A good, beautiful story with a bad script and neglected development
Let tick the boxes for pros first before I talk about the cons.~First, ChapGreen for main leads? Hell yes! <3
~The OSTs are just beautiful... <3
~The filming aesthetic is so pleasing to the eye. It's so clean that it matches the posh aesthetic they got going on the series
~It was a breath of fresh air that they didn't portray the girl as tge stereotype, "offended girl who becomes angry for getting rejected because main lead is gay and decides to take revenge and make their lives difficult" that almost all BL series have. I'm so tired having this type of characters represented by a woman and how they use it as a cause of climactic conflict. It was nice to see the girl being a mature woman who can take rejection like how adults should.
~Khun Nawee had a beautiful character design, he was created with all the characteristics of a top/seme but had all the vulnerabilities of a bottom/uke. This way, the trope of top-bottom between the main leads is not highlighted and the BL stereotype of roles between gay couples is broken.
Sadly, the cons ruined it for this show :(
~ I love how they gave the main leads complex emotions and clear character story, BUT seriously though, the supporting characters have almost nothing going on for them. They looked like decor to emphasize the stage for the main leads.
~And speaking of character development, Ai'Oun started off introduced as a character of intention. He had a specific introduction from the first episode, be so successful and avenge the death of his father, but that never had any progress... not even a proper closure, other than he suddenly wanted to migrate to England because he fell in love with Nawee!
~Although Nawee's character design had interesting depth, the fact that the series ended with no resolution between his relationship with his family (apart from claiming his father is dead to him) there was no clear closure or direction.
It felt like he was a BL Cinderella, who fell in love with his fairy godmother (Oun) and all of a sudden his story ends right after the ball (his birthday) He was shunned by his father for no valid reason, got everthing taken away from him, but he was busy with his romantic development with Ai'Oun that he forgot to fight back and get back what should've ben his. And then the series just ended like that. All of a sudden he became an empty character.
~The entire series felt so rushed.
The storyline was doing great in the first 5 episodes (I meant the phasing of the story) then all of a sudden it went on a speed ride and rushed to end the series. I can guess it might be because of the budget for production. I felt cheated because I had high expectations for this series and waited for it... only to get a crappy screenplay and a rushed ending.
~Why bother with the sub-plots when in the end, they will be ignored anyway? They focused too much in the last plot and forgot everyone else.
It was disappointing, :'(
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Stopped and Dropped
If I'm on the third episode of a series, and I can't find at least one thing that's keeping me going and entertained, then it's time to stop and drop. The first episode was promising with some pretty excellent sets and beautiful scenery. I also had no problem looking at the beautiful men on my screen in tight suits, but this plot is rather a bad one.Let's Dive In.
For one, Green as Aiaoon is great to see. He does a good job at staying suave and cool, along with his assistant (brother?) Oab who's just fucking adorable. I wanted to stick around and finish the show for them, but there is no way in eternity I can finish this and not want to gauge my eyes out. I also liked Sichol. He has Disney eyes, and I think it's the best thing ever, and he's probably the best acting-wise out of all the cast.
Who I can't stand is Nawee and I forbid myself from watching that sick, pathetic means of a man fall in love and we're supposed to just be okay with that. I don't mind when leads have flaws, because we all do, but Nawee was written to have no regard for anyone, and I can't see how he's going to be able to redeem himself by the end of this short BL, and quite honestly I don't care. He pushes around his assistants, He thinks that Aiaoon is his masseuse, and because of that he's forceful and then they end up accidentally kissing in the bath tub...? Like, literally what the fuck. And then he hits Sichol with class, and that's when I knew I was really done. Overall, he's highly irritable and just downright mean, and I don't want to waste my time on someone I know I'll never come around to liking. Also, Chap's acting is almost so bad it's like he's doing it on purpose.
Sichol was my motivation to finish cause I seriously loved him, but then even he started doing the most left-field shit. Also, him just turning down to work with Aiaoon who offer to pay him more and help him out of his "debt" and he declined? To continue working for a lunatic? I can sit through some things, but stupidity is not one of them.
