7 Project (2021)

As always I was here without high expectations, so these are my thoughts:

EP1: Santa is a new face for me and honestly his chemistry with Earth was perfect despite his young age. (He resembles me to Cha Eun Woo with some of his expressions.) Earth's acting was amazing as always. Really curious about their upcoming series.

EP2: I was so blown away by Yacht's calm and introverted character - it was so different from his usual roles and he nailed it! More main roles like this for him please!

EP3: I really like Sammy and she has proved how versatile actress she is but this episode did not amazed me that much. Very poor script.

EP4: Sorry but this was just mediocre. BounPrem are so sweet but I would like to see them in something more memorable. Let's see if Between Us will be THAT series.
PS: I was sooo distracted by Prem's hair! Why on earth did he has blonde hair in one scene, then brown in next one and then blonde again?? (I would go for the blonde one, he looked like K-pop idol with it ☺️)

EP5: Nothing special worth mentioning. Plan in his typical cocky role though I still can't see him like that. Also he is one of the worst kissers among Thai actors (sorry dear).

EP6: It was nice to see Peak and Boom again, felt like time travelling to past. Their story was short but nicely developed and performed. Both of them improved their acting a lot in my opinion, Boom is still able to melt ones heart only with his intense looks and light smiles.

EP7: Nice little story about first love, very sweet. Perth is one of those actors who can carry the whole show on his own and it will still be amazing.

I liked ep 1, 2 and 6 the most. Overall it was nice watch and if you wanna see some of your favorite actors in one place, go for it. We all may love BLs but I am glad that some of them (Yacht, Plan and Perth) were set in straight relationships, it was refreshing. You can see another side of them if you know what I mean.

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Only seen BL ep’s but its confusing.

To start with I am only watching the BL episodes so I dunno what happens in the others. I started the series of course with episode 1 with Sun and Ozone’s episode. I liked it and we know they are together for real in the end as we find out Ozone still texts Sun in Ep.4. I love how the episodes are some what linked together like somehow characters know other characters from
The other episodes. How Ozone (ep 1) is Balloon’s (ep 4) younger brother etc.
I just watched ep 4 and the story was pretty good I’m glad the end is a happy one. But what confused me alot in ep 4 was the way it was edited/recorded. From scene to scene the two main actors Balloon and Mek kept having different hair colors and styles.. I thought at first it was going back and forth between past to present but after I kept watching I realised its just how it is.. one scene balloon has Greyish hair and Mek has brown then the scene right after which is ment to be a few minutes after Balloon has dark Brown hair and Mek has shorter black hair..? Its soo random and a little annoying. I had to just ignore it in the end. For example Balloon had to go find his sister and Mek goes with him, once they arrive at the school their hair is completely different. So just a heads up.. this happens and it won’t make sense.

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It was good but I couldn't finish it.

Like I said, it was good. I felt the character's emotions and so on. Here is my review of each episode that I saw.

Episode 1-

Episode 1 was my favorite hands down. The story was really good and the acting was even better. I liked the story of a young kid who was around people who didn't accept what he was, and yet he had the happy ending. I like the "you hurt my feelings so please back off" trope, it shows that someone will do anything to gain someone's trust again.

Episode 2-

Good as the first episode. It had drama between friends who didn't feel the same way which was new to me if I'm being honest. One friend liked the other but they liked another person more, yikes am I right? I didn't like how the one friend forced herself on the other multible times even after getting rejected. The male lead was my favorite, he was sweet and understanding.

Episode 3-

This is where it started to go down hill for me. The story was a little messy and the actors didn't have enough spark in them than the other actors from the first two episodes did, they were more ehhh.

Episode 4-

Episode 4 was better than episode 3, it had more spark and more chemistry. The two main leads made me feel what they were feeling, the sadness, the joy, even the anger and disappointment. It was good, I just still think the first two were better.

Although I did enjoy it, I just didn't know if I could continue. I wanted to stop mid series just in case it got a little worse the more it goes. I have to admit I was a little scared because it was good and I didn't want to ruin it, because if it does get worse then my brian won't stop thinking about the why's and the "It should have went this way".
That is why I can't finish it, not because it was bad or cringy but because I didn't want to ruin the good episodes. You can watch it if you want, maybe you will like more than I did, maybe even be brave and watch the whole series lol.
Hope this review helped you, have a nice day. :D

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A mixed bag but a pretty enjoyable mixed bag

Almost every episode was touching in some way and often addressed topics not generally talked about or shown in dramas. Of course, there were episodes far better than others and all the episodes had their own problems that were either entirely obvious or just a bit noticeable.

