Divertissant…
En dépit d'un premier épisode particulièrement décevant, la série s'est améliorée au fil des semaines grâce à une intrigue simple et mignonne, malgré quelques longueurs.C’est vrai, Love Upon a Time n'invente rien sur le plan du voyage dans le temps. Cependant, sa mise en scène et sa résolution sont efficaces. La série ne cherche pas la complexité. À la place, les choses sont expliquées sobrement et facilement.
La romance principale est mignonne. Elle possède un charme doux et calme. JJ et Net dépeignent un amour taquin, tendre et profond. C’est adorable de les voir tomber amoureux. En revanche (et c'est là où je vais à contre-courant de la majorité), le couple secondaire ne m'a pas convaincu, en particulier dans le présent. Cela s’explique aussi par le jeu de Kim qui semble davantage dans un défilé de mode que dans une série. Sa gestuelle, bien que gracieuse, est trop superficielle.
J'ai vu quelques plaintes sur le contexte historique. Personnellement, je ne suis pas venue regarder un cours sur l'histoire thaïlandaise, de ce fait, les incohérences historiques et les libertés sur le contexte social ne me posent pas vraiment de problème.
La narration est claire et permet à l'histoire de progresser. Quelques scènes inutiles ou trop longues. Enfin, les décors sont superbes avec une belle palette de couleurs.
En bref, Love Upon a Time ne réinvente pas le voyage dans le temps, mais elle reste une série amusante et divertissante avec une belle ambiance, malgré un épisode final trop étiré.
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10/10 The Cast and The Story
I waited for this story for years. The expectations is really high. From the pilot we can analyse a story. After seeing first episode I feel good because I get a hope that the series is going to be really well in cases. The story is amazing no doubt. The feature very important for the story to be get well and stay in the actual plot is The screenplay. It works out well. The sequence of Scenes are good. The Cinematography is really done well. The art Director had one job and he nailed. The set seems more realistic. Coming to the Actors, Man!!! The cast team knows who to act and where to put them. JJ slayed his role. He improves a lot. I mean may be in a very few places, like when he got to do more expressive reactions, it doesn't seem so realistic but honestly in whole episode he stood out a lot in best way.Many scenes his reactions amazed me a lot. Latte is really handsome and Kim is so gorgeous. They elevates their characters. I am excited to see them more in upcoming episodes. My man, Net, he is more than I expected. He is hot, handsome and feels like a calm and organized person who carries unknown pain. He nailed it.
Overall my opinion about the series is " DMD never failed to create Masterpiece". I admire the cast and crew works and how well they executed. I am waiting for upcoming episodes :)
~Please excuse any English mistakes.
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esperei isso por 400 anos
com certeza um dos melhores bls de 2026 disparado.a história foi linda e TÃO bem construída, quando a qualidade prevalece quantidade você percebe, e isso aqui foi qualidade!
a história mescla em períodos históricos onde aprendemos e a comédia bem colocada em momentos certos, temos política e uma grande mensagem sobre direitos lgbtqia+ em período histórico totalmente homofóbico.
atuações belíssimas, químicas incríveis e ambientação insana!!
personagens secundários com muita personalidade e bem cativantes e engraçados
gostaria de destacar o ator que fez o cherd! ele foi muito perspicaz em viver esse personagem.
cenas lindas e marcantes e bem feitas!!
eu ri me emocionei, fiquei gag, e estou gag com mts cenas
e isso! beijinhos
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Um romance de tirar o fôlego
Love Upon a Time foi uma grande surpresa para mim, porque eu não esperava amar tanto esse drama.Simplesmente gosto de tudo nela. Gosto do humor leve e bobo do começo, logo após Nakun viajar para o passado; gosto dos dramas que vão surgindo ao longo da trama; gosto dos personagens, todos cativantes à sua maneira...
E, sinceramente, que casal principal lindo. Foi impossível não me apaixonar por eles. Acompanhar o desenvolvimento do relacionamento de Nakun e Phop foi definitivamente uma experiência, daquelas que fazem você suspirar e até querer viver uma história de amor parecida.
O plot twist final foi um dos pontos altos da série para mim. Descobrir que nada aconteceu por acaso, mas que tudo foi resultado dos esforços de Phop para reencontrar o amorzinho dele, foi simplesmente de tirar o fôlego.
