Sujan Draws

I was thinking about this and I don’t think so. because the point of the story is not falling in love, but what happens when you’re in love and not supposed to be.

I struggled with the Clark Kent transformation. especially when he has pictures all over his room. no way you don’t recognize your idol. just ask any ARMY if they can recognize JK with baggy clothes a bucket hat and face mask.

who else felt like they shouldn’t like this series as much as they did? like most people here I felt like this was more of someone’s home movies or a documentary than it was a scripted series. there was no plot. zero. plot. yet. it was quiet and comfortable and, in a way, sort of healing. this might be a future comfort rewatch for me.

okay. there’s a message at the end thanking Ki Hyunwoo for his guest appearance. I didn’t spot him at all and now I feel sad. does anyone know what character he played?

awwwww. just binged the entire series and now I just feel better about life in general. the writing is all the things you want characters to say but never do. bravo.

there’s very few Thai book adaptations that are really good. they usually end up removing the key moment or some of the personality or the thing I love about the book. I actually think this one is fine but I think it’s more of a “based on” instead of an “adaptation”

now that I’ve reread the comic I actually remember loving their story so much. how the stereotypes were turned on their heads. I’m sort of disappointed now though because there was some character traits of Bawoo that I loved that aren’t coming across in the drama.

so. I’ve gone back to the original comic and yeah…there’s some not so subtle differences in the characters and the plot. it just had been too long since I read it I guess. as soon as grumpy Ba Woo showed up I was like “ohhhhhhh!”

I don’t even remember that story line. I think I blanked out. I’m definitely going to have to go back and read it again. thank you!

can someone please explain to me how this is sourced from “Who Can Define Popularity”. is there like a subplot I missed in the Webtoon? I’ll reread the entire thing anyway but there’s no way I missed this storyline…right?

this show is so special. and frustrating. and heartbreaking. and very very special.

best adaptation ever. the web comic is one of my favorites of all time and now. sigh. perfect casting. perfect script. only 2 episodes in. y’all better not let me down!

what, not 69 times? the joke was right there and they missed it huh?

I really like all JittiRain’s books I’ve read so far. they wrote 2ogether and Fish Upon the Sky.

I totally agree. I don’t like how they handled it either. it doesn’t feel realistic at all.

it’s three. I misremembered because it’s been a while since I read them. I guess after 3 my brain stops counting. lol. yay ADD! you definitely should give the books a chance. just heads up Arc is a bit more…eh….rough in the books. they softened him up a lot in the series.

ohhhhh. it is 3 books! dang I totally remembered there being four. wishful thinking probably

for one. Arc wasn’t really crushing on Arm until this scene when he realized he had scared Arm and that it showed him that he actually cared for him. he has a whole conversation where Jet tells him he’s obviously not care for anyone but himself because it would never drive like that if he did. that’s when Arc sort of remembers Arm’s reaction and has his shift in how he feels about Arc.
And when the accident happens Arm comes to the realization that Arc wouldn’t actually hurt him and he calms down. Arc even asks him why he’s not more upset and Arm says “I know you wouldn’t hurt me”. double whammy on Arc’s defences and that’s when Arc is totally gone on Arm. like I said it’s a hugely important sequence in the book.
there’s no part where he asks for forgiveness and there’s no lovely scene of them making up. just a bunch of self realization in how they think about the other person.
The adaptation is a lot more light hearted than the books and the books are a bit more serious. that’s easier be serious in a book without making you characters truly assholes since you get to explain their thoughts, harder to dramatize although I think it’s possible but not if you’re squeezing it into 8 episodes which I suspect they’re doing by dividing up the three books into 24 episodes. I love the books, y’all should check them out. they’re on the Meb app and probably Kindle with English translations.
“Engineer Cute Boy” by JittiRain
this couple is the first “Hottie and Cutie”

they changed a couple elements from the book that make that whole sequence different and better in my opinion. at least more emotionally complex and more understandable motives and stuff.

it’s based on a book series so I’m thinking maybe it’s all four books in one series? maybe?!?!