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and i think so that this cast is perfect for this type of story :)
I love this drama alot........
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Pros: The show was short so I didn't need to do all nighters or spend so much time on it. The story was compelling as much as it was funny. My family literally stopped what they were doing to watch it with me and they hate thai shows. The actors had great chemistry and put their all into their characters. Everyone stood out and created a response when on screen. There were no plot holes probably because it was a short and neat project. The production value was visible and ad placement was not as obvious as in other dramas where they do a 5 minute segment.
Cons: It ended? I was expecting Maewnam to wear the box longer than she did but again with only 7 episodes I guess they kept it a fair amount of time.
Conclusion: I hope to see the leads in something together again as I think their chemistry sells just about any story.
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Its been a while since I wrote a review so I thought I'd make this one my first review of 2018. This is my first Ugly Duckling series which was included in Soju's 10 Beginner Friend Thai Dramas article. I was looking for a drama that isn't the usual abusive/assault routine.
The story for me was relatable, minus the box and some cute scenes thrown in here and there.
The bad bits:
? the bullying/violence - this is the reason why I don' watch Korean school dramas. I get that bullying happens in real life situations but I was hoping it wouldn't be in this one but oh well. I hated Vivienne and her goons with a passion. No redeemable qualities.
? the female lead - always speaking loudly. Yes in arguments people tend to raise their voices but even when she was not arguing I still felt that she was speaking too loudly. Another thing that bothered me was the fact that she always jumped to the wrong conclusion and never waited for an explanation but then again there wouldnt be much of a drama if she had listened.
? zero - it took me until the second to last episode to warm up to Zero. I detest the whole "i like him/her but I'll continue to be mean and cause trouble" routine.
The good bits:
? the father/son duo - oh my gosh I love these two! They were absolutely hilarious! I wish they showed them a bit more. It was also very refreshing to see siblings who get on and show their loving relationship instead of the usual cliche of sibling rivalry.
? minton- I felt that he was really sweet even though he had done wrong which he was trying to redeem himself (apologies if that's classed as a spoiler but I don't think it is). I ended up feeling bad for him in the end. As per, no SLS here.
HUGE APOLOGIES if the review is long. Wasn't expecting to type so much.
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Storyline: The storyline itself is pretty unique and I did like how it was showing the main female lead's feelings and thoughts. There were some flashbacks as well, something that made the whole story much more interesting and believable. I did like the fact that they were giving some attention to other characters story/past as well, it's true, Maewnam was in the middle of attention, but the others did have a story to tell as well. Something I didn't like was that they were trying to fit a longer story in 7 episodes. They could have made it a little bit longer by telling the story much more precisely and by developing the story a little bit more. Some episodes felt like they were rushed, they didn't stay enough at one important situation and they just started to talk about something else.
Acting: To me, this whole drama was new, not just the story but the actors as well *and the language. I was getting used to Korean and Chinese, but this was on a whole new level*. After all, I did like the acting, the actors did give 100% and everything looked great. There were a few things that I did dislike, few characters but that isn't the actors fault, it is somehow the writers. Anyway, even through that I did dislike some of them, their presence was important for the development of the story.
Ending: I did think that it was going to have a really sad ending, but in the last 20 minutes everything changed and took a 180 degrees turn. Did I like this? Somehow yes, somehow no. I mean, I did like the fact that I couldn't see what is going to happen, but...I don't know. I feel neutral about the ending.
After all, if you do want to watch a different drama and to get to know a whole new world, than I suggest you to watch this one. It is worth it, and it really shows how words can affect some people. YES! THIS IS THE THING I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT THIS DRAMA! They show you how some words can make a person's life miserable and how they can destroy someone's confidence.
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and i think so that this cast is perfect for this type of story :)
I love this drama alot........Feeling ugly, wanting to shut yourself off from the world, etc are huge factors in being a teenager. I would say it ls like watching a comedic, cutesy thai MMFD, which is huge praise because I love MMFD. The love triangle may annoy you. It did not annoy me cos in the end the guy I was rooting for won. But ultimately at the end you will understand that both guys contributed into turning Maewnam into the confident chick she was at the end. I highly recommend this if you are looking for a sweet, quick binge
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Loved it, but...
