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As i have mentioned before,i had already seen the Nadech&Yaya version before watching the original one and i quite frankly never thought i would ever be watching the original version.But lately i am so darn obsessed with Andrew`s acting and with me loving this story and to my luck also having eng subs i decided to watch it.Its a story that takes on many factors about life and nature. About doing your duty and contributing to your community,following your dreams,respect and care for the nature and doing good deeds.Grandma Daeng teaches a lot and always gives without taking anything back.She is a lovely admirable character very important to the story since her fate lead it to the way the story lead.Athit loves agriculture and is a hardworking and honest young man...no wonder he steals his grandmother`s heart.He has such a beautiful soul.But he still can`t resist teasing the young Dauranee who tries to make his life miserable at every turn,but while also growing up together and individually over the years their friendship blossoms more deeper and finally becomes the fruit of love the matchmakers around Athit and Dauranee saw coming from afar (with matchmakers i mean the grandmother,aunt Kaew and Klerng).This story is so much filled with humor and charm and showcases very beautiful scenes with the nature.The last two episodes were filled with so much romance that i couldn`t catch my breath and the chemistry between Andrew and Pock sizzled like crazy.How beautiful they looked in their youth and Andrew is one stunning eye candy i can`t take my eyes away from. I won`t ever forget this tale...it made me cry and laugh and smile and swoon and just took my breath away at times,wow!
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This lakhorn is very enchanting to watch.Watching Lak travel to the countryside to meet his cousin Massaya by his grandmothers order and to bring her back to the Rattanamahasarn House,was a delight. On his way he meets the very spirited Massaya where she chases him away with a monkey.That scene was much fun!Despite bickering early on they become fast friends and Lak becomes the person Massaya trusts the most.Massaya will need to adapt herself to her new family,new social class and a new home in Bangkok.It makes it even harder having her snobbish aunt and cousins bullying her and looking down on her all the time.Lak gets pressured by his grandmother to marry and he also has a secret undercover mission to succeed when in mids of all this chaos he has a commander abusing him in every way.
Massaya and Lak are two wonderful characters.I adored Massaya for her intelligence,spirit and honesty.She wore her heart on her sleeve and devotedly loves Lak all along.She also becomes great friends with one nice cousin she has,her neighbour who is a singer,a prince who falls for her and a crazy photographer taking pictures of her all the time.But she is a loyal soul and only loves her beloved Lak all along.Lak has this youthful energy to him that Massaya was drawn to.He understood Massaya and supported her in everything.He is a very brave soldier and refused to back down from any challenge.Such a charming and handsome man,Andrew`s portrayal of him totally won my heart!This is one of the most slow-burn romances i have ever seen,but it was so bittersweet!
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Monthai and Bee have an early bond that only grew stronger with time.With Bee writing letters and sending gifts to Monthai for 8 years when he was in Australia,when it was Viyada who was Monthai`s girlfriend and was supposed to do it.We all watchers can see that it is all along Bee,that Monthai truly loves.It also takes long time for him to realize it.I also wish we had more sweet scenes between Mon and Bee,they always fought throughout the story..and the few sweetness we got was so swoon-worthy!
As i have mentioned,i do prefer the original version starring Ek and Ae,just because they have way better and intense chemistry,and because Ek`s Monthai realizes earlier the bitchiness of Viyada,both Ae and Ek excuted the characters of Bee and Mon much better actually.We also got to see a wedding scene in the original version`s ending!
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I have watched quite a lot of thai lakhorns, and this one is without a thought the most different one.The build up in the romance is very slow, and the melodramatic element isn`t as crazy as its usually are in lakhorns.This lakhorn could easily have been another "Kluen Cheewit" drama, but with different circumstances and for Ittsara`s character to be a strong-minded one he keeps his senses alive and decide to keep on with his life without any grudges.Despite a very obsessed Nang Rai (second lead female) and a despicable villian, this lakhorn is very simple but it leads to a very heartbreaking conclusion that made me break into tears,and not stop crying for an hour.I don`t regret watching this lakhorn, as Aom and Ken put out incredible performances and had a very nice chemistry together-how they become friends to lovers is a natural and pure journey, and with the color-ful and funny family rooting for them and the little nephew Soda you will expect yourself a very fluttering and warm love-story.
