Sometimes a fictional daddy is simply better than a real one 👀 This week, we're honoring Father's Day by ranking some of our ultimate BL daddies. Featuring a list of characters who fit the definition of 'daddy' in many different ways, join us as we battle it out to find the daddiest of the BL daddies! 👨🍼 Final ranking graphic at 1:00:19 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovecastpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovecastp...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
It's time for another check-in on what's been sparking conversation in the fandom over the last month ✨ This episode, we're covering some of the happenings of Songkran 2025, what GMMTV changing their artist management structure could mean for future work, currently airing show and MORE! What recent fandom happenings have peaked your interest? Share your moments with us over on YouTube or our socials~ ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
May 22, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This year will mark three years since GAP first premiered, largely launching the start of the live action Girls' Love industry in Thailand and beyond! This week, taking a look at how much GL has grown since the success of GAP, as well as highlighting some area we'd love to see continued growth in. We round out the episode by sharing some of our predictions for GL and some show recs for those looking to dive deeper into Girls' Love media! Be sure to share your thoughts will us down below 👇 ~ Com...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 9
This week, our friends and fellow jesters, Adam & RJ from Boys Love Boys Love on, join us for a discussion on how comedy functions in BL! From the use of sound effects & camera cuts, to unintentional vs. unintentional elements of camp, to the actors who will deliver laughs every single time and MORE! Safe to say, many laughs were shared during the conversation 😉 Be sure to share your thoughts down below 👇 ✨ Follow Boys Love Boys Love on their platforms: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 8
We couldn't let the GELBOYS wave pass us by without taking some time to sit down and dive into the series 💅 From the bright & captivating aesthetic, to the riveting acting performances, to how the show reminded of us our own teenage experiences and more. There's SO much to be said about what this series captured! Be sure to share your thoughts about GELBOYS down below 👇 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovecastpodcast Facebook...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 7
This week, we're playing a game based on the 'we listen and we don't judge' trend! We'll be listening to some silly & unhinged series synopses and doing our best not to judge while we try to guess the series ;) Be sure to play along with us and let us know how many series you guessed correctly 👇 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovecastpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovecastpod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovec...
Mar 27, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Prepare yourselves because the topics in this week's 'Catching Up with the BL Fandom' discussion may make you just as mad as they made us 😮💨 From Por & TeeTee apologizing for not playing into a set ship dynamic, to Copter being accused of queerbaiting, to people simply refusing to leave James alone... take a deep breath and then jump into the discussion! Share your thoughts on these topics with us down below 👇 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https:/...
Mar 13, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 5
This week, we're diving into the current buzzword in the BL/GL fandom: engagement. Why have we seen this shift to focus on social media engagement in recent years? What are some of the positive and negatives of online engagement? Is this focus on engagement negatively impacting fandom experiences? We're diving into these questions and more in the episode. Be sure to share your thoughts with us down below or in the YouTube comments! 👇 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast I...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 4
It may be the season of love but we're simply NOT in the mood for romance. So this year, we're putting a twist on our annual Valentine's Day episode by giving you an ANTI-Valentine's Day episode, instead. And what's better to highlight the antithesis of romance than breakups 💔 In this episode, we're talking about the WORST breakups in BL. Whether they were badly written, broke our main character a little too much or were simply devastating to us as viewers... the spectrum of breakups is broad b...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 3
With shows constantly being announced and released, it feels almost impossible to choose what to watch these days. This week, we're sitting down to talk about what shows are currently on our watch lists & the ones we're most looking forward to in the next few months! What shows are on your currently watching list? Share them down below 👇 NOTE : After this episode, we'll be returning to our regular biweekly episode release schedule! ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 2