If you were to ask me which ones you can skip?
-Honestly, it would probably just be Ep 7. I found the others beautiful in one way or another and was very glad to have seen them, and I rewatched them. I doubt I will for Ep 7 though as it was really just okay and the plot didn't feel new or highly emotional.

Which ones are a must watch?
-That's kind of tough. If you forced me to pick, I would say Ep 1, Ep 4, Ep 6, and Ep 2. It's really hard not to pick Ep 3 or Ep 5 as well though. Ep 3 is a difficult pill to swallow though which is why I wouldn't recommend it for most people. Ep 5 was basically on par with Ep 2 but didn't tackle the important subjects it did, but it had much more heart and realness than I expected it to.

Really, this is the kind of drama where you can pick which stories appeal to you the most. There are some characters that appear later in other episodes but there isn't really a running thread. The episodes that are the most connected and will leave you missing a part of the story if you skip either of them are Ep 1 and Ep 4. I'd say give at least one or two episodes a shot, I'm sure there's at least one you'll really like.

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Disappointed

As a huge fan of UWMA and Love Mechanics, I almost fell in love with all of Studio Wabi Sabi's works but this one disappointed me a lot. 7 Project has been teased for almost a year before being released and it is also one of the reasons why Between Us got postponed. It was hyped a lot by Wabi Sabi and the teaser showed a lot of angst so I expected more from this. But it ended up being very boring to be honest
Episode 1: This episode is kinda annoying but Santa and Earth's chemistry along with Santa's good acting saved it. In this, Ozone keeps questioning his dad for putting him into boarding school but then the reason is so obvious that Ozone didn't behave himself and always used to skip classes and fail exams. All of this only makes him look spoiled. As for the bullying, it almost made..no sense? Like it seemed like they were trying to tease Ozone but went harsh on it. Shipping in schools for no reason is pretty normal and many of them do it for fun as a teasing, but never escalate it to a level higher than that. It seemed very awkward to me, in fact. Then comes the fact that Sun and Ozone didn't even try to fight the bullies but just ignored them. Although Sun's "are you loveless children?" line had a very big impact on me. The ending was open and it was kinda boring. But I rewatched it purely for Santa. Also give Earth a role he deserves.
Episode 2: Idk about mental disorders much but the fact that Rhythm had ASPD has such a little impact on the series, it's almost not even worth mentioning. They could have just made him a shy, reserved character and not one with ASPD cuz that definitely wasn't portrayed well. Their story was very nice, in fact, beautiful and light-hearted, but it was put to waste with the acting. I liked only the side characters.
Episode 3: Great potential. Great ruining. The only character I liked is Proud's mom. That's it. That's all I'm gonna say. SammyPineare could have been given so much better of a story than this piece of shit. I don't even know who came up with this story cuz it's a very big piece of shit. But Sammy and Pineare had good acting as well. Although I'd like Pineare in a more Del like character who was kind but also savage when she wanted to be.
Episode 4: Boun's acting has become worse. Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of BounPrem and I think his acting in UWMA was so excellent, but his acting really fell flat in this one. Prem's acting in the other hand got better. I think it's just that Boun doesn't suit characters which have too much of an emotional depth to them or characters which are supposed to be silent and reserved. I prefer him as Hia Win. The storyline was pretty normal, pretty bland, idk it was meh-meh. A lot of people got angry with Jinny and Mek kissing but I think it was not weird cuz it was added to show that Mek was so drunk and he was trying his best to get over Balloon by kissing Jinny but he couldn't. The ending was okay.
Episode 5: Very bad acting. Very rushed storyline. Pretty much boring. Either have Plan as Can/Wish, if not, don't give him a role at all. Nink's acting was okay-okay. But since, she's a newbie I think I can see potential in her. Plan sucked af.
Episode 6: This episode single-handedly saved the whole thing. I've never seen MIR so idk Boom much and the only series of Peak I've seen is You Never Eat Alone. But the storyline of this episode along with the acting is such a good combination. I want you to go watch it yourselves so I'm only going to say that this storyline should be developed into one whole series cuz 1 episode is too less for a masterpiece. The fact that they covered a whole storyline in one episode, without making it seem rushed and coupled with good acting by all casts is just *chefs kiss*
Episode 7: I guess it was pretty much okay-okay. It was your normal rom-com. Although I have no idea how they know the whole bio-data of each other by being in like 2 different grades and stuff. It's light-hearted so you can watch it once, I guess. Typical 2 reserved people romcom ft. the mediator friend, the playboy friend for spice, and typical thai boy-obsessed girls.

