A Tale of Thousand Stars

Just Once and Never Again

The ONLY thing I loved about this whole drama was the OST. Other than that, it did the truly exceptional job of boring me to tears. All that hype I fell for is something I regret.

The acting was average. I would even say Mix's acting was lacking. He had such a limited range of facial expressions that I couldn't even buy into whatever mood Tian was supposed to be expressing because it just didn't come through. And the pacing could give a snail a run for its money.

Anything I may have found interesting was utterly erased by the sheer boredom it put me in. I've had a lot of hype about EarthMix, but thanks to this, I can't bring myself to watch anything they're in anymore. For this, once is way more than enough.

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I loved it BUT

(Additional Spoiler review at the end but you can read this part without worries!)

I know my rating seems rather "bad" compared to the other reviews but I have to explain...

First, the story was good. It's a trope most us knows about but I think they executed it perfect. Now what bothered me? Well everything started to really ANNOY me with episode 9&10. Suddenly, there was a gigantic shift with another Dramatic change of a story line to spice things up which I genuinely did not understand???

I will talk about this part later.

The casting. I liked the casting but what I did not like was how monotone our main Tian was. Most of the time when he talks it felt really emotionless. I LOVE Tian though. His character growth was even more interesting than the romance part.

Music. I honestly don't understand how people could give this 10 stars. It's not bad or something but not 10 stars.

I think like modt of these cases people tend to rate everything 10 stars after watching the last episode.

Btw, I find the ending great, because who doesn't like happy endings? It was just executed very poorly imo. But as you can see many people loved it so maybe thats just me.


If you want to watch a Drama about a boy trying to define what his purpose is in life and additionally a "teacher" x Bodyguard Trope - then this is for you.



Spoiler part:


I didn't understand the logic of Phupha in the end. He told Tian to go away because he needs to live his life, to find himself- but at the same damn time Tian says his place is there wtf??? Phupha low-key sounded like Tian's mother and I really hated his mother I swear to god.

For a character who's Goal was to find himself, to be free, they ended this Drama really weird with him not even having to decide about his life.

Also, the last scene, I still don't get what he's doing there. Did he just leave USA without telling his parents - and now thats okay or what???

Oh, and his Mother saying studying education in the USA is better- this woman has no idea why does she keep deciding for him and the Father doesn't care.

Sorry, I love this Drama but seeing people only raring overall 10 stars when there were obviously some conflicts confused the hell out of me.

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A tale of thousand stars is a story of self discovery and second chances. This drama is a breath of fresh air in this genre. The chemistry between the leads is heartwarming and the acting is seamless. The acting is mellow and the screen time of side characters is convincingly used to further the story of the leads. Earth as the chief who is entrusted with the protection of a village for whom love is new and Mix who is young and is willing to take the road less travelled to change his perspective of life, have portrayed their characters brilliantly.

There are certain small scenes that this show just gets right without over dramatising it. When tian realises his feelings for the chief and confesses it to his close friend over a casual conversation, his nonchalant reaction to tian’s confession also shows that the programme tries to normalise love towards the same sex as a preference rather than a gender specific emotion.

The sceneries used for this drama are vivid and the scenes shot under the flickering light of a candle are beautiful. Finally found a show that ticks all the correct boxes.

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*No Chemistry (Or Kissing) Between The Main Characters!*

If you want a smart BL drama with true connection, an interesting storyline and decent acting, this is not it.

I wasn't planning on writing a review, but seeing as this tv show is so popular, I must ward off all of you who look for quality content because if you watch A Tale Of A Thousand Stars, you'll get super disappointed.

This is what's wrong with it:

1. The storyline had a good premise, but bad execution. The whole story was written badly, nonsensically, with minimal effort.
2. The script was awkward, empty, shallow, and cheap. No emotional depth, no feeling, no honesty or truth. It read like fanfic written by a 15-year-old.
3. There is no chemistry between the two MCs. This is my biggest problem. The character named The Chief was A. a bad actor, and B. seemed like he wanted to get as far away from Tian as possible. There were no intimate moments, no touches that felt honest, no yearning that rang genuinely, and NOTHING between the two MCs that I could appreciate.
(4. This is subjective, but The Chief was truly dislikeable and he reminded me of my ex.)

