Bed Friend: Uncut

TL;dr: I started this show and dropped it after like 2 minutes, because I was so annoyed by the style and biased by the negative opinions of others. But then I saw an edit and wanted to give the show another try... and I fell in love! We really need to care less about other's opinions when it comes to shows, because I watched so many shows that a lot of people dislike, while I enjoyed them. What a pity, if I would have missed all those gems!

My Love Letter to Bed Friend, lmao:

I'm a huge huge huge fan of expressed consent, because this topic is really important to me. I also don't like to be touched without permission, so shows which tackle this topic are kinda special to me, because it's not often addressed. I just feel seen when this topic comes up, and I really really LOVE it. Furthermore, I giggle and smile like an idiot whenever this topic comes up in a show.

King absolutely respects Ueas boundaries with no doubt. He asks for permission and takes him serious. He isn't frustrated or annoyed by Uea stating his boundaries and saying "No". Not only that, but he gives Uea the time Uea needs to open up. That made me so happy and I smiled every time. But King also doesn't shy away to vocalize very clearly what he wants and needs. But he also makes clear, that he doesn't want to pressure Uea and respects any decision Uea would make, he is endlessly caring, patient and understanding. Nonetheless: It's not like King is only simping for Uea. But he gives him safety, and that's what Uea needs after all he went through. At the first look, it seems like King puts more effort in it, but he is just the more (talk)active part, who takes the initiative, because Uea is really careful and cautious, what is totally understandable.

The respect they have for each other is just so nice to see, especially since consent is still a topic that many people don't take seriously and belittle it/laugh about. So seeing a show portraying it that way made me really excited, glad and happy, because I can relate so much to Uea.

Good communication: Both leads reflect and apologize! Not one-sided attraction or love. That's often missing in other shows, but here it's stated as mutual in so many scenes, and I love it. They both see when they made mistakes and both take responsibility for it and don't expect the other one to apologize or take the blame. You can absolutely see that they BOTH want to be together and how they put effort into it, to make things work, to understand each other, listen to each other and support each other. It's healthy, mutual, full of respect, dignity and effort and I. Am. Whipped. 

King literally devours Uea with his looks in every scene, and I love it. He looks so proud, attracted and whipped for Uea in every shot and I. Am. Melting. Get yourself someone who looks at you the same way King looks at Uea. That's so heartwarming. Overall, Nets acting is just really impressive to me. There are scenes where he only breathes in a specific way, and I'm like "Damn, he expresses so much right now" I could totally see and feel every emotion that both of them wanted to convey. 

The acting could be a tiny little bit better here and there, because sometimes it felt a little bit off/stiff. That's also because the pauses between the lines, when they talk to each other, are sometimes unnecessarily long…but that's so little, that it didn't take away from my excitement and love for this show.

Also: Important topics get addressed, just as safer sex, STDs and testing, boundaries. Overall, their communication is just really wholesome, like I explained already.

Ultimate Plus point: No "love fixes all" trope. Yeah, King supports Uea all the way, but Uea puts work in it himself in order to get better! He works for the processing and healing of his trauma! Again: wholesome. He doesn't rely only on King. He doesn't think, just because King accepts and likes him the way he is, he doesn't have to change anything anymore. Furthermore, he works constantly on different things, he grows and he opens up, step by step. The development is great to see!

Likeable support characters: Jade and Gun are great friends, especially Jade. What a cutie patootie! I know…a lot of people dislike characters like him and I can totally understand this, but I love Yim (I fell for him in Cutie Pie) and maybe that's why I have a soft spot for Jade too. I knew that Tutor will appear in the last episode, and I still smiled from ear to ear when he was finally there, because I am just abnormally whipped for them, and I am really excited to watch their story in Middleman's Love, even though I heard a lot of negative things about the show. The other people in the office are also funny and entertaining, and I laughed multiple times when Faii and Muay appeared. You really have to like characters like them to find them funny, and I am surprised by myself that I wasn't annoyed by them.

Funfact; I started Bed Friend a while ago, to get a quick look how the vibe is, and I didn't even make it through the introduction, because I was so annoyed, LOL. And now, I am absolutely in love with the show, the cast and everything. x)

Low angst: Obstacles get solved pretty quickly. It's not dragged, it's not getting boring. I love that! The pacing is absolutely to my taste. Every time when I watched a preview that shows some drama/obstacles, I was afraid. "Okay, that's the moment, where the show will f*ck it up. Now there's drama incoming, and they will drag it :(" but nope, every episode I got surprised again. The problems were solved quickly and nicely. Maybe for other people, too fast and unproblematic, but I absolutely loved this.

