What really makes it fun is the setting, a zoo, i finished the series in 2 weeks and i still re watch my favorite scenes.
Thai dramas can be VERY heavy this one is a very nice and worth watching break
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STORYYep, that's right, since this drama contains mostly of the main and supporting characters being confused with their own loves, other's loves, and to the viewers as well almost until the end you don't know who ends up with who. And that's what heavily spices this hilarious Thai rom-com: love confusion.
There is no strong protagonist as mostly the main leads fights their own confusion, and the suspense from who's dun it mysterious cases happened in the zoo/aquarium is pleasantly spiced the drama.
Besides the confusing plot, the side stories are funny too and the second and third love stories are cute too. The lead and supporting actors and actresses are not only good looking but also know how to act and they fulfilled their roles really well.
The costumes are very beautiful, including the traditional Thai clothes they wear.
The setting in the zoo as well as the aquarium and sea are amazing too.
Non-romantic relationship such as among besties, family members, workmates are well executed throughout the entire drama.
ACTING/CAST
This is the second Thai drama I watched as I followed beautiful actress Preechaya Pongthananikorn (who was also in Gasohug) playing as Toon, a cutey lesbian tomboy zoo keeper turns to a straight beautiful feminine manager. Pongthananikorn acting skill is superb, and has blasting chemistry with handsome male lead Naphat Siangsomboon who plays Matt.
Siangsomboon's acting is brilliant as a guy who has to portray many roles: a rebel son, an overprotective brother, an ex boyfriend to his employee who stole his girlfriend, a workaholic CEO, and mostly just a man who falls in love with Toon when he is not sure what Toon's sexual orientation is and later if she really loves Nat, the second male lead.
As noted above almost all supporting characters play their roles really well, but mostly noted is Sheranut Yusananda who plays the second female lead Rose, arrogant, sassy, rude, but amazingly is lovable. She is no damsel-in-distress second lead as some SFL do to attract the male lead, but instead she plays a heroine that actually a guy calls her for help in some difficult situations.
MUSIC
Entertaining music and sound effects, and actually in some love scenes the music is played while the characters are just gazing at each other, not talking. And for videos with English sub, the words of the songs are on the top of the screen not on the bottom when the sub words are usually put on.
REWATCH VALUE
Definitely a 10, I rewatched some early episodes to get some info for this reviews and right away is entertained and laughed all over again with hillarious acts.
OVERALL
Rak Kan Panlawan or Confused in Love is definitely a light-hearted rom-com with sizzling chemistry and spices of past secrets, work sabotage, wild animals, Thai culture, beautiful sceneries blend together in a drama you hardly can skip.
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was it good?
It is good but honestly i prefer her as a Tomboy because he was fearless except for the lizard she and Nine Naphat Siangsomboon make a good on screen couple but i was expecting that Toon (Ice Preechaya Pongthananikorn)to give up on love than switch to be a girl back because like i said i like the FL as Tom she was cute,cool and awesome. i like other side characters too like Tohmon (Freud Chatphong Natthaphong) who is crushing on Toon although he have 0 chance he was cute and make the show enjoyable along with Anoma (Jacqueline Muench) whom he had a relationship they are a cute couple together although i was shipping them with their friends. Montree (Wichai Jongprasitporn) scenes with Tohmon (Freud Chatphong Natthaphong) was by far always hilarious to watch .Was this review helpful to you?
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This is a slow burn romance, which I quite enjoy. I love that the progression of friendship, respect, and admiration eventually turn to love. Insta-love sometimes can get boring fast. One of the things I love about this drama is that the audience actually get to see the ML and FL working real jobs. The drama focuses a lot on the workplace, so it is nice that our leads are not devoted only to chasing love. Another thing I like is seeing the character development of not only the main leads, but also the secondary characters, especially the 2nd FL. She went from a rich and spoiled girl (albeit with a kind heart) to an entrepreneur. I enjoy that both sets of parents are supportive of their children and really there’s no hindrance from family about the FL and ML falling in love and becoming a couple like in many other dramas, especially if the ML is from a rich family and the FL from a working class/poor one. We have three couples, and a minor one (Ddot and Ano): our main leads (Matt and Toon), the second leads (Nat and Rose), and third couple (Sean and Pimmy). The third couple was the least interesting. There are a lot of heart fluttering moments between the FL and ML, especially when the ML is staring at the FL or when he becomes jealous/possessive. Some parts of the drama are very frustrating because of various misunderstandings or miscommunications (talk to each other, people!), and sometimes there are too much “I am going to make this sacrifice so the other person can be happy”. When I want to smile and feel some romance, I will definitely rewatch some of the scenes. Was this review helpful to you?
