Buang Hong (2017)

I started this drama for James ..he is cute
This drama has good flow to it ...no dragging...though there is an evil character like any other Thai drama nothing over the top and surprisingly not really irritating..which is quite a fresh change
Everything is justified..and all characters got what they deserved by the end

I would definitely recommend this drama..
Both leads did well and looked pretty ..supporting characters r very good too ..esp the ones around the evil lady working as her assistants deserve an applause by the end

it's all about how female lead becomes better person with help of male lead !!
Oh btw the theme song for this drama is really good ????

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I finished watching this lakhorn today,and i LOVE IT SO MUCH!Buang Hong is a beautiful made lakhorn,with a modernly take,full of glamour and elegance,and i enjoyed watching every second of it.This is my second time watching James Ji,after "Neung Nai Suang".James Ji and Kimberly did a really great job starring together in this lakhorn.They have got great chemistry,and i love the love-scenes,emotion-scenes and jealous-scenes between them,it all was so beautiful.

The beautiful and spoiled model Pimlapat (Heroine) loose everything,both fame and glamour after her father`s death.The hardship without enough money makes her agree to a job to seduce the succesful charming hotel-owner Ramet (Hero).Both of them fall in love with each other,but her betrayal soon reveals and Ramet,heartbroken and angry makes a decision that changes Pimlapat`s life forever and makes her become the swan she was meant to be

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We have a rich, spoiled, model, narcissist daughter (Pimlapas) of a rich business man, he marries one of her daughter's model colleague (Mathawee), whom took every single penny of him while getting divorced. When dad lost everything gone bankruptcy, he kills himself, Pimlapas is left with nothing but loads of debts to pay. Ramet fancies Pimlapas since the day he saw her on the runway modelling, one of his competitors approaches Pimlapas offers her money to steal some documents, to be able to make her accept they lie to her that he's holding records of the wife whom he had an affair with, ( which is not true obviously) so Pimlapas goes to his hotel to seduce Ramet to get the documents, while trying to seduce Ramet she falls in love with him.

On the day that she's about to steal the documents she's been caught by Ramet, and force to work as a maid in the hotel, at first it was hard for her to get used to the job, she clashed with everyone, she was lazy, she bribed her roommate to do laundry for her .

Being a waitress in the hotel changed her personality, she matured, and became a better person. While she was doing waitressing she was under the close watch of Ramet, as he really wanted her to change..

Their relationship goes through a lot of difficulties, Not to mention her ex step mother was playing every single game you can imagine to make Pim upset, and break her relationship, reputation.

This goes through the end of the drama, unfortunately a woman with Mathawe's character gets away with everything even in real life.

One thing i really liked is how Mathawe's 2 gay helpers backed up and be on Pim's side at the end. They helped her to find a new job, and offered her to work with them .

It's a happy ending but you don't see a single kiss until the very end of the drama.

I am sorry to tell this but I've not seen any chemistry between the two leads.

It's sure that James is a very handsome actor, but these 2 were not a good match, I couldn't get that in love woman feeling from Kim, she's not a bad actress but I just could not ship these 2..

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I went into this lakorn hoping for a badass female lead, although in the beginning she was bratty and obnoxious I had this little hope like "okay her character will began to redeem itself a little, hopefully?". But I was disappointed, her character was only weak, simple, and had her go-to trait a brat. We do see some bit of change around episode 6-7 but I felt that it wasn't sufficient.

I am not that in love with the male lead, he had those similar characteristics as what you'll see from other lakorn, he cares for the niang'ek, "helps" her from behind the scene, la-di-da-di-da but I did;t feel touch like I would with other lakorns. The lakorn did not do any justice of romance. I wouldn't blame the actors and actress, it's kind of like the storyline/the way it was directed, there was no sense/a drive to convey of a love connections between the two leading actors, and even if there was one I felt that it was weak and wasn't able to fully relay those feelings of love between the characters.

I tried to do as other comments said, to finished before reviewing, and I did finished, after skipping through a lot of parts because it frustrated me so much. I'm suppose to fall in love with the storyline, the lead characters, but what this drama left me was disappointment. 6 episodes into the drama and I felt that the true plot hasn't even happened, it was a real dragger. I felt no sympathy for the male lead, and I hated how weak the niang'ek was. No love connection could be felt at all that's why I didn't even have a sense of wanting to root for the two lead actors to end up together. It didn't create the feels I would usually expect when watching lakorns.

This is just my opinion I'm sorry if it was so long, but Dang IT! I just had to comment an opinion because this frustration at this LAKORN, ARGHHH!!! lol I was hoping for so much more but... the disappointment was real (not at the actors but more towards the storyline, i wanted a bigger development)

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For me, WORTH ITT!!

