My Love Mix-Up!

Such a cute show

Now anything GeminiFourth I watch cause I’m so obsessed with them and they are so young and talented. When I heard that this show was coming out I was so excited cause my babies will be in it.

This was such a cute show and it was young, honest love. Just high school kids trying to navigate life, school and first love. Everything for them was firsts and they are trying to figure themselves out and who they want to be and it is just so amazing and I love the innocence of it all.

We are first introduced to Atom and we can see that he is a good person, overthinking and a little dramatic at times lol but his heart is in the right place and his always there to help his friends out even if it means helping them out with someone his starting to fall for to.

Then there is Matmi she is so cute and such a good friend, she already has a huge crush on Half and I love her character in this show it shows she is strong and dependable friend. Yes she may sometimes be dramatic like her bestie Atom but she is always there for her friends and ready to help.

Kongthap is such a smart, quiet caring person and I love that his character is just so laid and gentle. The way he treats Atom is so cute he genuinely loves and cares for his boyfriend. His a very supportive friend and kind. He too is also discovering himself so there are things he doesn’t know how to do or say but he is trying and putting the work to communicate better.

Half is just so cute and just a chill guy. Every one wants to date him of course but I live how his such a good friend to Atom and when Atom told him that he likes Kongthap he didn’t judge him but just accepted it cause that’s his friend and and it’s ok to like who you like.

Through out the show Atom and Matmi really were the stars in the show we can see that they share the same energy all that and they are so supportive to each other and they boyfriends of course. The moms in this show were so supportive and accepting. Even though this was an adaptation of the Japanese version with the same title I loved how they made it they own made it Thai showing the culture of Thai and making it there own so it was so refreshing and interesting.

Just watch this show it’s so cute and it has GeminFourth even though product placement was a lot but it was a show worth watching and it will make you feel giddy and excited 😊

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Cute GeminiFourth and cute series

I really loved the japanese version, it’s one of my favorite series of all time. But I loved this one too❤️ it’s different, but
fits the cliches of thai bl and I LOVE GEMINIFOURTH SO MUCH. They are so perfect in Kongthap and Atom’s roles. And their chemistry is insane😭I admit I started this series for them. It’s not like the original one, that is so much better, but I really enjoy this version. Maybe cause I love Gemini and Fourth too much, I don’t know, but I like the storyline (the same as the japanese version) and I think overall it’s really a cute and funny show to watch, with all the cliché of a school thai bl too❤️‍🩹 I really love Gem and Fourth’s acting, I’m excited to see them in a more serious role in Ticket to Heaven 👀

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It’s cute… but deadly boring.

They are insanely cute and adorable—1 million more good adjectives could describe them. But the main issue is that, unfortunately, the series is boring.

First of all, I have to say they have one of the healthiest relationships I’ve ever seen in a boy love series, especially considering they’re just two teenagers in high school. Their relationship is dialogue-based, they’ve grown up together, and their conflicts are resolved together in a very healthy way. It’s so cute. Adorable.

But here’s the problem: it’s so plain. It feels like nothing is happening. And when we’re talking about a series that’s 100% focused on being cute, you have to add some kind of flavor. Normally, the “flavor” comes from fun scenes or moments that make you laugh. This series does have fun scenes, but they’re not actually funny.

For example, Atom is a fun character, but he’s more cute than genuinely fun. And Kongthap? He’s completely serious—a normal boy through and through. When you mix all this together, it ends up being extremely boring.

Their actings were on point too. But you can do only so much with this script.

So, in all aspects that I can review: yes, they’re cute, they have a healthy relationship, and the series is overall well-directed and well-shot. But despite all of that, it’s just boring. I was honestly tired and waiting for it to end. The side couple is actually cute and fun too, but they kinda have a little too much screentime.

In summary: it would have been so much better if it were a little funnier. Points for the cute OSTs, but they kind of feel out of place. There’s no real musical aspect in the series, and I know they added music because it’s GeminiFourth, but it just doesn’t make sense. Still, it’s great.

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wasn’t that bad to me

so to begin, I’ve never watched the Japanese version, read the manga or even knew much about this except that Atom had a crush on the girl at first.

