Rahut Rissaya ~ The Envy Code (Thai Drama)

Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Drama

Episodes: 17

Website To Watch: Ohsweethaven ~ Rahut Rissaya

Main Cast:

Bank Artit as Siwa

Pink Ploy as Palai

Great Sapol as Thanakorn

Praew Chermawee as Dr. Nichada

Gookgiik Kochakorn as Janjaeng

Pym Pympan as Rasika

Synopsis:

The heiress of a billionaire loses everything: her parents were murdered, both their company and property were taken by her aunt and cousin. What can she do but seek revenge? She starts by blackmailing Siwa Ratthanarith, the guy her cousin is in love with, about his father's indiscretions and evil deeds. Over time they fall in love. She starts to value his love as she learns to forgive. But will these changes be too late?

My Thoughts:

To be honest, I dropped this once for the reasons that I am not a fan of slap kiss dramas or dramas that involve too much scheming and exaggeration. Like from the first episode I was able to sense what the drama will involve. I found this drama through the female lead, I loved her in Khing Kor Rah Kah Gor Raeng and found out that the male lead was also a familiar actor, watched some edits online which convinced me to give it a try and the scenes in the first episode already showed how this drama can get heavy and may bring me through a rollercoaster of emotions.

After a few months, not sure how long, I saw edits of the drama again, and got into a dilemma, ultimately I decided to give this drama a chance, skipping or fast-forwarding the scheming or fake acting of the characters. In the end, I found out what a gem this drama was. 

Past all the scheming, the nefarious plans, the emotional-heavy scenes, you get to see the characters, and how they grow from being a weak-willed character, to becoming a strong independent and able to fight for what's theirs. You start rooting for them, for their happiness, praying for their happiness to last, screaming at the villains for disrupting their bliss. And all of this is hugely thanks to their actors who brought these characters to life, making you feel sympathy on their every tear, feel anguished over the misunderstandings and successful plans of the villains.

The plot of the story was really refreshing to watch even though as I said there were a lot of wicked plans and ill-meaning villains. You get to see the characters growing out of their shells and really visibly see how much they have walked. You learn with them, you smile with them, you feel sad for them. From hatred, it slowly budded into concern and affection and into love. You slowly start wondering, "When will all the pain stop? When can they have their happy ending? It feels endless" And that to me, shows how valuable of a gem this drama has to offer. 

I really felt sad this drama had to end, I look forward to seeing Bank Artit and Pinkploy in another drama together because their chemistry was honestly sizzling and on fire, that it made me feel "impossible that these two are not a couple", their facial expressions, body language, eyes, it all made me believe that these were two people who are deeply in love. So, if after all that you're still unconvinced to watch this drama, then try searching for some edits of the drama and believe me you will watch the drama. I do this often to see the chemistry and whether the drama will be worth it. And surely, it was. If you already watched this gem of a drama, then I would love to read your thoughts on it.

Likhit Haeng Jan ~ Moon's Destiny (Thai Drama)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Episodes: 14

Website To Watch: 1fanthailakorn ~ Likhit Haeng Jan

Main Cast:

Namtarn Pichukkana as Duangkaew (Past) / Opal (Present)

Puen Khanin as Luang Osotworrawech / P' Morr

Ting Kratingg as Peepope

Jome Sukol as Phraya Rit Preecha (Past) / Damrong (Present)

Mai Natha Lloyd as Duangduan (Past) / Khun Ying Anchalee (Present)

Synopsis:

On the night of a full moon, two people from two different worlds that look alike switch places. From the past is Duangkaew, a conservative and quiet girl, whereas from the present is Opal, a girl who is tomboyish and outspoken. When these two switch places, what will happen to them and the people in each world?

My Thoughts:

The premise of this story reminded me of Bhuppae Sunniwat which made me started on it. Besides, I find myself liking the concept of a modern person being brought to the past and living life alongside ancient people. Though it is definitely different in plot from Bhuppae Sunniwat, it was a pretty decent story.

About the story, I don't know Thai history but it seems that this story is very loosely based on history or actually really fiction as there was no mention of historical chronology or anything in this story other than things related to its own universe. Even if so, they did implement introduction of a few Thai customs such as the garlands, Thai cuisine, full moon festival and so on which boost the stories' appeal to me.

As mentioned in the synopsis, two girls who look alike and have parents who look alike swapped places unintentionally, having to enter lives of a person completely different from their own. Opal being more tomboyish causing hazards and shocking Duangkaew's family with her behaviour and actions. Duangkaew being more feminine surprising Opal's family with her talents and soft nature. Both having to deal to live in a world much different than their own.

My comments on plot devices and the plot, they pretty much touch and go on things, like Opal having her modern items and devices which were only used for like an episode or two and then never seen again. They don't really mind the repercussions of changing the past as they have not touched at all on that unless them changing the past was already pre-written. To be honest, I was not really paying attention when the scenes change to the present time as they were not really appealing to me. The couple, the plot and mostly everything in the present. I only liked it when they were deciphering the ways to go to the past which made me curious. I focused more on watching the past scenes.