For me, quite interesting. Overall from story, acting and all very good! But i really hope, female/male lead always meet up like talk-fight, jealous moment more like when Male lead take photoshoot together with her ex stepmom then female could see it. I like when Male lead always protective female lead. When I watch that scene, my heart awww...but i need moreeee...not enough for me

For character female lead, I really understand why her behavior attitude like that, she was born rich, her parents treat her like princess queen. She has everything till her mom died and her dad busy eventhough her dad love his daugther. She just want a perfect family, attention, love from surrounding even she a bit lazy, stubborn. But i really understand her so much because we don't know how her parents treat her.

Also, not typical lakorn for me. I really like it, maybe i will rewatched this lakorn. I hate her ex step-mother, gold digger, very ANNOYING!!!

I watch this Lakorn because of Kimberly Kimmy and i didn't know Jirayu was the Male Lead in this lakorn at first, i pick random lakorn to watch then I realized eh Jirayu because I like him too!!
I know and understand why some review said they not really have chemistry. I already watched first till last episode, they don't have a lot screen together from start. I hope Kim and Jirayu will reunited. This pair really amazing!!!

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good story with mild revenge

●FIRST IMPRESSION
Just reading the synopsis it felt like a typical lakron but it is a mild revenge drama with light romance.

●PLOT VIEW
The plot sounds like ML takes revenge from FL, yes he does take revenge but it is more like giving her an opportunity to change herself. Pimlapat was a spoilt bratty girl everyone pampered her but she doesn’t respect others. she was hardworking but when she stumbles to the bottom she gets trapped in her own wicked job, she gets to starts from the bottom to pay her debts. Ramet letting her work in the hotel shows that he has already fallen for her and he wants to change her for good. He succeeds but the evil character won't let them be happy, that's their job so they create several opportunities to ruin the relationship but as we all know good people always have the best fruit. Simple revenge story with simple character not like the typical lakron with slap/kiss and bitchy fights between the girls.
Also, the ending is very much satisfying as evil people get punished. How many tricks can one play, shows the evilness of Mathavi. She was so obsessed with Pimlapat, that she jumped into all her works and literally stopped the industry to give her work. How can a fashion designer influence the whole industry and by the end all the stupid people got enough brains to see Mathavi wickedness. Her assistants were loyal but still, they took wise decisions in the end. also, the reporters were so stupid to me.

●ACTING/CAST
Kimmy as Pimlapat nailed her bratty role with poise and elegance. Her growth from spoilt to calm and respecting nature was admirable. The tough and sad emotions displayed her wide range range of acting skills.
James Ji as Ramet slayed the shrewd handsome character of the hotel owner. His face just convinces me to whatever role he plays, fits perfectly to him.
All supporting character of the hotel staff were so good and I loved their friendship.

●MUSIC
OST was nice especially the opening track but doesn't ring for a long time.

●REWATCH
I don’t think I want to rewatch this. Just once is enough.

●AFTERTHOUGHT
in the long run what remains with us is our hard work and personality.
The drama shows that we shouldn’t oppress anyone with whatever job they do. Even if they are servers or housekeeping at hotels, they are hardworking and earning for themselves. If a customer has a problem they politely. So why cant the customers. It takes nothing to be polite.

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The story was there 2 times already. So, it should be a strong one. At the beginning, we don't seem to see any likeable character. Perhaps the father, whom we can pity. Then the tragedy strikes.

I would understand if the nang'ek tried to slash her wrists in the bathroom, especially after hearing she caused her own beloved daddy to die (for she did love him, even as spoilt as she was). I would understand if she realized she lost the most precious thing already and no longer considered money that important. But, no. She shows some remorse passing quickly, then even after losing also her boyfriend, she is fast on track to secure herself some financials. All the while being sabotaged by relentless opponent played by still stunning beauty Bee Namthip. As we can see the nang'ek still didn't change and might as well act the same way the other woman is acting had the situation been reversed, it's unclear whom should we root for. Especially, if the gay best friends are on the nang'rai side (what, did they demonstrate against being stereotypized to play goodies only?:)

Then, we have James Jirayu (I call him 'Pasty Face' since his debut in Suparburoot Jutathep) who is supposed to change our naughty nang'ek, after her discovering her father's dead body and learning he committed suicide because of money, still did not work. So, I was kinda sceptical.

Nang'ek is on the losing side. She's not much better a person than the nang'rai, but nang'rai fights better. Nang'ek needs to sell every valuable possession including the big house, to pay off the debts. She moves into a small condo (still luxurious in compare to what many common people live in) and signs contract for 1 year lease. Instead of paying the whole year in advance with the leftover money she still has to secure a roof over her head first and deal with the little things later, she spends money on little things, giving gracious tips to everyone. Then she gets behind with rent and needs to accept being hired at dodgy job like to get close to some guy and steal something.