It wasn’t perfect, but still enjoyable in my opinion.

What I liked :
- one of my fav thing is definitely the friendship between Atom and Mudmee. I loved watching this chaotic duo and their relationship. they were good friends to each other too and supported each other.
- Half and Mudmee : first time I was actually invested in a straight couple in a BL drama. they were funny and cute. The episode with her family cracked me up ahah it was hilarious when her mom slapped the dad and he was like “mother like daughter” and remembered Mudmee’s slap. The kiss during the play was awkward though, it was so obvious their lips weren’t even touching. they shouldn’t have included that, a kiss on the cheek could have worked. Don’t know if it was the director or the actors, but even less sure because of how the kisses were with the BL couple too. Anyway, not important. To finish, from what I get, they are newbies actors, I was surprised, they were good.
- I actually like the ost
- the acting wasn’t the best from Fourth and Gemini, but Fourth did scene good scenes with his acting
- Supportive moms
- I liked the teacher, the plot twist of him dating a man and not being an asshole ahah
- No break up or angst
- I laughed a lot, less in the last few eps, but still. This was a pretty funny and light watch. I had some good laughs
- wasn’t bothered by the cringe
- the chemistry between Fourth and Gemini was for sure not has good as in My school president of Moolight Chicken, but we could still feel it with their eyes or smiles, …
- absolutely no annoying love triangle

so now, what went wrong :
- boring at time and the writing could have been better. Like the scene of Gemini (don’t remember how to write the character’s name ahah) birthday, they could have made it more romantic or I don’t know…
- the chemistry was a bit lacking
- I know they are high scholars, but maybe I would have wanted more for their relationship or romance. I don’t mean a big passionate kiss, but maybe a little much skin ship or something, to look more like a couple. At the beginning of their dating phase, there was an ep I was like “they look like friends and not a couple”
- the kisses were bad. Press lips or Fourth trying to kiss and Gemini with press lips. It was awkward to say the least, again instead could have give some cheek kisses or forehead kiss. Also some weird angle. Wondering if it’s like this the director actually wanted it. The first kiss, I was like okay I get it, but I thought it would get better. The kiss in My school president was actually not bad, don’t know what happened.
- Gemini’s character was a bit stiff ?
- not much backstory for the characters ?
- omg, a very important point, SO MANY products placement, it was too much
- not the best acting we’ve scene from them
- why did Atom came out for them to Gemini’s mom about their relationship?
- sometimes the music wasn’t good
- At first I liked the Chinzilla appearance (felt nostalgic), but after some thinking, they shouldn’t have had this

So anyway, I think this BL got so much hate and it’s not as bad as some people say it is, I don’t regret watching

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So precious I’m giggling

This was so lovely what the heck

Acting:

Goodness they were all so sweet and lovely love to see it. I think they adapted the story and characters well to a Thai style of drama and the acting reflected that. Fourth had just the right amount of ridiculous facial expressions and reactions without it feeling wrong. I loved the change in Gemini’s character which fit Gemini a lot better than the original Ida. Pahn was so precious as Matmi, love love love. Chokun did a damn good job with being a little butthead even more so than the original Akkun lol.

Writing:

I think they did such a great job adapting the Japanese manga/anime (which were basically copy + paste) into a Thai-style drama. I liked all the changes they made. I don’t think a show needs blatant external prejudice faced by a queer couple to be good, so the absence of the cram school tutor was fine in my opinion. It was so soft all around and had that extra little dash of intimacy that Thai dramas do better than Japanese dramas. There were only a couple itty bitty things that I would have done differently, like the whole telling the parents thing was for sure rushed a lot, but it wasn’t horrendous.

Chemistry/Romance/Kissing:

It’s Fourth and Gemini so I mean… Like obviously it was great. They can do absolutely no wrong they are so talented and work so well together in every way. This for sure works well as a romance, very cute, very sweet. The kissing was honestly unexpected coming from the source material, but it was very sweet.

Music/SFX:

Cute cute cute cute cute. I live for a Fourth/Gemini OST gimme 100 more. SFX were solid, nothing felt off at all.

This was such a sweet watch. I can’t believe I put it of because people are mean and entirely incorrect in their assessment of this series.

