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Paytai Ronnavi + text posts

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Ramil Bhuchongpisut + text posts

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kenta: i've only ever had two people and neither one felt anything for me

kim, rolling up his sleeves: well lucky for you, third time's the charm and i happen to be developing all kinds of feelings and will tackle you down onto a kitchen table to make sure you know what those are

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THE NEXT PRINCE | EP 6

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It’s Pride Month Eve, so leave out some milk for Freddie Mercury and his cats.

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"you are mine, all mine"

they are insane and gonna hurt like hell

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TOP FORM THE SERIES (2025) - EP 11

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One of the funniest things to me is how unenthusiastic some of the gmmtv boys appear to be about their mascots:

Jimmy thought he was a serious actor and clearly did not sign up for this. Sea appears confused by the whole concept. Earth and Mix look like they are sorry they drew a giant planet all those years ago and now some poor soul is trapped inside it. Gemini and Fourth can't agree on a gender for their rat and both keep getting injured by its giant ears. Winny absolutely wants that sloth murdered and he may do it himself if he has to.

the opposite side

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God what I'd give to be part of the in-canon JinAkin fandom 😅

Let's be honest, I'd be the PRIME TARGET for this kind of ship.

Two great actors, involved in two popular bromance shows in three years. One of them a censored wuxia adaptation from a bestselling danmei novel:

And another a procedural cop show with obvious female leads, but the chemistry between the Captain and his anti-hero James is So. Damn. Fine. people got ghost ship syndrome almost IMMEDIATELY:

Fueling the delulu is the fact that Jin often talks about Akin in his interviews.

Anti-fan would say: of course! Everyone keeps asking about it so Jin is forced to speak about it. Doesn't mean there's... etc. etc. Another non-delulu fan would say: Well, they're good friends, of course Jin would talk about his friend. But that doesn't mean they're... etc. etc.

Then one eagle-eyed fan would point out that they're wearing matching jewelry (someone WOULD. You know how deep fandom culture goes). But someone else would point out that JUDY is also wearing matching jewelry with Jin:

And then they said this in an interview:

Anti-fan: So NO, JinAkin stans, y'all are just being crazier than usual. Gosh I hate this fandom!

JinJudy fan: OMG #JinJudy confirmed!!! They're just trying to maintain their privacy because the JinAkin fandom is wild.

Akin fan (and Jin anti-fan): Nooo Akin shouldn't be shipped with Jin at all. Jin's so freakin' straight he's homophobic. Look at him flirty with Judy!

Speaking of homophobia rumors, once Akin was implicated in a photo scandal, Jin's company Sigma immediately distanced their actor from Akin:

Which probably sent the fandom into A FULL MELTDOWN:

Trends on X:

#JinSoHomophobic

#JinAkinbreakup

#ProtectJin

#WeStandByAkin

#ShameonJin

#ShameonAkin

#JinAkinfake

(Meanwhile I'm in this scenario mass tweeting and sobbing my eyes out)

But suddenly all's good. Jin addressed the Akin situation in an interview. They seem to be good friends again.

Jin supports Akin's stage play? FRIENDS.

Jin is there at Akin's grandma's funeral? FRIENDS.

They work on other projects, Akin is seen helping Jin out behind the scenes? FRIENDS.

They're Very

Very

Good Friends.

Imagine the forums. The fan groups. The speculations. The X frenzy. The meetups. THE MERCH 😅

(This is just me projecting that I hope to be right FOR ONCE dear God, DaouOffroad fandom please pull through for me)

P.S. THIS is not to be confused with SmartBoom's fandom, of course. At the moment I'm not under any delusion that those two are dating. Great friends, and they obviously respect each other a lot, but not dating (I'd be DELIGHTED to be proven wrong, though. Smart, Boom, wanna prove me wrong? DO IT *laughs in delulu* 😆)

*gets carted away in a straightjacket*

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Top Form goes TOO meta: Headliner TH (which represents Boom Raveewit) is officially beefing with Grand Ivory Records (which represents Smart Chisanupong)

Also, it's their AGENCIES, not the actors themselves.

When I said I wanted to be part of the JinAkin fandom, I didn't mean that LITERALLY, dear God what is happening.

Side note: this post isn't meant to spread hate, I love this show and these two actors more than I can express, and I want them to do super duper well. I wrote this retrospective because I find this situation super interesting from a business and industry standpoint. I haven't seen a company more committed to destroying their own talent's success since Attrakt torpedoed the KPop group Fifty-Fifty's reputation three years ago.