Esse foi meu primeiro contato com os NetJJ e eu tô APAIXONADA por esses dois. A atuação deles foi perfeita e que química INCRÍVEL!!
Esse drama entrou facilmente para minha lista de favoritos da vida.
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A Domundi fez de novo, e fez com qualidade. LUAT é incrível!
Preciso dizer que no começo eu fiquei com muito medo de assistir à série, não sou uma grande fã de séries de época, nem as ocidentais ganham muito meu coração, é algo particular; mesmo Khemjira sendo uma das minhas favoritas, mas me aventurei com Love Upon a Time pela história dos atores.A estética e atmosfera que o BL é retratado são realmente de tirar o fôlego, a construção das personagens; tanto os que se passam no passado quanto os que estão no presente/futuro contêm grande riqueza de detalhes, posso dizer que o "screenwriter" colocou bastante esforço nos detalhes e em não deixar escapar nada até o fim. A finalização de cada personagem é maravilhosa, são notáveis os critérios que foram usados. As roupas, cabelo, maquiagem foram bem utilizados, não deixando nada escapar, sendo assim, mostrando a cultura, a história da época retratada no BL, 400 anos atrás no Reino de Ayutthaya.
Os atores foram incríveis em seus papéis, os principais, NetJJ, LatteKim, todos têm uma química invejável, mas não só isso, é possível sentir além das telas que houve compreensão, "confidência" em tudo que fizeram, o Reino de Ayutthaya tem belas paisagens, no entanto, línguas ferozes... algo que faz pensar. Atores suporte/camaleão, achei todos magníficos, mas um específico a que preciso fazer uma menção honrosa, "Nont", nosso eterno Cherd, fez um papel lindo, principalmente em seus últimos minutos de tela, penúltimo episódio/antepenúltimo, sua confusão, medo, arrependimento, descrença... em um take?! Insano!
A OST, as músicas foram boas (7.0). Faz jus ao enredo da série.
Provavelmente não assistiria novamente, se fosse outro enredo, com certeza. Espero ver os quatro atores juntos novamente, muito bons. Conseguiram fazer o que pretendiam.
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LO MEJOR DE ESTE 2026
Es una historia que esperé por varios años desde que anunciaron el NetJj estuve atenta a todo lo que ellos mencionaban sobre la serie y la producción.La historia es tan hermosa, fresca con momento Goofy pero logrando relatar muy bien los personajes, diferenciandolos de la novela, Sobre todo a Nakhun, tan diferente que me encantan, se siente tan refrescante, como llevan al desarrollo de toda la parte del contrabando del opio y como es que ambos se van enamorando, también el implementó de JomKaew, muchas estaban desesperadas en que volviera al presente pero no estaban entendiendo que el fin de está serie no era el presente si no su vida anterior, todo este viaje, por algo es una serie de fantacia.
Phop siendo un gran policía y Nakhun está vez no trabajo solo, confiando en los demás para desarrollar también las amistades de todos.
La historia del padre y como es que Klao sufrió tanto en su vida, no esperé que hicieran que Phop encontrará el cadáver de Klao en el lago, A QUE DESQUICIADO SE LE OCURRIÓ? 😭
Toda la producción, el guión y las actuaciones son un 1000/10.
Los amo tanto mi NetJj y LatteKim.
PD: Mención honorífica a como devoraron el TutorYim en tres minutos de pantalla 💕✨
GENIO!
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Quando comecei a assistir ao primeiro episodio, cheguei até a pensar em dropar a serie. Achei terrivel toda a parte no seculo 21. O protagonista fazia umas coisas que me davam vergonha alheia, e ainda ficava soltando palavras em coreano e inglês, o que me dava vergonha alheia em dobro.
Mas aí resolvi respirar fundo e me forçar a assistir pelo menos dois episodios antes de decidir. Assim que ele vai para o passado, tudo melhora. Até a comedia, que não estava funcionando para mim no começo, passou a me agradar.
Depois disso, fui devorando os episodios. Foi um dos poucos BLs deste ano que me fizeram deixar outras coisas de lado para continuar assistindo. Até mais ou menos o episódio 9, estava tudo muito viciante. Eu estava amando, principalmente os protagonistas, o romance e as interações deles com os empregados.
