Talent is Awesome, Production/Judges Not So Much
10 for the talent and zero for the messy predetermined storyline’s. Less of the average staff/judges and more of the very talented contestants. The staff and editing really take away from boys amazing talents and their own personal journeys, that’s what we want to watch, not 1 minute to change a routine because you set them up to fail, let them fail on their own then help them to succeed.I’m not surprised about the low viewings and ratings.
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One of the Better Survival Shows
When I think back to some of the controversies of past survival shows like Youth With You’s milkgate and recently Kachine’s STOP moment during Starlight Boys, I can’t help but wait to expect something to happen. Surprisingly I’m seeing a lot of talented contestants show their talents, play lots of games and have some live public shows and interviews. It does have the usual online banter and favouratism but which show doesn’t.What I enjoy the most though is the inclusivity and safety shown towards the contestants. That’s one thing I noticed especially with the Chinese shows and how they handled inclusivity so I’m not surprised seeing them pull away from this type of show and now the number one show filled with boys in China is about farming. I have nothing against farming by the way.
One thing I am finding odd has been the dance and vocal categories. I’m a big believer in live performances that aren’t lip-synched, dance contestants here aren’t forcefully lip syncing, they are only dancing if they’re in the dance category and rightly so, but as a performer, if there are words being sung, I feel they should be sung not lip synched by the contestants if that makes sense.
Actually another oddity is the language barrier, it is shown in all it’s glory here which I think is great as it is a really noticeable disadvantage or advantage for some.
The Judges - I think I need to update this once the show has finished lol. However THE8 is phenomenal. If there was ever a judge with a poker face, it’s him. I’ve never actually heard him say anything negative that I can recall. However, when you watch him, you just expect some very harsh comment but in reality he’s extremely constructive if you listen carefully lol. What am I saying, it is harsh but not in a bad way. Oh dear I think I will need to update this later lol. Update - due to scheduling he wasn’t available for the remainder of the season but shared a recorded message in the finale.
The Finale - opening was truly amazing having past contestants be part of the history of Chuang was A+.
🌊NEXT1DE 🌊NEXT1DE 🌊NEXT1DE 🌊NEXT1DE 🌊NEXT1DE 🌊NEXT1DE
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The Engines are HOT!
Eps 7 - 13 had to just watch the rest of this before commenting as it’s been SOLID! A few minor oddities like Tony’s push button killer cane that even kid wonderJeff could have kicked away lol but apart from those, this was really excellent. Just finished the highly dissappointing Next Prince and can’t understand how that with it’s gigantic story plot holes, soft filtered fan service, Zee talking like a romantic bard about to break into a sonnet, could get such high ratings and way more viewership! Well I do know, ZeeNunew are a force to be reckoned with and the promotion for that series has been a phenomenom. However so gorgeous to finally see Sonic and North happy, Kim still hot for Kenta, Pete still hot even without Chris, super strong Uncle and Kid still in puppy love and our 2 leads going strong plus we have been blessed with a hunk of a manly man Dean as added eye candy throughoot season 2, bless the whole Level Up Team 🏁♥️🏎️.Ep 6 - I feel like it’s moving at a great pace with more layers being presented, not sure why this hasn’t got such a big following here when it’s doing really well in other places as the acting and production value are excellent.
Ep 5 - Story is really starting to develop further in such a short amount of time, it really has great plot pacing. Chemistry between Kim and Kenta is complicated, as is another complicated relationship between North and Sonic, looking forward to seeing how these will develop, and the cliff hanger ending arghhhhh!
Ep 4 - Well that was intereting! Pete and Chris 🔥🔥🔥 their chemistry has been heating up but that was off da hook, I had to look between my fingers 🤣. There is now another famous hamster…Jeff!!! So cute and the ahem make-uo scene was…you’ll have to look yourself. Loved ep 4 and it’s slow build up of the new characters is great with so many plot twists and developments for almost every character. The effort taken into the character development is impressive, thank you Production Team!! I hope IQIYI fix the English subs timing as it currently ruins Tony’s big scene and the ending so be warned, a few of us have already mentioned it to them so hopefully it gets fixed within the next months lol.
Ep 3 - why is Tony putting pins into a dead rat?
Ep 2 - and we’re off, well well well Charlie you are a wild one lol.