So this has been dropped. I'll just watch a youtube compilation of all their "top-tier" kisses that I've read about because I simply do not have the means to continue watching this. There are too many BLs being produced nowadays to have to sit through shit like this.
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Expected more from this series tbh...
It isn´t the worst but it could have been much better.I don´t really like the story and how it´s written. I am confused about how did they fall in love actually...they didn´t like each other but then sudenlly 20 minutes after, they held hands and were touchy with each other. It is really confusing me because we didn´t get to see how did they fell for each other. I also don´t like the "father and son" storyline because you get to see this almost everywhere :/
What I liked about the series is the fact that they are both mature enough ( well not everytime ) and that they don´t make a big deal out of falling for another man even though they are also men.
The acting is good and chemistry between the main couple is also very good.
There is a chance that i´d rewatch it someday in the future when i´ll be bored but the main reason ( and don´t get me wrong, i think i am not sick ) are the kissing scenes because they are just very well made :))
Right now waiting for the last episode so I can finally finish it but I don´t think that my rating will change :>
Have a great day <3
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THE BEST BL I HAVE EVER WATCHED!!
This was SO DUCKING GOOD I HAVE WATCHED IT 6 TIME SO FAR I LOVED IT. PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST BL I HAVE EVER WATCHED ❤️❤️❤️ . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED. . THE CAST WAS AMAZING IT WASN’T TOO LONG IT WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED.Was this review helpful to you?
Cute and funny
Chapgreen is one of my fav ship. So seeing them together makes this series special for me.I think its a variety plot and we can't predict what's going to happen next, so now I'm not going to tell anything about the storyline.
Nawee and aioun are the names of the main lead. Nawee's assistant is super cute and he's really funny. And i loved the 2 brothers of aioun as well. Especially the second brother with spects looks kinda cute and handsome. I think you can invest your time here becoz its only 8 eps and running time is nearly 20 min (as a chapgreen fan that's the only thing i hate about this series.. i need more screentime of them)
and our one and only jeff satur is singing.. what else we need for ost. His talent is no joke.. my fav.
I think most of the people don't know about this series, i guess you will regret later.. becoz you're going to miss the supercute chemistry of chapgreen.
So that's it.. you can watch it in gagaoola and don't forget to watch the ost on utub.
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Ive always lovrd Chap (Nuwee) he is soooo gorgeous and tall and cute, i actually like his behavior in the two episodes i hve watch, tge jerky but cocky attitude, his face actually fit it. He is isn't too rude like most be are saying maybe he gets really rude in episode 3 and 4 but right now he's normal
One tging that is really amusing to me that i had to rewatch three times is the ACCIDENTAL KISS... I mean how did it happen😂The way Thailand bl series always have tgeir accidental kiss is always so funny and dramatic 😂😂😂😂but either way it was a cute kiss
U guys should try it out, it actually cool
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Disappointed but no surprised
First of all, I'm writing this review based on the first three episodes (that in my opinion are more than enough). AND SPOILERS!!!!! ALL OVER THE PLACE.I was eagerly waiting for this one bc of the concept but eh, I should've seen this coming.
I will start with the good things:
-as i said, the concept. Specifically, the tailor concept which we've never seen in a bl before. Other than that everything wasn't original.
-the set decorations are so beautiful and aestheticly pleasing. However, there are no scenes out of the two sets (the main characters' houses) Probably bc they're on a tight budget and don't want to spend more on an outside one.
(Mind that even the only two good things were handled poorly).
-the reason behind refusing to make nawee's (the ceo's son, played by chap) suit is surprisingly understandable to an extent. I thought they'd come up with a lame excuse but it seems they thought about this for more than 10 seconds, thank goodness.
Now the serious talk. Honestly, i don't know where to begin from.
The first thing that didn't click right to me is how violent nawee (the ceo's son,played by chap) is from the first second we met him. (I was like sir wtf?) I really don't understand why they LOVE to make a character so toxic when they could make them normal, a little arrogant is fine. but NO they won't be able to sleep at night.
