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Yeah koojin fan meetings weren’t a thing in NY, MK peak era. NY had LOADS of events though where they were both presenters for products and events. So at those events it felt like fan meetings for them, I guess. Delulu is a good term for these LO fans. now they are criticizing Boy, the ent news...

@Amikou OMG those fans did that? That‘s ridiculous. I know they’re big but like the rare times I was on twitter I saw other fans being annoyed by LingOrm fans. It’s only during this calendar saga that I saw the extent of how annoyed others are by them. They made such a big deal of protesting the...

It’s doing well? That’s good. Happy for the fans and for the n’ek also because OMG she has the worst luck in having her shows frozen. I really don’t get ch3 often decided to not air shows that they have already finished shooting and editing. in the case of Nang Nak, they had even promoted...

The calendar is really boring OMG. Gave me the feel of me and my friends posing for pix in our rooms in the 90’s as teens. :risas3:

ah… I think this last part must be why. If not for this I think they would have continued to be quiet that seems to be Pope’s way himself… stay quiet, these things will pass. I saw parts of the rest you described on twitter but twitter is such a mess now I’m sure I didn’t see most of it. My...

Dang. Ch3 issued a statement warning against netizens making defamatory comments against Pope. How bad did it get to that the channel had to make such statement? I thought it was just obsessed & immature fans fighting each other online.

good point. I don’t know if my eyesight is going, but ch3’s calendar looks boring this year. In past years sometimes I got confused by their concepts or styling… but this year feels the most low-effort in terms of production.

I still don’t have tiktok lol. tiktok makes me feel real old. every video has all this fast talking voiceovers and it all reminds me of annoying ads and I make it a point to avoid ads. Haha Yeah if they’re comfortable with it I think celebs are on social media to make money. I suppose if they...

Strong rumours that Ch3 is conducting major retrenchment exercise by the end of the year, aimed at cutting about 30% of costs.

Anne T sounds like a typical Ch3 lakorn producer, honestly. But she’s making lakorn that she basically would want to act in, rather than what viewers want to watch. I haven’t watched a lakorn since last year’s Prom Likit. Just kdramas on various streaming services alone provide enough variety...

are we surprised? Thai media ran endless gossip news about Aff & Nonkul before they confirmed they were dating — throughout her father‘s funeral. They are brainless and heartless.

Because, it seems likely.. that this is not a “proper” investment scheme. It sounds like a scam… a get rich quick scheme that works like MLM system.

I think it’s cos traditionally One’s ratings was not always very high compared to Ch3 & Ch7? So they figured out how to gain their audience & revenue by not focusing on ratings? They also lacked mainstream star power. This has led them maybe to focus on creating dramas that sell better overseas...

They don’t seem to know or want to try is an accurate way of describing them. They don‘t realize that they’re in an era where people aren’t watching tv anymore, and isn’t likely to come back. We are in a streaming era now… if they do provide dramas that people do wanna watch, it’s likely going...

That‘s exactly what I’ve been saying for a couple of years now. i already think they have unimaginative scriptwriters, producers… and apparently the management is uncreative too? They currently have a HUGE stable of younger artists there and what are they for if they’re just going to only keep...

was that why netizens were arguing with pa jaew recently on twitter? I didn’t see what led to it but i was wondering why it was happening all of a sudden. This basically confirmed what I suspected but could see clearly. The only new shows that are put on air are the ones with their big names...

Secret of Us is not Ch3’s first GL series. Their first one was the one with Freen & Becky I think a couple of years back? That was a massive hit, and thus Ch3 made Secret of Us, and I think another one is going to be on air soon. It’s not my thing, but Ch3 seems to have found their niche with GL.

Yes… I really don’t get what Ch3 is doing. Plerng Boon is being rerun, but they’re going to start rerunning that Bella & Andrew’s lakorn too. Meanwhile there are completed lakorn which have their on-air date postponed. I already know they’re are slowing down on new drama shooting because they...

@rae I’m not surprised by that actually. Most artistes at similar age/life stage as him would slowly reduce their work time in showbiz too. Lakorn shooting is extremely time & energy consuming. And you can’t bounce back as easily the next day as you get older. If the script/role is not very...

Yes, I agree with @rae . Parents have the right to their opinion regarding their children, but don’t let their opinion be gossip fodder on social media, please. It’s worse that Nine’s mum is also in the industry, so she let her social media actions be gossip fodder that affects her son’s...

I respect her. Basically she thinks it’s none of people’s business. Janie also never spoke about her marriage. Not even to confirm whether she’s divorced.

Oh dang.. so Baifern was the celeb whose bf’s mom forced her to buy branded bags for her? I remember reading the blind item in passing ages ago. Nine’s mom is being like a lakorn MIL, man. This whole thing is playing out like a lakorn. I feel for all of them. But his mum really needs to let go...

I agree! No matter what professional achievements the dara has, the media seems to focus on their personal stuff. Are they dating? Have they split up? It’s annoying.

Gosh, Nine just held a press conference confirming that he and Baifern have gone back to being just friends. Confirms that they are neither angry with each other nor hate each other so will continue to be friends like they were before. They came to this decision after mutually discussing various...

I think Jui & Push had a successful IVF process previously. With successful treatment, it’s easier to have the next baby. Just praying for smooth, healthy pregnancy for her now.

I never understood the hype around Nine. I enjoyed his movie with Baifern but honestly I think the script and Baifern did most of the work there. His looks aren’t my thing but that’s subjective anyway. But judging from his work since then, I always thought he’s one of those who should just...

Good news for Push & Jui - she’s expecting again. Not so good news: intense breakup rumors for Nine & Baifern. Linked to his mum. Both Nine & Baifern have requested some time before they’re ready to speak about it. Meanwhile, I think his mum has kicked up enough of a fuss re: unconfirmed news...

One of my saddest réalisations in recent years is that if the likes of Mark & Yaya are being offered such dramas, then what is left for the B-list and newbies? Ch3 seems to have some sense though. I think someone realized they have completed dramas backed up and not aired yet so they have...

Last I heard his wife is not in the entertainment industry and preferred to remain private.

LOL I have the same approach to relationships! A friend asked if I prefer to keep it a secret. I’m like.. just cos I’m not posting every moment of my life on social media doesn’t mean I’m living in secret. Everyone who matters to us will know, I just don’t need the whole world to know my...

I suspected Matt was dating but the engagement came as a surprise. I like this approach to it. Announce relationship when they are about to marry. Typically what the Korean artistes do.

Congrats to Matt! She’s engaged. :)

Bella won an award at KCL awards yesterday and at the press conference after the event, confirmed her relationship. She seems happy so I guess we can be happy for her that she finally found someone who can make her happy. All the best to her but from now on I’d have to endure the gossip pages...

Most of the Thai celebs are just sharing their lives with fans online, and that’s their choice, sure. But I am concerned with some of them because they are earning from putting their kids in the spotlight, e.g. Matthew & Lydia, Beam Kawee etc. Earlier this year, there was online talk criticising...

@WeirFany as mentioned… Chompoo is still at Cannes and other international fashion week events cos of her connection to L’Oréal. I don’t think the company will drop her unless she gets into a huge scandal. I’m certain Chompoo has a lot of pull in the media to create bad publicity if L’Oréal were...

Thanks for the info, @neenavaj . I keep forgetting about her long-standing connection with L’Oreal. Her outfits at the event are hits on some years and miss on others though, IMO. But that’s normal for all celebs, I think. @bit I feel like Thai stars are involved with so many international...

Actually how come she gets to go to Cannes? It’s not like she has a movie often? I feel like most of the time it’s her daughter who gets attention on social media these days.

Well, if Gulf is really wooden… that’s kinda ironic since his character is Bomb’s son in the story. Lol Of all the junior Juthatep guys, only Mikey.. the one who plays James Ji’s character’s son so far has done well. To be fair, his is the second story and it just finished. No wonder he’s the...

When they were casting 4 Huajai… they did audition actors. Through the process the producers settled on who the leads should be. Those who didn’t get cast as leads got cast in supporting roles. Nowadays i’m not sure there’s still an audition process even for newbie actors. Other than that, I...

EXACTLY. Like for Prom Likit, the actors didn’t know how the script would be fully developed. Both Pope & Bella took on the roles based on their experience and faith with Broadcast and doing BPS. The actors, not even the leads, how the drama would end. And look how Broadcast screwed up that...

Yes! I thought that too. I mean, I’m not Buddhist so I wasn’t sure on what proper etiquette at such events was supposed to be. I just thought it wasn’t necessary that the guy and his family be there at that time. She’s smart, she couldn’t have not known what the implications of having media...

I do sense a bit of that from her and it makes me sense. And her fans enable that… “ohhh he’s so perfect for her cos he’s young and handsome and rich” bla bla bla whatever. Such a typical lakorn trope. There is an element of Bella’s personality who seem to love public adulation which makes me...

Mark is a senior actor who has some influence on which projects he takes. But which projects gets offered to him in the first place is done by the channel. If he doesn’t take what’s on offer, then he risks ‘disappearing’ from public view for a period of time (cos of no work). And considering he...

I feel like Thais give the titles of “hi-so” to rich guys and businessmen so easily, lol. But you make very good points there. Yeah the guy doesn’t need to work for a living and he has enough money to burn for a few lifetimes likely. But Bella built her wealth and success from scratch and has...

Would he try his hand at becoming a producer? Pope has said before that his interests doesn’t lie in becoming a producer. He has also said he’s tired of working in romance dramas. The problem is Ch3 really doesn’t know how to make good scripts that people today want to watch. I think their...

:risas3: But now that people know him… watch Bella might have to fend off rivals. That’s sadly how the world works today. I sound like I’m so negative. I really wish Bella will find happiness. But I’m also quite cynical and not some blind fangirl with hearts in her eyes. I think Bella is...

Bella’s bf might not be super rich, but his family is very definitely is. Amongst Thai hi-so families, this family is No 1 wealthiest in most lists I’ve seen. If you’re talking about “side-branch” of families then isn’t it more cos of their wealth being distributed across generations thing? Same...

Yes you made a good point there… it’s Bella who will have to face all this media now and in the future. But after someone else here brought up that issue about her bf’s business, I’m reminded of something else that makes me worried. Bella is talented, ambitious, good at her job and is a...

@*DramaCuties* That’s the thing… comedies can be interesting to watch. But at least they must first be smart dramas that happen to be comedic (like Two Hearts, BPS, Thong Ek/Mor Luang). The trailers for Mark & Yaya’s drama make it look like it’s a weak version of the comedy in 4 Hua Jai, which...

Is their drama a remake? Actually I wouldn’t mind comedy genre if it’s a smart drama? I feel like this drama gives the feel of an evening or daytime drama, and it’s totally wasting Mark & Yaya. I know for Thai dramas fans like to see certain stars work together cos of how they perceive their...

Yes… when I saw the trailer before the show went on air, I was like… why is the selling point of this drama just about this couple being caught in bed or kissing scenes? It doesn’t give a good impression of this drama… like… is this just how you create a drama? :confused: I was already annoyed...

I know they do, but I’d rather they don’t. It’s one thing when you’re a new or rising star doing it. But once you hit A-list, I think it’s not necessary. Sure let the channel do it, but on Bella’s own social media and channels I don’t think she needs to push it so much. I think for Prom Likit...