BGM: One thing that triggered me a lot is that, they used many BGMs from UWMA which I felt was really not right. They had a whole year to do this series and even if there was COVID-19, but for all the hype they created, the least they could have done was create new BGM than use old ones cuz that seems really irresponsible on their part.

Overall, it is not worth for all the hype they created nor worth for all the series they postponed to release this. I conclude that this series was made to test the actors so I'm just gonna say the ones I liked most.
1. Boom & Peak - They are phenomenal.
2. Prem - Really big improvement in acting.
3. Sammy - When you give someone a main character, you realise their true potential.
4. Art- He was the dude in VS Love who cheated on his test. Pretty good acting, for very short screentime
5. Santa - New actor but great acting and great potential.
6. Aomsin- Wawa in Rhythm's heart. Her good acting saved the episode.

I think Studio Wabi Sabi is really good at the series they make and New is one of the best directors. But I feel they messed this up real big. They have potential and I hope they will learn from their mistakes. Also, please don't cast Plan and Perth for hype. If you want a good series, cast people like Title who have way more potential and have been given bad characters in the past. And a request for SWB to stop making straight stories cuz they really suck at it. I think they'd do better in something like a fantasy or a more school-issues related one like VS Love. Also, GIVE US VS LOVE FULL SERIES.

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7 songs, 7 stories, 7 feelings.

The series is announced as ‘7 songs, 7 stories, 7 feelings’ - romance series, where the episodes I saw mede my heart skip a beat. Until now I’ve watched episodes 1, 2, 4 and 6. The music played no important role in my opinion, except in episode 1. It did not stand out. The story’s are short (1 hour). My validation is based on the episodes I watched.
I’ve watched it on Youtube.

Ep. 1 Would you be my love
Earth Katsamonnat Namwirote as Ozone and Santa Pongsapak Oudompoch as Sun.
A story about bullying and harassment on a boarding high school. Don’t watch these episode when you have experienced these themes (in)directly. About that you need a friend in a situation like this. And that there is lonelyness if you don’t. As often in the blue shorts series I wonder why there is no counterweight from the rest of the school, the teachers and other school staff. And no support from parents. I love the role that the title song plays. I love the scene around Ozone’s name. Great acting from the ML’s. I did’nt like the bullies, I liked the acting of the main bully (O Puwanai Sangwan?).

Ep. 2 Rhythm's Heart
With Sood Yacht Patsit Permpoonsavat as the friendly and shy Rhythm and Maya Chanitcha Pimthong as Pimdao. Special attention for the goofy and happy Note (Tae Weerapat Toemmaneerat). Yacht not in his standard rol. This suits him, want to see this more. A one-sided GL and a OSL is what this episode builds on. Loneliness and social anxiety disorder play a role. A slow and simple story.

Episode 4: Once upon a time.
Boun Noppanut Guntachai (Mek) and Prem Warut Chawalitrujiwong (Balloon) are paired together in the BL dramas Until We Meet Again and Between Us. I’ve been anticipating seeing them coupled on-screen again in a different setting. Don’t aspect the same feeling and acting here. The feeling that I mostly had in this episode was of sadness and a broken heart. The story really touched my heart. The weight that’s on an oldest son is hight. Social pressure it is, by not accepting your child is gay and not giving room vor your child’s own choices. Not being able to understand each other as a couple because of different back grounds. Making a sad choice because of love.
Don’t stop watching this episode until after the credits. There’s and extra scene! Check out where that scene is with help of the photo on the wall. Only then you know wether the ending is sad or happy.

I first watched episode 6: VS Love
Peak Panichtamrong Peemapol (Tonnam) and Boom Udompanich Krittapak (Phupha) A high school story about friendship, family, romance & mostly injustice. You may know this couple from Make it right (2016) Here they are better. I think an hour is to short to tell the real story about their love. It’s long enough to solve the main problem. I liked the ML acting, chemistry and the as he called himself: ‘the third wheel’. ;) A powerful drama that tackles cheating in school and social status: the unfair advantage people with power and connections sometimes have.

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Episode 1: That kiss

Boooooyyy! I loved the first episode. I knew Earth is an amazing actor, but i did’nt know that his boyfriend is just as good as him. I loved their dynamic and how the story progressed. The story flowed so naturally and i could realy understand the meaning behind the main caracters actions. Why Ozone never vent against the bullies, and why Sun never directly intervened. Ozone beeing from a family that dosent aprove of or care for him, while Sun had gotten in trouble for trying to stop a bully from hurting someone.