In any case, I am baffled at the support this tv show is getting. I would not categorize it as a BL at all. And if it's not a BL, then what is it? A waste of time!

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Overall perfect

First, I want to thank all the crew and actors who took part in the production of this series, you are all really great. I really like the way they shoot and the atmosphere they present in this series.

Second, I'm sorry for Torfun's passing, but also grateful because she has given Tian a new life.

Third, I was really impressed with the acting skills that Earth and Mix had when playing the characters Phupha and Tian. The two of them are very compatible, a teacher and a chief.

Lastly, I really like how P'Aof chose the village as their filming location, it's really a very beautiful and peaceful place, I really want to go there someday. Then, I like their official soundtrack with a flute as a heartwarmer when listening to it.

I like it all, love the whole thing. They are all perfect, I never get bored of watching this series over and over again.

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beautiful, minus a few things, a few episodes perhaps

the fact that i loved phupha absolutely incredibly so much and then he didn't apologize to tian.. it really hurt. and the fact that i still love him way too much that i can't get over the disappointment of that one part of the plot.... it felt so unlike how phupha would handle such a situation... that i think it's the writer's mistake, as if the writer didn't understand their own character. or that it was such an unnecessary trouble in the story that i find very difficult to make sense of. i was in such a bad mood after the diary confronting scene that i didn't enjoy anything since then so i stopped watching after episode 9 and took a break. (what was all that misunderstandings, followed by even more misunderstandings as if they didn't know each other the least bit. both of them seemed so out of character & out of chemistry all of a sudden. also, what if it really was tian who, accidentally, hit torfun? just cause it wasn't tian behind the wheels changed so much for him?? why, how? i couldn't quite relate to this sentiment :c)

the ending was really beautiful tho. made me feel love for it again. so.. i don't know, maybe i should rewatch it from the start to accept it. :(
beautiful drama btw.
earth's acting was beyond expectation, so very good portrayal of his character. to the point that i loved every time he appeared on screen. i'd like to watch him again in some other work though i think it'll depend more on the character whether i'll like him there or not.
also, incredible how he could show affection so beautifully, just by looking at a person.
the storyline is nice and fresh for the most part.
khama & longtae are the mvps. <3
overall, refreshing, but also, unexpectedly overdramatic at times.
(might change my rating after i get over the disappointments)

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Kicking my legs and giggling all the way!

Awe man I just finished this and I'm just so happy I invested my time in this. I usually hate shows that have hour long episodes but I looooooove shows that can make that hour go by fast and this show man god damn. Perfect. Everything just fell into place all the time. I was worried about some aspects like would they do the dumbass liar reveal trope thing? Which they did but they handled it well by having everyone react realistically: grieving the loss of Torfun.

I was also worried about the slow burn aspect but hehehe it was so good!!! It was so worth the wait when they finally got together and smooched and the romance build up flowed organically.

Even the more out there aspects of the show fit in. The whole smuggling thing? Foreshadowed throughout the show and that's just an example. Some people might get annoyed at the product placement but I didn't mind them.

The soundtrack btw GOD DAMN WAS IT LOVELY. It was soothing and beautiful and damn it I just really liked this show. I cried, I laughed, I kicked my legs and giggled even though I'm a fully grown man. I'm kissing this show on the forehead happily.

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Words became superfluous

Twas a truly lovely story. The whole speaking without speaking thing was definitely a choice but it fit the story even if it does irk the shit out of me as well.

Acting:

Casting was superb. Loved everyone in this, they all did an amazing job in their roles. I would’ve liked to see some more/better tears but it wasn’t horrendous. Earth is really good at acting in roles of characters that piss me off and Mix is really good at acting in roles of characters that are almost entirely impossible to hate. Bravoooo.

Writing:

It was amazing up until a bit towards the end. I think they could have done a bit better job with the way things all went down and came together. Overall, still a beautifully written story, though.

Chemistry/Romance/Kiss:

Chemistry was amazing, these two work sooo well together. This was a beautiful romance. I had to label this Kiss and not Kissing because THERE WAS ONLY ONE. Istg I almost crashed tf out at that forehead kiss because WHAT DO YOU MEAN ya’ll are GROWN kiss and tell each other how you feel. Words are not always superfluous, I’d say a lot of the time they are pretty important, but whatever. I get that it was like the whole point and vibe of the story so well done.

