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Opinion

Two Beginnings and a Teaser that Made Me Senseless | The Pinoy BL Revolution

It has been five months since the first Boys Love series from the Philippines took the world by storm. In retrospect, it was a step into the unknown; a stealth testing of the waters to see if there was an…

BLHavenOctober 7, 2020

Opinion

Of Boys Love and Queer Media [Opinion]

There has been an increase in the interest in Boys Love series in recent years. In fact, this COVID 19 pandemic has given rise for opportunities like this, so-called low-key media to emerge as one of the fastest-growing genres with…

BLHavenOctober 3, 2020

Opinion

Games, Love & The Pandemic | The Gameboys Global Phenomenon

When I received a tip to reach out to IdeaFirst Company barely 12 hours before the premiere of the series Gameboys on YouTube, I never really expected anything much from a series that was marketed as a virtual meeting of…

BLHavenJuly 25, 2020

News Pinoy Casting

Choose Your Own BL Adventure

The World’s First and Only Interactive BL Series Have you ever had that feeling of frustration when your favorite character in a series just doesn’t get it? Those times when you think that they should have spoken a word, acted…

BLHavenJuly 18, 2020

Pinoy Series Impressions

Hello Stranger Episode 1 [Review]

Following the footsteps of recent Boys Love released in the Philippines, Black Sheep Productions, a subsidiary of the Philippines’ biggest media network, ABS-CBN joined the bandwagon with the pilot episode of Hello Stranger, a romantic-comedy that stars Tony Labrusca as…

BLHavenJuly 14, 2020

Profilers

Prem Warut Chavalitrujiwong – วรุตชวลิตรุจวงษ์ [Profiler]

When people hear the words, "Young Athlete," one would think about a man with bulky, chiseled muscles, tanned skin, and looking pretty rugged. However, that's not always true. You may not don't believe it, but the potato-chip eating character Team…

BLHavenJune 29, 2020

Interviews

Psychomilk Talks with @Sammon_Scene, Author of “Manner of Death”

We had the opportunity to sit down with @Sammon_scene, author of "Manner of Death and get answers to questions about the new series adaptation coming to WeTV, staring Max Pakorn and Tul Nattapol

BLHavenJune 29, 2020

News

News about the Hello Stranger Digital Conference

Barely a week after its initial teaser of a doodle that highlighted the letters BL, Black Sheep introduced the cast members of the upcoming Boys Love series, Hello Stranger – a first from ABS-CBN Films’ sister company that has been…

BLHavenJune 23, 2020

News Pinoy Casting

Teaser Trailer Released

And the cat is out of the bag. After two days of speculation and guesswork – hype induced by the sudden drop of the BL tease that the Marketing Team behind Black Sheep. A buzz that sent practically the whole…

BLHavenJune 19, 2020

News

Pinoy Hunk Tony Labrusca in a Black Sheep BL Series?

It's strange yet entirely unsurprising how there has been a lot of noise about Boys Love series and films in the Philippines in the past months. In fact, for a country that is well known to have the biggest percentage…

BLHavenJune 15, 2020

Book Impressions

The Gameboys the Series’ Official Soundtrack (OST) [Review]

For years, I have been a silent fan of Original Soundtracks from movies and more recently, the sweeping and heart-tugging theme songs that BL Series from across Asia have been producing like they're nothing more than arranged poetry - lush,…

BLHavenMay 30, 2020

News

Gameboys: The Series (2020)

The IdeaFirst Company will hold the record as the production team to launch the Philippines' first BL series. Entitled Gameboys, it stars acclaimed young actors Kokoy De Santos (Fuccbois) and Elijah Canlas (Kalel 15). There have been countless, independently produced…

BLHavenMay 22, 2020

Thai Series Impressions

Theory Of Love – ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ – Part 2/2 [Review]

In Part One of our review, we discussed Episodes 1-6 and some interesting tidbits. In Part 2, we continue with Episodes 7 through the Finale.

BLHavenMay 19, 2020

Thai Series Impressions

Theory Of Love – ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ – Part 1/2 [Review]

Love. Such a strong emotion and this is the main drive and attraction that keeps viewers glued to each and every episode of Theory of Love. The series stars Off Jumpol and Gun Atthaphan playing the now iconic parts of…

BLHavenMay 18, 2020

Features News

Of Boys & Men | The WhyRU the Series Experience [Opinion]

So WhyRU the Series just dropped us a monumental finale a few days ago. Until now, I am still “moving on” from those kisses that essentially redefined how I will judge BL kisses going forward. To say that it froze…

BLHavenMay 8, 2020

Features

When He Stares At You – 2gether the Series [Opinion]

A while back, a blogger friend posted a survey poll. The survey asked what is the main element that is making people go ga-ga over 2gether the Series? Is it acting? Aesthetics or production? Before I even answer that, let…

BLHavenMay 5, 2020