She hasn’t yet, and my feel is she has to be very careful how she ever speaks about him in public (if ever). She cannot present herself as being too forward/confident… her usual jokey way with reporters joking about love life can be viewed problematically. I hope he’s a good man for her sakes...

I agree! It’s often only a minority of fans that are dramatic. But sometimes the media likes to draw attention to that minority’s actions. Which often worsens the matter that was previously trivial. Trueid dramas always look interesting to me but where to find it online? They often remake...

Yeah those Bright fans who turned antis really shocked me. Some of his Chinese fans especially declared so much of their anger. But now I’m busy muting posts on my social media cos there are both Pope and Bella fans ranting and raving at the disappointed shippers. It’s been like this since...

yes the delulu fans, OMG. That’s why I never like all these fan service koojin stuff. like I’m even side-eyeing Bella a bit regarding this. Yes she’s very good at PR and publicity, and it’s also fans fault for being delusional while shipping. But it’s not until Pope distanced himself so...

In Thailand, it’s mainly the media. If the media doesn’t make it an issue, and the celebs handle it well, then all is well. Fans/netizens just gossip like they’re typical nosy neighbourhood aunties in any case. It’s just whether or not the media chooses to focus the netizen chatter and bring...

Hah, that news broke first over the weekend. a lot of broken-hearted fan girls on Twitter. From all over the world, it seems.

Ok the list of nominees for 15th Nataraja Awards have been released. Somehow I can’t translate the pdf of the press release, and my ability to read Thai is extremely limited. But if I’m seeing it correctly, Prom Likit has received the following nominations: Best Drama (Long-Form) Best Actor...

me too, actually. She’s so much into her image and branding and is a super workaholic too. So I’m not surprised it takes someone like that to impress her. It’s supposedly a heir of the CP group so if true, good for her. Hopefully everything goes well cos I don’t usually hear much of this family...

Ooh.. dating rumours for Bella. That she’s possibly dating a hi-so businessman. The guy really has a good profile so if true I hope she’s very happy.

@WeirFany I always thought it was interesting how Jackson seem to have won the hearts of the Thais. He even looks to be more popular than Bambam. :) Ooh.. I didn’t really know who that actor was but just figured out I’ve seen him in movies. Autoimmune disorders are horrible. Essentially one’s...

https://mobile.daradaily.com/news/137095 Jiranee reunites in another period drama. Good Feeling seems stuck in period drama. :) Looks like a comedy set during the reign of King Rama V. Seems interesting. Hopefully the script and production delivers on its potential. But I must confess… after...

I mean, I saw the title of the post that they made the announcement and I was like, “Huh? Is this the kind of thing that needs to be announced?” :confused0: Then I saw the fans’ comments and was like wtf is wrong with people. They are actors, they accept roles in which they act. That’s not their...

@neenavaj I’ve been seeing that too and honestly I think people are nuts. That’s why I say Thai fans are too used to having their celebs oversharing that if they don’t see people together they just assume these people are not getting along or fighting wtf. I think it’s cos I’m an older...

I happened to find a social media post (on IG, I think) that announced Film & Jam are ending their BL pairing and they will now work on other projects and with other actors. They might still work together in the future but for now they’re pursuing other opportunities. And their international...

Bow can really sing though. That’s why her song did so well a couple of years ago. The girls’ outfit are ok but I can’t believe Ch3 recycled past outfits for the Tewaprom girls. On Twitter there were people commenting on Ch3’s reduced budget for events, hah. Also, was Nychaa at the event? I...

@bit yeah, Janie is the one most speculated now.

Haha he’s definitely calmer now. Definitely he’s friendly only with people he likes and are close to. I think he’s also very conscious of cameras on set? Like he stays away from social media and so he’s very careful to avoid all those BTS cams on set. So they don’t have too much BTS clips of him...

@WeirFany those rumors are always there. He says people can say whatever about him and he doesn’t care. But I wonder if that’s part of the reason that he’s become even more private. Because before he already didn’t update his IG often but since his last scandal he does it even more rarely. He...

Pope is hilarious and cute as always. P: Are you tired? Fans: Not tired. P: But I’m tired. :risas3: P: We’ll see each other again next year. This year, there’s no work. :risas3: Argh, this photo made me sad that they weren’t paired once more after their drama together.

I had to step out for a while during the prize-giving and didn’t realize Gulf won MOTM. err.. I guess they didn’t know who to give it to in the Peach Team so might as well please all the many Gulf fans out there. Smith is very good..! Just unlucky (like many of them) this year. He was MOTM last...

Sigh yes… OMG. Her fans are always “awww she sounds so sweet and angelic” and I’m like.. yeah ok but she really shouldn’t sing. Whoever decides to make her sing is basically just capitalizing on her fan base and her super-diligence to try and do everything. I’m like, Bella, girl… you really...

Mario is cute and hilarious here. :pancarta: Greeted Pope and asked him to not block him (during the match) and to let him go when they meet. :risas3: I watched the Ch3 anniversary show and felt a bit sad. Cos the newbies aren’t really known or making an impression with the viewers. Ch3 even...

Ok the camera work was ok for the football match. But the match itself wasn’t very entertaining cos I think too many players who could control the match were injured. Pope, Phet and Boy looked like they were hurting too much to play well. Congrats to James Ji for finally scoring his penalty shot...

Usually they post that after the show though? I’m watching it now. For the first few songs, the camera work seem to have improved from last year. Good that they took in viewers’ feedback from last year. I also like how they properly introduce the actors now after the songs. Ch3 invited Mew...

@WeirFany yeah the hibernation has been good for Pope, haha. At least he looks rested. By the end of Prom Likit both he and Bella looked so tired that I really pitied both of them. I get the feel that he seems quiet tired of showbiz and lakorns though… from this extreme way he’s staying away...

Yes, exactly. The typecast is largely Ch3’s fault. It seems like the only type of role they see him in. He does dare to try other roles, like in his drama with Chippy, but the audience seems to favour him in his typecast role. Even in Prom Likit the audience kept saying they prefer Rueng (the...

Another cute family.

Love this “family photo.” ;)

Have to watch the whole thing first to know for sure. Most times, subtitle translation is not just line by line and word for word. Sometimes each line in subtitles need to capture previous or next line being said (due to language structure). The translator could be trying to show...

I just realised something. Ch3 rerun BPS before Prom Likit was on air. Then PL came on air. Then they rerun RLM after that. Then now PL is being rerun, less than 5 months after it ended its first on air. Tell me PB is their ratings pull without telling me PB is their ratings pull. :rolleyes...

YES! I agree with you on this. I understand the importance of seizing opportunities. Then every so often there’ll be news stories about how popular she is, how much she’s earning, how much land she’s buying, how much merit she’s making, how much she’s donating. And about her business. That’s all...

Yes, I saw her response too that time and I also her answers seem circling round all the time also. Not wanting to say anything but also not wanting to offend the PB fans. The thing everyone can tell also… she says like she doesn’t have feelings for Pope but the way she talks about him is...

Bella appeared on 3Zaap again. But this time seems like Num & Chompoo asked her quite a bit regarding Pope. I ship them but my personal theory is that Pope liked (likes?) her, but Bella doesn’t like him that way. And I’m speculating she might even be dating someone not in the industry cos Pope...

Mark has confirmed that he has renewed his contract with Ch3. And although neither of them have spoken about it, I suspect that both Taew and Pope did the same too. My feel is that Ch3 is desperate to hold on to them while they push their newbies. Until the new gen reach a point of success...

Going freelance is the best for Mint. She really gets freedom to choose her roles then. @WeirFany I think short hair suits Margie the best too. Because she’s so slim, she carries it off well. She’s a decent actress, but I suspect family obligations make it difficult for her to juggle with...

@WeirFany I also thought Cherry retired! I like her acting, but I’m sorry.. I’m not attracted to watch this drama. Maybe it’s the trailer but I’m not really attracted by this type of typical plot. But I was surprised to learn that Yoghurt is 37 too. I thought she’s younger. She still looks very...

I agree with you. But I don’t know what Ch3 is thinking. The management doesn’t seem to be working in this current era, sigh.

Apparently Yoghurt is in Maker J’s upcoming drama where Cherry & Alek are the leads. But considering her recent news, how… timely is this scene where she’s railing at the guy for cheating on her? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4MscP7PgMQ/?igsh=MWJlanIwZ3FlMWhmcA==

Right? I mean especially in these days of social media influencer fame. People can become famous/popular just being YouTubers or podcasters or whatever. At the end of the day, everyone is basically just making content. It’s the quality and substance of your content that matters. Oh yeah, Toey...

@WeirFany now that you mention Kao, when you compare Kao and Bow, Kao is definitely the better actress. But Kao reminds me of Toey actually. Not cos they’re both petite, but cos to me they’re more actresses than stars. In Ch3, those like them are often stuck in supporting roles. They act well...

I think they will never do that. They want people to download their app instead. But their digital promo strategy via YouTube and other social media is also very weak, IMO. In this era of social media marketing, it’s like their publicity & promo teams are stuck in 2010. They don’t know how to...

If it’s airing on Netflix Thailand at the same time then I don’t think it will affect live views on Ch3. To have it on Netflix Thailand is Ch3’s attempt to attract viewers in Thailand who aren’t watching tv and aren’t 3+ subscribers to watch the drama. Prom Likit was Ch3’s most popular drama...

What? He actually wanted to have more than one wife? I thought the divorce was cos he cheated and obviously she couldn’t accept that. What a warped mentality. If you can’t be faithful to one, just don’t marry. The Vietnamese model agency released a statement about how she’s not linked to him...

I support whichever team Pope is in. And apparently there’s some confusion over that, lol. It’s nice that they seem to be having a bigger event this year. But Mark isn’t participating? :confused0:

Covid slowed down the shooting for many dramas. And this is such a huge project involving so many people.

To be fair to Bow, I don’t think she’s gotten particularly good scripts in Ch3 to challenge her. Seems like her upcoming drama with Pon might be her biggest challenge to date. But that’s the thing… for stars with X factor, I find that their screen presence will still shine through even in...

Yeah they’re having the launch event for this drama. I’m guessing the channel’s anniversary event/football match this year will feature this drama heavily the way they did for SJ years ago. I think the lack of excitement is merely reflective of the general lack of excitement over Thai drama...

I never got the appeal of Bow either. I can see how people can consider her cute and pretty, but the few vids I’d seen of her, I just saw her as immature. To me just being cute and pretty is not enough to turn someone into a major star. The industry is filled with good-looking people, but not...

That’s exactly what she’s doing. Person behind the cam praised her for being pretty. So she pretends to be cross-eyed and I think she asked “How am I pretty?” (I think that’s what she said.. can’t hear clearly). Then the person behind the cam laughs and said she’s funny.

I had a girlfriend who was like that and I had exactly that same thought.That girlfriend of mine seem to be jumping into new relationship so soon after ending a previous one that I was like, girl.. what’s your hurry? Maybe take some time to meet more people before committing to someone? But she...

My super cynical take is that Ch3 scripts are all round sucky anyway. If the A-listers are getting boring scripts, then there’s really not much hope for those in the mid-range like Mint. It’s like she hasn’t really taken the time to get to know herself and what she really wants out of a...

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I first watched a random Club Friday episode before I knew about the concept of the show. 100% regret. It’s so depressing! Why would people want to watch episodes, and then seasons of this?