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A great potentiel (casting, plot) but quite disappointed
Interesting drama because it addresses the theme of sexual identity (tomboy, bi, lesbian, gay) without too much discrimination, but not always very good point of view.Good cast. Quite funny OTP interactions until halfof the drama...
I stayed hooked despite the flaws:
- the very vaudeville tone of the 1st episodes (until the 4th at least).
- slow motion, even freeze frames, when there is a romantic or important scene,
The last half of the drama, that it becomes too long, too slow, painful.
Nine carries the whole appeal of the show on his shoulders, I only kept watching (as the storyline sank into the "he saved my life, so I'm going to marry him but I love some another") ONLY for Nine!! Really !!
I don't know if they changed the screenwriter halfway, if the director wanted to set a dramatic tone, but it's such a waste.
With this plot and this casting, there was such potential...
The series leaves me with a very mixed feeling, quite disappointed in the end.
RQ: an episode (n°3) where the sound is horrible (shifted, mute, etc.)
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It's soon obvious the boss likes Toonlayana, even if he professes it weirdly. At first, it looks like there's not much she could like about HIM, and Deaw Suriyon IS cuter... But then, he saves her from drowning, which IS the most romantic thing in my book:-) Also, his voice can be heard in the romantic song his actor sang (it's called 'Chan Cha Ro' and it's the ending song, mind you, not the opening song which is annoying as they usually are:) That makes him pra'ek alright.
Then she grows long hair (or rather quits wearing that super obvious wig) ... Yeah, years have passed. So it's bit weird nothing has progressed, even if things became obvious enough (he even kissed her a couple a times, back when she was still a short-head). The whole Deaw Suriyon line is weirder. All the time he treats Toonlayana as his sister, so you expect that when she realizes that, she will learn her life lesson (and finally see the real pra'ek in her eyes). Instead, he asks her to be his girlfriend, and later fiancee, even. They stay engaged for years (some silly reason of him preparing for the future). The boss now doesn't dare express anything more than friendship towards Toonlayana. So it's all stagnation. And that goes against hot romance:-D I felt like going back before the time-jump and continue there in some better way. Things are wrong now and it's worse if it's AFTER years passed, than if it was the beginning.
But, then the most emotional scene happens. That kind that always gets me. And instead of Toonlayana finally realizing her feelings and instantly go and break it off with her "fiancee", she and the pra'ek go further apart? I felt like smashing the scriptwriter's head! Many episodes passed already, it's tiring to keep playing the game where everyone stubbornly remains with the wrong person. Especially after nang'ek and pra'ek became more close than if they've slept together.
So, there I went with my many reservations against the script. But why was overall this lakorn so enjoyable? It was everything. I must really appreciate how much Nine Naphat Siangsomboon's pra'ek grew on me. His inner struggles were portrayed well and had poignant conclusion. Especially when I consider the young age of his actor. I loved Toon's friends and buddies... There were so many endearing scenes. The last few episodes were displeasingly diluted and draggy, but I'll definitely re-watch this lakorn. Just look at the main couple at that beach in the end, they are STAR couple. Can't wait for binge-concentrated version of this!:-)
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This review was made 4 years back and my first review, I know its a funny review
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This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories. Wow!! After a long time so sweet love story. Nice plot and new flavor. This is one of the Thai dramas which goes with unnecessary interfering characters. Almost no character you will found bothering who unnecessary uses high pitch and craziness. Its worth watching if you go for sweet and romantic love stories.Was this review helpful to you?
There was never a fasforwarded scene.
First of all, it is the first time i watched nine in adrama (i just found out this was his first drama) but he nailed his role.
The plot of the story is simple and sweet not so complicated.
The characters are lovable, there was no whinny bitches that screaming all around the place.. The dialogue was simple and i love the environment. The lead female looked masculin and at the same time feminine, so i cant blame those who believe she's he.
As for rewatching thi drama, maybe in the future when i want a break from watching heavy dramas(slap-kiss kind lakorn)
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