Rising Girl (2019)

I really enjoyed this Thai drama. It had the classic elements you would find in a Thai drama - evil stepmother, rich guy, poor girl, good beats evil, karma, etc. The twist is the musical element. A big theme of the drama is music and I found the songs really catchy! You get used to them, as they are played over and over again. I think the leads had great chemistry. There were so many sweet moments between them, even though there was no kiss scene. The way Anawin stares at Wanjai really says it all. The second lead couple Kaen and Namtarn are hilarious! Malin is a great villain, she really makes you hate her, but also feel quite sorry for her. I think this is an underrated drama, and doesn’t seem to have the recognition it deserves. Check it out :)

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Music dramas are a guilty pleasure for me, definitely. The singing is just so nice and it really makes the show, of course. The story was actually really good, it had a sweet male lead, an adorable female lead, great friends, great family and a classic story. You had an evil stepmother, naive dad, dumb evil characters, but helpful ones too. Anawin just wants his company to be successful, he wants to live up to his moms name and make everything great. Whan, just wants to be a singer, but with being famous comes complication when your family doesn't have a great name tied to the business either. So through trial and tribulations, they try to find the bad guys, overcome them and then fall in love along the way. Not just the main couple, but the secondary couple. Everyone honestly gets a happy ending and that's dope. The only thing is it could've used more romance, of course, but the actress is young and was young filming this as well, so when the ML looked at the FL, it was sweet and filling and I loved it. I loved the cousin and his relationship. FL parents were awesome. The acting was pretty good and on point in general. Other than that, overall, a great show, I liked it. It was sweet, filling, easy to watch and short. It seemed long but it was very casual. Worth the watch.

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