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In the beginning of episode 1, it was shown in a flashback that his friend Connor bought Tongrak a plane ticket for a two week visit to the island. So, Tongrak's stay on the island was always only for two weeks.
As for not spending time together, they showed them scuba diving, having dinner, looking at the stars on the beach, and having conversations about their dysfunctional relationships with their parents. Plus their sexual intimacy allowed them to communicate their physical and sexual needs without being judged.
I look at it being a good start to having an emotional attachment to someone. But, I also think maybe one or more scenes of them spending time together would have been nice. Maybe less of the GL screen time and more of the BL.

I think this drama is about how Joe's death affects and changes Ming. Up is such a good actor that I hope we will see a lot of development from his character -- from a jerk to the heartache when someone you love dies (and never telling them how you really feel).
With Joe, how will he manage his feelings towards Ming. Will he tell Ming who he really is? A lot of angst and emotion can come from a transmigration story.

A body swap is a storytelling device seen in a variety of science fiction and supernatural fiction, in which two people (or beings) exchange minds and end up in each other's bodies. It's the MINDS that are being swapped.
Transmigration is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. The belief is the SOUL of a human being is immortal and does not disperse after the physical body has perished. Upon death, the soul merely becomes transmigrated into another being to continue its immortality. The term transmigration means the passing of a soul from one body to another after death.
So, the difference is MIND (body swap) vs. SOUL (transmigration). To me, it looks like Joe has both -- Mind and Soul.

Up is such a good actor at playing a jerk. Poom is brilliant at playing a sweet, loveable guy. Misery and heartache are a given when you have two polar opposite characters getting intimate. I look forward to seeing the nightmare (as Joe put it) unfold.

I, also, live in the US and cannot watch the series on YouTube with my Express VPN. But, someone mentioned it works with the free VPN called Proton set to the Netherlands. I downloaded Proton and I can finally watch the series on YouTube. Maybe give it a try?

You have to be a WeTv VIP subscriber to watch ep. 12. The rest of us can watch ep. 12 next week.

Thank you for this observation of Ben. It is unfortunate that the character of Pat is an unlikeable character to many of the viewers and does not have any of the charm or wit that Ben has. I think if Pat was a better written character and Tee, the director, gave Ben better advice on how to portray the character, Ben would have been more successful. However, Tee has directed other newbie actors (for example, Gulf in TharnType) with better results. Thus, it is possible that Ben is just not that great at acting.
Hopefully, Ben's charm, wit, and sweetness can be shown to full effect in future roles.
Unfortunately, I have a feeling this performance will hinder him getting any ML roles in the future. If the audience doesn't like you, why would production companies ever hire you in the future. There are plenty of bad actors getting role after role, but that is because the audience loves them. Ben doesn't have the love of the audience or the acting ability at this stage of his career. That doesn't bode well for him.
I wish this young man luck and happiness in all his future endeavors and I hope he never sees this comment section. The commentators have been brutally honest with their views and opinions, and it can be disheartening to read such negative thoughts when it is directed towards a character you portrayed.

Yes, I believe episode 12 will be available on July 4, if you buy the Fast Track and are a WeTv VIP member. Unfortunately, for the rest of us, we will have to wait until July 11 to watch episode 12.

Episode 12 will air on July 11 on YouTube.

It is my understanding that if you wanted to watch episode 11 on June 28 , you needed to be a WeTv VIP and then buy something called a Fast Track. Even then you might need a VPN to watch it.
For the rest of us who are not a WeTv VIP and do not want to buy Fast Track, episode 11 will air July 4 on YouTube and GagaOOLaLa.

It is my understanding that if you wanted to watch episode 11 on June 28, you needed to be a WeTv VIP and then buy something called a Fast Track. Even then you might need a VPN to watch it.
For the rest of us who are not a WeTv VIP and do not want to buy Fast Track, episode 11 will air July 4 on YouTube and GagaOOLaLa.

