The Bangkok Boy

Plot twist until the end, a love to be treasured in a dark place underground world

Advantages:
+ fast plot, not long-winded, if you watch without missing any details, you will see the plot is as tight as Korean movies
+ extremely good chemistry, very little dialogue but every scene is good, the director did not intentionally zoom in on the face, on the contrary, he also knew how to choose the angle to remove the slightly cringe details to save the actors 😂😂😂
+ good acting, very few scenes that make you frown because of the cringe acting
+ fight scenes are very real, because the actors have actually thrown fists at each other's faces some times, not intentionally slow down, know which scenes to emphasize, not trying to act cool
+ lots of deeply embedded details (South Korean ideology, Chinese restaurant, Peace's painting for Sun 😂😂😂)
Disadvantages:
+the movie color is too headache 😂😂😂
+lots of sudden cut scenes, there are important details of the two main characters that cannot push the audience's emotions up but are left stunned (episode 6, episode 8, episode 11)
+dubbing episode 1 is too cringe 😂😂😂
+the love line of the side couples is too vague

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Nearly Perfect~

triggerwarning: Abuse, violence, an instance of gore, SA.

As the headline says, it was nearly perfect, i loved the concept, the camera work, the plot, and the actors (more towards the end, but ill get there later).

I'd say the drama is very much so more a typical crime/action drama with a gay couple rather than a traditional bl, which personally i loved. We need more wish fufillment, perfect happy endings depicting gay people and we will for a long time to come, but we also need dramas that are more grounded and protray these kinds of characters in a similar way to straight folks as well.

The twists were also glorious, They started off kind of obvious but as the story progressed, they just kept getting juicer and juicer, especially when you consider all the foreshadowing that is laced through the show (Jihoon, the icon you are).
The chemistry was chemistrying though the main couple needed more time together.
The story managed to keep me fully engaged all the way through and the characters made me feel something (love for some and immense hate for others)

My only real gripes are character agency and clarity.

The show does an interesting job at giving everyone a decently fleshed out personality but has an issue with agency. The characters with the most agency are very much so Sun, Joe and Jihoon while everyone else feels like a passenger at times which isn't a good look when you consider Peace is also a main character alongside Sun. Speaking of Peace, he's a big example of this you see elements of a well made character there, a smart, capable, artistic person with alot of emotional intelligence and charisma but who barely gets to show it because his trauma causes him to shut down and become stoic, passively allowing others to control his life despite how much he hates what his family is doing and resents himself for being apart of it.
Theres so much flavour there but it feels unsatisfying as his relevance is cut down by the fact the writers makes him feel like a damsel in distress at times even though he's a capable. He gets put through the wringer due to his father's abusive antics and he has unresolved issues with his mother but he never once stands up to his father or makes a connection with his mother and once everything is over and done with, we don't see his reaction to what has happened to his family.

It also struggles with clarity at times, the biggest example of this being Madame Yao and her motivations. On one hand, you have a woman who loved and is grateful towards a man and thus wants to protect his kids yet she pulls a gun on one and potentially allowed the other to be kidnapped and SAed by her righthand man and others. This also goes for Peace to an extent as i only clocked his emotionlessness was coping mechanism by episode 11 of 12, until then it felt more like inconsisent character writing, which is sad considering how good is actor is.

Overrall, a great drama, i can't wait for season 2 and i hope it goes further beyond that as it has the potential to be a very good long running drama.

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Oh my!! I need season two right now!!!!

This was fantastic!!

I started this as a BL but wow!! This is much much more than just simply a BL.

Tbh almost all the thai BLs tend to be simple, cute, fluffy, ridiculous with many plot holes stories... but this!! Ooohhhh this!!!!! it feels like a banal abbreviated description to just call it a BL.

Story was good, consistent but with some unrealistic twists, like I understand that you want to surprise the viewer but bringing dead people to live is just too tacky... Nonetheless it was perfectly executed, I couldn't find any plotholes, everything was well explained too, except maybe for the sometimes too good to be true situations.

