NySocBoy's Beefcake and Buddy-Bonding: "The Dating Game": A Barbie-obsessed bi Thai guy falls for the boss at his gaming company. With two gay romances and some Thai d*cks

Apr 22, 2026

"The Dating Game": A Barbie-obsessed bi Thai guy falls for the boss at his gaming company. With two gay romances and some Thai d*cks

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When I was a kid, The Dating Game asked female contestants to choose from three "eligible bachelors" who they could talk to but not see, by asking them a series of weird questions: "What is your favorite type of iguana?" "If you were an ice cream cone, what would you say to me?" "Do you have any friends who are descended from Henry VIII?"

I never watched, because it was a game show (ugh!), and entirely heteronormative. Sometimes they had guys choosing from three "bachelorettes," but never a guy choosing a guy.

But the Thai tv series The Dating Game (2025) is a BL, about two men falling in love in a world where everyone is gay. It's not even a quesiton. And there's none of the closeting, rejection, homophobia, and endless angst of Wester gay dramas.

I can't wait to see a cute guy choosing from among three eligible bachelors.

Scene 1: Hill awakens in a room cluttered with images of Yuka: a pink-haired anime girl. He tells his Yuka AI how much he loves her, then gets dressed and walks out onto the street, where a real girl asks him out. "Nope, I already have a girlfriend." Dude's got a problem. Wait -- how is this BL? He's obviously straight.

Scene 2: Nice view of downtown Bangkok. After his morning workout (nice chest), Hill goes to work -- his first day at Prismstar, a tech company that created the "Yuka! Love me!" video game. So that's why you want to work there?

A woman named Milk shows him around. It's an open office plan. Workers are designing various charactersm including a cute salaryman and a barbarian.

Bay (a guy) approaches and criticizes Milk for being old and out-of-touch. She swipes back: "You'll be 25 too, some day!" Har-har, wait until you turn 50. Or 60.. Or...

The mean-looking Boss appears, and does that "stepping out of your way" dance, as Hill stares in Boy-of-My-Dreams intensity. The others tell him to not get his hopes up: the Boss is not as nice as he looks. He fired the last game designer.

Scene 3: Hill's cubicle is loaded down with religious and magical icons, including a voodoo doll of the Boss. Apparently the old designer wasn't happy. I can relate.I spent almost a year at the Getty Consternation Institute, being constantly humiliated: "Write a ten-page report and put my name on it."

Next it's time for a staff meeting. Hill brings out his image of Yuka to pray to, which everyone finds weird. So do I.

Boss announces a "Bye Bye Yuka Day": they're canceling the Yuka game and the merch.

Hill jumps to his feet. "But..you can't phase her out! Yuka and I are in love! We met through the game, but now we're in a real relationship!"

Everyone is shocked. Me, too: this guy is psychotic.

"But no one else is in love with her. No new downloads. Nobody is buying the merch."

"That's not true. Millions of guys are in love with her. You'll destroy their happiness!" But they've downloaded the game. Can't they continue to play?

The Boss suggests that he take his love for Yuka and channel it into something...non-psychotic. Like being in charge of the "Bye Bye Yuka Day" events. Why doesn't he fire Hill for being psychotic? And how is a story about a guy in love with an anime girl BL?

Scene 4: Hill sits at his desk, distraught over the upcoming loss of his girlfriend. Coworker Bay tells him that video games are created by a team, who put some of themselves into the character. Maybe he can find what he loves about Yuka in "a hot guy like me."

Left: I think Hill ends up with someone else.

Scene 5: Lunchtime. Hill is crying at his desk when the Boss drops by. He explains that this company runs by Japanese rules: everything done at its proper time. This is the time for eating, not crying. He hands Hill his lunch. When I was working at the Getty Consternation Institute, we got two crying breaks per day, but you could also cry during lunch, if you wanted.

He manages to do a little work, creating a poster for Bye Bye Yuka Day.

