The T-Pop fan experience is like none other and as soon as we dove into this world of boybands, girl bands, singers, bands, dancers, and everything that makes T-Pop, well...T-Pop, we knew we needed a little help. This week we're chatting with Belle, a Thai fan (and now friend!) that we met in Bangkok at an ATLAS event! She's giving us a rundown of the unique traditions in the T-Pop fandom and teaching us exactly how to support the artists we love so much.  

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Probably our most polarizing Series Sunday to date (which may or may not be why we waited a year and a half to record it), there are a LOT of big feelings about this series. It's a love/hate kind of thing through and through, but let's be honest: we all hate Teh. We love character development & this episode is the epitome of talking through your feelings to arrive at a place of peace.  

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In our (very) short time as BL fans, we've seen the fandom grow and change by leaps and bounds and in ways we've never seen before in other fandoms. We're talking about the fascinating changes we saw in 2022, and what we think we're going to see moving forward. All of our hopes and dreams for this community that we love so much! 

What have your fan experiences been like this year?  

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The show with enough emotion to take up our entire hearts has finally come to an end and it's definitely one to remember. We're diving into this 14 episode series that is somehow simultaneously heartbreaking and heart warming. The ultimate question remains: is it a BL?  

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The BL world has changed a lot since we started our BL journey and it feels like 2022 was a whirlwind. We thought it was high time to revisit our discussion of tropes from Season 1, but we added a twist. These are our predictions for the top tropes of 2023 - what are yours?!  

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You asked for it, we realized you were totally right and we couldn't believe we didn't think of it first. We're running through Domundi's entire 2023 lineup - the good, the even better, and the potentially hilarious. After a blockbuster 2022, Domundi is gearing up for a really big 2023 and we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out!  

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It's the last Series Sunday of 2022, so we thought we'd go big. War of Y gave us four big stories in one really, really big series. We're talking about the acting, the shooting, the real-life implications, and which story we loved the most. 

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We love the behind the scenes teams that make the wonderful world of BL beautiful, so when we had the chance to meet up with one of the top choreographers in the industry (seriously, he's worked with GMMTV, Gulf, War, SBFive, the list goes on and on) we jumped at it. Mix dishes on his journey to becoming a choreographer, his first and favorite projects, and his passions outside of dance.  

And yes, this week's episode will be followed by a special vlog episode - we're dancing with the man himself. Or trying to, at least.  

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The sweetest little show that you might not have already seen, we're talking all things Meen & Ping, excellent dialogue, and the 1001 (amazing) tropes stuffed into 12 episodes that honestly felt way too short. We're not saying it's groundbreaking, we're just saying it's a whole lot of fun.

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There was a LOT to take in during GMMTV's 2023 lineup announcement (OffGun! That TayNew performance art! JanSings finally!) and we're going through all of it with Renee. LTBL longtime listener, first time guest, and the only reason we made it out of Thailand alive. We picked our top 3 - what are yours?!

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