Good Grief

Kim Bum's character is like a cardboard box in human form. His only trait is liking YeJin. He serves zero purpose except to add a very mild amount of love triangle drama. Waste of talent.

What are you even talking about? I do not see an apparent age gap between the FL and ML. They both look like consenting adults who are able to make sensible decisions for themselves about their lives and whether they want to fall in love.

Sigh.

At the end of the day, who cares if it's advertised or not. The end result is a good cause is getting publicity and money, which is pretty great in my books. I will choose to see the good in people instead of doubting their intentions, especially when I do not know their character. I wish people on here would do the same.

Such sensible words! Very well stated!
For donations from celebrities have a significant impact on charities, often leading to increased funding, awareness, and support for various social causes.

She's been donating every year multiple times since 2011. How much did you donate?

Also, she has made sure everyone knows because she donates money in the name of her fandom. Not to mention, it can be done anonymously, but people leaked this info many times. So it's better if she says it herself.

Only people with sad and lonely lives think she's doing this for attention when she's already one of the biggest stars in Korea.

She has done this for many, many years. It's nothing new.

She's looking better than ever ♥ Glad to see her out and about!

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crSEQoqYDVo

Synopsis

Sod Soi Mala tells the story of two best friend dancers, Mala (Earnearn Fatima Dechawaleekul) and Soi (Mabelz Suchada Sonpan), a pair of royal dancers acclaimed as the most beautiful and enchanting performers in the capital. Their grace captivates men throughout the city, young and old alike, including Than Chai Ram (Krating Khunnarong Pratesrat), a young royal nobleman educated abroad, and Captain Phrom (Kem Hussawee Pakrapongpisan), a military officer with a bright future.

But amidst the rivalry between these two men for Mala's heart, the friendship between the best friends is torn apart when Soi's love for Mala crosses the line beyond friendship. When trust is shattered, Mala cannot accept these feelings, leading to a deep rift that eats away at the hearts of everyone involved for the rest of their lives. Set against the backdrop of a changing nation, how will this story of love, friendship, and tears end?

The description on MDL here is a bit vague. I'll paste a translation of synopsis given on the local platform that I'm watching this show on.

Sroi and Mala were best friends and traditional dancers in a theater troupe. They were destined to reach the pinnacle of their careers together, but the appearance of a man fractured their friendship, forcing Mala to leave. Despite this, for many years afterward, Sroi and Mala's fates remained intertwined through the ups and downs, pain, and losses of life. More than just a story of love, hate, and revenge between two dancers, "The Bangkok Red Opera" also portrays the Golden Age of Traditional Thai dance and the historical factors that led to its decline.

Now that we're 4 episodes into the show, I can see a bit clearer of the narratives they've been trying to set up: how Thai theatre forms change through out the years, how the "new" form of musical theatre was looked down upon at its beginning, how traditional Thai dance was once at its golden era but gradually went in decline; using the complicate relationship between two female dancers to showcase all of this.

It's such a fascinating period show to watch. I can understand why this project won the Thai government support grant from THACCA.

yup, thats why if family was looking for a spouse if the female was around 18 or if the male was 20+ there was question about what was wrong as in serious character flaws and such. Some male would get married later than females, especially if they were studying and prioritizing imperial examination.

Getting married at 14 or 15 years old before is like getting married at 21 in today's standards. Getting married at 18 is like getting married at almost 30 now. Thats why women in the last who are in their 20's and not married yet are considered leftover women.

Even younger, in Korea there is a reason why 100 days is considered the best celebration because of high mortality rate for infants. If they passed 100 days it means they are lucky. In ancient china the life expectancy for people is less than 40 years old. Wars, diseases, famine etc. healthcare isn't a thing back then. Even kings are dying as early as in their 20's due to health problems.

many people died in like what? their 30s

I really hate when people applies modern standards to a ancient themed drama. Majority of men and women got married before 18 specially women because back in the day mortality rate is very high and reaching 40 years old before is like reaching 70 years old by today's standards. Watch the drama as what the genre is telling you not your present and modern morals!!