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Soo Jung is a orphan who tries to survive in a harsh world. She is the tour guide the other main-characers meets in Bali, and it changes everything. I loved how complex she was, how darn pitiful and how she made selfish decisions. It would have not worked out if it weren`t for how much heart the actresss portrayed into the character. She is streetsmart, knows when to take advantage and could be selfish when it came to her greed. But she was nice, grateful, strong. A bit lost sometimes, but she pulled it thorugh. That ending though...ah the ending.
Jae min was the real star in this drama. Omg, what a passionate, mad, and violent character. I totally loved him! Never a boring moment with him. The way he naturally fell in love with Soo Jung and wanted to do anything to keep her. He wanted her by his side. The way he would break down in front of her, begging for her affection. Just broke my heart. I love it when he does find the inner man inside of him, and wants nothing of life if it has not Soo jung in it. He slowly started to go insane after he lost her. Never realizing that she may have given him something she said she would never want to give him. That ending...oh lord.
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It is a trainwreck, a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. We have a Anti-hero named Pummared (played by Pong Nawat) that is handsome, arrogant,clever, manipulative and so seductive that he is able to catch the heart of three sisters. His game of deception and seduction for his quest for revenge is a highly addictive journey-because you keep wait for the axe to fall. For him to break apart and realize that it is him who has been deceieved all along-his whole life. He was groomed for this plan of revenge, it was all he knew. All he thought he was destined for. And it was all a lie. He ruined the life of three innocent sisters for a lie.
Between the three sisters, it is the middle sister Noy (played by Pimmada Boriruk) that cathes him by surprise. He finds himself unwillingly falling for her sharp spirit and honesty and beauty. She knows his game and wants none of it. (there is a moment between them i find so darn romantic: its the nightscene with the fireflies,ahhhh) But at a moment of choice halfway through his journey he still chooses revenge...and that love gets lost to him forever. He marries the oldest sister and leaves her the first night-having taken all her shares of ownerships from her. He also made the youngest sister his secret mistress/wife and even made her pregnant. This is not only it people, this is a catastrophe of all hell dimensions, where every decision has its consuquences.
Pong Nawat at the early stage of his career was still finding his style in acting, and i feel like he did such a great job at portraying a flawed character like Pummared who knew no better than acting on revenge-and being cunning and heartless enough to do ANYTHING to get to his goal. His character is still so darn tragic in its essence. Its like the Frankenstein in some sense. He was groomed into thinking the way he does by his father, and when he still hesitated his father was there to manipulate and lie to him again. He was so torn, so darn broken. He knew it would ruin his life, that he never would be free. Ah, what a tragic hero he became. This story broke my heart.
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I will say, this came out before the airing of F4 Thailand and raised the viewers expectation after the trailer. We knew and felt that this version would bring something special to this old saga. Our guts told us right. It is special. In just 16 episodes this remake managed to turn my soul upside down. It is one of the best dramas i have ever seen in my entire life. Bright portraying Thyme and telling about his feelings of his character made me tear up a little, it is obvious however tiring it may have been, Bright sincerely cared about his character Thyme. Tu Tontawan is such a stunning lady, and thought her perfectly fit for Gorya.
Rest of the cast did a terrific job also! 10/10 stars for me, even for being a proluge movie. This is where it Began.
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This drama was not easy to watch since it really explored rather sad topics like HIV,AIDS,prostitution,divorce, infidelity,death and abortion.Masaki is a young girl lost in her life with a family that live their own lives and friends who does same things over and over.Not to mention how usual it is that Tokyo high-schoolers sells their bodies for things they want.(i can imagine how normal this was in the 90s).Masaki refuses to believe that this is all to her life and i love how she questions it.But she is truly passionate when it comes to listening to the lyrics Keigo has composed,in which she feels the pain and loneliness Keigo suffers.Keigo is a irresistible force who finds the means of living when he meets the carefree Masaki.I love how he stayed true to her as a friend,then later lover and then as a husband. It was so bittersweet watching how these two tried to overcome all the obstacles and refused to leave each other to the bitter end.
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"Miracle of the Heart" is a beautiful,gripping and agonizing romantic drama about the meaning of life and power of love.A dying person has to have a reason to live for,or else is bending on self-destruction.The rebellious and rich heir Techo (played by Sornram Theappitak) is a man who lives life like there is no tomorrow.He hates the world,and mostly and sadly...hates himself.Its sad watching him destroy himself and everyone around him,life for him is a prison he wants escape and he does that in risking his life in every dangerous deed there is. But his life changes instantly when he meets the cheer-ful and lively Morin (played by Suwanan Kongying) who dreams of opening her own gallery.Techo`s personal doctor Sakarin decides to hire Morin for her to teach Techo art-a way to use teraphy for peacefulness in himself.Techo and Morin despise each other for their differences,but Techo can`t help but open his eyes to the heart of Morin...her grace and beauty something he can`t ignore.He falls fast and hard for her and decides to win her heart but faces heartbreak when he realizes she loves her older step-brother Methin (played by Louis Scott) who has opened up a boy-orphanage called Moon-Light House so that the orphan boys can escape the danger of being involved with drug dealers.Techo will have to go through hardships to finally deserve the love of the only woman he have ever loves,and that journey for me was full of anxiety,tears,laughter and cute-ness!!!
