GagaOOLala Joins NIPPON HAKU BANGKOK 2026Bringing Contemporary Japanese BL to Thailand's Largest Japanese Culture Festival, Which Drew Over 150,000 Visitors Across Three Days
NIPPON HAKU BANGKOK 2026, one of Asia's largest Japanese culture festivals, took place from August 28 to 30 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, drawing more than 150,000 Japanese culture enthusiasts over three days. GagaOOLala, the world's largest LGBTQ+, BL and GL streaming platform, took part in the event, showcasing the diversity of contemporary Japanese BL content to Thai audiences within a festival spanning food, travel, education, business and entertainment.
Held under the theme "Japanese Way for Better Day" and coinciding with the 139th anniversary of Thailand–Japan diplomatic relations, this year's edition brought together Japanese culture, lifestyle and entertainment experiences under one roof. Among the highlights for BL fans, the organizers specially invited Ryoto Shisaka and Kosaku Koizumi, the two leads of the Japanese BL series Popular Serizawa Acts Weird Around Me (陽キャ集団にいる芹沢は、俺の前だと様子がおかしい), to attend the event and watch the series together with the audience on-site, sharing behind-the-scenes moments up close and giving Thai fans a firsthand taste of Japanese BL. The series is now streaming on GagaOOLala.
As a leading global home for BL and GL content, GagaOOLala has continued to deepen its ties with the Japanese entertainment industry in recent years. From manga adaptations, broadcaster partnerships and crossover casting of idols and tokusatsu actors, to music and international streaming distribution, Japanese BL is reaching global audiences through an increasingly diverse range of channels. Its presence at NIPPON HAKU BANGKOK marks another step in GagaOOLala's ongoing effort to bring premium Japanese LGBTQ+ content to Thailand and international markets — Thailand has long been one of GagaOOLala's most important audience markets, while Japanese content consistently ranks among the platform's most-watched categories overseas.
The success of NIPPON HAKU BANGKOK 2026 once again affirms the enduring popularity of Japanese pop culture in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. GagaOOLala looks forward to bringing Japanese BL and LGBTQ+ stories to even wider audiences through more cross-border cultural platforms.
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