Shemni, in many developing or third world countries, animals are considered animals. They are food or protection.…
It's still like that in most rural areas of the US as well and there are still some that think animals are animals, but you are right about the animal worship here, especially in the cities and suburbs. A few decades ago, people would take their dogs out back (put them down) if the dog attacked someone. Now, pet owners blame the victim for being attacked rather than blaming the dog for attacking. Just plain backwards.
So let me get this straight, the main motivation for the FL was that she is casted as an actress in a film (also…
The only drama I can think of that is somewhat similar to what you're asking is Keuy Ban Nok (can be found on Telegram). https://kisskh.at/13125-keuy-ban-nok
The FL was rich and the ML was from the countryside. I don’t remember if he worked for the family or if he stayed the city, but he was wrongly and harshly judged by her family.
THIS IS EXTREMELY SPOILER HEAVY, SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!! NOTE: IT'S LONG!
I did not like the FL. She was arrogant, conniving, selfish and hypocritical. I could not understand why they ML fell for her since most of their interactions were her acting smug and rude towards him. The grandfather wanted the ML in the company because of his shoe making skills. She knew he wouldn't come willingly, so she pays his boss at his delivery job to make a delivery go wrong so he will have to work at the company. Knowing this he still ends up working for them because of his sick father. His father protested him working there, but ML still worked there. She knew her grandfather kidnapped the ML's father, because he wanted the ML at his company and the ML is his actual grandson, and she hid it from the ML. Why? So her father who consistently cheats on her mother and her mother who puts a ton of pressure on her won't be kicked out of the house by her grandfather.
I also hated when she got mad at the ML for not throwing his brother under the bus. His brother allegedly stole something from the company factory. The ML covers for his brother and she gets mad that the brother won't face consequences and she thinks he should. That's rich coming from a woman who covered for her cousin who caused another woman's death (the FL paid off the woman's mother so she wouldn't press charges) and covered for her cousin who went and assaulted the ML's family (she literally lied to the police that the cousin was at home). So she can cover up her family's wrongdoings, but it's wrong when the ML does? She also got on the ML for making sacrifices for his brother who is not biologically related to him. It doesn't matter if they aren't related by blood that's his brother and if he wants to work hard to give him a good life and get him back on the right path that's his choice. I could not stand her. The cute, lovey dovey scenes didn't move me at all.
The grandfather was horrible. He would do whatever he wanted and disregarded the feelings of others. He would preach to others when he was just like or worse than them. He would go on and on about no one hiding anything for him and how he knew everything. Funny because his son stole money from him and pinned it all on the other son. He didn't know about the set up, labeled the son a thief and kicked him out of the house because he married a lowly woman. Also his assistant was working behind the scenes with his most evil son and he didn't know that either.
Rit (the ML's brother) was annoying. He didn't realize that he was loved and that his brother just wanted the best for him. He was blinded by rage, jealousy and insecurity. I felt for him because he obviously had some deep rooted issues. He felt that his father didn't love him as much as he loved the ML and then he was jealous that the girl he liked wanted his brother instead. The latter made him feel like no one wanted him, only his older brother, so he lashed out at his older brother.
His father did love him though. There was a scene when the father got sick and ended up in the hospital. He was mad at Rit and refused to eat. So Rit said fine if you won't eat then I won't either. Of course, Rit was starving, but he remained steadfast. It pained his father to see him in pain, so he started eating again. I could see why Rit felt his father loved the ML more. The father faked his suicide so the ML would work at the company and have a better life. Rit made a point when he said you faked your death and didn't think about how others would feel. Everyone connected to the father was distraught when they thought he died. Rit was even sadder when his father actually died. I didn't like him teaming up with his brother's enemy, but like I said prior, he was blinded by rage, jealousy, and insecurity. He was also blinded by love since he was trying to stay near the girl he liked. After a while, his like or love for her started to seem obsessive.
The person I felt the most for was Lawan. Now I didn't like her underhanded tactics either or that she would cover for her father, but she was an abuse victim and no one in her family cared. Her father was abusing her. He would control her and the people she could hang out with excessively, he had cameras all over her room and would watch her remotely, he would make someone follow her at almost all times, he cut all her hair off as punishment, he would fling her around and force her into a room and isolate her as punishment. He was horrible to her, but would appear as nice to others. The only people who seemed to show genuine care toward her were the ML and Rit.
