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They started filming "Mu-Te-Luv: 9 Temples?" today: https://x.com/MUTELUVSeries/status/1902267717031194924

I'd say that explains why the OhmLeng split and recasting had to be announced now. I was pondering the question "why now?" and assumed it was either due to something that happened recently or due to something that was about to happen - like filming "Only Friends 2" or "9 Temples?" about to begin. Looks like GMMTV had a "now or never" moment.

Unpopular opinion, but it's what bothered me too - not enough BL stuff in this BL. In case of some episodes the BL content felt like an addition to the boy band/idol content. I guess they had to compromise - having an actual boy band as their cast. I'd say "Only Boo!" used the idol-related content better - in service to the main plot, which was a classic BL one, and not rivaling or replacing it.

In ep. 2 Thame explains the situation between ONER and MARS to Po, which is shown through flashbacks. In the first one Pemika shows Thame that MARS' first album didn't sell well and generated a loss for the company amounting to 38.831.500 THB (with total costs of 60.004.500 THB). This is also the start of Thame's "rabbit hole": ONER produces his first solo single (Pemika tells Thame that this will help MARS' popularity), later signs a solo contract with him (again, Pemika asks Thame to do this for the sake of the band) and even later plans to sell him to Korea. Even if Pemika's explanations for those decisions may seem false and self-serving, the fact that MARS was unprofitable is never disputed nor questioned.

That's a good question. I kept checking whether a MV for that song pops up on GMMTV Records (like it did for all the remaining songs used in "ThamePo") or Riser Music, but so far - nothing.

Within 2 years he portrayed the father of two different characters named "Joke" in two separate BL series directed and produced by the same people:
1. in 2023 in GMMTV's "Hidden Agenda" - his character's son was portrayed by the handsome "Joong" Archen Aydin,
2. in 2024 in YWPB's "Jack&Joker" - his character's son was portrayed by none other than the remarkable "War" Wanarat Ratsameerat.

Kongthup Production should create MDL profiles/pages (no idea what the correct term is) for at least those cast members who have been revealed so far. Top Sumethee Mettaworakun and Arm Chaiyapat Jampasin don’t have those and can’t be added as cast members of "Doctor's Mine".

The number 13 is often considered cursed or connected with bad luck. Despite of that I have a feeling that the number of episodes of "ThamePo" - which is 13 - will be a lucky one, connected with a happy and satisfying conclusion of the show.

Both posts on IG and X begin with the line เซอร์ไพรส์ครั้งใหม่ ลุ้นตอนจบที่ไม่เหมือนใคร, which in English (according to google translate) means "new surprises, exciting endings like no other". Foreshadowing much?

Special to air on 01.03.2025 on IQIYI at 10am (GMT +7) - this according to J&J IG account.

01.03.2025 on IQIYI 10am (GMT +7)

Not a fan of his ventures into "comedy", I do enjoy when he's calmer, more serious and collected. The park scene in ep. 18 of "Perfect 10 Liners" was a good example of that kind of performance. I also think he'd be good as a troubled, moody, even slightly dark or haunted character.

I don't know when the special was produced nor whether it was planned from the very start or was conceived after the series aired, so I can't disprove nor confirm your claim, that the show's visibility (I assume you meant mainly international visibility) had anything to do with the special becoming possible. I did read - in a post by an interfan who was upset by the special not being streamed - that the special was shot at the same time as the series itself, but I assume it was just speculation.
I think that with no information on how the special came to be and what YWPB plans regarding the special were/are it's risky to make assumptions about the importance of interfans. Until this is cleared one or the other way one could just as easily claim that interfans were never a part of YWPB plan for the special, that it was always meant for the domestic market only - hence limiting the release to cinema screenings in Bangkok and lack of information regarding streaming, hence the only sponsor is Unif fresh, a drink brand of Uni-President Ltd., a Thai company. I'm not saying I believe this was the case, but such a claim is as valid as what you wrote - until we know more.

I don't know enough about the special nor YWPB intentions to give an answer to that.

Just a random thought: killing off a major character (like one of the two main characters) shuts down any discussions on continuing the show. May seem cruel, but it can be a way to stop the fandom from demanding a 2nd season.

So far the special was not aired nor streamed, the release date (22.02.2025) referred only to the screenings at Major Cineplex Ratchayothin. There's speculation, rumors and expectation that YWPB will make a deal with a VOD platform (like iQIYI) and release the special there.

1/ Basing on the seating plan for Major Cineplex Ratchayothin (published on J&J IG account on 15.12.2024) the 8 theatres where the special was to be screened have a total capacity of 1397. Assuming all tickets were sold (and that was what the J&J IG account claimed on 02.02.2025), 1397 people would have to refrain from posting anything about what they watched or sharing it in any other way. Obviously that was never going to happen, so spoilers were inevitable. BTW: back in 1980 people spoiled the climactic plot twist of "Empire Strikes Back" - despite of having no internet nor mobile phones.
2/ I'm not blaming anyone for spoiling (or supposed spoiling) the special. Judging just by the MDL comment section there's plenty of people who have a very strong emotional connection with both the series and its characters. I'm pretty sure people with a similar attitude were among the audience of the special's screening and some of them felt like sharing what they watched.
3/ No idea whether I'll like the special - I need to watch it first. Spoilers won't prevent that, even if the rumors are true. Paraphrasing an old saying: I won't judge a special by its spoilers.
4/ Don't know whether I count as an international fan - I'm just a bloke from Poland who likes to watch Thai BLs and has a soft spot for YinWar. Assuming I am an "interfan", I don't feel like I was forgotten by J&J creators nor that I'm an afterthought for them. I also don't think they owe me anything nor that I have any right to demand anything from them (like streaming of the special). They made a product - a very well crafted piece of entertainment - and they alone decide what to do with it. They made more of that (the special episode) and used it to sell some movie tickets. I see no problem with that - after all they're running a business. For them it's a transaction - why should it be something else for me? I payed about $21 for 3 months of iQIYI access when the series was airing and in return got 12 episodes of the best BL I've ever watched. I'd say I got the better end of that deal. Nothing is going to take that away from me - not the special and certainly not the spoilers for it.
5/ I hope YWPB and the crew of J&J are well and wish them all the best.

I guess... But the credits would have to be more than not reflecting that/innacurate - the credits would have to be deliberately misleading. Well, we'll see what comes out of that.

Also:
Po - achiever
Thame - believer
Pemika - schemer

Every episode I ask myself how the characters played by Keen, Aun, Ashi and Louis will fit into this story. The fact that they are to portray characters named after themselves made me think that they'll play themselves... And maybe - just maybe - with only 2 episodes left - they'll show up and say something like "guys, we tackled the same no-dating issue in a BL we made a few months ago; don't do what characters from that BL did - do something else, rebel against the system, show Oner the middle finger". I mean it doesn't make much sense and doesn't fit what we saw in the preview for ep. 12, but it sure would have been something crazy and memorable.