#sotus drama

[rythyme]

hello ok so i saw your recent ex-morning posts and like i watched sotus but i have No Idea what's going on at the moment. f it's not too much effort can you explain why the ex-morning stuff is so, i dunno how to say it, noteworthy, i guess? like just what's up maybe?

Tl;dr: The Ex-Morning is GMMTV's literal RPF with the serial numbers filed off, starring the actors from said RPF.

i'll do my best to explain more under the cut

ok let's do this

SOTUS and KristSingto were some of the biggest cash cows GMMTV has ever had. I would argue that the success of SOTUS in 2016 is the main reason we have a BL renaissance today.

Krist and Singto have not acted together since 2018. Until recently, it was assumed that they would never be paired up again.

There were rumors that they had a falling out, which supposedly explained why they stopped acting together. Mostly speculation, but who knows.

Krist made a poor taste comment a while back that led to him being somewhat "cancelled" for a few years. He only started dipping his toes back into BL last year.

Singto, on the other hand, never stopped acting in BLs and has had at least 6 on-screen male acting partners since then (maybe more if you count his one-sided crushes on Mike and Lee Thanat in Baker Boys, or whatever the hell was going on in Shadow). This is very notable, since the BL business model tends to keep acting pairs in the same "ship" for years at a time.

Acting pairs almost never "get back together" after getting a new male acting partner. The literal only exception I can think of is when Tay Tawan acted with Joss Wayar in 3 Will Be Free and then continued to act with New in DBK/Cherry Magic.

Despite everything, KristSingto is still extremely popular among fans to this day and is still one of the most popular "ships" of all time.

When Singto's schedule opened up, GMMTV finally got the opportunity to profit off of it again -- in the most intentional and transparent way possible.

The plot of The Ex-Morning -- exes reuniting and falling for each other again -- mirrors the careers and relationship of Singto and Krist. The fact that Krist's character has a publicity blunder and has to restore his reputation is even more fuel for the fire.

The director for The Ex-Morning is the same director who made SOTUS

The flashback in The Ex-Morning shows Krist and Singto with their signature iced coffee and pink milk, which intentionally calls back to their characters in SOTUS.

P'Aof, who is said to be writing some of the screenplay for The Ex-Morning, said that he wrote it to match Krist and Singto's relationship. This story was tailor made for them.

Conclusion: GMMTV is going for the SOTUS / KristSingto cash grab by essentially having Aof write some kind of amalgamation of KristSingto RPF and SOTUS post-canon future fic.

Do I know that it's a blatant cash grab? Yes. Will I will be watching it anyway because it looks low-key good in its own right? Also yes.

[coldbrewww]

you are the only person that I love.

[aprilblossomgirl]

Just tell me right here that you miss me. My tiredness will be gone. Are you crazy? How can I say that? Take care then. Hold on… I miss you, Kong.

SOTUS (2016) Episode 15 | Dir. Lit Phadung Samajarn

[aliceisathome]

This is an interesting article (in Teen Vogue!) about the beach frolic in BL/queer stories inc Thai and Korean BL.

FYI @absolutebl @heretherebedork @bengiyo @waitmyturtles @placetneplacet @clairificusrex

[bl-bracket]

Horny on Main Round 1

Round 1

Kinn (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Aob (Playboyy: The Series)

Hira (Utsukushii Kare) vs Tinn (My School President)

Porsche (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Jang Jaeyoung (Semantic Error)

Pran (Bad Buddy) vs Time (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Lan Zhan (The Untamed) vs Joke (Hidden Agenda)

Sarawat (2gether: The Series) vs Chun Sangwon (Love for Love's Sake)

Wen Kexing (Word of Honor) vs Choi Jun (Jun & Jun)

Pluem (Ghost Host, Ghost House) vs Yechan (Love Tractor)

Rain (Love in the Air) vs Muang (Be Mine SuperStar)

Fighter (Why R U?) vs Nuea (Secret Crush on You)

