Duang with You

Impressively boring and shallow.

I was so excited to watch something light and cute, but I ended up scrolling through half the show because I was so bored.

Look, I love some fluff with zero drama, but Duang With You is nothing like that. It romanticizes a childish and surprisingly toxic relationship, drags on for no reason, and is filled with annoying clichés, cringe dog-fetish humor, and painfully unfunny sound effects.

The characters have zero depth. There’s a lovable sweet boy who’s obsessed with a cold, introverted guy. That’s it. Twelve plus hours of the same thing. This show could easily be cut down to a 20 minute short film.

Let’s talk about the romance for a second.

To give it the benefit of the doubt, it did make me smile a couple of times (even though the acting was pretty average and the chemistry between Duang and Qinn was lacking). But.

It’s so freaking toxic and borderline abusive. Qinn acts like an asshole in pretty much every episode, and the show explains his behavior in the dumbest way possible (yes, sad childhood trauma, as usual).

He’s so distant, cold, and emotionless toward Duang that even his confession feels forced—almost like he’s doing it out of pity. Duang, on the other hand, seems to have zero self-respect, putting up with Qinn’s behavior over and over again, while the show desperately tries to present it as pure, innocent love with pretty lighting, blur filters, and slow music.

Overall, Duang With You might work as a one-time watch if you’re just trying to kill some time.

Just put it on 2x speed.

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It’s a cliche but everything works perfectly

Not sure abt the other reviews but for the first time I found a cliche plot line story addressing every issue with no plot holes. When I noticed that qin was initially giving in very easily to duang I was wondering if they will ever explain why he gave the okay sign only to duang while he straight up rejected the others. But I absolutely love the flashback which gives us the reason qin noticed and let duang pursue him 😭😭 I also love how duang’s friends warned him regarding the thin line between pursuing and stalking. It made me feel more comfortable seeing him pursue qin after getting his consent.

There is soo much I can talk abt the plot alone but the acting and chemistry between the actors was honestly mind blowing. I had no previous knowledge of teeteepor as I hadn’t watched their reality show so the only idea of them I had was when I saw their acting in your sky which was leaning heavily towards porteetee. At that time I found that the roles suited them really well and it didn’t seem odd at all, so you can just imagine the shock when I found that they did a whole 180 and switched roles in dwy which still worked perfectly????? It was like seeing a whole new character which is exactly how acting is supposed to be like. Teetee going from acting in a quiet role to a very energetic one and Por going from a very confident role to a quiet role with a lot of emotional trauma. Also the chemistry and dynamics between the two friend groups???? There are sooo many duang trio shenanigans clips that I go back to rewatch because of how chaotic they are. They absolutely nailed the friendship dynamics!!

Would definitely rewatch and would definitely recommend it to first time bl watchers as well!! (Already trying to make my sister who doesn’t watch bl dramas much watch it. Saw one clip of the trio shenanigans and she was hooked 😌)

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Adorable is the word for it. Bonus the insane facecards of the cast

It's cute in the right way,,, like the character interactions are on point, The friendships fabulous and absolutely enviable.,
The main couple are a different breed of adorbs. i can't with them really..... Though Duang may come of as little cringe at times but it's part of the charm. Qin was beautifully written and played..
Acting great (especially for new actors).. the detais on point.. the scenes beautiful (my favorite is the bus stop scene where Duang walks Qin home for the first time)
The second couple = BOMB .. i wanna see more of their chem.. the last episode did give them more screen time.


I do wish the ost could be a little bit more enjoyable... especially for a music based series. but i love the cute bgm (teeteeporpor and duang qin ones) that they played throughout.

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This is what happens when a BL exceeds every expectation.

One of the best BL dramas I’ve watched in all six years of being a BL fan. And after watching over 100 BLs, that says a lot. This drama completely and utterly exceeded all of my expectations.

I honestly never thought I would give a BL a 10/10 anytime soon, because after being in this community for so long, I’ve built very high standards and expectations. But Duang With You truly earned it.

From the very first episode to the very last, this drama was wonderful. The butterflies I felt, the giggles, the screaming in my room during episodes — I’m sure everyone in my house thought I had completely lost it.

This was such beautifully written love story between Duang and Qin. Duang is truly the definition of a green flag — the ultimate golden retriever boyfriend. Meanwhile, Qin was more closed off, someone who didn’t easily open up to people he didn’t know or trust. And in the end, he let Duang into his heart… and Duang got in there deeply.

I loved every single moment of their relationship development. Watching it grow slowly throughout the episodes made everything feel even more rewarding. I especially loved seeing Qin completely fall under Duang’s charm.

Man… Duang was so good for Qin.

