My Stubborn

“Over-the-top but true to life—My Stubborn is a wild ride worth watching.”

Where are my Boat and Oat fans at? Because My Stubborn was a wild ride—and I loved every minute of it. Sure, some folks said it was too much to believe, and yes, a few scenes had me wondering if they hired adult film directors on the side. But underneath all the chaos, there was something hilariously real about it.

This BL didn’t shy away from exaggeration, but it also nailed the truth about relationships. There’s always that one innocent guy who falls for everything, the oversexed character who’s always stirring the pot, the couple hiding their feelings like it’s a national secret, and the pair who just can’t say “I love you” without choking on it. We’ve seen these people in real life—and maybe even been them.

Despite the drama, the misunderstandings, and the occasional eyebrow-raising moment, the show wraps up with everyone finding their version of happiness. And that’s what makes it work. It’s messy, it’s loud, it’s borderline ridiculous—but it’s also heartfelt.

Boat and Oat carried the show with their chemistry and comedic timing. I’d love to see them in more offbeat rom-coms, but I wouldn’t mind a serious drama or two to show off their range. They’ve got the chops, and My Stubborn proved they’re not afraid to take risks.

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Famous for the explicit sex scenes - but so much more: perfect casting and outstanding chemistry

My Stubborn has gained attention for its many explicit adult scenes, but it’s much more than just steamy moments. It’s a modern romantic drama set in an office environment that blends humor, heartbreak, and authentic emotional depth.

The series follows two young men as they navigate their relationship, exploring their sexualities and feelings while dealing with personal and professional challenges. Their journey from sexual curiosity and exploration to genuine love is portrayed with sincerity and realism, capturing the complexities of emotions.

This BL stands out from the many others that awkwardly force NC (sex scenes) where it doesn’t belong. In My Stubborn, the explicit scenes feel natural and essential to the story. Unlike many series where actors seem uncomfortable, here the cast handles these moments with confidence, making them feel genuine rather than cringe-worthy.

The modern office setting adds a relatable backdrop for the romance and drama, grounding the story in a familiar world. The series is often funny but can also be heartbreakingly emotional, allowing viewers to truly feel the characters’ pain and growth during tough times.

The only criticism I have is about the side couple. Their story felt completely unnecessary in this series, and their chemistry wasn’t very convincing either. Honestly, the show would have been even better if this part of the story had been left out entirely, as it never felt believable or interesting.

Casting is superb — the leads fit their roles perfectly, and their chemistry is undeniable. Watching their connection evolve is one of the show’s biggest strengths. The performances bring warmth and authenticity, making the characters’ journey believable and engaging. Overall, it’s a well-acted, emotionally rich series that balances steamy moments with genuine storytelling.

A friendly tip: if you don’t want people around you to think you’re watching adult content, it’s best to use headphones. And if you’re uncomfortable with explicit sex scenes, this series might not be for you.

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A series where the actors took ALL the risks!

WARNING: This series is not for all viewers due to its very explicit sex scenes. [It's not porn, no sex is seen in this drama, but the sex scenes seem real]. It is intended for a mature audience, capable of understanding the raw sexual content and recognizing that the central theme is the evolution of the relationship between our two protagonists, from fleeting attraction to a solid, stable, and trusting relationship.

PLOT: In a group of childhood friends, there are the "older" ones (Sorn, Thai, and Champ) who eventually form a company, and the younger ones, including Jun, a rebellious and stubborn youngster. At 18, Jun stumbled upon Sorn masturbating and ended up sharing the moment. Years later, Jun becomes an intern at the company, with Sorn as his mentor (brusque and annoyed by the "kids"). But Jun, in a rather toxic relationship, is repeatedly rescued from trouble by Sorn, who becomes his "sex mentor."

+++ There are sex scenes in each episode, which fuels the hateful comments. For me, these scenes are necessary in the narrative, because sex is the expression of the bond between the two protagonists, their way of communicating, seducing each other, and measuring their power over the other one. Some commenters call Sorn a pervert. I completely disagree. Jun is an adult and consenting, even initiating. For me, Jun's feigned innocence, which plays on his power over Sorn, is morally more perverse than Sorn's raw, expressed, direct desire. Jun is never fooled by the "sex mentor" excuse. He's the one in control (by deliberately putting himself in danger, stirring up Sorn's jealousy, etc.).
+++ Boat is so hot. This actor exudes charisma, tension, and energy that leaps off the screen. I hope to see him again soon in longer (and more comfortable :) series.
+++ Oat is Jun, mischievous, carefree, self-assured (on the surface), and nonchalant like a young adult in the throes of discovery. However, both at work and in his personal life, he tends to behave like a spoiled and capricious schoolboy, bolstered by the support of his "older brothers." This isn't believable for someone who's 22 or 23...
+++ Fast-paced direction, with no dull moments.
+++ Good OSTs that complement the atmosphere of the scenes.