Yes that could be due to his mental illness (which is a whole other thing idk what to say about bc it wasn't discussed enough in the series till now) but that doesn't justify the horrible treatment towards everybody.
And Aiaoon(the tailor, played by green), the way he saw how violent nawee is at first hand and continued to make him the suit doesn't sit right to me. Boy what???
I really don't like how lightly they're taking the violence. No, it can't be humorous and it can't be taking in any other way than seriously. And even if they fall in love in the future(and idk how could a person fall in love with a walking red flag), I still can't accept it unless they solve this issue. I can't see it other than a toxic relationship I'm sorry.
I also don't like the way the assistant is guilt tripping Aiaoon to make the tuxedo. And going as far as lying and making false excuses.
And what about him having more screen time than the two main roles altogether? I'm starting to question if they're actually main roles and not supporting characters in the assistant's work adventures book.
- Aiaoon's brother and the adopted one story is still vague. But if they're hinting on making it romantic then here's a big ass NO NO NO. don't even think about it. Make them besties, that's all i could say.
That's all for now, which is a lot from three episodes only. I don't know if this could be fixed with 5 episodes but we'll see how it's gonna go. Again, I'm really disappointed. This could've been a really good series but this is how most of thai bls work. Half-assed job is their trade mark. So yeah...
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Mignon
Pour une fois, nous avons droit à un BL thaïlandais qui ne nous gave pas avec des longueurs inutiles. Et pour cause, il n'y a que 8 épisodes qui ne dépassent jamais 30 minutes, et d'ailleurs, si on coupe les génériques de début et de fin ainsi que les récap des épisodes précédents et du suivant, ça réduit encore la durée. On n'a donc pas le temps de s'ennuyer, ce qui est un premier point positif.L'originalité du scénario est aussi un aspect que j'ai apprécié. Attention, quand je dis "originalité", ça n'indique pas une absence de clichés - parce que des situations convenues, à commencer par les bisous accidentels et très improbables qui durent plus de 10 secondes, il y en a à la pelle. Je fais allusion au fait que l'histoire se passe dans le milieu professionnel, avec des adultes dont l'un est tailleur et l'autre est l'héritier d'un homme qui a trahi le père du premier, et qui souffre en prime d'une phobie l'empêchant de sortir de chez lui. Des éléments intéressants qui, s'ils ne nous surprennent pas des masses, ont le mérite d'apporter un vent de fraîcheur dans le paysage des BL thaïs, prouvant que la Thaïlande est désormais bien décidée à nous offrir des scénarios diversifiés. Cela a droit à quelques encouragements, du moins à mon sens, quitte à redevenir sévère plus tard, quand le marché sera suffisamment inondé de scénarios hors-universitaires et qu'on aura vraiment de quoi comparer.
Je ne dirai pas que les deux acteurs sont particulièrement doués, par contre ils sont très à l'aise dans les scènes intimes, pas de bobine gênée, d'air débile ou d'hésitations ridicules. Là encore, une nette progression appréciable et comme l'ont déjà mentionné les précédentes critiques, les voir torse nu est un plaisir pour les yeux. Leur romance est mignonne, elle ne vole pas très haut mais ce n'est pas non plus ce qu'on lui demande.
Là où le drama a réussi à me surprendre, c'est sur l'angle de la rupture familiale. L'approbation des parents et la réconciliation sont souvent un thème important, d'ailleurs la famille est une des valeurs fondamentale de la Thaïlande. Ici, le père de Nawee est un parfait connard, et sa belle-mère et son frère légitime ne sont pas en reste. Alors je ne suis pas très sûre que la décision de Nawee de rompre avec sa famille toxique soit bien perçue en Thaïlande (d'habitude on trouve un procédé scénaristique pour que tout rentre dans l'ordre), mais pour un oeil occidental comme le mien, cette décision m'a semblée tout à fait appropriée et plutôt inhabituelle, dans le bon sens.
