#atomkongthap

[trilliastra]

[sirlancenotalot]

[heretherebedork]

It's our bi king and demi prince! They've come back to us in new forms!

[honeylatteworld]

My favorite scene 💙💛

[m1stl3t03]

[lunabug2004]

I’ve mentioned this before, but on my FYPs I tend to get a lot of the MLMU(TH) criticism (which tbh usually mean well) and complaints (that don’t usually mean well) rather than the love that I know exists.

Because of this I would like to ask how the general audience is taking the apparent super-big change from the novel/KH (JPN adaptation) with Mr. Annop in ep7???

I’ve never read the novel or watched KH so I don’t really have an opinion on this. All the YT comments seemed happy about the change so I’m just kinda confused. No hate to anyone who doesn’t like the change btw, I’m simply just curious but I hate Twitter/X so I have no idea what goes on even tho that seems to be where the majority of BL enjoyers congregate 😅

[jflower278]

I haven't been so invested in a m/f ship for so long but halfmudmee is so cuteee I'm glad they are together finally and the stargazing scene <33333

And the ending scene with atom and kongthap taking the polaroid pics in the cpuple shirts (😭) that atom got kongthap for his birthday was so cute and it was in their colors too <3333333

Lovely episode

[hotasfahrenheit]

ohhhh they moved the play up in the My Love Mix Up storyline because they wanted to have Gem and Fourth show off and sing, i get it

these two actually do well and sing great so i'm okay with this actually, they did a great job and the whole play is adorable

[miukki960]

Now that the show is over, here are my final thoughts on My Love Mix-Up TH as compared to its original versions.

My Love Mix-Up is one of my all-time favorite stories, and GeminiForth blew me away in MSP, so when I heard they were making a Thai adaptation, it instantly became one of my most anticipated of 2024. I thought they would be perfect for the characters, and the goofiness of the drama is the exact flavor Thailand usually eats up.

TLDR: I felt the writing of the th version lacked a core understanding of how to be different from its predecessor while also maintaining the integrity of the original plot and characters. Had this version been my first introduction to this story, I would have enjoyed it much more. But since it's the third, I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming longing for what could have been.

It took me a few episodes to really figure out what exactly about this version wasn't hitting right. I knew it wasn't the acting (even though I am in the boat of gemforth should have been cast for eachothers characters, but I'm not gonna get into the why in this post). Both actors proved they are more than capable to pull off this story by what they showed us in their previous projects. It also wasn't the obscene amount of ads (for me). I've seen enough thai dramas to expect and embrace the ads, and I felt they were actually weeved into the story in a way that mostly made sense and didn't detract too much.

For me it really came down to the writing and directing. They definitely saw the silliness of the plot and characters and had an absolute field day, but then they didn't stop. They went constantly from one scene to the next, onto the next goof or gag, they never let the audience breathe. They didn't know how to slow down and let the characters have a serious moment.

I think the first nail in the coffin for me was the scene where Half figures out Atom actually likes Kongthap like for real. In the jp version, it's a heavy scene treated with the real seriousness of the situation. Aida realizes his friend has feelings for a man, and Aoki is filled with so much anxiety in that moment that you can feel it through the screen. Because it is a serious moment, Aoki could lose his best friend, his secret could be out, it could ruin his life. So when Aida not only reassures Aoki that he accepts him, but also apologizes for not being a friend that could be trusted with the secret and inadvertently ending his relationship with Ida, it becomes a beautiful scene that strengthens their friendship. In the th version, it's a quick conversation between Half and Atom with little anxiety about what is actually being discussed. It makes the scene feel unimportant, unserious, when in reality it's very important to not only the plot, but also in Atom and Half's characterization.

I also felt this way about many scenes involving Konthap's character. His main arc is about understanding his feelings and emotions and telling the difference between platonic and romantic love. For the sake of length, I'll only highlight one scene.

After their successful first date and back in Ida's room, Ida teases Aoki when he gets flustered about the idea of Ida changing in front of him. Aoki gets mad because it feels like Ida isn't taking their relationship seriously, and it becomes I huge turning point for Ida as he contemplates his intentions toward Aoki and whether or not it's friendship or more. It's something he struggles with before this scene AND after, so when he finally truly gets it and asks Aoki to really be his bf, it holds a huge emotional weight in-story and in the audience.

In the th version, Kongthap comes to terms with this struggle in the very same scene after seemingly not much thought. While I do appreciate that the fight wasn't dragged out, it kind of just takes away one of the characters main traits, makes him more emotionally intelligent earlier in the story, and thus takes away from the final outcome when Kongthap and Atom actually get together. Kongthap seems to only struggle with his feelings when it's convenient to the plot (ie not knowing how to initiate a first kiss) rather than it being and overarching character trait that he overcomes.

It's why their rooftop kiss, while a very beautiful scene, doesn't hold the emotional weight a rooftop kiss with fireworks in the background is supposed to have.

It's why I'm not upset they removed the amnesia dream-sequence from the final act. No need to watch Kongthap struggle with the loss of Atom's love for him in an anxiety-induced dream brought on by the idea of being separated by college and Kongthap finally realizing why he's so scared of being separated, when Kongthap seemingly no longer struggles with understanding his emotions and feelings.

And I think what hurts the most is that there were plenty of scenes in the second half that showed they were capable of being dramatic or serious the whole time. The train scene where Atom was leaving Bangkok and they both realized they didn't want to part and the accapella version of the main theme swelled in the background was SO GOOD.

It just highlighted how poorly the writing team handled the part of the series that was a remake of the jp version, and by the time they got to the parts not made in live action before, it was too late because the groundwork was not there to support the growth and change of the characters.

(Also I'm sad they didn't include the bit where Aoki learns Ida is actually younger than him on his birthday. Its a small gag that I thought Thailand would absolutely jump on)

(Also did Atom ever tell Mudmee that he had a crush on her before it became Kongthap? I think the fact I can't remember kinda just proves my point of this whole post.)

[jourquet]

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narusasu (naruto shippuden)

stucky (mcu)

mingjoe (my stand in)

atomkongthap (my love mix up! thai)

[sirlancenotalot]

[passingbypainfullyaware]

Poor Atom, if Khao-pan didn’t intervene he would have had to wait at least a year for that kiss to happen.

[honeylatteworld]

My Love Mix-Up! TH

I really obsessed with Kongthap and Atom 💛💙

[lunabug2004]

Y’all I’m a newer stan but even I miss GeminiFourth so much rn 😑

[honeylatteworld]

Whenever I see you💛