A WORK OF ART.
It has been three weeks since I completed watching I Told Sunset About You and yet, I cannot move on. I find myself returning to rewatch each episode and listening to the OST on rewind. This story is unforgettable. The very definition of perfection.STORY
ITSAY is in essence incredibly simple, but the emotions it presents and explores are wonderfully complex. There is meaning to every little bit of detail you witness, the use of metaphors and symbolism in the story is truly breathtaking (from the red flowers, to the flashcards, to the scent of coconuts, the colors, the tattered book, right down to the design on Tae's carpet). Tae and Oh's relationship truly captures what it is to be a young, confused teenager, overwhelmed and fumbling in the dark as they explore the difficult path of growing up. It's much more than a beautiful love story, and to say it is an excellent BL would be an understatement. This story redefined the genre, broke through its borderlines and proved to be a thought provoking masterpiece, not just within the LGBTQ+ genre, but across all genres and countries as a whole.
ACTING/CAST
The actors did a phenomenal job! The chemistry was off the charts and what was truly surprising to me was that the characters themselves did not have excessive dialogue. They didn't need to. Subtlety was a tool well used in this show, and I found the most powerful scenes to be the ones where nothing needed to be said, for their emotions spoke loud enough. There was nothing, absolutely NOTHING that could've been done differently, that would have made this any more unforgettable.
MUSIC
The OST is incredible; I have been addicted to the songs for far too long (even a restaurant here in Sydney was playing it when I passed by and it made me so happy!). Every line in every song was written with meaning, and was used so effectively as a tool to make its scene so much more powerful.
ITSAY is a work of art! If you haven't seen it, pls go watch it! Stories like this need to be seen and heard, and its creators acknowledged and appreciated for the artistic PERFECTION that they have managed to create. What a time to be alive!
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REALITY IS SAD! And anyone reading this, a CMBYN fan or not, YOU BETTER WATCH THIS!!
Story: 9/10I've never seen a series more relatable than this. The hardship of Oh and Teh, could relate to both of them, being gay myself and having a same kind of love story at school(though our ending was different from Oh and Teh's. But 9 out of 10, because the first episode, it was a bit slow, and also it could have shown homophobia which is very prominent in high schools across the world. But, yes, that really doesn't matter. I repeat, YOU BETTER WATCH THIS!!!! YOU WON'T REGRET I PROMISE!!!!
Acting: 10/10
Acting is SO RAW!! SO REAL!! Was it acting or some real story, documentary of PP And Billkin?! The last 4 episodes, I kept crying and crying and crying, and other than soundtrack, the main catalyst was acting. You'll fee their pain, their happiness, their sadness, everything. Also the support actors were also really really good!! GO AND WATCH THIS!! YOU WON'T REGRET!!!
Music: 10/10
Go to youtube and search for SKYLINE OST. Yes, the music and the lyrics and everything is st their best, everything is so perfect. I bet you'll add those songs on your spotify liked songs and some other playlists.
Rewatch value: 10/10
Yes, I've seen this series twice already, and I didn't even care to think, why I'm seeing this series again after only two weeks!! Cause you'll feel so attached to the characters and the story and the music and everything, you'll also probably come to see it again, if not two weeks, then two months, or two years, BUT YOU'LL COME BACK <3
Overall: 10/10
Did you like CMBYN(CALL ME BY YOUR NAME)? Then you should watch this, if not, then also you should watch this. So don't waste your time and GO AND WATCH IT before it is latee :)
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CINEMATIC TOUR DE FORCE
A thrilling masterpiece that fully absorb your emotions in every episode.Highly recommend this show if you are looking for the following:
• A well-written coming of age drama.
• Impeccable acting of the whole cast.
• Roller-coaster of emotions throughout the show.
• Stunning production with great amount of effort into details.
• A 2nd lead that you might want to end-up with the lead "heroine".
• Drama, angst, and a character that you want to punch in the face.
• A series that feels like a movie quality.
• Music that is captivating and poetic.
I can't give a 10/10 Rewatch Value because even though this is one of Thai BL masterpiece, I don't have the energy to go through mental and emotional breakdown in watching this again. Regardless, it is undeniably a beautiful series.
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Masterpiece!
