on streaming platforms from March 10, 2025 in Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries, and will be available on free-to-air TV in Singapore on March 19, 2025. It is the much anticipated spin-off to the 2008’s very popular and acclaimed series The Little Nyonya 小娘惹. Although we still have to wait for the series to premiere in about two months’ time, the theme song has already been released and is now sitting at the number 2 spot this week on the Mandarin music chart in Singapore, looking to claim the top spot next week.
Corner Café 