The ending was perfect. When Sun kissed Ozone i screamed! It was such a good scene. And when Ozone gave Sun that note, i was so sure it would be his nomber or somthing like that, i did NOT expect him to ask Sun out.

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7 Projetos diferentes para descrever relacionamentos

7 (Seven) Project são histórias individuais co-relacionadas, com ligações através de personagens em comum, nunca gostei muito desta proposta de formato, mas ao que parece tem se tornado uma tendência. Contudo as produções do Studio Wabi Sabi e suas histórias não decepcionam.
Assisti na ordem em que foram liberados os episódios, porém para assistir novamente inverteria a ordem e assistiria os episódios: 1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6 e 7 nesta ordem.
Nenhuma das histórias é superficial, todas são profundas e tocantes, falam de temas atuais dentro de uma sociedade corrompida, que rotula pessoas e impõe comportamentos, de difíceis decisões, de medos, de decepções e do amadurecimento de pessoas em vários estágios, em uma faixa etária de descobertas, entre o colegial e a faculdade. As atuações não deixam a desejar, dos atores quem não é bom é mediano, mas não há atuações ruins.
A Ost de cada uma das histórias é boa e a qualidade musical e inquestionável. A produção é coerente com a obra, sem exageros ou faltas, é fiel a cenários reais e possíveis do cotidiano. Ao menos duas das histórias deixa margem para continuação, mas não ficam abertas.
O roteiro é bem elaborado, permite a visão de personagens diferentes sobre a mesma cena e a edição dos episódios favorece esta percepção. Especificamente o episódio 6, merece uma atenção especial, com uma reflexão importante sobre justiça em uma sociedade injusta (pessoalmente achei o melhor episódio da série). Conforme o ritmo nos envolvemos com as histórias e personagens, desejando que um projeto de 7, torne-se 14 e até 21.

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7 visions de romances

Je viens tout juste de finir le visionnage de 7 project et je viens de suite faire part de mon ressenti, à chaud, car 7 histoires différentes, j'ai bien peur d'oublier sur la durée tout ce que j'aimerai en dire.

On a ici un florilège de mixité et de mignonnitude, chaque épisode est d'une fraicheur, ce fut parfaitement agréable de les voir. Je vais détailler pour chaque épisode, pour éviter de m'embrouiller.

Would You Be My Love : On attaque fort avec ce premier épisode où on plonge dans une histoire de harcèlement scolaire avec aucune intervention adulte (bien évidemment !), qui peut choquer au premier abord mais quand on voit la lutte des personnages principaux face à leurs adversaires et la romance qui va naitre de ce combat, c'est juste excellent. J'ai beaucoup aimé retrouver Earth dans le rôle d'Ozone, cet acteur est juste parfait autant pour transmettre la souffrance et la tristesse que pour la romance et l'amour, il est tellement mignon, on dirait un nounours qu'on a envie de câliner

Rythm's Heart : Dans cette histoire on retrouve le traditionnel cadre scolaire MAIS avec la petit originalité du magasin de disque qui m'a beaucoup plu, on change un peu de décors, on aborde une nouvelle ambiance. Par contre, alors je tiens à dire que je n'ai, à ce jour, jamais vu de GirlsLove, mais j'espère vivement que toutes les histoires ne sont pas comme ça parce que sinon, au secours ! C'est quoi cette façon de se comporter ? Je la trouve bien sympa Pimdao envers Wawa, parce qu'elle lui en fait voir de toutes les couleurs, pardon !

Remember : Dans cette 3ème histoire j'ai eu l'immense plaisir de retrouver Sammy, incarnant Proud, qui joue ENFIN un rôle principal ! Depuis le temps que je rêve de la voir en lead, quelle joie, elle le vaut bien et elle joue magnifiquement, comme à son habitude, bien que son rôle soit assez différent de ceux que j'ai pu voir avec elle, comme quoi l'actrice possède une sacrée palette de jeu à son actif. L'histoire est intéressante et la fin également car on ne s'y attend pas et attention aux twists ! (je n'en dirais pas plus pour ne pas spoiler)

Once Upon A Time : L'histoire de cet épisode est sympa mais très convenue en cela que je ne l'ai pas vraiment trouvé original, elle ressemble à beaucoup d'autres et ne me laissera pas un souvenir impérissable. J'ai été pas mal déstabilisé.e par le personnage de Balloon à cause d'un détail tout bête : ses cheveux. Quand il est à l'école ils ont des reflets blonds voire même blancs et à la maison, il sont bruns / noirs. J'en suis venu.e à penser qu'il y avait deux acteurs différents, donc deux personnages différents et j'ai eu du mal à accrocher, je pense, à cause de ça.

