Lukewarm and mundane, lacks heart
1/ The basic premise – the titular love mix-up – is not new, but it is okay; it applies only to the main couple, as there is no mix-up leading to the formation of the secondary/support couple. Also: the mix-up relates only to the first 2-3 episodes, after which the series is a standard BL. This reminded me of “Hidden Agenda” – the titular agenda was of some importance for several episodes, but it was not something show-defining (which caused some complaining from the audience).2/ The plot and script are weak, uninspired and unimaginative. Problems do not end there: pacing, story progression, characters (immature, often dumb – but not in a cute way – and annoying) – all of that felt subpar.
3/ This is not a bad nor boring show, but it is not particularly interesting nor captivating either. There are very few actually emotional scenes and a handful of genuinely funny ones – the rest of the content just is there. It all felt lukewarm, especially compared to previous two projects of Gem4th: “Moonlight Chicken” and “My School President”. “My Love Mix-Up!” does not have the sweaty and gritty real-life feel of the first one nor the emotional power of the latter; it is an average BL with two of GMMTV’s biggest stars, who deserved a better show.
4/ Gemini and Fourth work with weak material and – at least for me – their efforts are the only reason to watch this show. Fourth in particular uses his talent for comedy to make the show entertaining – which also makes his character less annoying. BTW: Aungpao is in this series – and he’s criminally underused. After what he displayed in “Cooking Crush” (the guy can actually act and has a knack for comedy similar to Fourth’s) GMMTV should trust him with much more than what he got here. Instead we got Chokun (cute but bland) and Pahn in supporting roles, as a pointless secondary couple. The actual support for Gem4th came with a cameo of Chinzilla in ep. 11 – and for less than a minute we could see what this show could have been, but is not.
5/ This is a minor complaint, but still: there are too many adds and product placements in this show. Clearly GMMTV wanted to capitalize on Gem4th’s magic, but went too far. Properly done product placements in a BL – see “Bad Buddy”, GMMTV’s best BL.
6/ The soundtrack is good and – as is GMMTV standard by now – performed entirely by the cast. The opening theme song “ลบยัง” is the best example of how clever, interesting and amusing GMMTV creations can be.
Most of this show’s problems might be coming from it being an adaptation. The source material may be hot and interesting for Japanese standards, but it did not translate into a hot and interesting Thai show – my guess is because of how conservative Japan is compared to Thailand (at least when it comes to BL shows). With other words: it might be a too faithful adaptation. For Thai BL it would be good in 2016, but in 2024 it feels outdated.
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A so so series
As my reference of how good GF in MC and MSP - I put a lot of expectation on this until ep 4. Then I dropped everything and just continue to watch. I really don't mind ads but the way they execute it, it's so cringe. Sound effects were kinda off sometimes. The main leads showed more bromance than BL. The second lead took my attention more. The kisses were awkward. So obvious they are not comfortable. If that's the case, a kiss on the cheeks or forehead would be better. I don't know why they incorporate some MSP part to this. I'm not against on it, but this is remake/adaptation not a sequel. Gemini's acting is less convincing and Fourth looks trying hard. Overall the series is cute but unremarkable. Please take them away from high school plot because I won't buy it anymore. G4 have great potential - I hope their talent won't be wasted to a mediocre series. They deserve better BL drama. For now 5/10.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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No es taaaan mala dejen de joder
Por ahí es que a mí me gustó tanto pq fue gemfourth actuando en la adaptación de uno de mis bls japoneses favoritos pero-Creo q la gente desde el inicio no le tenía fé pq (por lo que escuché) la mayoría de adaptaciones así que hizo la gmmtv eran una mierda pero les juro q es mejor de lo q parece. La mayoria de las críticas son comparando está con la original, cosa que me parece totalmente injusto.
Si, es un remake no fiel a la original con MUCHAS libertades creativas y 30 mil anuncios totalmente descarados por segundo. Definitivamente no son los mejores papeles que interpretaron Gemini y Fourth pero ESCUCHENME..
Si sos un seguidor de Gemini y Fourth y aparte te gusta kieta hatsukoi (mas que si sos fan de Gemini y Fourth) creo q es una serie muy divertida para ver. En ese caso la recomiendo, y es la razón por la que yo quedé totalmente encantado con esta serie. Obviamente si ninguna de estas dos cosas te interesan mucho la serie te va a parecer medio sosa.
Dicho eso, voy a ir con los puntos que me encantaron
-LAS REFERENCIAS A MY SCHOOL PRESIDENT. Y eso de que, aparentemente, msp y está serie conviven en el mismo universo . No sé, me hace muy feliz
-Las libertades creativas. Esto es medio personal, pero hay varios detalles q no me gustaban de la original (Cómo el profesor homofóbico) y acá los cambian. Asi q para mí es un ganar o ganar
-más del doble de contenido que tiene la original. La original no llego a adaptar todo el manga y era medio corta. Está tampoco adapta todo todo pero da mucho más tiempo a ver a los personajes interactuar y eso me encantó.