I can’t stand it, the PingNut chemistry is 💥.
Ep 1 - O my what a start. Get ready to be hot and bothered from the start.
There’s a new X Garage, a research facility headed by Mr (Big Muscles) Pete and a new Ace Driver, plus Babe Baby’ing and Charlie Daddy’ing, I mean what more could we ask for, right!
First up the acting is as solid as Ping’s behind, it’s firm, real firm lol. The script is scary already with 2 surprise wallops in the first episode, EPIC. if this is the start what in the OMEGAVERSE is gonna happen next, well whatever it is I’m here for it all vrooooom.
2025 is really going to be the breakout year for Thai BL’s, not that they’ve had a bad one, it’s because there has been some serious effort, time, money and energy put into this series alone and I believe the cast and production team of Pit Babe 2 Level Up deserve a big applause.
Bring on Episode 2.
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Yang Yang Ascending!
Episodes 14 - 24 there is no rest with this story it is powering ahead! I’m just so thankful the subtitles are much better now too so thank you to the production team for small mercies hehe.Episodes 5 - 13 it’s been a mix between The Matrix and Neverending Story, I’m hooked. The se? scene in ep 12 was the weirdest love making I’ve ever seen, you need to watch it to believe it, but all things being equal it kinda bizarely fits, one word ‘surrealism’ lol.
Episodes 1 - 4 are delivering story! The opening credits gave me The Untamed vibes so very ready for action.
The opening sequence does not dissappoint, so fast, and I’m hooked from the sad story opening.
CGI is excellent. Unfortunately, the subtitles aren’t quite right so hopefully they get fixed up a little bit more. The opening OST was average.
Great start and looking forward more of Yang Yang.
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30 yo looking 30 shouldn’t play a 17 yo
Story and acting were great but little to no chemistry from the very aged leads. The youthful nature of the script would have served either better or younger actors with real onscreen chemistry. I’m not agist just realistic. Production value was very high so just a shame about the miscasting.Soundtrack was excellent.
Support cast were great.
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Sexy Screwed-up Secrets in the Office
Fleeting moments of sweetness marred with a loaded past spanning a decade of Jane Austin like trope.I was watching an Oxin newly released series recently and wondered how PH BL acting could be so bad when Korea has continually exceptional actors carrying multi layered performances, it just astounds me that there is such a casm between countries.
Anyhow back to this seminal masterpiece, I’m 6 eps in and so worried about what’s going to happen next lol. Will update soon, peace 😂😉🙏🏾.
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The Next Prince Bride hehe
Ep 14 - thank the Lord a lot of the stories were resolved however I am really disappointed and embarrassed for Zee and Nunew. A lot of the issues with the pace, plot and storylines all could’ve been dealt with by inserting a lot of the resolutions into the actual earlier episodes rather than leaving it for literally the last hour to explain the plot. Given the budget and the promotion it’s upsetting because I’m such a huge fan and supporter of both Zee and New, thankfully they’re so very early in what I’m sure will be a long career in the entertainment industry with plenty of more series, movies and music to be made by them both. Even though Zee has mentioned he’s retiring from acting he says he may take on smaller projects in the future, but really as an actor he only needs to be in a movie every year or so which I think is a really good move for him then he can really think about roles that he likes and concentrate on his other passions.Eps 12 - 13 finally some pace, but really it feels like it should have been eps 2 and 3 not 12 and 13. It’s like the story has just begun and now we should expect some thrilling developments but there’s only 1 episode left!
Ep 11 - holy cow Batman, being brutally honest, the whole series could have started from this one episode and we would have understood everything that happened in the back story so for that I’m really disappointed! It’s been such a shame as there are so many opportunities for a great script but instead we have been painfully inserted with a loooong needle and drip fed 0.001 ml of sweet nothing covered in a soft filter and packed with slow motion fan service.
I just finished watching episodes 1 - 3 of ABO Desire from China and it gave story like it was on crack, I got whiplash from just 3 episodes of finely crafted drama. There were a few holes but nothing that the fast paced story telling couldn’t cover.
I think the hype equation TNP created has been bigger than the sum.
Eps 8 - 10 not a lot happened tbh.
Ep 7 - finally a bit more story and a longer ep! There’s no denying the chemistry between the 2 MLs and the secondaries are getting more interesting. Feels like we’ll see some plots thicken halellujah!
