Category: Moonlight Chicken

Reviews, opinions, episodic talk-back, and everything else in between about the notable Thai BL series Moonlight Chicken.

Moonlight Chicken tells the story of Jim (Earth Pirapat), a regular guy who makes a living selling Hainanese chicken rice. In his diner, he met Wen (Mix Sahaphap), a drunk customer. There was eye contact, and the night that brought them both together created an indescribable feeling. Let alone come up with an explanation. Despite Wen’s involvement with another man, neither of them can’t stop thinking about the other. After their first meeting, nothing in their lives will be the same. [Synopsis © Psycho-Weird]

Keep Calm and Eat Chicken: The Exploration of a Toxic BL Relationship

BL fans from across the world are still recovering from the trauma caused by banging their heads against a wall over Wen and Alan’s relationship. I, myself, was…

The Great Wall of Uncle Jim: A Character Study

Moonlight Chicken has now closed, leaving behind memorable characters that were flawed and complex, giving a sense of realism to the BL world. The character that intrigued me…

Moonlight Chicken: Final Analysis – Did Heart-Liming upstages Jim-Wen?

Moonlight Chicken – with only 8 episodes – tackling a diverse number of issues appears like an incomplete series to some, while I find it to be one…

Moonlight Chicken Analysis: Too much to chew or too little time to explore?

BL viewers (those shrewd with personal advocacies, or those simply enjoying a BL show) seem to have opposing sides to the current Midnight Chicken BL saga. This is…

Moonlight Chicken: Of teen angst, generation divide, and infidelity

GMMTV’s Moonlight Chicken is not just a weekly show to watch. It’s an event to be celebrated. While some people are fascinated with the infidelity issue and waiting…

Moonlight Chicken: A passionate, forbidden love affair? – Thai BL (2023)

Moonlight Chicken (พระจันทร์มันไก่) is one of the most anticipated BL series of 2022 and the third collaboration of Earth-Mix (Earth Pirapat X Mix Sahaphap), with dir. Aof Noppharnach…