Acting/Cast: Krist and Singto have good chemistry. Of course there is always room for improvement but this was their first big series where they had main roles. With that i think they did amazing and their scenes together came to life. I felt their relationship and what they were going through just based on their actions. Where they lose points is M. I'm sorry newwiee but you have been acting for a while and i have seen your other works. Your play different characters but you include a little too much of your own personality in them. That's not entirely a bad thing and i am not blaming the whole thing on him because there are other characters but i am just picking on him. I just can't give a perfect score to this section if all the acting up to expectation.
Music: I can not begin to tell you how many of my friends have the opening song stuck in their head. Half of them haven't even watched the series and listen to the song. Their soundtrack is very good and well balanced between music genres.
Re-watch value: Yet another series i have watched more than twice. 3 times to be exact and i think i might have to make that a fourth just to get me prepared for Sotus S the series.
The story is very cute and will leave your heart in the hands of Kong and Arthit. Acting is not bad at all. There is just room for improvement. Music will have you downloading the soundtrack or butchering Thai around the house. Meanwhile the series will have you watching it an additional time for each friend you share it with.
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Good & Logical
Sotus is the 1st BL series where u can see issues other than just love/romance. Seniors-Juniors bonding & budding friendship between the leads. Both leads don't start off with "Love at first sight" note. They both have rough start with ragging & slowly understanding SOTUS meaning. Kongpob loves arthit & waits for him to until he's ready. Arthit at first ignores growing feelings but starts reciprocating. The only thing disturbs me is the one& only line "I don't like men, I like nly arthit." What does that even mean? I'm not gay but I love him & I'm not interested in women...?????? Krist acting as not good compared to singto. It's akways Kong pob pursuing while arthit doesn't show his feelings.Was this review helpful to you?
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Emotional, Powerful, Full of Heart
SOTUS came out in 2016, long before the recent wave of Thai BL dramas. It was made on a tiny budget and starred complete unknowns. It was before the HUGE ascent of Twitter, tik tok and IG as a platform to promote shows as well as pre-pandemic when BL watching seemed to go insane and some shows were over-hyped (in my opinion).In short it was a bit of a miracle that it became so popular and that it has withstood the influx of new BL work and continues to garner new fans even 8 years later.
The story is simple enough - a new university student who is put through the hazing process (a real thing at Thai uni - I have many Thai friends who went through it) by the third year students. A love story that unravels despite the two leads facing off again and again, arguing about anything!
And of course, two young men who discover that they like each other, despite their many differences, prejudices and pride.
Kongpob is like a sweet puppy who chases after his P’Arthit. Except when Arthit is in the wrong and then Kongpob bites back!
Arthit is growing up, is behind his peers in doing so, a little lost and constantly searching for the answers. He’s scared and insecure, has never had a partner, feels like he doesn’t deserve to be happy and spends a lot of the series trying to understand why someone might even like him! Poor thing!
They’re both just learning who they are.
They are surrounded by supportive and chaotic friends who have their backs, and Kongpob and Arthit’s romance is given space to develop. They aren’t suddenly in bed together after 3 episodes and nor should they be in a ‘soft’ romance like this. It’s more about their flirting, how Arthit is constantly confused by Kongpob’s actions yet he craves his attention more and more.
The tension builds throughout the series, and by the time they kiss (a very sweet peck by todays standards but totally matching the characters and the situation and also pretty iconic in its location) they have both been through a serious and very emotional learning journey. They know themselves much better and their feelings finally make sense.
Mentioning the supporting roles again- no, they aren’t enormously developed, but they all have personalities and a reason to be there. Plus, they represent many sexual orientations and no one is upset about it!
In a world full of BL’s with 6-10 handsome men playing 3-5 couples, it’s nice to have a show where there is a mix of relationships shown, as well as friendship groups that are not solely gay/pan/bi males.
Reading other reviews, I can see that some people found the start of it hard to watch and certainly the first two episodes contain the worst part of the hazing with quite a bit of shouting, but get past that and you’ll find a series full of heart with characters who truly care for each other and a storyline about first love and everything that’s difficult about it!
Enjoy! I did, and now I rewatch every year at least once..
PS Singto and Krist have such great chemistry and it’s really spine tingling if you watch closely..
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The First BL that I watched.
Kongpob and Arthit have an amazing chemistry here. I fell in love with their characters and how they build up their relationship. The story is a bit slow though and I think needs more work-up on the execution of scenes. I think it took more than half of the total episodes to reach the climax which I think is not necessary unless they are really prolonging the season. The whole story is timely and relevant though considering that this type of hazing is really happening in real life. Overall I enjoyed this drama as it gave me gitters while watching it. Will definitely recommend to first time watchers of Boy’s Love dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
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At first I think the show will not be great because of the bullying etc. But at the show progress, the story became very interesting. Krist and Singto have a very strong chemistry. Like super strong chemistry!!! They don’t need to do kissing scene or bed scene, just being together makes our heart very full.
The other characters are also commendable, Off and Gunsmile are very funny. Singto’s group of friends have a wonderful chemistry, they seems to know each other for very long time.
You will love the facial expression of Krist!! He’s so cute!!
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