#anyway i know this post makes zero sense and i’m not In the thai drama Circles enough to have good info but

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okay y’all, opinions on love by chance vs uwma, scroll past if u dont give a fuck

uwma is the 4th thai drama i’ve ever seen, love by chance was the first, and these are the only two that really really stick out to me. the other two, 2moons and sotus, were good and i liked them, but this post isn’t abt them bc today i’m talking about my, current, favorites. editing to say that i should mention for anyone reading who’s unaware that lbc and uwma are also made by the same studio and share a director, so comparing them makes more sense than comparing shows made by different studios and people.

uwma embodies my favorite trope, and no it is not necessarily the soulmate trope. while soulmates does, as a trope, usually embody the aspects of my favorite trope, my all-time favorite bl, sekaiichi hatsukoi, wouldnt fall under soulmates, and sekaiichi is where my favorite trope comes from, it was the first thing i ever watched that has this trope. my favorite trope is people who once knew or dated each other reconnecting years and years later, sometimes in a different life counts if they have memories from the past life, and ultimately everything works out the second time around. idk why it’s my favorite trope, i just know i went hard to some sekaiichi in 2012, and ever since anything that reminds me of sekaiichi even a little gets a big fucking thumbs up.

because uwma has this, it has obviously stuck out to me. i also really enjoy the main couple—even more, to be honest, than i enjoyed ae and pete in lbc. i also absolutely ADORE the soundtrack, the instrumental background music is very very good, though i don’t think any theme song will ever trump the lbc theme for me bc that shit just. goes too hard. i also feel like the acting in uwma is very very good. dare i say? better than lbc. which honestly may just come with more experience from the director and studio, but seeing as the actors are not the same, it’s hard to tell what the cause is. but the crying scenes in uwma are almost bearable, whereas seeing a person cry in lbc always made me like. idk, uncomfortable?? which might have been the point idk but if it was purposeful then that was a bold move. there has also been so much improvement when it comes to the camera shots. lbc wasnt bad, but the shots weren’t really artistic or daring imo. uwma has so so so many shots that are just LOVELY to me. particularly, the first one that comes to mind is the shot of sin on the phone with dean when dean is asking him to look for info on korn and intouch. the purples? the oranges? the perfect balance of shadow? and jesus fucking CHRIST don’t even get me STARTED on the chasxter design for sin, so absolutely fucking *chef’s kiss* where’s the spinoff about sin and sorn i need it fr does it already exist i know nothing about thai dramas.

okay well since i started now i have to go off about the character designs and casting choices. idk the names of these actors well bc i’m not following any of them on social media (yet) but the actor they cast for pharm is fucking phenomenal. he pulls of those awkward smiles and cringes so much better and more convincingly than i’ve seen other actors do with his character type. i love that he like genuinely seems like he could be a college freshman (but don’t even talk to me about how dean looks 30) lots of shows, like 2moons, seem to be “what college freshmen think their life is like while they’re in the middle of it” and others, like lbc and uwma, are like “what college freshmen actually look and act like, you weirdos.” of course, i would, can, and will die for sammy melanie coates, she’s officially my favorite actress in the thai drama world and i didnt even know she was in uwma but when it started up and it was eyes on manaow i almost died!!!!!!!! i love her she’s an amazing actress. and it was super fun to catch glimpses of actors i do know from lbc in secondary and tertiary roles in uwma, tho i’m sad that mean gets typecast as “other guy” so much bc i genuinely love him. and finally, the character design for sin can just strike me down where i fuckin stand, talk about callout post for me in the middle of this thai drama i’m just. i love it.

this is a side note, but i also like that pharm is on the less waifish side. bl is terrible about the set DYNAMIC of big seme willowy uke, even lbc had me like :/ with saint playing pete and playing him In Such A Way like idk i know that plenty of gay people ARE effeminate and all but i do very much enjoy castings, specifically in bl dramas which have such a track record, that break that stereotype.

i don’t think it’s over yet, which i didn’t know when i started it, but the most recent episode was posted like 2 days ago so i hold hope for another episode or two. if not that, it clearly needs another season. seeing as how it is definitely not over, i can’t judge for sure what my overall impression of the series as a whole will be. however, as it stands, i don’t think uwma makes me doki as hard as lbc, and this is 10000% bc of tin and can.

what can i say bro? tincan is one of my favorite couples from anything ever. there is something so fucking good and entertaining about their dynamic, and the way the characters grow and their emotions develop is so so good to me, and the scene where can turns tin down For Real at the end of season 1 absolutely blows me away every time, i cry irl bro!! there is something ABOUT tin and can, something about the actors, something about the way theyre played that i can’t get over. when i think about lbc and i Die, it’s not dying over ae and pete, even though i like them very much. it’s dying over tin and can. i literally can’t think of how to put my opinions on this into words, they just genuinely affected me. they’re a gem in the dumpster fire that is bl.

so anyway, long story short i think uwma is overall? a better series. but lbc owns my ass specifically bc of tincan.