Lá pelo episodio 10 e inicio do 11, bateu um pouco de preguiça por causa da duração dos episódios. Senti que talvez não precisasse de tantos episodios nem de tanto tempo de tela, mas esse já é meio que o formato da DMD.
Quando a historia entrou na parte mais épica, eu voltei a ficar completamente envolvida e segui até o final. E o final foi lindo.
É facilmente um dos meus finais favoritos. Gostei muito do fato de terem mostrado o que aconteceu com os outros personagens e de terem dado uma conclusão completa para o arco dos protagonistas, incluindo todo o processo de eles se reencontrarem.
Falei do que achei da série em geral, agora vou falar do que não gostei. Como citei, o primeiro episódio é um deles.
Também tive alguns incomodos com as atuações. É um pouco conflitante, porque algumas cenas do JJ foram muito boas. Gostei bastante das partes de comédia e da forma como ele expressava suas reações às coisas do passado, do desenvolvimento dos sentimentos pelo Phop e da mudança de Nakhun para Klao. Nas cenas mais intensas, em que estava furioso, em momentos como o Klao na época do pai e em situações mais cotidianas, também achei que ele foi bem.
Porem, nas cenas mais dramaticas, em que precisava chorar ou demonstrar dor, a atuação me pareceu mais fraca. Tinha cena dele fazendo umas caras e bocas como se estivesse aos prantos, ai ele abria os olhos e estavam secos, as vezes as expressões pareciam um pouco forçadas. Acho que a direção poderia ter mascarado melhor essas limitações, não só do JJ, mas em geral, dos personagens com mais tempo de tela como o Latte e o Kim tbm. Porque dos principais, na minha visao, os atores do Cherd, Net e Harn me transmitiu um pouco mais de emoção. E olha que nem considero essa a melhor atuação do ator que faz o Harn, em Goddess Bless You from Death ele fez um vilão muito bom, por isso continuo achando que a direção não conduziu tão bem as cenas que exigiam mais emocionalmente dos atores. Posso estar falando besteira, porque não vi os bastidores e não sei como foi o processo. Também estou dando minha opinião com base no que vejo, não no que estudei, não sou especialista, sou apenas espectadora KKKKKKKK. Mas a impressão que ficou para mim é que os atores precisavam se virar sozinhos nessas cenas. Se conseguiam chorar, choravam. Se conseguiam transmitir raiva ou sofrimento, ótimo. Não senti uma coordenação mais forte por trás.
Reparei em alguns errinhos também. Teve umas duas cenas de atores olhando para a camera sem querer e alguns problemas de continuidade. Por exemplo, no episodio 2, quando eles estão na avore, em um momento a cabeça do Net está encostada no ombro do JJ, aí corta para outro angulo e aparece um espaço enorme entre eles.
Também senti isso na reta final da história, lá pelo episodio 11. As cenas de luta e a forma como alguns personagens seguravam a espada as vezes ficavam até engraçadas (mas ainda melhores que muitas cenas de luta da GMM kkkkk). Outra coisa foi a maneira como alguns conflitos se resolveram muito por conveniencia. De repente os personagens encontravam uma pista e coincidentemente aparecia alguém que viu tudo e resolveu contar. Sabe quando algo parece um grande desafio durante varios episodios e no ultimo tudo fica mais facil num estalar de dedos? Foi essa sensação que tive.
Mas, sinceramente, eu consigo ignorar tudo isso quando a história é boa. E a história foi boa. Então foda-se para mim se o vilão era canhoto e burro o suficiente para escrever ele mesmo um documento que poderia destruir a própria vida. E daí que os guardas ficaram esperando os vilões apontarem a arma e atirarem em vez de irem para cima para proteger os protagonistas? KKKKKKKKKK
Se a história, os personagens e o romance funcionam, eu fecho os olhos para o resto.
E falar de romance, me lembrou de mais uma coisa que eu mudaria, com certeza é o desenvolvimento do casal secundario. Na minha opinião, eles não tiveram um desenvolvimento tão bem feito nem tempo de tela suficiente. E aqui foi diferente de Khemjira. Em Khemjira, eu preferia o casal secundario e curtia mais a trama deles do que a do casal principal. Já em Love Upon a Time, eu amei o casal protagonista e gostei de poucas coisas do secundario.