If you're looking for a BL, I recommend:

I Told Sunset About You (Thailand)
This series has great acting and beautiful cinematography. The story is beautiful, too.
https://kisskh.at/55651-bkpp

Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan)
If you like the boss-employee relationship or older man/younger man story line, then you might like this series.
https://kisskh.at/729151-old-fashion-cupcake

If you want to try a GL, I recommend the The Handmaiden (South Korea). Just a warning about this one, it has nudity, sex, and violence. So if those are turn offs for you, I would skip this one. But, I recommend it because it is a GL and we don't see a lot of those. Also, because the acting is great and the plot has a lot of twists and turns.
https://kisskh.at/11183-the-handmaiden

By the way, there is an English version of The Handmaiden called Fingersmith. It is a little more toned down in the sex and violence compared to the South Korean version.

I just finished watching the last episode. If you told me at the beginning of this series that I would get a little teary eyed, I would have thought you were joking. The speech that Ai gives at the end describing the love and support he has gotten from Songkhram really touched my heart. And when Ai and Songkhram were talking to Ai's Mom on the hospital bed, I started to get a little emotional. Especially, after the group hug on the hospital bed. By the way, Ai and Songkhram give each other some of the best hugs in episode 8 and of course the steamy hug (and much more) in episode 10.
This series started off as fluff and ended being quite sentimental in a good way. 8.5/10

You are right about the target audience. The majority of the watchers are from the younger generation but that is not surprising because of the high school setting and the ML actors being under the age of 20.
MDL has broken down the statistics by age group and the 18 to 24 age group was the largest percentage that watched this series:
https://kisskh.at/715931-my-school-president/statistics
I, also, stopped watching at episode 6 because I realized I was just too old to enjoy this. But, if I was 15 years younger, I probably would have loved this series.

In episode 4, Kiao asked the exact same question you have regarding Plawan not knowing about Mudaeng. Plawan told Kiao that he didn't remember Mudaeng because they were both newborns when they met. He asks Kiao "Can you remember someone you met when you were a newborn?" After Bamee's father died, Plawan tells Kiao he never saw Mudaeng ever again. Now why he never saw Mudaeng after Bamee's father died, that wasn't explained. I hope this info helps.

There is a new South Korean BL airing right now that you might be interested in if you like Utsukushii Kare. It is called The Eighth Sense and the buzz about it is really positive.

According to the websites 'World of BL' and 'BLtai' the uncut version is only on iQIYI for VIP subscribers and will be come free on iQIYI the following Saturday. The Youtube & Gaga releases are the cut versions. For international fans, it will be available on YouTube: Mandee Channel (cut version because it is the TV Version) and iQIYI (Uncut Version).

https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/Thai/BedFriend
https://bltai.com/thailand/bed-friend-series-drops-a-steamy-yet-romantic-trailer/

It looks like Episode 2 is about 1 minute longer on iQIYI, 51 seconds longer for Episode 3, and 1 minute longer for Episode 4. So, there isn't a whole lot being cut but what is probably being cut on the YouTube version is the spicy scenes.
I noticed some commentators have mentioned choppy editing during the spicy scenes. I wonder if they are watching the cut version and that's why it seems choppy? I am not sure, but either way if you want uncut watch it on iQIYI.

If you're still looking for a heartbreaking movie/drama, I recommend the Japanese series "Eien no Kinou" (https://kisskh.at/737611-eien-no-kino) and the Japanese movie "The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese" (https://kisskh.at/33318-the-cornered-mouse-dreams-of-cheese). The first one is definitely one that you have to watch with a box of tissues near by and the second one is more dark and angsty.

Tar's performance is stellar!! He's got charisma and natural talent. He brilliantly portrays so many emotions and characteristics -- confidence, sensitivity, romantic soul, academic slacker, friend, brother, son, AND he even pulled off playing a female convincingly!!
His emotionally distraught scenes with his Mom and when he is trying to win back Thi are really hard to pull off even if you're a veteran actor. I can't believe he is only 18! In my opinion, Tar and Santa, from My Only 12%, are some of the best young actors under the age of 20 right now. I hope to see more of them in the future (maybe even together in a future series).

Here are some recommendations from each of the 4 main Asian countries that produce BL series:
Semantic Error (South Korea)
Old Fashioned Cupcake (Japan)
Triage (Thailand)
History 2: Crossing the Line (Taiwan)