5 BL Dramas To Watch If You Loved “Connecting To You”

“Connecting to You” is already over, and there’s a lot to miss: Chia Kai’s ( Chiu Yi Tai ) magical abilities to foresee compatibility and relationships via magical colored threads, his slow-burn chemistry with police officer Da Wei ( Liu Yu Ren ), and Chia Kai’s mischievous partner in crime Chao Nan ( Lin Da Her ). But once you finish one drama, it’s time for a new show to obsess over.

For more BL dramas from Taiwan and equally magical shows that’ll help fill the void now that “Connecting to You” has finished, consider adding these five BLs to your watch list:

The story of “Connecting to You” is about a guy who can see relationship threads, which lets him piece together the destiny, compatibility, and truth between relationships. A core idea you can take from it all is that some connections are meant to be. If anything fate-coded or related to destiny like this suits your fancy, then “La Pluie” should naturally be your next watch.

Set in Thailand, this show puts a fun and slightly supernatural twist on the idea of destiny and soulmates. In this version of reality, some people have a special gift: they lose their ability to hear during rainfall and, in exchange, they can telepathically feel, hear, and talk with their soulmate.

Saengtai ( Title Tanatorn Saenangkanikorn ) was born with this ability, but he refuses to believe in having one true soulmate after his parents separate, despite being so-called soulmates. He has virtually sworn off the idea of fated love, but he starts hearing the voice of one man every time it pours.

Despite Saengtai’s every effort to avoid being defined by his ability to hear his soulmate, he can’t run away from it either—just imagine Thailand’s monsoon season! Trying to ignore his soulmate isn’t easy or practical, and after a point, Saengtai even becomes interested in who the man might be.

When someone else steps into his life without the label of being his soulmate, Saengtai must choose between a love that everyone says is destined and a romance with someone who likes him regardless of fate.

Why it’s worth the watch: This is arguably one of the most unique BL dramas on the topic of fated love. The chemistry between the leads goes hard in this one, and in a show all about destined love, it makes sense that the chemistry would feel so natural. The first meeting between the leads is one of the most anticipated moments in the show, and the build-up to it is totally worth the wait.

For another good-hearted lead who gets struck with bad luck, add “Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss!” to your watch list.

If you watched “Connecting with You,” you know the leading man often finds himself in a pickle because of his magical ability to see relationship threads. His intentions are always so pure and good, but they have a habit of landing him in the most ridiculous situations. In this Japanese BL, Fukuhara Kota ( Sota Ryosuke ) often finds himself in a pickle too, but it’s simply because he has a persistent case of terribly bad luck.

For reasons unknown, Kota is a magnet that attracts bad luck. You could call it a superpower of sorts, but it doesn’t do him any favors.