Love in Translation (2023)

Funny and Cute but confusing...

I found it funny and cute when they were bickering a lot but what I found was confusing was suddenly apparently Yang liked Tammy (I think that's her name) and he was so in love with her and stuff and I found the story good because it sort of moved slowly but what was confusing was how the plot twist was so random like suddenly Phumjai is the ex of tammy? and then I was so confused about it because then Tammy suddenly liked Yang back but then Yang was happy but was like hesitant sorta and then what I found weird was she gave up and stuff like that so Phumjai can be with him and all of it just makes me go 'huhh?' but other than that, it was a really good series I can't lie about that. The music isn't really catchy lol but the main thing is the show so obviously the music doesn't have to be so good. But really did enjoy this series.

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Watch for Daou and Offroad

I'm going to be honest, I only watched this because I liked Daou and Offroad in Century of Love. I didn't expect too much from this one, and it was exactly what I thought it would be - a sweet, cute BL with not too much going on. Based on the title, I did expect a little more.....translation? Or miscommunication because of language? But none of that happened.

Yang (Daou) is opening a business in Thailand, but because he's Chinese, he needs a business partner. He ends up in a partnership with Phumjai (Offroad), and though the two get off on the wrong foot, they end up opening a convenience store together. Phumjai just has one condition: Yang must teach him Mandarin so he can impress the popular Chinese influencer Tammy. As they work together and Phumjai tries to win over Tammy, feelings between Yang and Phumjai unexpectedly emerge.

Honestly, this show wasn't anything special. It was cute, it was fun, and hit a lot of major tropes in Thai BLs (including kidnapping.....which I still feel was unnecessary). Daou and Offroad have great chemistry, and I didn't feel like any conflict was too drawn out. If you're looking for a quick and light watch, this is a good one, but don't expect anything more than that.

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The series is actually quite good. No question with the chemistry of the leads because it is overflowing, I even got tired from silently screaming. It was going well not until the debt part, I don't know if its just me but it just seems off. I would love to have it continued to be about him liking Tammy, then realizing that he is not and opening a convenience store at the same place the father built his own before.
Overall, it was a cute series that you can finish in just a day. Would love to see more of Daou and Offroad.

Discovered the series because of Daou and his song so I rated the music higher, streaming the song for almost a month now.

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NOT A VERY GOOD STORY BUT NOT BORING

To be Honest , if this is a real life story and If I were PhomJai, I would leave Yang because of all the trouble he has in his life, even the fact that Phomjai was rich and have a super supportive parents and caring brother, I would never let a man like that ruin my life no matter how I like him. I was actually looking for a part where Phom Jai's parents must take him from P Yang and it was funny that even Phom Jai's Brother Phojai did not even blamed Yang for every thing that happened to them, like hello ! being abducted is a serious thing ! and they should have reported it to the police no matter what , well they have reported but there was no update from the police (even policemen in dramas are soooo damn slow and always late at the crime ! ), and even the fact that they later found out where P Yang was , it was s o absurd that they did not reported or have given the Police an update ! they reasoned that they will be in even more trouble but being abducted is a a big trouble itself !? and it was funny that I it was PhoJai, Phumjai;s brother who convinced P Yangs lender to leave them alone ! and where was the parents of P Yang ?? they only showed up when everything was better !? and they even have the guts the video call P Yang where as far as I've understood it was their family debt , it was too painful for P Yang to shoulder every thing and to have a pressure to pay all the 5M Baht ?? about PhomJai, it was annoying how much addicted he is of being Fan of P Tammy but I quiet understood it , but it was also absurd that P'Tammy was famous but she seems not famous , I don't know why I said that but based in the drama she was just live streaming and many views her but whenever she comes to the Convenient store she seems isn't famous .. and who did even made her character ? HAHA she was a gold digger and a player hAHHA, I did not agreed with what PhomJai said to P Yang when he asked him if Phomjai would still accept her in spite of her character-- that all of us have something we did not want everyone to find out , yeah that's right but what isn't right is that he still accepts him just because they met and what was that ? Phomjai felt that Tammy Trusted her ? everyone can do that ! HAHAHH. all in all I did not like that story at all AND this is all the negative things I have seen on the drama.
About what I like was the team ! specially Jae Bojii she was funny , I only felt a but irritated with the black guy but he was funny also ,,
I only liked the story of the brother of Phomjai, I like sad stories like that , like if I were Tag Phojais' boyfriend I would also feel the same way .. it was right and it was valid that Tag have chosen to have a break of their relationship, it was so so hard to be not proud of . and I also like the character of Phojai , and he is handsome by the way. and finally off course our only DaouOffroad ! like I am actually here because of them ! I just felt that P Daou's acting was not maximized here as on the Century of love but it was okay , and since every viewers here is actually here for the romance of DaouOffroad so , in that part Immana give them 10 out of 10 ! the both of them was great giving us butterflies in spite of the absurd story, they filled it with love so that we may not notice the story as a whole it was really bad . they really so cute together , their height and body difference is something else ! you know what I am saying ?? . so yeah that's all, I don't know If I would rewatch this one but maybe maybe I would do that , it was not boring after all.