Achei que a mudança do Jom foi muito brusca de um episodio para o outro. Foi rapido demais o jeito como ele decidiu se abrir e criar coragem. Quase tudo envolvendo os dois me pareceu pouco trabalhado. Com tantas horas de serie, acho que dava para ter dado mais destaque e desenvolvimento para eles. Porque o personagem do Jom havia MUITAS camadas maravilhosas pra desenvolver, e todo o incomodo das pessoas pelo Kaew exalar "feminilidade". E espero muito que LatteKim ganhem um BL de época no futuro, porque o Kim fica bonito demais com roupas tradicionais.
Acho que foi isso o que eu não gostei. Em geral eu amei muito. Gostei que a trama deu bastante destaque nas questões sociais da epoca, principalmente a homofobia e as dificuldades que existiam para relacionamentos entre pessoas do mesmo sexo. Também gostei do destaque dado ao casamento igualitario. E, mesmo sendo personagens de 400 anos atrás, eles não foram escritos de forma passiva. O Phop por exemplo, era muito decidido sobre sua sexualidade e estava disposto a enfrentar os conflitos que surgiam por causa disso. E toda a edição do final com eles se casando enquanto mostraram cenas de 400 anos atrás, das pessoas perguntando como eles pretendiam ficar juntos sendo dois homens... dá vontade de chorar só de lembrar. Fiquei com apego nessa historia, nos personagens, principalmente no Nakhun. Amei muito o Nakhun, JJ exala carisma. E adoro quando um personagem é tão legal que ao ver o ator eu sinto que não consigo desligar ele do personagem por um tempo.
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ภพเธอ (Love Upon a Time Series) 8/10
ภพเธอ (Love Upon a Time Series) เป็นซีรีส์วายแนวพีเรียดแฟนตาซีและข้ามเวลา ที่เล่าเรื่องราวของ "ณคุณ" ชายหนุ่มจากยุคปัจจุบันที่ย้อนเวลากลับไปยังสมัยกรุงศรีอยุธยา จนทำให้ผู้คนในยุคนั้นเข้าใจว่าเขาคือ "เกล้า" ชายหนุ่มที่หายตัวไปอย่างลึกลับณคุณจึงต้องสวมบทบาทเป็นเกล้า และค่อย ๆ แก้ไขปมปริศนาต่าง ๆ ที่เกิดขึ้น ทั้งเรื่องราวในอดีต เหตุผลที่เกล้าหายตัวไป รวมถึงความจริงเกี่ยวกับครอบครัวของเกล้า เพื่อค้นหาหนทางกลับสู่ยุคปัจจุบัน ขณะเดียวกันความใกล้ชิดระหว่างเขากับ "หมื่นภพ" ก็ค่อย ๆ พัฒนาเป็นความผูกพัน และกลายเป็นความรักที่งดงามท่ามกลางอุปสรรคมากมาย
โดยรวมแล้วถือเป็นซีรีส์ที่มีพล็อตน่าสนใจและมีความแปลกใหม่ การนำเรื่องราวการข้ามเวลามาผสมผสานกับบรรยากาศในสมัยอยุธยาช่วยสร้างเสน่ห์ให้กับเรื่องได้เป็นอย่างดี อีกทั้งยังมีปมปริศนาหลายอย่างที่ชวนให้ติดตาม ไม่ว่าจะเป็นเหตุผลที่ณคุณย้อนเวลาไปในอดีต เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นกับเกล้า หรือสาเหตุที่บิดาของเกล้าถูกประหาร ซึ่งล้วนเป็นองค์ประกอบที่ทำให้การดำเนินเรื่องน่าติดตามและชวนลุ้นอยู่ตลอดเวลา
ในส่วนที่อาจเป็นข้อสังเกตสำหรับผม คือการใช้ภาษาของตัวละครในยุคอยุธยา บางช่วงยังให้ความรู้สึกไม่ค่อยเป็นธรรมชาติเท่าที่ควร แต่ก็ไม่ได้ส่งผลต่อความสนุกของเรื่องมากนัก และยังสามารถรับชมได้อย่างต่อเนื่อง
ด้านการแสดงถือว่าทำได้ดี นักแสดงทุกคนสามารถถ่ายทอดอารมณ์ ความรู้สึก และความสัมพันธ์ของตัวละครออกมาได้อย่างน่าเชื่อถือ โดยเฉพาะฉากที่ต้องแสดงความผูกพันและความรู้สึกระหว่างตัวละครหลัก ซึ่งทำให้คนดูสามารถอินไปกับเรื่องราวได้ไม่ยาก
สิ่งที่ผมชื่นชมมากที่สุดของเรื่องนี้คือการออกแบบงานสร้าง ไม่ว่าจะเป็นบ้านเรือน เครื่องแต่งกาย ขนบธรรมเนียม และวัฒนธรรมไทยที่ถ่ายทอดออกมาได้อย่างสวยงามและมีรายละเอียด ทำให้ผู้ชมได้เห็นเสน่ห์ของวัฒนธรรมไทยในรูปแบบของ Soft Power อย่างชัดเจน
นอกจากนี้ งานภาพและการถ่ายทำก็ทำออกมาได้ดีมาก มุมกล้องสวยและช่วยส่งเสริมอารมณ์ของเรื่องได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ โดยเฉพาะฉากความสัมพันธ์ของตัวละครที่ถ่ายทอดออกมาอย่างมีรสนิยม ดูสวยงาม เข้ากับอารมณ์ของเรื่อง และไม่มากจนเกินความจำเป็น
