I have been watching BL dramas since March 2023, I’ve completed 32 of them so far, and here’s what I think. Thai Bl dramas are divided into 2 categories: cute ones, that are aesthetically adorable, heartwarming and are made to generate positive emotional response in the audience. Usually they are brimful of corny phrases and cliches (exemplifying: “I like it” “You mean the flowers?” “I mean you”). And there are heavy ones, mostly psychological, that can leave a deep mark and mess with our heads. They can be heartbreaking and tear-jerking with an unfortunate execution (Round trip to love), and, on the contrary, after coping with dark corners of the human brain such as abuse, trauma, addictions and prejudice, bring us to a happy ending. This one undoubtedly belongs to the first category and it’s unfair to compare this with the dramas from the second category. I can never forget my emotions after finishing ”Not me”, which aimed to bring up issues concerning social inequality predicated on factors like gender, financial position, disabilities, sexual preference and etc, extrajudicial killings, 2 drasticly contradictive economic systems like capitalism and socialism. It made me ponder the purpose of life, reasons for hatred towards LGBTQ community and so on. What I want to say is that if you start comparing dramas like “Hidden agenda” to the ones like “Not me”, you will get slapped in the face by an apparent discrepancy and dissimilarity. The reason I’m enjoying “Hidden agenda” is that I’m here to simmer down my nerves and put myself at ease after nervous breakdown caused by “Love syndrome”. Its not flawless, of course, but now I can’t help squirming and smiling after watching this! Its cute, super cute. The storyline isn’t exceptional, there are a lot of similarities with “Fish upon the sky”. Pi and Zo are so alike: they’re unexperienced in relationships, have problems with self-realization, they lack confidence because of their appearance (their haircut, glasses, outfits) and so on. When Zo said “I’m a loser” I immediately remembered Pi. The difference is that Pi had a crush on a boy. They both have hardships accepting that they stopped liking their crushes, because they couldn’t feel the heart race anymore. However, Zo was brave enough to initiate a kiss. About the couple. Chemistry is chemistrying! Honestly, I like JoongDunk offscreen, their interactions are adorable: the way they look at each other, exchanging glances, kisses and hugs. After “Star and Sky: Star in my mind” I was highly dissapointed, because of their poor acting and weak storyline. Dunks skills have obviously refined, but he needs more. I agree, that he isn’t ready to be a main lead, he lacks practice. He received this role due to this insane chemistry he has with Joong. Maybe that’s awkward, but I like their height difference, it’s adorable. Its not weary yet, I’m still interested and eagerly looking forward to the 5th episode. I like that they have a lot of cute moments together. Their relationships are developing! That’s what Kluen and Dao didn’t have. Their conversations didn’t make sense, their “cute moments” were strained and artifical. That’s why I don’t want to go harsh on this drama. I want to see what happens next.
This one undoubtedly belongs to the first category and it’s unfair to compare this with the dramas from the second category. I can never forget my emotions after finishing ”Not me”, which aimed to bring up issues concerning social inequality predicated on factors like gender, financial position, disabilities, sexual preference and etc, extrajudicial killings, 2 drasticly contradictive economic systems like capitalism and socialism. It made me ponder the purpose of life, reasons for hatred towards LGBTQ community and so on. What I want to say is that if you start comparing dramas like “Hidden agenda” to the ones like “Not me”, you will get slapped in the face by an apparent discrepancy and dissimilarity.
The reason I’m enjoying “Hidden agenda” is that I’m here to simmer down my nerves and put myself at ease after nervous breakdown caused by “Love syndrome”. Its not flawless, of course, but now I can’t help squirming and smiling after watching this! Its cute, super cute. The storyline isn’t exceptional, there are a lot of similarities with “Fish upon the sky”. Pi and Zo are so alike: they’re unexperienced in relationships, have problems with self-realization, they lack confidence because of their appearance (their haircut, glasses, outfits) and so on. When Zo said “I’m a loser” I immediately remembered Pi. The difference is that Pi had a crush on a boy. They both have hardships accepting that they stopped liking their crushes, because they couldn’t feel the heart race anymore. However, Zo was brave enough to initiate a kiss.
About the couple. Chemistry is chemistrying! Honestly, I like JoongDunk offscreen, their interactions are adorable: the way they look at each other, exchanging glances, kisses and hugs. After “Star and Sky: Star in my mind” I was highly dissapointed, because of their poor acting and weak storyline. Dunks skills have obviously refined, but he needs more. I agree, that he isn’t ready to be a main lead, he lacks practice. He received this role due to this insane chemistry he has with Joong. Maybe that’s awkward, but I like their height difference, it’s adorable. Its not weary yet, I’m still interested and eagerly looking forward to the 5th episode.
I like that they have a lot of cute moments together. Their relationships are developing! That’s what Kluen and Dao didn’t have. Their conversations didn’t make sense, their “cute moments” were strained and artifical. That’s why I don’t want to go harsh on this drama. I want to see what happens next.