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I am rating this Mini-drama higher stars because of the trainwreck it was!
"Abstitent Boss has Fallen" had me on my seat over all the three hours i watched it. I mean, wow.Quite a dark journey! One of the better written vertical dramas where every second scene hit me like a slap and i just wanted to marvel over all the crazy situations the very damsel in distress heroine put herself in. Poor girl had to even squash her dignity, all for her beloved sick sister. The transactional relationship she has with the very rich and powerful Male Hero was humiliating and toxic, and the difference in that relationship with other MCs relationships i have seen in other dramas is that the ML let the FL feel the humiliation every step of the way.He tried really hard just to treat her like a plaything, desiring her body while refusing to even care for her. I mean, he was one cold-blooded piece of sh**! The psychological aspect of his situation was way more understandable when you see how extremely guilt ridden he is over his fiance`s car accident which had her sleep in a coma for one year and being a cripple when she woke up. The fiance uses emotional blackmail and manipulation every chance she gets, but i like the emotional developement in the relationship between the mainleads...how he slowly and carefully shreds away the layer of indifference and against his will cares for...and passionately falls in love with his heroine.
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"Tomorrow,I`ll be loving you Kaew.We will get through this together"
-Por and Kaew
"Proong Nee Gor Ruk Ter" (which means:"Tomorrow, I’ll Still Love You") is about the college-sweethearts Poramin and Kaewkanya who have a bright future ahead of them,with plans of marriage and babies.Sadly,they never saw the tragedy coming...a murder that would tear both of them apart.Aom Piyada is such a expressive actress with a great beauty and talent.I love all her lakhorns,and loved watching her express Kaew`s torment and misery in having to abandon Por,for the sins his older sister done to her own sister.Pong Nawat`s character Por who from the start was the smitten and devoted lover of Kaew`s,but turns into a cold cynical tycoon after she breaks up with him.After being apart from each other for 6 years many things have changed,but not the everlasting love they have for each other.
"No!I don`t believe you!I refuse to believe that you don`t love me anymore!...Tonight i will be waiting at the boat.The same boat where i asked you to marry me...i will wait for you all night.I will wait until you come." -Por
I just loved watching the interactions between Kaew`s family,they were a lot of fun,especially the relatives Jee and Thoom.Kaew`s younger brother himself have a blossoming romance with his patient,the dynamic racer Pee..who it turns out is the brother of their enemy.It was bitter-sweet watching the longing between Por and Kaew after they reunite,and he becomes her boss and literally orders her around like a slave.Their hate-love relationship was so entertaining and romantic,and i have to say that Pong and Aom have one of the BEST on-screen chemistrys ever!Every scene with them,and the way Pong looked at her just made me sigh with happiness!
This is a lakhorn from 2009,so expect lots of crazyness,screaming,slaps,suicide,murder,jealousy...and there is never a thing our main-leads doesn`t get through...their bond only grew stronger.But even so,this lakhorn took the over the top-ness to a whole another level.I enjoyed it anyway!
"For the past six years i threw everything away.I tried to run as far away as possible,thinking that i could forget you.But i couldn`t Kaew.The further i am away from you...the more i miss you.I know that me being here..has put you through hell.But i am sorry Kaew.I just can`t leave you." -Por
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The plot itself is around a throne that has to be protected, but it so much more than a throne everyone wants. Its the life of everyone around this story, and that it can touch everyone.
Alice Madeleine Theresa Phillips is head-strong and a fighter and warrior of her own. She is a princess who early in her life had to learn to defend herself and survive all hardships and weapons her enemies keep throwing at her. No wonder she never could trust anyone easily, since every one around her wanted to kill her for the throne. For her protection she has to marry the honorable and brave Lieutenant Commander Davin Samuthyakorn and takes on the identity as a commoner. Its a delight to watch Alice throw herself into danger, in which Davin always ends up saving her. These two lonely souls finds solace in each others company, therefore they fall irrevocably in love. Deep down knowing its impossible for a commoner and princess to marry, these two struggles to accept their fates and duties,instead of following their hearts.
