i'm a BL girlie (gender neutral) now i guess

dear readers, if you look back to one of the earlier posts on my journal, i mention watching the japanese show "our dining table". i regret to inform you that i am now currently down the rabbit hole of a thai drama called "moonlight chicken".

this is not my usual tv of choice? i mean, i guess i watch a lot of asian television for a white guy, considering the whole [gestures at my produce series blogging]. i mean more the "gay romance drama" part.

how did i get here, you ask? well! i found both shows via the same person, a tumblr mutual of mine who i originally know because we overlapped for one (1) semester in college. (this mutual and i watched moomin and kamen rider fourze together so i guess there's a history of us liking the same shit???) i saw gifs of both on his tumblr, he's big into these shows, and they, uh, piqued my interest.

and i just wanna say that i'm absolutely blown away by the b-plot couple. they're these 2 high school boys and their romance is very pure and sweet (unlike the a-plot couple whose storyline involves, like, cheating and familial homophobia and gentrification) they are just SO CUTE and i have watched 3 episodes of this show--i'm not even halfway through--and i've already been through their ao3 tag. i guess this is media i consume now. i guess i might keep watching bl dramas. huh.

produce japan position battles pt 2

bijin: due to copyright issues i had to watch the performance via a keiko fancam on youtube. tsukushi killed this but that aside honestly why would you pick a song and then not be able to play it on the broadcast like wtf are they thinking???? pick a different song bro????

antifragile: damn rimika is never making it out from the sakura shadow rip. i think miyu did good, good pick for center.

shutdown: i think my pick here is actually momona. kotone did great but her tone isn't for me, kokona did great but she's rushing her beats a little, and ayano held her own but, yknow, she wasn't the focus here. (this performance did put her solidly back onto my picklist though.) i think momona has a really good low tone that would make her a great rapper with some more rap training.

omokage: good lord this one was so awkward like i love kokoro but damn . haruka's high note was really nice though and i thought momoka was the absolute standout of this performance. i mean her voice was really perfect for her parts of the song.

rocketeer: i don't think this team did a good job of allowing anyone who wasn't ran to stand out. sakura had a moment, yoshida hana had a moment, rio and rin had focus moments but i didn't really like them and they didn't really demonstrate skill. i kept watching kotone during the group stuff so i guess that means my vote goes to her.

first love: YOOOO! what beautiful and full harmonies this group had... they all did so well... obvi i am a nagomi fan but rino has a great voice and i mean... ayane. yall know i dont really like her but she is the undisputed vocal queen, i recognize her skill. this whole stage was just freakin' beautiful