Namtarn is a very good actress, she did very well in portraying polar opposites and making me as a viewer completely able to identify which character is she immediately. Like, I can really see Opal and Duangkaew as two completely different person from her portrayal. And that I really enjoyed watching her interactions as Opal with Luang Osot/ P'Morr played by Puen Khanin. They were so cute together. Puen Khanin was very expressive with his face. He excelled in being cute, serious, concerned, happy etc. His emotions really light up the scenes. Their chemistry was over the top compared to the other couple which I don't enjoy at all for reasons I can't really put a finger on.

All in all, it was a really good drama for the most part. I downloaded the whole drama, part by part because the subber released the episode by parts, which goes to show how much rewatch value this drama has. I really recommend giving this a try as it was very decent to watch and try out. Enjoy drama - watching!

Nee Rak Nai Krong Fai ~ Love Debt in A Cage of Fire (Thai Drama)

Genre: Action, Romance, Drama

Episodes: 18

Website to Watch: Neko Meow Meow ~ Nee Rak Nai Krong Fai

Main Cast:

Alek Teeradetch as Kawin/ Mark Reeves/ Nai Noi (Young Boss)

Patricia Tanchanok as Belle

Pop Karnthip as Luk Bpong

Jieb Lalana as Yang Mei Hua

Deaw Suriyont as Chakrit Reeves

Bie Teerapong as Nick Reeves / Nai Yai (Big Boss)

Savitree Samipak as Patcharin

Synopsis:

On her seventh birthday, Chalita's entire family was killed. Kawin/Kevin, was given the option to slay three people in order to protect one. His guilt drove him to distance himself from her.

In her youth, Chalita is adopted by a mysterious stranger who is known as, "Nai Noi (Young Boss):" He turns her life around and is her means of support. Kawin moves next door to Chalita and their lives become entangled. Feelings blossom, and happiness is reintroduced to Chalita's life, but Kawin risks losing her, if his secret were to ever be revealed. If Chalita ever recalled the past, he will lose everything.

My Thoughts:

Let's begin with the reason I wanted to watch this drama, it started from the pretty good trailer but the main point was not the trailer but more so that Alek Teeradetch was the male lead in this drama. I enjoyed the role he played in another romance drama, Sanae Rak Nang Cin which I didn't made a review on yet hahaha... But, nevertheless he was perfect and dreamy in the role that I expected as much here so, I started this. As an added bonus, the actress who portrayed Pawee's mother also acted in here which I love.

I was hesitant many times of starting the first episode because of the mood of the drama from the get go. It was serious and pretty dark at times and super tenseful which to be honest was not really encouraging for me. But I persevered to give the drama a chance. But again to be honest, it was tough to actually finish this drama. It was on the most part depressing to watch. I tried to be satisfied with the sweet and cute scenes to compensate for the all the anguish and scheming but when it gets deeper in, the scenes don't quite make the cut. Though, I do have to mention that the leads were perfectly capable of making really good cute and fun scenes, if there were less pain and sadness, those scenes would make a perfect balance because I really loved them.

Let's talk about the male lead, I think I was too much into his other role, that I felt he was not that suited for the really action and serious style of characters. It kinda really throws me in a loop to really believe him to be a person who grew up in a mafia, the aura he's giving me does not really fit the image of a character he's supposed to be. He was capable of doing all the action scenes perfectly and handles the role of Young Boss pretty well but there's something lacking about his character portrayal as a whole. I don't know if I'm being bias. But on the other hand, his scenes with the female lead felt more natural and in his zone, effortless. I was able to believe him as a person who really cares for Belle because he proved many times about this and was able to deliver the image of a dependable and caring person. 

Belle on the other hand, I really pity her, heck I pity almost everybody in this drama, everyone had their circumstances and shortcomings, everyone had a reason for their actions kinda, even if it can get overboard. There was this line which really struck the heart, first the male lead says, "You don't know how much suffering it is to remember everything" which I can understand very well since remembering everything makes you envy those who remember nothing. Then Belle says, "You don't know how suffering it is to live an empty life, remembering nothing" and when I look at her perspective, it's also true. One wants to forget but couldn't, another wants to remember but couldn't. 

Continuing about the story, it was hard for me to truly invest on the leads since whenever I do, I always get heartbroken by hard facts and the secrets that are slowly manifesting itself. But, I continued to the end and finished it because I felt the characters deserved the chance to see themselves being happy in the end. And they did, fortunately. There were also some characters who I believed was the villain but as the story progressed, I wonder whether are they really a villain only to find out through twists that they were trying to be the good guy in their own way, ways that the leads did not even expect it. And that was why my heart really break during the final episode, when all was revealed, it was so touching. As we reached the end, it gets even better. 