Because of the abuse, Lawan would always run away or try to escape from her home. One time she did this and ran to the ML's house. (Ep 10) She likes the ML and wants to break up him and the FL. Rit gets upset about this and lashes out at the ML about stealing his girl that wasn't his. Rit leaves and the ML tells Lawan to go back home. She says her father will kill her to which he says there's no father that would kill their child (absolutely untrue). He says that she has a family: grandpa, uncle (her father), and siblings she can rely on (also not true). He tells her to stop being weak and go back and fight the problems and be strong like her cousin (FL). He tells her that her cousin doesn't have less problems than her. She has problems, but she endures and faces the problems. She goes home and says to her father that she knows she's wrong and she came back for her punishment. I hated this scene because it does feel like victim blaming and like a victim should go back to their abuse. Like the victim is being weak for running away instead of facing the problem (fighting back). Even if the ML didn't know she was being abused, I still hated that scene.
The FL and Lawan aren't the same. The FL is an adult. Her father cheats on her mother which causes her public embarrassment and her mother does put pressure on her to be the best which is wrong. They do not treat her like Lawan's father treated Lawan. She could come and go as she pleased without being watched 24/7. Lawan is a high schooler being abused by her father, consistently mistreated by her grandfather and she had no one to protect her or speak up on her behalf. Rit did care about her and would try, but how can a poor teenager/young adult take on a rich older adult. After that scene, I didn't care about the romance between the ML and FL anymore or anyone for that matter.
I wished Lawan let go of her "love" for the ML after that. It was annoying seeing her try to still be with him even though he didn't want to be with her because he liked the FL and didn't want Rit to misunderstand him further. It was slightly good that she did though because she could see what her father and uncles were trying to do by setting up the ML and she would help behind the scenes however she could. Like playing a recording in the company of her uncle and cousin outlining how they'll set up the ML to get the grandfather to push him out. I didn't like how she kept covering for her father though. She kept asking people not to hurt him and forgive him despite all he did. He did not deserve that. I get she had stockholm syndrome, but it was irritating to watch.
As you can probably tell (if you got this far anyway), I didn't really like any of the characters. A lot got endings they didn't deserve. It's irritating that the story was written in a way that let the FL keep most of the members of her family and they were given a chance to change, but both the ML's father and brother had to die which is so ridiculous. I have no clue what to rate this, but it won't be above a 5.
Unpopular opinion: This was one long, boring, dragged out, giant snooze fest. I had to skip like crazy just to finish it. This drama should've been 40 episodes max. It is not as interesting as the synopsis makes it out to be.
I cared very little for the main leads. They weren't interesting both individually and as a couple. It's hard to believe that no one is as smart as the fl and no one can best her. Highly unrealistic. I mainly didn't care for her because I can't stand wolves in sheep's clothing, which almost all the characters were. The ml was supposed to be smart, but easily fell for others tricks.
Most of the cast looked too old for their roles. The characters were anywhere from teen to late 20s, but the actors looked 30+.
I liked the fl's grandmother and wanted to see more of Qi Heng's marriage.
Thank you very much for this pretty and interesting article! I have made similar experiences with kdramas... For…
In regards to What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, you are not. I, apparently, watched two episodes and could barely get through it. Same with the webtoon. I think I dropped it after 1-2 chapters and the show has been on my "on-hold" list for a long time now. Highly doubt I'll ever finish it.
How did your Thai drama journey start? I believe it was Kiss Me with Aom and Mike. I loved It Started With A Kiss (Taiwan) and the Itazura Na Kiss manga, so I watched all versions of it.
Do you have any tips for the newcomers? -Be ready for bs. There are a lot of dramas where the relationship is toxic in some way. -Be ready for the tropes. The forgiveness trope is probably the most annoying one to me. Forgiveness in these dramas means acting like nothing happened after, not pressing charges if a crime is committed or getting the perp out of jail, especially if it's a family member, or blaming someone else for why a character acted the way they did. -Be ready for "one fry short of a happy meal" characters. It's generally the FL, but sometimes it's the ML (Ngao Asoke). -A lot of lakorns will not have a kiss scene. There may be rape, assault, abuse, harassment, bullying, but no kiss...apparently that's too much. -There's a lot of dramatics, especially screaming. -Always search the drama up first. Read reviews and comments, if there are any, so that you know what to expect before you jump in.
https://kisskh.at/13125-keuy-ban-nok
The FL was rich and the ML was from the countryside. I don’t remember if he worked for the family or if he stayed the city, but he was wrongly and harshly judged by her family.
