idontwanttothanks

I have a question for you since you seem to know a lot about it, hope it's no too rude...

do you know how well these brands do internationally vs. domestically? Like I keep seeing people saying that First & Gawin were infinitely more popular than F & K domestically, but all the people I see say this are international fans! And how does something like Singto and Krist compare with Gawin and Krist now?

If you know, and don't mind getting into the weeds of it, that is. I'm just very curious (mostly as someone who prefers F & K and now Gawin & Krist over the apparently more popular couples (but still feels extremely iffy about pair branding, lol)). Is the brand stuff more intense in Thailand or less?

That's sooner than I expected! If it's true I will lose it (in a good way).

Yes! For example, Moonlight Chicken (which is one of the few BLs I've seen that played around with established couples even if we all knew how it would shake out) made me think that Mix and First could do really well together, possibly Earth and Khaotung too.

And I preferred Khaotung with Neo in Tonhon Chonlatee (don't look at me, I couldn't help it) so I'd like to see them in something, too.

Aw, I hope they get their mafia show. You'd think that it'd be more likely if they didn't make it BL.

ETA: I can't pretend that they didn't strike gold with KF, and I guess from a business standpoint even for them it would be best to stay paired because of the way that the pair branding thing works, since being branded probably means more steady work in lead roles, at least while they're a popular pair. I just feel like it would be good to split them (and others) up on occasion to see what else might gel.

I'm not sure using FK as an example works, because weren't they also doing their best to see it happen? At least that's the impression I got.

To be fair though, I try to pay very little attention to this stuff as I'm not really a fan of the way Thailand does its pair branding. I feel like it can stifle actors who might do better with someone else.

Ideally, I'd like it if they mixed things up a bit more. No branding as such that people start to think of that couple as the "only" pairing for each other, even if there are pairs that work together more oft than not. Of course, I know it's not going to change because it works so well to bring in revenue and people who ship like that will probably do it regardless of encouragement, but a person can dream.

Very late reply and you might not care anymore but I think it's mostly that Win is a bit of a hothead. At first he felt that Korn had betrayed him by not telling him about the shares (because he clearly knew that it was coming), and then because Korn didn't say anything one way or the other (I think because he didn't want to out mom as being the orchestrator of the whole thing and she was also keeping mum), it just spiraled.

Also remember Win was already feeling some kind of way about Korn and Lin at the funeral and had just argued with his aunt and uncle who were clearly only hanging around for the reading of the will.

And then because Win kicked Korn out and Korn didn't talk, all Win had was his own head and unfortunately he apparently is blind and can't see the way Korn looks at him so he started to think that Korn had only been coming around for one thing, and it wasn't Win.

Very emotion based rather than logic based, but Win isn't really that logical so it tracks.

Wow I did not know. Seems a bit much to me but what can you do I guess. Thanks for the info though; it's interesting!

Man, is the actor shipping thing that serious?

I'm guessing those of us that have no accounts get nothing?

Ah well. Guess I lurk more here for news then. :D

They all know he's too good for them.

I've only seen him in Not Me, but I agree, I barely noticed him. But I have accepted I am in the minority there! :D Still, thought you might like knowing that someone agrees with you.

He really is impressing me here, I don't know if it's that he has more to do or that he works better for me personally in a role like this, where he can mix comedy and light in with the heavier stuff, but whatever it is I feel like I'm finally seeing what everyone else sees and it's great.

Not should end up alone. Let him do some work on himself without burdening others with...all that.

I'm actually having way too much fun with the OF speculation right now, and I know once we get the official trailer it'll probably do away with a lot of it. So in a weird way I'm kinda happy in limbo right now.

But as for Dangerous Romance, I just want it to get here. It's one of the dramas I was looking forward to the most this year, and their filming schedule has been moving at a good clip, enough so I am tentatively hopeful we'll see a trailer for it in July.

I saw that, but really really soon could mean anything, lol. For me really really soon is next month, but I highly doubt that's what *he* means. I think they're all aware of the hype surrounding the show for sure, but I definitely don't want them to rush because of it!

I think trailers usually drop a couple weeks before the premier, yes? So if we re getting early August for OF expect a mid/late July trailer. Same for Dangerous Romance.

Maybe he'll choose to really go different and pair Ray/Mew :D Take that, shippers (this is a joke I swear). I know that Jojo is a fan of happy endings but that doesn't necessarily mean that all of them will wind up together.

I have to admit I might be starting to look forward to Boston/Nick the most. But yeah, I can't see them ending happily. It would be interesting if no one ended up together, since you rarely see that. I could get behind it if it's satisfying.

My thoughts upon first watch (because yes this has become one that I tend to watch several times, who knew):

1. I have never seen Krist serve good kiss before. Good for him.
2. Not continues to be the worst, I see. Thank goodness Pear shut him down immediately when he started talking about Kawi. What a prick.
3. I don't care what Kawi says, the fact that it's Pisaeng he keeps turning to and confiding in says *something*, As does the fact that he keeps ditching Pear the supposed love of his life for him.
4. Dammit, I don't want to wait a whole week for the next ep!

Yeah I think someone in the cast said that might be the case. But if they have 24Q (Qs? I am unsure how to put it as I barely get the whole Q thing as it is), and they're only on...I think 8 or 9? I just feel like it might be a little longer. Dangerous Romance seems to be filming a tad more briskly.

Then again it's all speculation, and theoretically OF could come out first or they could be released together, just on different dates. My assumption from everything that people have said is that OF is gonna get a "late night TV" spot for sure, but don't know if this one is gonna be that risqué.

Nowhere official, unless you count a vibe I get (which really you should not!). I seem to recall reading something somewhere where someone said something to that effect but it might just be my own random suspicions manifesting, lol.

I don't think they're allowed to say stuff like that, are they? I honestly don't know how it works.

So...Ray/San(d) furious, Top/Mew sugary, and Nick/Boston dead drunk?

Although I suppose the first and last could be switched...everything we've seen so far definitely point to Top/Mew sugar though.

Only Friends seems to be filming fairly slowly. I think we'll get this first, and then Only Friends in the final quarter of the year.

Yep, but honestly I'd rather they go slowly and get something good than have them rushing and then it shows.

I already feel like I've been waiting forever, what's another month or two, really (torture, is what it is, but I know I'll live)