Alright, my wonderful friends-- if you haven't seen this on X yet, this whole situation blew up when Grand Ivory Records, the record label managing rights and distribution to Smart Chisanupong's music and performances, released this statement a few days after the airing of Top Form ep. 9:

This is a tricky situation and I initially discussed more about what that means for Smart and Boom here. This previous discussion was written before WeTV's formal statement just yesterday though, so more on that below.

Basically, the gist of Smart's predicament is that even before Top Form The Series was produced, he was already signed to Grand Ivory Records (GIR) as a recording artist; thus, GIR promotes, distributes and licenses all of his songs and musical performances. As a recording company however, GIR was previously uninterested in handling Smart's possible foray into acting (or any of his projects besides music, for that matter). They signed a co-management deal with Headliner TH, who is now responsible for funding and promoting Smart's acting ventures. Now, after the success of the series and Smart's increased bankability as a talent, GIR is fighting to EXCLUSIVELY handle all of Smart's projects-- music or otherwise-- moving forward.

Usually, companies loan out their talents to other agencies as a way to save money on promotions and project deals, especially for artists who they find difficult to market (as evidenced by how little GIR has marketed Smart in the past four years he's been signed to their label). Their artist still has to pay them a cut of the royalties for any projects, but they don't have to spend money to actively find new projects or promote their talents because the co-agency is doing it for them.

For example, THIS was the extent of the promos done by GIR to market Smart's new series Top Form: retweeting posts from the official social media pages:

Meanwhile, Headliner underwent a respectable marketing campaign for Top Form, activating both their modeling agency Image Future, and their new prod house Tai Lai to generate buzz for the project. Headliner launched a SmartBoom vlog series on their Youtube channel. Image Future secured separate modeling gigs for Smart and Boom for different clothing brands and product tie-ins, and Tai Lai is currently selling an official photobook for the ship:

Headliner even organized a pre-airing fanmeet for all the fans of the original manga in both Thailand and Japan:

And WeTV even went one step further and featured Smart and Boom as guests in Chuang Asia season 2, the most watched idol survival show in Asia (and the no. 1 reality show in China). This drew in a truly MASSIVE Chinese fanbase for SmartBoom:

But of course, it would be a disservice to the cast and crew to say that the success of Top Form is solely attributed to its marketing. WeTV is primarily based in China, and was only known to Thai audiences as an international distributor and licensee of Asian shows. It only recently ventured into original programming, so its foothold on Thai audiences is tenuous at best. Top Form's marketing campaign is only a fraction of what GMMTV or Mandee does to promote their shows, and Headliner hasn't really launched many successful ships (or shows) in Thailand since their inception. Top Form, and SmartBoom, was the exception:

Needless to say, GIR wanted a bigger cut of the profits.

For each project performed by Smart for the press tour of Top Form, and the series' tie-ins, GIR gets a small cut of the profits due to their co-partnership deal with Headliner. This is probably a miniscule cut though, and looking at his potential now, they are adamant to keep Smart on their roster. Why else would they be stirring up trouble even before the series has finished airing yet? RUDE.

Yes Jade, they did.

From my very amateur internet sleuthing of pages, forums and past interviews (and if anyone wants to correct me, I am more than happy to be corrected), Smart first signed to Yoma Entertainment with the intention to debut as an idol. When he and his group was placed in limbo (a common occurence for these record labels), he jumped ship and tried to join MeMindY (then a very new company, with only TharnType 2 under its roster). When he and acting partner James were informed that their promised series would be placed on filming hiatus, Smart decided to sign with GIR in late 2021.

This means that Smart has been with GIR for almost four years, with barely anything to show for it. No album, no concerts, no group to speak of. Endless hours of training and serving as support talent for other projects, before GIR gave up and loaned Smart to a relatively new acting agency (Headliner) for a project produced by an unknown house (Tai Lai), all under WeTV-- a foreign company that barely understands Thai popular culture. Now that Smart is bankable, GIR is salivating at the thought of managing all of his (now profitable) projects, including acting.

This of course, pissed Tai Lai and Headliner to all HECK:

Tai Lai posted this a few hours after GIR's announcement, seemingly disputing their claim that the dissolution of the co-partnership was mutual. They also sadly implied that this new arrangement is causing turmoil for the cast and crew. The X meltdown went from bad to worse when Top Form's Director Boss Wasa posted a goodbye message to Top Form on his IG story, despite the confirmation of WeTV's CEO that the series was originally slated for a three-season run.