ในส่วนของเพลงประกอบก็เป็นอีกหนึ่งจุดเด่นที่ช่วยเสริมบรรยากาศของซีรีส์ หลายเพลงมีความไพเราะและเข้ากับอารมณ์ของแต่ละช่วงได้เป็นอย่างดี
โดยสรุปแล้ว ภพเธอ เป็นซีรีส์วายไทยอีกหนึ่งเรื่องที่มีทั้งความโรแมนติก ความแฟนตาซี และปมปริศนาที่ชวนติดตาม ผสมผสานกับงานสร้างที่สวยงามและการแสดงที่น่าประทับใจ จึงเป็นอีกหนึ่งเรื่องที่ผมอยากแนะนำให้ทุกคนได้ลองรับชม
⭐ คะแนนรวม : 8/10
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When love trascends Time…
Love Upon a Time is a drama that I stumbled upon completely by accident. On the very first day it started airing, it appeared in my recommendations. I watched the trailer, then the pilot, and it immediately caught my attention. Given the apparent richness of its world and the themes it seemed to explore, I told myself it would be wiser to wait until the series had finished airing before watching it properly. As usual, I then had the brilliant idea of simply “checking the temperature” by watching a few minutes of the first episode. Naturally, I fell straight into the trap. I liked what I saw, then I watched the entire episode, then the next one, and before I knew it, I was trapped in the dreaded weekly viewing curse for the next three months. Despite having my patience tested on a regular basis, I do not regret this adventure for a single second.That being said, I do have a few reservations about the overall tone of the drama. Considering the historical setting, which is relatively rigid and traditional, I was expecting something a little more serious. My deeply masochistic tendency to enjoy stories that rip my heart out would probably have appreciated a bit more emotional brutality. Some situations that could have been genuinely tragic are often approached with a surprising amount of lightness. I am mainly thinking about Nakhun’s extremely flamboyant personality and the way certain characters eventually accept the protagonists’ relationship rather quickly. There is still rejection and resistance, which remains believable for the historical context, but watching parents accept within a single episode that their heir has fallen in love with another man occasionally felt a little rushed. I felt the same way about the ending. When Phop is left alone after Klao’s departure, the story remains relatively gentle despite how heartbreaking the situation actually is. In the same vein, I would have found it incredibly emotional if the return to the present had been more difficult. If Nakhun had been forced to win Phop over again, perhaps even facing the possibility that he might never remember their story. My poor heart would have suffered tremendously, but a part of me probably would have loved every second of it. Still, my initial reservations eventually became secondary because this lightness is also an essential part of the drama’s identity. And to be fair, Nakhun is absolutely hilarious. Between his legendary bad luck constantly creating disasters in the present, waking up four hundred years in the past, desperately trying to escape servants like some Thai version of Jack Sparrow, and his endless ability to test Phop’s patience with every new disaster he creates, I laughed constantly. This comedic side brings genuine balance to the story and is probably one of the reasons I became so attached to this world. Because beneath its lighthearted exterior, Love Upon a Time ultimately tells a remarkably engaging story. It combines reincarnation, time travel, an investigation involving the opium trade, several mysteries that gradually unfold, and above all, a romance that completely charmed me from beginning to end.