-final emotivo sin forzar una pelea en el penúltimo episodio. GRACIAS A DIOS no recurrieron al cliché ese acá. Es algo que me molesta mucho en estas series.
De todas formas, entiendo porqué varios se sintieron decepcionados. Y eso, lo q dije antes, la recomiendo si te gusta kieta hatsukoi y el gemfourth, sino, probablemente no te llame mucho.
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SO WORTH IT TO WATCHED, ITS SO FUN AND CUTE! THE ACTING IS ON TOP!
Every episodes is worth watching. Those who watched the Jo version and have read the manga can still watched the Thai adaptation because it still had differences because of LANGUAGE, CULTURE, ACTORS AND THE AMOUNT they covered from the manga so you can't really tell what's going to happen in the next episodes. I'm having fun watching it, you guys should give it a chance. Better yet, leave a good impression for the show.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
The chemistry of the actors are carrying the show
They're at episode 3 and I am enjoying it so much! I am very entertained by the comedic and cartoonish style I'm just laughing everytime. The actors are doing so good with their acting I'm not finding it awkward and bonus they're very pleasing to the eyes. And most of all their chemistry together!! Their chemistry is so good that their scenes together even just talking is giving me butterflies plus they are very good singers?! It's the advantage they have and it's giving more magic to the show! It's so great alright I can't wait for more of the episodes to come.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Did we watch AtomKongthap or FourthGemini?
I'm actually deeply confused about the last episodes. I think I'm missing something from the manga because if I remember correctly, the characters were so much different, specially the main character here played by Fourth. Am I missing something or did they just changed his personality traits?In the japanese adaptation named Kieta Hatsukoi, the characters were more realistic perhaps they seemed more alive and they were pretty much acting like a normal person would. I don't hate this thai adaptation, don't get me wrong it's great and sweet but it's really THAI of them when you think about it. There's so much unnecessary amount of humour and it made the whole masterpiece look like a joke. It's not necessarily a bad thing, more like a reminder to people.
There is also so much product placement, are we watching FourthGemini or the products? Made me laugh but also got me angry at some point, their advertising is working.
The last thing, the whole 6 ep felt like watching a vlog of FourthGemini, did they just forgot their roles for a moment there? This whole story doesn't feel like the story of AtomKongthap, more like the story of FourthGemini. For some reason, I don't think they're acting, I just can't see it. All I can see is two boys enjoying some quality time together. Somehow, I don't think it was intentionally done by the directors, it feels like it's a mistake of the actors themself. They're not playing their roles, they're playing themselves. Don't get me wrong, I love them and I love their work big fan, BUT their character traits doesn't match neither do gestures, something feels off.
The original story is not bad, it's simple but greatly done, amazing characters and interesting storylines. For me, pleasant show with heartwarming interactions. But this adaptation has nothing to do with the original story. It's just so different and the whole vibe is off and it's just doesn't fit. I love My Love Mix-Up! but it's not the same story as Kieta Hatsukoi, never will be.
I'll continue with my watching, have a great day!
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Reasons Why You Must Give This A Chance !!!
Keita Hatsukoi is very famous and expections were high for the Thai version which the casts absolutely kept it. I know original is always best but this is NOT A COPY PASTE OF THE ORIGINAL. The show is adapted from the full volume of the manga so plot is same but also not same. Everyone has this predefined thought process that adaptations are always bad but this isn't always true. If u aren't even able to separate two things and appreciate it's individuality then that's a You problem.The casting here is perfect, changes to the storyline to fit the Thai culture very well done, acting is on point, the osts are all amazing & the chemistry between Kongthap and Atom top tier afterall it's Gemini Fourth we are talking abt. Just them staring at eo is enough to feel all this butterflies in the stomach
Coming to the acting I must say all of them are really good. We know Gemini Fourth acting is great and they have greatly improved from when they did MSP especially Gemini his expressions and delivery of the words, his body language everything shouts Kongthap like it's straight out the manga but in a more humane way and not too stoic which i thought was well done. This small differences and changes makes the character more like a real person fitting the real life.
Fourth playing Atom is perfect since there is no one better fit for this role than him. Being a calm, shy person in real life and playing a over expressing and over-reacting character itself is challenging. Being able to do justice to the character requires a lot of mental strength and overcoming ur own drawbacks to be able to express yourself like the character so that it is not cringe but also not dull. He has so far done a really good job and I know further eps it's just gonna get better. For me personally I really liked how Fourth has such a good grasp of his character and can express the feeling in the scene with just sight movements like u don't need words to be said to understand what the character is feeling in that moment & I think this is how an actor should be. Perfect
Half and Mudmee is played by Chokun & Pahn. They are newbies in the series but don't seem like one. They played their roles so naturally it didn't feel like a first timer for sure 🤣 I was expecting them to be good but fitting so well with the show and not being out of place even once makes me feel happy. I really liked Mudmee she is so cute.