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Simple Pining Love Story

**Brief Synopsis**
B (Employee): Phumjai
T (Boss): Yang

- Beginning: B and T work at the same convenience store with them also being business partners. T owns the store and B owns shares. T is chinese so when B needs to learn chinese to flirt with a girl, he goes to T. The more time they spend together, the more attracted T is to B and wishes they could be more. In the name of helping him get the girl, they go on dates so B will know what it's like to be on a date. By that point, it is obvious that B is also attracted to T but hasn't realized his own feelings yet and is still hung up on the girl. However, when he is on the date with the girl, he keeps thinking about T.

- Middle: B confesses that he keeps thinking about T when he is on the date and T, thinking this is B telling him he liked him, kisses B and B freaks out. He runs away and spends the next few episodes avoiding T, which hurts T deeply. After a while, B finally realizes that he actually likes T and gets together with him. They are happy for a while until T's past catches up to him. It is revealed that T is actually hiding from creditors. Realizing they've finally caught up to him, T breaks up with B, tells him he has no feelings for him and was only joking, in order to protect him. At first B doesn't believe if but when T starts acting like that, B slowly gives up, even deciding to give up his shares and leave the store.

- End: Just as B was leaving, T realizes that he'll probably lose the best thing in his life and goes to stop him and begs for him to stay. B, still in love with him, didn't ask for any apologies before accepting him and they get intimate in the store. Later on, T explains to B what was actually going on and B promises to be with him every step of the way. The story ends with them still in love and opening a company together.

**My Opinion**

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT:
- The actors playing B and T. Their chemistry was amazing and their interactions were cute and sweet. They also do a great job in portraying the affection between the characters.
- I really like the foreplay/flirting. B's reactions are very cute as well.
- The characters are very likeable despite each having their own flaws.
- The writing is okay. The story flows well despite the plot being very weak as all the attention is put on the development of their relationship. The story does well in portraying its bittersweet aspect. It's shot really well and we can really feel T's pain when he has to support B in getting the girl he wants when he wants B for himself.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT IT:
- Plot as a whole is ok but there aren’t any plot twists or memorable moments. It is however a very cliche and predictable plot.
- Use of lack of communication and misconceptions as source of angst is overdone. A lot of issues would have been resolved if B and T just talked to each other. T made the universal mistake of making B's decision for him, not even giving him the chance to stay with him. Because of this, T hurt B deeply. I felt that B forgive T too easily but I guess that's because B was desperate for a reason to stay and didn't care about the pain T put him through. The fact that T has given up on B so easily and had to wait until B was leaving to wake up makes me question the sincerity of his feelings.
- Acting is okay overall but there are some scenes that are awkward and some reactions can seem unatural. The scene where B finds out T has been kidnapped, the reaction looks very unatural; the actor failed to communicate the character's worry to the audience.
- The intimate scenes are relatively tame with focus on kissing.