Lovely Soundtrack: The lyrics for the OSTs are very fitting, what I also like. It's great to think back to a show, when I listen to the OSTs afterward and the lyrics tell the story again.

Relatable characters: The characters make sense. Their behavior is understandable. Uea is absolutely not annoying! If you understand trauma, you also understand him. People who say he's annoying just don't understand what trauma does to someone. I can absolutely relate to him, and he is probably my favorite character ever. I love how he teases King and how King loves every second of it. But I also see the little moments, where Uea steps over his shadow and pushes himself out of his comfort zone, to open up to King and give him something back. To show him that he trusts King and wants this thing between them just as much as King wants it. They also share some lovey-dovey moments, where Uea doesn't joke around, just to tease King, but gives him serious the confirmation King asks for. It's a great balance of teasing, but making clear that he wants him too. Bratty characters are often written in a frustrating way, because either they never admit that they like the other person, or they take too long to admit it. So it can get annoying pretty easily. Characters like this have a high chance to frustrate me, because I want to see a relationship that shows me a mutual love story. I'm not interested in one-sided love, but shows with bratty characters have a high tendency to fail to deliver this, because it's easy to miss the chance to turn the characters' behavior just slightly, so they don't fail to sell me their love. But yeah, like I said, Uea nails this balance and his teasing always comes off as very loveable, without the intention to hurt King or make fun of him in a disrespectful way and the serious moments always come off as very sincere and lovely.

The Ending: Usually I don't like time skips at the end, because I feel disconnected from the story. It is just not connected to the rest and the smooth flow is lost. But in Bed Friend, I didn't mind them much. Maybe because they happen on a casual basis, so it was kind of part of the whole vibe. I also don't like it much when they pack the last episode full of sudden happy events. Like wedding, Pregnancy (well, more in straight dramas, but if you know, you know) etc. It just feels kinda off. I know that dramas don't need to be realistic, and I don't have this standard either, but somehow it often feels like too much and not fitting to the rest of the story. It feels like the writers try to use everything to push the happiness to the maximum level. But here again, I didn't mind it at all. I am so in love with KingUea, that it really made me happy, that they got the full package of a happy ever after in the end, because - especially Uea - they went through so much shit, that they just deserve every inch of happiness they can get.

Bed friend became an absolute comfort show for me. I enjoyed every second and I love love love it. I felt so relaxed, watching the show. KingUea are both freaking attractive, cute, adorable and sweet characters. The show gave me so many tropes that I just LOVE and adore (and don't find often in other shows, so I was even more excited). I was glued to my screen, devouring the show just like King devoured Uea and I definitely don't regret it.

Kudos to everyone who actually read all of this. I don't even know how this could have happen. That's for sure my longest review ever. :'D

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something so special

This is one the very few drama that Im giving a 10 solely because this drama made me feel things that no other drama did/could/will.
Maybe it was me relating to Uea's charecter, or me falling head over heels for King or just Netjames insane chemistry idk what it was but it definitely left a huge impression on me.
it became my comfort show despite the heavy themes.
Net's eyes are so expressive, the love and adoration King had for Uea was so clearly visible. They also had a very healthy and understanding relationship.
Considering there's most likely no more netjames in future, maybe this is all I'll have left as a wonderful memory of them both together.
May king and Uea live happily ever after ❤

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I'm in love with Uea

Rated = 9.5 ~ 43.5/50 ~ 8.7
Scene// 2 Beautiful Starlight Elves living their romantic life of bliss in a high rise condo in Sky City. Excalibur hanging on the wall as decor for their triumphant love <3


This was beautiful and tastefully done.
I loved Uea from the moment I seen him. He has very beautiful eyes and lips and really suited the sex appeal of the character.

He is a beautiful young man with an abusive childhood. This abuse stems from the physical and emotional abuse he endured from his narcissistic mother and sexual abuse from his step father. And although as an adult, is now working as a graphic designer and earning enough to live in a very nice condo, he is still enduring abuse, financial abuse, from his mother who sees him as her own personal wallet.
So he already has a lot to deal with when he discovers that his boyfriend has been cheating on him.
His world falls apart so by the time he ends up in a drunken one night stand with his co worker, I honestly didn't blame him.
They agree to be FWB as a way for Uea to release his emotional tension and for King who clearly has a crush.
This evolves throughout the plot into a steady devotion while Uea faces his past.

I found the abuse scenes were tastefully done. Sometimes they can go over board but they showed you enough to make you feel like you were in the characters shoes. We really do witness the plot from Uea's perspective because of this emotional connection.

