Even Sun (2022)

A BL drama that feels like a kpop summer album

Even Sun is a strange piece of BL media that has too much production money on a little effort story. I mean, we all now this drama is kind of a sneak peak of BounPrem before their long waited return on Between Us (the sequel of Until We Meet Again). And, because of all the budget to the photography and scenery, I couldn't just give up on watching as flat the writing were.

To be fair, the acting is quite okay. There are some pieces it don't work so much, but the main cast (BounPrem and the boxers), delivers everything fine, with some extra point for the chemistry the couples have even with the lips-closed kiss scenes. The elders played very well and made all the backstory quite believable (at some minimum extent). It's difficult to see elders on BL, so I was happy to see 3 of them doing important roles (some of Sun's father's avoiding dept moments were by far the best comedy part of the show).

The evolution of the main romance were not so well written (the boxers plot were fine, thought), but if you clicked this, you probably already like BounPrem, so them having little romantic moments was something that didn't bothered me some much. I mean, It's a short drama released on summer with a beach summer motif, of course it's not going to be very deep,

One thing I must say, thought: the art direction of this BL is beyond its gourgeous looks. Have you realized that Sun is wearing dark colors and jeans THE WHOLE TIME like a visual representation that he don't belong to the beach? His clothes gradually changes before he comes more and more fond of the enviroment (first he uses large pants, and latter, brighter colors). This is a fine touch that even big hits don't have. I was suprised to see it.

So Even Sun is a good drama for it's purpose: it's simple, it's predictable, it's summery, it's cute and full of good vibes, much like an anime's beach episode or a kpop group's summer album. You may not remember much of it some time after and it probably won't leave a big impression on you, but, if you want just chill and feel warmer at a sun's beach, it is a must watch.

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Fluffy Fun with BounPrem

Maybe I'm just keeping my rose-colored glasses on, but I really liked this series. There were a couple of flaws--like, it's two short, only six episodes, so the story gets choppy sometimes--but not enough for me, at least, to knock off more than one star( and that's only for story quality, and if I could only remove half a star that'd be great, but I can't so it's fine). Also, when you realize they successfully shot this during COVID I am more than willing to forgive flaws, because shooting during a pandemic is hard enough given all the health and safety regulations you have to add on top of Everything Else That Could Possibly Go Wrong During a Shoot(and I speak from experience, that in itself is a long-ass list) and everyone involved just seemed happy to be working(thank you BTS vids before the credits!). Boun(Athit) and Prem(Sun) are GOLD when they are on screen together no matter what they do, and it was awesome to see all of their antics(Prem screaming "I won't let you eat bananas!" at a monkey and Boun's thing with the handcuffs, and the two of them riding on the scooter while handcuffed were fabulous I don't care what anyone says). It was also surprisingly nice to see Tae Weerapat Toemmaneerat(B from "Between Us") in a less comedic role--as Prem's competition in debt collecting. Also, Tiger Tanawat Hudchaleelaha is so freakin cute as Boun's little brother Nemo I could die. I wanted fluffy BounPrem fun, and I got fluffy BounPrem fun. And I will watch this again for that reason.

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Not much to even say .....

I wish I could give this more stars, but I just can't. The only reason its even that high is because of Ashing and Mangkorn. In which I am currently watching them in Between Us!!!

The plot was super confusing and made almost no sense, there was just so many side plots and so many other stories that needed to be told, but because of the short 6 episode i do think it was difficult ...

The only thing for me that was really nice was the island they shot on, wow it looked obsoletely beautiful (name of island which i had known) the visuals on the island was breath taking.

Overall by the time the series ended, it felt like none of the plotlines were properly wrapped up, and I think the series would have benefited a lot from either being simply longer or just straight up cutting some plotlines and characters, 'cause the set up was far too elaborate to execute properly in six episodes.

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A Hot Mess

This BL series is a ‘hot mess’. The story makes no sense, the translations even less sense, and the characters are merely caricatures. Yet, I enjoyed it. Well, not all of it, but parts of it, especially the end. What made this enjoyable is the characters were just so cute, adorable, and had pleasant dispositions about them, that it was hard to dislike them. While it bills itself as a romantic-comedy, I found very little of it funny; amusing perhaps on occasion. Some scenarios were simply down-right perplexing. Sadly, this is a ‘throw-away’ series that could have been fun but became only mildly amusing. I did not hate it for sure, as the end was rather compelling.

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Could have been great

Like alot of other reviews I agree this shouldn't have been jammed into 6 episodes I feel like doing so really ruined the story value. The idea overall is really good and the potential relationships that show themselves would have been captivating to watch but instead of seeing how they could develop with conflict and drama we get a watered down version and have to fill in so many blanks ourselves its insane. This could have easily been a 13 episode series with potential for more than that we still don't get a clear answer on whats going on with Sun's father which should have been at least the main thing the series tied up but instead its dangling like what happens where did that money come from?!? We have no idea. I think overall I'm just disappointed because the trailers looked so good and had such depth but then you watch the series and feel like you got scammed.

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A Waste Of Time

I really like Boun and Prem, but this show was so bad. Rating of a seven is stretching it.

I kept watching, hoping it would get better, but it never did. The story line was not good, apparently neither was the directing and Boun and Prem were not convincing as a couple. Maybe it was the story line and directing, but they had zero chemistry. They had more appeal in their cameo appearance in Cutie Pie Series than they did in this entire series.

The scenery was good, that is about the only positive. I was really disappointed. The series is confusing and boring, and none of the actors were worth mentioning. Some of it was even irritating.

No rewatch value at all.

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What a pity

It’s certainly an innovative concept BUT DOES IT WORK??? Sadly, no ?

Sun and Athit’s strange debtor-collector relationship (and how it inverses subsequently) doesn’t really do much for the story, imo. The show positions itself as a light-hearted romance comedy, but the humour fails to entertain. Even the supposedly fluffier BL scenes weren’t enough to keep me interested.

BounPrem fans should also be prepared for Even Sun to waste a bit of time with a bunch of other couples (and for no good reason too).

While I’m glad to see BounPrem again, their story had nothing that kept me coming back for more. The only reason why I didn’t drop this is because I have a special spot for BounPrem .

Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/08/05/even-sun-2022-review-bl/

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Great potential, but it's too short

The story is interesting. I have seen other series where we have debtors and creditors, but never as the main couple. So, it was quite an original storyline. I do wish it was longer though, especially as the ending seem very sudden and rushed. The location was absolutely stunning and the OST was very catching. The BTS clips were cute and funny as well.

I really enjoyed the sound effects whenever Sun (Prem) did something silly. It really made me focus on what is he going to mess up at that time. I absolutely loved the color scheme of Athit’s (Boun’s) clothes in the series as well. The beachy vibes and colors fit him incredibly well. And Prem rocked the orange hair!

I swear that whoever decided to put Prem into the role of a wanna-be tough guy deserves a raise. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I always see Prem as a cutie, no bad boy vibes. So, seeing him in such role was interesting. I absolutely loved how they made him the absolute worst debt collector who is scared of the debtors, ghosts and cockroaches. It was an interesting combination of traits that he pulled of incredibly well.

Athit was interesting as well. At first, I thought he is very serious and responsible, someone who has no time for fun. But then he played Sun, tricked him into his trap, and we got to see a more mischievous and free spirited side of him that I enjoyed as well.

I am a sucker for side couples, but I wish there would be less of a focus on them through the series. It’s already quite short, so having so much time spent on the side couples was a bit annoying as it ate into the screentime of Athit and Sun. Which might also why I find the ending very rushed and making very little sense.

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