**Conclusion**
An OK watch but probably won’t be revisiting.

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Good. Sweet.

Love In Translation is the first BL show of Daou and Offroad together and I really wanted to watch this show because I know that they are famous in Thailand and I saw them there when I first went there and did not know who they were but I will have to say that this is a really good start and I enjoyed this show so much. Okay, the story is about this Chinese guy who just moved to Thailand because of something mysterious but he is wanting to do business in Thailand so he needed someone Thai to help him with it and found one. They did not start okay with each other but the story progress until they become the lovers that they are now with the intense kissing scenes. Now, Love In Translation is a BL series that is trying to launch a BL couple which they did successfully and I will have to admit that the chemistry of Daou and Offroad is just really good. I am enjoying the moments that they have together because they really seem to be enjoying. Daou’s character is a bit more serious so the scenes where he smiles is what makes him so cute and lovable. I slowly fell in love with his character and I will have to admit that the reveal of what he is really doing there and how they were able to resolve it may seem to be a bit sketchy. I think that there is such a much better way to handle the storyline. I think that they really rushed the ending of that story but I can somehow forgive them because the flow of the story is quite good and it is really wanting to focus on them. Phunjai which I the character of Offroad had a stronger narrative with his huge crush on Tammy which pushed so much of the story to move and Offroad is really cute. I mean, the guy really looks like he is the kindest person on Earth. We also have a strong secondary couple in Phojai and Tag. They are really cute together and I wish that their storyline is somehow given more time to really grow but I am glad with what they did here. I will say that this show had ups and downs but a good mix of that really made this enjoyable to watch especially with the chemistry of the lead characters. I like how good the rapport felt and how they are just so sweet together by the end of it. There are some questionable plot storylines but we also had a good one here.

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tentaram fazer algo e não fizeram nada

posso dizer que esse é aquele clássico tipo de bl que vc assiste quando não tem nada de melhor pra ver.
o começo é consideravelmente interessante, aparenta ser um enemies to lovers mas acaba se perdendo muito ja no início da história, coisa que me fez desistir na primeira vez que assisti a um tempo atrás, mas resolvi dar a chance novamente pra ver se era realmente tão ruim e posso dizer que é até aceitável.

sendo beeem sincera o casal principal tem uma química muito boa mas a atuação do yang deixa a desejar em alguns momentos, creio que seja um pouco pela falta de experiência ou até pelo personagem dele ser meio fechado mesmo.
já o phumjai, na minha visão, se saiu um pouco melhor mesmo que ainda possa melhorar, porém não foi algo que tornou a experiência de assistir tão boa.

em relação aos outros personagens, parecem que só colocaram para preencher espaço.
a personagem da tammy poderia ter sido melhor utilizada causando mais impacto na história ou coisa do tipo.
o casal secundário nem sei muito o que falar, todas as cenas deles pareciam as mesmas sendo sincera, não me prendeu nem um pouco e olha que normalmente eu sempre gosto mais da dinâmica dos casais secundários do que os principais.

sobre a história... de começo me aparentou ser algo bem mais divertido e interessante do que realmente foi, parece que eles tentaram fazer algo e não fizeram nada.

mas enfim, não foi uma das melhores experiências ter assistido esse bl mas imagino que de certo pra muita gente, só não funcionou pra mim.
espero ver essa dupla em mais bl's !

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The story needs a little bit tweaking to match the perfect chemistry

*happy ending*

First of all, the main couple has fire chemistry. Even the kissings are so natural. Yang is also a great actor. I loved his crying scene where I can really see his lips tremble as he breaks down.
I hated phumjai's personality at first. The series being 8 episodes helped a lot in me not hearing another 'Tammy' come out in Phumjai's lips.
Tammy is soo beautiful, I really liked how her character is portrayed.
And, yes, my baby Ngern. I missed him so. That fanservice in episode 8 is chef's kiss hahaha.
Also, his acting is still top notch. I even cried in their breakup scene rather than the YangPhumjai one. Hoping to see more of him in the future.