Yeah she said something about as she’s older, she would like to focus on doing other things too. So probably less acting work, and more time and energy on her businesses.

Mint? Or Bella?

Mint’s contract with Ch3 has ended. She’s freelance, but will still work with Ch3 for suitable roles. Jiranee reunites. Bella and James will start working on a new drama soon. Apparently it’s a romantic comedy. I hope it’s a good drama.

Evening lakorns are generally for whole family, right? So plot has to be simple, script must appeal to different ages. As long as actors are decent and have good enough chemistry, the story should be able to flow. The prime time lakorns are the ones directly competing with international series...

We are not getting better dramas because the producers are choosing to make the same type of dramas that they always make. That’s all they seem to know how to make. They are excusing the fact that ratings are low because people don’t watch live tv anymore, they are choosing to watch later via...

Ch3 is *trying*, but not hard enough, I agree. OneHD tries even harder because it’s generally more difficult for them to win ratings of local audiences, so I feel like they pitch their dramas directly for online & streaming on Netflix or Viu where they are guaranteed to have regional/global...

If Ch3 gives Yaya a lot of flexibility in terms of doing movies work outside the channel, then Yaya doesn’t lose out by staying with Ch3. Ch3 definitely benefits by keeping her on. Same thing with Nadech. I think he’s already achieved his comfortable pace of work with Ch3. These actors are not...

And then Prom Likit is the best example of how the channel had EVERYTHING GOOD in their hands and still ruined it with a stupid script and a director that lacks sense. :BangHead: *ahem* Yes, I will forever be bitter towards them for the mess that was PL. :mad: @WeirFany Part of the reason...

Finally I feel like someone is articulating my thoughts about Nadech. I sometimes feel like his acting is okay… but kinda just hitting the mark? But like he’s not feeling it or into it. So I can’t get into it as well. It’s like other p’eks… Mario, James Ji, Pope, Mark are also typecast and so...

If the actors themselves don’t disagree with it, Ch3 will be relying on koojin marketing hype to death. If they were smart, they will: - GET BETTER SCRIPTWRITERS - sub the clips of their dramas that they put on YouTube But at the end of last year, many polls still place Ch3 daras as top stars...

He knows that. I suspect that’s one of the reasons why he’s distancing himself publicly from Bella so much. Because if it were up to Ch3, they will just pair them together all the time. But him being stuck in BPS universe wasn’t all his choice though - it just how things came to be. He’s...

I can’t recall if the drama described it, but in the novel it was apparently due to rumors. His brother was accused of flirting with one of the king’s concubines? So the king exiled him rather than sentencing him to death, because he was actually the king’s favorite poet or something. And out of...

@twister02 Anne is Ch3 royalty though. I can’t think of other producers who are comparable in terms of preferring to use only top stars. I think she is really given free hand in her casting choices. I’ve always thought she should do more to develop the newbies or mid-range actors. But I can’t...

@twister02 I agree that producers & production have the largest responsibility for decisions regarding script and casting. And each producer’s bias is very obvious. But the channel themselves also decides which actor each producer can have for each project, based on who they would like to push...

They did. It’s Ch3’s highest-rated drama this year. But that’s the power of the fanbase - Pope’s, Bella’s and BPS. I mean, the movie did so well last year so that’s a hint of how big the fanbase is. Which is why I guess to Ch3 and Broadcast they would consider the drama a success. But audience...

Honestly, that was my first thought too. But that was Ch3’s stupid decision. The tiniest bright side to this was that Pope managed to distinguish his characters well that I kinda forgot they were all him after the first episode where all 3 appeared together. And it’s harder for him to...

And the camera & lighting crew too. I think this drama seems like it has a lot of cameras per scene. Partly cos of PB multiple characters, but the drama also has a large cast. Such a pity the directing and editing couldn’t do this justice. And the script was nonsense.

The script was horrible. It’s Ch3’s highest-rated drama this year but audience feedback (especially on Twitter) was largely negative. Made Pope & Bella to act in multiple characters basically to capitalise on their koojin hype. Pra nang romance didn’t make sense, and their plot deviated from the...

Bella released a vlog of her last few days shooting the drama. I don’t know why I have a headache watching this. But it feels like this clip was edited by the same person who edited the drama. Background music is too loud, the passing of time isn’t clear. And it’s very obvious Pope avoided...

Scriptwriters for tv dramas are all independent. They work with all channels. It’s the production companies that are attached to different channels. I think in the future she might be more wary of selling adaptation rights for her novels. It feels her potential loss might be greater than her...

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Khun Rompaeng said she’s starting to work on having Phrom Likhit novel translated to English. Yaaay! :thumbup:

I think they both are typecast. Pope has tried to break out of his typecast but the audience didn’t respond well. Like in his drama with Chippy. And I could really see him trying in Phrom Likhit but it was a rubbish script that ruined the p’ek character the most. The audience and Ch3 producers...

I think the entire furby gang will leave.

Really not surprised about Pope. But if Mark is the one who leaves, I’ll be surprised. They will. Most of them are still there due to contract and loyalty. Technically they can earn more outside of the channel. Honestly I think Ch3 needs them more than they need the channel. But if the...

And slapping each other.

Heh, coincidentally I just saw this too. I’m guessing that Mint could be one. There are fans guessing that Pope is also one. On IG the caption is quite drama.. like this is a major loss of talent for Ch3.

That definitely explains a lot. It’s sad that it had to happen to this drama. Sadder when other scriptwriters pile on to criticize Khun Rompaeng too. They say if she’s like this then she shouldn’t be surprised that other people might not want to adapt her novels for dramas. Considering the...

The drama is over but scriptwriter is still not happy. Released a long post on her fb basically saying she’s surprised that the author made public statements regarding the drama. Preferred that she spoke to her individually on this issue, instead of making public statements. Implied that there...

Mono itself is a tv channel I think. They have news shows, entertainment gossip shows, dramas, etc. I’ve been seeing news of their dramas a couple of times now but haven’t seen the actual dramas. not sure which online platform they release their dramas on.

But Pope distancing himself from PL seems to be intentional. And now we can all understand why. There are still fans complaining he doesn’t appear with Bella. But I also can understand why now. He doesn’t to promote koojin to the point that he’s only getting jobs because of it. It’s a waste of...

Totally. And there’s no point with fighting with this scriptwriter. She’s resting on laurels of her past success. She convinced that audience really love watching dramas with love triangles, women slapping each other and fighting each other over men. AAAARGH. PL is not that kind of drama and...

Ch3 never promoted Pope much. It’s just that he has a huge fanbase that he accumulated from Juthathep, Samee Tee Tra and even more after BPS. Ch3 could not ignore his huge fanbase. And Pope himself avoids publicity. This time it’s he himself who’s choosing to be silent and avoid publicity. I...

Apparently not. They’re convinced that they know better than the audience. For the longest time when I see criticisms of Thai lakorn, lakorn supporters will retorting how the critics don’t watch anyway, so their comments don’t matter. Now this is a drama that is highly anticipated…. So many...

Seriously the scriptwriter admitted that the lack of conflict in Rid-Tan’s romance made the story a bit boring. She thought that the Rid lacks obstacles in his love. BUT then after adding the obstacles, she didn’t write anything to show that Rid can fight to overcome them! People are frustrated...

Urrrghh coincidentally I just watched a video of her explaining her reasons for her script. I guess everyone saw it or read the article about it, which is why Phrom Likit was kinda trending on twitter. The more she described her reasons the more my mood: I truly think P’Mai must have...

And most of these actors can act too. So their talents are being wasted honestly. I honestly feel bad for Pope and Bella for exhausting themselves acting multiple characters, only to have their work reduced to their chemistry being the attraction. It’s insulting to viewers that producers think...

Isn’t Mono where P’Aof and his wife moved to? But yeah I saw their planned drama releases and they look quite good. Let’s hope the dramas can meet the expectations.

Honestly, this just shows her ego. Apparently other scriptwriters have gone to FB and start criticizing Khun Rompaeng. :( And if Thai dramas doesn’t progress, this is one reason why. They put out a script that insults viewer’s intelligence, then insist it’s not their fault.

Yes! I agree with you. Which is why a few posts before I also mentioned that her character is a bit all over the place. Rid has been criticized enough, Puttan in the drama is not perfect either. She has empathy, but is cold, reserved and an introvert. Introverts can be chatty/talkative with...

Exactly. I think P’Mai saw the potential of the drama from a director of period dramas. The director just saw it as rom-com with popular pra’nang that she can make into all these pretty k-drama rom-com. Sigh. I think from now on Khun Rompaeng will think many times before agreeing to let her...

Yes. Exactly… also he proves himself to be someone Puttan can rely on. After Ung’s husband attacked them he was actually concerned for her safety. Even Okya Wisutsakorn offered to let Puttan stay at their home but Puttan refused because she was worried about Khunying Champa. So Rid sent men to...

The scriptwriter has posted on her FB. Regarding the ending of the novel that is too rushed. The scriptwriter said that the novel ended after Rid & Puttan’s wedding.And then author added a special chapter (like epilogue) on what happens to the family after that. So basically the drama ended just...

I totally agree. I think she’s taking the high road in acknowledging the possible part where she could have caused the drama to be so criticized. It’s like she’s saying, yes I understand that viewers think the drama is horrible but it’s mostly not my fault. The production has freedom to decide...

Wow. Rompaeng just posted an apology on FB. Basically she’s apologizing for Phrom Likhit to not be good enough a story to be made into a drama, causing the production to be criticized. It’s very magnanimous of her to do so considering Broadcast and Ch3 basically have not acknowledged all the...

There were sooo many tweets regarding the last episode and some funny memes but I lost track. Cos there were too many posts. The hashtag was no 1 ion twitter so it attracted a lot of spam as well. This is a funny one and I translated the meme here. This one is hilarious too. Basically...

1 drama and 1 movie. The Hokkaido trip is a promo trip with fans for the pet food brand that they both endorse. Now she’s in the Netherlands holidaying with friends. She’s really a workaholic.

Online someone speculated if Sriprach was left out because there are conflicting sources on whether he was a real person. But P’Mai had wanted the character be included in BPS cos his story was a legend in his hometown? I also thought if his character was included in PL then it would have...

If Puttan had done that it would have been a worse story than how this has turned out. After that episode P’Nong’s IG got slammed by hate comments from both Thai and international fans. I hadn’t read the novel yet at that time… and even I could see the plot wasn’t making sense, especially from...

Por Det’s older brother in BPS, who was exiled and later died. Technically, it could mean that Karaket was meant to marry him. But Karaket ended up being matched with Por Det and then she also died. So they didn’t meet in that life.

So true! People didn’t even know what she looked like in BPS. Everyone is confused why Mae Klin had to be in so many episodes. I also had to infer that karma cycle thing. Also, that Sriprach was Rid’s previous life, which adds to the sadness of the Rid & Puttan past life. And Joi was close to...

Yes although working in the palace wasn’t described in detail in the novel, I’m sure there’s enough info that can be found and used in the drama? A lot of the food and decorations that are still practised today must have come from the palace as well. And there must be info re Mali’s work as well...

@spanky I agree with you. I actually didn’t mind more characters, so it will be less Pope-Bella all the time. But I feel like the show has more characters yet they’re all under-utilized? Except for Namtarn and Great. I understand that compared to King Narai’s era there’s less history to be put...

