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Good as a standalone.

Overall, this was a very cute series.

This part is about the series as a standalone without any comparison to the Japanese adaptation of the manga. This was a very enjoyable series and had a good script. However, the execution was not always the greatest at times. For the positive aspects, the cast was great and did an incredible job with their characters. It also had a great sound track. As for the negative, the pacing was a little rocky at times. There were many episodes that were spot on and then others that dragged on. The main problem for me was the overuse of sound effects. I’ve become use to sound effects in Thai series and even appreciate it when done strategically for a purpose. Unfortunately, this series overused it to the point that it really became annoying.

This part is comparing the Japanese adaptation. Again, I know this is not a remake but I would be lying if I didn’t compare both. Just like Cherry Magic, I like that this was not a carbon copy of the Japanese version of the manga. I thought the changes they made were great and help the story/character progression. I also like how they went further into the relationship development with both couples. The ending was perfect and helped bring everything to a full circle. Although I did enjoy this series, it was somehow missing the same whimsy that the Japanese version had. Again, I think it was the overuse of sound effects that caused this. I also think 12 episodes was too much. This easily could have been done with 10 episodes.

Random Note:

Sin’s café is the same café location used in the series “Why R U”.

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Enjoyable story that clashed with poor execution.

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was not a bad series. Unfortunately, the script and editing were not it’s friend. This was a shame because the series had a lot of potential. In its defense, the series main goal to keep views interested was good. If the idea was to keep you confused about the storyline to keep you watching, it succeeded. I kept watching because I was trying to figure out what the hell exactly happened with Ji and Achi in the past. However, the script was underdeveloped in some areas and lacked direction at times. The first episode did a great job grabbing the view’s attention but set an expectation for the rest of the episodes that was not met. The script also did a poor explanation on many things. I did not mind the slow pacing of the series, but they did not use their screentime wisely considering this is an 8-episode series. They could have eliminated some unneeded aspect to help fully develop the more important parts of the script. All of the characters were great and likable. The actors did a great job considering what they had to work with. Overall, it had beautiful cinematography but the editing seemed a little off. There were scene sequences that appeared out of order which caused some continuity problem. Actors made references to things that happen in the past from previous episodes as if it was still happening. However, the flash back scenes were done very well and not confusing. Most of the songs they used were good, but they made some odd background music choices that did not fit the mood of the scene.


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They were actually very smart on keeping us in the dark about what happened between Jirawat and Achivich in the past up to the second to last episode. I was so confused as to why Ji was giving Achi the cold shoulder which made me want to finish the series. Thankfully this only had 8-episodes.

They didn’t do a good job showing the progression between how Ji and Achi became friends in the past and how they became friends again in the present day.

The kiss in episode 2 was unnecessary and served no purpose to the script.

I wish they gave more screentime to Ki and Kambee. As much as I loved them, don’t introduce a second couple if you are not going to give them a proper storyline. Again, a miss use of screentime.

Although it had the mostly used story element to drive a classic story concept, I like that they did not use any of the predictable conflict scenarios in the last two episodes.

What the hell was up with Ki's college degree? What was that all about?

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Just as good in its own way!

I think it is possible to like, or love (in my case), both the Japanese and Thai adaptation of the manga. I know this is not a remake of the original series, but it is hard not to compare it with the Japanese adaptation. I loved that series, but I’m the first to admit that the script had some weak elements.

This part is about the series as a standalone without any comparison to the Japanese adaptation of the manga. This was a very good and cute series. They did a great job with the story pacing and introduction of the characters. It was also refreshing to have a more mature BL series with characters that talked to each other about their problems. Overall, the script was good with the exception of episode 8, which was ridiculous. I understand the overall idea behind it, but the execution was not good. Although Rock and Pia’s storyline was cute, this felt out of place and was added as a time filler. However, this was only a minor problem for me because their storyline didn’t take up too much screen time. As for the ending, it was perfect. All of the actors were incredible portraying their character. Great cinematography and music.