Ep 6 - please fix all the holes, plot hole, loop hole, man hole, any hole lmao, but really can we get some P L O T. Everyhing is so short lived and feels like it needs a longer to build with more storyline and longer episodes, almost 1/2 way thru and not a lot has happened, the struggle is starting for me.
Ep 5 - hmmm the progression is regressing, slightly tedious. Felt like at least 20 minites of nothing. Let’s hope it speeds up…a lot. Hope the length gets longer too so we get more story in.
Ep 4 - Oh dear, Khanin said those fatal words, ‘I don’t trust anyone but you’. There’s gonna be some more Khanin tears with that one line, I can feel it in my waters.
Jimmy is excellent in his portrayal of Ramil as is his push/pull relationship with Ohm’s character Paytai.
Background music and scene changes are still clunky unfortunately, I’ve seen this happen with a few other Thai productions and wonder if they are using the same sound editing team, a bit unfortunate given the budget but nothing they can’t fix post-production down the track.
Getting Daou was a real bonus, his ‘I Trust You’ with its key change is magically perfect. I’m hoping for some more pop or rock songs next as it is the 4th ballady type song now.
Ep 3 - Oh my Princedomhood the Palace was Palac’ing, that’s for all the haters going on and on and on and on about it not being Palace enough, just check out the golden chairs in the dining room let alone Khanin’s bed! Gurl she rich now lol.
And so the battle for the crown doth begineth bahaha we’re off with scheming and just whose head is on the chopping block.
New track ‘I trust you’ has entered the OST.
Likes: Butler Chakri…I want one.
Not so much: Too short, each episode could easily be 90 minutes lol. Some of the scene changes are fast, don’t get me wrong, usually in BLs it feels like 5 minutes of no dialogue/music between scenes but not here it’s wham bam thank you mam and next!
JJ’s casting - his big moment came…a royal choir dressed in their finery…then his solo…and we heard an average voice HUH? Was a bit of a buzzkill. The top soprano was too strong overall and to be fair he should have been stronger if given a solo. So here’s where my intial rating is now unfortunately starting to waiver. It seems like nepotism now, so many stronger with better annunciation Thai acotrs are out there BUT Aof is now stuck with the team he has. Given the budget and hype my critical eye is now watching. JJ’s moment was more of a…meh blink and you’ll miss it. Early days still so looking forward to some strong acting from him.
Funny/cute/weird moment: The first (non) kiss was direct from ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, no it wasn’t but it was a very good effort for a stolen kiss, spy stylez.
Ep 2 was off da hook! The opening sequence alone was like Mission Impossible, I got chills lol. Ok not MI but it was thrilling to watch for a BL, you get me. Now that chemistry that we all fell in love with during Cutie Pie, well she’s back with a vegence 🔥🔥🔥baby is burnin.
The pace in this episode is very different to the first one. I noticed the series has received quite a few negative 1 and 1.5 star reviews because they didn’t think the pace was good and that the environment wasn’t royal enough. Well folks you get pace, you get baddies, you get a hilarious taxi driver, you get romance on an airplane, romance in a late night book shop, you get to watch Zee being a macho man AND taking his top off and, o yes, you get Royalty, I mean c’mon King Nirut, Thai acting royalty at its best.
O and the tears, the tears 💧💧💧and that was just me lol our poor teerak Khanin has to pull them out twice.
Who was the the taxi driver? Hilarious.
Like: you’re probably not gonna believe this, but the opening credits are the Thai version of Game of Thrones. I sh$t you not. There’s a TNP world coming and I think more series are being lined up, you heard it here first.
Not so much: the scene changes and background mood music in a couple of spots is a little jarring. I mentioned it during ep 1 and again I believe it’s because of the timeframe and getting it edited on time. I personally have been in series and TVCs and I know that background noise just naturally or from filming a scene in a public area can be extremely difficult to edit out. I also mentioned before that IQIYI can update episodes so I imagine in further post production they may fix these bits and re-upload, but don’t wait get that subscription stat.
Funny/weird moment: Lavatories sounded like laboratories, try saying it like that, it’s hilarious ie instead of lav-it-tree, la-vor-ra-tory soooo cute.