We also have Khaopan played by AungPao, though there haven't been many scenes with him yet but looking at ep 4 his comical timing was good and the contrasting personalities with Kongthap his bff were nice to see.
There are 6 ost's in the series and of course they are all amazing. Gemini Fourth are really so talented makes me amazed everytime. When I saw "It's You" for the first time I was filled with an unexplainable feels and tears in my eyes. Them singing and harmonizing together it's like heaven to the ears. People may think that the Cinderella from the theatre play and the addition of new character takes away the essence of it but THATS NOT TRUE. This new version feels much more better bcz u are watching a freaking BL and a boy playing that role where he isn't cosplaying as another but being his own true self & falling in love this is itself a very good way to create awareness & normalising love is love that can happen anywhere with anyone. Please be open minded it's 2024 now !!!!!!!!!! The ep 2 was the best ep for me.
Lastly I want to address one thing new people who come to watch the show and read reviews might find some hateful comments and go back but I want to tell u give the series a chance please don't judge based on others point of view. Everyone can be their own judge. If u don't like it u can ignore it there is no need to spread hate because there are many people looking forward to the show. The people complaining abt age related issues let me remind u Gemini Fourth are 19 year olds when this series was filmed and they are playing the role of a 17-18 year old which is perfect age for a high school series. U can't be expecting more younger people to act in a series with 18+ scenes which is illegal. If u are okay with the jpn live action actors being older what's the issue here ???? One should'nt disregard peoples work just because ur feelings don't align. Everyone worked really hard for this and spreading misinformation and hate is not a right human behaviour. Not every series will be the same and moreover where is the fun in that ??? Unique approaches makes things intriguing.
I gave it 9.5 cz it's not completed yet.
Anyway #MyLoveMixUpTH is ongoing now and i would 100% recommend it ☺️
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The cutest and funniest series I ever watch
This series is better than my expectation. Every EP is fun to watch. Atom is so adorable and Khongthap is so cool. Even both characters are so different but they complete each other so well. Gemini and Fourth acted so well. ☺️ love their chemistry🥰Really recommended to watch.👍
I saw some people trying to compare the Thai version with Japanese version. I watched both. And i love both. I hope some people should stop comparing and treat them as separate things. Both have their own charms. ✌️
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This series is a Thai adaptation of the manga Kieta Hatsukoi by Wataru Hinekure.
Honestly, I don't really understand the culture in Thailand, and sometimes it's hard to catch the jokes implied in this Series. Some of the plots are different from the manga, but that's okay because this series is an adaptation. What I don't like is the scripting and the scenario that is lacking to be made into a series.In terms of the cast, I really like the acting of the main characters. They are all talented actors. They are able to lift this series that is lacking in terms of production to trending in every episode.
If you are looking for a funny show without having to think too much. Watch this series immediately!
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Good as a standalone.
Overall, this was a very cute series.This part is about the series as a standalone without any comparison to the Japanese adaptation of the manga. This was a very enjoyable series and had a good script. However, the execution was not always the greatest at times. For the positive aspects, the cast was great and did an incredible job with their characters. It also had a great sound track. As for the negative, the pacing was a little rocky at times. There were many episodes that were spot on and then others that dragged on. The main problem for me was the overuse of sound effects. I’ve become use to sound effects in Thai series and even appreciate it when done strategically for a purpose. Unfortunately, this series overused it to the point that it really became annoying.
This part is comparing the Japanese adaptation. Again, I know this is not a remake but I would be lying if I didn’t compare both. Just like Cherry Magic, I like that this was not a carbon copy of the Japanese version of the manga. I thought the changes they made were great and help the story/character progression. I also like how they went further into the relationship development with both couples. The ending was perfect and helped bring everything to a full circle. Although I did enjoy this series, it was somehow missing the same whimsy that the Japanese version had. Again, I think it was the overuse of sound effects that caused this. I also think 12 episodes was too much. This easily could have been done with 10 episodes.
Random Note:
Sin’s café is the same café location used in the series “Why R U”.
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Thai remakes have been so good lately!
If you liked the premise of Kieta Hatsukoi, the Thai adaptation mostly follows the same narrative structure as well. So, what was different from the Japanese version and did it work?Atom is an awkward high schooler who wears his heart on his sleeve, but he doesn’t come off as cringey or overly childish. His behaviour was also less exaggerated compared to the Japanese version, which I preferred (because the Japanese version is a little over the top for my liking).
NOBODY are better suited for the Thai remake than Gemini and Fourth. Fourth’s ditziness translates well into the role of Atom. And Kongthap’s cool demeanour and steadiness is also similar to his performance as Tinn in My School President.
I’m glad that the Thai remake also took the chance to spotlight how difficult it is for teenagers (or anyone really) to come out to their family. This is something usually not explored in Japanese BLs, especially since a big appeal of Japanese BLs is the utopian bubble that its characters live in.
Fourth and Gemini have so much potential given that they’re still so young. My wish is that they will get an opportunity to try something different with more mature roles and complex characters.
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