I have heard great deal of the koo-kwan on-screen couple Sornram and Suwanan,they were one of the greatest on-screen couples over a decade ago and have starred in many soap operas together.I understand why many viewers lost sleep while watching their lakhorns during that generation,cuz their chemistry on-screen is magical and mind-blowing!!!Like literally i was so awed by them that i couldn`t stop watching this lakhorn for 2 days now.The villians in this one is so annoying that i wanted to pull my hair off and then strangle them to death!Techo had almost everyone wanting to steal his inheritance,and the way he always kicked Pim out was hilarious to me.I mean,he is so indifferent and ZERO interested in her..get a CLUE for godsake!!!
The acting is on point,all actors did great job and i also liked watching the boys in the Moon-light House and how they warmed up to Methin,Pong and the Master and fought against the drug-dealers.How they also got close to Morin was also wonderful to watch and their loyalty to her.This drama for its time is very well done romance-wise and plot-wise and has a classical feel to it.The music is wonderful and describes the anguish well in how Techo suffers for his mistakes and how his heart breaks every time Morin steps on it.He loves her desperately that it pained me to watch sometimes,and one of the high Points of it is how it made me cheer for him!
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"Tawun Thud Burapah" is actually the best crime/action lakhorn i have ever watched.It presents the intense dynamic between two fullblooded brothers, the hot-tempered and insurgent Burapa Pongpitak (played by Son Yuke) and his older justice-seeking brother Tawan Pongpitak (played by Pong Nawat).Because of one fatal decision from Tawan destroyed the life of Burapa,and in its course they become two opposite forces that clashes in their different principles and ideologies of what is right and wrong. Tawan`s journey of earning his brothers forgiveness and Burapa`s journey of joining the dark road where he will have no return.I loved every scene with the brothers,especially the angst Burapa`s character delivered.His raging desire for vengeance...trying desperately not to lose his ounce of humanity.Fate made him find light in his beloved Preecha Amongsakorn (played by Pango Jintanutda ),a striving painter and a woman who dares to love him.
There are many great characters from both side of the law,and many of them even died which broke my heart.Almost nothing is black and white in this tale where two brothers rage battles against each other.Its epic,heartbreaking and addictive to watch.In my opinion,of all these characters it was Son Yuke`s performance as the eccentric Burapa that captured me,i was so awed by him and i will say i have never seen any better performance from Son Yuke than in this lakhorn.Damn,he was so badass and sexy that i wanted to eat him up!Lucky Preecha for capturing his heart!
(By the way,i was so surprised when Preecha sung the song "Black Sea" from the lakhorn Game Rai Game Ruk,i love that song so much!!!)
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I actually never planned to watch this until i stumbled upon a Mv in Youtube.Thinking how good Lee Wan looks (i was not particularly a Fan of Shin-hye) i just HAD to watch this Drama,despite guessing this is a tragedy.
Already from the first moment there is a hint of sadness...of how it all will end.But for the imagination of it you try to hope,and that hope grows greater when the main-leads first glance at each other.
Park Shin-hye deeply expressed the purity and innocense of Hana,and her optimism for life.Reuniting with her "Stairway to Heaven" co-star Lee Wan who plays the introverted step-brother Yoon Suh.Lee Wan is captivating in the role,and you just Can't take your eyes off him when his piercing eyes shows pain and love from his deepest soul.Hana and Yoon Suh are star-crossed lovers,and in life all they ever wanted was to be together."Tree of Heaven" is a heavenly tear-jerker about life,sacrifice and love.Its so raw and meaning-ful, and brings unforgettable songs to the whole melodrama and romance.This is a classic that will stay true to my heart forever...!
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For 15 years our Male Hero, the night-club owner Sila Wisaetworawade have waited for a right time to start out his quest for revenge.He is respected and feared by everyone underneath and over his status, and has come to be a mastermind in both business and crime. He makes a deal with his aunt Mam, that if the villains still doesn`t get their karma and continues to murder people,he will wait no longer to take a step to create that karma against them himself. Its his step-mother and half-brother he wants to punish...and in turn that quest for revenge also turns into an obsession. The only one who stands in his way, is his reunion with his child-hood friend and the only human being who always treated him with kindness, the now bold and bright architect Mintra Kanaseegoon who finds his very resemblance to her once a dear child-hood friend Tor. Sure they are the same persons she is stubborn with insisting that its the same Tor who drowned to death that same horrific night. But in this journey of wills and fights...the bond between Sila and Mintra surfaces into a blooming love neither of them could ever resist.