This part is comparing the Japanese adaptation. Again, I know the Thai version is not a remake but I would be lying if I didn’t compare both. Originally, my main concern was how they were going to fill 12, 45 minutes long episodes. Thankfully, my fears were relieved as I watched it. The only exceptions are the ones I noted above. The main thing I really liked was the Thai version didn’t completely mirror the Japanese version. For me, this series was able to keep the same charm while creating a way to fit into Thai culture. I really liked the added scenes with Jinta and Min that created more depth to their story and relationship. I thought it was smart, and funny, that Jinta was also able to read the cat’s mind too.

Random Note:

I like the silent nods to the manga.

The Thai adaptation incorporated story content that was used for the Japanese series and movie adaptation of the manga which I think was a very smart move.

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Outstanding!!!

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

This was an outstanding series. Overall, the script was nicely done and successfully connected multiple elements and characters together. It had a few weak elements, but it did not distract me from enjoying the series. The first episode did a great job giving brief introduction about mental health, as well as the stigma and prejudice society has about it. It tackled so many aspects of mental health in a very considerate way. This series not only showed how it impacts individuals diagnosed with a metal health disorder, it included how it impacts family members and the medical staff caring for them. The series often used a whimsical/fantasy aspect to help represent certain disorders without it being disrespectful. My only critique is that I was not a fan of the romantic storylines. See the spoiler alert at the end of this review if you want more information. The cast was incredible and did a beautiful job portraying their characters. They did a wonderful job with the cinematography and special effects too.

Random Notes:

I anticipated this series since Netflix announced it and happy it didn’t disappoint me.



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The romantic storyline between Hwang Yeo Hwan and Min Deu Lae was not bad, but felt a little misplaced within the series. The other romantic storyline was slightly bizarre. The series introduced a love triangle between Dong Go Yoon, Jang Da Eun, and Song Yu Chan in the beginning of the series, but then this completely disappeared by the end. However, I was cool with it because I hate love triangle storylines.

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One Disappointing Spell

I guess my expectation was set to high for this series because I really enjoyed the first one. This had a very creative story concept, but it failed with the execution. The first episode was a little chaotic, but it did succeed in grabbed my attention. Unfortunately, the script quickly unraveled by the end of the second episode. I was done after watching 12 minutes of the third episode because the script became a complete mess. I love supernatural storylines, but this went beyond my threshold of suspended belief. Weirdly, it was the non-supernatural story element that had no logic which did me in. On a positive note, the whole cast did an amazing job. I give them kudos for trying to make what they had work (well in the two episodes I watch). This also had outstanding cinematography, special effects, and FX make-up.

Random Note:

This had a great cast and production quality, it just missed a good script.

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Did Not Watch the Original Series

The first 11 minutes was very interesting. Unfortunately, this faded away as the series continued. The script was mostly boring with many weak aspects. The comedy sections were not funny and the dramatic sections lacked human interest. Many of the characters were actually very likable with the exception of Risa. This character was very annoying and I started to dislike any of the scenes with her in it. Although I usually can overlook a weak script when I like many of the characters, this was not giving me enough to really care about the storyline or characters. However, the cinematography and acting were good.

Random Note:

As I noted above, I did not watch the Korean original story (Hot Stove League). I went in without any preconceived notion what this series should be. I personally think this series suffered due to a bad script regardless whether this was a remake or not.

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Can’t, Just Can’t

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

I have a confession. Vampires is my least favorite section of the horror genre. However, I’ve enjoyed BL series with this type of storyline before which is way I gave this one a shot. It seemed to have a very interesting story concept that reminded me of the Koren BL series “Kissable Lips” due to the “special blood” concept.

This had a very interesting start, but slowly started to slip by the 3rd episode. It was easy to see that the script was rough around the edges by the 4th episode. It did not do a good job explaining many key facts and was constantly changing story ideas. There were times that I felt like I was watching a bunch of random scenes stringed together with no purpose. It was also frustrating because it seemed the screenwriters didn’t know if they wanted this to be a horror or a comedy. The script did not do a good job integrated either component. The 4th episode is also when they decided to introduce too many sound effects and music that didn’t fit the horror genre. They also started creating wasted screen time with unnecessarily long flashbacks. The CGI and special effects were ok considering this is from GMM-TV. It’s not great, but I’ve seen worst.

