Wren

I knew from the trailer when I first seen it, that this one I need to binge. It was a deep feeling in my bones, that this one was going to floor me. And I was right.

It is at the core of the plot, an achingly romantic story.

Armin, spent most of his life battling the entertainment industry, and on the night he finally is recognized, he is both poisoned and pushed over the railing of his home.
When he opens his eyes, he finds himself back in 1999, on the set of his first film. He soon finds himself making friends with a Tada, the CEO of, at the time, the biggest entertainment agency.
Initially Armin just wants to right the wrongs that he endured, and take revenge on the people who abused and murdered him. But as we move through the plot, Armin finds himself falling in love with Tada. Despite being only ten episodes, the relationship didn't feel rushed to me. It felt like a gently unravelling of Armin's pain, as he falls for Tada, and the NC scenes have taken a page out of The Sign's approach. It's sensual and romantic.

What I love, and probably what struck a nerve the most, is how the writing unfolds. It was very beautifully done, and at the end, had me thinking, that perhaps it wasn't Armin who went back to the past, but maybe it was Tada that triggered the time loop, or even a parallel universe.
In the original timeline, after Armin's death, we see Tada in bed, a broken man, wishing that he could go back and change things.
'I would fix the story between you and me'. and then dies, possibly drinking himself to death. (alcohol poisoning)
And Tada fixes it, he instinctively knows when Armin is in trouble, he protects him, he does everything he can to put Armin at the top, as though his own soul was keeping it's promise to no longer watch from afar. He actively stays in Armin's space.

What I would complain about, is simply not knowing what happened to some side characters. They're clearly not there in the future so I can assume they were dealt with, but I would have liked to have seen them face some justice for their actions, esp the talent agent. She needed to be in jail.

The music is beautiful. Sometimes I find in thai bl's, the music can dominate a scene, but thankfully, they knew when and how to use the bgm to intensify the scene rather than overpower it.

After finishing, I had a very deep need to rewatch. And when I did, I was noticing things I hadn't before.
I was alive in 1999/2000 but not in Thailand, so the fashion went over my head the first time. During my rewatch, I picked up more on those little details that were probably trending at the time, esp the heavy eyeliner on some of the actresses.

Overall, this has very quickly become a much cherished BL that I will be rewatching for a while.