[GMM25/Netflix] 2gether + Still 2gether (GMMTV): Bright Vachirawit / Win Metawin

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
Tine is such a lovable ngo! And his gang kinda reminds me of the gang in the Kiss dramas (Pete-Kao-June-Sandee-Thada).

I've seen 3 episodes thus far and I'm thoroughly hooked. I find myself laughing more in this series, which is a good sign.
Tine's gang is fun, but them mixing with Sarawat's gang is a riot. Kinda reminds me now of SOTUS and SOTUS S when Kongpob and Arthit's gangs get together.

And the common denominator for both series - Gunsmile. He's soooo adorable when playing goofy characters, and really annoying when he's villainous. Really good actor.
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
I did the same IG follower growth analysis for the other male cast members. I'll repeat this when the drama ends. But so far, this show has really boosted the following for these actors.

Phukong (Sarawat's brother)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/frank_thanatsaran/



Mil (Phukong's love interest)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/drake_laedeke/



Man (Sarawat's friend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/mmikesiri/


Type (Man's love interest and Tine's brother)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/toptap_jirakit/


Dim (Tine and Sarawat's club leader)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/guysivakorn/


Green (Tine's admirer and Dim's boyfriend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/gusbanana/


Boss (Sarawat's friend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/gunsmile/


Ohm (Tine's friend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jj__chayakorn/


Fong (Tine's friend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/khaotungg/


Peuk (Tine's friend)
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pluempong/
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
I'm about to finish watching the first 7 episodes twice, and my fave scenes so far are the bedroom ones. I love Sarawat and Tine's conversations there and the ensuing tension, coz I can really see their respective vulnerable side in those scenes.

Also the ones inside the L Co Hol bar, when Sarawat and Tine's gangs join together for drinking session.

Amongst the female characters, my fave so far are Air and Fang (played by Nanan).

Nanan is sooo girly here, I find her fangirling over Sarawat sooo cute! She usually plays boyish or n'rai roles in her past GMMTV dramas. Most notable is her "tomboy" role in Room Alone.

The actress who plays Air is really so kawaii and so extra when she holds the microphone. I can see her playing the female presenter role of Alice Tsoi if ever GMMTV decides to remake or reprise U-Prince. (Incidentally, Green/Gun was the male presenter there. The presenters basically appear every start of the episode as they follow the male lead/U-Prince around the campus.)

And finally can I get some actual boob touching action soon? The tease is getting a bit too much now, hahahahaha!
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
Anyway, I saw quite a number of people complaining about Episode 8. But I think it's a nice counterpoint to Episode 7's "intense" scenes.

Finally nice to see Tine coming to terms with his feelings for Sarawat, and for Sarawat to show his vulnerable child-like side to Tine.

And man, did I count how many times I've rewatched Episodes 1-8? 55555
 

rae

sarNie Adult
I've seen a bit of the fallout on weibo, and honestly, I thought that most of the fans didn't care that Bright has a girlfriend. Most are angry about the covid-19 retweeting since it is still a very raw and fresh wound to the Chinese people. Fans were waiting for Bright to say something, they didn't blame him for his girlfriend's actions, but he instead liked two tweets/comments on ig (can't remember) that was more about his fans trying to break up his relationship.

Also, ching chong is, if not outright racist, a very derogatory term to refer to the Chinese. Fans felt that as Win had studied in the States as a foreign exchange student, he should have known better, even if his friends meant it as a ~joke. Also, Win actually did apologize on weibo for liking the comment and that he didn't mean any harm.

Although there are a lot of angry people right now, I want to say that there are also a lot that are hurt, upset, and disappointed by what's unfolding. It's very sad when I look at the 2gether the series tag on weibo, before everyone was happily talking about Sarawat and Tine, and now people are just very hurt by all that's happened and leaving the fandom. Tensions are still running really high at the moment, so hopefully everyone and all sides will stop with the racist attacks and all the fighting soon because that won't do anything for the matter.
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
I think this scene in the trailer got cut in the actual series.


This is where Sarawat was supposed to teach Tine Chord C. That's why some are reacting on scene in the latest episode wherein Wat was asked what is his favourite chord. He said Chord C because that's the first one he taught to Tine. But in Episode 2, he was teaching Tine Chord E after he caught Tine sneaking away with one of the snacks from #TeamSarawatWives. (It was P'Air who taught him Chord C.)
 

Gumiho

sarNie Hatchling
The kind of fans I hate the most are the delusional ones. And I also think Bright is not wrong to believe that some fans are trying to break his and his girlfriend up. Look at some of their actions and it’s obvious that they don’t like her because she’s his girlfriend.

Also, ching chong isnt only use to mock Chinese but almost all Asians minus South Asians from what I noticed. But then again people are using this term to mock us Asians because they believe we are all Chinese so yea.

as for covid19 situation, I think the group that should be blame is the CCP (the Chinese government) for trying to cover it up. They labeled a doctor a whistleblower just because he warned the public about the virus. It’s not fair to blame normal citizens, who cant really do anything when their government is the one that trying to cover this up. They’re also the one that got hit hard because their government is too busy trying to downplay the situation and keeping up a good image.
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
GMM25 ranked #10 in the network ratings last week. It's the 2nd time this year that they entered Top 10.

Both their primetime dramas "Nuer Nai" and "Kit Hot Tai Baan Esan" are doing well, and this series is continuously pulling off surprises.

 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
88Rising's IG account gave a stamp of approval to Bright's cover of "I Love You 3000".

http://instagr.am/p/B_E2f7BJ-fu/
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88Rising is an American media company that's responsible for bringing Asian talents into a wider audience. Some artists under their roster are Joji and Jackson Wang (one of the singers of the song that Bright covered).
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
Episode 9 rating is at 0.8 - a new high! This is now the 3rd highest rating 2020 drama for GMM25.


This show is just a gift that keeps on giving!
 
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inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
I enjoy watching Jennie Panhan's reaction videos for each episode. She's read the novel already and she's saying that the series is way too fast. The events in Episode 7 for instance didn't happen until towards the end.

In the latest reaction video, Bright is saying in effect that if the recent episodes are sweet, just wait until Sarawat and Tine get into an actual relationship.


I also read somewhere that Win's favourite episode is Episode 11. My fave episodes so far in order are Episodes 9, 7 and 4. Looks like Episode 10 is a riot. I wonder when will Pam/Ggigie's character appear. I hope they won't make her as Sarawat's ex-boyfriend, one of the reasons the original trailer was "criticised".
 

inbetweener_guy

sarNie Oldmaid
Bright now has 3M followers on IG, while Win has hit 2M. In addition, Bright is now amongst the 20 most followed male Thai celebrities.

 
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