Beautiful. Subtle. Great Acting and Overall Vibe

Honestly, why did I not watch this before? Japanese series always have an X factor that touches the heartstrings.
They are sweet yet sublime.

This story too have no heavy plot but the soft slice-of-life moves you. The little unusual thing maybe is that the subordinate actively yet respectfully pursuing their boss who is the love interest. There is a power imbalance here.

Nozue is the easygoing boss and Togawa his subordinate has an age difference of 10 years. Togawa is both extremely respectful and also infatuated about his boss. Nozue may have left all of his hopes and wishes as he is getting older (he will be in his forties) because he is alone, he has a comfortable position in his job and is also scared to venture out into more challenging places. He feels empty. Togawa comes in and tries to help him in many funny yet relatable ways.

The actors are amazing at their roles. The cinematography is commendable. The script is very well written. The director has done a great job (and this is directed by a woman) . The music is great.
And the food. Japanese love their food and never shy away from proudly showcasing them in their media.

There are only 5 episodes but it has given me peace. I loved this.

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Heart wrenching, tearjerker, and overall a well balanaced story

Usually, I don't feel very emotional when watching a film/series. But this drama is the exception. My heart is full, my eyes are wet, my hands are shaking. NGL this series has left me with a pain in best, worst and the sweetest possible way.

Let us come to the plot and the storytelling. A very well written script. The mystery factor of how the story is unfolding is kept until the end. The plot is well developed. Pharm and Dean, the main leads are university students but they keep dreaming of two people whom they never met yet feel like they know all along. When they meet each other in the university for the first time, they feel an instant connection of attraction and pain that overwhelm them.

I like the reincarnation theme used in most Asian media. Reincarnation is a trope that is I am very familiar with. My country has been successfully using this trope in films since 1949. In fact, by now it is overused to the point that all juices has been squeezed to nothing. Most of our films usually use the reincarnation theme in two ways. First is to tell the stories of lost lovers where usually one party/sometimes both remembers their past life or somehow (almost always by some accident) they remember about the past life. Second one is there maybe lost lovers who were killed and in the new life they want revenge.

Until We meet Again fall in the first category. And they use this theme masterfully blending the two timelines.

There is an instant attraction between the main leads, Pharm and Dean but there is slow burn that builds up their relationship. I like that very much.

The plot also talk about homophobia and unacceptability of gay people in their home. It is already proved that suicidal thoughts, attempts and rate of it is usually higher in lgbtq+ community. So, iIcan understand and completely empathize with Korn.

Coming to the acting Ohm Thitiwat as Dean is brilliant. Every glance, every smirk, every expression of confusion and pain, his broody attitude, his stares at Pharm and the softness around his eyes as he looks at Pharm, every touch and caress is lively.

Fluke Natouch as Pharm is amazing. His shy glances and innocent face while he is in love is very open. And he describes pain through his expression flawlessly. Every time he remembers the past and his expressions contorts into agony and tears, especially at the last scene when he finally meets the man who hurt him and his love, and the look of horror as he breaks into shambles is so well acted, I could hear my heart beating fast.

I love their dependency and trust in each other. When Pharm is crying Dean is their by his side. When Dean suddenly has a meltdown (ep.15) Pharm is right by his side. A good balanced relationship.

Do I need to talk about Earth Katsamonnat? Because the boy is the epitome of beautiful acting. Earth has never disappointed me. Kao Noppakao has done his job very well.

Characters are very well written. Let me talk about the side pairing. Boun as Win and Prem as Team are good. They have done their roles as supportive friends very well. Their own dynamic is interesting too. I love how Win looks at Team with open fondness on his face. Team is a bit tsundere when it comes to love. But their dynamic is different than the main leads and I loved the different flavour.

I love Manaow. Although I disliked the body shaming that Team was doing but I loved how Manaow tackled them all. Her story with Pruek is completely out of the blue. I wish they had cultivated the relationship a bit more.

I loved loved the showcase of Thai food throughout the show. It definitely added a delicious touch to the whole story.

Cinematography is good. I will not say it is excellent but it's good enough and does its job well. Music elevated the whole watching experience. I love the OSTs and also the BGMs used.

Overall a really good experience . I will rewatch it sometimes for sure.

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Unexpected cast. But amazing delivery

Honestly, I did not expect Ohm and Singto as a couple. But they outdid their performances.

A ghost who died too young in probable heart disease (Singto as Med). A young boy who can see ghosts (ohm as Thun). Two best friends who are very caring also extremely nosy (Chimon as prince and SIng as Khem). One girl torn between her love and friendship (Gigie as Praifah). A coming out story and the mystery of the death of the young ghost. This drama series tackles too many things yet it does not fall short into the promise of delivering top-notch storytelling.

He's Coming To Me is essentially a romance comedy between a very cute ghost and a young human boy. Singto's acting is brilliant. In fact, it's above brilliant. His innocent puppy eyes will steal your heart for sure. Ohm too, I knew his versatality , but he is just amazing. Chimon as the brilliant students of the group passes with flying colours. Sing has a special place at my heart. His character takes the cake of the comedic acting.

Over his career Sing has played some amazing characters. he mostly does support roles but often has the capacity to even shadow the main leads. His character Khem is a little stupid, the mood maker, the one with questionable skills and the fiercely protective and supportive best friend. 60% of enjoyment of the comedy relies on his shoulders.

This is a truly comfort drama for all. I will rewatch it for sure and this is coming from someone who hails Triage as their comfort drama. Oh the irony!