Me too. Also James is so baby-faced. Their chemistry is good and both act well so when the script is good it’s watchable. I think it was here when I remember reading comment the first time she and Pope worked together and people realized their chemistry is so good. It made it look like… when...

Ohhh I didn’t watch much of that and didn’t notice Denkhun in it.

I personally dislike remakes, but this was the first drama that I wanted to be remade as I was watching it. I think they should have stuck with the novel scenes. And then the director can fill in details to make the scene more interesting. But I suspect that would require a director who is very...

Actually Denkhun’s acting is good. He conveys emotion well but yes his script delivery is an issue. I think his pronunciation is not clear. He recently was on tv like 5 days a week in Thailand, cos his evening drama with Namwhan (Aditya in the ancient period of this drama) was on air when PL...

Before they made the drama people were saying if Pope & Bella were not in it, they won’t watch. Halfway through the drama everyone was thinking they are only watching it for Pope Bella. Sigh. It just shows how indestructible their chemistry and how good their skills are… they can survive in...

Oh Anuchit is really good. I always thought he deserved better. Well, there aren’t enough good roles in the first place on Ch3. Most of their scripts are meh. Great made an impression in Phrom Likhit recently though I wish it hadn’t happen via a bad script which made the p’ek look bad. Poor Pope.

BPS was so good that all the actors rose in popularity together. How is it that for Phrom Likit they created a story which so obviously pushed other actors in spite of the leads? From the beginning when Great was rumored to be in the drama there were Pope fans who were worried cos this might...

Strengths: actors, costumes, props, location. Congrats to Pope, Bella (seriously did they cry 1 liter of tears throughout the show?) & all the actors for acting well even though their scripts don’t make sense. In an earlier post I pointed out the editing of the show is weird. Other than using...

Sigh… I’ve said a few times this show doesn’t know how to hold emotion in a scene. So in the middle of a fight, or a sweet scene, a comedy can come in. Or in the middle of a fight, sweet scene can come. But the fight won’t be resolved. So one scene, the audience will be made to go through...

Right?? Like I’ve been saying, this is the foundation of two epic love stories now and we only get the equivalent of the storytelling at the level of school kids doing a video. Rid’s character is.. I give up. I feel like I’ve written so many essays on how they ruined it that I feel sick each...

because… *sad dramatic voice* birth, old age, sickness and death are life’s certainties. :confused: seriously I’m reading the book now and I keep thinking of the differences between the novel and the drama. Honestly yes, the novel is a bit flat… but technically so was the BPS novel. I think not...

There won’t be any blame game — only for the audience to the producer, scriptwriter and director. Well, viewers have eyes. Pope really did a good job separating the characters in the drama. If Por Rid wasn’t acted by him, I think the character would have been more hated. I’ve been guessing that...

I still can’t believe that the sequel to Thailand’s most successful drama in recent history can be screwed up this badly. There’s no worse drama to prove that Thailand only knows how to write dramas that rely on koojin and irrational stereotypical villain characters.

Mew just had her second baby. A boy. :)

Some media noticed the viewers complaints about the drama, and asked P’Nong about it. When they showed BTS of the making recently, I kept skipping forward all the interviews with P’Nong, the scriptwriter and the director. So annoyed.

I think they’re in a karma… loop though, right? The Krishna Kali mantra origin story was sooo badly explained that a lot of things aren’t clear. Like why are Karakade/Ketsurang twins for so many lifetimes where one of them had to die. That’s part of the karma, right? I think part of the issue...

You are not the only one having the same frustration. I’ve said it too many times. This is the flaw of the script. The king’s character is not typical according to historical context. If they’re going to make him such a reasonable person who was willing to accept Rid & Puttan’s feelings for each...

Oh I agree on the location, props and costumes dept. I think camera work and CG was ok too. Just editing is weird. Btw, the lakorn is only 26 eps… lol I think Pope was really being sarcastic. But yes, they need more than 1 writer for sure. I especially think it’s unreasonable that a lakorn that...

I’m not a big fan of pandering to fans. But in this case I think it’s not just Pope’s fans who are complaining. The script is really disappointing. BTS of the concubine scene. Is Pope being sarcastic about his character? Hahahah “keep it until ep 27”

They only honestly dared to make all those dramas with corruption stories when cable channels started making dramas. And Netflix. Before when it was just the public channels - KBS, MBC, SBS.. those wouldn’t there. I’m disappointed there Seungri still has fans. A friend of mine worked as an...

OMG, P’Nong’s IG is really getting slammed by criticism over Rid’s character. By both Thai and international fans.

That’s the largest part of it for sure. Even Tao TV Pool is now part of the media adding onto the “are they fighting?” speculation. Supposedly because the lakorn itself is so big but both of them hardly come out to promote together. I may not agree with Pope’s decision on this, but I...

She’s been doing that to him since BPS days. That’s why everyone ships them… not just the fans, but people on production, their co-stars, Ch3 admin staff. They notice this closeness between them that they don’t do with their other co-stars. Bella always complains about Pope teasing her, but I...

Then did the director & P’Nong hate him too to let this script pass? :sad6: Seriously if it’s not Pope in the role, Rid would have gotten much more hate. I saw that comment on Puttan’s karma LOL. I was thinking maybe it’s my karma to be made to wait for 5 years for a drama that came out with a...

I still can’t believe that to attract viewers, they end up destroying the novel, the characters especially the leads, the fans of the novel, BPS and PB. And for a work that had been ready for shooting for technically, years if not for COVID shutdown. And then you have stupid fans like this...

I don’t know why we are still getting Mae Klin & Mu Song scenes at this point in the drama. They’re the real pra’nang of this drama. I don’t know why at this point we are still getting stupid Rid and Puttan still loves him. I don’t understand when Rueng & Riam fell in love but at this point I...

It’s already Ep 25. What is this stupid script??!!! Why are all the characters stupid like this?! And Broadcast thinks this script is ok to be shot and that this show is ok to be shown to audience like this? As the sequel to the acclaimed BPS? Touting Thai soft power all over the place? Seriously?

OMG WTF. See? This is what I’ve complained about from the beginning. This whole show has a feel like it’s planned around scenes that will look good visually/on social media. That’s why the flow of the whole story feels disrupted, or disjointed. Not to mention completely lacking in the charm of...

Exactly. I can understand why, but I’m still frustrated. Because it doesn’t have to be this way — the script made it this way! So now for this whole show I cannot understand why Rid & Puttan would fall in love, when they loved each other and why, why Puttan would want to stay knowing she might...

It’s just my suspicion. Cos even Pope recently, when asked what his next project is, said something along the lines of maybe viewers need to be ready if they don’t see him in lead roles next. And Pope is a bit older than Boy and Great. Great’s energy is amazing. He is shooting both lead and...

He might get more. But I think he also gets to be more selective of which roles he would choose to do. From what I can see as these stars age, time and energy become serious limitations when it comes to doing dramas. I think he has started doing business as well, so would need time for that.

Actually I suspect that in the eyes of the channel he’s passed the p’ek age limit. They will just relegate him to supporting roles from now on. If that’s the case he might as well go freelance.

I actually like Great as much as Pope. I always thought Great deserved better roles but they often end up just using him to push newbie actresses and the dramas are normally not good enough for me to endure watching him act with people who can barely act. I am just heartbroken that this drama...

I turned off the app before the halfway point cos I can’t bear to watch anymore. I’m SO ANGRY:mad: I was hoping even after the previews that Rid will try to say something to the king. I understand that Rid is really in a very difficult position. On one hand, he’s losing the woman he loved...

Just like a typical lakorn. The sad part is, it didn’t have to be this way. :crybaby2: Previews of tonight episode just make me angry over Rid’s character. I’m now questioning Pope’s karma for being made to work so hard to act such a character.

Great always does well. It’s not his fault that Ch3 always gives him boring dramas that nobody really watches. He’s also often used to push newbies too. I suspect he’s cast here cos he’s a lead actor who’s at the same level as Pope & Bella, so it looks like Rid has a credible rival. He also...

Pop Thakoon. I don’t think he has much power or connection. Because if he is, he wouldn’t have been stuck permanently in supporting roles in so many dramas. He’s good but haven’t been given much chances to be in lead roles. I always suspected if he was on another channel he would likely be lead...

Totally. My theory is they ran out of time and budget by the time they reached that scene so they couldn’t do more of it :rolleyes:. I think they were thinking like… in BPS when they revealed that Ketsurang had actually died in the present day + Det = Ruengrit could be done in one episode. So...

Exactly! BPS did so well because it wasn’t like a typical lakorn. That’s why it could attract viewers who would normally not watch lakorn. Honestly, GDH analysed the success of BPS better and ensured they ticked all the boxes. romantic comedy in historical/fantasy setting primary conflict in...

@bit I cannot believe that there are people with functioning brains who had watched BPS, then watched PL after editing and decided that PL was okay enough to show on air. How did they think this script is okay to pass?? Yeah the casting is really good. But it’s a waste of everyone’s talent...

Mentally I will adopt that attitude after the show ends. I will still watch it for all the actors and crew who worked hard on it. But the script is nonsense, the direction is also not up to standard for a show of this level. My heart really breaks for everyone. Yesterday’s episode trended at No...

After today’s episode, my head aches. My heart breaks for Pope, Bella, and all the actors who acted very well, for Khun Rompaeng for having her novel ruined by this script. For all the novel’s readers and viewers who had waited for so long for this drama. One interesting thing about today’s...

Yeah from the bits of it that I watched I had the same thought too. I wanted to see what the big deal is about the guy. I had the same reaction when I watched Bella’s drama with Peak. There are fans shipping them but when I watched bits of it was painful watching Bella act around him. Btw, the...

I think it’s a slippery slope if filmmakers choose stars based on the size of the actor’s fan base. The actor must at least be able to act. Because inexperience and stiffness just looks awkward on tv, but on the big film screen every tiny gesture is magnified. It will be painful watching actors...

For BPS the success was really unexpected and unprecedented. Bella wasn’t able to go out promoting as much at first because she was busy filming daily. Pope was in such high demand that event organizers kept asking for him even though he increased his fee to discourage some of them. Cos the...

Yesterday, it seemed like there was a party for PL… but when the pix came out it was confusing cos most the actors and even the director wasn’t there. So I guess it wasn’t a wrap party as most initially thought… just a gathering for some of the staff and actors who could make it. And it was an...

Me too! I would rather get more of the siblings story than Mae Klin and her tantrums! On SSBT yesterday Pope said that while shooting the drama they didn’t know how it would end. When I heard it I was like - what? Is this why the script doesn’t make sense?? He’s really not good at promoting...

Bright is good-looking & charismatic. If I was a teenage girl, I’d be into his brooding type of good looks too. Why he’s so massively popular I have no idea. His acting is so-so to me, one note at times. Maybe because I didn’t watch his famous drama with Win. I watched a bit of F4 and I...

I like rom-coms… doesn’t mean I will like every single one by default. Script needs to be decent, and actors still need to be able to act and have chemistry. C/K dramas do have remakes. But Thai dramas already have a habit of constantly remaking their own dramas. Now it just looks like they...

@spanky I’m not gay or into BL but I also find their fangirls annoying haha. Recently Bright did a movie with Bella, and online there was a bit of back and forth between Bright-Bella shippers (who also offended Pope-Bella shippers) and BrightWin shippers. Like OMG grow up kids, and go out and...