I have always had a weakness for slow burns, but historical slow burns are truly my greatest weakness. Here, the traditional Thai setting brings something particularly beautiful to the romance. The dialogue often feels almost poetic. The characters speak with a delicacy and lyricism that give their conversations a unique charm. In fact, I would have loved to understand all the nuances of the old dialect and the wordplay that were probably lost in translation. Because sometimes they say things that are incredibly sweet. Or completely ridiculous. It would be impossible not to mention Phop and his romantic metaphors, which range from genuinely poetic to spectacularly absurd. His famous comparison involving a war elephant ready to return to battle will probably remain engraved in my memory forever. Ancient Asian sexual metaphors are truly an experience of their own. But what touched me most was the sincerity of their love. I have always had a soft spot for protective characters capable of incredible selflessness when it comes to the people they love, and Phop checks every single box. His love for Klao is unconditional. Yes, he occasionally has a tendency to watch over him a little too closely and tries to shield him from everything, but he gradually learns that loving someone also means allowing them the freedom to make their own choices. And honestly, how could I not fall for a character like that?
For his part, Nakhun had promised himself from the beginning that he would never get attached. He knew perfectly well that this story could only end badly. He knew that sooner or later he would return to his own era. He knew that a future together was impossible. And yet, despite everything, he falls in love. That is probably what makes some scenes so devastating, particularly when he confesses his feelings while insisting that their love can never truly exist. As the story progresses, however, he gradually begins losing his sense of belonging between his present life and Klao’s past. Once his memories start returning, it almost feels as though their two souls slowly merge together. Little by little, he forgets that he does not belong in that time period and that he could disappear at any moment.
I also appreciated the importance given to the supporting cast. Every character serves a purpose and contributes in some way to the progression of the story. Jom and Kaew are probably the best example of this. In the present, they are already close friends of Nakhun. In the past, however, they are complete strangers. Yet over time, he unconsciously rebuilds that same friendship through Klao. This leads to some genuinely beautiful moments, especially when they come to rescue him and embrace him. It may seem like a small gesture, but emotionally it carries a great deal of weight.
While the romance takes center stage, the plot itself should not be overlooked either. It remains relatively simple, but it is constructed well enough to keep the audience invested. From the very beginning, several questions encourage us to keep watching. How did Klao die? Why was his father executed? Who was responsible? Personally, I figured out the culprit fairly early on. The clues were subtle enough to remain believable while still being noticeable enough to raise suspicions. Yet that never prevented me from enjoying the gradual unraveling of the mystery. Each episode brings new revelations, and the stakes continue to grow larger. Not to mention the relentless cliffhangers that made the weekly wait particularly painful.
Finally, I have to talk about the production itself. Like most Domundi productions, this is an exceptionally polished drama. The sets are beautiful, the costumes are stunning, and the cinematography is gorgeous throughout. Visually, it is a real feast. The cast is equally impressive. Net once again showcases all of his charisma, presence, and ability to convey a remarkable amount of emotion through nothing more than a glance. As for JJ, he genuinely surprised me. For his first leading role, he does an excellent job and forms a very convincing partnership with Net. And of course… the sensuality. I honestly do not know why I convinced myself that this drama would remain relatively tame. Perhaps because the romance was built with such tenderness. Perhaps because I had simply chosen to live in denial. The warning signs were all there: soft lighting, translucent clothing, suspiciously intimate atmospheres… but in my mind, it was all going to end with a kiss followed by a tasteful fade to black. What incredible naivety. I had clearly forgotten which studio was producing this series. Right until the very end, I believed in my illusion. Right until the very end, Domundi reminded me that artistically sensual and beautifully choreographed love scenes remain one of their specialties. Between the very optional use of clothing, the surprisingly uncensored scenes, and the impressive chemistry of both couples, I can safely say I was not disappointed. If there is one thing this studio consistently delivers, it is that.
In the end, despite a few reservations about a tone that occasionally felt a little too light for the themes it was tackling, I can say without the slightest hesitation that I absolutely loved this series. From the very first episode, I was completely immersed in its world. I loved the romance, the characters, the mystery, the atmosphere, and every emotion it made me feel. For three months, I thought about this story almost constantly and obsessed over how it might end. I genuinely did not want it to be over, even if that meant enduring weekly frustration forever. I would have happily continued this journey alongside Phop and Nakhun for much longer. They charmed me in a way I never expected. This may not be the most objectively flawless drama I have ever watched, but it settled itself into my personal favorites with remarkable ease. And for that reason alone, it has more than earned its place in my heart.