Their relationship felt healthy, genuine, and full of warmth, and I enjoyed every second they were on my screen.

Honestly, I feel like I could keep talking forever about how amazing this BL was.❤️

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One of the most iconic fluff dramas of all time which actually has a plot

Usually I'm not a fluff person cz it kinda bores me when it doesn't have a plot and just fluff. Kinda like your sky or Ai long nai... i liked them but not like I LOVE THEM. I think that's where DWY is unique. It's not just fluff it has a plot and each character has their own personality and depth they're not simply cute or simply cold. They're someone you can actually relate too and sympathize with. I think we all have had our own Qin moments in life although meeting a Duang in real life is rare. I laughed with them cried with them and also rooted for them these couple of months. They just made my day..

I really really really recommend this drama to everyone. Don't miss out on this ❤️ bye bye DuangQin and hello TeeteePor

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Fluffy comedy

In short: a hyperactive and borderline insane Labrador puppy falls in love with an emotionally damaged, low-energy cat who can’t decide whether the Puppy’s antics are annoying or endearing. But he also can’t quite tell him to get lost.

They could have screwed this up so easily, because some of what the Puppy gets up to borders on harassment, but the Cat is clearly the one in control of the relationship and he constantly gives hints that he is somewhat into the madness being inflicted on him. Major props to the actors - I just watched them in Your Sky and thought, here is a pair who deserves their own series so they can show off their acting chops. And here is Duang With You to fulfil all our wishes and then some.

Largely very fluffy but the spicy bits are indeed spicy, and the chemistry is nuts. Super funny, somewhat slapstick in the visual comedy, also has emotional depth. All I can criticize is that I think the secondary couple needed more screen time. Otherwise this is on the rewatch list, highly recommended.

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A show appealing to mostly girls?

As expected this review section is flooded with 10... and the MDL rating as of now is at a 9... and when I see that, I have to ask myself: Did we see the same show? And as usual, this review is only valid for the UNCUT version. Do not ever watch a cut version, because besides cutting nc-scenes, they also cut story-elements (which will not be that fatal in this series imho). For reasons unknown MDL sometimes seperates them and sometimes does not, but be aware on youtube you get a cut version.

While the performances overall are good, the script is crap. The series tried to walk the fine line between comedy and cringe and Duang (the character) crosses into the cringe territory almost every time, which is so annoying, obnoxious and has nothing to do with "cute". Qin on the other hand behaves like a morron because his childhood was sooooo bad *bruhuhuhu*, sorry that's not an excuse for being a jerk most of the time. They even wrote in "red flag Qin" doing the absolute wrong things and then having him emotional blackmail Duang. Sorry, that's neither cute nor necessary nor should anyone (especially teens) learn from such behaviour. The epsisodes are also uncessary long because they only drag out and don't do anything with the side characters. NorthOtto had an interesting beginning but it faded away and suddenly in the finale he (Otto's character) was introduced to all of them (with too much makeup imho) and no explaination, no talk before - nothing. If you remember, in ep 1+2 we had the "Cherrie" storyplot and nothing happened till the finale where "ups I was Cherrie, so sorry" "confession" and that's in the same scene. Overall this scene felt so forced and cringe, I can't even find the right words for it. This script was just lazily written!

There is a redeeming quality to this show: When Duang and Qin talk alone in a serious tone, it changes the whole series. It is actually well done. I think they could not decide if this should be a comedy or a drama and mixing both gave this series a great inbalance. All the dog references with the stupid sound effects are just cringe and then bringing a dog into the finale - OMG - who thinks of something like that. While the NC-scenes were tastefully made, it shocked me, that in the finale they cut the NC-scene sooo short... that's quite unusual. The second redeeming quality is the OST which is also well done. This is Domundi/Mandee so production quality was very good as well.

But even with this redeeming qualities of the series, this show can only be "average". They had a chance to tell multiple stories in a wider arc but as usual, they failed. It's more a cringe fest for over half of the series. If I ever had such a partner I would kick his ass to the moon or even farther. For me this is a series is clearly targeted to escapists and girls. Nothing wrong with it, but for escapism I don't need a series, there are a lot of other alternatives. Thai shows don't understand how to do "cute" - the last "cute" show was "School Trip" and it had not any nonsense in it (besides the behaviour of some girls and a brother), but both MLs and even their friends were very likeable. Here, I think the actors are cute and nice people, but their characters are just unlikable. That may sound hard, but that's my impression. Also Domundi could not shy away to slap us with ads in our face again, which is soooo annoying. They could have skipped the Japan trip and saved some money going somewhere inside Thailand and made a destination pay for it. But no... for some reason it had to be Japan. If they would only watch JBLs and get inspiration from there.

