Since its introduction in the early 2000s, “The Heart of Asia”—GMA 7’s programming block devoted to TV shows from around the region—has been broadcasting mostly Korean and Taiwanese dramas.

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GMA The Heart of Asia brings another Lakorn drama to television sets with its latest offering, My Love From Another Star, starring Nadech Kugimiya and Matt Peranee.

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Nuntawan said in the past TV dramas usually scored about 30 prime-time rating points, equating to about 18 million viewers per night. Nowadays, lakorn attract only six million viewers a night.

Stars like Jitaraphol “Jimmy” Potiwihok and Tawinan “Sea” Anukoolprasert could help grow BL dramas into Thailand’s biggest cultural export.

The regular plug on the teleserye contains information that in Thailand, popular TV dramas are called lakorn. It only took a few episodes to hook me on my first share of lakorn.

They have walked down the aisle in many of their dramas, but this time, it is for real for Thai stars Mark Prin and Kimberley Anne Woltemas.