Happy ending.
Didn't like it.
Many characters got endings they didn't deserve.
Prepare to be annoyed.
I watched it on the galaxy of lakorns.
I did not like the FL. She was arrogant, conniving, selfish and hypocritical. I could not understand why they ML fell for her since most of their interactions were her acting smug and rude towards him. The grandfather wanted the ML in the company because of his shoe making skills. She knew he wouldn't come willingly, so she pays his boss at his delivery job to make a delivery go wrong so he will have to work at the company. Knowing this he still ends up working for them because of his sick father. His father protested him working there, but ML still worked there. She knew her grandfather kidnapped the ML's father, because he wanted the ML at his company and the ML is his actual grandson, and she hid it from the ML. Why? So her father who consistently cheats on her mother and her mother who puts a ton of pressure on her won't be kicked out of the house by her grandfather.
I also hated when she got mad at the ML for not throwing his brother under the bus. His brother allegedly stole something from the company factory. The ML covers for his brother and she gets mad that the brother won't face consequences and she thinks he should. That's rich coming from a woman who covered for her cousin who caused another woman's death (the FL paid off the woman's mother so she wouldn't press charges) and covered for her cousin who went and assaulted the ML's family (she literally lied to the police that the cousin was at home). So she can cover up her family's wrongdoings, but it's wrong when the ML does? She also got on the ML for making sacrifices for his brother who is not biologically related to him. It doesn't matter if they aren't related by blood that's his brother and if he wants to work hard to give him a good life and get him back on the right path that's his choice. I could not stand her. The cute, lovey dovey scenes didn't move me at all.
The grandfather was horrible. He would do whatever he wanted and disregarded the feelings of others. He would preach to others when he was just like or worse than them. He would go on and on about no one hiding anything for him and how he knew everything. Funny because his son stole money from him and pinned it all on the other son. He didn't know about the set up, labeled the son a thief and kicked him out of the house because he married a lowly woman. Also his assistant was working behind the scenes with his most evil son and he didn't know that either.
Rit (the ML's brother) was annoying. He didn't realize that he was loved and that his brother just wanted the best for him. He was blinded by rage, jealousy and insecurity. I felt for him because he obviously had some deep rooted issues. He felt that his father didn't love him as much as he loved the ML and then he was jealous that the girl he liked wanted his brother instead. The latter made him feel like no one wanted him, only his older brother, so he lashed out at his older brother.
His father did love him though. There was a scene when the father got sick and ended up in the hospital. He was mad at Rit and refused to eat. So Rit said fine if you won't eat then I won't either. Of course, Rit was starving, but he remained steadfast. It pained his father to see him in pain, so he started eating again. I could see why Rit felt his father loved the ML more. The father faked his suicide so the ML would work at the company and have a better life. Rit made a point when he said you faked your death and didn't think about how others would feel. Everyone connected to the father was distraught when they thought he died. Rit was even sadder when his father actually died. I didn't like him teaming up with his brother's enemy, but like I said prior, he was blinded by rage, jealousy, and insecurity. He was also blinded by love since he was trying to stay near the girl he liked. After a while, his like or love for her started to seem obsessive.
The person I felt the most for was Lawan. Now I didn't like her underhanded tactics either or that she would cover for her father, but she was an abuse victim and no one in her family cared. Her father was abusing her. He would control her and the people she could hang out with excessively, he had cameras all over her room and would watch her remotely, he would make someone follow her at almost all times, he cut all her hair off as punishment, he would fling her around and force her into a room and isolate her as punishment. He was horrible to her, but would appear as nice to others. The only people who seemed to show genuine care toward her were the ML and Rit.