Best scene/s - Nunew literally being a puppy 🥺🐶. Pahahahahaha the train scene, Zee with a MO 🤣.
Watch the cast reaction video here: https://youtu.be/73DroIOrYZs?si=SfiSVrXJyakuobrE
Ep 1 was intriguing, the sets were larger in scale than anything we’ve seen before. Given it begins between London and the fictitious Emmaly we are immediately immersed into Khanin’s world.
Like: The scale, you really can’t get past the level
of character detail this BL has gone through in creating this world, it really is next level, from the fencing apparatus and locker room, to the family crests, colours and emblems. Can’t wait to see more of this after only one episode.
Not so much: In a couple of the scene changes you can hear an audible clunk in the music/background noise, a bit of a surprise from this company who normally don’t miss that kind of detail. I can only assume that in order to get the episode in on time this could have happened however I do know that Iqiyi do reloads, so down the track might actually get replaced with a cleaner version.
Without giving anything else away, the story has begun.
Iqiyi - what was kind of annoying is that you could watch ep 1 on Youtube at exactly the same time as on Iqiyi, however, they’ve said only for ep 1 so we shall see.
The OST track ‘Above’ is here: https://youtu.be/nOnvysr64Yc?si=x8d6CcOTFjRKQWj-
It’s a signature sounding track with his usual song writing collaborator Amp. I’m hoping there will be a more fuller, harder track also.
The 2 trailers we have been given were both outstanding so I am excited for the series to start.
I am especially impressed by the costumes for this. They are very specific, very grand where they need to be and very purposeful ie fencing looks, guard looks etc when they need to be.
The inclusion of some of Thailand’s most well known and loved actors is a real bonus for us with some of them participating in their very first BL series and mentioning they accepted the roles immediately because of Zee and to balance this softer track. Nunew!
I’ll be giving a per episode review and background once it starts.
Here is the latest trailer in case you missed it:
https://youtu.be/xKAOhZyvcAU?si=1oEHDdjwqy1x0Sh6
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The Next Prince Bride hehe
Ep 14 - thank the Lord a lot of the stories were resolved however I am really disappointed and embarrassed for Zee and Nunew. A lot of the issues with the pace, plot and storylines all could’ve been dealt with by inserting a lot of the resolutions into the actual earlier episodes rather than leaving it for literally the last hour to explain the plot. Given the budget and the promotion it’s upsetting because I’m such a huge fan and supporter of both Zee and New, thankfully they’re so very early in what I’m sure will be a long career in the entertainment industry with plenty of more series, movies and music to be made by them both. Even though Zee has mentioned he’s retiring from acting he says he may take on smaller projects in the future, but really as an actor he only needs to be in a movie every year or so which I think is a really good move for him then he can really think about roles that he likes and concentrate on his other passions.Eps 12 - 13 finally some pace, but really it feels like it should have been eps 2 and 3 not 12 and 13. It’s like the story has just begun and now we should expect some thrilling developments but there’s only 1 episode left!
Ep 11 - holy cow Batman, being brutally honest, the whole series could have started from this one episode and we would have understood everything that happened in the back story so for that I’m really disappointed! It’s been such a shame as there are so many opportunities for a great script but instead we have been painfully inserted with a loooong needle and drip fed 0.001 ml of sweet nothing covered in a soft filter and packed with slow motion fan service.
I just finished watching episodes 1 - 3 of ABO Desire from China and it gave story like it was on crack, I got whiplash from just 3 episodes of finely crafted drama. There were a few holes but nothing that the fast paced story telling couldn’t cover.
I think the hype equation TNP created has been bigger than the sum.
Eps 8 - 10 not a lot happened tbh.
Ep 7 - finally a bit more story and a longer ep! There’s no denying the chemistry between the 2 MLs and the secondaries are getting more interesting. Feels like we’ll see some plots thicken halellujah!
Ep 6 - please fix all the holes, plot hole, loop hole, man hole, any hole lmao, but really can we get some P L O T. Everyhing is so short lived and feels like it needs a longer to build with more storyline and longer episodes, almost 1/2 way thru and not a lot has happened, the struggle is starting for me.
Ep 5 - hmmm the progression is regressing, slightly tedious. Felt like at least 20 minites of nothing. Let’s hope it speeds up…a lot. Hope the length gets longer too so we get more story in.