Its a powerful made lakhorn with a very powerful message, and i am happy that this lakhorn ended with a nice conclusion and a HEA for our main-leads. Can someone agree with how smothering hot Nadech looked in his performance as Davin, and just how magnificently beautiful Yaya looked as Alice! Just wow, these two together totally lighted up the screen! I love one dialuge from Davin which expressed the pureness and selfless nature in his love for Alice: " I am just happy looking up at the sky,without ever having to possess it".This lakhorn has always showed us Alice and Davin`s impossible love-story through that metaphor-in which Davin is as strong as the mountain, and Alice as high as the sky.
There are moments of laughs (especially in the start of their marriage) and moments of bitter-sweet romance and moments of honesty...and moments of deadly action..and indeed moments of heartbreak. I still cry every time Nadech and Yaya cry...and they poured their hearts out while playing Davin and Alice!
I also have to give credit for Sara Legge for her supporting character! She made one of a hell performance as Princess Kate and i am amazed by her! Intad Leowrakwong as the care-free Prince Alan and his blooming romance with Danika was so freaking adorable- buddies to lovers! There was also the third couple i actually wished had more screen time (not always that happen) but i got what i got. There was also some unnecessary flash-back scenes near the end, which i think they could have replaced with more love-scenes with Davin and Alice.
I also love the (real) kiss-scenes between Alice and Davin! And tell me about how more dramatic the episodes got near the end of it, trust Anne about sticking to the lakhorn closure about dramatics, just love it! The love-letter Alice got from Davin in the last episode totally made me cry my heart out damn! I have watched every lakhorn with Nadech and Yaya now, and just wow how they complete my expectations and hopes, the dynamics in their romance are different one in this drama, as their ranks and duties take much place in the distance between them. But the longing between Alice and Davin always shows in their eyes...so much that even that keeps the chemistry alive in fireworks!
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How can a Heroine ever escape if the Fates have chosen the Anti-hero...for her.
I remember being so giddily excited when i saw this drama being uploaded on Bilibili because Hao Ran & MoYan has this special thing going on called CHEMISTRY! Its fitting, its startling and it is electrifying. I live for this!The plot is not that unusual in Verticals. We have a heroine wanting to escape the Yandere Anti-hero who is so crazily obsessed with her, whom she actually first approached to seduce in order to spite her cheating ex. Well..she did get that and more. So our irresistible Yandere ML cages her into his Cage of Love. Both died tragically and get Reborn and this time FL does everything to avoid the ML. There are red-blood roses...there are lights...and there is never ending possession, adoration and passion on Male Leads part. I mean, the way Hao Ran looked into her eyes and the way he kissess her with such hunger. PASSION PEOPLE!!!PASSION! What makes it even more special is that they even have two kids together and with THAT KNOWLEDGE it made their relationship and his pursuit of her even sexier in the afterlife. You could see with how sensitive she was of his nearness and his touch knowing he is her husband whom she born two kids in their past life, awww.
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A war forms between Yada and Shakrit, a dangerous game where one will have to win, and Yada are magnificent in standing on her ground against the mighty Shakrit, and never hesitated to challenge him. But against his will Shakrit does desire her, and gets fascinated by her spirit...and also her vulnerability that touched him in a way no ones feelings ever touched him before. Using blackmail he soon also forces her to marry him, and while declaring that its for revenge against her father,we see that its because he have strong feelings for her and its such a beautiful view to see him treat her like his woman. He cherishes her and protects her,and even trusts her when he never trusted anyone for 20 years.His bestfriend Tassana has his growing romance with Yadas younger sister Khem, and there is a third romance between Shakrit`s adopted sister Chayanee and Yadas hot-tempered younger brother Traitot, and damn how i also enjoyed their love-hate relationship!!All the forced kisses between Shakrit and Yada was yummi as hell as the chemistry was BURNING OFF the screen all the time, and watching a shirtless Ken? Mindblowing and made me wave a hand over my face just because i couldn`t stop getting hot all over Ken`s irresistible sexiness!!!!Damn how that man aged well over the years,damn damn!!!!All is fair in love and war, so see how Shakrit gets his revenge..and eventually redemption and watch him give up everything in the name of love
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and she is THE special woman who will change him...through the power of love.