Lipgloss Spy took forever to finish shooting because of covid delays. Then after that he was shooting movies. One was done and released (6 Characters) and I think the other will be out next year. I don’t mind Pope going freelance though I’ll be sad not seeing him at Ch3 events. But I think fans...

That seems evident. But I still think the script is dumb. What’s the point of stacking all the obstacles one on top of another only to clear them out at one go at the end? I would have cleared the Mae Klin one earlier cos we definitely didn’t need her for half the story, including about her and...

For sure. I’m sure quite a number are leaving or have left. I think age is a factor too. He won’t get as many roles, especially lead roles. So not continuing the contract is logical, will give him more time to do other things too. Ch3 organizing the fan meeting for Bella’s birthday is a bit…...

I also just saw the news. And here I thought his next n’ek might be Bella, because he was the guest at Bella’s birthday fan meeting the other day.

But if evil Karaket side of Puttan comes out at the beginning to middle of the drama (like that scene with Mae Klin being whipped) it’s still understandable. What is the point of putting this at this point in the drama?! Exactly, but now that we can see both of them have fallen in love we have...

Preview for next week’s eps. I know the scenes might not be in order. But this looks like Puttan is going to regain consciousness, learn about their shared karma, only to not marry Rid and go into the palace? If she was still Karaket I think she’d burn the palace down.

@bit It does feel like the scriptwriter forgot the order of the storylines. And the changes to the episode duration has also affected the coherence of the story. In general Ch3 has reduced episode duration for all dramas compared to before. Which is ok, but now it’s super weird that they’re...

Yesterday’s ep also made me more irritated with Mae Prik. Of all the things to waste time on in this drama is her unnecessary wordplay “comedy” even in this instance where the drama is getting serious? It’s damn annoying. Also the gag of her pulling down on the king’s neck to gossip about him...

Yes, the author has been as confused as us and the audience when it comes to the drama and characters. She tweeted a couple weeks back that her original request is to make Mae Klin a funny, so she’s as confused as most of the viewers why her character appears so much in the drama. I think the...

Daamnn… no wonder. I always had this suspicion at the back of my mind as Rid & Puttan faced setback again and again. Online, people are so irritated that Rid kept stopping Puttan from going after Mae Klin for everything that she’s done. But secretly I was quite sure it’s something to do with...

Man, how bad is Puttan’s karma? Faced hardship in her life since childhood, ended up in the past, have to struggle in her life again, found someone she could love in spite of trying very hard not to form connections and then faced so many obstacles in her love. I found it quite interesting that...

They have already messed up Prom Likit, which is already their most anticipated drama in recent years. Well, at least I was anticipating it and I might never forgive them for that. BPS was a success because primarily it wasn’t a typical lakorn. It was fresh for its time. Then they made Prom...

YES exactly. Or give the Karaket origin story more detail. I dont think the little girl Karaket grew to be evil overnight! We just get her story narrated by P’Phin. It’s such a waste. They don’t even have to worry about CG/shooting costs. They already had Bella there, Nina (the little girl) and...

Weekend nights aren’t exactly the best viewing slots for TV usually. Usually people aren’t home but I guess they think the viewers of this show will be. I think you can watch through their app without ads? I just don’t like how the channel puts English subs based on Chinese translation. The...

Even though I already told myself to just watch whatever is presented on screen, but why is Mae Klin half of the ep? :mad: Who is the lead character? I seriously would rather they show us Karaket’s origin story in Song Kwae. Like how did she end up to be the evil Karaket that died in Ayuthaya...

Of all the preview clips released for tonight’s ep I like this one the most. It’s like a fan service clip for BPS fans who continue to support PL. It’s cute. ;)

True, but Andrew also didn’t care to be super close and friendly with reporters. Anyway, Pope is unconventional in this thinking but it’s working for him Each time he meets press these days, reporters really don’t waste time in asking him about personal questions or gossipy questions. He...

BL is for sure a huge market. And Thailand is considered as having paved the way for that genre in drama. Most of the time when people around me find out I watch Thai dramas is cos they are nuts about BL and think I am too. But BL isn’t my thing. Ch3 has started going into this genre too but...

They don’t seem to know what to do with him. He seems stuck in the evening drama slot. If he makes it big in BL drama scene then he’ll be following Apo’s career track? I remember he was often only in minor roles in Ch3 then left and seems to be doing very well in BL now. The irony is that...

Because they also faced negative feedback in making Pope & Bella play multiple roles. It’s like they’re just selling jin to the audience, and selling it too hard. It feels like they’re pushing the new gen for publicity because Pope & Bella are stepping back from it too. So using Prom Likhit to...

I always thought that Ch3 will never let these people go: NY, MK, PB. They pull a lot of ratings for Ch3 and fans for Ch3. But viewers tastes and habits have changed while Ch3’s scripts are stagnating. Casting these actors in dramas cannot guarantee ratings that they used to pull easily. See...

They have become less close. I think it’s due to a combination of factors. Maybe it’s the age factor. Pope has become less playful and more calm. Now he doesn’t want to let people milk their natural chemistry together to be used as koojin marketing hype. Like, they have worked together for...

From what I’ve seen regarding what the author has spoke about it, she’s doing research on the sequel, but the Buppe “universe” might be expanded even to history outside Thailand. She does not intend to sell the rights to make drama or movie for it because it’s going to be too difficult. (And...

August Vachiravit has left Ch3. Will be acting in a BL drama next.

@jeanie1 Good point re Nonkul’s presence in the movie, in spite of his age. I enjoyed having the boyband scenes in the show too, cos it really shows other aspects of Rid’s character. I feel like Pope envisioned it as a younger version of his character in the BPS movie? In the early eps of this...

That’s why many people kept wondering if the scriptwriter is the same. But it’s still the same writer. I just think it’s ironic that they included so many stars so that it won’t just be PB all the time. But then stuffed the middle of the lakorn with fluff to pander to PB fanbase. I was...

Yesterday’s episode was good (in spite of Mae Klin’s appearance in the beginning). Couldn’t we have had this earlier in the show? :rolleyes: I didn’t even open Twitter while the show was on. Haha. But when I opened it, found everyone excited to see Rueng Lek and Mae Riam. But I wasn’t? lol...

Yes on the Pope-Bella thing. The exaggeration is obviously to differentiate Rid/Puttan with Det/Ketsurang. I mean, in BPS Det/Ketsurang really didn’t have much overt contact, but the audience were already into their romance when it started. Them falling into each other, the light that appeared...

That’s a very good idea! Also for the royal decree for Rit to marry Prae Jin to arrive while they were in Phitsanulok. Or maybe after they come back? No idea how the royal decree works, I’m guessing a “master” of the household had to be around to receive it. Personally I thought there would at...

Men having multiple wives were really common in ancient times. Mortality rate was high, and infant mortality even so. Families needed children to help out with the home. Also, women essentially could not live independent lives. They weren’t educated, women didn’t go out to work - only women in...

Me too! I kept thinking we should have gotten all this earlier in the drama? Also good luck to In when he decides to go after Prang. Her father is most possessive of her. :pancarta: Although I am doubting if they should even get together in the first place. Considering what his family is like...

Ugh… which is why I suspected it’s like the production didn’t analyse properly what made BPS such a huge hit. They seem to think it’s all Pope-Bella FIN scenes , comedy, and beautiful visuals. Everyone is sad that Thailand’s most successful drama in the digital tv era has a long-awaited sequel...

The funny parts I loved in yesterday’s ep: Joi tricking Rid that they were leaving Puttan’s house to go to Praya Kosathibodhi’s house. ;) Just to test Puttan’s reaction. In knows to look for Rid at Puttan’s house, instead of at his own house. :pancarta: And I can't believe we first met Rid in...

Yes, exactly. I also know there wasn’t much history sources of this period but there still could have been more incorporated into the show. Yesterday was a Klin-less ep and look how much more interesting and less frustrating it was! Couldn’t this storyline with Kaew & Ming be introduced into the...

I will rewatch to remember what happened. But will skip forward a lot of the ep, haha.

Yes, I think so. Maybe that’s why he’s been staying away. I mean, it also coincides with the phase in his life where he’s staying away from publicity completely - didn’t attend calendar signing last year, didn’t attend football selection event this year, at football practice didn’t stay to talk...

That makes so much more sense. Also, I think the many ad breaks is affecting the coherence of each episode too. Makes the editing (which is not good in the first place) weird and the story hard to follow. There are many fans who are angry with the people criticising. Said we must understand...

When they made Rid childish, and Puttan rough & tomboyish, I could still accept. I thought.. oh they really want to make Rid & Puttan different from his parents. They want to create that opposites attract dynamic. I personally won’t like a guy like that, but I get that sometimes people act...

What. Was. Today’s. Nonsensical. Episode?! My blood was boiling from the first scene with Klin’s stupid appearance at the house and her obvious fakeness. I seriously pity Namtarn for having to do such a role. And she’s such a good actress. I have never read the novel, but I’m quite sure none of...

Ep 17 preview. I cannot imagine any other clip captures most efficiently what I DON’T like in lakorn. :mad: But I’ll still watch for PB.

@Tomyum Indeed. I feel sad that a work that is so anticipated is reduced to a typical romance lakorn. With stupid n’rai. We all understand these characters exist in this situation because of karma. Karma is also why they seem to constantly be with each other in spite of hatred...

Next week’s episodes preview. They’re going to Phitsanulok. I’m happy about that cos it means the plot is progressing, and maybe we’ll see less of Mae Klin. But everyone is wondering about the Royal Order that states Rit must marry Prae Jin. :( Apparently , this is very different from the...

YES. It’s like they failed to properly analyze what really made BPS such a huge hit other than Pope-Bella, the romance, costumes, food and comedy. They failed to réalise that the rating was high because they managed to attract people who would not normally watch lakorn to watch it. Because BPS...

This was really funny though. How Bella makes fun of herself in a drama? HAHA

AAARGH! I want to leave Mae Klin alone on a boat without a paddle in the middle of the sea! So annoying! Waited for almost an hour for pra’nang scene, and then at the end of it Mae Klin is there too! :mad: I actually don’t mind the servants having time when it’s Joi, Ung & Perm. They help the...

That’s what I said. It’s so obvious. Cos really, the whole day yesterday twitter and I think Broadcast & P’Nong’s IG was bombarded by comments from people disliking Mae Klin so much. Their ratings hit new high yesterday cos it’s the Jong Priang episode that was so hyped and it also had the scene...

I like this part. Someone said, “P’Joi has a 700-baht VVIP ticket to the fan meeting.” :pancarta:

Yeah Broadcast released those pix yesterday cos viewers were complaining about Mae Klin so much. And also cos Pope is hibernating again and some koojin fans are complaining. I think if they didn’t release these pix social media might speculate they’re fighting again. These pix confirmed what I...

Yesterday’s tv rating was new high. 7.89 average. Result of the festival scene and maybe the dessert-making scene.

Pity the author being bombarded with complaints about the show. She didn’t write the script. I think the director/scriptwriter are the types that like to push viewer’s emotion to the max to create tension. Likes to push actors to their maximum emotion point for effect. Typical lakorn style. But...

Yeah… that’s the basic formula for all relationships isn’t it? Regardless of whatever difference between the couple. Wow ONE is doing calendar too? Meanwhile Ch3 calendar feels like it’s not getting as much hype as before. I wonder why they’re even doing it if they aren’t putting much effort...

