Now I understood why the kiss was ugly, on his part, compared to the other couples at DMD.
Yeeees, they wanted to make it real. Like some people are not born to be good kissers. In the end you can clearly see the development in regard of the kiss
Namping talked about the first kiss scene in an interview today because he saw people commenting on it. He said…
Full context:
🐇: “That scene under the house was Khemjira’s first kiss. Some international fans commented, saying things like: “why did Namping kiss like that? why didn’t he open his mouth? It didn’t look like a normal human kiss at all.”
🐇: “But what Namping wants to say is that this was my choice and also the director’s interpretation. Because a kiss from someone who is only 20 years old, who has never kissed anyone before, of course it wouldn’t look mature yet, and paired with the fact that Pharan’s character is already around 30, that contrast, it’s the beauty of that awkwardness.”
🐇: “We saw it as a kind of coming-of-age moment, where you get to witness Nong Khem’s first kiss being like this, and then his next kiss evolving into that. That progression is what we found beautiful, and it was something we carefully designed. I just wanted to explain so that more people can understand.”
Namping talked about the first kiss scene in an interview today because he saw people commenting on it. He said it was intended because it was Khems first kiss. They wanted to show the contrast between the two characters because Pharan is older and more experienced.
Some of you saying NPs acting is weird or bad but thats literally how Khem is. They adjusted it for the series a little because in the novel he wouldn’t even dare to look at Pharan. No proper conversation nothing. He’s doing an amazing job talking with his eyes. You guys are used to the same 3 characters bl gave us and dont even try to understand what’s behind deeper characters. You can say you dont like Khems personality if it’s not your cup of tea but Ping doing great as Khem.
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🐇: “That scene under the house was Khemjira’s first kiss. Some international fans commented, saying things like: “why did Namping kiss like that? why didn’t he open his mouth? It didn’t look like a normal human kiss at all.”
🐇: “But what Namping wants to say is that this was my choice and also the director’s interpretation. Because a kiss from someone who is only 20 years old, who has never kissed anyone before, of course it wouldn’t look mature yet, and paired with the fact that Pharan’s character is already around 30, that contrast, it’s the beauty of that awkwardness.”
🐇: “We saw it as a kind of coming-of-age moment, where you get to witness Nong Khem’s first kiss being like this, and then his next kiss evolving into that. That progression is what we found beautiful, and it was something we carefully designed. I just wanted to explain so that more people can understand.”
cr: @ursdiorjk (on twitter)