Lakorns available on youtube with Eng subs
The aim of this list is initially simply to keep track of English-subbed lakorns and related which come up in algorithms on youtube while I'm watching other things. Most seem to be from one31. Hopefully it will reduce some of the back and forth between MDL and youtube when I'm in the mood to start a new one. (This has turned into a one31 Eng subs list. Most are probably lakorns, some probably aren't.) The ones I've seen so far (1st 4 now) all include gay romance because those are the ones my social media contacts talk about and my het viewing has been elsewhere.
I'll note those I've watched with some comments. The rest are unvetted, take your chances if it sounds interesting.
If you'd like to suggest more or have seen any of these, even in part, please feel free to leave your comments, whether it's a recommendation or a warning re any of *those* tropes or something else. I'm happy to make this a shared resource to help all of us find good and readily accessible lakorns.
anusaya's rated 1 list to check against
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1. Khun Chaai
Thai Drama - 2022, 17 episodes
Highly recommended. Strong women characters, great melodrama pacing, romance between men, family politics. Set in the 1950s. one31.
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2. I Feel You Linger in the Air: Uncut Version
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
Romance between men, family politics. Let's call it lakorn-light. Set in 1927 or so. Uncut version via Youku, cut televised version from one 31. Both are online I think.
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3. Century of Love
Thai Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
Starts as a light lakorn BL that tries to be a bit of everything, which makes for a bit of a mess but becomes progressively more substantial. Chinese magic, family, some humour, some violence, some historical, most not.
On one31 but only the first two episodes are currently subbed.
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4. Laws of Attraction
Thai Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
Gay romance lakorn, and it's definitely lakorn because otherwise it's a genre-defying exaggerated mess which will give you whiplash from the tone shifts. One ML is working class and very earnest. The other ML isn't. There's a lot of beating other people up. There's a lot of spelled out very clearly in the dialogue moralising. Probably best to binge so the energy carries it. Just don't think about it too much. one31
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5. My Lovely Bodyguard
Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
Pacing in this isn't great. The beginning is crammed full of tropes, which are fun, but the middle drags and the later episodes are very violent and high stress. That will appeal to others.
Nod towards "strong" women characters, often working together, a cute kid and a feisty gran are the highlights.
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6. Fah Pieng Din
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
High production values carry it over the many plot holes but how the amount of abusive male bs didn't trigger me I don't know. The ending felt a let down, though some of that was because I only had auto-generated translations of auto-generated Thai subs for the final episode. Mixed feelings over all.
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7. Dtai Laah
Thai Drama - 2022, 13 episodes
8.1 rating, Tor Thanapob ML, Matalada's grandpa, comment says healthier lakorn couple
long episodes (2 hr+)
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8. Sai Roong
Thai Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
(remake of 1979 series, adapted from a novel) one31
short episodes (1 hr 7 min)
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9. A Maldição de Saree
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
good reviews
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10. Prajan Daeng
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
mixed comments/reviews, but Xiang in support role, one31 w/ subs, 12 x 1 hr 32 mins
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11. Bangkok Khanika
Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
high rating on MDL one31, 8 ep x 58 mins
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12. Across the Sky
Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
youth, LGBTQ+, rated all ages, later episodes might not be subbed one31
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13. Bunga Saree
Thai Drama - 2023, 17 episodes
one31
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14. Manee Morana
Thai Drama - 2023, 15 episodes
one31
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15. Rak Ray
Thai Drama - 2023, 17 episodes
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16. Jam Laeng Rak
Thai Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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17. Somewhere Our Love Begins
Thai Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
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18. Chit Sanghan
Thai Drama - 2021, 11 episodes
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19. My Queen
Thai Drama - 2022, 14 episodes
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20. Wiwa Fah Laep
Thai Drama - 2022, 17 episodes
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21. Krachao Seeda
Thai Drama - 2021, 7 episodes
7 x 1 hr 30 mins; fits LOTS of watch challenge categories, revenge adultery :(, i'm sure it included someone's favorites actor(s) and actress(es)
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22. Wayla Gam Tay
Thai Drama - 2022, 15 episodes
reviews seem mixed. some are excellent, but from others i think i might hate it
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23. Wanthong
Thai Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
davika hoorne, historical fiction, haven't checked for subs yet
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24. Na Família, Confiamos
Thai Drama - 2018, 18 episodes
rated highly, haven't checked if it's on youtube or with eng subs. one of the writers wrote Rhythm of Life
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25. Likay Mor Lam
Thai Drama - 2024, 37 episodes
on youtube but only auto-gen Thai subs so far, 37 eps x 45 min