Both Thai LGB stories feature a significant focus on marriage, what it means to be married, and marriage equality. Both stories start off with an arranged engagement (though GAP involved an arranged engagement with an outside party, rather than between the leads). Both couples have trouble communicating their wishes to each other. Sam and Kuea are both wealthy heirs, with Mon and Lian working their way up the chain in order to be able to stand by their love interests' sides.
Gap is the mother ship of Thai GL. The meteoric international success of Gap and the abiding popularity of the two main characters, Sam and Mon, and the actors who portray them, have established Thailand as the undisputed leader in the Girl Love genre and paved the way for what has become a steady stream of increasingly professional and well crafted GL dramas.
Even though many new series have followed Gap, this groundbreaking show still rates as the best loved and most watched, likely owing to the openly affectionate and trusting relationship between Freen Sarocha and Becky Armstrong. Their on-screen chemistry and the realism with which they portray a deeply loving relationship keeps them the preeminent GL couple in the industry.
Even though many new series have followed Gap, this groundbreaking show still rates as the best loved and most watched, likely owing to the openly affectionate and trusting relationship between Freen Sarocha and Becky Armstrong. Their on-screen chemistry and the realism with which they portray a deeply loving relationship keeps them the preeminent GL couple in the industry.
Both romances center around a boss and employee learning about each other, realizing their misconceptions about each other, and falling in love. One of the main leads also faces a lot of family pressure and past trauma that makes them repress their own wants and needs, but is able to overcome it thanks to the support from the love interest and friends. Furthermore, they both feature strained sibling relationships and manipulative antagonists.
