Not Me

A perfect integration of romance into a more complex plot

I've been hyped about this series since the very beginning, but I'm amazed that it has still managed to exceed my expectations.

STORY:
I can't believe we've been able to learn something while watching a BL drama. It's not really common for this "genre" to bring out any deeper messages, but Not Me has done this wonderfully and on top of some great romance we were able to witness an inspiring story of young adults fighting against corruption and political issues. All the genres meshed in well and the story has been able to bring out a lot of different aspects.
The protest in episode 7 which put a lot of focus on LGBTQ+ issues and showed a small-scale pride parade had basically fulfilled all my wishes for a positive representation. I was hoping there would maybe be a conversation about sexualities since White was shown dating and kissing females earlier, but SeanWhite holding hands under the pride flag conveyed the message better than that. There was no need for words and the usual basic conversations when we got a beautifully sceneric event representing the community as a whole.
I was really worried about how they were going to pack an entire ending into the last episode, but it turns out 45 minutes can fit in quite a lot. I thought it was reasonable how in the end everything cycled back to the mission they'd started and the people they'd riled up to protest were the ones to save them. It makes little sense that someone was just able to see the kidnapping scene and photograph the car without anyone spotting them, but the rescue had such a powerful atmosphere that it didn't let me ponder on that detail for too long.
I'm sure there were some hardly explainable details along the way, but overall everything was tied up quite nicely with a room for an open ending.

However, there seemed to be a conflict between equally balancing out the romantic and story parts. The first 3-4 episodes felt like they were trying to emphasise the future romance too much on top of all the introductions to the situation and the group's activities. I understand why it had to be done as this is unfortunately the fault of the groups of viewers who would've dropped it if the romance seemed too slow and the focus was only placed on the politics at first. However, the slow development of the relationships which took place during the episodes after the beginning had an even worse effect since people had already got used to the romance-coded scenes and were missing that part as a result.

CHARACTERS:
I really liked how all of them had thought-out personalities and got a bit of a spotlight despite not being involved in any romances. The addition of Nuch and Yok mom's characters and how they could directly point out all the societal issues of their respective minority groups was also great. I think I got too invested in the story because I'd genuinely like to know more about everyone's past, not just the main reason why they'd joined the group, though Gram hasn't told us even that. But I guess we'd need a few more episodes or a second season to get that deep into the characterisation.
I'm a little disappointed that Gumpa ended up with no background story since he was playing a big role in all the planning and there clearly is a reason why he's a mechanic who knows how to do parkour and work with guns and assembled a group of teenagers to fight for justice.

ROMANCE:
It sure was a challenge to make a cohesive story in 14 episodes while inserting three romance storylines into it, but the staff seems to have done their best with what they had to make it work and I'd say it has worked quite well. It sure wasn't perfect and having more episodes with a slower romance probably would've made this series even better, but nothing felt too off or unreasonable to me.
Especially in the later episodes after the pairings had already got together, the actors expressed the feelings of the characters so well that they'd got me fully emotionally invested and I think the slower pacing with a proper friendship development before they got into the romance part in the middle of the series has helped this as well.
Also I really want to talk about this, I was so happy to see an opposite-sex couple having their own storyline in a BL drama. We almost always only see the "everyone is gay" trope which makes me feel like the same-sex couples are being isolated into their own stories instead of mixing all kinds of relationships together and showing the true diversity with everyone involved.

MUSIC:
My biggest appreciation for the music of this series came once I'd found out how many songs had been hand-picked for the different emotional and sceneric scenes. It seems like a whoever is in charge of this has done their job really well and it was really felt during some of the moments when the music went along with the mood instead of overpowering it or being too faint.
I hadn't noticed any background music being too unbalanced or rapidly switching up, as Thai dramas sometimes tend to do. Also I was personally really grateful for the lack of use of any background effects because this particular thing really bugs me and way too many Thai dramas use them excessively. Though that may just be me.