I just feel sorry for the cast because they all did their best with what they were given. It seemed the screenwriters were hoping that having a good-looking cast would distract the audience from the poorly developed script.

Random Notes:

Sometimes it’s not good to have too many screenwriters because it was very noticeable with this series.

I’m still going to give “Revamp: The Undead Story” a chance. I just hope the script is better than what we received in this one.

The location used for Mark’s house is the same one used for Nawee’s house in “The Tuxedo” series.

The English subtitles on GagaOOLala were ok, but there were sections that did not have any subtitles. However, they did a great job edit out the break credit between the episode sections.



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I must have nodded off during the first two episodes because I had no idea what the 21 deal was. Exactly what would happen when Tong turned 21?

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!!!!System Error!!!!

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but there is just something off about this series. I went in with high hopes because Anti Rest was one of my favorite sections out of the compilation series. Although the story concept seemed interesting, the script seems very underdeveloped. It did not do a good job setting up the story premise or introducing the characters. It also tried to introduce one to many storylines in the first few episodes. The storyline with the main couple seems very rushed and not quite right from the very beginning of episode 1. The acting from most of the cast was good, but not outstanding. On a positive note, it had good cinematography, graphics, and cute opening credits.

Random Notes:

There was a hint of side BL couple but it’s a case of too little, too late. I found myself not fully invested in the series to continue.



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They do not fully explain Ever 4 past about advocating for robot rights. If they gave a little more backstory from the beginning, maybe I would have been more interested in the character. I need more than a good-looking actor to get me invested in the character/storyline.

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Don’t Ghost This Series!!!!

As I’ve stated before, I love series with a supernatural vibe. This was a funny and heartwarming series. This is one of those series that gets better with each episode. My advice is don’t give up after the first episode. Although it does a great job grabbing your attention in the first 3 minutes, the rest of the 1st episode was slow. However, the pacing gets better by episode 2. The whole series had the right amount of comedy, drama, and heartfelt moments mixed together. They did a great job tying everything together, but I was not prepared for the twist in the last episode. The cast was great and did an outstanding job. I also like that it had the right amount of supporting/side characters. The CGI, special effects, and cinematography were amazing.

Random Note:

The Cookie scenes were awesome.

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Nope, Not in 2022

I placed a spoiler alert at the end of this review.

This had an ok story concept, but the script had one major flaw for me. I liked episode 1 because it was making fun of BL series using sitcom humor. However, I still noticed some red flags. The biggest flaws with the script pop up during episode 2 which made me drop it. See potential spoiler alert at the end of this review if you want more info. The acting is ok, but it’s hard to gauge this with the poor character/script development. I like the music and found it very catchy.

Random Note: Why does the show not match up with the poster and the description listed on here.



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The first flaw was there is no logic in blaming Kim for the prank when it is very clear that Mek was behind it. The major flaw for why I dropped this was the fact that a college administrator was forcing two students to became a BL couple. She was also the cause of the situation because she filmed and posted it without the student’s consent.

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Here is My Unpopular Opinion

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Yes, I know this is going to be a very unpopular opinion. I started watching this fully understanding it was going to have some heavy topics. It had some strong ideas, but I wish the script was better. I understand they were trying to set the overall tone, but something was just lacking with the main storyline development. Although they could have done a better job introducing it, the watch aspect was interesting. However, this felt more like a gimmick instead of an integral part of the script. The romantic storyline was ok. It just had some aspects that were awkward and a little weird. The dialoged often directed towards Hwang Dong Man did not help. Although many of the characters were somewhat interesting and likable at times, this gave me very little to keep me invested in them or their storylines. The main positive aspect was the excellent cast. They actually did an outstanding job making what they had work. The other positive aspect was the amazing cinematography.

Random Note:

I almost dropped this after the first episode but there were two separate scenes towards the very end that gave me some hope. I gave it my usual 3-episode chance after sleeping on it and decided to give it a shot. I end up dropping this because the script was just not working for me.

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Unfortunately, the watch aspect gets forgotten until they connivingly need it.

The various lines directed towards Hwang Dong Man about how he needs to get a girlfriend or fine a woman really annoyed me. This was basically saying you will be fixed if you’re in a relationship.

