#he also talks a lot about the intense scrutiny from an international audience that comes with directing BLs

[firstkanaphans]

P’Jojo sat down for a very detailed interview with a Brazilian podcast called Venom Sisters BL. I have summarized some of the highlights below.

The Heart Killers

This story was originally presented to GMMTV 2-3 years ago but was more dramatic than comedic. At that time, Kant was a police officer rather than a tattoo artist.

THK was meant to be announced in GMMTV Part 1 but the decision was made to postpone it after a mass shooting in Thailand. They didn’t think it would be appropriate to release as scheduled as the show deals with hitmen

Khaotung told Jojo that Bison was a more difficult character to portray than Ray because he had to find a balance between the dramatic and the comedic aspects of the character. Apparently, melding genres is not common in Thai media so it was an adjustment

“In my series, the characters already know they are gay, so a little touchy-touchy in the sauna room is normal.”

He purposefully made sure to include kisses in every episode and has been surprised by people claiming THK has a lot of NC scenes. He thinks some viewers see any kissing scene as an NC scene but he does not. He sees kissing as normal. That is how his characters express love for each other.

The scene he had the most fun filming was the BDSM scene. He was concerned it might be too intense for the actors but First and Khaotung had a great time

Other

Jojo was asked to start Only Friends 2 immediately after finishing Only Friends but he wanted to film something a bit lighter first

Of the three series he is directing next year, That Summer will film first with A Dog and a Plane to follow around the middle of the year

He refers to A Dog and a Plane as “my baby” and says he originally pitched the idea 2-3 years ago but they were waiting for the right cast

He will never again direct a series where the characters are high school age. “I’m too old for that.”