So Wayree (2020)

only for Mook

●HOW I CAME TO IT
This drama was recommended to me by a friend, she loved it so much that she wanted me to watch it.

●FIRST IMPRESSION
AVERAGE, After listening to my friend's views, I gave it a try and my impression is average. Because clearly, I didn’t like it for its plotline.

●PLOT VIEW
even though I skipped a few scenes of ML it didn't feel I missed something. he was so messed up trying to prove himself right. goddamn accept your wrong and pay for your crimes is what he deserved.
It started off with a disastrous sequence leaping into a revenge drama and falling in love. the most hated ML, Parin I would have ever seen. You are sleeping around like a dog and then torturing her too, really. Even if the girl is a prostitute, it is her job, and it is her choice to sleep or not.
When the FL, Mita falls for him, my heart sank I wanted her to take revenge literally. He doesn't deserve forgiveness IMO. He is a rapist and doesn't feel guilty about his crime, he shows himself as a victim, excuse me you raped a drunk girl thinking her to be a prostitute, NO NO Its not justified it's a crime. He was set my blood to boil and I wanted to punch him many times. When he gave out lectures to Chen and others, showing as if he is the wisest and knowledgeable person but we say that it's easy to give advice than to follow.
Mita's father was so irritating, he was walking sick waiting to fall down at every tough situation. He was irking and making life more difficult for Mita.
Gaweena and Chanathip were supporting characters, but the character growth of chana led me to complete the drama. The coffee shop love story was quite interesting.
Naphasiri was a typical lakron villain. Portraying model and leaching off rich BF and jumping onto rich people for money and making life hell for Mita
Trairot was an interesting villain. I kind of liked his storyline and characterization. But he was too delved into his greed of love that he can't see what's right and wrong.

●ACTING/CAST
-Kem as Parin was uhh with just robot face, no emotions at all. Who cast him. You see the poster, yes he has that same expression throughout. The low rating for acting is due to Kem's bad acting.
-Mook as Mita was bold and beautiful. The decisions she made were hard but she lived up to them. She performed her mothery beauty with elegance.
-I liked Chanathip. He was a spoilt guy turning into a responsible person, slowly.

●MUSIC
It was OK but not something I remember after watching the drama.

●REWATCH
Absolutely NO, the bad story and bad acting of ML is a sinking ship. It is once a watch drama.

●APPRECIATION
The kids of the drama are the cutest. Nick, Rina, and Pim lighted up the scenes and were so adorable.

●AFTERTHOUGHT
After watching the drama I had thoughts that why FL decided to raise the kids she could have taken emergency contraceptives. Or could have a termination of pregnancy, why do you need to take such a bold step and keep the child. You are young and it is not your fault for falling into evil traps. You have a beautiful life and should learn to forgive yourself.

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Pleasant surprise! Very good acting!

So wayree surprised me. I went in with absolutely no expectations at all, because of some of the comments here.
The script was very good, the story enfolded with little to no loop holes, directing was good - cutting was annoying and weird sometimes as if something went missing.... (did they shorten the whole drama? Where there supposed to be more episodes?).
The acting of ML and FL was absolutely on point and fabulous! The second leads were amazing, too.
Especially Kem was able to portray the tortured, very much in love ML! Will have to watch more of his works to see, if this was a one time thing or if he really is that good.
On screen chemistry was over the top mindblowing - hope to see those two again as main leads.
Will rewatch this one!

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Your typical but not your typical lakorn

Rating it as a lakorn, I would say it's really a good one. I've been waiting for this drama since I saw the trailer because I find it interesting plus the chemistry there is already ON.

Watching it will got you hooked, even though it got those lakorn cliches, the unsatisfactory stuffs etc. The flow is quite draggy but not in a bad way instead it will make you want more (I didn't sleep for one night coz I can't stop watching it lol) Its really does portray all the issues the characters have and how all of it and them are entwined with it. The chemistry of the leads also became a big factor for you to got hooked.

As per acting, I like it. I really like their bickering scenes because they are so great in executing it plus the supporting characters are good too. I also like how each characters end up throughout the series.