This show actually feels like this. A string of FIN clips that look really good on social media and then joined together.

That’s basically the main speculation of fans now. I think in a few eps they seemed to show Namtarn as the rai character that brings in some comedic elements but there’s really too much of her character in the drama. There are many characters, which I like, but each character doesn’t have a...

Broadcast & Ch3 must have been bombarded by complaints from fans. They kept releasing pra’nang BTS pix this afternoon. Why they haven’t been doing so from the beginning I have no idea. Other than the fact that I thought from the beginning that they really don’t have a good social media...

Right? There’s like whole sections of the drama between ad breaks that’s just about Mae Klin. It’s like she’s n’ek. I would rather they include more scenes with Ayuthaya boyband. Even Kaew, Prang, Ming and In.

Ohhh… people are angry that Mae Klin takes up so much of screen time. And I can understand their frustration. Namtarn is good, but the character is that typical irritational n’rai which I personally can’t stand. There’s no redeeming point to her character. Considering one of BPS strengths is...

LOL But the talk portion. I don’t know if it’s the fault of the script/questions, or editing.. but not enough attention was given to Namtarn & PP. I get that Bella is the lead in the drama, but if she’s the only one going to be talking, they might as well just have her on alone. It’s not...

Namtarn, Bella & PP on 3Zaap today.

He really does. Put him in a school uniform again and everyone will still believe he’s a student.

Yes, exactly. When the rival is the King, it’s almost impossible. If it wasn’t Namtarn taking the role, if it was another actress, even if someone who’s just a supporting actress but can act very well, I think her popularity will rise too. The role requires skill but having Namtarn in it makes...

They’re having a Fan Meeting at the end of this month!

I wonder if delivery services in Thailand have more orders on the days when this drama is showing. For people who get hungry while the show is on. LOL Poor Khun Nu Rid. A strong rival has appeared.. he’s hurt and feels like he should give up. I respect Namtarn for taking the role of Klin...

Yes you’re so right! All so true. And I really like how the characters are written. everyone but the two of them realise what is happening. Honestly it’s frustrating to watch this dynamic between them but it’s fun. More fun than when I watched the same dynamic between the leads of that k-drama...

Yes. His dad’s temper + his mom’s personality. Det concealed his emotions and thoughts more, but Rit is more honest and doesn’t guard his emotions and thoughts. Just like his mom. Poor Joi though. Have to endure the master’s temper from father to son LOL. Part of the blessing to live well in...

Ok I actually had to look it up. It’s more than that? 16 years. I’m guessing his parents must be ok with it otherwise he wouldn’t have gone public with it.

Panda Maharit :risas3: One of the FIN clips Ch3 uploaded today actually called him that. Yes, considering he really has to overact for this, he’s doing quite well. His usual acting style is more subtle. I still think the way comedy bits are stretched out (and jokes being repeated) in this...

EXACTLY. That’s how reincarnation supposedly works. Most of us know that. I guess because the show is popular, there’s a lot of people watching and finding fault. Most lakorn people don’t even watch so they have nothing to comment.

OMG.. I saw people commenting this last week. Someone asked that if Puttan and Rid are related, how can they be together? What on earth? The funniest reply I saw to that was, “Khun… I advise you to study Buddhism again and find out how reincarnation works.” Apparently there are a lot of people...

As long as Nonkul & Aff are happy, then we can be happy for them too. Here’s hoping the media can leave them alone. But I doubt it. That’s all they know to focus on. I still think it’s rude of them to keep asking her about it and focus on her love life throughout the time she was busy with her...

I think he’s being selective about his work too. Let’s face it, it’s not like Ch3 is having a lot of good scripts. He’s also reaching that max age for p’ek on Ch3 I think. Of the p’eks of the same gen on the channel, only Great is still shooting 2 dramas at the same time. While guesting on diff...

Bella has definitely confirmed that the long queue for PL is why she’s taking a long break from acting at the moment. But girl is a workaholic, which is why she’s still doing 1001 things at the same time. Her shop, numerous ad shoots, etc. I feel so tired just watching her. It’s normal for Pope...

He really takes that Ketsurang character. Very curious, have a lot of questions, will just ask. But technically, Det could be quite sulky too. He was just quiet about it. Just ask Joi. :pancarta: The whole family is very drama, just Rid & Prang are most obvious about it. Pope really...

All that talk about bras I was already laughing. Then the Sabina ad came on. :risas3: Then Khun Pi walked into the scene as they were discussing bras. :risas3: Made me think of the period scene from BPS. Then when Prang interrupted them, and Prang & Rit comments after that. :risas3::risas3: I...

OMG tonight’s ep!! My stomach hurts from laughing. I didn’t know I can die of both embarrassment and laughter at the same time. :risas3: At this rate, it’s a miracle Prang doesn’t have younger siblings! :risas3:

This is the clip of Great that I was talking about. It’s obvious that he’s uncomfortable and wanted to shut down the questions as politely as possible. Yes this is exactly what annoys me. I understand celebs are public figures and there’s a lot of curiosity about their lives. But I don’t...

Mommy’s boy.. hahaha. Luckily , the girl and his mum like each other. Otherwise in real life this would be hard. LOL His dad was true tsundere. Don’t talk a lot (cos he thinks a lot) but is good with words. That’s his charm. Rit is more emotional. Acts first, thinks later. I think when Rit...

It’s Prom Likit version of “language barrier” comedy and rom-com leads misunderstanding each other.

Wall Song is definitely the main method how actors announce they’ve left their channel. I was even surprised Toey didn’t choose this method, haha. glad Rita got justice she sought. I thought I saw the news somewhere that it was an explicit video? It’s really horrible and she has the resources...

Ep 8 tonight…. I was sobbing crying until the first commercial break. Even Bella was sobbing as she watched. All the guys acted well. Also I can see why the director said Great was her only choice for the role. Then Rit & Puttarn fighting like 12-year-old kids made me laugh. I feel so bipolar.

I guess this press conference with Great was done last week after their Dara Live session. He talked about his experience acting as King Tai Sa, what he enjoyed, the challenges, how he has gained a new appreciation for Thai history after this experience. Also, the secrecy around him taking the...

So I think this starts airing today. Leads are Mik, Preaw & Louis Hesse. Their broadcast schedule competes directly with Prom Likit though.

I’m sad for Mint. :( Usually pairings that work would at least get one more chance to be paired again. And the little bit of Thong Ek that I watched, I really got similar vibes of Two Spirits so I kept thinking I wish it was Mint as n’ek. I don’t dislike Kim, just that thought came to mind.

Ko Vasin, i think? Wow if Mike leaves, then there’s not many p’ek left in Ch7. There’s Mik, Weir, Kem? I don’t watch the channel so they’re the only ones I know.

The current one? But for PL the English subs seems to be based on Mandarin dialogue, instead of the Thai one. I guess Thai translates to Chinese better than to English, as both are Asian languages.

When BPS was first shown on Singapore TV a few years ago, the English subs they got was much better than the one for Netflix. I already loved the show on Netflix, but the one shown in Singapore obviously was done by someone with an Asian perspective. E.g. when Puttarn said she returned...

I agree. Also all the pop culture references/slang. But this is a constant problem for translators for all languages and all shows. The common best method will choose to recreate the language confusion in another way, e.g. BPS the movie translators choose to translate “or jao” as thou/thee etc...

Ep 6 & 7. Ep 8 is next Mon.:)

PL ratings for Ep 7 reached new high.:cheer: AC Nielsen 7.6 TrueID 289,738 3Plus 639.4K

I love this scene because it proves what Karaket said about people of this era. Although I was a bit skeptical, like yes she can say that cos she rarely meets people outside her circle. And people in her home are warm and kind. If she had spent living outside, I don’t think she’ll think the same...

Yes. And honestly it really shows how big the budget is for production. Action scenes are kept simple normally cos they are tedious and expensive to shoot. Pope & Bella can handle it, so the stunt team designed it this way. LOL yes she needs to be compensated. For food costs and them messing up...

They make him wear a wig though just to make him look more like his father. I wish he didn’t have to. Also, Ohm & Susie both pronounce words so clearly. Ep 7 was such a good ep! The part where Karaket told Khun Pi about Puttan make me tear up. The whole action scene was well designed, no wonder...

Haha it’s ok, I know what that’s like. 1 baht is a lot of money during that time. It was covered during BPS.. they could buy a lot of mosquito nets with just 2 baht back then. I think Grandma Kui paid 4 baht for Puttan’s necklace yesterday? I could have heard wrongly.

YAA that was so funny!:risas3: Pope & Bella are acting well. Making all the wait worth it. Rit is so annoying. But funny & cute.:thumbup: Tonight Puttarn will meet Karaket & the Ayutthaya boyband. Can’t wait.

When Grandma Kui praised Karaket for her beauty & elegance yesterday, it felt like an inside joke that made everyone watching feel like laughing so hard. I saw an online comment that said: cut to those BPS scenes where she shouted and waved at the pier and climbed mango trees. :risas3:

@Fikachu You’re looking too much into it. To convert value of things in the past to present day requires a lot of info re historical inflation rates which is way too much work for this simple info, lol. The necklace is from present day, I don’t think the price was ever mentioned. I’m sure the...

The rating for yesterday’s ep crossed 7. :clap: I only noticed online live view numbers crossed 570K.

I don’t think it was mentioned yesterday? Only the value of the necklace in that era.

Ah, just like most Asian kingdoms, full of succession disputes.

Just saw this too. Like mother, like son. :pancarta:

I agree. I feel like this seems to be part of how they planned to make PL grander than BPS. They were influenced by BPS the movie, where GDH purposely took the production up another level. They built that outdoor pavilion for the kings, the fabric for the kings’ outfit was specially made too...

But their uncle also had ambitions for the throne? Is he King Seua’s brother? King Tai Sa implied it in the episode, and Great also mentioned it I think during Dara Live. Regarding foreign sources of history - it’s a common problem for every Southeast Asian country. Ancient Southeast Asian...

Covid delayed both filming of BPS movie and PL - a few times. Also that twitter account you shared earlier was private until recently when PL went on air. Because PL production was notoriously secretive, and that twitter owner did not want to hit by the production or channel to take down posts...

As in Pooklook’s bf? :confused0: The only Mike I saw on Wall Song recently is Golf’s brother. Also, Namtarn was on Wall Song too. Did she leave Ch3 too or can she do that cos she’s under Broadcast?

From his dad he gets the rap skills and having actions not matching his words. Says he doesn’t like the girl, doesn’t trust her. But goes to see her house. :pancarta: Now I understand why Pope said last year when he said Karaket worries over her children a lot. He said the son gets sad, is very...

It’s like the architect and owner arguing over house design. ;)

My first fave scene from today’s ep. Rit is so drama & scheming. :pancarta:

I agree too. But I guess she thinks he’s more popular than any of the existing new gen p’ek in Ch3 at the moment. Seriously Ch3 has so many now.. I don’t get why she doesn’t choose one of them instead of getting a freelancer. Like one of the Tewaprom p’eks? Peak seems busy at the moment, but...

I think Bella, Namtarn & PP recorded 3Zaap today. So we can expect to see them on the show soon.

@Fikachu Yes, they took almost 2 years to shoot PL. Ok so I just realised you are new to this thread. ;) Basically Pope & Bella wrapped shooting BPS the movie, and within the next couple of weeks started work on PL - with workshops, script read, fitting and then by Nov 2021 they started...

