A Tale of Thousand Stars

An almost fairy tale BL story in a remote village in Thailand

This BL story felt almost like a fairy tale to me and is centred around the development of the relationship between two guys with very different backgrounds as they meet in a remote village all up in the North of Thailand. One being the rich city boy while the other is the country strong guy, it can sound a bit unoriginal...But the context in which they meet as well as the events leading to their encounter, bring a lot of savours to the plot.

The romance between the two main characters is completely platonic but it is still bringing all the feelings and is truly convincing. I found the chemistry between the two actors pretty great and they managed to convey a lot of emotions through just staring at each other or slight hand touches. The development of their relationship was really good with just the last 2 episodes containing too much of (one-sided) noble idiocy from one specific character for my liking.

I think what I liked the most from this drama is the character of Tian, played by "Mix Sahaphap Wongratch". I truly enjoyed his performance and for me he carried the show acting-wise as well as narration-wise. I'm not sure if it is entirely due to the actor' skills or if it is more linked to the writing, but I will for sure try watching another drama with him.

All along the course of the story, I was rooting so much for the happiness of Tian: I was able to relate to him and I empathised so much with his circumstances and all the burden he was trying to carry. He was the key element in my enjoyment of the show and I wanted him to be appreciated and loved for himself and not because of connections to others characters. Fortunately, the script really was satisfying in those aspects. The scenario maybe missed a bit the mark regarding some of the side characters which could have benefited for more in-depth storylines but overall it is a minor flaw to my eyes.

The production was clearly kind of low budget. Some action scenes and props felt very cheap to me but it did not prevent me to enjoy the series overall. I quite appreciated the soundtrack overall, it was a bit repetitive at time but I found the instrumental with the Klhui (= type of Thai flute) poetic and charming.

I would recommend this to people looking for a BL story with a lot of turmoil and feelings combined with remote village storylines and rural atmosphere. If you have enjoyed "Crash Landing On You" or even "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" where people from 2 very different worlds meet and fall in love with each other, as well as learn a lot from their interactions with villagers, this might be just right in your alley !

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Never Judge a book by its cover….

Oh, this is a gem! I definitely judged a book by its cover with this one.

I thought it would be one of those typical Thai BLs with great production but bad acting and no plot line — but boy, was I wrong!

I’m now on a hunt for all their other shows, and I’m usually not one to do that, but their chemistry is phenomenal, especially considering all we had were just glances. This is honestly exactly what I’ve been looking for in these shows.

I already left a comment on but I honestly I felt this show deserved its own review.

I wish I had watched it a lot sooner.

I’m off to watch Moonlight Chicken!

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It just missed the the no.1 position of my legendary BL Ranking

I will start with the acting. They are fabulous n fantastic. Particularly ‘ MIX’ .. I didn’t believed when some one said that this is his first drama and checked it myself. He portrayed the character with such an ease of experienced character... Hence I can see his hard work.
The chemistry between EARTH n MIX.. both main leads is awesome. They made it so romantic without even single I love you.
The story started on very right note, it grasped my attention on 1st episode itself . It not your cliche simple BL, it has story , background., little twists, beautiful locations, sweet music . They have shown Thailand’s different culture too.
Now the back lash (with spoiler) is... the makers showed it like it’s wrong to receive organs from the donor. The girl donated her organs and tian received heart transplantation.This is a great thing to be done. Tian felt bad for the girl who died n want to fulfill her dreams. But when this is revealed everyone including the chief( Earth) says that you killed her or you took her heart as if it’s a bad thing to do. Even They make it as if it’s a wrong n guilt full thing to receive an organ from dead. Chief says this dialogue in one scene “ she’ll forgive you”. Oh common forgive for what living.... breathing... This made my blood boil. Of course she shouldn’t have died, but isn’t her death is her fault also. She squatting in the middle of the road and looking at the photograph for all her sweet time, with out watching out the vehicles . Okay rest of the villagers are illiterate but the chief though. Why the makers do such a poor job in delivering this message when they throw beautiful spotlight on how it’s a normal thing to be a gay. By the way... Tul , longtae and Tian are the most likeable and my favourite characters of the series.

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People always hype this drama up and rate this as one of their favorite BL's. So naturally my expectations were pretty high. I was pretty familiar with the story so nothing seemed very shoking to me. But thats not really the shows fault. i personally thought that the main conlict was very unnecessary. It is not Tian's responsibility to tell everyone that he got Torfuns heart and that she died. First of all is the fact that she died known to Phupa who shouldve been the one telling the village months ago. The fact that he has hidden her death even though the villagers ask about her all the time, is cruel on his side and for me that couldve been the conflict not the other way around. Now that Tian didnt tell people about his heart transplantation is also very understandable hence this is a personal and touchy topic. The fact that he only went to the village because of Torfun was more questionable than the heart transplantation. Anyway im very Khaotung biased so as soon as his character got introduced i was captivated. I do think that the plot got better as the story went on and all in all this was a solid BL, i think i just expected more from the amount of love it gets. Still on the better side so an easy 8/10

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A Perfect Beginning!!!!!!