Overall, the leads did a great job at "being in love", I really loved their interactions. The side couples were also a shock hahaha, watch this drama and you will know what I mean, they were hilarious. The villains and so-called villains were also good at making the drama tense and suspenseful. There were some really weird and hilarious characters also so do be prepared for some laughs. This drama is not rewatch-able material but I could rewatch some scenes again especially the scenes of our leading couple because they were great. I wished I had dimples, but humans would always wish for what they don't have....  Do give this drama a try, it may not be 100% my taste, but it could be your 100%. Happy Drama-Watching!!!

King Gor Rah Kah Gor Raeng 2019 ~ Ginger is Spicy, Galang is Hot (Thai Drama)

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama

Episodes: 34

Website To Watch: Neko Meow Meow ~ King Gor Rah Kah Gor Raeng

Main Cast:

Ko Vasin Asvanarunat as Pawee

Paparwadee Chansamorn as Nit

Kana Rinyarat Watchararojsiri as PiangPhen

Moo Dilok Thongwattana as Saranat (Pawee's Father)

Savitree Samipak as Rungthip (Pawee's Mother)

Mean Woranporn Patchuay as Nee

Synopsis:

Nit works as a reporter and has a fierce and strong personality and also has a strong sense of justice. One day, she accidentally wrote a wrong news article about Pawee’s father and this angers Pawee. When she tries to ask for forgiveness, Pawee did not give her that chance and instead looks down on her and disrespects her, then he caused her to lose her job. This caused a strong tension between these two strangers as Nit swore vengeance over what he has done to her.

Nit consulted with a nun who she depends on a lot. The nun brought her to the psych ward to meet someone. Here, she met Pawee again and had another misunderstanding which caused them to argue. Then, Nit found out that his mother is in the psych ward, who went crazy from Pawee’s playboy father while young, alive unlike what’s written in the news and was the same person, the nun wanted Nit to meet. Pawee’s mother took a liking to Nit immediately.

Nit also has a older sister, Nee who has a weak personality which was the reason for Nit’s strong personality to protect her older sister. Nee is also a mistress to Phen’s father.

Pawee actually has a girlfriend, Phen who he has dated for a long time and they both liked each other. Pawee’s mother did not like Phen and only liked Nit. Pawee’s parents then made him get married to Nit, which upsets Phen so he promises Phen that he will divorce Nit within two years. But he won’t get married that easily and continues to disrespects her and tries to humiliate her. Their life which is full of arguments and fighting, with more and more misunderstandings and problems, will they ever find love with each other, when Nit is determined to have her revenge on Pawee?  How will the relationship between these two stubborn people be?

My Thoughts:

First things first, the synopsis above is written by me to make sense and be true to the story since the synopsis I found wrote things that were not proved by the story or mentioned in the story. So, I rewrote my own synopsis, if there are any errors, I apologize beforehand. Now that's out of the way, I actually decided to watch this story more because of Pawee's mother because in the trailer she looked like she will be a super funny character and I truly did not made the wrong decision.

King Gor Rah Kah Gor Raeng in fact has three version, the version I am writing this review for is the latest 2019 version, the older ones were released with roughly 10 year gap in between but with pretty much the same storyline and characters. There were some troubles with the subber while watching this drama so I ended up watching a part of the 2006's version until the end because I could not stand the cliffhanger. I was not lost in the story which shows the story's essence is carried forward but this also shows how good the story because I could not stop myself from clicking next after next.

Talking about the characters, as mentioned above, the two leads always argued and it's pretty much their identity, liked the FL said, "The day when we are in harmony, that will be weird". They pretty much hated each other a lot and this kind of constant arguing works because none wants to surrender and are stubborn at that but somehow sometimes both of them are able to make the other surrender on some parts. What I loved about these two leads is seeing how they progressed from hating each other to death and seeing the effect Nit has on Pawee which slowly changed him into a better and sensible person, breaking apart both of their first impressions and then fall in love, though that's the thing I never really saw them fall in love, it's just as ML said, "I don't know since when, but when I knew, I have already fallen hard in love with you". Which kinda made me forgive the writers for not showing specifically how they fell in love. Another character to note and you must not missed out on her is Pawee's mother, my goodness, she was the bomb and the highlight of the show! She was crazily clever and knew well how to use the right methods and of course she's the most satisfying character of all.

On the casting, comparing both versions and also the tone of the story for this version, the casting was perfect. ML has the ability to show cute and clingy sides while the FL was born for the role with her looks that can easily look fierce and then easily be vulnerable. This created an interesting dynamic in their relationship compared to the previous version, though both versions has perfect casting. The most perfect casting would Pawee's mother, as I said I came to the drama because of her, since I have seen the actress in many other dramas so she had a very good reputation in my mind. In this drama, she completely did not disappoint and owned the role. Fun fact, she acted as Nit in the first version so I think this allowed her to perform her given role better. 

