The Star Always Follow You

A beautiful Vietnamese BL series This is the first time that I'm reviewing a BL series from Vietnam. The sheer number of BL series from countries like Thailand, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan may be the reason why the Vietnamese BL industry has remained a little below the radar of the international BL fan community, although there have been some remarkable productions in recent years. ”Lấp Lánh Tựa Ánh Sao Trời” was given the lame (and grammatically wrong) English title ”The Star Always Follow You”, although the literal translation ”Glistening Like the Stars of the Sky” sounds much more poetic, and thus matches the quality of this series – it is a beautiful, sometimes poetic piece of art. The basic idea of the plot doesn't sound unique or sensational: Dang, a boy from Saigon who has missed the university examination twice, because he prefers playing games with his friends over studying, is dragged by his mother to a village where his grandma lives, to be tutored by teacher Mr. Son, who has a good reputation because he helped Vi, a boy from the village, to pass the university exam. Dang has some difficulties adapting to the simple village life, and Mr. Son at first is reluctant to tutor Dang, but as this is a BL series, Dang falls in love with the teacher, and vice versa. Dang's mother tries to forbid her son's relationship with the tutor, but in the end she…

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