All casts are really well casted and great that I felt somewhat disappointed that the story didn't utilized it more. Episode 8's first few minites was weird and ridiculous. The feeling of 'responsibility' towards money is also a bit stupid. Hello? There are rich parents over there. Can't even care to tell them that their son is kidnapped? Hello? Still owning it to responsibility? Urgh.

Still, I loved the OPness of Ngern's character. I hope they elaborated more on that as well and also Phumjai's chinese.

Casting and acting is really great on this one. I really liked that they really are speaking in chinese most of the time. I really felt the 'love in translation' part and that made this series great.

Hope they cast these actors in a more thought of series next time. Will still rewatch this though.

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The world needs more DaouOffroad in it!

There are few BLs airing now that get as much right as this one does.

Was it perfect? No..

But I think what is also important is the feeling we get from watching a good BL, and if we have good memories of it afterward that stick in our head.

Daou and Offroad have great chemistry built from years of friendship as band mates, and in LIT, it can make up for the little flaws in storyline, and other minor technical issues that this show has.

The entire cast put in some great performances, regardless of the sometimes over the top, goofy plot. The production value, cinematography, and OST were also pretty commendable.

I’m sure others can/will poke holes in the quality of this BL for this and that, if they try hard enough, but it really is subjective. As someone who has watched close to 200 BLs over the years, I will still put this in my top 20.

And lastly, I really hope Daou and Offroad have more projects together in the future!

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DaouOffroad chemistry and

This is my #1 show from 2023. The first episode was kinda bizarre, but it made me genuinely laugh so I kept going and I'm SO glad I did! The main couple are good actors and have excellent chemistry together (they're played by tpop idols Daou and Offroad). The supporting characters are fun, silly, and add value to the show.

The storyline is simple but solid. No glaring plot holes or inconsistencies. The drama knows what kind of a story it's trying to tell, and does a good job at not taking itself too seriously. There are emotional moments, comedy, great kisses, tension, family ties and friendships, overall this is a lighthearted and easy watch.

Yes, there is product placement, but it's cute and integrated into the story well. It's obvious there was money behind this project, so I'll take the pp in exchange for good sound, camera work, editing, all the production stuff that makes a quality show.

Love in Translation is worth watching for sure!!

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Can't Believe I Bursted Out Crying After Just Finishing The Series

I am writing this right after watching the final episode so I might be a bit emotional and my thoughts might change after some time, but they might also not so bare that in mind while reading my review.

Storyline/ Plot: First of all the series has 8 eps which I wish was more. But in my opinion, they managed to have a normal storyline, a peak moment (where everything gets complicated), kinda quick solution of the problem and a happy ending. I never got bored of it, never wanted to drop it (in fact I was always counting days to the new episode). Some might think the opposite but it wasn't rushed for me either. I don't like when it takes too much time to resolve the main problem. Everything was on time and on place for me. The main couple didnt kiss from first ep and then take time to confess either (unlike some gmm series) About plot, it wasnt something unique but I think they managed to add some spices to make it unique.

Cast: Okay, everyone was great but DAOU AND OFFROAD?? THEIR CHEMISTRY? IT WAS LITERALLY ON TOP! Ehm okay Im calm. All of their scenes together were so natural, especially the last episode where they were either hugging, patting each other's head, looking at each other with intense love and affection gosh!!! The other actors did an amazing job as well, loved how they had different interesting characters.

Overall: It was literally the first time that I started crying after understanding that it ended. I think I really got attached to the series and the characters. Everything was soo natural, i loved how they didnt make the main(?) female character a bad one. Instead, she kinda made them make moves to each others. No more comments, if you give it a chance, you might maybe question it in first eps but if you continue, you will like it for sure. You will even find yourself holding your screams while watching some scenes. You will find yourself smiling like a crazy for a good 10 minutes (final ep) you will hold your breathe, you will pause in between to make sure that you are actually alive. You will literally feel overwhelmed of the love that comes out of the screen of your device.

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