Now, for some highlights from my notes:

- I LOVE this manga and the Japanese adaptation but I’m gonna try to go into this with little-no expectations so I’m not too disappointed like so many are saying
- My FOURTH LOML
- Pahn so cuteeeee as “Hashimoto”
- IT’S A MUSICAL???
- God, I can’t when Fourth sings he got that stage presence fr
- A Gemini tune too??? EEEEE
- A Gemini AND Fourth number during a dance scene??? My HEART
- Listen, I know the cat is for sure only here for product placement later, but I still love it
- Half out here throwing down nails in the road to their love
- “If you like my ornaments you should see my box”??? What is that shirt??
- Am I the only one in this world who doesn’t hate to see a guitar coming in a GMMtv show lmao I get the joke, but also, yes, please do serenade each other
- Half here to truly throw a wrench into the works of love
- Mudmee my girl
- The original story didn’t really have chemistry in the manga or Japanese adaptation (I still loved them and thought they were amazing), but Gemini and Fourth are adding a level of chemistry that just makes this so lovely
- I loved stoic Ida but I also absolutely adore this character change in Kongthap
- Honestly, Fourth is NAILING the dramatic reactions from the manga
- I just learned that Prathet Thai (Thailand) means “land of the free,” that’s neat
- I do have to say that Half is not as endearing as Akkun in the manga or Japanese adaptation
- This is such a weird comment to make but I think this is the first time I’ve seen the use of a spork in asian media in my like 20 years of watching/reading it
- On the one hand Atom needs to chill for a sec but on the other hand like, I get it…
- They really made Half 2x worse than Akkun lol
- AHHH THIS WAS SO CUTE THEY ARE SO CUTE WHAT THE HECK
- istg if they pull a MSP and have him wake up to find out he didn’t get accepted I’m going to write a very strongly worded email
- YAY
-CUUUUUUUUUTTTTEEEEEEEEEE

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A disaster..

Being already a fan of the manga, it was my most anticipated series of the year only to be left really disappointed. For the most part, the show stays loyal to the original material with all the necessary changes for cultural reasons, but the execution failed miserably. The story was buried under product placements and mass merch endorsement, one that I've never seen in any other bl going that hard. Some scene additions were totally unnecessary as well, offering nothing other than dragging the pace, when there was so much material to adapt already. All that combined with very childish music choices on the background. In all honesty, after a point I watched the episodes fast forward just to get on with it, with the only exception being the intro and the outro song, which I loved very much.

As for the cast, it couldn't have been more perfect. These four actors were excellent for the roles and did their best, but even with their skills I didn't manage to connect with the characters at all. And when the writing suffers there's so much an actor can do.

Despite all that, I do recommend this series to anyone who just wants to see a very fluffy and non dramatic story. It has its cute and fun moments here and there and if that's the type of series you enjoy you could give it a try.

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Was this Remake Worth the Effort??

“My Love Mix-Up!” is a youthful romance that begins with a comic misunderstanding.

Based on a Japanese manga, the plot follows high school student Atom (Fourth Nattawat) who has a crush on his classmate Mudmee (Pahn Pathitta). One day, he borrows her eraser and sees the name of their classmate, Kongthap (Gemini Norawit), written on it. They have a superstitious belief that if you write the name of your crush on an eraser and use it, your love would be reciprocated. Matters become complicated when Kongthap sees the eraser with Atom, and in order to protect Mudmee, Atom falsely says that the eraser belongs to him. This leads to the titular love mix-up as Kongthap assumes Atom has feelings for him.

Read the complete article here-

https://the-bl-xpress.com/2024/09/04/my-love-mix-up-series-review-ep-3-to-12/

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Disappointing Remake

I am a fan of the original manga. I also watched the Japanese drama. Both were entertaining, so when I heard it was being remade in Thailand, I was really looking forward to it, especially since it would feature my favorite duo, Gemini and Fourth! I thought these two would be a perfect fit for "My Love Mix-Up!".

However, after watching this drama, I regret to say that it didn’t suit them at all. In fact, the characters didn’t match them, which was quite surprising.

