Siew Sum Noi (2021)

Bleh

Ok so first I gotta say I had a bit of a hard time finding subs so some of it I was kinda winging it. The story is there but I somehow couldn't get into it much. Keep in mind these are new actors, but that doesn't mean it's technically 'bad'. It seemed a bit low budget but it has some realistic points that either made me happy or sad lol Not gonna lie, I laughed more than I should have with the fight scenes LMAO. I'm not really sure I'd recommend to anyone based on how little it interested me but if you want something simple to kill some time and surprisingly not too cliché, I'd give SSN a shot. I think there was a pretty good amount of chemistry (between friends and lovers alike) which obviously always helps a series. I think it's rating is pretty accurate for the most part.
Enjoy...

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Really recommend it, So different, cute and funny!

I'm so hooked!! Never thought I could watch a Thai BL that is different from all most known Thai BLs by GMM TV and LINE TV which casts the same actors in every series and just switches which gets to be the main couple.

Siew Sum Noi is so different and I'm loving it, finally some actors in a BL drama that I haven't seen a million times before. All the actors are different for me, the vibe and story are different, not another drama in the heart of Bankok but in a village in Northern Thailand and they speak the dialect of that village, sing musicals and folk songs from that village. I love the main couple and side couples, their chemistry is amazing and they're all so cuteee.

Usually some of the acting in Thai BLs makes me cringe, but loved the acting in this drama. So much comedy, laughed in every episode till my stomach hurt. So much jokes, and comedy. So much good things about this series. I highly recommend it!

I love everything about this drama except for Ruk's dad, he's a total douche. IG's mom is so funny and awesome, she's kind of a fujoshi lol.

Some people call the music and songs in this drama "weird" but these are people who can't appreciate others' cultures, these are Thai village style songs like how Korea makes Trot songs which I also enjoy and love.

I hope to find more good Northern Thai BLs!

Just finished watching it and I really really really loved it! That Isaan village dialect is kinda hot lol. I bet people who call the songs and "soap/musical scenes" in this series as bad or terrible are kids born in the 2002. I'm a 90s kid but I can appreciate different cultures. Just because a song is cultural and "different" from what you're used to doesn't make it a bad song. I'm so glad they're preserving the culture of Northern Thailand. I found all the couples so sweet and darlings, and the boys from the "God boys gang" are so cute and funny.

IG's mom os so hilarious and sweet. Laughed a lot, I'll definitely rewatch this.

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A HIDDEN GEM

M so lucky to have come across this drama. It's so UNDERRATED! Although it was a school based BL, it was uncommon. I haven't come across a similar fake bf to real bf BL drama. The cast was really lovely. The main couple, unlike most BL couples, were not just lovey dovey at all times. I loved the combination of fierceness and cuteness in them. The second and third couples were incredibly cute. The friends were silly and funny. Not that funny though. What was totally different was, usually we see dramas based on city life, University life, etc. But here, it entirely focused on the country life and their culture. The songs were good but the fact that the charecters starts singing out of the blue in the flow of emotions was funny and gave the "Bollywood vibes". It's rare to see that in southeast Asian dramas.
Overall, it was entertaining, and definately can be re-watched.

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I dont know what to put on this headline

I know u must think i am crazy for putting that title as my headline
I know so dont mind me
Anyways
I must say lately i have been bored to the point that i can watch anything and i just happened to go on youtube And watched like about 45 second into an siew sum noi edit and dashed straight into the drama head on
And i was wondering when i was looking for this drama that how come i never heard or see this drama before since its a bl
But damn i got to learn it first hand
And now i totally understand why i never heard of it

Storyline: Low key trash ( ASS with the capital A)

Acting: Its ASS ( these people cant act properly to save their life, i mean even though they are amateur
Come on!!! They should at least get a little experience when it comes to these sorts of things and that was a huge disappointment)

The Ost: 😂😂😂 Man i would give this the worst song i have ever heard in history
They cant expect me to take them serious when that song plays

Their voice: 😐 i am speechless, even i can sing better than them
Do they seriously stand in front of the camera and sing that horrible song and feel to themselves " Yes i did that" 🤔 Thats crazy!!!! Could not be me by far!!!!Lmao

And the green froggy\ alien mask: is it just me but every time i see that mask it jumps me and creeps me out and even in my mind i wish for them to do away with the mask. It was soo freaky!!! But somehow it just keeps popping up because it somehow plays a role in their relationship otherwise i would have taken jt for a ugly mask fetish because i cant understand why they would still keep it around

The only good things i like about the series is that for once in a long time i got to see a decent boy as a bottom , both mcs are hot ( especially the top did u see his body damn!!! he is so fine and so ripped 😆😆), and it is very funny and i love the comedy

Thats basically the only thing good about it

Now for the questions
Would i rewatch it : Oh heavens no !!!! Something like that is to be watched once
But who is to say its just my opinion🤷

