I’m kinda new to lakorn world, don’t have the time or care to watch many of them, but I do read news here and there. One thing that stands out for me is that CH3 (I only follow their news, ‘cuz I like the gloss
seem to remake lots of old lakorns. Don’t they want new materials, are they playing too safe? I don’t know, but it’s like Chinese broadcast companies remaking period TV dramas based on Jin Yong’s novels again and again.
About fake kisses, I’m so frustrated with that. Either do it or don’t do it at all, please don’t fake it or do it but act like a wooden statue. That just kills the mood.
But based on the recent lakorns, it seems CH3 are stepping up their games in the imitate scene department, which I think is a good sign. To me, kiss scenes make love stories more believable. CH7 actors and actresses do not seem to hold back in those type of scenes.
About the koojin thing, no matter how big the fandom is or how popular the stars are, lakorn is still a very small world and each koojin, even the most popular one, attract a relatively small number of die hard followers. They help create and maintain the impression of how popular a star is. Casual fans or normal lakorn viewers would not be affected much by the star power in their choice of what to watch. Hence the level of popularity doesn’t guarantee high ratings. At the end of the day, die hard fans can’t outnumber the public to really affect the viewer ratings.