Sinon, je dirais que cette petite série reste plutôt convenue et assez vite oubliable, mais suffisamment agréable pour passer un moment sympa. Le court format ne m'a aucunement dérangée dans la mesure où cela permet de se concentrer sur l'essentiel. Il y a clairement un effort pour nous proposer un scénario différent et un peu plus adulte, en bref, ne crachons pas dessus.
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Com exceção do roteiro, tudo é bom
Essa série foi muito esperada. Eu estive muito ansiosa para ver Chap e Green como casal, e a química entre eles não me decepcionou, mas o roteiro sim.A história em si é interessante, um rapaz herdeiro de uma fortuna, arrogante e com uma grave fobia social, vive sozinho em sua mansão e alguns acontecimentos o levam a conhecer Aioon, que é dono de uma alfaiataria e noivo de uma moça, porém os dois se apaixonam.
A série parece não ter muito investimento, pois são poucos atores e locações. Apesar disso, tem qualidade fotográfica e uma belíssima ost na voz de Jeff Satur, os poucos atores atuam bem.
Sobre Nawee: Não fica claro o que acontece no relacionamento entre ele e sua família, que parece ser bem tenso, isso pra mim é um furo enorme, pq fora do relacionamento dele e Aioon, que por sinal teve um desenvolvimento estranho (num minuto eles se odiavam e do nada já estavam se amando, não foi acontecendo de forma gradual, não teve muita lógica pela rapidez), as outras histórias todas ficaram mal explicadas, nesse caso seria melhor se nem tivessem falado nelas. Por exemplo, qual a situação entre os pais dos protagonistas? E quem diabos fica louco alucinado por um terno dessa forma? Meio forçado... E como ficou a situação entre ele e o pai?
Sobre Aioon: Um personagem interessante, com personalidade forte e determinado. Não ficou muito claro se ele rico ou não (geralmente isso fica claro). Também não foi explicada a natureza de seu noivado, tudo foi dito por cima. O primeiro beijo entre os protagonistas foi bem clichê, pq diabos Nawee estava preparando uma banheira com pétalas, e como eles acabaram caindo nela e beijando?
No geral a série é boa, são poucos e curtos os episódios e se pode maratonar em um fim de semana. Existe um certo alívio cômico no personagem Sichol, que quebra um pouco o drama pesado. Depois de tudo ainda tem um episódio especial curtinho, que me rendeu a maior vergonha alheia por causa da dancinha, mas que foi bem fofo. Se vc gosta da pegação, o casal tem cena de tirar o folêgo, eles tem muita química juntos.
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FICO DIVIDIDA COM ESSA SÉRIE
Essa série me deixa muito confusa porque é um caso gostar e ter muitos problemas ao mesmo tempo. Então vamos fazer uma lista de prós e contras.PRÓS
- A proposta é muito interessante com um herdeiro traumatizado e um alfaiate que se recusa a trabalhar pra ele
- A forma que o Nawee se desenvolve durante a trama é interessante
- Os atores tem química e por conta disso o beijo e sua cena de sexo são excelentes
- Gosto que seja curto pois a história é simples
CONTRAS
- O assistente do Nawee é extremamente insuportável, meu deus que personagem chato, toda vez que ele estava em cena eu revirava os olhos
- O desenvolvimento da trama é frio e superficial
- Em alguns momentos eu sinto que o Aiaoon não ama o Nawee (através de suas ações, porque química eles tem)
É uma série curta e apesar de não ser perfeita tem o seu charme.
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Raso
A história em si tem potencial, porém as subtramas parecem que estão lá apenas de enfeite. Gostaria que tivesse mais episódios para que as subtramas fossem desenvolvidas, isso daria mais dimensões aos personagens. O romance entre os protagonistas vai de 0 a 100 muito rápido considerando a trama de fundo que foi criada para eles, em algum momento pensei que tivesse perdido uma parte importante do plot.O desenvolvimento não é um dos melhores, você vai ficar com uma sensação de ter pulado alguns capítulos, porém não é um dos piores, acredite, já vi coisas que fariam Tuxedo uma obra prima.
Gostei da fotografia e da trilha sonora, a atuação dos atores principais são boas.
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