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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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Fun Series with small twist
The series is overall very enjoyable. The down part was the very slow start of the characters. In the beginning, Phumjai was super annoying and overdid it with his obsession with Tammy, who I found annoying. He did slowly start to grow on me. I loved Yang and felt bad for his situation. The rest of the cast were interesting. I did wish they would have developed the characters more instead of focusing on Phumja's obsession with Tammy which was overdone. I loved Tag and Phojai relationship and wish they had more time to shine. The overall story was a fun idea, but it was not executed very well. The ending felt rushed when they could have done all that happened in the end to happen in the middle of the series, given the series is short. The ending should have taken a better route in showing more growth and development between the couples. The 2 couples are good and have good chemistry but wish they showed them more as couples than running around and chaotic storylines. Overall all i enjoyed the series and the cast but wish the series was done a bit better in telling the story.Was this review helpful to you?
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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So cute and funny - great actors
I find this story so cute and funny. Yes I can see how his obsession with a popular internet celeb at the beginning can be seen as weird but you find out why there is one later one in the series which makes it better. I love the cute humor and the fun actors. The main leads are both super attractive too!! I also love how good of cryers and kisses they are!! I cried a few times in this series !!Was this review helpful to you?
The CHEMISTRY
Listen. Was this show like 98% an ad comercial for products? Yes. However, the chemistry between our cast but especially our main leads *insert fire emoji*. If someone told me they were like in a deep relationship for years then I would believe it *insert crying emoji*.Yes the plot had some holes in it and felt rushed towards the end but I still enjoyed this drama nevertheless. Actually one of my favorites. It’s not even because it’s so good but man the main leads really made it that way for me lol. Like yes the younger male lead was quite annoying but he wasn’t as bad as the character in Tin Tem Jai so I consider that a bonus. Definitely gonna need more from our main leads!!!!!
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This series is awesome
I’m just in love with this series you must watch it at first I thought this drama will be boring but by each episode story gets better and better and omg their kiss scenes are erotic when you watch this drama you’ll get to know which kiss scene I’m talking about and I also love the story of this drama and I like the second lead couple also they both are so cute but the first one had immense chemistry omg you have to watch it guys this drama is awesome and actually I’m thinking I’m gonna rewatch this again and againWas this review helpful to you?
One of the Best Light-Hearted BLs
It has been a long time since I sang the praises for a light-hearted Thai BL, but this one richly deserves it. Except for a few weak spots (which I am choosing to ignore), this is one of the best, if not the best BL of this genre from Thailand in a long, long time. Although the story is nothing new, and it does have its ineffective moments, overall, it simply works because of the strength of its two leading men. And overall it was all done with grace, dignity, with a sense of beauty and quiet devotion. And one of the only times I can remember when we see an actual gay couple committing themselves wholly and fully to be together. Not just romantically but in every way. For this, this series deserves a special distinction. Kudos!Was this review helpful to you?
Boring and chidish
One of the ML obsession over Tammy just becomes really annoying.Their interaction is more childish than it's cute or funny. It's a pity since I find Dao really cute actually!
Just when I thought I finally get to watch a non-school setting BL, it turns out this is even more childish than a school setting BL
I can barely get pass episode 1.
It might just not be my style of comedy. Some might find it funny thou.
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