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It just occurred to me that Thailand actually produced Bromances AFTER Thai media wave started outside Mainland Southeast Asia, specifically after BL wave started. When I first see Bromances shows being produced by GMMTV, I wonder why. Isn’t it better to offer what fans actually want, namely BLs? Then, after many discussion with friends from other countries, and see how fanmeets were held, it dawns on me. Thai media and actors/actresses have become targets in certain countries where LGBT+ media are banned/heavily censored. Governments of those countries look at anything in Thai entertainment industry with scrutinizing eyes. Inadvertently, this issue creates many obstacles when Thai entertainment tries to hold events abroad. For example, you can’t have a fanmeet for a BL couple as a pair in certain countries. Concerts silently ban some singers. In other words, bromances are a necessity, born out of a world not yet LGBT-friendly. And you see this with how GMMTV actually put their most famous actors in bromance roles. It’s for fanmeets overseas, where they can include all actors neatly in a single event. And fans from other countries can still ship (“imagine”) them just fine. It’s a shame, really. But a criticism isn’t fair if it doesn’t consider every factor.