Cast .... Spectacular!! Splendidly remarkable chemistry between the two leads and oh my baby Si Hyeon!! With his lovely melancholic gazes that hold so much pain and sadness!! And Tape was ... Wow!! Just wow! They guy basically pulled a one man show in this, because despite having a full cast of talents, he shines like the brightest sun!!!
Also, how come this guy is older than me 😂 sorry but he is now what 32-33??? FFS!! 😂😂 He doesn't look a day older than 25 !!!!

The cliffhanger end was sliggghhhhhtly weird, I don't understand the situation and why would "someone" reappear,.. I bet the only one who wasn't raised from the dead is the father lol speaking of fathers! How come half of the cast is missing here! I know none of them so I wish someone would update the cast because I gotta know the name of Mr.Joe, the King of the show!! This guy ATE and left no crumbs!!

I don't know what else to say, it's captivating, the pace is great, the sex scenes were HOT!!!! Like a plate of hot lava with extra spicy jalapeno sauce on it!! And the chemistry and friendship also worthy.
If you -like me- want to watch a BL, start this and you are in for a treat, bear in mind it's not a light fluff drama, it's heavy with a lot of triggers so be cautious, and also if you want to watch a drama that is deep with a story and good fights, give this a try!!! You definitely won't regret it at all ~~

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No Chance for Season 2

If you're someone who doesn't like too confusion or mystery, I don't think you'll like the plot twist. I did like it at first. For me, it gives this series its own uniqueness. I just feel like it got dragged on, the number of plot twist seems a neverending throughout the series. I'm even more frustrated when the ending shows Kong being alive, or maybe its a twin? Who knows?

Based on my research-please do correct me if I'm wrong, this series is not adopted from any novel or books, or manwha, so it was really made. No chance of season 2 I belive since according online Nap is not part of entertainment anymore, and because its Korean-Thai series, its even harder to happen.

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I don’t usually write reviews, but this drama really surprised me — in the best way.
The story, acting, and cinematography were all a level above most Thai BLs I’ve seen, which often stick to simple school-based plots with little rewatch value. This one felt mature, gripping, and reminded me of the vibe from KinnPorsche, which was a welcome return to that kind of storytelling.
I was also impressed by how smoothly the show combined Thai and Korean actors. Other dramas have tried this, but the language barrier often felt forced and distracting. Here, it worked naturally and even added to the experience — especially for me as a fan of Korean BLs.

The acting was strong across the board, not just from the leads. Even minor characters felt well-cast and contributed meaningfully. That said, I have to highlight the actor playing Peace. His performance, driven mostly by facial and eye expressions, was incredibly powerful — subtle but full of emotion something which is very hard to do.

Overall, this was a refreshing and well-executed drama that raised the bar for Thai BL series. I genuinely hope to see more like it in the future.

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Sleeper hit

I rarely write reviews but The Bangkok Boy really surprised me. A must-watch for fans of action BL I say, especially if you're on the lookout for more plot-driven dramas that just so happen to be BL. Admittedly it's a bit of a rough start but at least give it a couple episodes to hook you. This is definitely a testament for casting more unknown actors because there were so many great performances here, and I really grew to care about the characters. While the romance elements definitely take more of a backseat to all the action, the leads have good chemistry and the rest of the plot is still good enough to carry the story.

Overall, great cast with very solid performances, lots of surprisingly well-choreographed fights, and an exciting, unique plot. My fingers are crossed for S2.

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WIthout Tape, as the character Sun, this ship would have sunk

Firstly, Tape is a star-- a bonafide leading man. Yes, he has a rugged beauty that's typical for certain Thai leading men, but it was his incredible charisma and strong acting, as the character Sun, that anchored a very rocky ship and held the series together. And a rocky ride it was-- periodically baffling editing and a core mystery that often spiraled out of hand and into the realm of a jumbled mess of misdirection.

