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"No, the market's really bad lately. The market price is much lower than last year's. I'm afraid to sell them."

REVENGED LOVE (2025). EPISODE SIX.

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Translation notes for Hishakai Shindo / Depth of Field ep 1

Obrigada @my-rose-tinted-glasses

I will use characters' first names, rather than their surnames, which is what is being used to address each other.

Back then, I threw away/abandoned everything. Note: It can mean to give up, but in this case, it feels like the other words suit the context better.

You really are terrible/the worst.

Even though I was supposed to have thrown/abandoned everything away, I'm still choking/having trouble breathing.

I can't breathe.

Shuichiro: (You) took a picture (of me). Ryohei: Oh, I took it because you had a great expression.

S: Kon chan, are you like this even in your classroom? R: Like this being…? S: Like (how you are now) R: Well, I'm like this, I guess. S: Do you have friends? R: Lemme be. Note: That last line from Ryohei is just him telling Shuichiro not to be so mean because Shuichiro is implying that given Ryohei's character, he can't possibly have many friends.

R: Also, do you always act so foolishly/frivolously? S: Foolishly/frivolously… R: (Just) stop that. When you're here, your expression is much better. S: Was it that bad? R: Yeah. If you keep making that face, isn't it gonna just wear you out?

What kind of lewd things do you do with girls?

Shit, why would (I think about) that… Note: He's saying something to the effect of 'damn, what's wrong with me and why would I think about that'.

Hishakai Shindo / Depth of Field translation notes・Other translation notes

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“It's like all my goals just disappeared. I don't know what to do anymore. I get it. You've done great Shane. You gave it your best. From now on, let's figure out what you really want together. I will help you. I will help you with everything.”

BOYS IN LOVE (2025) | EPISODE 10

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The Bangkok Boy Elevator Pitch

If you were a bit indecisive on starting this series then this post is for you my friend! Prepare for a LONG post so I'll insert a page break somewhere soon.

The Bangkok Boy is a gritty, violent, and thrilling mafia Thai BL. Honestly it might even be considered a drama with queer leads because that's what it feels like. Anyways, let me start by laying the groundwork which is covered in the first 2.5 eps so you'll know what to expect. The first 2 eps are backstory and Sun's time in prison. He doesn't get out of prison until ep 3 and that's also when he meets Peace.

Overview of eps 1-3:

Our main character Sun is the youngest son of a well respected Mafia Leader. His father takes pride in taking care of his community and keeping drugs away from his territory and he's being pressured by another leader to introduce drugs to his community. On Sun's 18th birthday he loses his best friend (who was in love with him), his father, and his freedom all before he blows out the candles on his cake. His father gets murdered in an alley, his best friend gets stabbed during an insane brawl with the Korean sector of the mafia, and he winds up going to jail for that friend's death for THREE years. During his incarceration Sun is targeted by the gang inside and must literally fight to stay alive and keep from getting r*ped (so trigger warning for that). At 21, when he gets out of prison Sun's main goal is to find his younger sister Mei, get vengeance for his fallen friend and father, and take back his father's territory. Sun is fiery and filled with passion and he's determined.

Our other main character Jo Sungmin (or Peace) is a young half Thai-half Korean 20 yr old philosophy major (I'm guessing 20 because he's in his 2nd yr of Uni in ep 1). I'm assuming he's around 23 when he meets Sun. Anyways he just wants to earn his degree and possibly join a Master's program. He's an art lover and he wants to live his life the way he chooses. Living up to his nickname, Peace doesn't like violence and he doesn't want any parts of the Mafia. Unfortunately his father has other plans. Peace's father is the head of the local Korean mafia and he's eager to have his son join him even if it's by force. He even sends his son to oversee the murder of...Sun's father. Peace carries out tasks for his father and agrees to learn the business in exchange for an art gallery, but when his father tricks him into doing the unthinkable Peace decides he wants to end it all by committing suicide. He wants to jump off a bridge. Peace is a sweet and quiet young man.

How they Meet:

Sun visits Peace's art gallery where Peace is showcasing his photography. One of the images catches Sun's attention because it reminds him of a picture his dear friend Kong showed him. Sun seems immediately taken with Peace. After his visit Sun and Peace bump into each other on the street right before Peace has a meeting with his father. And then Sun happens upon him right before he's about to jump. Sun literally talks him off the ledge and from there Sun shows more and more interest in Peace. And Peace is definitely vibing with Sun too.

The series is captivating because we get a budding forbidden romance between them. Sun has a vendetta against Peace's brother for killing his friend and he also doesn't know Peace is involved with his father's death. And on Peace's side, his father has threatened Sun's very existence if Peace even THINKS about starting anything with him. His father wants Peace to give him an heir. Peace seems hopeless and Sun is very determined to get everything he wants.

How will their love blossom? Will it be destroyed before it blooms? Will they stand together and fight? Will they protect each other?

Will they fight each other? Hate each other? Or will it all end in betrayal and death? Who knows? Let's find out together!

Other things going on:

A drug epidemic. The mafia territories going to war with each other. Peace's father is setting multiple plans into motion to ensure that he's the head king pin. Sun working double time to rebuild his own forces. Also there's a man wreaking havoc all over the place and he's enjoying it.

Key Characters:

Songphum: Sun's father. He had two wives (both are dead) and a set of kids with each wife. With his main wife we have Jack and Jinny. And with his second wife we have Sun and his sister Mei. He seemed like a kind man and he loved his kids a lot and he was well respected. Also he is FOINE!

