Only Friends

เพื่อนต้องห้าม ‧ Drama ‧ 2023
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Lulug
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Dec 13, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.0

A rollercoaster of emotions

Was this the best bl I have ever watched? No. Did it have an innovative plot? No. Still, I was waiting for the end of the week just so I can watch how the story will unravel.
When I first watched the trailer I was really excited and this series didn't disappoint me at all. I enjoyed each and every episode and I'm definitely watching this again.
The actors we all know already are amazing but is seems that the took their acting to the next level for this one, especially First and Khaotung.
This may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's intense and toxic for sure but, for me at least, it was enjoyable and memorable.

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Mali
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Feb 7, 2026
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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A piece of art

It’s kinda crazy but I’m not gonna lie, every single episode had me crying, laughing, blushing and going crazy. There wasn’t a single boring moment in this masterpiece at all. I personally LOVE the cast so much, it really fit’s the story so well. And big shoutout because it was the first ever drama I watched where I didn’t IMMEDIATELY knew who was gonna end up with who. Yes I’m gonna be honest I was still rooting for RayMew pretty long even tho I knew Ray is gonna end up with Sand anyways. But still I loved that this wasn’t as predictable as many other series. And what I also loved about this: it contains every single emotion you can imagine and it made me feel every of them as if they were my own. It was intense, spicy, full of anger, obsession, possession and toxicity but also cute, funny, lovely and full of friendship and love and I personally adore this series for being able to put all of those together in just, idk was it 12 eps? And one more thing, let’s try is the best ost that ever existed. ARGUE WITH THE WALL. I didn’t skip the intro once.

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rriellappw
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Jun 24, 2025
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 4.5

This series is STRESSFUL.

I love this series so much! i feel like this is the best series i have watched last month, normally i would finnish a series in like 3 days or 1week but this? THIS TOOK ME A MONTH i am a watcher who judges EVERYTHING and in this series i need to pause it and judge the characters and picked my jaw from the floor anyways if one of my friends wants to watch bl i would definitely recommend them this!!! even tho it was uhm.. stressing for me, ITS THE BEST SERIES I HAVE WATCH!<3
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Lin
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Jan 27, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.5

If I had a dollar for how many times I've ranted and screamed at this show I would be rich.

If you're wondering how I rated this show a 9.5 with me rating the story a 7, it's because its captivating. This show made me invested in every single storyline. Sandray, topmew, bostonnick, cheumapril, even the bar owner and her boyfriend. It kept me coming back for more. Sure the story is messy, but it's ment to be messy. Sure the couples were toxic, but they're so interesting. Especially Sandray's story, I've writted over 3,000 words dedicated to them just with rants and theories. Firstkhaotung did so well into protraying them. Even though this show made me stressed every Saturday, I still adore this show.

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Dany ._.
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Dec 15, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

Tanti traumi ma ne vale la pena

Sicuramente se cerchi un BL tranquillo questo non fa per te.
La storia in sé è bellissima e spiegata bene in ogni minimo dettaglio, le problematiche dei personaggi non vengono prese in maniera leggera e sono realistiche.
Gli attori dei veri talenti, uno migliore dell'altro, certe scene fanno davvero emozionare, e la loro capacità di farti odiare e amare i personaggi da un episodio all'altro è stupefacente.
Consiglio davvero questo drama solo se si ha il tempo e la testa per vederlo, se non si sta attenti davvero e se non si ha voglia ci si perde davvero tutto e non si capisce più nulla.

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Dew
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Oct 28, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5

Amazing show !

Before starting this show I’d been in a BL funk and hadn’t seen a single show that interested me but as soon as Only Friends came out that show RIPPED ME OUT OF MY GRAVE. The characters are so beautifully and psychologically written it’s such a powerful show. It’s dramatic, sluttish, attention attracting and I just wanted to yell and cry at all of the characters I LOVED IT! I would desperately wait weekly for the next episode. However I wish we got to know how they became friends. There were some issues that felt incomplete but the whole show was amazing apart from that.

The actors were ALL putting their best in and every little details, every little improv fit so well with their characters. I know they’ve said before that these roles were intense and strained them but they all pulled it off and really showed their amazing acting range. Well done.