Would i recommend it?
Well no and yes at the same time because it depends on the person and as i said before i was bored and i just happened to watch it but otherwise i would not even spare a glance at it

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CLICHE PLOT, MEDIOCRE ACTING AND WASTE OF MONEY MAKING THIS SERIES

The whole school themes BL series nowadays is somewhat tiresome and repetitive. It only works with seasoned directors and actors, a good example would be "be my favorite", "Enchante", "HIStory:Days of our lives", I could go on with all this good examples but you know my point is.
I think this series is a low-budget given the fact what kind of cinematic they've used and the actors they hired. If I am not mistaken, this actors are new to the industry. I mean what the hell is the casting director doing?? Is he/she BLIND?? Not for insulting but they can cast better and more I would say "sell-able" face.
The plot is worst, acting is mediocre, the setting is cliche. Just because BLs this past few years exploded in popularity means everyone will appreciates just "any" story. This one in particular doesn't even have the essence of a good series. It's like slapping a paint on the wall without considering it's purpose.
I am surprised that it garnered 7 points rating where it should have only 1, sorry for the fans of this series but I've seen a lot of BLs since I can remember and I've seen better, I've seen worst and this in particular is not even in the middle.

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Engrossing entertainment

This series is free currently (March 2024) on Dailymotion with EngSub.
It's BL but mixed with drama, humour and music. It's very entertaining and was very easy to get hooked on from Ep 1.
The story is there to provide a vehicle for the relationships, comedy and music. The characters are interesting and likeable.
The settings are a school football club in Bangkok and an up-country village which the boys come from. This gives the opportunity for Esaan dialect and singing. The songs are very catchy and sometimes there is dancing as well. In the last episode they sing and dance to the title song. It's obvious that the cast genuinely enjoy it. There are at least three BL couples with friendship turning to love, but the two side couples get very little time. For the side couples it's mostly kept light and fluffy with lots of teasing and smiles. What is nice is that there is a lot of hugging and sympathy among the characters. In the later episodes the two leads are often hugging believably. One is tall, the other shorter. The shorter one Ruk (played by Champ) is very masculine and cute at the same time. This combination reminded me of Pun (played by Ryu), the lead boy in You Are My King 2. Both leads are probably a few years older than their characters, which is usual, but they both have noticeable facial hair (close shaved). Even so, the acting engages your sympathy and you want the boys to have a happy ending. You are not disappointed.

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The first and only reason I watch this series was because some (wonderful) series on my watchlist were finished :( So I need another (hopefully) good one to fulfilling my days.

Without having any expectations, this series actually surprised me with its sweetness. Looks cheap and modest impression, for me this series managed to beat TharnType 2 which incidentally has a fairly large promotional fund.

I feel This series more like my redemption of Nitiman which I thought could be one of my favorite series of this year. But turn out, made me down deeply :”

Another great thing of this series comes from their opening and closing soundtrack, respectively. A Northern Thailand-style music is kinda dopey, it’s remind me of dangdut music from Indonesia. lol

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The story, rife with many BL clichés, will soon give way to an LGBT+ narrative

A lover of horror, supernatural thrillers, and comedy, Thai director Mike Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon also enjoys telling boys' love stories. From 'Still 2' (2014), 'Ghost Ship' (2015), 'Haunted' (2016), 'Bangkok Ghost Stories: Rescuer' (2018), 'Pee Nak' (2019), and 'Pee Nak 2' (2020), the art director and actor, as a keen observer and expert in dissecting emotions, gives audiences his intimate exploration of human relationships and affections.
In his next work, the television series 'Siew Sum Noi' (2021), Mike tells a story about the complexity of fully entering adulthood, love after faking a fake courtship, discovery, self-acceptance, homosexuality and acceptance by parents and society, homophobia and internalized homophobia, gay shame, the ways in which a few couples relate to each other in which at least two are still in adolescence and face their dreams to fulfill, having in common that they fight to change their reality and the desire to escape loneliness, prejudices towards people from northeast Thailand, identity and culture shock, played by a cast of new actors or with little artistic experience, while others have seen their acting careers stopped after the premiere of the audiovisual.
A few glimpses into the portrait of teenagers and young adults who have decided to come out of the closet and refuse to give up on finding some happiness, as well as a generational discussion, given that most of the characters are of a similar age.