The theme of pride is featured well in this lakorn. Nang'ek often flaunts money to save her face, parading around not caring whether she offended someone. Then we can see her calling her old contacts to ask for a job she has refused before, swallowing her pride, like we all sometimes must do. She comes to a party uninvited, in hopes to get connection to a job, but then refuses a job offered for being below her standards... Where exactly is the line for pride? We can see how difficult it is for her character to adjust to the drastic change, as her character does not have a enough firm foundation.

So, the stealing job offer? After some whining, she accepts it. She still acts like a princess and scolds everyone around for not doing their job well. She's lucky she is paid in millions for her task: which brings her to the hotel owned by pra'ek. I don't know what 'Tarm Ruk Keun Jai' characters are doing there, because I've seen that lakorn already and it has nothing to do with this (it's supposed to be a "side story", but it's something completely unrelated). But that's a detail which is skippable.

At the beginning, we see nang'ek still living in luxury and knowing how to pamper herself. She decides to enjoy herself a little before even starting to work at new job (as she reckons "she deserves it"). The person who hired her starts getting impatient. Finally she starts getting closer to pra'ek in order to steal from him, and interacting with him, all the while being watched by the yet still plotting nang'rai, and even by the yet still plotting ex-boyfriend (kinda surplus, he then leaves from the story).

So, to focus on the nang'ek and pra'ek interactions: In the beginning, when pra'ek keeps showering nang'ek with chivalry and flattery RIGHT AFTER she just acted like arrogant c*w, it almost looks as though he's got some hidden agenda too, LOL. Did the scriptwriters realize this? Probably not:) Due to the plot, he's supposed to get totally smitten then totally heartbroken, I know.

Either way, she doesn't really have to "work" in her new job as Ramet is following her around on his own. And when she does something, it's rather awkward. Only by courtesy of Kimberley Anne Woltemas who is so beautiful we can understand Ramet falls completely in love with someone so blatantly stupid. No matter how she treats his employees right in front of him, he keeps on smiling. So does he have a problem with her personality only AFTER he gets heartbroken by her? Or is this his tactics? Because he then treats one of the employees the same. Right in front of her. And she DOES comment on him being too harsh!:D

Then the two of them do such things like talking about flowers and going through a simple market hall and suddenly their conversation is honest and full of meaning. Even the nang'ek seems better person. Did the scriptwriters completely change? Or are they on a break and others filled in, LOL. Pop, there is 'Tarm Ruk Keun Jai' character popping in, again. So maybe that's what makes this a "sidestory" lakorn? Do they borrow the scriptwriters from there? Do they take turns? That would explain the schizophrenic changes...

I liked the scene she 1st time got into his office (all gleeful she got close to his safe:) because aside her snooping around, their interaction there was cute. Perhaps that's the other scriptwriter, again. But then the stealing attempt occurs rather early. The two of them cannot be called seriously dating. He says he wants to get serious but she doesn't. So it's far from her promising him love or seducing him, she didn't use him that low. And he's not so blindly in love to not see anything, he's onto her. When she comes opening his safe, he's already waiting there for her. Also his first reaction is just to make her go away from him, not make her stay and reform her. That she should work at his hotel, she more or less offers it herself (as she's unable to clear her bill for her 10 days stay). He actually offers several other options to her. It's all a bit different than stated in the synopsis.

Turning into a regular employee, Pimlapas tastes real life the first time. Wearing the same uniform everyone has, she looks quite different than the others, though. And it's not for the white swan brooch. You just cannot hate even a character like Pimlapas, when she posesses Kimberley Anne's charm and cuteness.

Actually Pimlapas should know best how to be the perfect server. Mere hours before, she was still lecturing the whole staff. Overnight she stops being the hotel guest and starts working there, and suddenly she has a lot of remarks about the guests being too demanding. Suddenly she doesn't know how to do the simplest things (like putting the plate down on table gently) or basics of polite behavior. She only learns how to be polite after she discovers how much she can earn in tips. Still it doesn't make much sense her serving in the restaurant, if she has known-face of the entertainment industry. She's most probably to work 10 months for her 10 days as a guest. Serving guests is both physically and psychically demanding, because "customer's always right", so there's even unjust treatment she's now got to swallow. As she's working shoulder to shoulder with people she previously offended, no one takes her side, rather adds to it when she's currently down. That makes Pimlapas cry. Truth is she is friendless and her only loved one died, she is alone in the world. If there's something that should make her depressed, it's THAT.