Most perfect bl drama I have ever seen in these few years. Actor, storyline, song, and scene are all perfect. Thumbs up for all the hardworking BKPP the series crew! Can't wait for the season 2 and hope it maintains the quality. It's a really good work that produced by Nadao. Through this show I get to know BK&PP in real life and i love their relationship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will never regret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Was this review helpful to you?
OUTSTANDING!!!!!
OUTSTANDING!I like to consider as a critic but I’m not. I love to enjoy and experience a high production quality movies/series/songs. Until lately, I’ve been recommended to watch a series named: “I told sunset about you” (ITSAY). By far, best Thai BL I ever watched and it rocked my feeling to deep bottom. Because ITSAY, I decided to give my critic for the very first time as below based on mydramalist.com categories.
1. Production:
The scene set in Phuket, beautiful and amazing island which created the feeling for this series. (I try to imagine if happen in city but nahh). Choice using the old town brought the theme and meaning of the story. Excellent cinematography. Lifestyle, color, behind the scene, costume, natural environment, best formula and combination in this series.
2. Story:
ITSAY will give you the feeling of happiness, sweet moment together, imagining, wish and hope will happen to ourselves, painful and tears. The overall script and writer done the outstanding production for ITSAY. I’ve been watching many BL and read most reviews by far, for a foreign language LGBT movies/series, ITSAY produce a high-quality storyline.
The story will educate you what is Love, Family and Friendship. In reality it might not happen but I believe everyone do wish and hope to have own way how to Love. ITSAY able to showed few examples.
3. Acting
a) @BK (Teh) and @PP (Oh-aew), by far, I would consider both are experienced-skilled actor. There is no awkwardness in the scene, (perhaps some actors in other BL you will notice), their eyes contact & skill are so natural. Despite both came out less than 5 to 10 years, but take up such role and they had excel & execute right timing, right moment, right partner. Many kinds of genre movies/series but sadness, cried scene I believe, are the most challenging and need a lot of emotion to portray execute that moment. WELL DONE @BK and @PP. You both will have a good career ahead.
b) @Khunpol (Bas) after I watched the behind the scene (BTS), first timer participate in acting, no surprise the effort he put in. Good job.
c) @Nut (Hoon) not many scene however he portrayed as Teh’s elder brother, silent but sharp and observant. His connection with @BK, was so good. How many of us receive brotherhood connection like this especially we are Asian?
d) Tarn, she played the role who was in love with Teh but to out only be his best friend. Her role was important and heavy to carry which a girl heart broken, confused and felt been played. Her beauty in the series was attractive and her sadness, I guess many people had felt it.
Main role to supporting role, each played their strength and hardly to judge their weakness. Proud to watch the crews line up.
Visual
Not so much like those wuxia or action however the visual effect was so good. If you have watched, there was a scene under the ocean, OMG. Love it.
OST
Not many actors can be singers, or vice versa. However @BK vocal was good at his age. The feeling and emotion on the theme songs, I like it. @PP vocal was good and what make him different when he sang the Chinese version esp when this is not our own mother tongue. Smart choice because of the series which relate to the story plus marketing propose, I guess PP maybe first or not the Thai Actor had performed a Chinese song under his belt. Bravo!
I highly recommend to everyone, do not discriminate because this is LGBT BL story but take it as a culture and enjoy the production.
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Great Story
I really liked the story here.The Chinese Background makes it interesting.
Teh's acting is a bit of a letdown. His limited facial expressions, fake smiles and forced crying made me cringe a lot. The writers gave his character a great emotional journey and I tried to focus on that.
Oh-Aew however genuinly transports every emotion as if he was feeling it himself.
Overall I thought Bas and Oh-Aew actually had better chemistry and I liked Bas character a lot
As for BL Dramas - this is very good. Partly helped by being short.
The music is really nice and the chinese new year scene when the play the main song on the piano is one of the best scenes for me.
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Freaking Masterpiece!!
I finally caved in & watched it.WOW! And that is short for Wow Oh Wow!!
This drama is absolutely beautiful. Everything about it is just perfection. The acting, the directing, the cinematography. I usually write reviews only for shows that I consider the cream of the crop & this my dear fellows is one of those. I watched it in one sitting.
