Ko Rak Man Pak Jai (2026)

When the products of two dysfunctional families meet, It was a sweet and beautiful romance.

Subjective Gut Rating: 8.25

The reason I wanted to check out “Money, My Love” is because of Kongthap Peak. I’ve liked him from the Dhevaprom series, and wanted to see him again. I got a slight bumpy ride with this drama, but the handsome, charming and adorable Kongthap guided me through the waves and arrived at a safe place.

Plot:
This is a story about a rich man from a dysfunctional family meeting a poor girl from a dysfunctional family. They are both smart in their own ways, sweet and really a good match for each other. They supported each other through their family traumas and crises, healed each other and became a better person because of the other half. There aren’t really any unique plot twists in this lakorn and the business plot isn’t unique either. We have seen greedy rich people vying for more money, rich and poor children not being loved by their parents, and evil people trying to take your money and happiness away from you. Add on to that is a little revenge, a lot of slaps and punches to the face. This drama’s overall plot might not shine, but it’s the relationship between the characters that really highlight the successes of the drama.

Romance:
For the first half of the drama, I was loving the leads’ friendship development. They supported each other and were very honest with each other. They truly understand the other half, have faith in them and believe in them. It was quite refreshing to see the leads communicate so honestly with each other. Then they started dating and the bumpy ride started. I was so worried that I would end up disliking their romance. At one point, as much as I love Kongthap, his character started to annoy me when he was not setting firm boundaries with his ex in front of his girlfriend. At least, he wasn’t really giving out mixed signals, thank goodness. Instead, it was rather growing pains to learn to be a really good boyfriend. Luckily, misunderstandings are cleared rather quickly through honest communication. I almost have second lead syndrome, almost only. There are many cute and fluffy scenes between the leads. They really are fun to watch. I just wish the kisses were better and not fish kisses. But it’s a lakorn, so that is to be expected.

Acting:
Compared to many other Thai dramas, the acting is not as over-the-top, though there is still some exaggeration. It still took me a little while to get used to the style of acting. I enjoy the performances by Kongthap and Pop the most. These brothers have some really powerful and emotional scenes, as well as fun brotherly love ones. The lakorn veterans are good and the younger cast are OK.

Relationships:
Aside from the romance, I really enjoy the development of the parent/child relationships and also the siblings relationships. The parent/child relationships are especially rocky but seeing them evolved throughout the drama was nice. I also really enjoy the bonding between the brothers. Their brotherhood is the most rewarding to watch, and it doesn’t hurt that we have two really good-looking and charming actors in Konthap and Pop. The friendship is sweet as well. I don’t think I’ve seen so much BBQ bonding time in a Thai drama before. I thought I was watching a K-drama! LOL


Even though I had to watch the last 5 episodes at 1.25x speed, I did enjoy “Money, My Love” for the most part. I might be biased towards Kongthap and bumped the rating a little bit because he’s just too handsome and adorable! As a younger brother, this is a playful side of Kongthap that I didn’t see in the Dhevaprom series. Kaykai is an adorable actress as well and I do like her character very much. If I judge this from a lakorn standard, this is a solid 8.0-8.5 drama for me. It’s not the most over-the-top lakorn I’ve seen and also not the most serious one either. I would only recommend this drama if you are a veteran lakorn watcher, and are looking for a sweet romance with strong family development and relationship plotlines.



Drama Completed: 6/29/2026 Review #699

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