If you guys haven`t watched "Sawan Biang", then i have no idea whatever you have been doing all your life. I just finished re-watching it today, and i am just crying of joy all over again! It`s a train-wreck and it never gets boring. Having raw slap-kiss in it the story presents revenge, family,jealousy, forgiveness,redemption..and least of all the power of love.
This is a classic and have been adapted many times, but the version from 2008 starring the legendary nr:1 koo-jin at that time (in this generation NY is the nr:1 koo-jin) Ken Theeradeth and Anne Thongprasom is the most famous and highest rated and had won many awards at that time. Until now no one ever forgets the dynamic performance of Ken, as the selfish and arrogant billionare heir Kawee. Kawee is a hate-ful character who rages a war against the world and his father, who always re-marries women, which Kawee hates.Kawee is so full of himself that he thinks that every woman in the world should consider herself lucky even breathing the same air as him (trust me,he is THAT pompous). In to his world comes the first woman who has ever defied him, the gentle but very stubborn florist Narin (played by Anne). Kawee despises her directly for being "arrogant" enough with her stabbing insults and that she is the younger sister of Leela, the girl who practically stalked him in school years ago. And Narin is disgusted by the brutally and humilating way he rejected Leela in public which caused her also to almost die in a car-accident.It doesn`t get better when Kawee gets furious with a murder-like sense when he gets to know that Leela is going to marry his now widowed father, and on that point the bitter and raging war starts between Kawee and Leela, with Narin being the thread between them.
But we watchers see the spark between Kawee and Narin from the start, its quick but its there, and from then on we will watch the self-important Kawee fall in love (against his will) with the beautiful Narin, seeing the goodness in her heart while he hurls all his terrible hatred of revenge for Leela on Narin is painful, as Anne plays the victim very well in Narin through the heart-breaking tears. There is no male-hero more mean than Kawee in the history of lakhorns.He is can`t be called an Anti-hero, but he is a true Villian himself. He is not only cold-hearted, but he is heart-less and venoumus, nor is he only ruthless, but he is also barbaric. Ken is magnificent in his role as Kawee, the wicked expressions and stance of his and the dynamic way he presents himself...and in the thunderous way he destroys everything around him. He is a character i have called bastard (and ass-hole) so many times i have forgotten it, but he is irresistible with his animalistic male sexuality...and sympathetic with his tortured soul who lacked the love from a father he so desperately needed after his mother died.Trust me, you can`t take your eyes off him, he is THAT charismatic! Anne who always plays the cheerful spoiled heroine in many of her other lakhorns, is a woman whose soul gets battered by Kawee in this lakhorn as Narin. From the start she had a witty and confident character that refused to surrender to Kawee`s cruelty..or passion and love, and neither does she either (which i so admire her for) until the end.!
"Sawan Biang" is a soap-opera that gets you addicted to it.It is never an easy journey with the hate-love romance between Kawee and Narin, but its unforgettable and epic and brings very powerful performances from the whole main-cast.For me it has everything i love in a romance,passionate alpha-hero,mindblowing chemistry,love that starts with revenge,and an incredible love that is so painful,that i as a viewer cried my tears off. It´s heart-breaking and beautiful, and i recommend it to every Lakhorn Lover. The original title means actually "Heaven Diversion", and the cause of it is explained in this text:
"Love happening during revenge
is like heaven diverts his and her paths
to merge with each other."