One can tell that a lot of thought & work went into the show & it paid off well! Let me tell you I have watched my fair share of BL shows (well, maybe so much more than my fair share) & this one is different from the rest & it's a good kind of 'different'
The show does not rely on the typical tropes that we so often see on BLs. Just amazing storyline, beautiful characters & top notch acting. The love between Teh & Oh was so wonderfully portrayed, beautiful pure unadulterated love! It was one hell of a rollercoaster ride - heartbreakingly beautiful.
The acting is so unbelievably awesome! The crying scenes are so realistic (snots & all) & they are some of my favourite scenes in the show. And I've found a new weakness & that is Oh's crying face. I can't.. Everytime I see that face, I just wanna give him the biggest hug ever. These dudes can act!! They deserve awards for those portrayals man, seriously!!
Every character is so beautifully written, casted & portrayed.
It will be difficult to find another series with such great storyline, amazing chemistry, beautiful cinematography & out of the world acting. Usually you get one or the other with BLs but this one has it all. Maybe we might get to see the same level of perfection with its season 2. I can't wait to see how that plays out. Excited to see Oh & Teh's relationship in the 'boyfriends' stage. They have been through hell to get there & to see them bask in that stage would be so wonderfully exciting.
I cannot wait to see season 2 now!
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More than BL
This story compare to other BL drama i watched, this drama felt more like a reality than a story. Why? Because based on my experience i watch BL, most BL drama never show how struggling it is for a normal straight man or a gay man to accept themselves as they are. Normal BL just show the happy , romantic side but they didn’t show how struggling it is for gay to came out it our today society. But this drama perfectly display this. They show how confused for a person who have always thought they are straight but then suddenly realize they fell in love with people who had the same sex. The drama displayed how gay people doesn’t really wanna be like that and afraid that they will receive hate if they admit that they are gay. The story really display perfectly how gay people feel in our society.Was this review helpful to you?
A Coming-of-Age Masterpiece that Everyone Should Watch!
I told sunset about you is an utter masterpiece! It oozes coming-of-age nostalgia with it’s beautifully written story/characters and it’s incredible direction/production. This show has left me speechless and constantly thinking about it and wondering how a show can be this great. It has become my favorite asian series of all time and I don’t think that any series will be able to be at it’s level. My review will basically be an appreciation post for the show and not contain any spoilers!DIRECTING/PRODUCTION: From the cinematography to the color palette to the lighting, everything about this show is so carefully and artistically executed with so much attention to details and feelings. Every scene has a purpose for being there and it can be seen with the beautiful directing, transitions, and frames. There are no filler or meaningless scenes since it’s always building up to an explosive scene revealing new feelings and info. The perfectly shot angles elevate the show and make it seem like an “expensive” movie (compared to other low-budget and awkward thai series). And wow... the color palette makes the show seem so nostalgic and melancholy even though it’s set in the modern time. Such beautiful and awe-inspiring cinematography! Not a spoiler, but the most gorgeous/well-thought out scene to me is the “wall panning” shot at Oh-Aew’s house. Almost every scene leaves me in shock at it’s beauty.
CHARACTERS: All of the characters in this show are amazing! There are no mean or annoying characters put in for drama. I even fell in love with all the side characters, even the ones who we aren’t suppose to root for, because all the characters are truly great friends and people. The male MCs, Teh and Oh-Aew are such deep characters, and although they each have their flaws, they embody what a teenager who is in love feels and acts. Teh is impulsive, ambitious but so so caring. He is also super direct with sharing his feelings (for example jealousy) which is what I love so much. Not a spoiler but although he is portrayed as selfish in the beginning, there is so much character development that you can visually see that you can’t help but fall in love with him. As well, Oh-Aew is such a sweet and understanding person who always knows when something is wrong with Teh and also knows what he wants. He grows alot as well in his journey to discovering who he is and I love him so much!
ACTING: When I first watched, I thought that the 2 main leads were “alright” actors. But as I continued watching, I noticed how natural all the quirks looked and how both the actor’s eyes and actions conveyed SO much more emotion than just their dialogues. There is so much sexual tension and emotion that you can feel in your bones and it’s because of the 2 male leads’ great chemistry and skills! Amazing acting from the actor who played Hoon as well!!