It’s a new year and new season of LoveCast 🎉 But before we jump into all the exciting things 2025 has to offer, let’s take a look back on the best of 2024 - specifically the best shows we watched last year! From soft and sweet romance to body transmigration and everything in between… tune in to see if any of LoveCast’s top BL picks for 2024 surprised you 👀 Be sure to share your own lists with us in the comments on YouTube or over on socials! ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecast...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 1
For our last episode of the year, we're playing one of our favorite games but with a twist - Build-a-BL: Christmas Edition! Join us as we build our own casts for popular Christmas movies using BL and GL actors, as well as build our very own plots - either from scratch or inspired by some popular holiday movies. We're also running a giveaway as a huge THANK YOU for joining us for another year of LoveCast. Details to enter over on YouTube and prize pack can be seen on our socials :) We hope everyo...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 26
After an over 2 year wait since the airing of 'Love Mechanics', Yin and War finally returned with the long-awaited Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! Our friends from The Basic Chat, Alyssa and Jordie, join us to dive into the show's production, synergy amongst the cast and, of course, the most iconic Joker disguises. Plus, soooo much more! Be sure to share your thoughts about the series down below or over on our socials~ Check out Alyssa & Jordie's content: The Basic Chat YouTube: https://...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 25
We've all seen it... it seems like every couple of months, these cyclical arguments around which country produces that best BLs start circling around fandom spaces. After the most recent bout, we felt like we wanted to sit down to break down and debunk some of the arguments we're constantly seeing about this topic. There are so many nuanced points to this conversation, even beyond what we’ll be able to cover here in this discussion. Be sure to share your own thoughts with us! ~ Come chat with us...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Poor little meow meow (noun): (fandom slang) A fictional character who is both endearingly pathetic and extremely flawed or villainous. We all have 'em. Characters who we would deem as a 'poor little meow meow'. And in this week's episode we're going through our lists. These characters are often tragic in nature, sometimes morally gray and 100% of the time endearingly pathetic. But sure to share your list of poor meow meows down below! ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast ...
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Halloween is upon us and we have lots of spooky topics to cover in this year's special episode. Joining us is the extremely talented producer behind 'Monster Next Door' and our friend - Earnie J! Tune in as we chat 'Monster Next Door' and the upcoming 'Knock Out The Series', along with sharing some regional & cultural spooky stories and chatting about our favorite supernatural BLs. Make sure to follow Earnie on socials & keep an eye out for more news about 'Knock Out': X: https://x.com/e...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 22
This week we’re taking a look at Japanese BL and its ability to create such great shows on two ends of the BL spectrum - dark, toxic yaoi (non-derogatory) and soft, dreamy youth romance. Has the term 'toxic yaoi' transcended Japanese BL fandom spaces - see the Home Alone toxic Christmas yaoi meme - and does it even have a space in the fandom anymore? Do 'toxic' shows and movies go 'too far'? Are the sweet, fluffy shows 'boring'? As always, be sure to share your thoughts with us on YouTube, Disco...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Forbidden romance. Power dynamics. Forced proximity. Endless opportunities for drama. Office romances can have it ALL and it's easy to see why they're a staple in the BL sphere (and romance dramas in general). Join us for a discussion on what makes all the elements of office romances appealing to viewers, the ethics of these relationships and what elements make some of our fave office romances... our faves! As always, be sure to share your thoughts with us on YouTube and/or our socials! ~ Come c...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 20
This week, we're sitting down to catch up on some of the recent happenings to the BL fandom. From how responsible artists are for their fans' actions to the expectations about BL adaptions between countries to a penguin-turned-human BL that we're kinda really here for - we're covering A LOT in this week's episode. Be sure to share your thoughts on the topics we discussed down below and let us know whether you're Team Penguin or Team Panther 😉 ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecast...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 19
BL ships comes and go - that's just the way the industry is set up. But it can be painful when you come across a pairing you really enjoy together... only for them to go their separate ways soon after their series ends. Join us this week as we talk about some Thai BL ships we loved that sadly only sailed for a short season 😢 Be sure to share ships you enjoyed that fall into this category as well~ ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lo...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 18