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HealingVibes
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Oct 29, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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When BL meets Lakorn!

3 Couples = 3x passion, 3x sweetness, but also 3x the pain!!

It's a hot mess with a sweet ending, somewhat. I mean, we even have Ray going to rehab, that's some positive influence here!

Here's my 3 favorite couples in descending order

1. SandRay

I came here for TopMew but fell so hard for SandRay, especially for Sand. He is mature, charismatic and just a really cool guy. The way he melts each time Ray goes "Na..na...na...", oh so sweet. Gradually, I fell for Ray too. He might be a hot mess, but boy did he know who he wants. I especially love when he got Sand to kiss Boeing. What a daring suave bf. I also love the reference made to "Begin Again", reminded me of Theory of Love.

2. TonNick

My heart breaks 100x for Nick, but I am SO proud of him for choosing himself in the end, even though it took him 12 episodes lol... Sure, Ton probably won the biggest dickhead award here, but I guess he has been real in a way. TonNick might not be the healthiest couple here but I've loved their passion and chemistry since beginning. Its hot af, and I feel they really get along well, its just the past wounds stopping Ton from being able to commit.

3. TopMew

It's very hard for me to watch them for the 1st half of the show because I knew that Top cheated. That hurts me each time I see them loving on screen, so I ended up skipping most of their scenes. Also, their story is too complicated for my liking, and I became more invested in SandRay in the end.

Overall, it feels more like Lakorn with all the emotional rollercoaster.

This is one of rare shows where I don't want a S2, because I don't think my heart can take another round of beating lol

This is the longest review I've written, thats how much feelings have been stirred!

And...I've officially become a fan for First!!!

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BL Ratings
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Feb 17, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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So much emotions

Ok so there's actually so much to say about this show, the acting was great, the story was good, the characters were all a mess in their own way but it played out well so I would like to talk about each couple here and share my opinion on them. I want to start with Mew and Top, this might be controversial but I did not like their relationship, like it made me so mad and honestly I don't even know why. I think because I didn't like Tops character and I didn't like Mew's that much either. Top was a player and honestly what he did in my opinion is not as easily forgivable as he was forgiven, I feel like he should've worked harder for it like he barely did anything he just did bare minimum of what a loyal boyfriend should act like but i guess that was enough to make Mew realize he was worth given a second chance, though i do believe in second chances i feel like there was something off from that relationship in general, it felt empty and dull. While Mew, i did not like his character that much, he was all over the place and so confusing but maybe that's what made Mew and Top perfect for each other. Anyway, overall not the worst relationship and with this i will talk about the worst one so far and that's Ton and Nick. O M G it was so bad, like Ton is just a horrible person and he's not gonna change, at the end of the show i thought he might have changed for Nick but that was obviously too good to be true, he definitely just like the attention he gets from sleeping around and should not be a person that commits to anything serious, though i somehow see a potential for improvement there i doubt it will be easily attainable if he doesn't have the right mindset and will to change. While Nick, poor guy, he just fell for a asshole. Though i cant blame him for falling for Ton, he should've not gone back to him like he did even though he had a good guy that he could've had a chance with based on what we saw. But love is blind and i get that so i cant blame him much, he just wanted a caring relationship and being loved by Ton but that was something truly impossible. I love his character though and wish him happiness. Next is April and Chueam, we didn't get to see much of their relationship so there isn't much to say. Overall they seem to have a pretty healthy relationship, they seem like the type to be able to communicate things and improve their relationship for the better, even though the only conflict they had together was in the beginning when April got told about how Chueam talks about April and her films and stuff. But it was a small conflict, nothing major. Overall a cute relationship and definitely wanted to know more about them. Next, Yo and Plug. Nothing much to say about them, another couple we barely got to see much. They also had their issues but later was resolved, once again nothing major. Their relationship was cute and i loved the representation not just with them but with the other couples as well. Lastly, best for last. Sand and Ray, might be a little biased because i love those 2 so much in all the shows they are together but so far was my favorite relationship, they actually communicated, they had so much chemistry (but they lowkey always do in every show), they improved together, they weren't super toxic for each other and eventually any toxicness cancelled out and they were perfect for each other. Now I'm not going to deny that at first Ray was an asshole to Sand and lowkey Sand didn't deserve him at all in the beginning, i got so mad when he would help Ray even though Ray would be such an ass to him. But it worked out in the end because Ray had so much potential to be a good lover, he was just stuck up on Mew and had a drinking and drug problem plus he also hated his life which all combined caused him to be this way, but you can tell from the start he was a good person he just needed to find someone to give him that push (Sand) into a better direction. Overall, great show. I enjoyed it a lot and i liked how each relationship had their own issues and conflicts that slowly got solved in their own pace and way. Anyway, the guy that appeared in the last episode is so FINE, and omg you can tell it was about to go down after that haha i would like to see that.