Ep 4 - Oh dear, Khanin said those fatal words, ‘I don’t trust anyone but you’. There’s gonna be some more Khanin tears with that one line, I can feel it in my waters.
Jimmy is excellent in his portrayal of Ramil as is his push/pull relationship with Ohm’s character Paytai.
Background music and scene changes are still clunky unfortunately, I’ve seen this happen with a few other Thai productions and wonder if they are using the same sound editing team, a bit unfortunate given the budget but nothing they can’t fix post-production down the track.
Getting Daou was a real bonus, his ‘I Trust You’ with its key change is magically perfect. I’m hoping for some more pop or rock songs next as it is the 4th ballady type song now.
Ep 3 - Oh my Princedomhood the Palace was Palac’ing, that’s for all the haters going on and on and on and on about it not being Palace enough, just check out the golden chairs in the dining room let alone Khanin’s bed! Gurl she rich now lol.
And so the battle for the crown doth begineth bahaha we’re off with scheming and just whose head is on the chopping block.
New track ‘I trust you’ has entered the OST.
Likes: Butler Chakri…I want one.
Not so much: Too short, each episode could easily be 90 minutes lol. Some of the scene changes are fast, don’t get me wrong, usually in BLs it feels like 5 minutes of no dialogue/music between scenes but not here it’s wham bam thank you mam and next!
JJ’s casting - his big moment came…a royal choir dressed in their finery…then his solo…and we heard an average voice HUH? Was a bit of a buzzkill. The top soprano was too strong overall and to be fair he should have been stronger if given a solo. So here’s where my intial rating is now unfortunately starting to waiver. It seems like nepotism now, so many stronger with better annunciation Thai acotrs are out there BUT Aof is now stuck with the team he has. Given the budget and hype my critical eye is now watching. JJ’s moment was more of a…meh blink and you’ll miss it. Early days still so looking forward to some strong acting from him.
Funny/cute/weird moment: The first (non) kiss was direct from ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, no it wasn’t but it was a very good effort for a stolen kiss, spy stylez.
Ep 2 was off da hook! The opening sequence alone was like Mission Impossible, I got chills lol. Ok not MI but it was thrilling to watch for a BL, you get me. Now that chemistry that we all fell in love with during Cutie Pie, well she’s back with a vegence 🔥🔥🔥baby is burnin.
The pace in this episode is very different to the first one. I noticed the series has received quite a few negative 1 and 1.5 star reviews because they didn’t think the pace was good and that the environment wasn’t royal enough. Well folks you get pace, you get baddies, you get a hilarious taxi driver, you get romance on an airplane, romance in a late night book shop, you get to watch Zee being a macho man AND taking his top off and, o yes, you get Royalty, I mean c’mon King Nirut, Thai acting royalty at its best.
O and the tears, the tears 💧💧💧and that was just me lol our poor teerak Khanin has to pull them out twice.
Who was the the taxi driver? Hilarious.
Like: you’re probably not gonna believe this, but the opening credits are the Thai version of Game of Thrones. I sh$t you not. There’s a TNP world coming and I think more series are being lined up, you heard it here first.
Not so much: the scene changes and background mood music in a couple of spots is a little jarring. I mentioned it during ep 1 and again I believe it’s because of the timeframe and getting it edited on time. I personally have been in series and TVCs and I know that background noise just naturally or from filming a scene in a public area can be extremely difficult to edit out. I also mentioned before that IQIYI can update episodes so I imagine in further post production they may fix these bits and re-upload, but don’t wait get that subscription stat.
Funny/weird moment: Lavatories sounded like laboratories, try saying it like that, it’s hilarious ie instead of lav-it-tree, la-vor-ra-tory soooo cute.
Best scene/s - Nunew literally being a puppy 🥺🐶. Pahahahahaha the train scene, Zee with a MO 🤣.
Ep 1 was intriguing, the sets were larger in scale than anything we’ve seen before. Given it begins between London and the fictitious Emmaly we are immediately immersed into Khanin’s world.
Like: The scale, you really can’t get past the level
of character detail this BL has gone through in creating this world, it really is next level, from the fencing apparatus and locker room, to the family crests, colours and emblems. Can’t wait to see more of this after only one episode.