This is my first thai drama. I didn't expect anything, I watched it because I've seen it in an amv.Well...
First of all, it was an amazing experience. The whole language and everything, I just fell in love with the atmosphere already.
Then the story started. It was a beautidul storyline, not too predictable, but it didn't hold many surprises.
The idea is just so unique, and the way they showed the characters... it was amazing.
Now, what I didn't like...
How can a lead character be so incompetent? She didn't even once tried to hear the story from anyone else's point of view, only what she heard first. It was so irritating.
But even though I didn't like the female lead, it was still one of my favourite shows so far. I absolutely love it.
Maybe it's not good for boys, but I think, that every single woman on this earth would love this.
The acting is really good, the main actors are so in character, that I could cry with them, smile with them, and I had all the emotions, they had. In critical times, my heartbeat was sooo fast, I had to stop the episode.
If you haven't seen this, don't hesitate. You won't regret it.
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If you're looking for a light drama or a short one, then I'd recommend this one. Just don't expect too much from the acting, otherwise it will probably bother you during the whole drama.
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Watchable shot I say !
Unlike the previous reactions, this Thai series has 4 stories about 4 young women who are a part of the Ugly Duckling club. So , warning to viewers, this is the ultimate Chick Flick well just like the U-Prince series which is also definitely catered for women to . But as I was saying the following are the 4 UGLY DUCKLING STORIESa)The Perfect Match
b)Pity Girl
c)Don’t
d)Boy’s Paradise
Now I will start with the summary and review of each UGLY DUCKLING story!
The Perfect Match
he Perfect Match is a story about a young woman named Junita, nicknamed Junior, who is a wealthy girl who lives in Bangkok and had plastic surgery because people said her face was fat. She did the surgery without knowing that she was allergic to chemicals, causing her to get acne and pimples all over her face that would take a year to fully recover. After the incident, her mom wasn’t happy that she is now “ugly”, nobody including boyfriend and her friends wanted to get close to her and whoever saw her would call her “ghost-face.”
During her lowest point, she came across the Ugly Duckling forum because her cousin Alice who happens to be a member introduced it to her, which consists of 4 girls…her cousin Alice, Maewnam, Mami and the newly added Junior.
When Junior couldn’t stand the rejection and teasing anymore from people, her boyfriend and friends in Bangkok, she begged her mom to let her study at a college in the countryside to avoid the social life of Bangkok, and to have face treatment done by a doctor recommended by the Ugly Duckling forum. And at college in the countryside in her new life as a not rich girl while getting treatment and imaging her dream guy from her favorite fiction that’s where she meets Suea. Suea is a very handsome, flirty, penniless senior, who is the first person to sincerely befriend her despite her looks!
And by some fate or destiny they were pair together as the assigned Senior and Junior pair, in which Suea as Junita’s senior will watch out for her as his junior in the college. In that arrangement Suea and Junior get closer and learn much about eachother and developed a great bond. But as they bonded, they learn to deal with eachother’s issues such as Junior’s insecurities especially over her now “ugly” face full of acne and Suea’s belief and knows from experience that although he is incredibly handsome, women are not only vain they will only look at him twice and date him if he was rich. So while Suea’s and Junior’s relationship develops as well as their understanding towards one another, they deal with Suea’s girlfriend’s betrayal, and a friend’s unpleasant predicament. As well as issues, they had to go through on their own, to find themselves and to see if their love is true!
Anyways on The Perfect Match, I thought this was a pretty good story! I totally enjoyed it! I exceptionally loved the main cast and couple who played Junita aka Junior and Suea, respectively Mook Worranit Thawornwong and Push Puttichai Kasetsin. I found Mook and Push really talented and played their roles respectively well. Mook expressed the shy, insecure, innocent and somewhat naïve Junita aka Junior exceptionally well. While Push also played exceptionally well as Suea….who is handsome, friendly, playful, foul-mouthed, naughty as in alot of innuendos implied by him but is still considered as respectful towards women.
Anyways.. out of the four Ugly Duckling stories, The Perfect Match is my absolute favorite from all the stories even though the characters especially the main ones Junior and Suea have flaws and issues that seem ugh… I thought they were well developed… positive points, flaws and all. For instance, Junita’s insecurity and naivety and Suea’s prejudice, harsh-mouth and hot-temper. But those flaws seemed to have toned down as the story progresses. Either way this 1st story of the Ugly Duckling series is a definite recommend!
