tomopiiro

So it's the Thai equivalent to the skibidi meme? AKA a localization. That means he didn't say "skibidi" hence why I put them in quotation marks in the first place.

I just checked the Thai subs and it's วัยรุ่นเซ็งเลย which isn't "skibidi" at all which was what I was referring to in the first place.

He didn't. It's just what the translators decided to put. He was probably using Thai slang that wouldn't make sense when directly translated into english. I'd love to know the context for that because I find it interesting.

If your reply was meant to be in a joking manner, I'm sorry, it's kind of hard for me to tell sometimes.

Okay, I need to know what the kid said in Thai, because he for sure did not say "skibidi" or "goated"😭😭

To me, this is just way too similar to the Thai version with some very minor changes here and there. It didn't really have its own identity IMO.

It's only those two episodes that have that discrepancy so far. The rest are more or less the same length give or take like 10-30 seconds (for the ads and the previews)

I have never been more confused. Why the hell do both episode 2 and episode 4 of the YouTube version have two whole extra minutes of runtime compared to the iQIYI version?

The first NC scene? Where Bison put his legs on Kant's shoulders? Or are you thinking of one from a later episode?

Which FirstKhao scene? Because I very vividly remember none of those scenes being cut on YouTube, but I could be mistaken.

That must be a newer thing because the most recent GMMTV series I watched on YouTube were definitely NOT cut in any way...

Okay, this actually had me go back and check, and can confirm at least the one at the beginning of episode 1 is a bit longer on iQIYI, however, the scene at the end of episode 4 is the exact same and for some reason the YouTube version of episode 2 is almost two whole minutes longer than on iQIYI so I have no idea what's going on anymore...

That could just be the editing that is different for whatever reason. I just did the math and the episodes are more or less the same length (taking the ads at the beginning of the YouTube version into account) except for episode 2, which is about 2 minutes longer on YouTube for some reason (all 4 parts on YouTube combined: 54:24 ; on iQIYI 52:29)
I think I'll conclude with both of them being uncut because they are definitely not the cut version that airs on GMM25.

Please see my previous reply. Unless there's an exception (like with Cooking Crush,) the uncut version should be available on YouTube.

I thought they always upload the uncut version to YouTube? When they say uncut version is only on iQIYI, they're referring to their Thai audience. Is there an exception this time around?

I personally know of two problematic Proms, and this Prom is definitely one of them.

Yeah... She has that effect on people.

Also, please do keep in mind that this is a MAME story after all lol

Okay, so it's been a hot minute since I watched the Thai version, but IIRC, Tongrak takes Mahasamut shopping on a whim because someone was looking weird at them. Ai vaguely references this is the Japanese version. Tongrak/Ai is also very tsundere-coded which explains his hot and cold behavior, and he's also trying (and failing) to emotionally distance himself from everything.
Also, I don't understand where you're getting the idea that Fumi bought the clothes for herself. There's a post-credits scene where she and Himeka are talking about how she even has to get Kaishin underwear.

Any BL that has the top calling the bottom "wife" and similar names against the bottom's wishes, really. One that sticks out in my head at the moment (but is faaaar from the only one) is TharnType.

The side couple in Shine are vers! Also about Pit Babe, I actually didn't really have an issue with the Mama/Papa stuff, because to me that was an obvious kink for both the characters. I DO however have an issue when it's portrayed as the top forcing "feminine roles" (stereotypically speaking) onto the bottom when he is clearly not comfortable with it, and I really feel like Charlie and Babe's dynamics differ there because they're both clearly into it, and you notice it from the very first time Charlie calls Babe "Mama". Is it still cringe? Definitely. But I think most kinks feel cringy when they're not your kinks.

Well, no. That was not their initial point. It changed into that when I started asking what exactly they meant by "Bcs in manga he top. And he look like top...in manga". After that it changed to "This is my way of emphasizing how poorly the actors were chosen." They originally said nothing about the actors, just that the character "look like top" in the manga. That part of their comment is redundant when they already said he was the top in the manga.

To pivot a tiny bit, this is exactly why I personally avoid checking out the original medium before watching the live action adaptation (where possible) because it creates biases and it sets certain expectations and I feel I won't be able to enjoy the live action fully. I much prefer going back and checking out the original version afterwards and "comparing" (for the lack of a better word) how the original creator's vision differs from the live action director's. Obviously not everyone likes doing it in that order, but for me, it makes me interact with the media in a different and more objective way and I find it more rewarding. Maybe there is a plot relevant reason why Hiro looks like a stereotypical top in the manga, and maybe my opinion will change whenever I do decide to read it, but based on previous experience, I do not find the latter point very likely. Of course we all like whenever the casting feels like the original character stepping out of the original work, but I don't think there's anything wrong with switching it up every now and again—especially when it (in my opinion) makes for a more interesting dynamic that we don't really get to see very often in BL.