Then, pra'ek steps in. Unfortunatelly, he hits the wrong key with her and sets her to alert her enemies, again. Meanwhile, I'm starting to enjoy Pimlapas in her new surroundings. When she genuinely starts to aspire to be good in her job, it's finally a good watch (I happen to love watching work dramas:) with all her coworkers turning out to be congenial side-characters... But, pra'ek steps in, again:) It's funny that directly after a scene of dealing with a sexually-harrasing customer he swings around and steals his line (asking her to fill more water, LOL), then she spills some water on him (also same like with the abusive customer) then gets dragged into his office, where she is forced to watch him go shirtless and then put new shirt on him, carefully closing each button (very husband-and-wifey scene:) LOLz. But had they cast Jack Methus (minus the mustache) here instead of the Yosapol role, I woudn't mind it;)

Then nang'rai causes another "drama" in the restaurant, and that causes emotional exchange in between nang'ek & pra'ek. I started enjoying their interactions and truly liking this couple. Though I really don't find James Jirayu very attractive, things here don't always go as expected in lakorns and I am not bored watching. Of course it's not really original, actually Pimlapas ends up being such "friends for life" with people in the restaurant that one would expect her to stay working there even if she should inherit her millions back, LOL. On the other hand, nang'rai's gay friends often get treated more like subordinates and in the end turn against her. They then help Pimlapat's side, but somehow it's not that admirable to see them whistle-blowing. They were with the nang'rai for years, it's impossible they didn't know what she was like.

Nevertheless, this lakorn really deals with all the personal line side-stories well and again I must praise this for trying to depict some real understanding of its characters (and not just your standard yelling-and-fighting stuff). The "human drama" that's advertised in every lakorn here is really engaging, because it's simple and about ordinary things, but those that matter. It's actually similar to 'Tarm Ruk Keun Jai' in that respect. The less is more: I knew there was most probably some "action kidnapping" waiting in the final episode but that was certainly not the reason I was watching...

Last episode features the "new Pim". With her acquired endurance and humility, she searches for a job. And yes, now I could imagine her doing many jobs. Still, I couldn't imagine her tutoring children, LOL. I REALLY appreciated the final was kinda mellow and about FEELINGS, not filled with some stupid action scenes. The flashbacks were enough;)) But girl shouldn't run after a guy!:D "Happy end" here consists of James Jirayu grabbing (yet again) Kimberley Anne's shoulders... but no kiss (or no visible kiss). But it was great to see the happiness of all other characters. (Except the evil one of course... What she did to Pimlapas all her youth in her household and how she drove her dad to suicide was still no forgiving matter.) In the end, they all ended up where they wanted to be. No more closure for 'Tarm Ruk Keun Jai' characters (their wedding is not seen) but we know they had happy ending as well.

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Hmmmm.

Sooo, to be honest I hated Kim character in here. Argh, the FL is the real definition on a snobby rich, spoil and ignorant person. But of course, Pim character improved after Ramet caught her trying to steal evidence. And then, Ramet kind of became a douche bag later on.

I didn't watch the original of this remake so I can't compare the two. As for chemistry goes, I don't know how I feel about it. There were some scene where it really feel like Ramet and Pim have a strong love aura but maybe that just my mind tricking me that there is chemistry.

Overall, I wish there was a better love/romance develop between Ramet and Pim. They definitely have their moments but I didn't feel like they really took the spotlight of the scene, of that make sense. I don't think they drag the plot at all, they get to the point.

I love the ending, only because for once it is not the ML who chase after FL to make up or to explain himself. Plus, I feel like throughout the episodes Ramet pretty much told Pim how he feel about her and Pim kind of brush it off. So for Pim to actually be the one to say sorry and go find Ramet, I thought it was quite romantic. Sad to say this is probably one of James lakorn that I couldn't bring myself to finished within a week. Again it was mostly due to FL attitude.

I honestly would love to see James Ji and Kimberly do another lakorn together. I genuinely think that James has improved so much on his acting that it would be interesting to see him act again with Kim.

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fun and with lesson

One of my favorite lakorns from kimberly
Full of lessons in life... The ups and dpwns of life in reality.
Jealousy, Envy, Evil thoughts, Hunger for power and wealth,
Blinded by love and sacrifice.
Overall story tackled the reality of life

James the ML is quite cute trying to hide his feelings with FL kim
I watched it few times got downloaded the complete episodes
Will definitely recommend this lakorn

Iam hoping and wishing that they will have another drama together.
I think they have a chemistry together.
Quite cute when they argue ...but ramet is quite obvious when he gets jealous hahahahaha

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