Talking about the romance, the two leads were very cute in their role and I really loved whenever there were scenes where they treat each other goodly and with lots of care. Towards the end, their arguements became sort of petty and childish fights and also had much emotional weightage as both have clearly loved each other already. This version was long with 34 episodes but given that much episodes, I expected their lovey dovey scenes were much longer because I loved this couple a lot but they did not gave me that so enjoy their scenes while it lasts, they tried to compensate with the epilogue but that only made me 40 percent happy since it was a cute epilogue, I will give you that.

I don't like the music whenever they have a fierce moment or was going to fight, I will tell you that, it's loud and abrupt. Though I loved the OST, it was nice to listen and truly captured the essence of the leads' story. Enough said.

In conclusion, really give this version or the 2006 version a try, both were great and many has testified to how good these two versions could be. If you want more testimonies on the bad and the good of this drama, head on to myDramalist for more. Both versions were great and also different in their tone and the way they tried to express and progress the story. Some scenes in the older version were cut, characters increased, scenes were revamped and redone better in the current version. I would like to take this chance to salute Neko Meow Meow who was the subber I depended on for this drama, despite her troubles while subbing this drama with her website, she still managed to finish subbing and subbed really fast as well. Go to her website to watch the current version subbed, she's amazing!

My Dear Loser Series: Edge Of 17 (Thai Drama) ~BL~

Genre: Romance, School, Friendship, Youth, Comedy

Episodes: 9

Main Cast: 

Nanon Korapat as Oh

Jane Ramida as Peach

Plustor Pronpiphat as Copper

Puimek Napasorn as Ainam

Chimon Ruangwiwat as Sun

Purim Pluem as In

Synopsis:

Oh is a nerd who is considered the school's biggest loser. He hates the school because he is often bullied and mocked by his peers who call him Mushroom. Oh is mainly bullied by Copper, In and their gang of bullies. However, even though he hates the school there is only one person who motivates him to come back every day and that is Peach, the school's prettiest and kindest girl. Sadly, Peach is dating Copper.

Sun is the new kid at school. Due to unlucky circumstances he becomes friends with Oh. With Sun being friends with the school's loser he is often picked on by Copper and In. But something about Sun makes In feel different.

Can the biggest school's nerd end up dating the popular girl? Can a bully fall for the new kid?

My Thoughts:

I kinda forgot why I started this drama but I am glad I started it. By the way, I place the BL tag just to be safe but this series does not focus on the BL couple. And so yeah....,  in case people get shocked when they decide to watch this series or something. But still, I really liked this drama's plot in a way because it is kinda attracting.

The characters are high school students so do expect to see some pretty cute innocent moments by them which I pretty love since it just throws me back to my high school days as well. The way the male lead fell for the female lead was one of those moments I would say. Another thing to note is that this drama likes the love triangle thing. It happened for both the main couple and the BL couple. In which I'm not sure I love or hate it because in the main, it made the male lead worked hard to gain the girl's attention because the other guy is not being that nice etc. But on the BL couple side, it made them feel heartbreak and confusion which I don't really like.

So about the love development of the two couples, Hmm..... On the main couple side, his crush for the girl made him determined to change himself to be strong and not always be bullied which I would say cliche and also, Go You! But, at very least, he is still the same him inside which is what the girl likes. I have nothing much to say about the main couple's development since it's predictable and saying more would just completely spoil everything. 

But, on the BL couple, now I'm talking. I focused more on this side towards the end as the development was cute. The bully and the bullied became friends somehow and ended up the bully likes a girl but that girl likes the bullied. As time goes on, this trio continued to get closer especially the two guys. But, A=Bullied, starts liking B=Bully, and B feels confused and caused A to get heartbroken. And then one character played the Cupid and I'm like, that person is so cool. And somehow, A and B reconciled through various circumstances.

I don't really know what to say but that this story was overall cute but unsatisfying. I wanted more of the BL couple because their story was vaguely ended. The main couple was innocently cute at the end and I'm fine with their progress hahaha... But one tip for those who watching and wanted more of them, they appeared as a guest role in a spin-off series, My Dear Loser: Happily Ever After and dear, I was happy to see them again hehehe.... And so, this series rocks at portraying the innocent teenagers at the edge of Seventeen, what they go through in this confusing times and finding themselves. Have a try at watching this! Other reviews also mention that this series is promisingly good!!

2 Moons The Series (Thai Drama) ~BL~

Genre: Romance, School, Youth

Episodes: 12

Main Cast:

Bas Suradej as Wayo

God Itthipat as Phana

Copter Panuwat as Kit

Kim Varodom as Ming

Tae Darvid as Forth

Tee Tanapol as Beam

Synopsis:

Wayo is accepted at the Kantaphat University, in the Faculty of Sciences; in the same institution he studies Phana, a second-year boy he has always been in love with, though he never managed to talk to him. When Wayo has the chance to become the "moon" of his faculty, the two will begin to spend time together because Phana himself has been the "moon" of the medical school the previous year and must supervise the freshmen participating in the competition. Despite initially the strong character of Phana makes it difficult for Wayo any more simple interaction, the two slowly get closer and closer.