It’s good that audiences are returning to Thai cinema. And this movie is done by a company that are linked to them too… which is why Ch3 can promote it so extensively. Ch3 is good for picking actors with star factor. I find even their actors in supporting roles to be more memorable than those...

That might be where I saw it too. Can’t remember now it’s been so long. Yes, likely. Because Puttarn will also be friends with Kaew & Prang. And will also spend time at their house thanks to Karaket. Anyway in general nothing on camera is random conversation - everything always has a purpose...

she gets to live to a ripe old age. Just have tolerate headaches caused by her daughter-in-law and grandchildren.LOL

Ok so Great spoiled the show a bit. King Tai Sa was impressed by Puttarn, and brought her to the palace.

Them appearing today is giving me hope that Ch3 have an idea of what to do for promotions. These guys’ characters are appearing on air today so they get them to appear today. And cos they’re all still Ch3’s artistes. ;)

Agree on the makeup but I think an issue is also Khunying Champa character is still around. So they cannot make Det & Ketsurang look as old as her. They definitely could make Ketsurang look older. Pope’s biggest challenge was seeing Bella as his mother. :pancarta:

Yes it’s true BP’s success as a duo (and continued success) was unanticipated. Re pushing new actors, that’s what they have done with this drama. That’s why half the channel’s actors are on this show, and they are current p’ek & n’ek, not just supporting actors (which is what they would have...

The options were considered: Let Pope-Bella continue to be older Det & Karaket, cast newer actors as Reung/Rit & Puttarn. Cast others be older Det & Karakade, Pope play the twin sons. Let Pope play Det and the twin sons. But from the beginning they want Pope-Bella to be pra’nang. They both...

I think there are flashbacks scenes too but that one where she’s dressed up looks like she’s entering the palace. I think he could be impressed by her cooking skills & beauty. As to how she gets out of it… it should be part of Rit-Puttarn’s love story. They haven’t revealed much yet but there...

BPS the movie broke 100M in its first weekend so that’s amazing. Congrats to the team. As for international release, we can hope but I’ll likely catch it only on Netflix. I’m not into horror movies, haha.

The first time I watched this scene I burst out laughing cos it obviously shows she took after her father hahaha. Also I couldn’t catch every single detail she mentioned I just thought it’s funny she noticed the eyes, legs of the chicken and finally ended on how this chicken won’t win if it...

Based on some dialogue that I’ve seen before but can’t recall where, as well as those shots, I agree. I also had the same theory. Obviously she gets out of it somehow but this could be one of the obstacles in Rit-Puttarn’s love. Will be interesting to see how it all develops.

I just saw this thread and had the same thoughts. Also, I cannot see Tor as a romantic lead. Especially considering Anne’s productions don’t really try to push new ideas/perspectives in Thai dramas. Maybe Yaya & Tor’s fan base can help push this drama to be a hit like Bad Romeo was but I won’t...

Rapper father, son and daughter. I love the sibling relationships too. Poor grandma must have always had headaches dealing with them. Luckily they have a whole house of servants to take care of the kids. Yam is resigned to her fate of being scolded like this.. from father’s generation to...

Yeah the marketplace event is across several days until 5 November.

She’s the reincarnation of Chanwad’s servant who drowned when her boat capsized. No, she won’t end up with the oldest twin. He likes another girl in Phitsanulok.

@jeanie1 I agree with you especially on the bathroom bit. Also, I feel like the editing on the comedy parts so far is a tad too long per scene. The bathroom bit, Perm falling off the boat, Phin/Yam looking around to find nobody. I can’t describe it well but it’s an editing issue. It affects...

LOL Pope while watching the stunt actors demonstrate, said that if he has a wife like this he’ll break up.

That’s the reason for all the sitcom feel all over the place. Cos of the naughty kids, haha. Bella tend to look good with older p’ek cos she often looks mature. But somehow next to PP and Cine in the market yesterday she really looked older. And contrast that with Pope who’s much older than all...

Yes, it’s clear that the kids take after the father in that aspect. No wonder last year Pope complained that everyone in this family is good at talking. :p

Yes. Yesterday was really too much. It really felt like there’s ads after each scene. I lost track of the story a couple of times. Doesn’t help that we are at a point where not much is really happening in the story. This is 2023, people have options than to watch live. I saw an online comment...

I hope the ratings continue to grow and improve. But they’ll likely have one less live viewer in me because I cannot take the ads OMG. I understand they’re really milking all the audience views but it’s really a bit much. It feels like one ad break after every scene.

Pope & Most appearance on the show has been clipped. He likes the character of Rit the most cos it’s the most natural and fun to play. Also he likes being with Ayuthaya boyband guys because if not for them then his character would be “stuck” being around women: his mum, sisters, grandma...

Both. Grandma Gui believes that she has been entrusted with the task of caring for this angel, with the promise of receiving wealth/rewards. Regarding no one is genuinely taking care of Pudtarn…. Well, that was exactly Karaket’s situation as well when she was orphaned. Everyone around her took...

@WeirFany oh I agree he’s one of the more masculine p’ek of his gen (most of the rest tend to be the pretty K-pop types that people today like). Yes his appearance and voice is attractive but I feel his acting lacks range, and his voice also seems a bit monotonous while acting. I’ve only liked...

Burden of past life karma.

I just happened to see that on my IG feed at the same time as I saw her on a GMM event. She’s a good actress. But I don’t feel like she has the typical n’ek look. I feel like her closeness with producers pushed her to get n’ek roles. otherwise I could easily see her constantly being a good...

Regarding the ads… YES. It’s why I decided start watching yesterday’s episode a bit later.. because last week each ep started late so much like I felt like I was watching movie in a cinema. Yesterday’s ep had so many ads… I’m contemplating just watching the show after the live telecast instead...

Her reaction is a bit much but I agree it’s valid. Also technically her grandma put a total stranger over her. Her emotions are justified. Of course we the audience know there’s a deeper reason for her irrational dislike for Puttarn, but at this point in the story, her reactions are justified...

My fave song of the OST has an MV now! :cheer:

I agree. I think people just say whatever they want and don’t really think much about it. I usually don’t pay attention to comments that irritate me, just that this one became an issue that even the author chose to respond to. So I thought it was a bit much. I’m sure within the next few days we...

It’s very long, they mainly discussed about Dharma/Buddhism/spirituality. I can’t believe I actually watched the whole thing, but it’s really interesting listening to his thoughts/philosophy about life. He discussed a bit about how he got started in acting, the challenges of acting 3 characters...

Exactly. I thought we established how wealthy they were in BPS when Karaket decided to buy mosquito nets for all the servants/slaves in the household. I am quite nitpicky too (like lol they could have made the spell book look a bit older) but I also can accept why the production does certain...

Ok the good thing about this drama is that a lot of people are watching and talking about it. The bad thing about a lot of people watching is that people are finding fault with every little thing. People are nitpicking about the mookata scene, saying that people in that era didn’t really eat...

Saw this interview with Got Jirayu and thought it was quite interesting: I think Got is a good example of the type of artist that Thai ent media won’t like. He’s describing future plans about his career and seems quite clear that he plans to fade away from showbiz in the future. He likes the...

You are completely right. I have my personal theories about this. But I don’t want to sink the koojin ship. Just… happy to watch the drama.:)

Yes it is weird that there’s hardly any couple event. But knowing how private Pope is and how chill he is regarding publicity, then it’s not that weird. His fans all understand his mentality too well. He’s not made for this current era, lol.

Don’t play with my heart like that, LOL. If it’s true I might be the happiest person on earth. looking at things right now though, I think not likely. But eh, the future is unknown, no one knows for sure, etc.

Ter said he’s passive, haha. But yeah, Pope is chronically shy. I mean, everyone sees it. And that’s what old people believe make a good match haha

I’m finally watching their appearance on the Today Show. The good thing about this show is that I think Pope is comfortable with this host so he talks more. But what I find frustrating is this host is just like Sorayuth, talks a lot and constantly interrupts both of them while talking with his...

It’s not surprising, but it’s still nice to see.

haha like it’s not he himself acting. The director did mention how much she loved the character of Reung but hearing about how the staff all screamed when the character is on:pancarta:

They’re funny. Like Tom & Jerry constantly arguing. But Bella tends to dominate the camera, and she’s lucky she’s with Pope who just lets her do that.

Oh… I completely forgot about that. They seemed really close though. I still think the media is being inappropriate.

I think all along knowing the shortened ep length it was estimated that the drama would about 20-22 eps. It was revealed when the drama shot its last scene in July that it’s 26 eps. Fans were all surprised it’s going to be that long. But they expanded the cast to add the historical characters...

Yes, he always was. There were hints of it in BPS but then he was technically just another nobleman, not yet in power. Now he’s the Viceroy (Crown Prince) so I guess he felt more comfortable in his authority. That’s why he could even talk back to his father when he was king. His brief reign was...

Are Aff & Nonkul dating? I don’t really care but I was really annoyed that her dating life seemed to be the media’s focus during her dad’s entire funeral. Isn’t that inappropriate?

It hit double digits for Bangkok :thumbup:

After PL ends I well likely leave twitter. The amount of spam is unbearable. I lose my patience each time I go through it… especially when the hashtags are trending. @Fikachu politics of today had to begin from somewhere. All over Southeast Asia, succession disputes frequently caused conflicts...

Managed to catch the show live today. Live views on 3Plus app crossed 500K views at one point. The plot is building up well. Bella used a darker voice for Puttan as compared to when she’s Ketsurang. I think she did it during BPS too but wasn’t always consistent.

New OST MV released Interview with Gun Napat, the singer

I thought the overacting for comedic effect was a bit much at times, but I get that they’re trying to show how much Karaket has caused the whole household to change. To build up to the situation when the kids are grown. The costumes are nice but I also think we’re a bit much at times. They’re...

Yes it’s on 3Plus, Ch3’s app. But it’s also on Netflix in Thailand. I saw someone uploaded some vids on YouTube but I’m sure Ch3 will strike that down quickly.

Poor lady… worse is yet to come when her grandchildren grow up. But that whole situation gave the sitcom feel to the drama.

LOL Pope & his gang.

Ok done watching the first ep. Interesting approach to have it start from somewhere in the last episode of BPS. The comedy was delivered well, similar to BPS. But the history bit was dealt with nuance - they mentioned the problem with source bias, they showed a bit more of how Okluang Sorasak...

It didn’t start at 8.30pm sharp. It started at almost 8.50pm. I already predicted there would be a lot of ads, just like in BPS. Karaket is still hilarious. But there is an aspect of her character that I still find a bit irritating. For someone who apparently studied history, she doesn’t seem...

It’s starting now but OMG the 8.30pm time is a joke. Got Jirayu posted a story reminding people to watch Prom Likit - with a bored/sleepy face. LOL

First song has that epic period love story feel, like BPS theme song. This one feels more emotional, more like Or Jao from BPS. I’m still neutral to the third song… maybe might feel better once it’s put to video. The trio also appeared on 3Plus News this afternoon.

@Fikachu thanks. Those should be it for today. I’m really not a fan of Sorayut and his style of interviewing so I might watch it later. What on earth are those pants that Bella is wearing though? o_O Here’s another appearance by the 3 of them today. OMG listening to this has the same feel as...