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La serie del NetJJ y el LatteKim
La serie es bastante buena, la forma de ejecución está increíble, como se puede diferenciar fácilmente en que tiempo se está hablando, me gustó como hablan de la cultura tailandesa y como se va aprendiendo de ella, la química entre todo el reparto (no solo entre los shipps)es de las mejores, genuinamente parecen amigos, familia y demás , tiene increíble historia que hasta ahora han sabido Manejar, revelando hechos de poco, pero que sean útiles para sus no resulte tedioso de ver , si tienen la oportunidad véanse Love Upon a Time todos los viernes a las 9:30 hora Ecuador, se van a divertir y les encantaráWas this review helpful to you?
Review: Love Upon a Time (Ongoing Impressions)
Acting & Chemistry: NetJJ Never Disappoints!
One word for their acting: Amazing! Net and JJ are truly all-in for this drama. Especially JJ his performance here is truly commendable and has successfully made me fall in love. Their chemistry is undeniable; every interaction feels so alive, natural, and emotional. They’ve managed to bring their characters to life with such strength.
Plot: A Slow Burn That Requires Patience
It must be admitted, this drama features a slow-burn plot. Since it’s set in the past, the dialogue tends to be lengthy and uses archaic language. Coupled with translations that are sometimes a bit complex, there are moments that might feel a bit boring or heavy to follow. But if you’re patient, every conversation actually builds a strong foundation for the story.
Visuals & Audio: Top-Notch Cinematography and Costumes
The technical aspects of this drama are absolutely top-notch!
Cinematography: The use of warm color tones makes the visuals feel very aesthetic, high-end, and perfectly captures the atmosphere of the past.
Costumes: The details of the traditional clothing are absolutely stunning and fit the actors perfectly.
OST: The background music is also fantastic and always succeeds in making the scenes even more dramatic.
Why Should You Watch This Drama? (A Message for New Viewers)
For those of you who are still hesitant to watch because of the historical setting, trust me, this is really good and a must-watch! Even though it’s set in the past, the story still feels plausible and relatable. Why? Because the main character comes from the future—a time period identical to our own. So, we can experience the perspective of a modern person who’s been transported back in time.
Preliminary Conclusion
Even though the drama isn’t over yet, its moral message is already coming across very strongly. Exploring same-sex relationships in the past highlights just how difficult, taboo, and painful it is to love someone in an era when such relationships were looked down upon.
This is where Nakhun’s (JJ) character plays a crucial role as a person from the future. He is there to open the minds of those around him. For example, characters like Jom and Kaew, who are afraid and feel “strange” because they are attracted to the same sex.
Nakhun’s presence gradually shifts their perspective, helping them realize that their love is valid, and the struggle against social stigma in that era is portrayed in a truly heart-wrenching way.
Even though we’re only halfway through the story and I still have to wait until the final episode to see how all this struggle ends, this drama has already proven itself to be more than just your average romance. The combination of heavy social conflicts, NetJJ’s outstanding acting, and visually stunning scenes makes Love Upon a Time one of the best dramas out there it would be a real shame to miss it. I absolutely love it.
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In short, it's a total chef's kiss! After finishing the Japanese BL "School Trip", this is the second BL that I truly appreciate. Having been on a hiatus from watching BL since 2022, I'm so lucky to have found this hidden gem. Thank you to all the actors, director, screenwriter, and the crew working behind the scenes—I could really see their hard work and dedication while watching this drama. So, for those of you reading this review, this is honestly a great drama overall. I highly recommend it. Please watch it and share your thoughts!
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Love upon a time
Menurutku sendiri series mereka sangatlah bagus, dari setiap alur cerita yang dibuat begitu detail, cara para pemeran diseries ini acting pun tidak diragukan lagi, sangat lucu untuk kak jj dan sangat tampan untuk kak net di series ini, serta lattekim yang menggemaskan, jadi series ini worth it untuk ditonton dan harus ramai yang menonton tidak akan menyesal menonton series ini, aku tidak sabar menantikan episode selanjutnya. Series ini sangat² bagus pokoknya, ini menjadi series favoriteku sekarangWas this review helpful to you?