I don't get to say much about the OST, just the beginning song playing in my mind lol

All in all, thumbs up! Very recommended!

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It was BEAUTIFUL !!!

I am into Thai dramas lately and what I liked most about them was I was able to watch love stories differently. This drama was one perfect example, the creators of this made it complex and have its twist and turn without boredom.

This drama incorporated almost every genre in one show. Apart from romance, it has a mix of light comedy, action, suspense, and bl. Naturally, I would be deeply affected by the FL's emotional outburst but here, the ML was the one who made me sob entirely. He has tremendous eye expressions that genuinely showed emotions in all scenes that require love, pain, sadness, longing, and remorse. I was wondering why in one of the reviews I browsed over about this drama, his acting was criticized. I personally believed that you were an effective actor when you were able to transcend your emotions either with fewer words or even without speaking at all and that was what the ML has done in this drama.

There may be some flop scenes but certain to say that it would not out shadow the charm that this drama has especially with the presence of the two lovable kids playing as twins and the dorky father of FL's best friend who could have appeared early on in the episodes for some humor boost.

This was my first time also appreciating a Thai song played along in the drama. I may not know the meaning of the lyrics but its melody was pleasant to the ears and tailored to what the viewers were intended to feel about. Never seen this type of storyline in Korean and Chinese dramas which was why I got fancied over it.

Need to mention too that the houses and places here were often used in other dramas. For me, I think it lowers the aesthetic appeal of a particular drama because there were nothing much new to see. As a viewer from a neighboring country, aside from learning about their cultures, I look forward to seeing unfamiliar places. But due to repetitive choices of locations, I kinda feel deprived of the luxury of even exploring other places in Thailand on screen.

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Honestly, I didn't see anything controversial. HEAR ME OUT. Just watch and judge it for yourself.

Unless you only like light and cute dramas, then this might not be for you.

The first episode is what will set the premise of this drama. That's really the point. It might be uncomfortable to others, but if you'll think through it, you'll understand the things (good or bad) that are happening. In fact, shits happen in life and this lakorn will show you some of the possible outcomes except that this is dramatized of course so take it with a grain of salt.

This has the usual lakorn ingredients (well just look at the tags on the details of this drama) but on a different base AND will still keep you engaged.

The misunderstandings are a headache but if you try to emphatize with the characters (except that there are really those simply annoying characters that also exist in real life you just can't help but to be annoyed by their existence lmao), well it's like it's stressful but I understand. lol.

Chemistry? Romance? You'll get enough! haha.. I mean this drama will at least give you enough episodes to enjoy their chemistry. It's not like the usual where everything is on the last episode.

As for their acting, I found few characters including the ML and FL to be lacking of emotions on some scenes like it could've been better if they were more expressive. I still give them a pass though since I wasn't really bothered enough by it.

Of all lakorns I've watched, only two was able to make me listen to the OST playing on the background. So Wayree is now the 3rd one. ^^

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So Wayree, a must watch lakorn

All it’s episodes contain thrilling events, although I must say that the story line and pacing of the drama was a bit fast. The whole lakorn is a roller coaster ride that you must indulge in! For the acting skills, I give them 10 stars because both the female and male lead are good in expressing emotions. When they cry in sad scenes their eyes also express their emotions. There was no dull moment with the acting skills of Kem and Mookda. Plus they have a really good chemistry, that will make you feel butterflies in your stomach while watching it. The cameo roles of khun ying and Na’s dad also didn’t seem to be a cameo, I could say that they also have good acting skills. As for the music, I can say that it was also nice, I just didn’t like the placement of some sound effects in the crying and happy scenes. This lakorn is definitely a must watch series, I think this encapsulated the idea of my ideal lakorn. Overall, I give it a 9.5! I feel that this lakorn is a huge success and all the casts, producers and members of the team deserve an appreciation and love 💓

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The poster says it all

I just look at this lakorn's poster and it says it all... Due to the story (kinda rough start for a lakorn... aren't all nang'eks supposed to be virgins? well, she started as one, LOL) I know we are supposed to be excited, but when we look at the poster with blank-staring face of... Mookda?