-Krisna Asokesin (the author of the novel)
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What i love about Thae and Pitt is that there is so much contrast in their chemistry together.They don`t even have to kiss,the chemistry is THERE all the time.Thae is a strong,determined and vicious heroine from the start but when she understand the depth of her despicable actions towards Pitt..she understands that he is the last person who deserves this.So after their marriage she finally changes into a heroine worthy of Pitts irrevocable devotion.Pitt is born as a illegitimate child which was very painful to watch since EVERYONE always reminded and spurned him for it.Even with the obvious care and love from his adoptive family he still grew up thinking himself unworthy of Thae.I felt so sorry for him when even his biological father rejects his presence in front of everyone and declares what a mistake he is.Nadech did so well in expressing the agony and pain Pitt felt in those awful moments.He never losed control or lashed out...he was that much of a patient character.What i also love about him is the way he never could resist Thae.He denied himself of loving her even to himself so much that he forces himself to love Rawee.Thae once said to Rawee that she have never even seen Pitt laugh with Rawee,while he always laughs in the presence of Thae.
I really recommend watching this lakhorn,it has wonderful tropes in the romance genre like hate-love,marriage of convenience,love-triangle,jealousy,passion and fighting for what you believe in.Nadech and Kimmy did an incredible job in here,both performances was phenomenal and their on-screen chemistry was incredible.I love re-watching this lakhorn once every year!
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Reminded me of Goodbye my Princess & Till the End of the Moon.
I finished this drama over night and i am so overcome with emotions it makes my heart hurt .Jin Chen is a ML in the form of a villain. His love for Yao was doomed before it even started because in a world of power hungry politicians and brothers Jin Chen had to become more cunning,vicious and ruthless than them,at the cost of his humanity which he entirely lost the moment Yao decides to leave him.
His words to her:”You are all that i have left ” was said calmly but firmly,indicating for her to understand (and us viewers) how lonely and starved he is of her love. He sometimes reminded me of Tantai Jin,utterly heartbreaking.
Yao is such an admirable heroine stuck in the never ending cycle. Her anguish and grief,her blooming love turned into cool hatred tied to the knowledge (especially at the end) that she would have gladly accepted Jin Chen ’s blinding love if it weren’t for his past involvement. This is indeed the tragedy of Love & Bid Farewell.
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The angst, the depressing undertone...the darkness!
This was a trainwreck,wow!!China has really nailed the romantic angst when it comes to the storylines and the execution in their dramas. Blazing Elegance will definitely make you uncomfortable, set in the republic historical setting of China, just as the tensions and the war brew out between Japan and China, we have a forbidden love-story between two sweethearts (or yeah it doesn`t get that sweet later on) The only heir of the Grand Warlord Yi Qiuting and the school teacher Xingrou. Yi Qiuting is a dominating force, stubborn in everything he does and does not take no for an answer. His family was against his desicion in marrying Xingrou, so he did very immoral stuff to keep her with him. It was terrible the stuff he did and the way she desperately tried to escape his so called Cage of Love. His love suffocated her eventually. But in her heart she always understood his actions, she had that understanding for him. Even if it took her so long to forgive him, she also gave him a great deal of his own medicine by the way. Hehe! This story made me anxious, sad and giddy at the same time. I binge-watched it in one go.First time seeing the mainleads and they did by the way AWESOME job of portraying the couple`s complex relationship. Qiuting`s words: "If you die i will eat your ashes"-straight crazy cold line by him. But such a utterly lost, sick and hopeless fool when it comes to his beloved heroine.
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Felt like reading a Romance Novel!
This story is filled with romance, the promise of passion and intensity and hardcore love! My first time seeing ML on-screen and man can he act. SO NATURAL in his expressions. He could be quiet, but damn scary in his intensity. Deadly & dangerous, the heroine is initially fearful of his dark reputation, but he hires her as a girlfriend and slowly draws her into his world. Eventually stealing her heart. When he threw that paper plane, and when he later on again threw the paper plane at her..such a symbolism of the circle of love they been through in their long journey. Both could stand head to head and challenge each other with their pain and anger, but also embrace each other with all their migh. ML was on the verge of being a Anti-hero, he was so broken, and only she could bring those pieces together. This couple touched me greatly.Was this review helpful to you?
