The Boy Next World
Mame is the author of the popular webnovels that inspired Don't Say No and other series in the same storyworld. This discussion post was made to discuss the chronology of these peripherally connected stories.
The TharnType, Love By Chance, Don't Say No, Love in the Air, and Wedding Plan titles can all be watched independently - but they are connected in the following ways:
This post was originally made under Don't Say No and that original post will remain the most updated. It also contains the official links to all the below titles and character maps of the relationships from the books (because it does differ).
| 1.) TharnType | The finale episode (in a flash forward sequence 3 years into the future) briefly references the events of Love By Chance 2 and introduces viewers to Pete and Tin (LBC). |
| 2.) Love By Chance | Type and Techno (from TharnType) are seniors on the football/soccer team with Ae and Can. Tar and Tum's story is also present in both Love By Chance and TharnType. (However, they are played by different actors because they were done by different production companies.) |
| 3.) Love By Chance 2: A Chance To Love 3.) TharnType: Our Final Love [Special Episode] | The events of Love By Chance 2 are briefly referenced in the TharnType Season 1 Special Episode, and features a cameo of Pete (LBC). However, some of the referenced events had to be re-written when LBC 2 actually went into production - as behind-the-scenes conflict resulted in Saint (playing Pete) leaving the project. Mame, who likes her series to be as close as possible to her books, had to rewrite the chronology of events for LBC 2. |
| 4.) Boy Next World 4.) Boy Next World: A World Where We Don't Know Each Other [Special Episode] | Thorn (Tharn's brother in TharnType) makes a cameo appearance in Episode 7 of Boy Next World as Phugun's cousin. Mentions of Thanya, Tharn, and Tharn's boyfriend (Type) are also made. Both Phugun and Cirrus are reoccurring characters in TharnType 2 (different actors). |
| 5.) TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love 5.) Don't Say No: The Secret (Love) [Special Episode] | Don't Say No's Prequel Episode isolates Leo and Fiat's moments from TharnType Season 2. It also adds and lengthens a few scenes that were not previously seen. |
| 6.) Don't Say No | |
| 7.) TharnType 2: The Wedding Day [Special Episode] | Leo and Fiat (Don't Say No) make a brief appearance as a lovey-dovey couple. |
| 8.) Love in the Air | Love In The Air features several Don't Say No cameos: The Twins (at the race venue) Natsu (at the hotel restaurant) Leon (at the birthday party) As Natsu is a business woman and Leon is alone at a party full of people he knows, this appears to take place between the events of Don't Say No and the Don't Say No Special Episode. |
| 9.) Love in the Air Special Episode [Special Episode] | This special episode features an extended cameo of Natsu (DSN). |
| 10.) Don't Say No: Special Episode [Special Episode] | Takes place 3 years after Don't Say No |
| 11.) Wedding Plan | Prapai, Sky, Rain, and Payu (LITA) make an important cameo at the wedding in the beginning of episode 1. Prapai is also seen in a flashback at the end of episode 1. All 4 (LITA) also make an extended appearance in episode 3. Sun (Ae and Pond's childhood friend in Love By Chance - but different actor) is Nuea's brother's boyfriend. |
| 12) Wedding Plan Special Episode | Takes place ~2 years after Wedding Plan. Sun (Ae and Pond's childhood friend in Love By Chance - but different actor) is Nuea's brother's boyfriend. |
| Ehhhh?) Love Sea *We have lost the Mame Cinematic Universe plot with this one. I don't know what's going on. Is this like the Deadpool of this universe? | Connor, who sent Tongrak to the island, is the boyfriend of Khom, Type’s childhood best friend from back home in TharnType. Tongrak is the writer of Boy Next World, which is announcing its "live action adaptation" starring Boss and Noeul (who star in the real-world live action adaptation of the book). Bonus: You can see various characters reading other Mame books on screen, attributed to Tongrak ofc, such as "Love Sand" (which is Khom and Connor's book) and "Test Love" (the book centering around Sun and Ryu (Wedding Plan and LBC). |
| Ehhhh Pt 2) Love Sea Special Episode | Bonus: In the background of one scene, we can see the posters for the books "Love Storm" and "Love Sky" (the 2 books that made up Love in the Air) and "Love Director." |
There are a few other Mame series in the works, but we can't determine how they are connected quite yet.
- https://kisskh.at/716887-past-love-in-the-future (Twins from DSN; Might be cancelled)
- https://kisskh.at/718549-just-say-yes-the-series (LeonPob from DSN; Seems to be cancelled)
Thank you! I was looking for something like this! I'll be making my own list based on this order.
I'm not sure if this is something you want to add to your list, but Payu and Prepai appear as a guest in the Japanese Love in the Air: Koi no Yokai Special Episode. They are there for a race and spend their time at the hotel hanging out with Rei and Kai because they feel bad for them, and because they remind them of Sky and Rain.
They are on screen for quite a long time... And is honestly the best part of the special episode.
If you add it to your list, it would be after the Love in the Air Special, yet maybe before Wedding Plan?
Once again, thank you!
thank u for the post ! (i think i saw this somewhere else but lost the link) so another thanks for the repost LOL i wish there was a save discussion button !
Glad to be of service! I know some people save discussion links they want to refer back into their profile bios in some way. Some more obvious (labelled links) than others (hyperlinked stars/emojis or images etc)
Details
- Title: The Boy Next World
- Type: Drama
- Format: Standard Series
- Country: Thailand
- Episodes: 10
- Aired: Jan 5, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025
- Aired On: Sunday
- Duration: 43 min.
- Genres: Thriller, Romance, Drama, Fantasy
- Tags: LGBTQ+, Student Male Lead, School Setting, Classmates' Relationship, Senior-Junior Relationship, Gay Male Lead, Gay Romance, Partial Nudity, Parallel Universe, Cold Male Lead
- Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older
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