STORY: It is a coming-of-age, friends to rivals to friends to lovers and I am totally in love with it. There are no weirdly fast feelings that suddenly appear and there’s no sexual assault or consent issue. There are so many subtle symbolic references and reoccurring themes/ideas that help to create such a deep and intriguing story. I could list them all out but it’s just better to notice and appreciate them yourselves!
MUSIC: Simply amazing! The ost is so beautiful, both musically and lyrically. I remember looking up the full english translation and I full out bawled my eyes out because it’s so heartbreaking yet real. The melody for “Skyline” is so sweet and pretty, I fell in love with it on the first listen. As well, the theme song “skyline” plays a role in the show and is always played at the right times to enhance the scene.
Overall, the show is such a beautiful yet relatable story of 2 teenagers growing up and coming to terms with their feelings and self-identity. I HIGHLY recommend everyone watch it. If you are on the fence about starting it, please open up your schedule to watch it! You definitely won’t regret it!
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A Cinematic Masterpiece!
This review will not be able to truly emphasize how amazing this series is because you have to experience it yourself to fully grasp the majesty that is ITSAY but I will try. It encompasses raw emotions, youth, yearning and learning about oneself like no other show I've watched this year. I wouldn't even consider it a BL to me it's a beautiful coming of age and love story. BKPP at their best! superb acting, they made you feel those emotions coupled with one of the best OST Billkins beautiful voice and PPs soft tender voice. All the writers for the story should feel proud with this amazing story they created P'Boss, P'Goy P'Naron P'Karakade! P'Boss is a genius director you wouldn't have what itsay is if it wasn't for his directing. Cinematography made it feel like a movie and not a series the way they use the lighting and environment of Phuket allowed for beautiful scenes that enhanced the experience. When people started commenting that it was one of the best bls ever I didn't want to watch it. I didn't want anything knocking down my number one (Tharntype) so I held off, I was hesitant, in my mind I was saying "nothing can replace Tharntype" then I watched it... sorry Tharntype you are no match, no bl is a match for this series, now don't get me wrong I still love Tharntype, and I consider it at the top of my list, but itsay shattered my preconceptions of what a bl series should be altogether. It is what it is a Cinematic Masterpiece. Go watch it!Was this review helpful to you?
AN OVERALL PACKAGE WITH FLYING COLORS!
This series is indeed an overall package. It talks about different personal dilemma especially in part Teh when he gave up his dream for Oh-aew , and when Oh-aew was so confuse about his feelings (just like Teh). Their acting was done with flying colors, and the whole production really shows their dedication and passion in drama which I feel in the entire series. It really touches my heart and feelings up until now to the point that I can't wait for the sequel. This kind of masterpiece deserves an international attention and I hope Nadao Bangkok will expand their presence outside Thailand (here in The Philippines please) since its inconvenient to find where to watch for an international fan/ viewer like me.Was this review helpful to you?
AN ART , A MASTERPIECE, PERFECTION AT IT'S FINEST!
This is my first time writing a review on a website, I created a Mydramalist account just so I can write this review 😁.I only have one word for this drama and that is a MASTERPIECE!
I always thought HaiLuoYin ( Addicted Heroin) and SingKrist ( Sotus) will always be my favourite BL couples but BillkinKrit had me rethinking my life decisions 🤣.
What can I say, this drama is mind-blowing, the acting skills, cinematography, editing, directing, literally everything about this drama is perfect! , Each and every episode left me in awe , I was eager to see more , eager to have more . Only God knows how happy I was when I discovered that a part 2 will be out next year.
My favorite character is actually Teh, I loved the way he brought his character to life, his expressions, the way he paces up and down whenever he was conflicted, the way he fought with himself to accept his sexuality, the way he cries , literally everything about him made him my favorite character. Let's not forget about Oh -Aew, I felt like he was the one taking the initiative in their relationship and God was I heartbroken during that bra scene, I felt his pain.
Honestly whoever fails to watch this drama is missing a work of art, I have recommended this to literally all my friends , I love it to death , I enjoyed every aspect of it, I hope you will enjoy it too.
So what are you waiting for , go now and watch I Told Sunset About You and be wowed by P'Boss amazing skills , this drama has surely raised the bar for all Bl drama up high, I am seriously doubting whether I should continue TharnType Season 2 🤣.
Looking forward to seeing new projects from BillKin and Krit 🌈.
Looking forward
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