enigmatic_zephy

I am theorizing based on ep 1-4

1. Ep 3 and 4 and specially the flashback scene in ep 4 about eating fish confirms that ML is not the rich son. He has been brought in to replace their crazy/mentally unstable/violent son and paid to become this PERFECT Son in the society so that dad can become president or have a social standing

2. Ep3 - we saw their son with a mask.. so that son exists somewhere

3. SML mentioned he is a psychiatrist ... and ep 4 we were told he solves crimes only related to arson and he has just 1 unsolved case till date. SML also mentioned in ep 2 that he joined the new agency to solve that 1 unsolved crime... ultimately he is crossing paths with ML in various ways

SO,
SML definitely knows the crazy son....that crazy son is actually the kidnapper....SML is probably trying to help kidnapper by resolving his issue or genuinely solving the crime.

ML is doing everything to make his own name so that he can stand up to rich people to protect his family and himself... but he is probably an orphan .. definitely not their son

Yes .. lost in translation

hey i asked for spoilers and another person was kind to explain that... but i still was lost in translation.. do you mind sharing the gist of this plot.. as in pretty much spoil it for me.. is it just a simple, she gets married for job and she gets married to GY but they actually fall in love and happily ever after... or is there some twist/myster.. if so what is it

what is the mystery part of the series
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which part is that?

was it not supposed to be?

Did someone watch the reality show/variety.. with Orca and Reese on a date? How come we got this? Is this supposed to our consolation gift.. could they not edit a proper episode rather and give this story :(

True that!

What is 'Imina'

ya ya.. say it.. but my guess would be 2fold - 1) Despite most of south asian countries being populated they are not rich and don't exactly have the culture of crazy spending as West (higher currency power, and spending culture) or SEA (again.. they have similar cultures and economic behavior).. the other reason.. ha ha.. i still think South Asia is seen as filthy, poor, and not sthg they'd value.... Same with Africa

But we will see what happens in next 10 years..

( However, with Korea.. see the way they started targeting US first and found success was through culinary experiences.. then dramas started to boom and kdrama - kfood kind of went hand in hand.. kpop took much more time.. almost a decade later...

And Korea is pushing their food in South Asian market fairly aggressively now... and these markets have also opened up to kcontent now.. so that's why i am fairly confident that they r focusing on SA market)


One market that has not exactly opened yet (or atleast tapped to full potential) is Middle East - Cash Rich, "Respectable" crowd... ME is leveraging SEA entertainment avenues to promote MEA Tourism though

PS: Saw your color remark. That's true. Like i said, SA still seen as filthy for multiple reasons.. and color is one of those

hi.. what is the plot? don't mind spoilers

will it be all episodes together or 1 ep per week sorta thing

i think american content still has its base.. it is still the largest industry.. and that will stay as long as the western dream stays.. but even those guys have to diversify now because profits and margins r not what it used to be... so many people r migrating to the west..

What i thin is.. Philippines and Vietanemes market is trying to make a dent with BLs.. but they have the same problem with Thailand as any other asian music has with Korean Pop..

First mover advantage over a long period of time..


The other thing that is bound to happen and more quickly than anything else is capturing of South Asian market (not south east or ASEAN)... you can already see that with Korea (they didn't even want to acknowledge their kpop fans in South Asia but now are targeting these markets in a focused manner... TH has also started)..


Good times ahead i guess.. people should be challenged to bring quality content on screen

true

however, i feel with the way entertainment market is growing.. with OTTs, global content platforms for asian content, competition has expanded across geographies and just making a drama, selling the rights isn't lucrative enough... SO, production houses are collaborating...

Everyone seems to be after the wider Asian market (even the West)... and in Asia itself.. we are seeing and will see a lot more collabs, cross geo penetration, and even audience acceptance of cross border content

Interesting times

They did.. but i didn't realize that tpop is anywhere near kpop in terms of audience awareness..

T-songs though are popular and again thanks to BL content (specifically GMMTV).. they have made existing T-pop songs and bands famous internationally e.g. tilly bird.. and their own OST / GMM music channel is doing great (now other agencies are trying to do the same)... so in terms of drama music they were already doing well..

But as a boy/girl band.. going head to head with Korean (because Kpop quality in terms of singing, dancing, performance is very high).. is going to be very interesting!

ok!!.. that comparison helps.. so what has happened here is basically a lovely runner kind of thing?

Or, in other words... Untamed phenomenon (but maybe not that iconic)

Pretty cool

And, with another series that Kong mentioned.. do you mean other than Wu? Who is Kong by the way.. and is Tha also the director of this show (HSF)?

i dont think anyone has doubts on Ticket to Heaven.. more than GF, it is Aof factor.. he is literally GMMTV's best.. and it is his dramas that brought much of the international success..

so yea TTH is set in stone

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this page?? This is HSF page.. why can't we discuss SN

i don't know who is a typical fangirl for you.. fangirling is fangirling.. it is not associated with always stalking to buying stuff or whatever

Thai is basically following Korea's idol culture but instead of music it is with BL content primarily... so good for them..
I expect them to cash on in it.. KinnPorsche showed them the way... they should go and conquer

GMMTV's Youtube strategy was such a game changer and gave them the 1st mover advantage and build this empire.. other agencies are trying but no where near (Domundi, Mandee, MeMindy, BOC .. no body has this group of artists who are bankable.. everyone else is working off 1/2/3 couples at max)

lol.. clearly.. all i figured was that the drama is doing well and couple is really appreicated.. i am just trying to understand how big is the blow up..

like i said.. Great Inn didn't blow up; only boo guys have 2 dramas but didn't blow up; MarcPoon got famous.. really famous but i won't say they blew up like GF or BW did.. so just trying to understand what is happening here with SN

yes.. aware of 2025 lineup.. even only boo stars have 2 dramas.. so i was more curious about how much have they blown up...

technically Wandee also did well but i won't say Great-Inn blew up despite getting a heavy project in 2025 line up

GF blow up was quite close to BW (i would still say less.. but still crazy high blow up)