Jack and Jinny: Jack is the eldest of all the siblings but he only really seems to care about Jinny. He calls on Sun when he needs him and with Mei he puts in little to no effort.

Mei: Sun's beloved baby sister. She unfortunately gets sex trafficked and gets addicted to drugs. She does seem to have a storyline with a young EMT named Cherries.

Tim and Gawin: Two of Sun's friends who were also in the brawl on his birthday. Sun is working to recruit them to help take his territory back. HELLO!? Where are the Top Piyawat fans!?

Tan: Sun's friend and old Muay Thai coach. He used to own a boxing gym before Sun went to prison. Sun has also recruited him for the takeover.

Mr. Jo: Peace's father. He's putting all his time, money, and resources into taking over the entire mafia circuit. He wants to be the ultimate kingpin. He's got a wire-thin temper and he also seems to be ill. He is trying to get Peace ready to take over and also have his other sons fall in line behind Peace.

Jihoon and Junho: Peace's older brothers. Jihoon was at the brawl and Junho participated in it. He's actually the one that killed Sun's friend Kong. They're both more than willing to commit themselves to the Mr. Jo and the mafia life. They are definitely more cold and callous than Peace.

Madam Yao: Another territory leader. She's the main one peddling drugs into the city and owns most of the territories. She and Songphum were friends before he was killed. She has taken over his territory since then.

Aim: Madam Yao's right hand. He's bonkers and he loves being in the mafia. He enjoys killing and hurting people. He is Sun's main enemy at the moment.

Why I think you should watch it with me:

The series has plot, it has action, it has mafia, it's gory, it's violent, and it's thrilling. But alongside all of that Sun and Peace are sweet and soft together. Sun really seems to dote on Peace even though Peace is older. They both seem protective of each other.

Where Peace is calm and reserved, Sun is loud and boisterous. Sun loves to fight and he wants to be a gang leader while Peace is actively trying to distance himself from the violence. They're opposites who live in the same crazy world. It's exciting to see them interact. It will be exciting to see how they overcome their obstacles and hopefully work together so they'll both achieve their goals and have each other by the end of things. And who doesn't love a forbidden gangster love story??? It's going to get hot and heavy between them but also just plain heavy.

And on the non-romantic front we get to see an all out turf war. We get to see brotherhood and camaraderie. We get to see manipulation and plotting. We get to see the bad guys win. We also get to see them lose. We get to see vengeance. We get to see betrayal. We get to see terrible people be terrible til the very end. No one has clean hands.

This series is the whole package...and maybe we'll finally get to see someone actually get to keep the gang life instead of giving it up.

It airs Saturday afternoons around 10:45 PM Bangkok Time. You can watch it on GagaOOLala anad WeTV/Tencent.There are currently 5 episodes out right now and ep 6 drops this Saturday the 30th. There will be a total of 12 eps so we're getting to the halfway point.

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"I'm scared, Peace. I'm scared."

THE BANGKOK BOY (2025). EPISODE SEVEN.

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"You don't have to do what my dad tells you. I'll talk to him for you."

THE BANGKOK BOY (2025). EPISODE SIX.

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I'm scared, Peace.

—THE BANGKOK BOY · Episode 7

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"Then, how do we deal with that?"

THE BANGKOK BOY (2025). EPISODE NINE.

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My child, you hung your fuck art on the wall. Your literal fuck art. That you made with your not-boyfriend who is also present. I love you but also what the fuck.

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"I'll find a good place to keep it."

THE BANGKOK BOY (2025). EPISODE NINE.

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Hishakai Shindo visual analysis (Ep. 1-2): "Depth of field" metaphor

"Because the depth of field is pretty shallow. So this kind of blur actually becomes a unique feature."

I so appreciate how Hishakai Shindo’s cinematography plays with the show’s central metaphor of depth of field. In photography, depth of field refers to the size of the area in an image where objects still appear sharp, and the drama uses it to great effect as a way to visualize Hayakawa's suffocating emptiness and his growing but conflicted attraction to Konno.

Look at the way the show's camera uses shallow depth of field (DOF) to portray Hayakawa's isolation from the world around him:

Shallow DOF is where only one plane of an image (either the foreground, midground, or background) appears in focus while the rest doesn't. Within the images of his everyday life, Hayakawa is literally placed on a different plane than the people around him. He either feels ostracized because of his love for music or suffocated by the carefree performance he punishes himself with. Either way, there's something very lonely (and even claustrophobic) in the way the camera's subtle blur isolates the image of his person from whatever else is in the frame.

Which is why we immediately understand the significance of his rooftop interactions with Konno through the cinematography's change in composition and DOF.

When Hayakawa staggers up the light-drenched stairway and onto the rooftop, he can finally breathe. He's surrounded by water but no longer drowning, which is punctuated by that edit of an air bubble underwater.

The overexposure and vast amount of negative space imbues the scene with an almost divine significance.

And this moment is of course captured by Konno's camera, stripping Hayakawa bare and human.

I think it's notable that in their rooftop scenes together, suddenly we see more two shots of Hayakawa sharing the frame and being on the same plane as another character. We also see more shots with deeper DOF. Konno's observant and uninhibited nature prods Hayakawa to be more present and honest.

For the first time, Hayakawa and his inner life are in complete focus to someone else.

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‘Killin' It Girl (feat. GloRilla)’ - j-hope

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I thought you'd be bold enough.

RESET THE SERIES (2025)

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We have absolutely completely entirely lost Thada

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PITBABE ★ 02.07

it's babe begging charlie to stay by clinging on to him

and me sobbing about it: