I keep wondering why so many series nowadays lately have been composed of only 8-10 episodes. Whatever happened to the usual 12 episode series?! Wish this one was 12 ; ; imo I think this is BounPrem's best series for acting ability but it only makes sense that they'd get better with more experience. I've always loved them though <3
There were articles about how Ok Taec Yeon turned down coveted spots in straight dramas to star in Soul Mate with the other guy and they are calling it his first BL role. Many companies aren't happy about his decision. He wanted to challenge himself though and play a role he's never played before. Some of his fans say "That was a bad decision on his part. I'm so disappointed in him. I don't want him to act in a BL. I won't support him anymore." I was like !!!! how dare they!!!! If you look it up on google it even says...
Yes, "Soul Mate," starring 2PM's Ok Taecyeon, is confirmed to be a BL (Boys' Love) series. The upcoming drama features a love story between two men, played by Ok Taecyeon and Hayato Isomura, and is set to premiere in August 2025.
Key details about the BL series "Soul Mate":
Stars: Ok Taecyeon and Hayato Isomura.
Plot: The series follows a ten-year love story between two young men, Johan Hwang (Ok Taecyeon) and Ryu Narutaki (Hayato Isomura).
Settings: The drama is set across Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Premiere: It is reportedly set to premiere in August 2025.
Genre: It is classified as a BL (Boys' Love) drama, a genre of romantic and sexual relationships between men.
I think the only reason he hasn't gotten a main role series before is because he doesn't have a set shipped couple partner. Once he gets one and they get popular, 100% you will see him in main role series.
https://youtu.be/GwAX-ckVUeg?si=DRNr069uveBeg1oyYouTube · SENTV English C-Drama
Oooh I see! I'm Korean/Japanese/Chinese mix but was adopted so am not fully fluent in the languages but know a little bit of each. I'm better at Japanese though than the other two at the moment. But I get it now, thank you! <3
https://youtu.be/GwAX-ckVUeg?si=DRNr069uveBeg1oyYouTube · SENTV English C-Drama
Thank you! But there are supposed to be 12 episodes total of around 35 minutes each. That channel only has 4 episodes around 1hr15m each. Even if you put 2 episodes together into 1 episode that would only have been 8/12 episodes. Do you know where to find the other remaining 2 episodes? Since going from how they did it on the channel they combined 2 episodes together into 1. So there should have been 2 more episodes on that channel that combine episode 9 + 10 and episode 11 + 12. But they only have 4 (episode 1-8) on their channel, so it's missing 5 (9,10) and 6 (11,12).
Someone in the comments down below said the grandpa (Xia Cha) who is in his grandson (Xia Ze Fang)'s body shows attraction and interest in Ye Hai Yuan because Ye Hai Yuan is actually Xia Cha's wife in the past. It is the red thread of destiny that connects them and has brought them back together again. So it's not a grandpa in his 60s and a guy in his 20s. It's actually a grandpa in his 60s and his wife (grandma) in her 60's or however old she was when she married Xia Cha in the past. So they are two old souls together. It's confusing but it makes sense. It's kind of like Until We Meet Again a legendary Thai BL if you've ever seen it. Also the reason why Ye Hai Yuan didn't show interest in the actual Xia Ze Fang was because Hai Yuan is only in love with Xia Cha because Hai Yuan was/is Xia Cha's wife in the past.
Representation is very important and I wish they had found an actual transgender actor to play that character.…
The director stated in an interview he originally WAS looking for an actual transgender actor to play the character. But after doing lots of research, reaching out and considering everything, decided against it because like what rowoon lover said above me, if they got an actual transgender actor to play the role that would in turn cause her to get hated and cyberbullied afterward. Korea is not like America. Plus, the director said it was extremely hard if not impossible to find an openly transgender Korean actor willing to take on the part and put themselves in the spotlight. They also do not hire American actors for a production like this unless they play VIP characters. I think it doesn't matter if an actual transgender actor or a non-transgender actor plays the role of a transgender as long as both of them represent them well. The point of an actor is to respectfully portray the character to the best of their ability to do so.
They do not need to actually BE the character they are playing IRL. The whole point of being an actor is to portray someone you are not in real life. As long as they are doing a good job at representing whoever they are trying to portray, it doesn't matter what they are in real life. Take gays for example. Gay actors have portrayed straight characters. Straight actors should be able to portray gay characters. Straight actors should be able to portray transgender characters. Transgender actors should be able to portray straight actors. They can also portray themselves as well. I know that the actor that plays Hyun-ju actually had a transgender adviser or someone who told them what it was like to be transgender and all the things that came with it. So they actually had someone on the set talking to the actor to ensure they were able to portray it as best as they could do.
Prem was never signed with Studio Wabi Sabi. He's always been with Starlatiz Co. Ltd. A google search stated: Prem (Prem Warut Chawalitrujiwong) was never signed with Studio Wabi Sabi as an artist. While he did appear in projects produced by Wabi Sabi, such as "Until We Meet Again" alongside Boun, his management was handled by StarHolic (formerly Starlatis). Later, both Boun and Prem, along with other Wabi Sabi artists, were signed by GMMTV. So Prem was never part of Studio Wabi Sabi in the first place.
It seems as if Boom's agency is the one who is being shady though if what Smart's agency said is true. Because…
That's what they were all talking about at the time though. I looked on MDL too and it states that it originally aired on GMMTV. That's also where I watched it originally on GMMTV. Since then it's also on Studio Wabi Sabi too.
But yeah, the point is there was the whole controversy about how most of the main actors were from the same company and Saint and like 1 other were the only ones who weren't. And that was one of the reasons why they kept leaving Saint out of things. It's also one of the reasons why Saint wasn't in S2. He wanted to be in S2 but they never told him about the auditions until it was too late and even arranged it to be on the days when they knew Saint was busy with work. So he couldn't ever come.
Yes, "Soul Mate," starring 2PM's Ok Taecyeon, is confirmed to be a BL (Boys' Love) series. The upcoming drama features a love story between two men, played by Ok Taecyeon and Hayato Isomura, and is set to premiere in August 2025.
Key details about the BL series "Soul Mate":
Stars:
Ok Taecyeon and Hayato Isomura.
Plot:
The series follows a ten-year love story between two young men, Johan Hwang (Ok Taecyeon) and Ryu Narutaki (Hayato Isomura).
Settings:
The drama is set across Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Premiere:
It is reportedly set to premiere in August 2025.
Genre:
It is classified as a BL (Boys' Love) drama, a genre of romantic and sexual relationships between men.
They do not need to actually BE the character they are playing IRL. The whole point of being an actor is to portray someone you are not in real life. As long as they are doing a good job at representing whoever they are trying to portray, it doesn't matter what they are in real life. Take gays for example. Gay actors have portrayed straight characters. Straight actors should be able to portray gay characters. Straight actors should be able to portray transgender characters. Transgender actors should be able to portray straight actors. They can also portray themselves as well. I know that the actor that plays Hyun-ju actually had a transgender adviser or someone who told them what it was like to be transgender and all the things that came with it. So they actually had someone on the set talking to the actor to ensure they were able to portray it as best as they could do.
But yeah, the point is there was the whole controversy about how most of the main actors were from the same company and Saint and like 1 other were the only ones who weren't. And that was one of the reasons why they kept leaving Saint out of things. It's also one of the reasons why Saint wasn't in S2. He wanted to be in S2 but they never told him about the auditions until it was too late and even arranged it to be on the days when they knew Saint was busy with work. So he couldn't ever come.