Not so much: In a couple of the scene changes you can hear an audible clunk in the music/background noise, a bit of a surprise from this company who normally don’t miss that kind of detail. I can only assume that in order to get the episode in on time this could have happened however I do know that Iqiyi do reloads, so down the track might actually get replaced with a cleaner version.
Without giving anything else away, the story has begun.
Iqiyi - what was kind of annoying is that you could watch ep 1 on Youtube at exactly the same time as on paid for subscription app Iqiyi, however, they’ve said only for ep 1 so we shall see.
The OST track ‘Above’ is here: https://youtu.be/nOnvysr64Yc?si=x8d6CcOTFjRKQWj-
It’s a signature sounding track with his usual song writing collaborator Amp. I’m hoping there will be a more fuller, harder track also.
The 2 trailers we have been given were both outstanding so I am excited for the series to start.
I am especially impressed by the costumes for this. They are very specific, very grand where they need to be and very purposeful ie fencing looks, guard looks etc when they need to be.
The inclusion of some of Thailand’s most well known and loved actors is a real bonus for us with some of them participating in their very first BL series and mentioning they accepted the roles immediately because of Zee and to balance this softer track. Nunew!
I’ll be giving a per episode review and background once it starts.
Here is the latest trailer in case you missed it:
https://youtu.be/xKAOhZyvcAU?si=1oEHDdjwqy1x0Sh6
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Sexy Vampires
A great start, looking forward to seeing how this develops. Great chemistry so far between the leads and support cast. The OST is really good as well and great overall production value. A very intriguing storyline, it’s been awhile since there’s been a vampire BL. I really enjoyed the preview so it will be interesting to see how the story develops.Update: How has Joss/Mark never played a Vampire before, those eyes alone are worthy of getting bitten lmao. But seriously he is knocking this one out of the park. So good to see him adding a few layers to his character and seeing them get peeled back slowly, I’m a fan, where have you been all my BL life. Ep.7 and his body ody ody I had the same reaction as Tong OMG! That body is 2nd only to Apo’s bath scene in KP.
Fluke Gawin/Tong has an amazing musical talent so the OST is off the wall good. I’m slowly warming up to his acting so we’ll see how it pans out.
Neo/Tongkla is so sweet and strong. The broship between him and Tong is the only kind you can get out of a supernatural/fantasy type BL and it’s a very strong relationship. I really enjoy watching these two support each other in this genre.
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Better than TNP lol
I love me a good period drama. The production value looks beautiful and our leads are all looking strong in this one but you never know with GMMTV it’s always mainly a miss when it comes to their BLs BUT the latest few have been really good which has left me shook so I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt for this one.Here’s the official trailer: https://youtu.be/o1vKWWNFaTI?si=WASjZipl7bs-Ajv6
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The Engines Are Hot!!!
Eps 7 - 13 had to just watch the rest of this before commenting as it’s been SOLID! A few minor oddities like Tony’s push button killer cane that even kid wonderJeff could have kicked away lol but apart from those, this was really excellent. Just finished the highly dissappointing Next Prince and can’t understand how that with it’s gigantic story plot holes, soft filtered fan service, Zee talking like a romantic bard about to break into a sonnet, could get such high ratings and way more viewership! Well I do know, ZeeNunew are a force to be reckoned with and the promotion for that series has been a phenomenom. However so gorgeous to finally see Sonic and North happy, Kim still hot for Kenta, Pete still hot even without Chris, super strong Uncle and Kid still in puppy love and our 2 leads going strong plus we have been blessed with a hunk of a manly man Dean as added eye candy throughoot season 2, bless the whole Level Up Team 🏁♥️🏎️.Ep 6 - I feel like it’s moving at a great pace with more layers being presented, not sure why this hasn’t got such a big following here when it’s doing really well in other places as the acting and production value are excellent.
Ep 5 - Story is really starting to develop further in such a short amount of time, it really has great plot pacing. Chemistry between Kim and Kenta is complicated, as is another complicated relationship between North and Sonic, looking forward to seeing how these will develop, and the cliff hanger ending arghhhhh!
Ep 4 - Well that was intereting! Pete and Chris 🔥🔥🔥 their chemistry has been heating up but that was off da hook, I had to look between my fingers 🤣. There is now another famous hamster…Jeff!!! So cute and the ahem make-uo scene was…you’ll have to look yourself. Loved ep 4 and it’s slow build up of the new characters is great with so many plot twists and developments for almost every character. The effort taken into the character development is impressive, thank you Production Team!!