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MKY
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Aug 25, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 10

Steamy, messy and crazy

OMG that was hot - true young life for the ppl that want it like that.
The smex was fantastic and the coupling breathtaking.
Started watching bc of TOP but ended loving others as well. Now wanna check out Ray other dramas, he was oozing pheromones the full drama.
Honesty this is yet the best that i watched till now. Cant say watched a lot but for newbie that doest sleep bc of this new treasures this is crazy.
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Kuro1729
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Oct 28, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10
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Loved it from the beginning

I usually don't write reviews but this time I had to.

I love this series. The last 2 episodes felt rushed a little but besides that? I absolutely fell for it.

Sand and Ray relationship was portrayed perfect. Mew's feelings for Top and Boston showed that people may feel differently about the same situation towards different people. Boeing and Atom felt out of place, theirs plots wasn't nessesary and only messed up for nothing majorly important. I'm twisted about Boston and Nick break up. I felt sorry for Boston and happy for Nick at the same time - Neo and Mark portrayed them ideally. I almost forgot about Dan's existence at the end, the same case as Atom and Boeing.

The ending - great, but I miss Nick. He should have some closure, maybe they should show us how his work was going? And Boston - I hoped we would see him as a photographer in New York for only a few seconds. I'm waiting for an announcement about new series in this universe! I'm 100% sure that Mix appeared for a reason.

Music was absolutely great, period. From Let's try to Night Love - I loved it. And Sand's recommendations - I added many songs to my playlist after that.

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MaddWonderland
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Jun 20, 2025
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

I’m in love. If you haven’t watched it, what are you waiting for?????

I’m so obsessed with this series. I’ve rewatched the first couple episodes like 8 times already. I think I’ve only fully rewatched the show 3-4 times so far. It’s more than a comfort show to me lol every time I’m drunk I tend to put this show on which is why I’ve started it so many times 😂
I know a lot of people don’t like the messiness, but I live for it in this show. I think of ways and things that could have happened to make it even more messy. I was dying for Ray to get his threesome lmao a perfect one would have been with Ray, Sand, and Mew imo. Ray could have gotten everything he wanted in one go. Anyway, I can’t get over this series. It’s what inteoduced me to the entire cast, except I had already seen Jennie before. I absolutely fell in loooooove with FirstKhaotung. They did such an amazing job as SandRay. Khaotung is the best Thai actor imo and it’s because of his work here as well as The Eclipse and The Heart Killers.

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Nica
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Oct 28, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 9.5
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FUCKING WATCH IT!!

It was such a rollercoaster of emotions that after every ep you felt something! Either happiness, sadness, anger but you never felt bored or empty. I'm so happy the show continues! SandRay, the best couple, got happy ending which was my main wish and we also got Mix at the end which was my second wish. Everything ended just as I wished but second season makes me nervous from experience like SOTUS S or Young Royals... and many more ofc but for SandRay I'd handle everything. I'm seriously curious about Mix's character and hope his characters' name won't begin with B which means no good in this story and also no happy ending. If Earth joins him throughout the show, I couldn't wish for more. My somsoms heart would be in seventh heaven. This show inspired me so much and helped me go through every week. I thought I'd feel empty when it ends because I didn't expect it'd seriously continue but popular and amazing shows deserve to be longer. 10 out of 10. Seriously amazing!

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