She did, but moving forward I think the older actors will likely age out of p’ek & n’ek roles and be moved to supporting roles. If you’re going to get less key roles then might as well go freelance - you work at same frequency but earn more compared to being on contract, if I’m not wrong. I...

I’m really in love with Violette Wautier’s song on the OST. It’s really a song from Puttan’s POV. The chorus is something like.. “ I crossed time to meet you… I crossed time so that we can love each other…” Oh my heart.. :love::icon12:

Bella, P’Ya & Noon appeared on the morning news programs a bit and the Prom Likit tag is so spammed on twitter I really don’t feel like trawling it for the relevant posts. So if someone could do that, thank you! PS. Smart of Pope to avoid this appearance, or else he’d be teased to death by the...

My sincere thanks as someone who cannot read Thai! Been wanting to hear the full version of that second song I heard on the making yesterday. Cos the lyrics…:icon12::love:

Based on the scene, that’s exactly it. Want younger siblings for the twins. LOL

Me too! She generally can act but she’s also close with many producers, which is why I think she got good roles. But I think it’s cos of age factor. Younger n’ek coming up in the channel to fight for roles with. I saw online rumours of this a couple of weeks earlier. Seeing this confirmed, I...

Toey Jarinporn leaves Ch3, is now freelance. Currently working on Enigma 2 drama with GMMTV. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cygan0GJx3V/

Haha they’re explaining how they differentiate interaction between mother-son and Puttan-Rit. Also, Puttan’s character doesn’t really cry, Rit cries a lot. :pancarta:

Lol it wont be. He has his moods, does things whenever he feels like it.

Thanks. Was looking for it earlier but it wasn’t yet uploaded. I hope 3Plus can handle the internet traffic once this goes on air. It kept lagging while I was watching it live, and even after this was uploaded later. I thought it was my own connection, but other media apps was loading fine on my...

Some cute bits from the Making.. which I couldn’t watch properly just now cos internet connection was horrible and there were so many ads, OMG. Like father, like son. Ayuthaya hi-so guy will have a lot of girls like him. :pancarta: They teased a bit of the second song from the OST in the...

A teaser of how Pope & Bella act their different characters. I watched a bit of the making of just now and the Cine & PP were praising them for their skill. Khunying Karaket and her servants will be on DaraLive tomorrow afternoon.

Uncle is not very good at social media. If he updates his IG it’s like pigs are flying in the sky, haha.

This is cute. The girl who plays Rit & Puttarn’s daughter didn’t feel comfortable enough to smile despite the production team & assistant director encouraging her. She’s shy about her teeth. So Pope teased her to make her laugh and comfortable enough to smile in the scene.

Pope Bella talks about their experience playing multiple characters. This is the video that I saw a while back that they put on private shortly later. Also, the theme song MV has hit a million views. https://fb.watch/nK3zTqGkiW/?mibextid=cr9u03

Been waiting for when they will announce this… since they recorded it a while ago. I think that week of Perd Wig. Also this evening they will be broadcasting the special program for PL.. which should be a BTS look with cast interviews including PB. On 3+ there’s an episode of Bangkok Gossip...

:pancarta: Same here. I’m preparing my heart & mind for seeing Pope less and less though. Considering how private he is and now he just might leave the channel. Bella even if she leaves will be everywhere.

I don’t disagree with you, but I am also biased. Because this is the only lakorn I’ve been waiting for. After this I won’t bother with Thai drama much anymore, haha. I agree that PL deserves its own event for sure but if you look at timing, Perd Wig was close to its broadcast that so it was...

Yes that’s what I’ve been wondering about their contracts too. Pope maybe is someone who could be wanting a longer break (because they started PL shoot soon after BPS shoot ended in 2021) but Bella is a workaholic. If there’s already a new drama planned she would be already starting on it...

New previews

What is usually done for Ch3 lakorn these days for first day broadcast? I haven’t followed any for a long time so I’m not sure. Do they usually go out on SSBT and the morning news shows? But I cannot think of other Ch3 lakorn with such extensive promo and hype everyday for days before broadcast...

So that it can finish airing before the year ends.

Yes, exactly. Also, Thailand will push the PB koojin more since their fan base is huge. Yeah the show is on air Tue-Wed for the first 2 weeks, then Mon-Wed for the rest. The show has more eps, most of their actors cast, and likely will be the channel’s biggest drama this year so might as well...

New teaser Teaser shown in Singapore for same-week broadcast as Thailand It’s very interesting to see what the diff channels choose to focus on in their teasers to promote the show.

Some photos from the special program

Denkhun talks about his character

Meet Prae Jin & Riam

That’s from last year’s Perd Wig Big 3. The Mor Luang segment transitioned to the Prom Likit segment. :)

Phet & Ohm speaking about their characters and experience working on this lakorn: LOL at Phet saying everyone has problems with their knees cos of their age.

Broadcast shared some shots of the drama. Seems PL will start where BPS left off, with the birth of the twins. Then the story will progress as the girls were born and all of them grow to adulthood. On 17th October, there will be a special program on PL:

Yes that censorship regarding royal family is one reason that makes shooting period dramas harder. BPS already tried to make their potrayals of Luang Sorasak and Phra Petracha as objective/neutral as possible. So the hint of their ruthlessness is conveyed but balanced by their an interpretation...

Meet the sisters!

Lol even Pope thought Bella should have been made to look older. He found it too difficult to see her as his mother. :pancarta: Roughly from how he said it, it seemed like the director and Bella disagreed with him. At this point I think this drama captures too much attention that there are too...

New promotion clip! And… presenting the Ayuthaya boyband.:thumbup:

@Fikachu I saw the same posts probably and the same comments in other spaces online since this lakorn’s FITTING TWO YEARS AGO and I’m honestly annoyed by it. I remember what it was like when they were talking about a sequel after the end of BPS and back then there were loads of comments like...

LOL that’s literally on the original map. Well, the “loves” one were literally “love each other” in Thai but it’s on small space on arrows clearly pointing to two people… so I thought the “each other” part is clear, so I made the text short.

You’re welcome, guys. And yes this took longer than I thought it would. o_O I listened to the theme song on loop while doing it - for the feels. LOL let’s just say.. I don’t really feel i can do the chart for the historical characters just yet. Great & Namtarn talk about their characters and...

Oh finally figured out how to get this here. The file is too big. Hopefully this works. Please don’t share it outside this board? I don’t wish to be hit by copyright strike or be sued.:p Clarification: I cannot read Thai so this was largely complied by google translate, my dramalist and Google...

Ok I finished the translated character map. But the file is too big to share here. I’ll do so once I figure out how to shrink it.

thanks. Ok I’ll try my best. Currently annoyed by things on social media. Broadcast put out a video on YouTube earlier… new BTS clip showing how Pope especially handled shooting of different characters in the same scene. But as I was watching it, they put the video on private.:BangHead: Likely...

People who think that someone’s life is represented by everything that they see in the media and social media are super gullible and annoying.

NOPE. Not on YouTube, not even on their 3Plus app. They rather offer their best dramas to other streaming services instead of bothering to sub them. I would like to thank Ch3 for helping my ability to understand spoken Thai but continuing to not provide subs even in 2023. :rolleyes: (Sarcasm)...

[ That’s exactly what PP’s character is like. From BPS we already know she’s her father’s favourite. But in PL we will also learn her siblings also dote on her a lot. And she has that troublemaker personality like her mum. I tried to edit/translate those relationship charts yesterday but got...

I think @spanky meant subs for Ch3 shows in general. I’m not surprised they subbed the teasers/trailers for PL cos this is going to overseas markets. They will need publicity material. Also for all those industry events where they market Ch3 programmes in advance. I read somewhere this will be...

When the whole cast met the mediaI think they should have arranged everyone’s positions better… and positioned Great & Namtarn closer to Pope & Bella in the centre. But I feel hot watching all of them at this event honestly. Funny parts… Q: P’Pope, what was it like acting 3 characters? Pope...

From today when Bella spoke to the media. Today when Pope spoke to the media. I feel like he’s entering this Cillian Murphy phase of his career: just wanna focus on work, be selective about work, avoid social media & showbiz fuss. Also, he is unlikely to accept twin roles ever again. LOL

Oh.. so the cuter newer photos were from when they especially shot the posters. https://www.tiktok.com/@phusa_phalaiyang/video/7286445453858622725?_t=8gG1ZloGOiA&_r=1

Haha I was just lurking on this board when BPS was out. It was moving so fast anyway it was too hard to catch up. Been waiting for this drama for years now. It’s like my main life motivation for the next few weeks. :pancarta:

Yesss… that’s what I thought too when I saw his character’s name. But if that is so, I thought King Rama 1’s grandfather was Kosa Pan’s grandson? But in that character map, Phet seems to be Kosa Pan’s son. This is the first full trailer! Yay for subs! Previous ones were just teasers.

Some clips from today: I keep forgetting that Namtarn is tall.

Honestly, Ch3 should have already done this. They already planned for this show to be shown to overseas audience. And knowing how these are based on actual historical figures, they should have prepared the proper translations for this upon release so to ensure accuracy. Especially considering...

Yes, I forgot to mention that sorry. All 4 kids are paired - they all end up married with kids by the end. I’m looking forward to PP’s character too. Cos she’s the baby of the family… she seems like a troublemaker yet her dad and siblings dote on her. Her character seems similar to her mum’s...

Well it’s based on a novel so I guess quite a number of people already know Putarn is Karaket. And quite a number of people online complained about why must it be Pope-Bella again for the sequel :rolleyes: so I guess they chose to address that outright. This story feels romance heavy cos the...

I haven’t read the book. But I heard the twin brother won’t appear much… maybe about 20% of the story. Pope is paired with Yiwha for that character. Happy for Yiwha that at least one of her recent lakorn will actually be on air. :rolleyes: I’m sure it’ll be like the previous drama… where the...

@sarN Please help to pin this:https://asianfuse.net/discuzz/threads/ch3-prom-likit-broadcast-thai-bpoop-phaeh-sanniwas-cast.65908/ It’s starting in 2 weeks and the promotions is building up now.

The worship is tomorrow, will be streamed live on social media.

OMG! I hope your phone is ok. Thank you!

Ahhh… that explains a lot. More behind the scenes previews. From BPS to Prom Likit - the Kings. Yes. Also PL also has more C/K-drama vibes… especially those fantasy ones. I think it’s cos of the colour grading & visual effects. BPS looked more like usual period lakorn in comparison.

The theme song MV. This song keeps giving me period Chinese/Korean drama feels. MV seems emotional - and totally proving why it must be Pope & Bella.

All this publicity being released this week to coincide with Perd Wig, I guess. Pope & Bella’s interview with MediaCorp, the Singapore TV company that will be showing Prom Likit here. The interview is in Thai with Chinese subs.

Hope so too. Also, this will have 26 eps… so it’s about 1.5x longer than a typical Ch3 lakorn these days. But the good thing about this is that it shows that when the production and characters are good, actors will want to take the role whether it’s lead or supporting.

Pope & Bella were interviewed last week by a Chinese newspaper in Singapore. That was the clip that I saw being leaked and later removed from social media. https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20231004-1439009 It’s in Chinese but the interview clip has them speaking Thai, with Chinese...

Nah, you’re right but that’s normal though. Americans are big on that individual freedom of expression. Thing is… in Thailand the media likes to treat social media rumours like actual news. then in work events with the celebs they actually ask the stars about these social media rumours. They...