American Fan:
LITA-J I have a feeling I can tolerate this series only cuz I've seen LITA-Thai enough to know what's going on
My thoughts exactly. In this respects, it reminds me of the Korean remake of "Why R U?", i.e. anyone who didn't see the original would be pretty lost.
American Fan:
Is it a whole boy band in the series?
(re "ThamePo") Yes, it's the five members of LYKN playing the five members of the fictitious group MARS, plus Est Supha and some other GMMTV notables in supporting and guest roles. Although the five members of LYKN were the winners of "Project Alpha", GMMTV has been brewing this project for a long time, so I'm sure they considered acting ability when picking the five winners. Fingers crossed, but I have a feeling that "ThamePo" will be ten stars.
American Fan:
Interesting though, generally speaking, that the Japanese society doesn't appear to be as open to diversity of race, other cultures and people from other countries, etc.
Yes, this is one of many contradictory things about Japanese cultural norms (e.g. they believe one should loudly slurp noodles but not make other noises while eating).
Jadeheart:
That would be interesting to see if that's the case with Progress possibly joining with GMMtv.
To be clear, this was pure speculation on my part. This kid has great acting talent, but of course the GMMTV formula also includes dancing, singing, fan service ...