I understand that since it's based on a manga, the overall acting tends to be exaggerated, but Atom was overly exaggerated, and Kottap was completely unreadable. While Gemini and Fourth are known for their high acting skills, these roles just didn’t fit them at all.

That being said, Madmee and Half were amazing! Especially Madmee!!! She truly shone with a refreshing vibrance like a piece of fruit. She was perfect for her role!

The storyline of the drama followed the original work, but there were some modifications here and there. Since it seemed like the manga was simply adapted into a drama, the transition of Atom's feelings, from a misunderstanding to truly falling in love with Kottap, as well as Kottap, who didn’t know love, gradually falling for Atom, was portrayed too superficially. The drama needed to delve deeper into these parts to convincingly show why the two really fell in love.

For example, even if they fell in love easily, it would have been better if there were more scenes showing them deepening their bond as lovers afterward. The drama felt shallow, like a simple adaptation of the manga, and overall, it was disappointing.

I hope Gemini and Fourth will appear in an original Thai production rather than a remake. I still want to see more of them and their various performances.

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cute highschool fluff

I wanted to write a review because I saw so many negative reviews here, which I don’t rly get..
I mean yes the story might not be deep or anything but I really liked Kongthap and Atom~ Gemini is so handsome and just aura farming in every scene but I didn’t mind and if you’re looking for a cute fluff highschool BL you should definitely give it a try imo.
The side story with the straight couple was cute too and I liked the friendship between Atom and Muddmee. All of the actors are really pretty. I mean yeah it would have been nice if Kongthap had more personality but I think the drama was still a nice watch and the OST is nice too.
I watched Kieta Hatsukoi first and imo each version has its pros and cons.

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Cute but needed more work to enhance it

I usually do not compare dramas however since MSP and MLMU carries the same theme I couldn't help but think about MSP while watching MLMU and honestly I wasn't satisfied. I wasn't disappointed either but there's a lingering feeling longing for more.

The plot was interesting at the beginning but lost it's charm because of the extremely slow progression. The chemistry wasn't there. I enjoyed the behind the scenes more than the drama because of the amazing chemistry of GemFourth but the drama was definitely not directed and edited to the brim. It lacked something and that is such a let down because GemFourth are amazing actors. Thap's character could have been done better. He felt like he was just there. I was more invested in the side couple.

The acting was good though. Thap's character wasn't developed well so it fell off after awhile but Gemini still did a quite good job. Fourth as well. However Chokun and Pahn as a newbie truly caught my attention.

The budget was there but the quality of the production could have been better. There were few scenes too slow or just unnecessary.

I haven't watched the J version however the color and essence of the Thai version is completely different from the J version and I in no means am doing any comparison but I was expecting a little more. Still definitely worth the watch if you just want to watch something cute and fresh while having meals.

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I was looking forward to this series for a long time since Gemini and Fourth are my favourite BL couple, However I did find this a bit cringey from time to time and much preferred Mudmee and Half's story. However the romance between Atom and Kongthap is still manageable to watch. Mudmee and Half's story was really cute, I almost cried when Half asked Mudmee to be his girlfriend because it was so cute. I also love the friendship between Atom and Mudmee, they are always there for each other and it's really sweet.

However,I don't usually like to compare to other dramas but compared to My School President and Moonlight Chicken, this has to be last place out of the three, Their story during Moonlight Chicken was so beautiful that I think this drama really stepped back from that and they deserved a better drama. I wouldn't say this drama is bad or anything, but compared to Moonlight Chicken I think I just expected more. I almost dropped it from Episode 10, but I managed to finish it, but I was a little bit disappointed as a G4 fan.

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Definetely watched because of Fourth

I recently watched MSP and like a lot of people, fell for Fourth acting, charisma and looks. He is so good doing these goofy characters with a heart of gold that even here some scenes moved me.

The story isn't really good, its like a montage of comedy scenes without really any deep meaning serving as a background to the couple's moments, but if you really like Fourth, I recommend a lot, just to see him.

Well, Gemini's character is stiff, but it doesn't seems like his fault, he was written this way, but I felt like Khongtap balances the euphoria that Atom brings, it serves to calm us too.

Overall its a cute series that its worth if you like Fourth or a light comedy.

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