So, Wayo began to visit friends of Phana, Beam and Kit; it is the latter who suddenly falls in love with Ming, Wayo's best friend, who begins to court him despite his initial waste.

My Thoughts (Review):

My goodness, finally I felt like giving a review to this super awesome drama. Another awesome series that is adapted from a book. This was one of those dramas where I hated watching it right from the get-go, not because it's bad but because it was so damn good that it was hell waiting for a new episode to come out. Seriously I still remember those days I was so excited at the release of a new subbed episode, subbed is important of course! Especially since this was a project by P' Delightful who brought an awesome subbing team to further enliven the atmosphere of this story.

Warnings first hand, this drama is not for those faint of heart. Seriously! The actors' chemistry and lines were so over the top that it's crazy. I cringe a lot at the sweetness hahaha.... The story despite being a normal story felt like a fantasy with all the unreal lines and unreal situations. But all in all, I felt the chemistry between each couple. Anyways, each couple were pretty cute especially those moments when the actor gives indirect signal that they're jealous or just really like the other. 

This season focuses more on developing WayoXPhana ship which I don't mind at all since I loved them so much. It started off pretty rocky since Wayo is still disappointed at Phana for his past deeds and Phana not even recognizing Wayo and I'm there like dude, he just is not wearing glasses anymore and you don't even recognize him. So, they had a bit of bullying and teasing early on. But the moment Phana recognizes Wayo, the game was on. He immediately change his ways and began going after Wayo and hitting on him. And I find that pretty adorable especially when they showed flashbacks of him, OMG that was beyond adorable already. The other ship that was pretty obvious without telling was the MingXKit ship. This was a pretty interesting one since both were straight when the story began.until Ming started suddenly liking Kit and going after him every chance he got, trying everything to get Kit's attention which he certainly was able to. At the end, their relationship was finally budding. And I kinda enjoyed watching them.

This drama was a romance true and true. Non-stop romance scenes at that. It never stopped picking up its pace until the end. If you want a drama that focuses on romance a lot, then this drama is the one. Like so many, Goals Goals Goals kind of thing here. I saw that there is going to be two more seasons and I can't wait for it! I truly enjoyed this drama and hopefully it continues its momentum until the final season. If you have not given this a try, do give it a try, am sure it would be a great ride. Happy Drama-Watching!

Bhuppae Sunniwat ~ Love's Destiny (Thai Drama)

Other Names: Bpoop Phaeh Saniwaat / Buppe San Nivas

Native Title: บุพเพสันนิวาส

Genre: Historical, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama

Episodes: 15

Website To Watch: MUSE ~ Bhuppae Sunniwat

Main Cast:

Bella Vanita as Kadesurang / Mae Ying Karakade

Pope Wattanaputi as Por Date / Muen Suntorndewa

Panjan Kawin as Muen Rueng / Ruengrit

Prang Kannarun as Mae Ying Janward

Susira Nanna as Mae Maria / Thong Kip Ma 

Louis Scott as Constantine Phaulkon

Synopsis:

Kadesurang is a 25-year-old chubby archaeologist. One day she suffers an accident after meeting Karakade's ghost and goes back in time to the Ayutthaya era around 300 years ago. She wakes up in Karakade's dead body right after she died.

Karakade was a very mean and selfish person. Everyone hated her, especially her betrothed Date, who liked another girl but his dad and Karakade's dad were best friends and they promised that their kids would marry each other. Karakade tries to kill her rival but her rival's servant dies instead. Date and his dad chant a spell in order to punish the culprit, which results in Karakade's death.

After Kadesurang wakes up in Karakade's body, everyone around her is confused now that she's acting like a completely different person. But her optimistic and playful personality slowly wins over everyone, including Date, who falls in love with the new Karakade.

(Review) My Thoughts:

My goodness, I can't believe that the first time I saw a clip of this drama, I immediately overlooked it. Did not even try out an episode. Luckily, I came across a clip of it recently and through a misunderstanding (I thought it was a mix of past and present) from watching a crossover MV of it, I decided to watch the first episode. And, that was one of the best decision I have made in my life because it got me into watching one of the top dramas in my life ever. Another thing that supported my decision was one review where "if you never watch Thai Boran (Period Drama) or Thai lakorn, then this is the one to watch." Those words alone solidify my decision. And I assure you, no lies were spoken there. It truly was an amazing drama.

The drama was peculiar and unique among its peers. I tend to shy away from Thai Boran but this was too much better than I expected. It started off to bringing over this modern archaeologist student into the past. And I can't say anything but amazing to think of such a plot like bringing a modern lady into the past especially since she studies history because this drama was in a sense, a recount of history. I never thought there was a way to make history so much interesting like putting it into a drama. Coming to the end of the drama, I felt intrigued by everything, knowing that everything I saw mostly truly happened in the past. And, I felt I have a grasp of a part of Thailand's history in my head. I learned better than all those years learning history in class!