I wish they had forgone with the comedy part and made it only as drama. Also the should have resolved Qins Daddy/Mama-issues in a more engaging way, just 1/3 of an epsiode is not good enough. So, in the cosmos of university BLs, this was not the worst, but it was also not good.

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What a surprising delight this show turned out to be!

Based on the trailer, you could have assumed this show was going to be a silly piece of fluff.
Even though Duang, our male lead, was frequently a silly goofball, I was thoroughly surprised by the depth and soul the show incorporated into particular scenes.
I needed a few episodes to grasp Duang's character, and when he showed his serious side, I was truly impressed by Tee Tee's acting skills. He performed exceptionally well during those scenes. Watching Qin's growth from cold/aloof into a happy, smiling in love puppy was so sweet!

So, after reading the book, I was happy we got to see a lot of the important stuff between Duang and Qin.
And even though I loved every episode, it wasn't totally perfect for me.
If it were up to me, I would have omitted the Jamie/Marvis segments.
The scenes felt out of place and undeveloped, merely occupying time. I would have rather had more filler from the main characters. The Jamie/Marvis scenes would make sense if they were building towards a separate series; otherwise, the finale should have provided resolution. My opinion on this stems from my dislike of the novel Jamie; I found him even more irritating in the book.
Apart from that small nitpicky detail, wholly personal to me, don't be offended if our thoughts don't align, which really didn’t detract from my enjoyment, I loved Duang and Qin so much. They were the cutest puppies and if the execs wanted to throw a season 2 at us, I would be sat to watch. In only 12 episodes, the actors did a wonderful job of showing how their relationship blossomed.

To be loved by Duang the way he worships Qin would warm anyone’s heart!

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Cuteness,shallowness and annoyance

I was so hyped in the beginning, but it all felt like a waste of time in the end.
It's a cringe and "cute" drama without any sense of logic or realism, i've noticed it in the first episode ,and didn't mind it at all(that was a mistake). However , as you watch , it progressively becomes harder to endure shallow and cringey scenes, i was so annoyed at the last episode that i wasn't able to watch it entirely. During the whole series , a lot of thoughts were popping in my head like:
- Why exactly did Duang like Qin?
- Qin's trauma is such a pampered annoying rich kid trauma.
- Duang changed absolutely nothing with Qin.
- What a boring couple .

I was really into this Series in the first episodes, but it was long hours of nothing , just a weird cuteness between the main chatacters and a badly developed side couple. Most of the dialogue doesn't feel natural and the acting had so much ups and downs. It was really a waste of time watching this.
Despite it all, it's not a bad Drama... but i regret watching it.

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Duang with you is for the people who want an attentive and gentle love.

I wanted to wrote a review after watching it for the first time but I couldn't put my thoughts into words...now that I rewatch it for the from EP 1 to EP 12 the following weeks Saturday after the show ended(cuz I missed them way toooo much🤧) I just want to say this drama may have a simple story line with not much drama element but it gives a certain type of comfort to the viewer that you can't just find in any other drama. And that's why it deserves a 10 cause this drama actl made me feel connected to it. The amount of details (really there's a lot) and story follow was sooo good. I have watch bl for 4 year but this just hits different. I loved how healthy this relationship is(our green flag couple 🥹) and how they showed us how people can love loudly or quietly but still share the same amount of love with each other. This story healed something in me that wasn't broken💗 The acting, cinematography,story line,the flow, everything was great 💕

THIS PART OF THE REVIEW IS 101% BIASED
I just wanted to say I'm so proud of teetee and por. I knew them from dmd friendship. In first season I saw teeter his was so young back then but with a lot of energy. Then s2 I saw por. He was so talented. teetee joined the show too and they became partners in the end. So when the pilot came out I was so excited for them!! I loved them in your sky!! There character was so cute 🥺 I was screaming my heart out when the trailer dropped. I was so excited for it but I just thought it was like for your sky and khemjira since I followed the show from their pilot release also. But boy was I wrong. I watched all the vids about dwy. I watch everything. I MEAN EVERYTHING. Their busking, reaction vids,events,BTS, etc. and I listen to all their ost. I usually nvr listen to ost of drama separate. But I played all the song and remember the lyric(to my ability lol) idk if it's because qin is a music major and they perform for a music event but listening to the made me more connect to the drama. Also all the ost was sooooooo good bro😆 I gonna miss this era so much. It wasn't just 3 months to me. I still remember watching documentary and their live stage thing(for the first ep) while waiting for the first ep. Oh to go back to that time. I love teeteepor so much I really hope they get recognize and achieve slot of success. I hope they know they have a big fandom and community supporting them!! Lastly I'm gonna miss this fandom. This fandom who love and cherish our duang and qin❤️ I'll miss all this edit,memes,convos,laughter and smile that we share. I LOVE THIS DUANG WITH YOU SOOOOO MUCH 🐶🐈‍⬛🎸🎨🎤💓📸

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Duang with You is overhyped and overrated, but it was fine I guess..

