The Heart Killers

The first episode of thk was very very good. I was really expecting something more serious but now I can trust that thk is a romantic comedy and I will eat it up.
So, we know for a fact that First and Khaotung always do a very good job in their series, both for acting skills and for the chemistry, like the chemistry is INSANE. For Joong and Dunk I really don’t know much about them acting and their chemistry but I really liked Fadel and Style in this episode, like I’m very interested to see their relationship. Tbh I laughed very much with Style, he seems kinda crazy lol.
The soundtrack is good, the OST… bro this OST is soooo good, Khaotung killed it. It’s probably my favorite OST. The intro is good. I really liked the first episode. One thing that I always hope to getting better in gmmtv series is audio, so it’s the same here. But ok, that’s it.
Oh, and my favorite part/scene of this episode is Bison being silly about Kant, like dude u already like him 😭😭😭
To finish, the NC scene/red room scene was good too. The Bison leg on Kant’s shoulder??? CRAZY. I can’t wait for the next episode. Let’s goooo

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I just saw the first episode, the plot seems very interesting, a story of subterfuge that turns into love. The characters are interesting, Style is an easy-going and unconventional boy, the opposite of Fadel, very rational and always on the alert. The right mix for an amazing love story. Bison who wants peace of mind and love and Kant who is ready to lie to him just to have peace for him and his brother. The four actors are as good as in all their other works, but the production and editing are a bit mediocre, their work needs to be improved, especially the audio part and the use of sounds and background music

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superou minhas expectativas!!

eu já sabia que the heart killers ia ser boa, mas sempre tem um medo da série desandar e piorar a qualidade da narrativa conforme a temporada vai passando, eu tive esse medo principalmente quando começou a chegar no final da temporada e estava ficando parado (e meio chato, tipo ep 9 kkk), mas eles me surpreenderam com um final justo e bonito!!!
destaco as atuações dos firstkhao, como sempre entregando tudo!!! mesmo que eu não tenha simpatizado durante todo o momento com o kant, eu entendo o objetivo do personagem e bato palma pra interpretação do first
meu casal favorito com certeza é fadelstyle, meu deus como eu amo eles 😭 surpreendido com a atuação impecável do joong!! (e o dunk está melhorando, comparado com hidden agenda isso ta muito melhor)
em geral, uma boa série com uma boa história, com qualidades e defeitos, mas graças a Deus, a qualidade prevalece

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Tem arma, tem traição, tem beijo, tem química e eu fiquei obcecada

Me apaixonei por The Heart Killers bem mais do que eu esperava. Já comecei animada porque eu AMO quando o BL sai do óbvio e traz uma pegada com ação, tensão, umas doses de violência e personagens com moral duvidosa. Aqui a mistura de romance, tiro, máfia e uma hamburgueria aleatória de fachada funcionou perfeitamente pra mim. É caótico, é exagerado, mas de um jeito que me prendeu de verdade.

E assim, eu sei que tem gente que torceu o nariz pro famoso momento “apontar a arma na cara do boy que ama”, mas sinceramente? Eu comprei sem esforço. Eles foram enganados por quem confiavam, estavam magoados, em posição vulnerável… e esse tipo de emoção crua, mesmo exagerada, faz sentido dentro do mundo que a série constrói. Não me pareceu gratuito, me pareceu humano, bagunçado, impulsivo, real. E isso é o que eu mais gosto: quando o BL não tenta ser certinho o tempo todo.

O casal Style e Fadel foi tudo pra mim. O Style é completamente doido, carismático, do tipo que domina qualquer cena, e o Dunk entrega tudo com aquela cara de “sei exatamente o que tô fazendo”. E o Joong também entrega bem a tensão no olhar, o peso da história. Ele segura bem a pose mais contida, e os dois juntos têm uma vibe deliciosa de ver, a química transborda até nas cenas mais surreais.

Mas eu também me apaixonei MESMO foi pelo Bison. Ele é uma fofura, um carinho, um respiro no meio de tanta confusão. E ele com o Kant… meu coração derreteu. Eles são doces, têm um jeitinho mais suave que contrasta com toda a loucura ao redor, e eu queria tanto ter visto mais dos dois. O final desses dois casais me deixou querendo mais, assim como o final da série em geral.

Porque, né… foi meio corrido. A história merecia mais tempo, mais fechamento, mais cuidado pra encerrar as coisas com calma. Fiquei com a sensação de que tinha muita coisa ainda pra ser contada e que alguém apertou o botão de “acelerar tudo” no último episódio. Não estraga a experiência, mas deixa um vaziozinho. Tipo “ah, já acabou?”

No fundo, The Heart Killers virou um dos meus xodós. É maluco, bonito, cheio de momentos que te fazem rir, suspirar, surtar um pouquinho… e mesmo com seus defeitos, me pegou de um jeito que poucos BLs conseguem. E agora tô aqui torcendo muito pra que venha uma segunda temporada, porque esse universo ainda tem muito o que entregar. E eu quero mais desses doidos, mais beijo, mais hamburguer, e mais Bison sendo um amorzinho.

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"A guy has wants and needs, you know?"