There is some comedic relief through out the show but I didnt find it took away or dampened the seriousness of the plot.
Karma came back in a very natural way for Uea's parents, and I personally really love that they didnt try to redeem his mother. People like that don't change and it should be acceptable and encouraged to break away from abusive parents, esp a narcissistic parent. You will never get an apology so I'm delighted that they didnt try to force one.

The sex scenes were also very beautiful and even though it got a bit kinky for one scene, I still found it quite sexy as they went with a more sensual and consensual approach.

I found both actors for the leads to be very beautiful, with stunning eyes, so I thought visually they made a beautiful pair.

The side characters, thankfully, didn't take away from the plot with side relationships. They were side characters that either added to the drama or were a relief from it. With such a tragic plot and only 10 episodes, I much prefer just focusing on the leads.

Overall, I did really enjoy this one. It dealt with abuse in a respectable manner while allowing the character to move on and find his own happiness, which was well over due and utterly deserved. It did use the rich boyfriend trope but I found myself at the end, really wanting that for Uea.

Definitely a rewatch for me.

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it is really that good

WATCH IT, GO RIGHT NOW AND WATCH IT!!!!!!!!

I don't usually go out of my way to write reviews unless a series really impresses me or doesn't meet my expectations. For this series, it has really impressed me. Being open about trauma and pain is something new I have seen in a drama, and it is so well done. There are no unnecessary cliche tropes where love heals all trauma or anything like that. Watch the series to figure out how they fix all this (lolz, is this a spoiler? I hope not).

It contains NSFW scenes, but none of them are awkward or unnecessary. A lot of BL series add NSFW scenes just to boost views, but in this one, it felt natural. I'm a sucker for the storyline this series follows, so I might be biased, but I enjoyed the series. I just finished watching it for the third time just minutes ago.

Non-CNC: Yes... not more than once.
NSFW: Hell yeah!
Tugs your heartstrings: TUGGED!
Brings up sensitive topics: Really well done.
Overall: Really well-made and deserving of a 10/10 rating. Also, both the main actors and even the side actors are eye candies. I was drooling over them for the entirety of the series.

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A Mixed Bag

Bed Friend wasn't quite what I went in expecting. I planned to watch it for just something sexy to break up the serious shows I have been watching, and it delivered on that element but also had more of a foundation than I thought. As with many BLs, there is a strong line of trauma from one of the characters, and you catch on fairly quickly. I personally could do without this, particularly some of the more time lapsed scenes they depicted (nothing explicit, but I think hinting at it would've been fine or just one brief scene). At some point, I was also frustrated because it felt the trauma was just too much of a plot crutch and not enough of something that needed to be dealt with carefully.

That being said, this BL did a lot of really good things. It handled several topics not often discussed -- STD testing, condoms, and mental health to name some. I was quite impressed that they put these things plainly on the table. On top of that, the boundary setting and partner respect (for the most part) was refreshing. Despite some unhealthy moments, I found their relationship to be quite positive outside the nuance of labels.

I really enjoyed the couple, but what was unfortunate for me was that I felt like it basically wrapped up at episode 8, so I had lost interest for those last two episodes. Still, the intimacy and connection of the characters paired with the handling of some often left out topics gives it a decent rating.

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?️ Bed Friend (2023) – Seductive, Tender, and Unforgettable ??

10/10 – I binged all 10 episodes in just two sittings… that’s how addictive it was. 😮‍💨💕

From enemies ➡️ friends with benefits ➡️ lovers ➡️ a heartfelt proposal 💍 — this series had everything. Every moment between King and Uea dripped with chemistry — they weren’t just hot together, they burned for each other 🔥. Their stolen glances, lingering touches, and whispered words? I was melting. And yes — the intimate scenes were some of the sexiest in BL 😳💦, but never gratuitous. They were passionate, emotional, and unforgettable.

✨ Important tip: Make sure you watch the uncut version on iQIYI, not the cut version on YouTube. You don’t want to miss all the steamy, beautifully shot scenes that truly show their emotional and physical connection 🛏️🔥

The love story felt so real — from the first smirk to the final proposal. You could feel the longing, the ache, and the healing that came with every kiss, every embrace.

And that kiss in the bathtub? On a sailing yacht in the middle of the ocean, with red wine pouring over their bodies… what more hot and romantic scene could you ask for? 🛁🍷⛵ It was sexy, artistic, and emotionally intimate all at once — an absolute highlight of the series.

But what truly gave this drama emotional weight was Uea’s heartbreaking backstory 😢💔. Abandoned emotionally by his mother, silenced when he needed protection most, and still manipulated as an adult — it was gut-wrenching. Sadly, stories like this reflect real-life struggles, and the series didn’t shy away from showing that pain.