Production/Cinematography:

They did an amazing job with the production of this series. The cinematography was stellllarrr. I LOVED the lighting throughout this series, it was so beautiful. The colors and everything were just so lovely and brought everything to life.

Music/SFX:

Music was lovely until episode like 9/10 because they introduced the corny-lyric drama songs at important moments which I thought took away a bit from the experience. SFX were good throughout.

I really enjoyed this even when it pissed me off. Honestly, it didn’t entirely recover from pissing me off at the end, but it got close enough. Still a very lovely story.

Now, for some highlights from my notes:

- My handsome man so handsome
- Go find yourself, baby
- My other handsome man so handsome
- God, Mix’s smile gets me every time
- Mr Chief gonna be so pissed
- The PINKIES they’re TOUCHING
- Not Mr Dr man calling my boy out like that lmaoooo
- Awwee baby got all dolled up and everything cuuuuuuuuuteee
- NOOO JUST TELL HIM EVERYTHING AHHH
- No… wait… no… NO…
- JESUS
- My boys are STRESSING
- I’m GIGGLING they are PRECIOUS teehee just kisssss cute
- But also I am scared for the impact of when the bombs drop…
- Nooo we were having such a nice tiiimee babyyyy
- Eeek we went from 100 to 0 there real quick
- He definitely didn’t make it behind the wheel of that car tho
- Village Chief is a standup guy
- To be fair, you really should have explained things better, babe
- Oh, Chief… You suck so horrendously bad at communicating
- Nah Chief, that’s some serious bullshit. A bright future? To who? Is helping this village not a bright future? Is success measured in a salary alone? It’s not like he can never see his family ever again. You’re a little bitch, go shave and man tf up
- Did Chief go all the way up to the top of this mountain just to continue to piss me off
- He did indeed
- Leave it to an Earth character to piss me off fr lmao
- I fucking hate these parents they gotta go
- WE ARE ADULTS KISS AND SAY I LOVE YOU FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK
- A FOREHEAD KISS??? I’m gonna kms
- A Tale of a Thousands Stars and a Single Kiss

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Forever My Favorite

I want to start off by saying I've watched this show some time ago, just as I read the novel around the same time.

This series is SO MUCH MORE than a bl. It has a solid plot and awesome acting.
It teaches the importance of life and how you can live to be a better person, as it's never too late to become the better version of yourself.

I find Tian's character to be one of the best BL characters ever written, and I was able to prove my point not only thanks to Mix's acting ( who perfectly captured Tian's existence and brought it to life), but also thanks to the novel — which was amazingly adapted by GMMTV and P'Aof.
The show can be understood as a lone piece, managing to pass down such a strong message through the portrayal of love.

Clearly, this isn't your series if all you're looking for is hot actors playing gay for the camera.
Though, the romantic scenes are still present and so heartwarming.
Earth and Mix are a fantastic match, and it shows. Their bond is so sweet, they're comfortable around each other and truly care for one another.

Nonetheless this show is truly amazing and perfect in every way.
Many people would disagree, but I find this to be EarthMix's best project.

For months, I've kept on watching other shows. Not only thai bls, but in general.
Yet, this always held a special place in my heart, to the point I'd say I'm part of its own fandom.

A tale of a thousand stars is a true gem that everyone should watch at lest once in their life 💗

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just omg.......... i fell in love with this

i didnt actually intend to watch this. It was on a recommendation list and yea i wasnt that excited about it so i forgot about it. Then i was watching bad buddy (another great bl btw) and i was itching for more. I started watching our skyy 2. just so happens they entwined pran and pats story with phu and tians story. So anyway i watched it and yea i got to know tian and phu and was just dying to watch it. i watched it and i wasnt disappointed. It had everything ive ever looked for in a bl. It is my new favourite. The actors couldnt have been better. They portrayed tian and phu perfectly. As for the music i never really pay attention to it. Well not the words at least. I really liked phus playing of the flute???? or whatever its called. im really sorry but i forgot what it was called. But anyway he played it beautifully.
Overall 10 out of 10. Absolutely loved it.

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