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS:
This drama is probably going to stay at the top of my favourites list for quite a while since it's right in the line of what I enjoy in romance stories. Even if it had its flaws and some parts were better than others, ultimately I don't mind disregarding the imperfections to focus on all the good things about it.
It makes me a little sad that this series stayed behind in popularity compared to some other BLs which I wouldn't rate as highly, but I understand how the heavy and political topics and environment aren't for everyone. On the other hand I'm kind of glad the fandom for this isn't as big since it's a little bit more shielded from the BL audience that only watches the dramas for the sexualisation and stereotyping of same-sex couples.

Personal enjoyment is definitely at 10, but since there were some issues and holes in the plot, a strong 9.5 feels more objective.

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cannot simply be put into the "BL" box

This series is so much more than that.

I didn't start watching it right from the day it started airing. Heck, I knew nothing about it and even ignored my mutual's tweets when they were talking about this series + all those edits being churned out on the tl. I was pretty slow in realizing the craze and the masterpiece that this show is. I started it when episode 8 had aired already. After seeing countless people praising it and having nothing new to watch, I HAD TO. So I turned on the first episode and..... BOY, WAS I MINDBLOWN

I went into it with the mindset of how I start other bl series, but it turned out to give me SO MUCH MORE than just that. Also, must mention here that I am pretty new to the world of bls, so offgun weren't a pairing familiar to me. I didn't know anything about them so gun's acting had me by the neck. I WAS SO IMPRESSED?? I was HOOKED and still am. Both of these people, gun and off, are phenomenal actors, especially in this series. The amount of effort everyone has put into this shows in the quality of the content we see.

I was also informed that the budget wasn't exactly the best and the promotion was even worse. Even after all the obstacles, this series turned out to be GORGEOUS. I can't wait to rewatch this in one sitting just to feel something. But nothing would compare to how I watched the last six episodes realtime with so many people who were equally mindblown by the concept and the story. I don't even have to talk much about the story because we all know how powerful the messages were. I am incredibly impressed by all the people involved in this, from the music team to the actors to the director to even the extras who played small roles. That guy leading the protest was POWERFUL, those protestors waving the pride flag were POWERFUL and impactful. I am glad to have come across and watched a series like this. I am grateful that offgun were the ones playing these roles because they did justice to their characters.

Rooting for a season 2 or a movie cause the loose ends weren't tied. When it comes to characters, although seanwhite were my fav in the beginning, Black turned out to be the most intriguing one. I really want more of him. Gun is impeccable in this role. Seriously, I am obsessed with offgun now and will probably check out more of them cause boy do I have a feast waiting for me with all that 6 years of content to catch up on.

(Have the biggest crush on Black though THAT'S MY HONEY IM GLAD HE'S ALIVE)

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This series contains great plot and storyline. I'm amazed how each characters are being portrayed and conveyed. I'm amazed how the story line involves so many things . I'm at awe as to how the actor, especially Gun portrayed the two characters. I'm also at awe to how beautiful and we'll conveyed each scenes. This series is different from what they acted previously, and I'm amazed how all of them became this so good. Kudos to the cast and pd for creating this such amazing series. If your looking for something to not just entertainment you but for you to learn more, this is something you should try to watch. Each scene is worth it and how each are interconnected. Hoping to see more people to know and love this and the actors here. All of them are great and talented.

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WAS IT GOOD? WELL YEAH! BUT...

IN THIS REVIEW MAY BE A SPOILER BUT IT´S NOT THAT IMPORTANT ( OR LIKE FOR ME IT WOULDN´T BE )!!

So...the most important question is "is it worth watching?" and let me tell you, yes it definitely is!
ALL the characters have have great chemistry together and all the actors are pretty good at acting too.
The story also isn´t the worst.
So you may ask "so is there anything wrong with the series?"....well yeah, but no.
For me, I always find something "cringe" or like "weird" in series and movies, even though it´s not. It´s my fault and I shouldn´t blame the series/movies because of it. But here I kinda doo blame it.

?SPOILER??