Thank goodness for King — the ultimate green flag in BL 🌿💚. Kind, patient, protective, and deeply loving. He never pushed Uea, only ever gave him space, comfort, and real love. Their relationship is proof that healing is possible when love is safe and gentle 🫶.

Also loved the supporting cast — Jade (Yim) brought so much personality, and Gun (Thomas from Your Sky) was such a sweet presence 🥰. Their work family balanced the heavy themes with warmth and humor.

And finally… that proposal in the finale 😭💍 Uea, once convinced he didn’t deserve love, now standing with someone who cherishes him entirely — what a beautiful, satisfying end.

Bed Friend isn’t just sexy — it’s emotional, romantic, and full of heart. If you’re looking for a BL that gives you butterflies, blushes, and healing tears… this is the one 💫🖤

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Not What I Expected (Positive)

WARNINGS FOR THIS SHOW:
physical/mental abuse, sexual abuse, pedophilia

Now onto the review!

I recently watched all of My Stubborn, and suffice to say: I didn't enjoy it. Now, I'm a PWP fic reader; I love a story with more porn than, well, actually story in it. However, I feel like that doesn't really translate well in live action format. My Stubborn was reaaaaally banking on the sex to carry the show. There was very little plot that was actually interesting. The show was 12-13 episodes with each episode being around 50mins each, so having little to no substance save for sex can only go so far.

I bring My Stubborn up because I feel like Bed Friend did what My Stubborn couldn't. I bring it up because both shows are fairly similar in terms of them being about adults in an office space trying to balance work and romance (and sex). Hell, MS is listed as a Recommendation under this show.

Now, this show isn't perfect. Apparently it's gotten a lot of bad rap, but I recommend giving it a try yourself and see how you like it.

--STORY--

The story gets heavy VERY quickly. And in a way, I'm glad for it.

I was warned by a friend who knows I hate seeing depictions of kids being mistreated about the TWs. Right off the bat in episode one, we're given info about Uea: his mother would lock him up in the bathroom, yell at him, hit him with objects like metal hangers- the works. We also learn that he was being sexually abused by his step father and that said shitty parent still makes advances at him all these years later. Uea has a boyfriend who cheats on him, and when caught, the ex stalks him and damn near r-pes him.

Like I said, very heavy stuff.

Now, in general, I don't expect BLs/yaoi to handle heavy subject matter like this well enough. I find that most of the time, it's what I've always called Angst Porn: a very shallow, poorly executed way of adding angst/drama to a story that otherwise doesn't need it. Usually with these types of stories, they go waaaay far beyond what they need and they end up adding all sorts of random tragic events to the character. In the end, it always ends up feeling pretty offensive.

In my opinion, certain subject matter should be handled delicately. I don't believe BF handled things perfectly, but I do believe they handled things better than I expected.

Uea's habit of self sabotaging felt real to me. I have a friend who had gone through similar events as Uea and he too had moments of pushing people away in what made sense to him as protecting them but also himself. Uea continuously doing so in the first half of the show broke my heart at times. The scene in the latter half when Krist invited him to his office and despite it being pretty damn obvious what Krist would do, Uea going anyway and explaining it as "well, what else could I have done?" killed me. He's so used to being treated like shit by all these people that he felt like he had no other choice than to listen to someone above him.

This brings me to my next point, which is that I LOVED that Uea had people who supported him despite his own beliefs. Jade checking up on him, asking him if he needed someone to go with him places, and just in general keeping an eye out warmed my heart. Sometimes in these types of stories, the love interest is the only one who's like this. But outside of King, Uea had other folks who caught on to how fucked up circumstances were when they were made privy. Like I said, it wasn't perfect, but it was pretty refreshing to see.

Lets move onto King's character and Uea's relationship with him.
The transition from general distrust to friends-with-benefits to dating to making things official had a very nice flow. The anxiety Uea had about taking things further and placing boundaries made a lot of sense. The scene that really got me liking King's character and the writing in general was when they were getting intimate but King accidentally triggered Uea with a specific touch. At this point, King is not at all aware of Uea's past, but he immediately clocks that he had triggered him and later on promises not to perform that specific act again.

Overall, King's willingness to wait on Uea and protect him when he can was nice to see. It was doubly nice seeing Uea openly place boundaries and King respect them. Sure he has moments when he teases Uea (like when Uea said no touching at all at one point), but Uea seemed in control with allowing him to tease him.

Like I mentioned before, I almost never trust BLs to handle stuff like this well. So seeing stuff like boundaries be respected was buck wild.

