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The First Frost: A Review

It’s been such a long time since I last posted here. I took quite a long break from this blog in order to sort out some chaos in my personal life, and more personally because I really wanted to do my best in composing the most heartfelt review of The First Frost (2025). Mind you, the severe withdrawal symptoms after completing the series were so prolonged that I was loss at words for quite some…

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คือเธอ (It’s You) - โต เลอทัศน์ เกตุสุข (Mirr) Bad Romeo OST Thai lyrics & English Translation (THAI+ROM+ENG)

I wrote a review on a Thai lakorn Bad Romeo (2022) back then and loved the series so much. This is my appreciation post on the lovely OST that I keep playing on loop from time to time. Enjoy! VERSE 1 ในความมืดมน แทบจะไม่มีแม้แสงไฟ Nai khwam muet mon thaeb ja mai mi mar saeng fai In the darkness, there is hardly any light แต่ในหัวใจ ของฉันกลับมองเห็นเธอ Dtae nai hua jai khong chan klab mong…

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Lovely Runner: A Review

As a long-time drama fan, I have my own list of lifetime dramas that I should note as a worthwhile reminiscence over and over again. These days, there are just so many interesting newly-released dramas that I can barely connect with in a spiritual level because nothing ever actually stand up against the others. When I first discovered Lovely Runner (2024) and read the premise, I was convinced to…

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Year of 2024 in Review

It’s been quite a long time since I allowed myself to review another year which has recently passed. My personal life has been thoroughly messy and wrecked so much I wanted to believe everything was nothing but a silly midnight dream. There have been quite painful losses I didn’t really wish to recall for how heartbreaking they were, yet I eventually managed to survive the year with mercy. I…

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Doctor Slump: A Review

After taking a prolonged hiatus due to unforeseen personal circumstances, I really do miss writing on this blog. Everything has been nothing but my sincere thoughts and perspectives that thrive well without sound judgment, serving as one of my greatest sources of joy from day one. Nearing the end of 2024 with all of its roller coaster ride, Doctor Slump (2024) is that one drama that hits so close…

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Hidden Love: A Review

There was a feeling that nurtures itself in abundance, without ever getting weary no matter the season. Through every mile and above any pile, it remains still without ever vanishing. Literally translated from Chinese language as Secretly, but Unable to Hide it, Hidden Love (2023) has easily become a masterpiece that feels kinda lazily breezy but moving to me. It’s a kind of feel-good romance…

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Waves of Life: A Review

In the scope of dramaland, there’s this unspoken law about OTP pairings: actors who exude too-good-to-be-true on-screen chemistry as romantic partners are bound to hold hands again in another project someday. I mean, no producer would want to miss the golden opportunity to milk their popularity and swim in lump sum of profits. Mark Prin and Yaya Urassaya have recently reunited in a lakorn titled…

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Laughter in Waikiki 2: A Review

When life overwhelms you with too many hassles, sometimes all you need to do is to remain still and allow everything to pass by without trying so hard to beat the odds. This is the exact feeling I get whenever I tune in to Laughter in Waikiki (2018). This followed-up season feels just as ridiculous yet entertaining as the previous one, and I guess you can just sit down and listen to the novel…

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Memories of the Alhambra: A Review

It could have been a memorable masterpiece that breakthroughs the common kdrama’s stereotypes. It could have been a drama to reminisce years from now given its magnificent cinematography and a Hyun Bin within. Instead, the drama managed to fail the expectations of its avid viewers and left everyone dumbfounded towards the stupid ambiguous conflict resolution. If you ask me the reason I wanted to…

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Yumi's Cells Season 2: A Review

Kdrama producers occasionally make dramas in multiple seasons, the trend of which have been increasing ever since Netflix has taken over more drama productions in the past few years. Some of them are gems, the others remain mediocre or fail to meet the expectations and leave a lot to be desired given the bar set up from the first season. Can’t say the same with this series because Yumi’s Cells…

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Hiding in the Dungeon

It’s been quite a long time since I write a personal message like this instead of submitting an art review. 2023 almost comes to an end eventually and, in order to embark a new journey of 2024, I deem it necessary to sort out things that have been bugging my mind. As time passes, more relationships begin taking a toll on my sanity in that nothing ever lasts forever. People grow apart from one…

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Go Backpacking: 7D6N in Vietnam

Would you believe me if I told you that Vietnam has far been my most beautiful traveling experience? I might not have marked a lot of destinations all my life and have never gone beyond Asia, but this country definitely sparks alluring winsomeness that meekly waits to be seen through its facade. On my first trip ever to Vietnam, I somehow managed to delve into the southern and central Vietnam,…

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Yumi's Cells Season 1: A Review

Humans are far the most complicated beings on Earth that revolve around what their heart and mind opt out for, each of whom consists of diversified braincells at a personal dose. That being said, even the slightest difference of ingredients can make up an entirely distinctive personality from one another. Here in the fantasy world of Yumi’s Cells Season 1 (2021), we are brought to an…

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Dilan 1991: A Review

It didn’t occur to me that I would come back to the Dilan franchise and write another review of the novel after such a long time, but an anonymous person’s request lit up my determination to make a return. Here I am, recommencing my journey through the world of Dilan and Milea that feels like a feel-good morning coffee to sip under the gorgeous sunshine as I am waiting for the moon to come. I…

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Go Backpacking: 4D3N in Kuala Lumpur

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Bad Romeo: A Review

Among all of Thai lakorns I have checked out on Netflix, this series has far been my most valuable investment. Not that I have seen so many, but Bad Romeo (2022) managed to set the bar profoundly high despite all the makjangs. From the acting quality of the main leads to the complexity of the plot and even the chemistry exuded, the whole 17 episodes made me wonder just how much this series would…

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Put Your Head on My Shoulder: A Review

After falling into C-drama slumps for a few months, I recently picked up an anticipated title and recommenced my journey with My Girlfriend is an Alien Season 2 (2022). I also wrote a review on the first season of My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019), which I quite loved as well. Looking back, I don’t think I have appreciated this series enough. Put Your Head on My Shoulder (2019) was one of the…