Because of the abuse, Lawan would always run away or try to escape from her home. One time she did this and ran to the ML's house. (Ep 10) She likes the ML and wants to break up him and the FL. Rit gets upset about this and lashes out at the ML about stealing his girl that wasn't his. Rit leaves and the ML tells Lawan to go back home. She says her father will kill her to which he says there's no father that would kill their child (absolutely untrue). He says that she has a family: grandpa, uncle (her father), and siblings she can rely on (also not true). He tells her to stop being weak and go back and fight the problems and be strong like her cousin (FL). He tells her that her cousin doesn't have less problems than her. She has problems, but she endures and faces the problems. She goes home and says to her father that she knows she's wrong and she came back for her punishment. I hated this scene because it does feel like victim blaming and like a victim should go back to their abuse. Like the victim is being weak for running away instead of facing the problem (fighting back). Even if the ML didn't know she was being abused, I still hated that scene.
The FL and Lawan aren't the same. The FL is an adult. Her father cheats on her mother which causes her public embarrassment and her mother does put pressure on her to be the best which is wrong. They do not treat her like Lawan's father treated Lawan. She could come and go as she pleased without being watched 24/7. Lawan is a high schooler being abused by her father, consistently mistreated by her grandfather and she had no one to protect her or speak up on her behalf. Rit did care about her and would try, but how can a poor teenager/young adult take on a rich older adult. After that scene, I didn't care about the romance between the ML and FL anymore or anyone for that matter.
I wished Lawan let go of her "love" for the ML after that. It was annoying seeing her try to still be with him even though he didn't want to be with her because he liked the FL and didn't want Rit to misunderstand him further. It was slightly good that she did though because she could see what her father and uncles were trying to do by setting up the ML and she would help behind the scenes however she could. Like playing a recording in the company of her uncle and cousin outlining how they'll set up the ML to get the grandfather to push him out. I didn't like how she kept covering for her father though. She kept asking people not to hurt him and forgive him despite all he did. He did not deserve that. I get she had stockholm syndrome, but it was irritating to watch.
As you can probably tell (if you got this far anyway), I didn't really like any of the characters. A lot got endings they didn't deserve. It's irritating that the story was written in a way that let the FL keep most of the members of her family and they were given a chance to change, but both the ML's father and brother had to die which is so ridiculous. I have no clue what to rate this, but it won't be above a 5.
I cared very little for the main leads. They weren't interesting both individually and as a couple. It's hard to believe that no one is as smart as the fl and no one can best her. Highly unrealistic. I mainly didn't care for her because I can't stand wolves in sheep's clothing, which almost all the characters were. The ml was supposed to be smart, but easily fell for others tricks.
Most of the cast looked too old for their roles. The characters were anywhere from teen to late 20s, but the actors looked 30+.
I liked the fl's grandmother and wanted to see more of Qi Heng's marriage.
Do you have any tips for the newcomers?
-Be ready for bs. There are a lot of dramas where the relationship is toxic in some way.
-Be ready for the tropes. The forgiveness trope is probably the most annoying one to me. Forgiveness in these dramas means acting like nothing happened after, not pressing charges if a crime is committed or getting the perp out of jail, especially if it's a family member, or blaming someone else for why a character acted the way they did.
-Be ready for "one fry short of a happy meal" characters. It's generally the FL, but sometimes it's the ML (Ngao Asoke).
-A lot of lakorns will not have a kiss scene. There may be rape, assault, abuse, harassment, bullying, but no kiss...apparently that's too much.
-There's a lot of dramatics, especially screaming.
-Always search the drama up first. Read reviews and comments, if there are any, so that you know what to expect before you jump in.
Do you predominantly watch Thailand’s BLs or Lakorns? Lakorns only; I have no interest in BLs. Some recommendations:
-Kiss Me- https://kisskh.at/14805-kiss-me
-Love Destiny- https://kisskh.at/23472-bpoop-phaeh-saniwaat
-Padiwaradda- https://kisskh.at/16323-padiwaradda
-Deja Vu- https://kisskh.at/36457-deja-vu
-Khun Chai Puttipat- https://kisskh.at/10062-khun-chai-puttipat
-Sao Noi (drags at some points, but still a pleasant watch overall)- https://kisskh.at/9901-sao-noi
-Sapai Jao- https://kisskh.at/15806-sapai-jao