GagaOOLala Announces the First Thailand-Taiwan BL Series and Partnership with LINE TV
GagaOOLala released today a first look to their upcoming series Call It What You Want. The BL title directed by Aam Anusorn Soisa-ngim (2 Moons 2, Present Still Perfect) will follow the story of a BL director, James (Time Dhamawat Suntanaphan) and his secret on-set romance with one of his actors, Ait (Benz Panupun Wongjohn). The storyline surrounding his co-star, Bas (Michael Kiettisak Vatanavitsakul), will explore the darker side of the entertainment industry and the pressure actors received from talent agencies.
The series features a cast of Thai and Taiwanese actors and it is the first Thai BL series produced by GagaOOLala. It is also GagaOOLala’s second collaboration with director Anusorn after the feature film Present Still Perfect. Call It What You Want will premiere in the first half of 2021.
Call It What You Want full cast:
Ait - Benz Panupun Wongjohn
James - Time Dhamawat Suntanaphan
Bas - Michael Kiettisak Vatanavitsakul
Marco - Daniel Cheng Yu Chang
Kaprao - Kaprao Pongkorn Wongkrittiyarat
Call It What You Want, GagaOOLala Originals.
To further broaden its presence in Thailand, GagaOOLala has also announced a partnership with LINE TV bringing 12 of its original titles to the Thai streamer catalog. Mr. Kanop Supamanop, Chief Content Business Officer, LINE Thailand, said, “The popularity of the series Y and Boy’s love content on LINE TV has contributed to trending mainstream culture. It has come to our attention that some of our viewers are interested in queer content featuring a variety of dramas and romantic themes with an intense interpretation. We therefore team up with GagaOOLala; the world’s largest Asian-based video streaming platform with a focus on LGBTQ+ or BL content, to serve their needs. We aim to brings our audiences high-quality LGBTQ+ movies starting with a set of rare 12 originals among the best movies and documentaries from GagaOOLala. We believe that this partnership will help promote the awareness of this category of content and will undoubtedly bring better options of content to our viewers.” All the 12 GagaOOLala films and documentaries are now streaming for free on LINE TV.
Complete list of GagaOOLala Originals on LINE TV: Tale of the Lost Boys, Gentleman Spa, Present Perfect, Handsome Stewardess, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Throuple, 5 Lessons in Happiness: She is my Father, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Homebound, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Baby Maybe, 5 Lessons in Happiness: Little Man, Present Still Perfect, The Teacher, BL: Broken Fantasy.