### The series relies solely on the Boat/Oat interactions; everything else (or almost everything) is just filler (work/supporting actors/other characters): the employees who eat, gossip, flirt, ... but don't work / the Thai-Champ relationship and the sismance are bland, tasteless, flavorless, and uninteresting / Phiangrak, who isn't even a shadow of a love rival / the families / ...
Only two secondary characters manage to exist on screen: Korn and Thanu.

### The repetition of sex scenes, unnecessary once the relationship has become stable, ultimately ruins the effect. One wonders if the producers didn't demand a quota (one scene per episode) to satisfy the fans?

=> An unusual, disturbing, unsettling series, difficult to rate because the very mediocre rubs shoulders with the exceptional. For mature audiences only!

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Série où les acteurs ont pris TOUS les risques !

WARNING: Cette série n'est pas pour tous les viewers, en raison des scènes de sexe très explicites. Elle est destinée à une audience mature, capable de prendre du recul par rapport aux images brutes de sexe, de comprendre que le fil de cette série, c'est l'évolution de la relation entre nos 2 protagonistes, de l'attirance fugitive à une relation solide, stable, de confiance.

PLOT : Ds 1 gpe d'amis depuis l'enfance, il y a les "grands" (Sorn, Thai et Champ) qui finiront par créer une Cie et les + jeunes, dont Jun, turbulent et têtu. A 18 ans, Jun est tombé sur Sorn en plein séance de masturbation et il a fini par partager ce moment. Des années + tard, Jun devient stagiaire dans la Cie, avec Sorn comme mentor (brusque, agacé par les "gamins"). Mais Jun, ds 1 relat° assez toxique, est sauvé à chaque fois des pbs par Sorn, qui devient son "mentor de sexe".

+++ Il y a des scènes de sexe ds chq épisode ce qui attise les commentaires haineux. Pour moi, ces scènes sont nécessaires dans la narration, car le sexe est l'expression du lien entre les 2 protagonistes, leur façon de communiquer, de se séduire, de mesurer son pouvoir sur l'autre. Certains commentateurs traitent Sorn de pervers. Je ne suis pas du tout d'accord. Jun est adulte et consentant, voire demandeur. Pour moi, la fausse innocence de Jun, qui joue de son pouvoir sur Sorn, est moralement plus perverse que le désir brutal, exprimé, direct,... de Sorn. Jun n'est jamais dupe de l'excuse "sex mentor". C'est lui qui mène le jeu (en se mettant exprès en danger, en attisant la jalousie de Sorn, etc.)
+++ Boat est trop hot. Cet acteur dégage un charisme, une tension, une énergie qui crève l'écran. J'espère le revoir bientôt dans des séries plus longues (et confortables :)
+++ Oat EST Jun, malicieux, insouciant, sûr de lui (en façade), désinvolte comme peut l'être un jeune adulte en pleine découverte. Cpdt, tant au niveau travail que ds sa vie personnelle, il a tendance à se comporter en écolier gâté et capricieux, fort du soutien de son "frère aîné". Ce n'est pas crédible pour qq1 de 22-23 ans ...
+++ Réalis° rythmée, sans temps mort
+++ Bons OSTs qui accompagnent l'ambiance des scènes.

### série tient uniquement sur les interactions Boat/Oat, tout le reste (ou presque) n'est que du remplissage (travail / acteurs support / autres personnages) : les salariés qui mangent, gossip, draguent, ... mais ne travaillent pas / la relation Thai-Champ et celles des filles, est fade, insipide, sans saveur et sans intérêt / Phiangrak qui n'est même pas l'ombre d'1 love rival / les familles / ...
Seuls 2 personnages secondaires parviennent à exister à l'écran : Korn et Thanu.

### La répétition des scènes de sexe, inutile qd la relat° est devenue stable, finit par gâcher l'effet. C'est à se demander si la production n'avait pas exigé un quota (1 scène par épisode) pour satisfaire les fans ???

=> Une série inhabituelle, perturbante, dérangeante, difficile à noter car le très médiocre côtoie l'exceptionnel. Seulement pour une audience mature !!

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I now know why some of you guys like this series

Disclaimer

What I am writing here are my views and thoughts about this series. Some of you may not like it. That does not give you the right to try to come at me with your opinions on why this series should get a higher or lower score and why it is better/worse than I think it is. You have your own opinions, and I have mine. Kindly respect that.

After completing this series, I now know why some of you guys like this series – and it is not for the plot because there is barely one. I personally felt that this series did not need twelve episodes to get this story across – it could have easily been done in eight or ten episodes. I mean, I know why they used it – to give us so many smex scenes between the main couple and the secondary couple. But did it really add anything to the story? I mean, we did learn why Sorn doesn't like to date younger people, but still. Also, you can't date a younger person, but Sorn can do what he did to Jun by the koi pond. Right, okay.