Mookda is a young actress (I know her from 'Massaya', for which she was unexplicably nominated on an award, luckilly they were sane enough to give it to Fern Pimchanok for 'Lhong Fai', instead) who despite being attractive (she looks like a combination of similar other famous faces) gives me kinda average feel. I am not taken by her no matter what she does, she's got no charm, she looks awkward with makeup, she's not firm with her face expressions, her voice sounds wimpy and shaky, overall she does not interest me. So, let's talk about the MAN on the poster with her.

Now, this Kem Hussawee... He's 23. He looks really... Lame? I don't know how to better put it. Let's say if there is 1 man walking this Earth whom I would forgive using me as meat that he bought, it is NOT this one, LMAO. I would doubt he will get any more lead roles after this, but then again, it's probably pra'ek crisis coming. The old pra'eks are soon all to be over 40 and we can't seem to find any decent young ones...

As for the "story", I can honestly admit my overall excitement and interest in this lakorn considerably dropped by the beginning of episode 2.

As for the "drama": after everything that happened, the nang'ek should not have to do much, when they met again... Nothing was stronger than the position she held. I doubt he would dare as much as to approach her BUT, since her stupid stunt at the beach, our nang'ek obviously embarks on some kind of revenge plan that is supposed to be extremely smart, but of course it gets more stupid by a minute. There's a wise, helpful aunt who knows everything, who Mookda's character always consults. EXCEPT when it's not convenient for the script, because she often must do something dumb so that she has more encounters with pra'ek. So what if the character undermined herself neelessly, and the overall dynamics also got irrevocably spoiled? Perhaps the writer did this to get them on the even level so that they can get together in the end, but for me then it's not a real drama...

As for the "skinship"...? It can't be really called skinship, it's morelike clumsy-looking grapple. It starts in episode 3 when he fiercely kisses her at the parking lot and it's not a good kiss. Doesn't look exciting, just awkward. Next epi there's another slap/kiss scene with veery awkward manhandling and forcing a kiss that is not enjoyable to watch... And that's just a first of many, apparently. Pra'ek starts acting like a jungleman at times, after nang'ek started her silly "war". Anything goes. Maybe the audience should throw all the logic through the window and forget the whole story and just enjoy their cavortings. But it's not easy with this cast. Both the girl and the guy look sooo uncomfortable in their roles. And just as uncomfortable with each other. Troughout all this, whatever happens, there is no good kiss. Just more and more scenes to point THAT out.

What feels the most awkward is watching Mookda with the children. It's not that she looks too young. We all know the body is actually capable since early:) But she doesn't have that air of a manner the woman/girl gets when she BECOMES a mother. And obviously she cannot act it, so... It's like watching strange kids with a new, unskilled nanny on the 1st day. Not helping this lakorn much, either...

Since episode 3, one more male cast gets introduced. Wow, isn't Amp Pheerawas the guy I remember from all the creepy roles (most notably in 'Lilawadee Plerng') well, he always had this kinda creepy air, even if the particular role was not so creepy. Now he has matured into a guy 10 year older then pra'ek here. Shall HE work well with Mookda? Well, they're both like each from a different universe, standing there right next to each other, LOL. His character has a kid, too. A single father! Oh, so there we have the classic 2nd suitor ready. As I'm bored with this plotline before it even begins, I try to concentrate on something else. Let's see... Yes, what I actually like is the storyline about the two brothers.

The younger, spoilt, airhead brother who doesn't seem fit to take over the family business gets this unrevealed presence of the older brother who's trying to make a better man out of him. It's good to see siblings who for once are not competing to be on top. The older brother doesn't want anything for himself, for he long ago established himself abroad. This is just a trip for him to spend some time with his younger sibling and help him out a bit. I find it actually a good plot. But, it's the ONLY good plot. I'm not sure whether I'm going to withstand the whole 15 epi lakorn for this only (as I'm NOT sticking for MORE misunderstandings, more side-people getting inbetween, or even kidnapping: which are what the most "helpful" review here mentiones).

As for the whole "controversial premise" the huge fuss is all about: that excitement drops before the beginning of episode 2. And all the added "drama" could drop just as quickly. All the main girl needed to do is move back abroad. Having watched 1/3 of this lakorn, I honestly still cannot fathom what it is anyone found so entertaining...