Pity Girl
From where the story in The Perfect Match ends with Suea and Junior running through the park is where Pity Girl begins…
Alice smiles as her cousin Junior and Suea run past her as she comes upon a bench with a handsome guy lying down reading a book and a big tree looming beside the bench. Alice climbs up the tree to take a closer look and take a picture of a bird nest. She looks down and observes the boy reading the book and finds him really attractive she decides to take a picture but then he looks up at her, she was so surprised that she fell down the tree.
Six months later after falling from the tree, Alice now suffers having “goldfish memory”. She’s in fact so forgetful that she doesn’t even remember her boyfriend breaking up with her 14 times already. Every time she wakes up, she has once again forgotten everything besides Fuyu, who she calls her hero. But then a new boy in school named Aston has now vowed to be Alice’s own personal post it to help her remember everything. As Alice and Aston get closer, they deal with Alice’s ex and his current girlfriend’s antics, Alice’s real feelings for both Fuyu and Aston who both have feelings for her while dealing with Alice’s memory being revealed along with Aston’s past.
Anyways on Pity Girl, the story isn’t bad, I actually found it interesting but what annoyed me was the mainly the first episode or two. I honestly had to grit my teeth most especially in that first episode because I really wanted to give this story in the Ugly Duckling series a chance. Anyways I understood that in general the Ugly Duckling series has a more of a rom-com feel meaning in my observation as a rom-com it is not a drama but it does have slight dramatic themes and moments but it is much lighter and has comedic moments.
Here in Pity Girl, I kept in mind during the first episode that it is rom com and I should give it a chance, that is because since the main female lead is suffering from major memory loss and cannot remember a thing when she wakes up the following day. Similar to 50 First Dates actually. Anyways whenever she realizes she forgets something or get teased she cries loudly and overdramatically that what I have usually seen in comedies! In the comedies I saw with crying “dramatically was involved”, I honestly don’t remember being so annoyed but in Pity Girl I was… But then again, maybe that is why the story is titled “Pity Girl” .
Anyways those moments really annoyed me, but I repeat so again I really had to grit my teeth because I wanted to know what happens next especially since even though I wasn’t so into the main pair Alice and Aston, they really grew on me. They are really cute! Honestly out of the main couples in each Ugly Duckling series, I think Pity Girl is the most wholesome and innocent one despite the bullying Alice had to face for being forgetful. I can honestly say though this second story is not high on my recommend list but go ahead and watch it, it is not that bad.
Don’t
This third Ugly Duckling story, Don’t, begins with Aston coming back from abroad to go to school and finally be with Alice! And after meeting up again, they happen to see Maewnam covered with a box frantically running around at the school staying away from people…
Thus this leads to Maewnam’s backstory to why her head is covered with a box!
After confessing her love in elementary school to her crush, Maewnam is undeniably crushed when he rejects her in front of all his friends. He calls her ugly which caused a chain event with others calling her ugly and teasing her relentlessy too! At that moment, she was so traumatized she decides to wear a box on her head believing she is ugly.
One day, she is forced to return to school, Maewnam meets Minton and Zero. Minton who was a new student, despite seeing her walk around with a box on her head, was very accommodating towards her. As for Zero, was mean at first but later thaws up towards her. Minton is sweet, friendly, and new to the school while Zero is a notorious troublemaker who uses his fists to solve his problems. With Milton, Maewnam does not face any problems and is a friend she confides in.
While with Zero, although being around him causes her to get in unsavory situations, she was able her face her fears…literally got her head out of the box and is able to confide in things with him that she couldn’t say to her father, brother and Minton. As Maewnam, gets closer to both boys…she starts realizing her true feelings for the both of them…who she cherish as a friend and who she has fallen in love with…while finding out who was the boy who caused her trauma when she was little, making her hide her head in a box for years and dealing with bullies especially Zeros’ popular mean ex-girlfriend.