Every episode meant a lot to me, and to watch the character developements of Sila is a trip i could never get tired of. Tor`s performance as the cold-hearted,ambitious,deceptive seducer and a gamer as Sila is sexy, charismatic and beautiful all at the same time. After seeing Tor`s performance in the romantic fanatsy comedy "Leh Lub Salub Rarng" in a supporting role, a saw a lots of potential from him as a actor and entertainer...and damn how happy i was for him to prove that potential in a as complex Anti-hero role as Sila in "Hua Jai Sila". He carried on a weight of pain and loneliness that showed in Sila`s eyes. He had lost everything because of his step-mother...even his own identity after she tried to kill him. He is like a hell-bent bitter man that are suffocated in this world of principles and glamour he now lives in. I love that his aunt Mam was the one who could bring true warmth to this cold-hearted young man...and as he said:she was the reason he could live on and not get full head mad and self-destructive. But in the mean time his beloved soulmate Mintra is the only one who could distract him,capture his mind in a sense no one else could, fill him with real happiness and make him open his heart for the whole world to see. She became his heart, and without her he would never be able to live.
Ferny`s acting as Mintra is honest. She showed how naive and selfless Mintra are, and how supportive and protective she is of her family. Her devotion to her evil half-sister despite the abusiveness and harsh bullying she receives from her, Mintra never wavered in her love for her. She is indeed a curious creature who takes decisions without thinking, which always gets her in trouble...but that`s the idea of giving more drama to the whole story i guess. She spends many episodes of hating Sila, because he is the result of her unhappiness, but i am glad that when she fully understands him..she stick to his side and never leaves him no matter what. These two people comes from the same backgrounds, both being born because of an affair. The bond is there the second they reunites many years later...and the undenyable amazing chemistry between Ferny and Tor is also one of the reasons this show has come to be such a fascinating experience. Every dialuge, touch,kiss and glance between them as Sila and Mintra are gold to the extreme. I am NOT kidding about that!
As for the villians...OH MY GOD what a despicable psychopaths the step-mother and the half-brother was! No wonder Sila hated them to the death and wanted to make them suffer blood! Both mother and son were heartless, narcissistic, black-hearted murderers who looked down on everyone. While i also think the son deserved his ending 100 %, i found the character of the evil step-mother Sida (played by Siriam Pakdeedumrongrit) was really well-developed and had a depth as she indeed in a way was a unique sort of villian. I also have to mention what a powerful Siriam acted as Sida and how perfectly she showed the mightyness and evilness of Sida. She is a pride and strong woman who is a surviver and fighter in her heart. All for wrong reasons of course, but she is a woman who however evil...do appreciate goodness. She herself admits that she lost her heart the moment she found out that her husband had an affair and has a bastard child with that mistress. She points out that Sila`s mother and aunt both are dead peacefully, while she still has gone on living with a dying soul and tormented heart. Sida herself is a well-made villain herself too, and while i do not condone her for what she has done...she does indeed get the punishment she fully deserves. I just have to mention again how wonderfully the actress acted as Sida- a worthy villain indeed.
Great acting by everyone in the whole cast, skill-ful directing and wonderful story-line that develops in a different way than how the older version did.I also love the background music, especially "I need to get you out of my head" and the old song (that is from the older version that also shows in this 2019 version sung by Tor) " Hua Jai Kong Ter".This is a slap-kiss romantic thriller drama...so expect lots of forced kissess, burning chemistry, sexy romance, murder, games of win or take,jealousy, heart-break, badass sexy hero...and a brave heroine who dares to love him.!
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I have watched quite a lot of thai lakhorns, and this one is without a thought the most different one.The build up in the romance is very slow, and the melodramatic element isn`t as crazy as its usually are in lakhorns.This lakhorn could easily have been another "Kluen Cheewit" drama, but with different circumstances and for Ittsara`s character to be a strong-minded one he keeps his senses alive and decide to keep on with his life without any grudges.Despite a very obsessed Nang Rai (second lead female) and a despicable villian, this lakhorn is very simple but it leads to a very heartbreaking conclusion that made me break into tears,and not stop crying for an hour.I don`t regret watching this lakhorn, as Aom and Ken put out incredible performances and had a very nice chemistry together-how they become friends to lovers is a natural and pure journey, and with the color-ful and funny family rooting for them and the little nephew Soda you will expect yourself a very fluttering and warm love-story.
