Painter of the Night 야화첩 is a 60-episode Korean vertical BL series that dropped on May 28, 2026 on Lezhin Snack. It is adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Byeonduck 변덕.
(more…)May 30, 2026
May 27, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Dangerously Sweet キケンで甘い檻
May 25, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Love Love Change 러브러브 체인지
Love Love Change 러브러브 체인지 is a 50-episode Korean vertical BL series that dropped on May 21, 2026 on Shortime and iQIYI.
Love (Luna) vs. Confession (Hanbyeol) vs. The Wavering Heart (Wooju)
(more…)May 24, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Stableboy
Is SkyDec a thing now? Following Poolboy and Waterboy, Sky Kawai and Declan Clifford are back with a new series! Stableboy is a western vertical BL series which will premiere on May 27, 2026 on ReelShort. Get ready for Sky to get Declan to wear some ridiculous skimpy outfits again, LOL… Got to say ReelShort has got some interesting shows coming out at the moment which I have already talked about, like the sequels to Taming My Bullies, and the genie one Djinn Under Contract… There is also another new one about the Master of Magic called Don’t Blink, You’ll Miss It, which sounds like the magician version of the cooking king/queen type of plots, LOL…
(more…)May 18, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – The Stepbrother I Hate to Love
May 17, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Pucked by My Hockey Rival
Pucked by My Hockey Rival 被我的冰球對手撞進心裡 is a 32-episode AI animated BL series that dropped around May 6, 2026 (?) on DramaWave. However I have come to realize that with AI series, it is very hard to find the original official source of premiere especially as I believe this is another Chinese animated AI series, and there are pirated copies all over the internet. They have released an OST on a Chinese music platform with music generated by AI too! I was perplexed about whether to make this post under the OST or Random Ramblings heading, but since the music are all AI generated, I have decided that they are not real music with no actual composers or singers, so in the end I have decided to put this under the Random Ramblings heading… However I will provide the links to the OST below for anyone interested…
(more…)May 10, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Next Door
Next Door is a 50-episode western BL series that dropped on May 8, 2026 (US time) on CandyJar. I haven’t got this app yet, LOL, because it is now impossible to have all these different apps just to watch their shows! It is also nearly impossible to keep track of all the new series from all these different vertical apps! I have only watched the free episodes on YouTube at the moment but it seems the series is available in both wide screen and vertical screen… Next Door is based on the novel of the same name published at Galatea which is CandyJar’s novels and audiobooks app, but for the life of me I can’t seem to find the novel there?
(more…)May 5, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Lure Him to Fall
Lure Him to Fall is a 60-episode western vertical BL that dropped on May 3, 2026 on NetShort. I have gone down the rabbit hole of AI vertical series and watched quite a few series the past couple of weeks, especially the snow white one which I have watched at least 3 or 4 times now with Prince Charging & his tickle attack, also his rainbow horse giving a side eye after being called gay, and the “perfectly smooth boiled egg” line had me laughing my head off every times… Now it is oddly weird to find another new western BL series with real actors, LOL… Not too sure but is this another Ukrainian one with the accent?
(more…)May 4, 2026
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas – Mafia Contract 2: The Mafia Star’s Contract Couple
Mafia Contract Ⅱ: The Mafia Star’s Contract Couple 黑契２：黑幫巨星的契約男CP is a 26-episode AI animated BL series that dropped on April 30, 2026 on HiTV. This is the sequel to the AI series from a few months ago, The Mafia King’s Contract Groom 黑幫大佬的契約男新娘. I have also just found out that this is a Chinese series, hence there is a Chinese title! So this can almost be considered a “Chinese” BL animation even though it is set in a western country with English dialogue, LOL… Apparently this Chinese creator has announced that there will be a third instalment, but will only release it if there are enough viewers watching this series on the legal site instead of the pirated copies.
Update May 31, 2026: Oh dear, HiTV seems to have disappeared, it seemed legit when I watched it but I guess it wasn’t after all! Anyway, I was watching another new AI BL yesterday and I think this one, MoreShort, should be the official source, both The Mafia King’s Contract Groom and Mafia Contract Ⅱ: The Mafia Star’s Contract Couple are there, so I suggest don’t go to HiTV if it ever came back, but go watch on MoreShort instead. It was so weird, when I was searching for Mafia Contract Ⅱ at the time, MoreShort didn’t even show up in any of the results, but HiTV did since it got the app and everything and I thought that has to be the legit site, but I was completely wrong! Let’s pray I am not wrong with MoreShort too, LOL…
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Corner Café 