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This was a very intriguing series. Although the first episode was a little fast pace, it defiantly did a great job grabbed my attention. The script has well-crafted on introducing all of the characters and foreshadowing future events. It was also very successful with connecting the multiple storylines and characters together in the end. The only negative aspect was the foreshadowing worked a little too well because I was able to guess some of the plot twists. However, the last one caught me by surprise and did not see it coming. The entire cast did an amazing job. I also liked the very interesting filming style.

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The Perfect Home

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

This was an incredibly cute and funny series. It had a very well planned out script with a lot of heartwarming sections. I love scripts that successfully connect multiple storylines and characters together. This was also very endearing and addressed many important issues with grace. I do have one criticism, but it’s very minor which did not distract me from enjoying this. I usually don’t like series with a lot of side characters because it often weighs down the script. Thankfully, it worked in this series because the script gave just the right amount of side storyline information for each character. It did not get bogged down with the details. The entire cast was great and did an outstanding job portraying their character.




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My only minor criticism it the relationship development between Hatano and Sakuta. It started off with a good pacing, but went a little too fast at times. Again, this was only a minor problem for me.

Am I the only one that was hoping for Yoshida Ryota to end up with Hatano Genichi’s male co-worker???

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Very impressive start for a new production company

I was very hesitant to watch this at first because of the time travel love storyline. I’m usually not a fan with this because the scripts often are messy and rarely end well. However, I am really happy that I did not skip this series.

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

The series was incredible. The script did an amazing job keeping me interested from beginning to end. Although the first episode was a little confusing with the multiple time jumps, it still did a great job setting up the story and characters. I also like how it did not take the completely predictable route with some of the story elements. They did a nice job interweaving some of Win’s memories in some of the episodes, but wish they used this more. The script was a little weak with not fully explaining some aspect of the storyline and characters. The entire cast, new and old, did an incredible job with portraying their characters. I usually don’t get impressed with the songs used in a series, but this had an outstanding soundtrack. Because the actors actually know how to play and sing, it helped me really get into their characters and storyline. The production team did an amazing job with the attention to details involving the costumes and props.

Random Note:

The Behind-the-Scenes footage at the end episode 10 was cool.

The location used for Win’s house was used in the movie “My Boo” (Joe’s house). It was also used for the series “Leap Day” (Ozone and Day’s house), “Bake Me Please” (Peace’s house), “Shadow” (Dan’s childhood home), “Sing Again” (Piano’s childhood home), “Mama Gogo” (Annie’s house), and “21 Days Theory” (Q’s house). I’m 90% certain that it was also used in the series “Happiness” (Dr. Beam’s childhood home).

The location used for Ek’s house was used in the series “Tale of Thousand Stars” (Tian’s parent’s house) and “SOTUS S” (Kongpob’s parent’s house). Yes, I’m a proud nerd about knowing this kind of stuff.

The English subtitles were actually very good on GagaOOLala for a change.



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It was very wise for Win not to tell Biu about personal information regarding the future of the other.

There are some aspects of the script that could have been better explained. One example is it hinted that Ek has some type of social anxiety, but it did not fully explain this and how he overcame it. Another example is Chai. I had no clue he was in a gang until episode 5. Before this episode, I just thought he liked to fight and/or had a short temper.

I wish they did a quick flash-forward to the present to confirm the suggested happy ending with all the characters. However, I understand this was probably not in the budget because this would require more actors to play the older versions of Nut, Chai, Ek, and Biu.

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This was such an impactful and heartwarming series. The main theme is everyone has a part to play in times of emergences. No job should be overlooked or downplayed. The first episode really helped showing this and drawing the views into the series. The script had the right mixture of drama and lighthearted moments. It also did an incredible job interweaved the personal and various 119 call storylines. This had the right number of characters which were very well written. It also helped that the entire cast was excellent. They did such an incredible job making you care about their characters. I found myself caring about all of them and their side stories. However, I do have two minor complaints. One is the editing job was not that great involving some of the flashback scenes. The other one was some of the CGI and special effects were not the greatest, but I’ve seen worst.

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