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The brave-hearted sheriff Saran (Hero) have got his heart broken by his first love.To make him get over her his mother reminds another family of a promise they made many years ago,a arranged marriage between their children once they become adults.The family let their adopted daughter,the kind-hearted Rin enter the marriage.Both Rin and Saran slowly fall in love with each other,but their love will be tested when secrets,duties and a jealous ex-girlfiend come between them.
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There was to my relief not many side-characters to the story,and it unfolds in a fast pace that i liked.The directing,writing and acting are well done,especially when it came to the main-characters.This is a trainwrecky thai lakhorn,so expect lots of screaming,fights,love-triangles,slap-kiss, misunderstandings and evilness to the whole plot,and the greatest warning is that there is a scene where the hero rapes the heroine,hence he earns her bitterness throughout the story.His greatest mistake was that he raped her full well knowing that his younger brother Pinyoh also loves her.
I have only ever seen Bee Namthip in a Evil Nang Rai role opposite Kim and James Ji in "Buang Hong",so it came as a surprise seeing her in a victimized Nangek role in this lakhorn.Her portrayal of Arisaara Chunhagon made a spectacular character that showed the gentleness and caring,a poor young woman full of life and innocence.She is loved by many men because of her beauty and goodness,especially her male best-friend Pinyoh.But she meets her match in his older,mature brother Panin.Her savior and kindred spirit who hurt her,and she unknowingly also hurt him.Their bond will only grow stronger with time,despite the bitter hatred between them ,Panin and Arisaraa never could stop loving each other.
I have never seen Chakrit Yamnarm on-screen before this lakhorn,and i could understand why so many viewers loves him as an actor while watching him portray the wordly sophisticated heir Panin Nirapai. Chakrit oozed charisma and sexiness through Panin,with his wild "Heathcliff" looks,he simply stopped my heart with just one smile! Panin is a character that loves his family deeply despite their faults. Seeing the generosity from Arisaraa,it comes as a shocking surprise to him that there exist such goodness in this world,as he had been side-tracked to many times in his cynical world of money and power. He falls in love with his Arisaraa, and gets heartbroken when he realizes his beloved brother also love her. There is a savagery inside him that only Arisaraa can release, and only she can stumble him apart through pieces.Chakrit does well in expressing the longing and possessiveness Panin has for Arisaraa, the link between them are in their child,Pete. (That reminds me little of "Autumn`s Concerto") and i just love the angst and intensity between Panin and Arisaraa in the scenes between them. Their eyes says so much their mouths don`t dare to say.
I also wish Chakrit and Bee had another lakhorn together,because every scene with them are filled with electric chemistry!I want more more more with them!And i want to watch more lakhorns starring Chakrit too,he is not only handsome but a damn GREAT OF A HELL actor too!
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Took my breath away!!!!
I HAVE A FEVER!!My romance starved heart just yearned for a good romance drama like "The Prince is too Wild". This is a mini drama, but a kind soul put all the episodes together into a movie on Dailymotion in two parts. Worth every freaking second, especially involving the extremely strong, patient, badass, powerful and sexyyyyy male hero He Tingzhou and the way he oozed power and sex appeal just TOOK MY BREATH AWAY! The way he courted our innocent heroine Shuang Xu just gahhhhhh so darn sexy! The indecisive SML was a guy who could not entirely protect Shuang Xu the way he wanted especially if it was a threat against his parents in return, he was not a bad person and he did love Shuang Xu, but he is the hero who would sacrifice his love to save the world, while the more darker and sensual He Tingzhou is the villain who would rather burn down the whole world for his one true love. In his own words, not even God could come between him and the woman he loves.Was this review helpful to you?
Ling Xiao was such a good Anti-hero, his mezmerizing eyes and charisma......uff!
I can absolutely say i loved Part For Ever and have re-watched some heartstopping scenes over and over again.Its just such a well done enemies to lovers trope!!I just love the Male Lead so much, the tragic essence of him and how he knew deep down how doomed his fate was in this life. It was as if he always knew. I love how he hated to love his enemy, new bride to be. How confusing he felt, ahhhh my heart went out to him so many times.This is a terrific love-story for a short drama. I just enjoyed the journey of angst, action and romance.
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I watched it for Cavan Wen! Either way...the trainwreck!
This drama had one of my most beloved tropes which is the change of identity and of face surgery where our Male Lead thinks his beloved female lead betrayed him. He is a man bent of fury and hatred of the woman he once so desperately loved. He hurt her in all the way he knew to hurt her. It was heartbreaking to watch. He was only digging his own grave and he let his bitterness and jealousy consume him until there was no way left for her to actually forgive him when all secrets were revealed. And that ending....oh god that ending.Was this review helpful to you?