THE BEST

The director touched on several profound themes in what was his most ambitious audiovisual offering to date, and in which Mike successfully pursued a story that, despite featuring a trope already explored on various occasions —the story of two boys falling in love after pretending to be dating— resonates with audiences for its amusing dialogue, the chemistry its protagonists inspire, its status as the first bilingual Thai/Isan (a variant of Laotian) BL series, its approach to social issues, and its cast featuring actors from the Isan population, with their distinctive skin tones and hair types, among other physical features and facial structures, different from those of the people from central or southern Thailand that fans of dramas in the genre are accustomed to seeing.
On the other hand, the series, which combines sports, music, and romance, showcases the musical film format with the use of dance songs and themes in the style of country music from northeast Thailand to tell a story from a much more subjective and intimate point of view. This allows the audience to have a much more personal relationship with the series and its protagonists.
'Siew Sum Noi' is also an example of how, with limited resources, it is possible to tell stories that audiences can connect with.
Another aspect worth highlighting is the fact that while the series begins as a story filled with many BL clichés, it soon gives way to an LGBT+ narrative, moving away from romance and delving into personal and family issues.
While its first three episodes are forgettable, with one-dimensional characters and chaotic, pointless drama, the series that follows Ruk (Champ Chenrach Sumonwat ruk - 'Past-Senger', 2023), and IG (Nakharin Phanwong - 'Love Poison', 2019, who answers to both the nicknames Virgo and Gun), picks up momentum when it changes scenery from the boring school center in the Thai capital to a cozy rural town in the Isan province.
Despite mediocre writing at times and characters lacking depth, the following episodes manage to captivate audiences, among other virtues, with their cheerful and wacky humor, fun musical and dance numbers, hidden romances between the family and the townspeople, homophobia, gay shame, popular festivals, the clash of cultures between the big city and the countryside, parents accepting their children's homosexuality, and complex family relationships, come together to revive the series.
The gang made up of Kaengsom (Garto Pannawit Phattanasiri), Mes (Fam Pornpawit Putthisethakul), Tong (Fluk Pisith Nimitsamanjit), and Kui (Bomp Premsama Punn), IG and Ruk's friends, provide the comedy and exaggerated humor.
The arrival of the two protagonists and the remaining members of the school soccer team to this rural area of Thailand will introduce new characters and subplots that enrich the narrative.
Here we find the villain Tunwa (Tao Phichairak Phimonmat), Petch (Got Sarun Kanyamoon), who, along with the character played by Bomp, will embody the second couple, while Grateen (Moo Yong Yukhondet Patchim) and Nakrob (Ohm Pracha), Ruk's brother, will bring to life the third youthful romance.
But there are three other characters who are very interesting: Kaewdtah (Candy Rakkaen – 'Brothers', 2021) and Yoi, IG's mother and grandmother, respectively, and Yinrod, Ruk and Nakrob's father. These two women represent maternal love and grandparenthood, the kind of love that grandparents offer their grandchildren, which is distinct from that of fathers.
Both, especially the mother, an icon of the series, will make us laugh and feel proud for accepting her offspring and for her unconditional support of the romance the two protagonist’s experience. Furthermore, their figures play a very important role during IG and Ruk's introspective journey.
Yinrod, for his part, is a character who appears upon the young people's arrival in the northeastern province of Thailand. While he represents the other side of the coin to Ruk and Nakrob, he, a conservative man with strong patriarchal characteristics, experiences a family drama as he has to deal with his offspring's liking for boys. The village leader, he personifies a homophobic figure who opposes his two sons' same-sex relationships. From the first moment I met the character, I tried to answer one question: will the father undergo a radical change in his stance toward queer people?
All three will make the viewer reflect.

THE WORST

The gang's antics become tiresome and repetitive. A better distribution of their screen time could have served to better develop the main plots, especially the three romances.
IG's return, already in the final moments, to his abandoned pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, despite knowing she had been unfaithful and that he didn't love her.


MAIN CHARACTERS AND THEIR ROMANCES

Originally from Isan, Ruk arrives in Bangkok after transferring to a new school on a sports scholarship. A very popular boy among his childhood friends, the feelings of confusion and nervousness he suffers after leaving a familiar culture to live in a new and different one lead him to distance himself from his teammates. Not having friends irritates those around him, especially IG.
Ruk is unaware that, like him, IG is originally from Isan. After tense and conflicting encounters, Ruk receives an invitation from IG to go to a party masked. In a plan of revenge, IG seeks to embarrass the newcomer to Bangkok. However, during the party, Ruk is kissed by a nervous IG, who is unable to deal with his ex-girlfriend Fangkao and her secret relationship with his teammate Kim (Tape Worrachai Sirikongsuwan). While a surprised Ruk resists participating in a fake relationship, photos of the two boys kissing circulate on social media, to everyone's amazement. However, this fake relationship will bring him even closer on IG.
IG, the attractive internet idol, is the latest heir to the family business. Coming from a wealthy family, the popular student returns to school after taking two years off. During this period of self-discovery and rethinking his passions and dreams, he became a popular influencer and has a large following on social media.
Upon learning that the family business is in trouble, the teenager, who maintains a close relationship with his mother and grandmother, decides to help the company move forward, even though the steps involved don't fit his idol image.
Faced with the prejudices that rural people experience in big cities, especially if they are from another province with significant cultural differences, IG hides his origins as a child from northeast Thailand. I quickly understood why he has to hide his origins and even fake his accent to gain sympathy.