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Project S The Series review

So glad I'm back here, posting again.

I've been away for health reasons but now I'm back. Hopefully I'll be able to update again my blog with gifs of dramas I've watched.

Okay, so this entry is my review for the Project S The Series. For people who didn't watch it, it's a sports series produced by GDH 559, a film and TV production outfit in Thailand. The series composed of 4 parts, focused on different sports. The first part is about volleyball, 2nd was about badminton, 3rd was about skateboarding and the last one was archery.

Each part has 8 episodes which kinda short for a lakorn (Thai drama) but I think it's sufficient enough to tell the whole story. Not complaining since not all long episodes means good too.

This review is kinda late since the series was over 2-3 months ago (while I was away and dealing with some issues with myself). I did watched the first to the 3rd part before I decided to step back with my lakorns and just finished the last instalment this week. I did enjoy most of it but I can also say that some of it bored me too.

I'll be doing the review in each part.

First instalment, the opening salvo for this series was entitled: 

Spike! Sports: Volleyball Cast:

Bank Thiti (Puen)  Oab Nithi (Puen) Beam Papangkorn (Singha) Punjan Prama (Coach Win) Apinya Saiparn (Best)

I'll not spoil the whole story as this post is for review purposes only. If you want to watch it, the production made an official English sub for it. Please watch it here: YouTube link  Press CC for the subs.

For such an ambitious project, this first instalment was weak to be the opening salvo. Usually, if you try to see if you will be hook by a series, you wanted to be surprised and amazed but this first instalment is weak in terms of story and acting. It bored me a little and I'm always asking, "is this really the story?, what's the gist?"

Personally, I did enjoy the casting. Oab Nithi (Puen) impressed me with his acting and his charmed. Bank, as a fan of him, left me disappointed. He needs improvement. Shocking tho, they didn't much use Apinnya's acting prowess in this part. She's just a support. If you enjoyed the movie, Whiplash, you will appreciate Punjan's (Coach Win) character in here.

Back to the story, towards the end, I did get what's the story is all about so on that aspect, I think the production achieved what they want. Maybe my standards are too high because it was the first instalment.

For the sports aspect, I love they got real Volleyball players as part of the casts and they simulate games which is not too dramatic. It's so refreshing especially in Thai lakorns which you rarely see.

Ratings:

Cinematography: 4/5 Story: 3.5/5 Sports related stuff: 4/5 Casting: 4.5/5 Enjoyment: 3.5/5

The second part is Side By Side (noticed all the title will be in letter S, because it's a sports drama and it's Project S hahaha)

Cast: 

Tor Thanapob (Gym) Sky Wongravee (Dong) Kemi Paladesh (Noi) Suquan Bulakul (Taeng) Ple Hattaya (Tam)

If you want to watch it, the production made an official English sub for it. Please

watch it here: YouTube link  Press CC for the subs.

Okay, this one was the best of all the parts. It has everything. Great casting, superb acting, touching drama..everything. Every episode made me teary eyed. Some of it I literally cried. It's so touching that you didn't even noticed that the episode just came to an end. I mean, you keep asking for more.

I love how the writer for this part incorporated sports (Badminton in this case) as a very valuable part for the development of the story and the characters itself. Again, for those people who didn't watch yet, I don't want to spoil you but you miss half of your life if you didn't watch it. Seriously, watch it. Haha.

The family dynamics in this part was so touching and realistic you will be thanking God for all the goodness that has happen in your life, for the caring family that you have and the good health you have right now. And the twist will left you amused. Damn! I didn't expected that to be honest.

