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This was my favorite episode yet, really love Karan being kind and supportive, love Pai standing up for herself, love Rock being an adorable puppy. The second couple is starting to win me over. But unfortunately I still can't connect with New's portrayal of Achi. His jealousy comes across as petty and selfish and he's not bringing enough charm to the part to overcome it for me. I'm still enjoying this a lot but ironically I'm not that invested in them getting together at this point.

I did and it was wonderful. It's college age characters but the plot was substantial and they acted their asses off. I don't expect them to do heavy shows all the time but we know what they're capable of in the right project.

Inter fans are hugely important, GMMTV is explicitly modeling themselves after Korea in terms of exporting content.

It's cute seeing Off as the one with a crush first but OffGun should graduate to more mature stories. You could still have a light-hearted romcom set in an office. Off appeared in full adult roles in The Jungle and Midnight Motel and GMMTV has produced adult romcoms like Cherry Magic and Faceless Love so I can't understand why OffGun are willing to do student roles when they are over 30.

I'm with you and I'm surprised people are complaining given the Joseon era backstory has been teased since episode 1

Wow thank you for that link, it says so much about how IP works that the original creator didn't know that access was going to be yanked. But maybe the drama will now be available on a legit side in the US. I had to download the whole series from Irozuku Subs

There's problems with New's performance but I think the bigger issue is the writing. I don't know who Achi is supposed to be at this point in the story. He says "Karan having feelings for me is not a bad thing at all," he's enjoying the attention and everyone around them is urging them to date. So why not get together? The supposed guilt he feels over using Karan is super contrived. One time helping him at work and one sleepover equals using? It doesn't make sense. This is a problem with the writing independent of any comparisons with the Japanese version.

People think F4 Thailand is a remake of Korean Boys Over Flowers so it's not just this manga

Only Karan and Jan's characters seem to be fluent. in the scene where a Japanese executive wishes Achi happy birthday Jan has to translate

He mostly speaksThai, when he speaks Japanese there are Thai subtitles.

There's actually some significant changes to the dialogues, especially during the sleepover and breakfast scene.

Yes I agree and another problem is that Achi is so open to Karan's feelings right away so there's no conflict. If Achi is already thinking "Karan having feelings for me is not a bad thing at all" during the breakfast scene and letting Karan wipe his lips with his thumb, then what's the problem? What's stopping him from dating him, especially when his boss and colleague are basically encouraging him to go for it.

Sing is adorable! He's a more fun and endearing character than Japanese Rokkaku.

Episode 2 was so different from the Japanese version that I finally put it out of my mind and decided to enjoy the Thai story for what it is. Tay is doing really well at portraying Karan's vulnerability around Achi, both at the office when Achi starts distancing himself from him and in the restaurant scene. I'm not as sold on New, there's something missing from his performance and he's not convincing me that the character is deeply insecure. Second couple is just alright, I wish they hadn't leaned into a supposed age difference because Jinta doesn't look old enough to be called uncle. Sing is adorable and they are setting it up so Karan's coming jealousy makes sense. Overall it was a good episode, I am really looking forward to seeing where they take the story.

In addition to the ones other people suggested, try Squad 38 with Ma Deok Seok

I had the same reaction, blood and death but no emotional impact because we don't stay with any story long enough to feel any way about it. Not the fault of the actors who are all good, esp. SIG and Park Seo Dam

The rating on this one is too low. Yes the plot is basically non-existent and the romance is unconvincing but the female lead is fantastic: funny, smart, passionate, principled and messy. Honestly one of the best female leads I've ever seen in a drama. All of the side characters are great too, especially the older man in charge of the comic artists, he's hilarious. If you think of this drama as a office slice of life rather than as a romance and don't worry too much about what the plot is building towards, you'll enjoy it. It's a fun ride.

I honestly don't care much at all 🥲 just an observation that people will give low ratings for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the drama. This drama is going to pull a big audience regardless of the ratings.

Even if he's the 2ML it's a meaty part! And he's excellent in it.

This review is a year old so I don't know if you'll see this but I wanted to thank you for writing it. I am almost finished with the drama and like you I absolutely love all the characters, especially Mamoru. No wonder everyone falls in love with her, she's passionate, smart, principled, funny and quirky. She's flawed but she always leads from the heart and tries to do right by the people around her. The actress is unconventionally beautiful and I love how they styled her. The side characters are all wonderful, especially Miyamura, Imayoshi, Ririka and Ikari and I loved the theme of found family and banding together to build the company. The plot is all over the place, the editing is weird, and I didn't find the romance credible (though when Yu goes through a very bad patch toward the end of the drama and is crumbling under the pressure I found myself a lot more invested in his character and the relationship). Still I truly loved watching this drama and I'm sad so many people hated it.