IG and Ruk

During a party, in an attempt to make his ex-girlfriend jealous, IG accidentally kisses Ruk on the lips and claims the two are in a relationship.
During mid-term break, the two boys return to their hometown. One to visit his father and older brother, while the other follows his mother to respond to his grandmother's request claiming to be ill. It's then that they both discover they share the same cultural identity and live in the same village.
The first thing that strikes me is the skin color of the two protagonists: olive, something rarely seen in Thai dramas of any genre.
Both IG and Ruk have similar vibes. Their characters blend many of the typical "seme" and "uke" clichés. Mike's decision to cast two very masculine characters as gay protagonists—two soccer players, one of whom is popular with girls and going through a breakup with a girlfriend, and the other a heterosexual with a homophobic father who, before falling in love with another boy, paints a picture of rejection of LGBT+ people, no less—reflects the constant tension in Thai drama regarding queer representation.
While exploring their sexuality, IG and Ruk will deal with the band's problems and their responsibilities to their family and their village, while also dealing with the homophobic father of one of them, who opposes their relationship.
The relationship between the two protagonists will be jeopardized by the appearance of Tunwa, a con man who is secretly in love with Ruk, his childhood friend. The character's evil nature will be exposed when the gang members discover that the criminal has appropriated the funds they had honestly earned for the soccer team's activities during their school holidays in the village of Isan.

Nakrob and Grateen

Nakrob is a teacher at the village's primary school. He lives alone with his father after his younger brother left to study in Bangkok. Very close to Yinrod and Ruk, the man who struggles with decades of gay shame, he maintains a secret relationship with Grateen and struggles to keep it hidden, worried about his homophobic father's reaction.
Grateen is a professional singer and lead vocalist of a band that has lost popularity in recent months and is struggling financially, causing the character to doubt his future. Adopted by Yoi after the death of his parents, he struggles to keep his romance with Nakrob a secret. I would have liked to see more development for this character. I left wanted to learn about his close relationship with his adoptive mother, or his commitment to a musical career in a fading band.
Delving deeper into these stories would allow for a better characterization of the character, one that transcends the cliché of a one-dimensional love interest who only sings and smiles.
The audience will enjoy Moo Yong's performances as he sings, dances, and smiles from the stage at each of the band's shows.

Kui and Petch

Kui is a member of the soccer team and a friend of IG, Mes, Kaengsom, Tong, and Katty, the members of the school group dubbed "The God Boys" due to their immense popularity. He later befriends Ruk after the latter arrives at the school. Very popular with the girls, he comes to discover his sexuality when he meets Petch. Curious about Petch's same-sex attraction, Kui kisses him and experiences sensations, emotions, and feelings never before known.
Petch has been Ruk's friend since childhood. Openly gay, he feels attracted to Kui from the moment Ruk introduces them. According to the main character, Petch is a quiet and unassuming boy, but tends to withdraw when he falls in love.
The two experience a tender and simple romance, the least profound of the three romances, which faces the main difficulty of each living in two distant provinces. Petch ends the long-distance relationship by transferring to the same school Kui attends.

UNFORGETTABLE SCENES

There are several enduring scenes: Grateen in episode 4 singing the series' soundtrack; the one of Ruk and IG, who unwittingly end up naked together in a bathtub; every time Kaewdtah stumbles upon her son and his boyfriend in a compromising situation; and in episode 5 when Kui spills water on his shirt, immediately strips naked and asks Petch to clean it up, looking at him with provocative eyes.
While the funny scenes and absurd, over-the-top entertainment outweigh the narrative, the scene of physical intimacy and sex between IG and Ruk in episode 11 is one of the most homoerotic, exciting, enjoyable, and artistic in the BL universe.
The intimate camera angle, which slowly but precisely pans over the eroticized bodies of the two young men inch by inch, manages to showcase the beauty of the male physique like rarely seen in audiovisual works of the genre.

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Série fuleiragem

Só quem sabe aproveitar uma boa série fuleiragem aproveitou essa série, esse musical no caso, o panorama que eles fazem da vida do Ruk e dps outros personagens é sem dúvidas um dos pontos mais fortes da série, os pais, os casais além do principal são com certeza outros pontos fortes da série, pra uma série de baixo orçamento eles conseguiram me cativar por todas essas semanas, fiquei muito feliz com o final e com toda a série, os alívios cômicos, as músicas, a atuação de todo o cast foram muito boas, eu com certeza indicarei mais ainda do que já indicava hahahaha. Eu espero ver mais deles no futuro e estou muito orgulhoso pelo IG o ator realmente só tem a crescer e eu espero que cresça muito.

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