Krachao Seeda (2021)

Krachao Seeda - another my personal lakorn venture for Nune Woranuch

Originally I want to watch this drama because of Nune Woranuch- love her so much in Game Ao rak Keun with Joss Wayar. Her chemistry with Joss was fantastic in the drama although the age gap was quite huge (15 years!) but her character was kind of a softie. But in Krachao Seeda, her role as Nampink is one smart and swag feminine character, and I am a sucker for such cool female lead. The drama is still on going with 7 episodes by far yet she nailed it every single episode. The transformation from kind and loving wife and career woman to a cunning and meticulous woman on revenge. Her character love the fullest but once she found out how her husband played he like a fool- she used her businesswoman skills to put a checkmate on him (he had no chance to rebutt her divorce petition). By latest episode, she is already a free their marriage but my concern right now how her relationship with Aumpon will change.
Aumpon- Nampink bestfriend's little brother played by Got Jirayu was not your typical knight in shining armour. He did his best to hide his real feeling for Nampink as he knew she only sees him as little brother and even the first one who figured out the sinful affair between Lue (Nampink's sh**ty husband) and Rannam (their superb***h adopted daughter). Aumpon did everything he can to protect and help Nampink in a very subtle way. What I really, really like about Got Jirayu in this drama is- he was so natural that I can stop smiling everytime he appear on screen especially when he teased Nampink. His facial expression and body language seemed to be delivering the message the character wants to convey to audience. His best features must be his moon crescent eye smile yet the same eyes can easily change the mood according to the character's feeling.
Green Ausdaporn is superb playing nang rai (Rannam) of the drama making me wish I can slap her like Teeta did in episode 7. You will feel disgusted with her audacity to be arrogant with Nampink despite just being a mistress after pretending to be a sweet and loyal 'adopted daughter'. She reminds me of Nim- nang rai in Roy Leh Marnya - their similarities is they are greedy and jealous of the nang ek's achievement and willing to go the outrageous and sinful way to achieve their plan. Lue played by Peter Corp Dyrendal is one frustrating character that deserve to be choke till death. His weak resolution led him to be played and trapped by Rannam over and over. I can't even symphatize with him or feel offended for him every time Aumpon stay by Nampink's side. Among four lead actor, I think Peter might be the weakest because I knew he is acting but he is not the character in full, some moments by him were kinda 'woody'. Chemistry with Nune was almost not there so I am worried if on later episode Nampink will forgive him and restart their life together.
I did not watch the original drama so I really can't guest what is going to happen next. But I really hope Lue and Rannam will get their karma and Nampink deserve a happy ending with Aumpon.

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The best revenge is to move on and let karma do the rest

This review is for Season 1 and 2.

Krachao Seeda delivered the emotional rollercoaster that I expect from a Thai lakorn! The plotline is nothing new, but I enjoyed the story, and the pacing was good. There's definitely tons of slapping where almost no one was spared, and there was melodrama and angst when I found my heart wrenching or my blood pressure rising numerous times. However, throw in the happy and satisfying scenes, and you get an addictive drama that kept me binge-watching it. The main messages were karma, knowing one's self-worth, and valuing one's dignity.

After having experienced the spectrum of emotions, from the villains making my blood boil watching them plot and play dirty to the feelings of enjoyable romance watching the interactions between the ML and FL, the best part by far was seeing the good guys triumphed over the evil schemes repeatedly. This is so gratifying since there are so many lakorns where the bad guys keep winning until the last episode when they finally get their due punishment or redemption because forgiveness is a key virtue. The rating should be higher, but I guess a rating above 7.5 is considered high for a Thai drama on MDL.

I started this show because of Nune Woranuch, who played Nampink, the FL, but ultimately I binge-watched because of Got Jirayu, who portrayed the ML, Aumpon. I first noticed him in Love Destiny, looking so fine as Luang Surasak, but he stole my heart in this drama. A perfect ML, so charming, charismatic, and attractive...Aumpon may be younger than Nampink, but he was mature, thoughtful, protective, and committed to his love for Nampink. One of my favorite genres is when the ML falls for the FL first, and it was cute how Aumpon smoothly expressed his feelings to Nampink. I love how Got's eyes crinkled as he smiled widely, but his playful expressions can transform so effortlessly into serious and menacing ones when he stared down the villains. I have nothing but praises for Got's acting in this show, and I look forward to him playing more lead roles.

Nampink was a strong female lead, like an iron fist in a velvet glove. Beautiful, decisive, and resourceful, she handled herself with elegance and grace even through heartbreak and betrayal. I like that Nampink was intelligent, and even when she felt devastated, she executed her revenge so nicely and cleanly against the people who did her wrong. Nune has the aura of a commanding female lead, and it is not surprising that she was proclaimed as one of the royalty of Thai dramas. She is gorgeous and I spent the whole show admiring her hair and fashion. In fact, I loved all the female characters' outfits! The production designer deserved a shout-out for such excellent choices but seriously, does the Thai high society really dress like the way they do in the dramas?

As individual characters, our leads were likable, and as a couple, they were admirable and endearing. So supportive and understanding of each other, they were able to take down the villains by anticipating their next moves and laying traps for the bad guys. The chemistry was good, and I wish they had more kissing scenes. That said, both actors were so on point with their expressions and body language that I did not need obvious gestures like kissing to see how well they played off each other. They have a unique dynamic that made it so interesting to watch them. Plus, Got just oozed sexiness, and the show enhanced that impression by playing the sexy background song almost every time he appeared on screen to charm Nampink.

The supporting cast was good, but I was not interested in the second couple's relationship. I don't think it was executed very well, and I didn't exactly buy the idea that Ramnam and Lue loved each other in the end. Green Ausadaporn is lovely and was good as Ramnam, the scheming nangrai who stopped at nothing to get what she wanted, but something was lacking in her overall delivery. I think that the SFL was supposed to be a more complex character, fighting against societal prejudice and oppression, but Green's acting did not come through for me. She was good with her smirks and sneers, and she totally brought out the dislike in me. However, she did not do as well in the more emotional scenes. The same thing with Peter Corp Dyrendal, who played Lue, the SML who was supposed to be in love with Nampink even after he betrayed her but then all of a sudden, he was in love with Ramnam towards the end. I pitied Ramnam's mother the most, but in a way, she was the one who enabled Ramnan's wickedness.

The music list was not long, but the soundtrack was memorable, including the sexy song I now will always associate with Got…Haha! For posterity, I have listed the main songs below. Unfortunately, the show did not balance the dramatic background music well, and it can be quite jarring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tCPuOIeSHo
เพลง : พิง (Song: Lean)
นักร้อง : NONT TANONT (Singer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHtrQNYE90
เพลง : ความรัก (Song: Love)
ศิลปิน : โรส ศิรินทิพย์ (Singer: Rose Sirinthip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhlXxelZZA
เพลง : ปม (Song:Crux)
ศิลปิน : ZANI ( ซานิ นิภาภรณ์ ) (Singer: ZANI (Sani Nipaporn))

I gave a decent rating for the re-watch value since I expect I will replay scenes of Aumpon and Nampink. On the whole, I do recommend this Lakorn. The story moved quickly with a great ending, good-looking actors who can act, and great music. So give it a try, and who knows, you may get hooked onto it just like I was.

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