Disclaimer!! This is my opinion, and let me know if you disagree or agree!

So first off, I want to start with Duang's character. The show makes him out to be a person who is the "golden retriever" in the relationship, but it just didn't do it for me. I found his character sometimes annoying and frustrating. Why? He's supposed to be a college student, but acts like he's five. I get that might be his personality, but why are you sticking out your tongue like a dog? Honestly, the only time I found his behavior funny was when he was actually making a joke, not acting like he was immature and a baby. I'd honestly would have liked to see more of his serious side and vulnerable side, but there were only two moments, so I guess not? I might seem like the fun police, but I don't find it funny when an adult acts like a baby. Leave that to the millennials.

Next, I want to get into Qinn's character. Opposite of Duang and his "golden retriever" personality, he is perceived as the "black cat" of the relationship, but as it didn't work out for Duang, it didn't work out for Qinn either. I found his character to be not self-centered, but ignorant. Qinn gives Duang permission to pursue him and doesn't even show a slight interest in the first 5-6 episodes. I also found it stupid of the writers to set up the beginning like that just for Qinn to not give the slightest shit and get annoyed every time Duang popped up. He didn't even start being interested until episode 5 or 6. I know his character is closed off because of his past with the trauma and ex-crush, but come on. Couldn't you just reciprocate with just a "I like you back, but I don't know how to show it" or something along those lines? I would have liked that, but Qinn just didn't do that.

Now, the whole plot was a good idea. An extroverted college art student pursuing a career as a cold jazz singer who also went to his college. It had potential, but due to the writing and pacing, it felt odd. Qinn not recepricating til episode 6 gave off that Duang was a creep and stalkerish. I know it was not like that in the show, but if you think outside of the show. Even when they did get together, it felt like they weren't. I don't know.

The relationship aspect of it was ehhh. As I said throughout this whole review, it took a while for Qinn to warm up to Duang. We finally got them together in episode 6, I'm pretty sure. Oh wait, WRONG! Qinnn's ex comes in and fucks up shit. Not like there wasn't shit going on, but it was unnecessary for him to try to win him back now, when he could have done it before Duang came into the picture. The whole ex-plot line was in early high school, and the main plot line was in early college. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. The ex would have had a lot of time to make up with him in that crunch of time before Duang came in. Also, the way Duang handled the ex coming in just had me like, what happened to the Duang who apparently "never gave up" and just became sad. Pmo.

Qinn's trauma and backstory were not well done, as they could have been. As I said, it was a good idea, but they absolutely didn't handle it well. As a kid, the babysitter his parents got "abused" him, not like hitting, but tried to make Qinn eat dirt and yelled at him. Kinda off putting and bold. That is very traumatic, and I understand why that would make him the way he is, but I wouldn't think that it would make him socially distant in a relationship. The scene where he yells at his parents for not being there for him was fine. I liked how Duang comforted him and calmed him in his arms, a moment where I didn't find Duang's character immature. THEN, in the next scene, Qinn's mom is rubbing him and hugging him? What happened to being mad?! The parents and Qinn didn't even go into a stage where they were trying to find ways to get back with him; the writers just skipped it. Another issue with the pacing.

The side story with Jamie Marvis. I don't wanna say I hated it, but I just was kinda confused. They were meant to be a sexy and intimate couple. But instead, they got barely any screen time, and had no spicy scenes, while Qinn and Duang had multiple, and didn't seem like the couple to do that after they got to be in a couple and be emotionally intimate first; however, they didn't. A side note to JamieMarvis is the English-speaking. I didn't hate it, but found it unnecessary and kinda cringe. Although they are following the novel, so I guess go off kings. I would have liked to see more of Jamie being inspired by Duang and trying to get Marivs to be his actual boyfriend, but their trope was friends with benefits, so.

The acting was okay. Nothing jaw-dropping, the only "good" acting was when Qinn was yelling at his parents. When Qinn acted sad, it didn't feel genuine and just felt like ehhh. What could I say about Tee Tee's acting and Por's? They could improve, but this is their debut series, and the acting was alright, so I can't be mad. Not to mention, they were in a singing group first, so I can't be harsh with them.


Overall? I think this series could have been written better, acted better, and honestly? It is kinda overhyped and overrated for a series with a mid-plot. I've seen better shows that are so much, well, I wouldn't say better, but in my opinion, with elements that Duang with You just didn't have.

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