It waas all okay until Black and White were in the same room . Then i found it really weird and after a while even cringe. I get it. This obviously isn´t some Hollywood movie or something really big but like they could have try more.
When there is Black and White in one shot it´s pretty cringe. For example: You can see White´s face while he´s talking to Black who you can´t obviously see ( most of the time it´s like this ) but we know how Black looks right? We know how his ears and hair looks like, don´t we? But they didn´t even try to choose an actor with similiar ears and hair like Gun have ( the actor who plays White and Black ). So it´s pretty weird when you see Black´s hair and ears looking very different just based on the angle of the camera lol. And that is propably my only problem lol.
I know it´s pretty small detail but I was cringing because of it A LOT lmao

Overall really good series :) definitely one of the betters :DDD

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This is the best bl series and a must watch for a BL lover. i have just watched Theory of Love and when i got to know we have another BL series with the same main couple, I wasn't hesitant at all because they has such a great chemistry and their acting is on point. It was the best decision i ever made. The acting, the plot, the cast, the song, everything was on point. Every character was so good that i genuinely want to see more. I am speechless and a little mad at myself like why haven't i watched it before. Every scene was so good and breathtaking. Be it a action scene or a romantic one, you can't tear your eyes away from the screen. This was an awesome series and I will definitely watch it again. You will not regret a single moment when watching this.

P.S. - This is the first time i am writing a review for any series because this series just demands one ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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PERFECT

This is the best BL for me yet the story is so good and it doesn't have too much action and politics which can get boring but it has the perfect amount of it and the slowburn is just perfect i love slowburns and this one was the best slowburn series I have ever watched though there were some parts that were a little weird or unrealistic like how are 5 random boys doing all this and not getting killed and the connection between black and white is a little weird because it's kind of like bluetooth it only works if they are close but everything else SERVES even side characters are written so well and each ship has some depth to them.

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Despite a few misgivings with the ending, I still strongly recommend watching this

Not Me is social commentary, it’s gay comraderie, and it’s a bunch of college kids who are trying to fight against systems that they see as unjust. The actors are fucking phenomenal, the soundtrack is a straight up banger, and I will shout praises for P’Nuchy from the (gay) rooftops.

It starts off so thematically robust. The characters grow on us as we slowly get to know them through White’s POV. The cinematography and depth of meaning in some scenes will straight up punch you in the gut and leave you breathless. In a short span of fourteen episodes, Not Me manages to address a wide number of important issues like LGBT rights, worker rights, disability, cops, and overall systemic corruption.

I will not deny that the ending (read: last few episodes, a little more for two specific characters) is plagued with messy character writing and pacing issues, but despite this, it never strays from its core values of criticizing societal inequality and forms of oppression.

Go watch it.

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Definitely one of the best GMMTV Series

I finally watched this in 2025—yeah, super late 😅
I’d lost interest in Thai series and movies for a while, but Not Me was one of the few that got me out of my watching slump.

Not Me isn’t a typical BL series. It blends thriller, romance, and activism in a way that feels fresh and meaningful, and it shows how politics and the law are really used in the real world.

The acting is top-notch—especially Gun. Gotta give it up to him. Playing two characters with completely different personalities and making viewers instantly tell them apart? That’s skill. Off doesn’t disappoint either; he truly brings Sean to life.
And the tension between them in the middle of the series? Damn. No need for excessive NC scenes to convey their emotions or their love—the chemistry and acting say it all.

The 14 episodes left me wanting more, largely because of how strong the soundtrack and cinematography are. It feels very different from most typical GMMTV series. The music is always on point, blending seamlessly with each scene and elevating the emotions throughout.

Overall, Not Me stands out as a bold and meaningful series that goes far beyond typical BL storytelling. With its powerful performances, striking cinematography, and an unforgettable soundtrack, it delivers both emotional depth and social relevance. It’s a series that stays with you long after the final episode.

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My new rewatch show

I was so hesitant to watch this show as it isn't my normal kind of drama I go for, but oh my days....
From the first episode I was absolutely hooked, the music gave me life and the actors are an all time fav!
It's one of those shows that I like to binge watch when I'm in just the right mood, you definitely want to watch it pretty rapidly to keep the flow of the emotion.

And that's exactly what this show did for me. Everything made me feel bittersweet, but in a good way. It made me feel both the losses in life and the hope for a better future. If I had to describe this show I'd say it feels like the moment right before dawn. That moment when the world is the quietest, the air feels chilly and the knowing that another day has left you, but a new day is right around the corner to shed light and warmth upon you again. That's what this entire show made me feel like. It made me want to feel alive.

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