Other PROS
• Sun's group of friends— lovable, loyal, capable fighters and always ready to lay their lives on the line for each other.
• The actor who portrayed Songphum, Sun's father, is a wonderful actor.
• Sun's sister;s were both adorable.
• The character of Jun Ho was a real pain in the ass, but he possessed hidden depths and the actor who portrayed him did a good job.

LUKEWARM
• The character of Peace. My feelings for that character remained lukewarm throughout the entire series. Other than him being conflicted and sad, as well as a caring person, nothing else really rose to the surface.

The CONS
• The vast majority of the baddies. Collectively, they had the emotional complexity of cardboard.

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there should definitely be a second season

frankly, i didn't expect something this good. the first episode was excellent but then the series got a little boring, but it started to get better after the first half. i do not recommend the series to people who only want to watch bl romance, but the series was great in terms of subject and treatment. i searched to see if there were any logical errors in the series, but they answered every question, which was impressive.

the acting was great. i just think that the person playing peace can't make you feel much emotion in some places. other than that, the friendship of everyone in the series was perfect. i never believed that nap was a traitor and i sensed a romance more than bromance between not only the main couple but also the other friends. it would be nice if there was a romance between aim and jihun :) and of course nap and kawin would be a perfect couple. sun already said that nap did all this to protect kawin.

the series needs a second season because of that scene at the end that will shock you. (by the way, i wasn't shocked because their injury wasn't that serious.) frankly, now that the real devils have emerged, we need to learn what they will do next. if there is to be a second season, i hope it will be like this.

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A lot of punches at a bit of love

Overall a solide series.

The raw storytelling surprised me. I don't know what I expected, but not that.
It's not for everyone: be aware of a lot of blood and brutality. As for me, I liked it, cause Im a bit sick of all these cute dramas, that are facing "problems", which aren't real problems and could be solved in a sec, if the characters would just talk with each other.
To be honest: I considered a lot giving this one a try, because I learned to be careful with these mafia-set up dramas. Mostly in the beginning the series start with brutalism and a story with potential, but turns out to be just a setting in which the protagonist can wear dark clothes and look cool and dangerous - then the story lacks of everything, but NC scenes and "spicy moments".
After KinnPorsche - which held a lot of cliches and could have done better in some subjects as well - there was nothing mafia-themed that caught my attention. Whatever, I gave Bankok boy a try.

I don't regret watching it. Overall it was a solide series with a well written story and a lot of characters, who had a lot of potential. The most interesting one was Aim, the actor did an excellent job, playing this psychopathic evil guy! He deserves a lot more attention.
Tape Worrachai Sirikongsuwan, who acted for Sun did great as well, especially in the emotional scenes. Peace, played by Cho Si Hyeon - Im not sure about this one. There were some scenes he did very good, others were kinda emotionless and stiff in my opinion. I guess it suited the character of Peace (a traumatic boy who doesn't want to be part of the mafia thing at all). His acting in the street fight scenes was extraordinary, due to the pain you could see in his eyes for hurting the one he loves. I don't understand Thai, whether Korean. I watched with English subtitles. Is it normal to sound like a monotone, when speaking Thai as a Korean? That seemed kinda off to me.
The other characters could have been written better, I think it could be interesting to learn more about how these two friends ended up selling drugs. This feld like a setting just to have a setting for these two and the acting and character building lacked of seriousness. Which is a shame, because it could have been so much better, if the actors have had a good script they could work with.

The fighting scenes: ... were okay. Nothing more and nothing less. In the end it's a BL drama. I will say it blankly: I skipped a lot of them and still understood the whole story.

The end was surprising if you didn't pay attention at all. I liked it. I liked the lack of NC-scenes, so there was more space for story telling. Sometimes the dialogue scenes could have been shorter I think.

Long story short: Its worth the time giving The Bankok boy a chance.
I'm hooked for a second season.

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