Kadesurang/Karakade as she is in Karakade's body was a bright addition to the recount of history as she guides the viewers to historical places in the area all the way to naming important figures and their feats. Her excitement and constant curiosity, there was no better teacher than her. This made her constant questioning understandable and made all the information felt natural and flow smoothly to the viewers. I didn't felt at all forced to listen to all this history and I find myself unable to skip even a minute of the drama as everything felt important to listen to. But, as always, knowing too much became a burden to her, there are times when she felt conflicted over her knowledge of all the events and being questioned on how she knows somethings despite the body she lives in never treading outside the house before she resided in the body.

The chemistry between the leads were just impeccable and beautiful until my eyes can't bear to look at them further. At first, I do have issue as to how Por Date fell in love with Mae Karakade as it was not clear at least to me about that, but all is forgotten when I saw their interactions and love for each other. It was endearing how much he cared for her and yet her inquisitive nature tend to get her into trouble and him being worried on how she doesn't act with limits. As the story goes on, I just fall in love over and over again with this couple. They just suit each other so much, Por Date being jealous and possessive over Mae Karakade was just too cute hahaha....I just don't know how to describe their love other than being divinely beautiful, which suits them as their love went past time and the heavens.

Other than that, the drama itself lacks all the criterias that makes other dramas too cliche, too much exaggerated, too annoying like evil villains and long-drag-out misunderstandings. And this shows how great this drama is in fact. As the writers were confident in that without all those, it will still be a good drama to watch and it was and it is. Besides, in this drama, the leads were not the only star of the show. The supporting characters were all important as well and have a strong presence. I won't remember just the leads when I think about this drama but also those supporting characters who enliven the drama and makes the drama noisy and cheerful. This is what I would call an excellent use of all the resources. Without them, this drama wouldn't have work this perfectly. I salute the writers for coming up with this army of supporting characters.

I have so much to say but too little space to type. This drama seriously is one of the best I have ever seen. The character development and role of each character was written so perfectly and also that it strives to be as close to historical records is just beyond amazing. I can't really think of a flaw for this drama. The fact that they were able to think of a plot which culminates the retelling of history is just genius. Also, I finished this drama in a marathon because every episode was just too exciting and fun to watch. I can't count how many times I giggled and laugh over this drama. So, if you have not watch this drama yet, go on quickly and watch it. You'll be sure to be happy to watch this drama!

Rak Kan Panlawan ~ Confusedly In Love (Thai Drama)

Genre: Animals, Comedy, Romance, Drama

Native Title: รักกันพัลวัน

Episodes: 14

Website To Watch: Neko Meow Meow ~ Rak Kan Panlawan

Main Cast:

Ice Preechaya as Tulyana (Toon)

Nine Naphat as Methakawin (Matt)

Deaw Suriyont as Suphanut (Nat)

Namcha Sheranut as Sarochinee (Rose)

Big Thongpoom as Sean

Gap Raksanaves as Pimmy

Synopsis:

Tulyana is a tomboy who got dumped by her girlfriend three times, so she decides to fall in love with a man instead. Her senior, who works in the salvation army, is the one who awakes the girly in her, so she decides to flirt with him. It's not easy when he thinks of her as a sister, but she won't easily give up. Methakawin is a new executive of the aquarium and Tulyana's new boss. They both have a problem with each other; she stole his girlfriend in the past. They both got jealous with each other while seeing with other people. Love triangle with 4 people starts to become complicated at the aquarium. Will Methakawin accept her as a tomboy and fall in love with her?

(Review) My Thoughts:

I was looking for a new Thai lakorn to watch and the fan-made video of the lead pairing in this drama seemed pretty nice and slightly too photogenic for my eyes so I have to take a look. It started off pretty simple with both leads diving in the first episode but in the first episode I have a bit of an awkward state looking at the girl-girl relationship at the start which seems weird for me. I guess I'm just not used to it. But that was just for the background of the character and so the drama started.

I read another review and I agreed with what the person said while I looked back at the whole drama series. This drama certainly had a different take on the undercover girl thing. The girl acts like a man but everyone pretty much knows she's a girl but that she was into girls. So, there you have it, a tomboy who everyone knows is a girl. But, after a certain heartbreak, she decides to become a 'girl' instead but then everyone pretty much pegged her for being into girls so she goes through lots of misunderstandings to go for the guy she likes. Normal girl and girl interactions looks like flirting when it's her so most troubles started like that for her that sometimes I pity her. She was just being sisters with other girls.... And then there was the male lead who has a score to settle with her, whom did I mention, was the one who created those troubles for her.

One thing to note about this drama is that it's set up in a zoo, I mean most things take place in a zoo. So, for animal lovers or frequent zoo-goers, there is a lot of zoo action here, I mean there are lots of animal being displayed in this drama. Tigers being fed, dolphins being trained and many more. The romance and drama is one thing to look forward to but seeing so many animals here is a feast for the eyes especially they are showing as much of the zoo-keepers job as they could. 