Anyways on Don’t, I thought this was a pretty good story! I totally enjoyed it! I honestly was a little weirded out at first with the concept that the main girl had to hide her head in a box for years, but I understood the concept and that the situation Maewnam was in… She is really young when she was bullied! Her confidence in herself was broken! And it makes her no trust anyone! Thus, leading to her being traumatized, believing she is ugly and had to hide her head literally in a box for years until she was forced to go to school and circumstances leading her to reveal true looks to Zero, who was the first to see her.
Anyways this is definitely one of the main reasons why bullying and name calling isn’t right! Because it can affect someone for years as well as the everyday life. Anyways, I adored the young actors in this flick… Mild Lapassalan Jiravechsoontornkul, Mek Jirakit Thawornwong and Chatchawit Techarukpong! If his name looks familiar to you… Yes! Mek Jirakit is related to Mook Worranit from The Perfect Match story! They are brother and sister! Anyways all three, are talented actors and I find that they played their roles well. I also found the plot twist in this story to be very interesting too, how it was played out. Anyways, either way, I totally recommend Don’t from the Ugly Duckling Series to your watch list!
Boy’s Paradise
Mami is a young woman who is happily living in her family’s pension she dubbed as Girls’ Paradise with a bunch of girlfriends, one of them is a girl she has a crush on. Mami vows to die before dating a man especially since she had a trauma when she was young on a boy she deeply cared about, thus turning her towards women!
Anyways this story Boy’s Paradise begins with the other Ugly Ducklings… Junior, Alice and Maewnam coming to Mami’s, their fourth and final Ugly Duckling member’s Girls Party! Their they see that Mami is greatly in favor of women and has a deep affection for her bestie girl friend. What Mami is not aware of is that her mother mother catches on to her secret girl crush . So, her mother makes an arrangement with the female friends especially the girl she cares for, in a way kicking them out and then rents out the house to three guys in hopes to bring her daughter around back to having affection towards men! The three men who comes to live in her home, now dubbed Boy’s Paradise is her cousin LJ, who she isn’t aware has feelings for her, Rayji, an actor-idol and CU, a photographer!
At first, she avoids all three men, but she then Mami gets pulled into someone else’s romance problems…Rayji’s… so she begs her new roommate C.U., to be her fake boyfriend. Thus, this is the beginning of either a friendship, partnership and/or relationship between Mami and CU. Also, during this situation she learns that men aren’t that bad and learns who her true friends are and who deserves her friendship.
Anyways on Boy’s Paradise, I found it interesting and the most mature story out of the three. Btw, when I say mature, Imean language wise. Alot of innuendos. Either way…though .It honestly not my favorite compared to the first Ugly Duckling story, The Perfect Match which is my favorite amongst the four but like I said Boy’s Paradise is definitely the most mature with a slightly complex storyline. Especially since the main girl went through a trauma which was not revealed later on, this explains why she is hates men and loves women but this is still find it as an interesting storyline. Also, I happen to love the actress in this story Esther Supreeleela, she is a very talented actress who also happened to be in the first story of U-Prince Series: The Handsome Cowboy with Push Puttichai Kasetsin.
BTW , if y'all havent read my previous reviews , please do read them out and support me as always !
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Personal favorite of this series
I have yet to watch "Boys Paradise" (I may update this after I watch it), but "Don't" is definitely my favorite of the "Ugly Duckling" series. I think seven episodes was the perfect amount for this series, while "Perfect Match" (9) was too long and "Pity Girl" (5) too short. The plot for "Don't" is strangely the most reasonable of the aforementioned series'. Yes, it's kind of extreme for Maewnam (Mild) to wear a box on head after being called ugly once. But, I think a lot of people can relate to wanting to shut themselves away from the world.On to the love interests, I liked both Zero (Mek) and Minton (Victor). I think they both suited Maewnam, though I'm happy my favorite was picked in the end ;) I thought Mek played Zero well, making him a bad boy with morals whose also willing to change. Victor's Minton is funny and sweet as well as ready to protect those he loves. I also loved Maewnam's brother and father. They provided great comedy relief and I loved how supporting they were of Maewnam.
Lastly, I would like to add a trigger warning to those who have been bullied. Though I never have been bullied, the scene where Vivien and her friends nearly drown Maewnam was quite intense. Overall, I really liked this series. The plot is probably the most relatable to me personally as I've often shut myself off from others. As Maewnam learns, the outside world is both scary and wonderful and I would like to thank this drama for reminding me of this.
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