This week, we're taking a look at some different relationship reveals that have come from actors in the Thai BL space over the years. We talk about how the fans reacted in each situation, why the reactions can vary so drastically and discuss why fans often feel entitled to know about or comment on the private lives of their fave actors. What are your thoughts on this discussion? Be sure to share with us! ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 17
We're ranking our red, beige and green Thai BL characters in this week's episode! Who's the reddest of red flags you love to hate? What makes a certain character a green flag? Come along as we discuss (and argue) our way from characters we wouldn't ever want to come across in real life to the sweetest of green flag characters who we want to protect. ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovecastpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 16
It's time for a little catch up chat with the team again! Kayla talks about their recent trip to Thailand where they went to Bangkok Pride, got invited to the Sunset x Vibes press con and had the incredible opportunity to interview everyone's favorite comedy actor, Poppy Ratchapong! We also talk a bit about the impact of MewTul revealing their relationship and how excited we are for them~ What are you watching & enjoying in BL these days? Let us know in the comments! ~ Come chat with us! X: ...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Dabit joins us this week for a super fun discussion around working as a singer-songwriter, joining His Man 2 fresh out of a break-up and what it's been like to integrate into the BL fandom over the past year. What started as an interview ended up turning into us just having a great time chatting BL faves - we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Be sure to follow Dabit on his socials: X: https://x.com/dabit1205 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dabit1205 Twitch: https://twitter.com/dabit1205 ...
Jul 11, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Happy Pride, friends! It's time for our annual Pride episode and this year, our amazing friend Topher is joining us to talk about rainbow representation in our fave QL shows! Inspired by author A.K. Mulford on TikTok, we'll be taking a look at the different types of LGBTQ+ representation we see in BL, GL and queer media & sharing some of our favorite characters who represent that identity or who we head canon as falling into that identity. ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecast...
Jun 27, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 13
After such a long wait, 23.5 feels like it fly by so quickly 😢 We're sad it's over but we can't just let GMMTV's first GL pass by without deep diving into the series. We have a lot of thoughts on the representation, the conflict in the series and the need for more sweet sapphic romcoms in media! Be sure to share your thoughts with us in the comments. ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovecastpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 12
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we thought it was the perfect time for a discussion on portrayals of mental health in BL. What mental health issues do we see addressed across dramas in different countries? What are some examples or good and bad depictions in BL? What responsibility do shows have to create realistic & authentic portrayals of mental health issues? We're discussing all this & more in this week's episode - joined by our good friend & mental health professional S...
May 30, 2024•2 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 11
What's fanfic's role in fandom? How about it's role in community building and representation? What fanfics have we seen turned into the BL shows we all know and love? How does copyright effect the creation and enjoyment of fanfic? We're discussing these questions and more as we're joined by six amazing fanfiction authors to dive deep into everything BL fanfiction. Kayla, seekingmoonscapes: https://archive.transformativeworks.org/users/seekingmoonscapes/pseuds/seekingmoonscapes Key, kiranokira: h...
May 16, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 10
We've all had those series where the secondary couple just comes in and just completely steals our heart. This week, we're going through our lists of the STRONGEST cases of Second Couple Syndrome we've had in BL. Some of them, we loved them just as much as the main pairing. Others, we thought the narrative did the dirty and they deserved better. And of course, there's the ones that just completely erased the main couple from our minds. Join us as we go through our top 5 cases of Second Couple Sy...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 9
It's time for a catch-up chat with the LoveCast team! It's been a hot minute since we've sat down for an unscripted episode and now was the perfect time. Kayla & Alexa spent some time sharing about the whirlwind trip to NYC for First Chalongrat's fanmeet, we went through what BLs (and BL adjacent) shows we're currently watching and more! What are you watching these days? Leave a comment down below & let's chat! ~ Come chat with us! X: https://twitter.com/lovecastpodcast Instagram: https:...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 8
