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Thanks! Going to watch it again later and will try to focus. With a bit of an "introduction" it's usually way easier to distignuish who's who, at least for me.

Probably because he's a popular Idol (I assume)... and popularity sells way more than talent in Japan.

I think the problem I have when it comes to Koreans is that a lot of them wear very similar makeup and hair style, especially the women. Mostly red or dark pink lipstick, pale looking makeup and sleak long black hair with parted bangs. When there's a "popular list" on the right side of MDL with Korean actresses I always think they all have exactly the same style and look very similar because of it. I come from everything Japanese (music, drama, anime), so those actors/actresses are always easiest for me to recognize, even more so than a lot from the US. But never had a problem with Thais either, until now ;)
Don't want to spam the comment section, so I put my comments into spoiler, saves space.

Thanks, that acutally helps. But isn't there a third one who gets together or at least pursues Prem in the pilot? Is that the manager or someone completely different? Or did I just see something completely wrong?

I tell myself I'm pretty good at distinguishing faces, even if I can't remember names for the life of me and except when it comes to Koreans (don't know why)... but I was completely lost who is who aswell and not even a hint of why it's so messy.

I thought I was the only one. Most confusing trailer/pilot I've maybe ever seen. No idea what this is about at this point or who is supposed with whom. Only thing I took from it was that it's gonna be messy and toxic (not saying this has to be a bad thing).

Seems like Maxlive TV got hit by Youtube because of "overtly sexual content". Every episode seems
to have been demonetized. That's why they completely censored every kiss in every episode, there's no new content except for live streams, membership is paused and it seems Season 2 is on hold (at least the release) until this is resolved. Really don't know what the problem ist, there are way more explicit dramas on Youtube, same-sex and straight.

So, is there a need for an "Uncut" MDL page? I've seen it a few times now, but do people just rate this version and not the "normal" one or both if they've seen it on iQiyi? Seems like the only thing this page will do is skew the numbers. Wouldn't it be better/easier to rate/identify the rating if it'd be just written in the description that there's an uncut version?

Livejournal is a community webseite, like tumblr.

My guess is because there are no young actresses with "a name" that are/were willing to play the lead roles in a tv drama that's marketed around main characters with LGBTQ implications in Korea. Let's face it, their LGBTQ representation in media is the worst of any country with "western views", so it's most certainly a big risk for every actress to play such a role. But I think they needed someone who's name can pull the drama into focus and Lee Hye Ri was probably the "biggest name" that wasn't afraid to take the role.

Thanks. Wonder why it's tagged as "youth", they're in their mid-20s afterall. But they're young at heart, I guess ;).

Depends, but it could be every kind of romance when it's a big focus of the story. I tend to get pretty annoyed at the characters a lof ot the time because of the power dynamics in the relationships (regardless of who's the "dominant" one) and some of the irrational decisions they make because of it. GLs are okay because of the lack of it in most if that's why you asked, but there are also some with the same kind of gap than in heterosexual ones and those aren't really my cup of tea either. So if it's a romance in which both parties are on the same level in at least most regards, then I don't mind the romance and what kind it is. For example, Yugure ni, Te wo Tsunagu (Hold My Hand at Twilight?) is a romance I like and stuff like Itazura no Kiss is something I can't stand for the life of me (sry to go with JDrama examples only, it's the stuff I usually watch).

FYI, I posted it in spoilers to not spam the comment section.

Where's the romance genre? I thought I finally found a KDrama (or Asian drama in general for that matter) with male and female leads and no/little romance... and then it's a major plot device after all. I thought it's going to be pretty minor or just an episode or two because it's just in the tags and not labeled as romance, but it's basically your standard rom-com with more humor than in most. Funny drama, but the romance part kind of made me skip a lot in the latter episodes. It's not because the romance is bad or anything, it's just not my cup of tea in KDramas.

I don''t think there's a single JDrama on YT that aired on a TV channel. Japanese produce their stuff for their own domestic market only and if Netflix or some other streaming service doesn't buy the rights, it'll never be published for the western audience. Same with most movies and even music until a few years ago. Thankfully they at least stopped geoblocking their music on YT.

Best subs I've seen for quite a while, so a big thanks to you (since Fune wo Amu to be exact, thanks for those as well)! Can't even imagine how much time and effort went into those and the touch to make them look like YouTube CCs at the end was the cherry on top.

Then you have to hope Netflix (or any streaming platform to be honest) doesn't pick it up ;)

Thanks for the patient reply ;)
You pointed out something crucial that's different between the two countries I didn't even think about before... In Japan TV studios/channels produce their own content/dramas and hire talent from different agencies, while (it seems) in Thailand these production companies have the talent under contract, basically do everything themselves and then "sell" it to tv stations/streaming platforms. I think that's a vital point why it's so vastly different. Japan also doesn't give a crap about international audiences and almost exclusively release their stuff on domestic tv channels, while Thailand, at least for GLs/BLs, releases their stuff on YT or other streaming platforms almost by default with subs and everything. If it weren't for Netflix (and their horrible subtitles), Viki and Gagaoolala for GL/BL buying rights, we wouldn't ever get JDramas in the west (legally anyways).

To the point that there's not many GL on pause: I think it's the "you always remember the bad news/memories first/better" effect. And if there's all the info you need, you won't really check on the ones who are already in production and only check for the ones who are still uncertain if there's any news so they become a bigger focus by default.

I guess it's just different cultures and what the audience expects from a production company. I mainly watch JDrama and they don't announce anything that's not already in production or even a few steps away from completion. That's why I'm genuinely confused so many Thai dramas get announced and then never happen. You'll never hear anything about a JDrama that is supposed to air in 6+ months, except maybe from the IG account of an actor/actress without any context of what the post is about. There's a new Japanese GL airing at the end of April and I (and most peole I converse with about JDrama) were really surprised they already announced everything, from plot, to cast, to date.

Why do they announce it then (companies in general)? I'll never understand this concept of telling people "we'll make Story X into a drama" and then don't communicate for several months or longer so people lose interest. Why don't Thai productions companies sort everything out first and then announce it? This is not some hate or anything, I'm genuinely curious because it doesn't make any sense to me.

It's 6 2 minute clips with nothing happening. It's not even confirmed one likes the other, just a bit of teasing. No idea what the producers/director were trying to do or say.

I usually know what a pilot is (for), I'm just always confused because the only pilots of Thai Dramas I've seen so far were 6 - 10 minute mini introduction episodes that should have content subject to change written at the beginning/end because they almost all ended up with a different setting and characters, even some of the cast was changed sometimes, like in GAP or 23.5 for example. If it's JUST for the plot, ok, even if I don't get why it's over 5 minutes long then.
I almost only watch Jdramas, and the only thing they usually do for PR is a 30 - 90 sec trailer or two sometimes and after credit previews in the drama that airs on the same slot the new one will start a few weeks later, so I'm sorry if you thought my question was dumb or uninformed.