And of course, everything came to a head this morning when WeTV (and all the other subsidiaries) CLEARLY DISPUTED the claim that the co-partnership has dissolved, and that GIR now retains sole representation rights to Smart.

They also emphasized the resources they've dedicated to ensuring the success of the ship, and that they're willing to fight to retain representation rights for both Smart and Boom.

Jake $ing's "I'm Still In Love With You" plays in the distanc-- oh wait, this is real life? Bummer.

So... has this impacted the fandom in any way?

Well first off, the Chinese fandom is unbelievably MAD at GIR at the moment:

There's only one fandom in this world I respect and fear an unhealthy amount, and that's the Chinese fandom. They have the numbers AND the spending power to cause significant damage to any entity of their choosing (where else would you find a fandom capable of buying out a whole collection of Louis Vuitton suitcases in 24 hours?). I've seen them turn nobodies into sensations overnight, and banish well-respected veterans that do not pass their standards.

The Chinese fandom was able to stage an active boycott in less than a day. It got so bad that GIR had to release a separate stament to assure fans that Smart and Boom would continue their projects as a pair, albeit with some management restrictions. The founder and CEO of GIR also posted this on her private IG :

Hinting that the troubles between these companies run deep. The Chinese fandom says on X that without a joint announcement from all companies clearing the air, they refuse to support any GIR products, and will only focus on supporting Smart during his Headliner promos.

Has this affected Smart and Boom's dynamic at all?

The short answer is seemingly NO. Unless both Smart and Boom are that good at acting (which they are, oh no wrong supposition 😅), they're still very funny and charming in interviews, and affectionate with one another as with the rest of the cast.

If there is trouble behind the scenes, at least there's the guarantee that Smart doesn't have anything to with all this kerfuffle. Smart is the first of the cast to always bring up the possibility of a second season, and seems very proud of the series and his ship with Boom.

Anyway, here's the saga so far. I stand with WeTV, but I have to admit, I am getting worried about the whole affair. I hope it blows over soon.

We'll see.

Now WeTV, shoot that season 2 already for pete's sake! Or that cop/vampire drama. Y'all so slow GMMTV might catch wind of the issues and grab your talents from under your noses.

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I get that some people are confused by the ending of ep 12, so let me explain (novel spoilers ahead) -

The show heavily revolves around the theme of reincarnation and love that overcomes the test of time. So, we have 3 versions of Yai. One in 1920s, Khun Yai. One in 1700s (Seehasingkorn era), Commander Yai and then we have one in the present time, Yai Kanthorn.

The one we see in the post credit scene (and have been seeing glimpses of in ep 1 underwater as well as in ep 12) is Commander Yai, who was a celebrated warrior of the royal army.

So, after Jom disappears from Khun Yai's timeline, he is transported back to 1700s where he meets Commander Yai. If (and please God, please) they come up with a season 2, it would follow their story. It was because of him and his pledge of everlasting love for Jom that Khun Yai felt that he had been waiting for Jom for a long time.

The one we see at the Palathip house is Yai Kanthorn. He is the son of the daughter of Khun Lek (Khun Yai's younger brother). He is the only version of Yai who has memories of his past lives.

When Jom comes back to his timeline, he meets Yai Kanthorn, who had asked specifically for Jom to renovate their old house in Chiang Mai, hoping for Jom to remember their love. When Yai sees Jom waiting for him at the house, he asks, "Did you wait for long?"

To which Jom replies, "Not as long as you've been waiting for me".

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Shield & Shelter (RoyalAU) Master Post

Here you will find the chapters, extras, and original uploads!

Chapters: 1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5 / 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6 / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4 / 9.5 / 9.6 / 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3 / 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 11.1 / 11.2 / 11.3 / 11.4 / 11.5 / 11.6 / 12.1 / 12.2 / 12.3 / 12.4 / 12.5 / 12.6 / 12.7 /12.8 / 13.1 / 13.2 / 13.3 / 13.4 / 13.5 / 13.6 / 14.1 / 14.2 / 14.3 / 14.4 / 14.5 / 14.6 / 14.7 / 15.1 / 15.2 / 15.3

Extras: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

Original Uploads: 1 / 2 / 3 (3 was taken down in the purge, i will re upload soon)

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Top Form | ep 7

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sweet like honey 🍯

TOP FORM THE SERIES (2025) - EP 4

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Support and uplift chinese queer creators and their fight. There is hope for an even better tomorrow.

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