Forgiveness and unrequited love were displayed tremendously in this part. The casts were all great. I can even point out someone who didn't made me cry. Tor Thanapob (Gym) always makes me proud as a fan. He never settled for less when it comes to acting and for that, he was nominated for Best Actor (for this role) in Thai TV Gold Awards. yeeepeey! (no winners yet as of this posting)

For the sports aspect, it was really a bonus that I like Badminton so I was so overjoyed to see them playing. Love every simulation they made.

Ratings:

Cinematography: 4.5/5 Story: 5/5 Sports related stuff: 4/5 Casting: 5/5 Enjoyment: 5/5

3rd part was all about Skateboarding and the title for this part is: SOS (Skate our Souls)

Cast: James Teeradon (Boo) Praew Narupornkamol (Fern) Pat Chayanit (Doc Belle) Toni Rakkaen (Simon)

You can watch it here: YouTube link

I enjoyed this one too but not as much as the Side by Side part. This part has a very dark setting (not literally, but the issue that they tackled in this). Unlike the previous two parts, this one has the most sensitive issue to be tackled on a fictional setting and of course in a Thai TV environment. I appreciate that they made the core of the story about depression and how skateboarding helped Boo better. There's always that thin line in which you differentiate sadness from depression and many people has a misconception between the two so I'm happy that in a sense, this part made awareness to people, like me, to understand what is depression and it's just not sadness as a lot of people would have think.

For the most part, it's like I'm watching Hormones the Series again. The feelings were so raw you'll appreciate every emotions the cast shown in this part. Most notable would be the interaction of Boo and Simon. Simon was like the light Boo needs in his dark, isolated life. All the lines about life and how it fcks you up everytime makes sense by seeing these two in this story.

For the sports part, well, I'm not a fan of skateboarding but I did think of trying it out after watching this part.

Ratings:

Cinematography: 4/5 Story: 4/5 Sports related stuff: 4/5 Casting: 4.5/5 (I think Pat is a miscast in here tho she and Toni have chemistry) Enjoyment: 4.5/5

And for the last instalment which I only watched this month (sorry for the long hiatus), Shoot! I Love You (such a corny title haha)

This last part was all about archery. What? Is this sport even an Asian thing? I'll get into that later why did I say so.

Cast: Jaylerr Kritsanapoom (Shaun) Frung Narikunn (Bo) Thanaerng Kanyawee (Fame) Nonkul Chanon (Archwin)

You can watch it here: YouTube link

Unlike the previous 3 parts, I had a hard time finishing this one. Usually, if a series has already ended, I would marathon it and would only take about a week (for regular 15 episode lakorn (2 hours airtime)) and this one only have 8 episodes which would only run for 30-45 minutes each episode but took me 2 weeks to finish. Damn, that was painful. I said to myself I have to finish what I started so I tried my best to finish it.

This part was to fluffy for me. The acting was so weak especially Thanaerng and surprisingly, Frung. I really liked Frung in Hormones. Tho her character was not likeable in there but she did great for the most part in that series but I was so disappointed to see her in this part. She was like a rookie all over again and also Thanaerng. What's the f with all the unnecessary eye movement? It was like watching Pearwah in Hormones. It sucks. Jayleer and her have zero chemistry onscreen. I know they're dating but onscreen, they don't have it. 

The two boys (Jayleer and Non) really did good in this despite the weak story. This was the most boring part. I honestly don't know why they chose archery as the sports for this with all those technical explanations I didn't bother to understand at all. Archery is like golf for me. Sophisticated and elegant and if you want people to love it, you need to experience it. It's not ideal to make a drama out of it.

The whole point of the story was not well written too. I mean, I know it's all about cuteness and how to woo your crush by joining his father's archery club and your best friend who secretly loves you but man, I'm not buying it. I expected too much for this wonderful series and I was left disappointed at the end because of this part. 

The conflicts were rushed and unnecessary. Anyway, I'll not focus on the negatives but on the positive. I just wished tho that they made this last instalment a bomb for impression sake.

For the most part, it was so boring. The only bright thing that happened in this part was the ending. Bo and Shaun were so akwardly cute. Haha. No character development and it felt so rushed. I'm done with it.

For the sports aspect, hmmmmm. Why did they chose archery tho? I mean, of all the sports, why this? Is it popular in Thailand? I don't understand.

Ratings:

Cinematography: 3.5/5 Story: 2/5 Sports related stuff: 3/5 Casting: 3.5/5 (Thanareng and Jayleer should not be in one show) Enjoyment: 2/5