Now, in episode 6, there is a pra'ek & nang'ek scene (a bed scene at that) which is surprisingly NOT a gross failure. That's a FIRST. In this scene, Mookda's character is not conscious, though. Maybe that's the key? Kinda painful reminder of how their story has started, nevertheless I can now state: This couple's intimacy is believable only in those rare moments when she's completely beside herself... LOLz.

I still keep on watching but every time I tune in I find Mookda too immature for a nang'ek of this kind. They style her for this by making her wear huge accessories and tying her hair back mercilessly but all it does she looks less natural, even. Acting-wise, all she does "best" is her typical blank-stare. The main guy whose name I don't care to remember now (I typed it above already) just keeps looking harmless. I don't feel the heat. The writers cram the two in a small hut together but it's no use... We get to see shots on Amp Pheerawas's face inbetween who is trying hard to look as he's going through something big thinking about the main duo together: which looks ridiculous in compare when we actually see the two. Well, that's how it ends up when you cast an actual actor in the side-role, LOL.

Anyway, 7th episode features first female initiated kiss. For all the people who LOVE abbreviations, first FIK. Suddenly she also sleeps with him (and lets him see her c-section scar) just because he says "you hate me but I love you". No explanation as to why he did such a thing like buy a girl in the hotel. Was that something he did regularly? They have no conversation about what kind of person he actually is, she just sleeps with him out of the blue mere couple scenes after she was clearly not over what he did to her. As they are not seen to come to any understanding, I wondered if her going to bed with him was some kind of a new revenge plan, but then he falls asleep and she says she'll tell him she loves him and she's got kids with him tomorrow. Same instant it's clear to viewers something would happen before she'll have the chance to do that... I feel like skipping this "plot" before it starts... What is the younger brother doing?

Let's see if his side-story shall actually be watchable, as for the main one, it's clearly no difference whether I finish watching all episodes. Okay... "Boss" Chanakan cannot act. Like, AT ALL. There it goes, then.

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Hiding,deceit,blame,family honor,money and a lot more

Dropped after watching 10 episodes... All the characters are so stupid and they deserver whatever unfortunate things happen with them..

The leading lady doesn't trust her man at all. If she had atleast put some amount of trust into the main lead, a lot of problems could have been averted.. She also never bothers to find out the truth in many situations and instead blames him for everything...She is a master in hiding truth from everybody and is partly responsible for her own misery,..Also i dont get why she has to sleep with him for the second time and never tells him that she loves him.. If that night she had told him the truth,he wouldn't have left her in care of his friend..

The leading man is at fault for some of the problems but he is not responsible for all the problems.. A lot of wrong blame is put on him and he doesn't even bother to absolve himself from some of the wrongful accusations. He is one of the dumbest character..

The leading lady's father is more bothered about family honor and this is the reason the female lead never tells him the truth. He blindly trusts one his employee and wants him to marry his daughter though the daughter never liked him...

The leading man's father is after money and sees his illegitimate son as a money minting machine. He doesn't want to acknowledge him as his son in public but wants him to work like a donkey to earn money for the company. No wonder the leading man doesn't want to work for him..

The actress friend/enemy is so wicked that she can use anything and everything to her own advantage... Also the leading man and the leading lady keep falling into her trap,not just once but multiple times... It seems no one wants to learn from their mistakes.

The manager assisting the leading lady is not less in wickedness. Using bullying and many backhand methods to forcefully marry the leading lady.. Always sticks around his gambling addict gay partner and crosses all lines of professional ethics to get the money for his gay partner..

The actor/ gay partner of the top manager of The Emperor company is always into gambling and also uses all form of blackmail to get the money.. His need for money never ends and he always resorts to emotional blackmail of his gay partner to get him the money by hook or crook...This guy never changes...

The leading man's mother who is the other woman in his father's life is always slave to his father. If his father says stay in NY she stays,if he says come back to Bangkok,she comes.. She is basically used by her husband to control her talented, money minting son and she obliges...