The love triangle with 4 people is certainly something to watch. I enjoyed how everyone is seemingly entangled with each other. With the female lead being misunderstood as a bisexual after deciding to be straight, it certainly leads to many funny situations. The love triangle really moves in many different ways. When the female lead and another female suddenly is in an awkward situation, the male lead then gets angry (jealous). When the female lead is with another guy, the male lead also gets angry (jealous). It is like the male lead never has a peaceful day. By the way, I truly ship the two leads together once she lets her hair grow. They look so beautiful in their scenes together. I really patiently waited for their ship to start sailing despite some troubles along the way because of other misunderstandings. Seriously this drama is full of misunderstandings! But, still everyone's character is just too cute. On the other side, I was a bit disappointed with the SeanXPimmy pairing, I thought that Pimmy would make Sean realize that all work and no play makes him a dull boy. But, in the end, they both became the seriously into work couple which I didn't expect at all. 

So, I finished this drama in a marathon to see my pairing's ship sailing. It was a beautifully written drama. The emotions were all over the place and made the drama vibrant with colours. The anguish over the separation and sexual tension when together is well portrayed and I absolutely love it. Do check it out!

I See You (Thai Drama)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Supernatural 

Episodes:  12

Website To Watch: WatchAsian ~ I See You

Main Cast:

Chansangavej Chayanit (Pat) as Pairin

Amornsupasiri Arak (Pae) as Dr. M

Jiravechsoontornkul Lapalal (Mild) as New

Leeratanakajorn Thanapob (Tor) as Dr. Men

Paladesh Kemisara (Belle) as Chaba

Synopsis:

Pairin works as a nurse in the hospital and also has the ability to communicate with the dead. She strives to keep this a secret while doing her daily tasks so that she can pretend to be normal like everyone else. Dr. M is one of the acclaimed doctors of the hospital, being able to handle numerous cases. But his cold and sometimes arrogant personality puts him at odds with some of the patients and fellow colleagues. With ghosts such as the playful spirit, Chaba constantly pestering her, and Dr. M who seems to know of her secret, can she ever have a peaceful life?

My Thoughts (Review):

First things first, let me state something about myself. I am afraid of ghosts and the like, I never watch the acclaimed horror movies but for some reason, I was pulled into watching this series despite knowing it is related to ghosts and comes from Thailand who is pretty great at their horror presentations. Also, it might be obvious but I picture a drama to follow what its synopsis is saying but only one or two sentences were correct. Therefore, I tweaked the synopsis and added the necessary information.

So, not even halfway through the first episode, I was greeted with a supernatural event and damn I was spooked especially since I was viewing it alone in my room. I covered one of my eyes to see through the whole episode. But then, I was able to manage and found the series to be pretty intriguing and has similarities to one of the Western Ghost-related series that I have watched before in the female lead's role in the story. But, I found that the first episode was to ensure that the viewer had the capability to continue into the story by upping the horror element. Since after that, I can manage other ghost encounters in the story.

On the cast, I enjoyed watching the leads of the drama but well, what else can I do since they're pretty much the only ones who are in the hospital. Every time a case occurs, it is always the same doctors and nurses who handle them. Others who came are like cameos. You don't really notice them there as their presence was just that weak. Even still, I still enjoyed the acting performance given by the leads. 

By the way, there is a love triangle but it is not obvious enough to affect the story negatively in any way and I like it. My ship kept sailing all the way to the end and I love every moment of it. I am in love with the main leads. Their interactions were cute and casual and most importantly, pretty direct without even revealing their feelings. The male lead had a one-tracked mind and so did she, in the sense that they do not see others but the other. Their love story kept developing and never had a moment where it could have fallen. Their chemistry was just too good that I did not find any fault in their acting. I could rewind their scenes many times and never get bored. They are just fun to watch. 

One of the things I don't quite like is the abundant use of product placements throughout the whole series to the point where I go, "Oh, here we go again. Another PPL... Hmm..." You cannot go an episode without two to three PPL scenes. Another thing, I don't like about it is how effective it is since it made me crave for what they are having. Hehehe..... There are even some scenes where the PPL was not that smooth that it seems odd to be having it suddenly there in the scene. Putting PPL is one thing but to make it so obvious is another one thing. Everytime, the PPL scene occured, they would either blur the surroundings or zoom to the item. It is like ads all the time. I am okay with PPL where it is not that obvious that they are promoting it, being that for a drink, they have it or something. Or a scene which perfectly suitable for it occurs. But well.... ANYWAYS, I am probably exaggerating it a bit here but surely I can say, the PPL only disturbs a few minutes of your time watching the story.

In conclusion, go ahead and watch this drama. It is simple, cliche and all of the above but still overall a great drama to watch. I am definitely excited for another drama from Pae after watching this series seeing how good he was in his role and most definitely, I loved this drama despite the kinda rushed ending because they are pretty cheesy that it is enough to win my heart. Come on and Let's Drama-Watching!!! Hehehe....