At the episode 7 and 8, the series escalates and we reach the climax. The mystery unfolds and we finally find out the actual cause of Med's death.
Also there are strong allusions of Harry Potter all over the series. From mention of Platform 93/4, to the chamber of secrets, a snake guarding the chamber of secrets, Med (Singto) being the boy hidden in the cupboard as the door of his room was covered through a literal cupboard. I found it quite creative actually.

The music is also good. Director P'Aof never dissapoints anyway. This series will be close to my heart.

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Thai Harry Potter Meets Thai Draco Malfoy but make it BL

This is a through and through enemies to lovers trope. I got to know about this drama after I watched Dangerous Romance.
The plot is weak, sometimes it's ridiculous enough that they had to force add some drama.

The whole series stands on Pawin, Fiat and JJ's acting honestly.

Pawin's expressions are what I was screaming abut during the whole series. The confusion, the slight fear, soft smirks and teasing eyebrow raises, puffing out cheeks in mock anger, even some sassy throwbacks, he is the best part of this whole series, even if the crying scenes made me laugh sometimes.

I liked Pawin more in Dangerous Romance and noticed many similarities.

Extra points because of the portrayal of HIV, Sex-Ed and proper protection during intimate relationships. Not many BL series speaks about these. Fiat ate up his role. He is quickly climbing my top fav actors list .

A subtle throwback to SOTUS and I loved Neen.

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I love the incorporation of the real life problems

Lovely Writer marks a milestone with mixing romance and real life problems of BL publishing industry. The humour is both fun and dark when thrust in front of the mirror.

Gene is a BL writer and writing is his bread and butter. Even though he wants to write more than BL, his publishing house forces him to write more BL with extreme explicit content often bordering NC (which I believe is the short form of non-con or non-consensual) because that is profitable.

One of Gene's story is picked up by a production house for drama series adaptation. And he is invited in the casting couch. There he meets Nubsib, one of the actors who is finally chosen as one of the main characters of his novels.

Nubsib takes an interest on Gene in the first meeting which Gene wants to thwart at first. But later his feelings grows and all hell breaks loose.

Lovely Writer shows a story from a writer's pov and I absolutely love all the side stories and aspects it brings along.

Gene's publishing agent, from a very humble background, dreams to become a writer as well but is not taken seriously. The shipping wars among fans and the hate to other characters. The homophobic parents. A young man is being called "Gay" because of his looks. A strong woman portrayal (which is good but could have been better) and the best part - one morally grey character called Aoey. Bruce Sirikorn ate up that role.

Lovely Writer talks and makes fun of all the shit and unnecessary drama regarding publishing industry, specifically BL, problems of shipping real people, problems of not realising that actors and the characters they play are different beings altogether, the forceful non-consensual themes in BL (I love when Nubsib protests the production crew that what they were suggesting was almost rape) , casting one gay artists for the sake of it because "representation makes the media profitable to fans" and toxic fan culture.

The only I did not like was the overbearing sound effects.

Overall, I enjoyed the drama. I would request more people to watch it. After all, it's freely available on youtube.

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And I thought nothing could top Cherry Magic TayNew, boy was I wrong!

I give up guys. I give up. I give up and I am bad down for TayNew chemistry. Regardless if it's a BL or not these two will always create magic on screen. And the production team was not playing either. The subtle shipping throughout the was playing with Polka hearts.

The story, the acting, the cinematography, the execution of the plot in every episode is mind blowing. Perfect amount of jump scare and humour, excellent character design and bgm too. The vibrant pink, purple and slmy green colours added to the spooky vibe perfectly well.
One of the top series GMM produced this year. Hands down rewatachable and enjoyable.

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One of the best BL Drama to ever exist - Groundhog Day but make it BL

A solid plot and the proper way to tell the story - that is what Triage is.
Triage is a journey. The journey of Dr Tin, of becoming a changed man, from a self-centred person to an empathetic doctor and a genuine human being. And we are the witness of his change.

Another mature plot from the writer of Manner of Death that tackles a very serious problem of organ trafficking. I am glad that the writer chose such a topic for her story.

Each episode has perfect amount of elements to keep me engaged in the flow of the story. From the first episode , they have deftly managed the medical protocols. Yes, there maybe some exaggeration but for a normal viewer from nonmedical background, it seemed great.

The plot can get a bit repetitive for some, it gets repetitive and tiring for Dr Tin as well. But it is a puzzle he needs to solve himself. Otherwise there is no salvation for him. The slow burn plot is my jam.

Jinta provides accurate amount of mystery and magic realism/fantasy moments paired with humour.

The main leads act like flowing river, spontaneous and fluent in chemistry, portraying their confusion, anger, pain, hesitation, capitulation and gradual intimacy.

The two male leads falling in love is just beautiful. I am in love with them. I have a special place in my heart for Sing , his character is very well written and Tonnam's acting justified it. I wish I could see him in many more roles like this. The side story of Sing and Gap may seem a bit underdeveloped, but it's a real sweet one.

All the support roles have done brilliant jobs. The guest appearance of Dr Bun and tan , ah my MaxTul heart was screaming in happiness.

There are plotholes of course.

1. How did Dr Doi enter Sing's house?
2. How is it possibel for two unarmed doctors, outrun trained thugs with guns?
3. Tol's disguise as a doctor was the funniest.
4. The dreamlike sequences could have been a bit better.

But hey. I absolutely enjoyed this series despite all the things I mentioned. Triage has taken its place in my top 5.
An job excellently done. Kudos to the team.

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