I must say that this is another taste of BL series, a perfect beginning because the flow of the story was so far not boring. The back story and meeting of the 2 lead star was happened in the first episode, which means the pacing was fast yet precise. No unnecessary scene so far. The Actor's acting were good. Basically, I can already tell that this was a love story but how will the Writer and Director will pull off this series to make it stand out above the other BL series, will see on the next coming episode. It has a promising beginning, The Actors, the story line, the OST, the editing already attract my curiosity but since Manner of Death set my standard in BL Series, I do hope my expectations will meet by A Tale of 1000 stars..

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Desde do primeiro episodio eu acreditei muito nesse drama, foi um drama incrível em todos os sentidos, é claro que nessas ultimas semanas foram de muita aflição e fuga de spoilers mas eu consegui ver sem pegar nenhum! A historia é muito boa porém tem uns pontos que davam pra serem melhorados como o fato de que não deixam a coitada da Torfun descansar em paz, triste, porém o ultimo episodio me deixou extremamente feliz nesse sentido, a ost é maravilhosa é o tipo de ost que com certeza eu vou ouvir muitas vezes ainda, a produção chama a atenção por ser boa, mas já era de se esperar pelo fato de ser de um grande canal de tv. A atuação é muito boa, no geral mesmo. Não consigo ver o Phu e o tian sendo interpretados por outros atores, eles realmente fizeram um ótimo trabalho, a química entre eles é inexplicável, você consegue facilmente shippar no primeiro episodio. Apesar dos episódios serem longos eu tenho certeza que futuramente vou assistir mais vezes, esse drama é incrível você se sente muito bem assistindo pela cumplicidade dos personagens te deixa soft, te faz bem é realmente um drama muito bem pensado e que te prende em todos os aspectos e com um roteiro muito bom, com certeza vai ficar no top 10 desse ano. Espero poder ver mais um pouco da historia deles futuramente.

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Un cuento bl romántico y maravilloso

Uaaaaa qué preciosidad de serie BL nos ha ofrecido GMTTV!!!! Lo más bonito que he visto en mucho tiempo!!! Una gran historia romántica que nos hace sentir mariposas en el estómago!!! Sin escenas subidas de tono, sin actitudes tóxicas, Tian y Phupa descubren su amor y se comprometen a ser fieles. Su amor no es un fuego desmedido que arrolla con todo sin pensar en nada más, su amor no es egoista, busca la realización del otro y lo respeta, aún cuando conlleve el sacrificio de uno mismo. Fantástico que una serie BL muestre este tipo de amor. Me ha gustado muchísimo la evolución del personaje de Tian, como madura y como sus vivencias en ese remoto poblado del norte de Tailandia cambiarán sus valores y sus principios. Felicidades a Mix, el actor novato que le ha dado vida, ha estado increible!!!En cuanto a la historia está bastante bien narrada, las actuaciones son naturales y nada forzadas: Earth y Mix tienen una química perfecta, los padres, amigos, el resto de secundarios muy correctos, los paisajes muy bonitos y la música acertadísima. Estaba perdiendo yo la esperanza en los BL tailandeses después que A chance to love y Oxygen no cumplieran para nada mis expectativas, me había pasado a los Taiwaneses i mini BL Coreanos pero A tale of 1000 stars me ha devuelto mi fe en ellos. La volveré a ver seguro en maratón!!!!
Felicidades a todo el equipo!!!!!

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Nouveau standard pour le BL ?

Quelques années plus tôt, il était difficile de faire la fine bouche en matière de BL. Cependant, ces dernières années, de nouveaux projets avec plus de moyens, de meilleurs scénarios et d'acteurs ont émergé. Aujourd'hui, on attend plus d'un BL qu'un couple mignon qui se bécote avant de rougir comme une tomate.

Le choix de Earth Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Phupha) ne me vendait pas de rêve. Ce n'est pas un acteur qui m'emballe. Cependant, j'ai été étonnamment surprise de voir que le rôle de chef lui convenait à merveilles. Avant d'en avoir assez de l'entendre soupirer toutes les deux minutes. Lorsqu'il ne soufflait pas, c'était parce qu'il était occupée à faire des reproches à Tian.

De l'autre côté, Mix Sahaphap Wongratch (Tian), est clairement un acteur à suivre. Tian est une personne douce qui connaît une évolution significative tout au long des épisodes (tant sur le plan matériel que les plaisirs fugaces ou encore le confort). Il n'est pas un petit chaton chétif face au gros chat grognon.

Les décors étaient magnifiques. On sort des rues de Bangkok, des salles de cours et des chambres universitaires pour respirer l'air des montagnes. A Tale of Thousand Stars a été une véritable bouffée d'air frais avec des prises de vues magnifiques (notamment les champs de thé et les cascades). En revanche, c'est dommage de ne pas avoir davantage creusé les complots et les menaces qui planaient sur le village. C'est survolé, traité et oublié.

En bref, A Tale of Thousand Stars est un drame dépaysant qui nous offre enfin un nouveau décor, entre deux soupires de Earth.

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