Make It Right The Series (Thai Drama) ~BL~

Genre: Friendship, Romance, School, Youth

Episodes: Season 1=> 12

                 Season 2=> 14

Main Cast:

Panichtamrong Peemapol (Peak) as Fuse

Udompanich Krittapak (Boom) as Tee

Chittsawangdee Pawat (Ohm) as Frame

Imerbpathom Sittiwat (Toey) as Book

Techakumphu Manapat (Bonne) as Nine

Ratanaumnuayshai Boonyakorn (Beam) as Rodtang

Synopsis:

Based on the popular BL novel "Make It Right", this drama follows the adventures and love lives of high school students. Fuse is a gentle and sensitive boy who is heartbroken because of his girlfriend who cheated on him, so he tries to get over her by getting drunk with his friends at a party. However, he meets his friend Tee there - and ends up sleeping with him that night. How is he going to cope with his new feelings for another boy and just how many boys who struggle with the same feelings are there at his school?        

My Thoughts (Review):

Another great series adapted from a book. I was looking for a drama to watch last year and came across the first episode of this series, and decided to give it a try. I was instantly roped in from that first episode and had been watching the story as it unfolds week by week because this story is just an awesome story as always. The actors are all pretty young, late teens to early twenties but they were super great in the portrayal of their characters. The interactions were cute and there were many funny moments and absurdly weird but humorous ones as well. The tone was lively and bright, truly embodying youth.

The chemistry between the couples are just to die for. I mean, they look so compatible with each other more than you can think of. They just seemed meant to be. Like OTP, OTP all the way!! Fuse and Tee was seriously a cute budding relationship that I just enjoy watching all through season 1 as they flirt with each other, fight and then cutely make up with each other. It was just so much fun watching them. Despite how many people were into the Frame x Book ship, I find myself just abandoning their ship. I just don't really like watching their scenes and I don't know why, just my preference I guess. I look forward more and more to TeeFuse's scenes, like I can't wait to see their adorable little love, the vague lines are all but words between them, I'm always "Get together already, OMG!" 

But, a few episodes towards the end, my attention got dragged to another emerging couple. As soon as the RodNine ship set sail, I was already dead. Like seriously, they were adorable to the next level. I can't help but cringe at how cute they are. Even more at how they really suit each other so much, like the budding relationship between them is just too much for my little heart to take.Their scenes were so little in the first season but they slay every single scene they come out in. Their scenes occurred during the episodes where Fuse was in a dilemma over his own feelings and things were not so good between him and Tee. So, RodNine was a much needed relief from that. I am telling you Nine was just too damn adorkable. I can't help smiling at his expressions when he was touched and affected by Rodtang's gestures. Like, this is it, down for the count! You are irrevocably in love with him. Seriously, the both of them are just a couple you have to look out for! 

The story was super well played in season 1 that when I saw that season 2 is out, I was super excited and immediately can't wait. But despite it being season 2, I rather not have truly watched it at all. I was deeply disappointed with how things turn out in season 2. It lost the expression of vibrant youth that season 1 had, it went on and on in a serious note. I did not truly enjoyed watching it. For two reasons. 

One, the chemistry was lost in the new season. I did not feel the passion in the relationship between Tee and Fuse like they did in the previous season. It's like a relationship gone sour and felt faked. Yes, I see them being lovey-dovey with each other, but the nagging feeling never left that the whole nature of their relationship was changed. And I kept hoping for the prospect of them being who they were before but it went down for the count. I find myself throughout the season yearning for them to return to how they used to be. I look at old episodes of them and felt sad at what they have became.

Two, the actor playing Nine changed because the original actor's schedules clashed with the shooting. I was surprised that Nine was changed. At first, I thought or held hope that this new actor should be able to portray the role of Nine as well as the original did since he kinda look the same as the original actor. But as I see him act and Nine's relationship with Rodtang, the whole ambiance of his character was lost forever. Everytime I see him, it's like I'm seeing a different person altogether. This not only affects Nine's character but the whole dynamic of the RodNine ship. Nine used to portray a pretty dominant role in the relationship, but then Rodtang began to play that role and I see Nine being demoted to a pretty submissive role which I hated a lot. And from there on, the RodNine ship sunk.

In season 2, it's like the scriptwriters rewrote the whole story, it could be the pressure of the first season being so big that they gotta do something to be on par with it, but well, they failed big time. This is the first time I actually commented negatively about a story and I usually refrained from doing so but this story had such great potential and could soar so high. The characters can be developed even more and refined even better. I really enjoyed watching the first season, I was over the moon as I watch it. I expected a lot from the second season, but I guess that expectation is what disappointed me. Season 2 will live in the shadow of the glory of Season 1 in my heart. That's my opinion.....

Nevertheless as to what happen in season 2, Season 1 is and I swear a really really great season to watch. It was one of the best dramas I ever watched, period. Do give it a try despite my words about season 2. But it just goes to show how great Season 1 was! There's always a possibility that you watch the drama with a different view than I do, like Season 2 was a pretty good season as well. But, that all depends on you to judge, I'm just here to give a review. And well damn that was a long review.