Ep 3 - why is Tony putting pins into a dead rodent?
Ep 2 - and we’re off, well well well Charlie you are a wild one lol.
I can’t stand it, the PingNut chemistry is 💥.
Ep 1 - O my what a start. Get ready to be hot and bothered from the start.
There’s a new X Garage, a research facility headed by Mr (Big Muscles) Pete and a new Ace Driver, plus Babe Baby’ing and Charlie Daddy’ing, I mean what more could we ask for, right!
First up the acting is as solid as Ping’s behind, it’s firm, real firm lol. The script is scary already with 2 surprise wallops in the first episode, EPIC. if this is the start what in the OMEGAVERSE is gonna happen next, well whatever it is I’m here for it all vrooooom.
2025 is really going to be the breakout year for Thai BL’s, not that they’ve had a bad one, it’s because there has been some serious effort, time, money and energy put into this series alone and I believe the cast and production team of Pit Babe 2 Level Up deserve a big applause.
Bring on Episode 2.
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2 Hunks Being Reset
Eps 7-10 pace kept up throughout. Poor Armin is all I can say. A very sexy watch y’all.Eps 1-6 very very impressed. The level of acting, use of OSTs and cinematography is excellent. A capital C for Chrmistry as well. If your a big romantic, heartache and all this is for us! Never ending twists and turns to keep us wondering.
I’m a big fan of Pond’s work, straight after starring in Fourever You, he’s back with this star thriller. A live showing of ep. 1 is being held in Thailand on 1 June then showing on iQIYI.
Pond is a busy boy as he will also commence work on Fourever You Season 2 later this year.
Current timeline:
8 May - The official trailer release and press conference
https://youtu.be/j-cEIaCzF8o?si=D_ylr8H8KgrMsuqk
11 May - OST
15 May - OST MV available on all streaming
26-27 May - Press Tour
1 June - Live viewing 1st episode in Thailand
2 June - 1st episode Channel 31 & iQIYI
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I Came Here For Saint LOL
It’s not gonna win any major drama awards but if you would like an easy watch BL with lots of cute scenes and nothing too deep with a bit of silliness thrown in and love in the countryside, then take your time watching this.I’m not gonna lie there are a few cringe worthy moments but once you get past that it does have a wholesome heartfelt story lol.
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Debut's Plan: NewKids on the Starship
Some great talent, I'm 6 episodes in. I wish them all the very best. A few familiar faces so hopefully they get to debut.The set is amazing, purpose built with lots of great spaces for them.
Judging is a bit of a concern as well as the pressured setup for the talent, that same older style of ‘give them no time’ painful to watch them crash type of viewing. Chuang Asia 2 took that type of made for tv crap out and they aren’t suffering for it.
Show performance is clunky, you get to see their dress rehearsal, given notes and stress them out severely then they are on, not the greatest tv setup hence 8 from me. It would have been lower but the talent make up for the board/producers old style storytelling.
As a foreigner it’s getting harder to understand what’s happening, there are gaps in the subtitles and some quick scene/story edits so we can’t really follow each storyline easily.
OMG the acting was off the hook great! Now that was a stroke of genius, have given an extra star for that, now it’s staring to get good.
Description of this show from a press release:
21 contestants competing for a spot on 'NewKids'.
The show includes five plans, in which the trainees will compete for seven spots in the newly debuting group. What differentiates 'Debut's Plan' from other shows is that the members selected by viewers and the executive board must align. 'Debut's Plan' explained, "If the 7 NewKids that you (viewer) and the board members choose to end up matching completely, the final debut assessment for the 7 NewKids will be their debut stage. If your choice and the board members' choices differ At least 8 to 16 NewKids will be on the final debut assessment stage."
The board members include Starship Entertainment's executive producer, artist team, performance team, visual team, recruit development team, production team, and professionals who will help the trainees grow.
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Some good laughs
Glad to see all the comedy in this one and really great to see the deaf community represemted in a BL! Taiwanese BL heading in the right direction. Some great chemistry between the leads too. An excellent level of production and acting as well. Music also added to the comedy. A fun watch ☺️👍🏾.Was this review helpful to you?
