A Tale of Thousand Stars

Beautiful!!!! EarthMix ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I watched it the second time and just did I bed it today. I liked it the first time I watched it. EarthMix’s chemistry was beautiful and they did a great job portraying Tian and Phupha. The plot is original and flow very well. I like that their love is so genuine and natural. This was one of my new bl and I really enjoyed it. The director Aof did a fantastic job directing the casts, and EarthMix. I also liked the village people and the children. This plot tells the story of a rich boy named Tian. One day, Tian got a new start on life and fulfill the wish of the passing Torfun. The osts is also beautiful and it’s now one of my favorite song.

The story is beautiful and I highly recommend it.

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Warm

A very heart-warming story, with lots of side characters that ended up really growing on me. The story is deeper and more concrete than a lot of Thai BLs I've watched, and that made me really connect to the characters a lot more. There's romance here, but also a very warm feeling of found family and friendship.

There ARE a few things that were a little frustrating, particularly in the last few episodes, where the drama goes for conflict instead of communication. It meant the ending and final episode is a little rushed, but ultimately I'm satisfied with the character arcs.

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I don’t get the rave reviews

Saying that watching this series was such a massive waste of time is such an understatement. If you are considering watching the series and you read this comment I seriously implore you to NOT WATCH this. This is officially the worst bl series I have ever watched. And I have watched a lot. If you are looking for a romantic series that the relationship progresses this is definitely not it. But if you are looking for a series that they stare at each other stupidly like that’s supposed to be hot. It was cute and all the first few episodes but it just became stupid and silly with no progression. Then also one of the main lead tian cries every episode sometimes for silly reasons, if you still want to proceed and watch then by all means go ahead, have at it.
The character Tian had one resting crying face throughout the series and the other one Phu had one smirk/smug resting face too. You are mad at your parents for saving your life and telling you what to do but you are so in love with Phu who also tells you what to do.
Yeah right.
To say I’m so mad that I watched this series in its entirety is once again an understatement.
I fast forwarded 75% of the time from episode 7. That’s how I managed to get through this.
I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND

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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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Interesting premise, bad execution.

I honestly do not understand all of the 10 star reviews this show got! I mean sure, it was pretty good, but the plot line and characters fell flat and undeveloped.

It felt like the "rich vs poor" trope was used in a shallow, plot-convenient way. Like why do we never actually get into the
awfulness of Torfun's death? We just glossed over the fact that the dad bought his kid's way to the top of the heart transplant list? There was a truly half-hearted effort on Tian's part of trying to get justice for Torfun. At no point in the plot does Tian even consider trying to change how rich people can pay their way to just about anything in Thailand. He never even contacts the friend that killed Torfun with his car. It was mentioned like once that his parents paid his friend out of jail. He makes no real effort to even face the injustice head-on. He barely acknowledges these facts and yet we are supposed to support the "redemption arc" of this guy? He (sort of) kills this woman, steals her literal heart, steals her job, steals her home, steals her journal, and most of all steals her (sort of) boyfriend?? How is this justice? At what point does he redeem himself? Sure, I liked Tian's character, he was likable, but he did not even attempt any sort of real justice. I believed his heart was in the right place, but that just isn't enough for a redemption.

So, we established this show isn't here to get justice. Sure, whatever, not everything has to be so deep and hard-hitting. So how was the romance? nonexistent. It was barely a bromance until like the last 20 minutes of the last episode. I didn't get any sort of attraction between the to main characters! Honestly, I really thought that Phupha was straight for the entire series. I'm still not convinced he even likes boys. I at least thought that Tian's character was pretty good and multidimensional enough, but Phupha was maybe the FLATTEST and least interesting main character I have ever seen! We learn almost nothing of his backstory, nothing about his feelings, nothing about his supposed grief for Torfun. He felt like a completely fictional character. He embodied all of the stereotypical stoic big man ideals so perfectly that they actually forgot to give him a personality! While I didn't find Earth's acting to be particularly bad, he never really delivered the idea that his character actually liked Tian for the entirety of the show. No chemistry whatsoever. I think Earth did what he could, but bad writing just can't be overcome.

They also made the choice to set this in some sort of fantasy world that never mentions the word "gay" or coming out or experiencing homophobia. This in itself isn't always bad, but this is really not the story where this works. It was trying to be hard-hitting and meaningful, yet fantastical and idealistic. They invented this fantasy world that takes place in an impoverished village in northern Thailand? The whole show is about struggling yet they don't want to talk about the struggles that gay people face.

Final thoughts: All of the suffering that the villagers go through is easily solved to further the plot and romance. Even still, the plot and romance managed to be bad. The acting wasn't horrible, the kids were actually really good. There was also wayyy too much product placement. There weren't any clear subplots or side romances. I don't recommend this show to anyone.

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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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Yearning final boss

I had such a different idea of this show in my head than it ended up being. I love EartMix and their other shows are incredibly good and as someone that has seen each of their shows, I have to admit that this one had the best acting together with only friends dream on. I really lived with this story and I could honestly feel more from Tian's side than Phupha's. I have had this series on my watchlist since 2021 (since it started airing) but I was always to scared that it wouldn't be something I liked, and boy was I wrong. I did have very different expectations.

Started with what the hell is going on, didn't really understand it because a lot of information was thrown at once, so I missed a slight part. The second episode everything cleared up pretty fast and it wasn't bad that the build took so damn long. One thing that irritated me in the beginning and it's not particularly bad is that it gives off those typical 'person that died' vibes. Always the camera and the slowed laughing scenes. Gonna excuse this series since it is slightly older (2021 feels like yesterday). It just kinda irritates me and that type of scene is really over used. The Intro gives me 2021 Gmmtv flashbacks and it makes me sad. The drawn characters and everything... I miss it.

Like I mentioned before I expected something veryyy different. Actually I was expecting a university trope, especially since GMMTV 2021 did that trope a lot. If you follow my reviews you know I'm lazy asf and just randomly select something without looking at the context and watch it. I always do that also for this one. 0 regrets and genuinely one of my fav tropes Is the village/community trope once. It's cute.

My father's EarthMixx. I love sooo many of their series, like I said, this one is one of my favourites. The acting is fucking excellent, better than in most of their series. The fact they were both pretty new in the industry makes me really proud. I was genuinely shocked at the acting work. I could understand everything from Tian's side the most, since the clear attention layed on him. He was the new one to the village, and the one with the big secret. And we didn't know much about Phupha in the beginning.

Incredibly unique story, creativity was a need in this project. I love the colouring extremely much as well. I like how they kept adding weight to Tian's chest. Adding rare feelings like actual yearning, guilt, identity and more. Another strong thing I liked when watching it was how Tian kept a secret from Phupha and how it changed their relationship. I love the uncommon tropes. Also funny that Tian is a rich boy.

Sometimes you don't need words to show your love or interest to a person. As for Phupha, he was staring. It was so cute and the tension was amazing. The staring was looking deep into Tian's eyes filled with love. There was this weird ache whenever they were alone. This series is pretty slowburn, which I like extremely much. One thing about me is that I'm not easily emotional, but this series made me cry, which is rare. The cinematography is amazing, like every thing in this series.

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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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