I also felt that there were too many people for this series, and because of this, they weren't developed properly. The side male couple could have been dealt with better, as the series out of nowhere introduced a third person to come between the secondary couple – Champ and Thai in the 11th episode. It felt that they were trying to make up enough episodes for the twelve episodes by doing such a thing out of nowhere. I'm not even going to talk about the GL couple for this series.

So, in all
4 ⭐ for the story as the storyline is not that strong to me (I felt that there is basically no story)
6.5⭐ for the acting, as all of the actors need to vastly improve.
7 ⭐ for the music as it actually was addictive and
4.5 ⭐ to rewatch this series because let's be real – it has nothing to wow me back to give this another watch.

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It was ok, not great.

This series was good to watch, but not very special. The story was ok, but i am just not a big fan of such an extreme dominant person with a very submissive as opposite. It became a lot better when i saw more of the soft side of Sorn, and more of the determend side of Jun.

The acting of Boat, Oat and Punpun was good, the other actors werent very bad, but there was still enough room for improvement. I don't like Yoon, he really lacks facial expressions.

The fake beard in one of the last episodes was so bad that it was almost hilarious...

This series had some very hot sex scene's, i think that is te main reason for those high ratings some people give it.

I don't think i will watch it again.

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Whew!! Spicy!

Okay, from the jump; Sorn going at it solo while watching an AV with his pants down with the fish watching is crazy 🤣🤣, but to pull Jun into the mix is even crazier 🤣🤣! Then the spiciness continues from episode 1!

This series has no real plot to it, some of the acting was subpar, yet to be able to act like you're really doing the "horizontal tango, solo play and double solo play" had me shook to my core! Yoon, to me, has never been that good of an actor to me anyway. His performances always seem so fake and it didn't change in this series either. However, Boat and Oat did a fabulous job acting; which is the only reason I was invested in it from the first episode.

However, I wasn't a fan of the gaslighting that Sorn would constantly do to Jun. Sorn clearly had feelings for Jun, yet didn't express them well. In the beginning, Sorn was using Jun as a "friends with benefits" partner to relieve his sexual tension under the guise of "teaching" while constantly sleeping around. Sorn was a complete and total sex addict and I disliked seeing Sorn treat Jun like that and then make Jun feel bad; emotionally, if he went out wanting to sleep with other people too. Sorn was a giant red flag in my opinion and the toxicity level he gave off was immense and Jun didn't deserve that kind of treatment, yet the spiciness they delivered was WOW; hence is why I watched it all the way through.

I would have been more invested in the "second couple" had their acting been better. It felt "fake" and lacked spice. The acting with the second couple just didn't tickle my fancy. I will rewatch it again, because it does have just enough spice to keep me hooked onto it because spicy BL's are right up my alley. Just wish the acting was a bit better between the second couple.

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A Rollercoaster of Red Flags & Romance

This series packs a lot of NC scenes—almost one per episode. My biggest issue was. however, P'Sorn's intense possessiveness. His actions were often confusing, and the way he'd force kisses and hugs felt genuinely uncomfortable to watch sometimes. Honestly, I was sometimes scared he'd try to kiss the other character at inappropriate times.

The plot also felt a bit stretched; I think they could've easily told this story in 10 episodes instead of 12.

A positive thought: the end of episode 10 was a definite highlight! P'Sorn seemed to finally respect the boundaries of the other from then on.

Overall, it's a mixed opinion. While there were good moments, the possessiveness made it a tough watch at times.

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Such a waste

Honestly I don't know where to start from .Wasted 13hours of my time watching a baseless series..To me it was more like the actors moving up and down without any storyline except the Nc scenes..They are just everywhere but nowhere...What were kids doing as coffee sellers during school hours? What was the use of introduction of the other kid that was forced into Tan's hands in the mall? What was the use of the kid that brought candy to sorn's house?Too many unnecessary casts with no story line...Confusion everywhere..At least a backstory of how all of them just happens to know each other should be there...It was so tiring to watch..One of the worst I have seen this year...Sigh

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Reviews are misleading

I would like to say lets normalize sex in boylove. As a person from the LGBT community, I hate when they gloss over the nitty gritty and go for cute and fluffy, which dehumanizes the characters and turns them into sexless caricatures of what real humans are suppose to be. Much of the problem behind the bad reviews, are oh this actually has a normal amount of sex scenes for a couple that is in a relationship or at the beginning of one....the acting could have been better, but its not solely their fault the director is responsible for that. The story could also have been a little bit smoother and cohesive to give the viewer a better understanding of the development of the relationship between these two characters. I don't care about the music at all, thats a non factor.

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