Pat (Bad Buddy) vs Fiat (Don't Say No)

Boeing (Only Friends) vs Payu (Love in the Air)

Babe (Pit Babe) vs Sailom (Wedding Plan)

Kongpob (SOTUS) vs Bai Zhong Yi (Kiseki: Dear to Me)

Phaya (The Sign) vs Vee (Love Mechanics)

Jin Xun An (My Tooth Your Love) vs Chu Yi Ping (Anti Reset)

Boston (Only Friends) vs Nont (Playboyy: The Series)

Han Ying (Word of Honor) vs Palm (Never Let Me Go)

Ray (Only Friends) vs Yi (Cutie Pie/Naughty Babe)

Tan (Manner of Death) vs Segasaki Mizuki (My Personal Weatherman)

King (Bed Friend) vs Karan (Cherry Magic TH)

Korn (Bad Buddy) vs Charlie (Pit Babe)

Wen (Moonlight Chicken) vs Toh (Secret Crush on You)

Charn (Laws of Attraction) vs Yai (The Sign)

Prapai (Love in the Air) vs Prom (Playboyy: The Series)

Teh (I Told Sunset About You) vs Togawa (Old Fashion Cupcake)

Yok (Not Me) vs Win (Between Us)

Xiang Hao Ting (HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count) vs Tawan (Kinnporsche: The Series)

Nick (Only Friends) vs Jeng (Step by Step)

Phupha (A Tale of Thousand Stars) vs Tin (Triage)

Zhao Yunlan (Guardian) vs Mangkorn (Big Dragon)

Tharn (The Sign) vs Ritsu (The End of the World with You)

[laylabeanart]

Something something hand in unlovable hand (digital colour studies)

[gabrielokun]

[tortibomb]

I finished Sotus S tonight.

I’d say it’s definitely worth a watch. The sound was definitely better so that didn’t bother me. I can see the appeal of Krist and Singto together and it definitely makes me super excited to see them in their new series. I just rewatched the pilot for Ex Morning. 😂

I felt like the second series went a lot slower than the first but I still enjoyed it and would recommend it if you are watching at a slow pace.

The special scenes at the end of each episode made up for the slow pace and really showed the difference in how Arthit felt in a space comfortable for him (uni with friends) vs the anxiety he felt in the workplace.

The other couples did start to bore me during the second season. I was interested in Day and Tew and felt like they disappeared during the second half of the series. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Even so, I still I recommend. If it’s on your watch list and you put it off like I did, just watch it.

[brazilian-whalien52]

I have been considering something really important

[miss0atae]

I see no difference...

... and I really like this!

[gmmtv-bl-tournament-but-evil]

Worst GMMTV BL Series - LB SemiFinals Round

SOTUS VS Dangerous Romance

[gmmtv-bl-tournament]

GMMTV BL Tournament - Round 1

[wanderlust-in-my-soul]

The Back Hug - a sign of both trust and protection. As a recipient it means someone literally has your back. As a giver it means you are willing to protect them from anything. (Part 2/?)

We best love: Fighting Mr. 2nd

History 3: Make our days count

KinnPorsche

Sotus S

War of Y

Bad Buddy

History 3: Make our days count

Love Mechanics

My favorite bl-tropes collection

[serasennatonen]

Thai BL Essentials

[dropthedemiurge]

SINGTO SAID HE WANTS TO DO NEW BL SERIES WITH KRIST AS WELL AND KRIST WANTS TO GO BACK TO HIS ROOTS AGAIN THEY JUST NEED TO WORK OUT THE SCHEDULES BETWEEN DIFFERENT AGENCIES AAAAAAAH We are finally getting our KristSingto back!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

(Krist will have events but new series will come only next year, there's nothing planned yet afaik)

Credit for translation to FUSE here, and here

AAAAAAAAH [shakes the entire world] WE ARE GETTING KRISTSINGTO BACK DO YOU HEAR ME

[bl-bracket]

Poorest Little Meow Meow Season 2

Round 1