Scene 6: Hill is back home, ready for another romantic evening with the anime Yuka. He holds her tightly -- his cell phone, anyway -- and tells her that he loves her.

Cut to the Boss, at home in his pajamas, looking up Hill's game statistics. He's impressed. But he doesn't like the poster designs. He calls Hill and orders him to come to the office, right away.

"But it's late...oh, it's 5:00 am. I've been crying all night. Sure, I'll be right there."

Scene 7: When the Boss orders you to the office right away, what do you do? Right, go to the gym first. When Hill finally shows up, the Boss tells him that the Bye Bye Yuka Day poster is awful. It looks like a funeral.

The Boss is n*de on RG Beefcake and boyfriends. I'm not sure.

"Well, millions of guys will be losing their True Loves, so we should get a chance to mourn."

"No, I understand that you are sad about losing your girlfriend, but Yuka is a joyful, positive character. Make it a joyful event."

"Sorry, I just love her so much, I'll need some time to mourn." He starts crying.

The Boss feels sorry for him, and asks him out.

"Go out with a real human person? I don't know..."

"Come on, we can do anything you want."

Scene 8: Hill's idea of a fun date: being blessed by a Buddhist monk.

"You two are well matched in destiny," he points out. "I hope you cherish each other for life."

"Oh, no, we're not together...um..."

Next they stop for pork skewers and sticky rice. The Boss is too upper-class for street food, but Hill insists -- and accidentally crunches his very expensive sunglasses.

More after the break

Scene 9: Hill bursts into the office. "You're late," Milk snarls.

"I was on a date with the Boss."

Boss comes in a moment later. Everyone scurries to bow. Milk grins at Hill, figuring out why the psycho hasn't been fired yet.

At his desk, Hill starts working on some Bye Bye Yuka Day promotions: "Fellow fans, I have sad news. It breaks my heart in pieces to tell you this, but..." Um...make it joyful?

He sends the email. Fans immediately respond: "Why?" "But Yukai is my True Love!" "You b*stard, I'll burn the whole place down!"

Cut to Yuka merch being removed from the office, replaced by several newly redesigned Bye Bye Yuka Day posters.

Scene 10: The night before Yuka Day, the Boss is in a restaurant, having dinner with his buddy. I assume they're not boyfriends, because Hill is the Boss's True Love.

Buddy: "Why are you smiling like that? Did one of your games break subscription records?"

Boss: "Um...yeah, that's it. Work stuff."

They discuss how they met, on an exchange program, and how they've become adults now, but they're not going to grow up -- and wear a tie and a serious expression in the middle of July?

Scene 11: Bye Bye Yuka Day! It's raining, and less than 30 fans are milling about the gigantic warehouse space. "Hill is getting pranked," Coworker Bay says. "His event is a flop!"

"Let's wait a little longer," Hill begs. "They're probably all looking for parking spaces. We should have rented more parking garages."

"No, stick to the schedule."

A hologram Yuka bursts on to the stage and yells "What's up?"

Fans: "The sky!"

Yuka: "No, just me." Everyone cheers. I don't get it.

She tells more "corny jokes," and then a song: "I truely love you! I love you so! No matter what you face, it's going to be ok!"

Now fans are telling her their favorite memories ("The time we went to that cute cafe together."). A chubby guy exclaims: "No one has ever understood me like you." "I love you more than my Mom." He starts crying.

Next, Hill emerges in a Yuka suit. She tells the fans that she'll always remember them. "You are the most important person in the world to me."

I'm out of space, but the episode goes on to show the Chubby Crying Guy going out with Milk, the Boss and Hill kissing, and Hill getting a new assignment: develop a male dating sim.

Beefcake: Some hunky guys take off their shirts.

Heterosexism: A lot of boys interested in an anime girl.

Gay Characters: The intro depicts two gay couples: Hill and the Boss, the Buddy and Bay. There's also a straight couple.

What's up with Yuka: I can understand having fantasies about a fictional character, but thinking you're actually in a relationship with them is wacky.

My Grade: B.