The Heart Killers é, sem dúvida, uma joia. A história é intrigante e bem elaborada, com uma mistura perfeita de romance, drama e mistério. A escolha do elenco foi impecável porque não consigo imaginar outros atores interpretando Kant, Bison, Fadel e Style. Suas performances foram excepcionais, entregando uma mistura única de vulnerabilidade e charme, equilibrando momentos românticos mais leves com cenas mais intensas e dramáticas. A interação entre os quatro atores é excelente, e FirstKhao e JoongDunk têm uma química inegável juntos. Os quatro atores entregaram performances cheias de nuances que trouxeram profundidade aos seus personagens ao incorporar emoções tão complexas. Com um visual impressionante e uma OST maravilhosa, a série merece uma conferida!

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Antiheroes, villains and wild beasts

Inspired by the comedy "The Taming of the Shrew" by English writer, poet and playwright William Shakespeare, the Thai BL series 'The Heart Killers' brings back four popular and talented actors: Kanaphan Puitrakul, Khaotung Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan, Dunk Natachai Boonprasert, and Joong Archen Wiraphakul, who play Kant, Bison, Style, and Fadel, in that order.
The series addresses themes such as love, courtship, disguise, deception and crime, while love arises both in the case of Bison and Kant, and in that of Fadel and Style. However, unlike Shakespeare's work, whose secondary plot serves as a counterpoint to the main plot, in the Thai series both stories balance and measure equally, that is, there is no preeminence of one over the other.
Directed by Jojo Tidakorn Pookaothong, the story is not set in the Italian city of Padua nor are we in the 16th century, but in Bangkok, in the present. Instead of Katharina, the main character, it is Bison, a young man with a boisterous, stubborn, disobedient and indomitable personality, but also famous for being attractive. This in principle would not have any mystery nor would it be transcendent for the series, except for the detail that the father of this young woman, Baptista Minola, does not want to marry his youngest daughter, Bianca, until Katharina, or rather, Bison, does not has found a boyfriend.
But the story, which has a script by the director himself and the writers Kanokphan Oraratanasakul, Issaraporn Kuntisuk, Fleur Irene Insoty, known for writing 'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans', will bring us other changes: instead of Baptista, it will be Bianca herself... or rather, Fadel, Bison's intelligent, handsome and responsible brother, who will oppose him having a boyfriend until he finds the person himself right one to love.
Another difference with the Shakespearean play is that unlike Bianka, Fadel, who is the complete opposite in character of his older brother, was in the past in love with a young man who was murdered.
Protector of his brother, Fadel scares away all the suitors who are interested in Bison, to the dismay of the latter, who has just succumbed to the charms of the handsome man... no, don't be hasty, he is not Petrucio, but Kant, a young man with a strong character and intelligent, who will have the courage to pretend to Bison.
The love, which is taking shape between the two lovers, will pose a serious problem: will Fadel accept Kant when he himself has decided not to allow his brother to have a boyfriend until his heart also trembles with passion?
Faced with this dilemma, Kant and Bison, who is devoted to annoying others, especially Fadel, will plan to find a suitor for him. And who wouldn't be a better choice than... stop there, it's not Lucentio, but Style, the happy and smiling automotive mechanic and Kant's best friend.
Style must fulfill the task of helping the two lovers as much as possible to get Fadel to accept Kant as Bison's boyfriend, so the three of them develop a plan: Style will pursue and woo Fadel until he makes him yearn for her him and in this way allows Bison to also have a boyfriend. But when Style sees Fadel he falls in love, and he will try to win him over, but to do so he will not have to pretend to be a Latin teacher.
But the most interesting twist in the story is that both Bison and Fadel are two hitmen. While the authorities are not clear how to respond to organized crime in the Thai capital, these two young antiheroes are a curious solution. These brothers are hired by Lilly (Thanaporn Wagpratoon), a character they sometimes call "mother" and other times "madam", to murder drug traffickers, rapists, corrupt politicians, dishonest businessmen... Who is this dark character? Will it all be love for our two protagonist brothers, or are poisonous intentions guiding their steps?
If in "The Taming of the Shrew" that would be the main approach of the work, the Thai series brings other ingredients. Of course, in both one and the other, various situations of entanglements and abundant witty dialogues await us in which verbal wit undoubtedly becomes the most forceful of weapons.
Owners and workers by day in a hamburger restaurant, Bison and Fadel are, by night, two expert shooters and assassins. While the first dreams of not spending his entire life chasing criminals, the second believes it is necessary to carry out, for life, his mission of exterminating all villains.
But who is Kant? Is he really in love with Bison or does he have a hidden agenda? Kant is a young tattoo artist who has a history of being a car thief. He was caught by the Police some time ago for this crime. In order to have his criminal record archived and even be lucky enough to see it disappear completely, he must complete undercover police missions. Otherwise, they could reopen their case and end up in jail, so Babe (Kenji Kanthee Limpitkranon), his younger brother, would lose his only protector in life.
In this way, Kant will be forced to be an informant and spy for the Police on the same parasites of society that Bison and Faude eliminate daily.
