Why do I praise actors Ohm and Nanon?Nanon didn't need a BL series to ascend to success. He did that after years…
I 100% agree with you, but I want to add, that I really admire Ohm. He was only 15/16 when he acted as Frame in Make It Right. Back then, when I watched the series, I felt like a pedophile. The boys were just too young, the topics a bit heavy. I think Boom (Tee) was only 14. I felt a bit uneasy. There was also a lot of drama between the Frame&Book ship. His co-star Toey quit acting alltogether. I don't know how Ohm got out of this mess with his head still up. The industry can be pretty ugly. While others try desperately to escape the genre (like Krist, Mean, Plan, Perth) he took on different projects with different partners. He seems pretty serious about his acting career and luckily it paid off.
Pairing Nanon with Ohm was a great idea. They obviously are good friends, both are talented and professionell. Watching BTS it seems they have fun and don't care. No awkwardness. No shyness. No drama. Hopefully this will not change.
The only thing that can bring this series down is a bad script. Normally I look at the acting and think they are doing great in this scene, not so much in this one, there is potential, let's see etc. But Ohm and Nanon are pros. They are doing great in every scene. As a viewer I get the impression they know about their characters and are deeply invested into them. I was worried about Nanon and his (romantic) chemistry with Ohm, because this is his first BL, but watching Ep 1, some teasers and trailers, the MV of the OST, I must say he delivers 100%. It looks like this series will be pretty romantic and cute. This is a good direction for future BLs: serious actors, who don't do BL only to boost their popularity; cute and romantic stories who are fun and not cringy. But who knows ... the plot is rather silly. It can go downhill anytime. I was hyped about 2gether too, and that ended badly.
Ohm already acted in five BL series. No wonder they call him a "BL veteran". I think he is just tired of the genre.
I didn't follow him that much, but he was in Make It Right, one of the first BLs (if not the first BL of this kind) which aired in 2016. He played Frame. The Book&Frame couple was very popular back then, even though the main couple was Fuse&Tee. They got a season 2. He also acted in Dew The Movie and later on in He's Coming To Me with Singto. He was in The Shipper and now in Bad Buddy. I think he proved himself enough. It's hilarious calling him homophobic (at least the comment above sounded like that). I don't know how long they can cast him for those school series (BL or not), because of his physique. He looks too old and is pretty big. EDIT: Oh, many others commented on this topic. I'm too lazy to read it. My migraine is killing me.
The characters are really unique. How they tried to fool the viewer by showing us Pat is a hot-headed aggressive guy, when in reality he isn't. It's too funny! Like in the trash bin-kicking scene I expected them to fight, but nope. It's similar with Pran at the beginning, when his friend tells him, there is a fight and he has to come. He gets up, tense battle music is playing - and then it stops and he puts his earphones veeeeery slowly back and looks at his pencils. Haha! Hilarious. At this point they aren't friends (even though it looks like Pat has a little crush on Pran), but they don't hate each other either. It's funny how they try to end this childish gang fight behind the back of their friends. Especially Pran seems to be a rather sneaky guy, who swindles himself out of every situation. I also get a cocky-little-princess vibe from him. Pat seems to be more easy-going and soft. I like it. No top/bottom stereotypes.
Based on the live interview recently, Ohm said he wanted to do BL this time because of Nanon. Overall, he doesn't…
But the BL genre sure came a long way since "Make It Right". The production and acting is more professionell nowadays. Only good scripts are lacking. But I feel a lot of not-BL-shows suffer from the same problem.
I'm a bit worried this will end up like 2gether. The buddy-vibe is strong, but for a BL I need a bit more. Not sure if they can portray two lovers convincingly.
Watch Kiss Me Again. There is a 3 part BL cut for Pete and Kao on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP1vOljyTLI
You're welcome. To make it short: Watch the BL cut (link above) of "Kiss Me Again" and then "Dark Blue Kiss". That's the right order. You will like one of those series for sure (or even both).
Watch Kiss Me Again. There is a 3 part BL cut for Pete and Kao on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP1vOljyTLI
You won't miss anything. Their first appearance was in "Kiss The Series" where they had almost no screen time. "Kiss Me Again" was the sequel where we learnt how they met. Those two series are not BL. They were just a side couple. The couple became popular, so they got their own BL series.
The problem, though: They changed Kao's character in every series. I loved Kao in "Kiss Me Again", but he was unrecognizable in "Dark Blue Kiss". And their scenes in "Kiss The Series" aren't worth watching. Again, he was completely different there. The writers apparantly didn't care about telling a coherent story. They just milked the couple.
So I FINALLY watched I Told You About Sunset and now I'm here. The biggest problem with this series is the strange characters. I have no idea who they are, what they think and feel. I wonder how the actors managed to make a pretty good series with such a poor script. The script writer failed horribly to portray this characters in a way that as a viewer you learn about them. I wouldn't be able to describe their personality, and the conflicts in their hearts are also pretty mysterious. They go more with the "show don't tell" approach, but it's just not working . You have to FEEL this series, not to understand it. Which is okay, I guess. But still ...! It's a strange experience.
Pairing Nanon with Ohm was a great idea. They obviously are good friends, both are talented and professionell. Watching BTS it seems they have fun and don't care. No awkwardness. No shyness. No drama. Hopefully this will not change.
EDIT: Oh, many others commented on this topic. I'm too lazy to read it. My migraine is killing me.
The problem, though: They changed Kao's character in every series. I loved Kao in "Kiss Me Again", but he was unrecognizable in "Dark Blue Kiss". And their scenes in "Kiss The Series" aren't worth watching. Again, he was completely different there. The writers apparantly didn't care about telling a coherent story. They just milked the couple.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP1vOljyTLI