Breakup Zone : Alors celle-ci, elle a été, presque jusqu'à la fin, mon histoire préférée. Cette romance qui commence après des années d'amitié, j'ai trouvé ça trop adorable ! En plus, on retrouve ici Plan qui joue le rôle de Ryu et qui incarne le très célèbre Can dans Love By Chance 1 et 2 et c'est pas possible d'être aussi mignon ! Ce gars là il faut le regarder seulement sous prescription médicale, il est trop adorable pour être vrai et quand il fait ses yeux de séducteurs.... Aaaah, je fonds !

VS Love : Une histoire de combat pour la justice qui se solde par une romance toute mignonne, que demander de plus ? C'est ce que vous aurez avec VS Love. Je n'ai pas grand chose à dire sur cet épisode à part que le couple lead est trop adorable et qu'on en voudrait pluuuus ! J'ai beaucoup aimé cet épisode.

50% My Puppy Love : Comme je l'ai dit plus haut, Breakup Zone a été mon histoire préférée. Jusqu'à celle-ci. Alors c'est tout personnel car, quand j'ai vu l'épisode, j'ai été transporté.e malgré moi dans mes propres années lycée, où j'ai vécu, à peu de choses près exactement la même chose (bien que là on ait un happy end, alors que moi, non) ! Du coup je me suis tout de suite identifié.e à l'histoire, au couple, aux personnages, à la bande de copains. Ici nous n'avons pas seulement une histoire d'amour mais également une histoire d'amitié entre les membres du "trio de l'accident" comme je les ai appelé (Beam, Boom, Bus : je sais pas ce qui vous faut...). J'ai énormément aimé cet épisode qui sonne la conclusion de cette anthologie en finissant avec le dernier jour de l'année pour apporter une conclusion finale à toutes ces histoires.

Toutes ces histoires sont touchantes, on s'y immerge, on s'identifie à un ou plusieurs des personnages. Certains moments sont durs, émouvants, tristes, heureux, drôles,... on ouvre une boîte remplie de sentiments divers à chaque fois et c'est très divertissant et rafraichissant.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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Casais de teste

Seven project foi um projeto da Tailândia para testar diversos casais e ver aqueles que poderiam ser potenciais ships, tanto que atualmente temos Santa&Earth, além do ressurgimento das cinzas do ship principal de Make it right, Boom&Peak, e um episódio com um dos casais do momento, que até então estava com sua série mais esperada em hiatus e precisava ficar em evidência, Boum&Prem.

Casa casal tem apenas um ep como protagonista, com a história inspirada em uma música., mas os outros eps acabam se entreleçando. A ideia parece boa, mas sinceramente alguns casais decepcionaram.

Boas produções, fotografias, osts, atuações, mas alguns roteiros deixaram a desejar. O primeiro ep, Santa&Earth, tiveram um desenvolvimento lindo, mas o final realmente ficou aberto... a resposta que deveria ter vindo ficou no ar, enfim, espero uma sequência.

A segunda história é hétero, uma história também bem construída, desmistificando a ideia de casal imaginário que parece ser bem comum na Tailândia, inclusive mostrando que algumas vezes um dos pares realmente gosta do outro. Foi um episódio redondinho, teve um bom final e os personagens são adoráveis.

A terceira história foi minha maior decepção... quando a GMM lançou o trailler das séries de 2022, o mundo BL foi à loucura com a possibilidade de Sammy Samantha e Pineare em um GL, mas não veio aí... ficamos apenas no cheirinho. Apesar disso foi uma boa história, imprevisível eu diria.

Na quarta história, vemos Boum e Prem num grande impasse por um deles não poder se assumir em casa, e o outro não ter tanta paciência. No final acaba dando certo, mas particularmente, não gostei dessa história.

No quinto episódio, vemos Plan formar um casal hétero com uma amiga, depois deles terem combinado que nunca seriam um casal. Não gosto da atuação de Plan, acho que ele tem carisma mas não atua bem, portanto, sem atuação a história não tem como funcionar.

No sexto episódio, vemos de volta Boom e Peak atuando como casal, tendo Peak o conciliador do comportamento agressivo do outro. Os dois tem muita química e funcionam bem juntos, foi um dos melhores episódios para mim.

E por último temos Perth, como um príncipe hétero que não tem coragem de se declarar. A história e linda, guarda algumas surpresas e tem um belo final.

No geral eu gostei, recomendo essa série.

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