And it turns out that, at the request of Chris (Peter Tuinstra), the police agent handling his case, Kant will have to secretly investigate the brothers Bison and Fadel, suspected of being the two hitmen who have taken the law into their own hands.
It is interesting how the series rewrites the work of the Elizabethan playwright that deals with the theme of "taming a brave woman by her husband", giving it a personal touch that does not leave anyone indifferent. The dialogues are full of wit and the wordplay is remarkable. That's something I love about Jojo, who plays with language and shapes it as he pleases to create series considered true gems of the BL genre with insightful, intelligent and even cynical characters, as he demonstrated in 'Only Friends', 'Never Let Me Go', 'The Warp Effect', 'Our Skyy 2', 'Nobody Happy', among others.
It is also striking how instead of machismo, the submission of the woman to the designs of the husband, marriage and the struggle between the sexes that permeates Shakespeare's work, 'The Heart Killers' takes an unexpected turn to address topics such as crime, flirting and a pitched battle between different personalities or characters.
As in "The Taming of the Shrew," the Thai series notes the ingenious use of duplicates. The contrast between the two brothers, the two love stories, the day divided into two, the different dreams of Bison and Fadel about their futures, the two scenarios that will involve one the laborious life as a front in the hamburger restaurant and the other the crime, among others, all aimed at giving rise to an agile and continuous dramatic counterpoint that very effectively helps the two romantic stories intertwine in an effective way.
In addition to a battle between totally opposite personalities, 'The Heart Killers' is a battle between wits, all the themes: seduction, crime, the relationships between best friends and between the two brothers, the professional tasks of the protagonists, namely that of a tattoo artist, a car mechanic, a chef and a restaurant worker, all of this to give rise to a display of deceptions and tricks, and the winner is always the one who demonstrates the greatest practical intelligence in all matters.
Furthermore, 'The Heart Killers' is a series of transformations that relies on the conventional resources of intrigue comedy; disguise, deception and false identities.
As far as the characters are concerned, above all I would like to highlight the two brothers, since the contrast in their personalities is overwhelming. On the one hand there is Bison, who has a lot of character and does not always agree with what is said to him and, in part, likes to bother others. Meanwhile, Fadel is very serious, responsible, and has always managed to maintain his composure... until Style enters his life.
Khaotung is a convincing actor. He has had meteoric growth since his debut as an actor in the 2018 series 'Cause You're My Boy', in 2018. The construction of his character allowed him to deliver a performance full of subtleties, where Bison's surly and indomitable character contrasts with the moments of introspection and the decisions that lead him to confront his most intimate feelings.
First once again demonstrates his talent, that each role he plays is comfortable for him, despite the challenges, the volume of work, and the archetypal experiences that he has to express on screen, no matter how new they may be for him.
Both make up a dream ship. Their interactions are natural. They know each other well, after being a couple in 'Only Friends', 'The Eclipce' and 'Our Skyy 2'. On this occasion, not only are their sex scenes a gift for the viewer.
Joong Archen Wiraphakul's Fadel is the most important character in this rising star's promising career until today. In his social accounts, the actor, model and singer recognizes that the recognition and affection of the public is the greatest reward received, in addition, what he has been able to grow and learn as an actor and person during the process. I never imagined seeing him "masturbate" in front of the cameras.
But of the four, Dunk has the most growth from a role prior to this. To my surprise, his Style overflows with provocation, sexuality and impudence. As an actor, he has been able to increase his acting skills through training and giving his best in each project. His evolution as an actor is based on extracting valuable lessons from each experience to apply them in future projects.
In the series he had to face things that he had never experienced, such as harassing Fadel, speaking with brazenness and determination, adopting a much sexier pose than on previous occasions, no longer in a university uniform, but in a car mechanic's outfit, T-shirts and shorts and occasion clothes. He had to face situations he had never experienced and search the depths of his emotions to interpret them. For this reason, I consider that 'The Heart Killers' and Style have been a school in his life.
Dunk and Joong Archen are also two actors who have managed to get along after pairing up in 'Star and Sky: Star in My Mind', 'Star and Sky: Sky in Your Heart', 'Our Skyy 2' and 'Hidden Agenda'.

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Primeira impressão 01/12

Caramba, foi só o primeiro episódio e já superou todas as minhas expectativas com essa série.!!! Vale muito a pena todos darem um voto de confiança, ela te prende do começo ao final do episódio e depois termina com você precisando logo do próximo!!! P'Jojo, obriga por essa obra prima, mal consigo esperar pelos próximos episódios virem ao ar!!!!

Agora, falando dos atores, não tenho nem por onde começar, vê-los em papéis tão diferentes do que estamos acostumados e mesmo assim nós entregarem qualidade e envolvimento em apenas alguns minutos iniciais... Caramba, somente FirstKhao e JoongDunk para dar conta do recado, além do mais, matar a saudade que já estávamos de tê-los em cena já é o suficiente por tudo!!!

Obrigada a toda a direção técnica, vocês mostraram que podemos ter grandes expectativa com o caminhar da história e o desenvolvimento e atuação de nossos astros!!

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