Tag: coming of age
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All of Us Are Dead: Webtoon Vs Show/ Key Differences
The 2009 webtoon All of Us are Dead by Joo Dong-geun is one of the most popular webtoons in South Korea. Translating an already popular work to another medium is meant to create either love or hatred. Here is an in-depth comparison and key differences between All of Us Are Dead: Webtoon Vs Show. The…
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First Take: Never Let Me Go Thai BL Review
Review of Episode 1 Never Let Me Go is a newly released Thai BL series starring Phuwin Tangsakyuen and Pond Naravit Lertratkosum. The director of the series is Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong who has also directed two of my favorite series, The Player and Friendzone. The screenwriters are Game Kirati Kumsat, Best Kittisak Kongka, Chim Sedthawut Inboon and Chalermpong…
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First Take: The Warp Effect is a Unique Comedy
Review of Episode 1 The Warp Effect is a newly released Thai series with New Thitipoom Techa-apaikhun playing the central character Alex. The series has a few people as creators: The directors are Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong and Ninew Pinya Chookamsri and the screenwriters are Game Kirati Kumsat, Chim Sedthawut Inboon, Chalermpong Udomsilp and Jojo Tichakorn Phukhaotong. The…
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Beauty Newbie Trailer Review
Beauty Newbie is an upcoming 2023 Thai language series starring Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul and Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn. The series is an adaptation of the webtoon My ID is Gangnam Beauty which already has a popular Korean adaptation of the same name. Here is my review of the trailer of Beauty Newbie. Beauty Newbie is directed…
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Dangerous Romance Trailer Talk
Dangerous Romance is an upcoming Thai language BL series to be released in 2023. It has a really interesting duo of actors playing the lead roles which are Chimon Wachirawit Ruangwiwat and Perth Tanapon Sukumpantanasan. Here are my thoughts on the trailer of Dangerous Romance. The series has two directors: Lit Phadung Samajarn who is…
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Kdrama The Golden Spoon is Brilliant in Screenplay & Execution
Kdrama ‘The Golden Spoon’ is about a high school boy from a poor family using a magical golden spoon to swap his parents with his rich classmate. It is written by Kim Eun Hee and Yoon Eun Kyung and directed by Song Hyun Wook and Lee Han Joon. The drama is based on a webtoon…
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Eternal Yesterday J-BL Review
Review of Episodes 1-4 Eternal Yesterday is the new Japanese BL series starring Komiya Rio and Inoue Sora. The screenwriter and the director of the series is Kobayashi Keiichi. Even though the series is essentially a high school romance, it explores a very interesting idea and it is probabaly more than just that. This is…
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First Love J-Drama Trailer: Beautiful and Heartfelt
Netflix’s Japanese series, First Love, has a very unique trailer with a song running throughout its beautiful visuals. It is inspired by the songs “First Love” (1999) and “Hatsukoi” (2018) by Utada Hikaru. First love stars Mitsushima Hikari and Satoh Takeru in lead roles. Kanchiku Yuri is the director and screenwriter of the series. The…
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Remember Me First Take: About Nostalgia, Love and Friendship
Review of Episode 1 The first episode of Remember Me was incredible. After My Only 12%, this is the only series that portrays Thai rustic life with so much love. The series reminds you of the Korean drama Reply 1988. Yet, it is very different from the Reply Series in essence. This is also a…
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Mismatched Season 2: Take On Trailer
Mismatched season 1 aired on Netflix in 2020. It is an Indian Rom-com coming-of-age drama based on Sandhya Menon’s Novel When Dimple met Rishi. Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Avinash Dharmadhikari are the directors of the series. Now, the Mismatched season 2 trailer is out. Everyone who has watched season 1 would know that Rishi (Rohit…