There was a moment when King fumbled very hard, but I felt like, once again, it made sense. Basically, it's the aforementioned Krist scene where after Uea gets attacked but managed to escape, King comes across him, At this point in the story, Uea and King have massive tension between them where they're not being vulnerable or truthful enough with each other. This leads to King incorrectly assuming that Uea went to Krist because he actually wanted something out of him.

I can see this moment making a lot of viewers side eye the fuck out of King. Even I did, to be very honest. But despite that, his reaction made sense. He didn't know what we knew, and things were so messy that he displaced his anger. I'm not excusing him, but what I'm trying to point out was that, if anything, the writing was good here.

Also, once again this is bare minimum, but Uea's boss suggesting he see a psychiatrist after Krist was exposed and fired somewhat blew my mind. Especially when later on, Uea finally feels safe enough to tell King about his step dad and mentions that he takes meds not to help him feel stable.
I'm not too familiar with Thailand's feelings towards taking mental health seriously, but if it's anything like Japan and South Korea, then this scene is pretty impressive

Now later on, the story was get a little Happily Ever After- if that makes sense. As in, the writers have aaaaall this angsty stuff to somehow wrap up in a neat little bow wherein at the end, the main characters can live the rest of their lives worry free. Sometimes, I don't like this because it can feel rushed and dismissive of what the character(s) had gone through. But because of all the sensitive subject matters and the fact that we do slowly see Uea heal over time, I didn't quite mind it here.

Random thought: I thought Jade's character was very cute. I found myself wishing he was in a romance! And it seems like the other show (middleman something?) is going to be focused on him? I'll definitely check it out!

--ACTING--
Something like 90% of the reason why I decided to finally give the show a try was because of King's actor. I come from a culture rife with colorism, and I've definitely noticed it in these BLs where they're very quick to only choose light skin actors. While King's actor isn't the darkest Thai person out there, it was very refreshing to see someone with some color as a main. i was honestly afraid that he'd be a terrible character who ends up also abusing Uea in some way (cough My Stubborn character cough), but no he's actually fairly sweet most of the time.
I HATED that there were times when they didn't color balance some scenes so he did end up looking lighter than he is.

But overall, the acting was fairly average. They had some really solid moments, especially with Uea's mom and in the flashback scenes. Very sad moments but memorable in how the acting was. I'd also say that Uea's actor was overall pretty solid.

However, there were times when I wished a scene between King and Uea was more emotional. It was strange because they'd have some pretty solid moments- but then there'd be other moments when they weren't emoting as much as I'd expect. I almost wanna blame this on the directing.

The actress playing Uea's little sister could've done a better job. If anything, she was cute.

Both of their actors look great together. I would love to see them in something else.

--SUMMARY--
I say give this show a chance, but heed the trigger warnings! Apparenlty a lot of people didn't like it, but I thought it was fine, Not the worse in handling heavy subject matter.

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Read the reviews on the 'cut' version.

For a series created in 2023 I would think the BL film industry and audience would have a higher standard. This story was very shallow even though the subject matter was about some serious subjects: abuse in all forms. I watched all eps waiting for a deeper story to emerge, instead the quick examples of abuse seemed to just be 'rage bait'. Mom does a good job of spitting out all that vitriol. The actors werent given much to work with so I cant blame them for the poor acting. EXCEPT James. This person should NOT have had a main role. Him looking stiff and blank does not create a feeling of poignancy.
Also, the pacing in most scenes was poor, I thought I had the playback speed set incorrectly on youtube. Nope, it was the directors fault. I can forgive a few continuity mistakes but whats the point of dragging each scene out?
I started a 2018 Taiwanese series** that was SOOOOOO much better, so why did so many people think this Bed Friend was good? The music was orchestra- loud, intrusive, and irritating. If this show was for the younger audience, shouldnt the music have reflected that? I would recommend avoid this show.

** HIStory2: Crossing the Line

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It’s a best watch if you watched love sea

I kinda gave up after watching the ep 1 , not because of the story line or something just cause I felt bored but boy…… I was so wrong , I completed the rest of the ep in 1 day . It’s that good , highly recommended. The trope was kinda like EVEN IF YOU GIVE UP ON YOURSELF ILL NEVER GIVE UP ON YOU . KING AND UEA story is different and the uncensored scenes are also so creative and hot .

It’s kinda rare that dramas actually talk about sexual harassment and assault and often we feel like even if we reach out to someone they’ll never believe us or even if I speak out no action is gonna take place (that mindset is so wrong pls don’t do that )

I felt special anger for Uea’s mother that meant the acting was that good

Overall - cute story , believe me you are never gonna regret , great watch and sure you’ll enjoy

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