The leading lady's NY aunt is also good at keep secrets and doesn't put enough effort in convincing her niece to stop hiding the truth... She is also responsible for being a participant in hiding the truth which leads to further complications..

The leading lady's tomboy friend believes blindly whatever she says.. The fact that leading lady misunderstands a lot of situations and accuses the leading man with many wrong accusations ,it also believed by her.. I wish she made the leading lady see sense in some later situations but that doesn't happen..

The leading man's half brother,the legitimate son of his father is good for nothing.. First of all he is not talented, not that hard working and always into women but keeps blaming the leading man for lack of professional progress..Blindly believes his actress girlfriend and acts stupidly.. When the actress is exposed he runs after the tomboy girl for love..

The Sirimantra Head's legitimate wife has two important tasks to do. One,keep blaming the leading man for all the company problems though the man issue is her son is not competent and skilled enough and second, try fixing her son with one of her socialite friend's daughter..

The leading man's hotelier friend knows how the leading man felt guilty of sleeping with a virgin and wanted to apologize to her. He also knows how much his friend loved the leading lady. But when he himself falls in love with the leading lady,he ditches his friend and never believes in him.. He can clear a lot of misunderstanding between the leading couple but never puts the effort.. He becomes nice to his former friend ie the leading man, only after he is convinced that he will never get the leading lady no matter what.. Until then his former friend was a foe to him...

All characters keep doing the same mistakes and never learn..

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why is this so highly rated

I had just finished kleun cheewit and I was looking for another revenge highly rated drama and I stumbled across this series and the reviews seemed promising, but I was wrong

the premise is definitely interesting but the FL to me cannot act, every scene with her (except when she's crying) is just very flat to me, like I dread her having a scene. The ML completely stole my heart, though, and the only reason I've gotten to episode 12 is because I'm watching for him and waiting for him to be happy lol. He's very cute.

the side characters I also find very annoying, the only tolerable one is the FL's best friend and chen.

I'll be honest I've only gotten to this point because I've been fast forwarding through most of the scenes, and even skipping half the episode I don't think I've missed anything. If you're ok with misunderstanding after misunderstanding after misunderstanding and the main couple having an annoying and irritating relationship at least until episode 12 then check it out, but I do not really recommend this drama, quality wise I don't think it hits the mark

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Family or Fame?

For me, the theme of the story is a priority choice between Family or Fame(reputation/business). This is the challenge being confronted by each character: Mitra-afraid of offending her parents while keeping her children to herself; Parin-defying all for his love & family; Parin's father opted to hide Parin for both family & fame; the rest of the supporting cast have similar struggles for greed or love. I like the role of Chen & Na both amusing as their friendship slowly and unknowly developing into love. The gay Traitot acts well his role. All of the cast are doing superb acting especially Mookda & Kem. I commend the whole production for great work.

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Exactly what I've been waiting for

This drama was exactly what I've been waiting for. An innocent girl turned bad. Well, she didn't turn bad, she became stronger. You get to be there while the characters grow stronger and start to develop. A story that is focused on the heroine, but dabbles into the male lead's mind too. The story has been doing great at trying to make the audience UNDERSTAND BOTH PERSPECTIVES of the story. You might be on the female leads side all the way or the male leads all the way, but either way, you will definitely understand what the other party thinks and feel.

Just saying, the SIDE COUPLE, well the one I'm rooting for at least, they cute alright. They cute.

Not to mention, but like, the KIDS in this drama are too adorable.

It kind of funny to me, but I kind of like it. In the drama, there are some parts where not everything is perfect. A little hair there, a shoulder strap not in place. The drama isn't like the others that I have seen or have noticed. This drama doesn't try to reshoot and make the shots perfect. If you might have noticed in some other dramas, in one shot they have the IMPERFECTIONS, and the next its gone. It gives me a little laugh sometimes to see the imperfections gone. The imperfections brings the drama together. It only happens once in a while, but I've got to say, I appreciate it. Maybe its just me.

Another thing I think this drama did right was that the characters don't always make the RIGHT CHOICES. There is a push and pull to bring the plot forward. The female lead tugs our heartstrings a little too much sometimes, but I think the yearning for the ending is worth it.

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