We Are (2024)

GMM-TV for kids

Simply one of the worst BLs that GMM has ever released. It's simply disappointing how a series with 4 couples can't deliver anything.

The direction and script are terrible and can't develop or deal with the amount of characters - I also don't understand why they insist on putting scenes with 8 to 11 characters, when most of them have no reason to be there.

The acting is very caricatured and that's what bothers me the most here. It's a series about young adults in college, but they all act like children. It's extremely childish to the point that it seems like a kids show..

No character works, no character has financial problems, family problems or any problems that aren't about romantic relationships. And when these problems appear, they are so weak and do not change the plot at all. Everything is extremely shallow, the dialogues are rotten and there is no character development whatsoever.

Simply nothing happens. They are always hanging out, eating at college or drinking after classes, but nothing significant is happening. The last few episodes get more interesting, but the episodes are too long and full of montage scenes of the characters having fun that are not at all entertaining.

I really like the friendship between them and that's the only part of the plot that's really cool to follow, but that's it. There's no mature conversation and there's no reason for this series to have 16 episodes when only two couples are developed.

Tan and Fang should be the protagonists of this series. The chemistry between them, the acting, the kissing scenes - all impeccable. But unfortunately, they don't even have 1 hour of scenes together in 16 episodes and their characters act the same way the whole time, there's no variation. And they deserved so much to be the protagonists and receive good characters and a good plot.

Phum and Peem have good moments, but the chemistry between them is strange here and the kisses are even worse. Q and Toey have an interesting beginning, but then it becomes repetitive and boring, especially with Toey literally acting like a child (it was supposed to be cute, but it wasn't). And Chain and Pun have such a poor development that it's absurd to think that they only get together at the last second.

It's a light series to watch and the actors have good chemistry, but after watching teen series like Heartbreak High, Young Royals and Genera+ion with well-defined and interesting characters and plots, this is a big festival of nothing and anything.

Extremely disappointed to realize that GMM has no commitment whatsoever to elevating its series and delivering more robust and interesting productions. Let's be honest, GMM-TV is more concerned with promoting its ships to sell fan meeting tickets than actually creating good series.

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Are These People Afraid of Lips?

Literally, how the eff did this cast look like supermodels and kissed like stale bread? Also why did I think Pond’s name came second in his couple tag? LMAO, imagined my surprised when he showed up acting all aloof and cool, talking about needing his junk repaired for 200k baht. I was like, 'Oh, okay, so this is where we going, arite.'

Anyway, here is my quick review:
First, this series had no business being 16 episode. How many time did they have to go do something with water? The last 3 or so episodes were super unnecessary. We get it, Peem likes water, move on to something more interesting, please!!

What I liked.
FRIENDSHIP. No, their friendship group was beautiful and so chill, and brought back good memory. I love how supportive they all were to each other. Whenever they had a scene together, I had a big grin on my face. I enjoyed the scenes when they tried to get Q to admit his feelings, and every time they tried to fit into Peem's tiny arse bed.

What I didn't like:
1) The acting: Open back the acting school, cuz like... some parts of this was so awkward and cringy. Though, I think AouBoom improved from when I first watched them in Hidden Agenda. Tan was a bit hyper but I liked his character. Truthfully, most of the cast looked ready to shoot a catalogue than they did acting. They all moved as if they were camera shy. No, like, every time Peem tried to act serious I went, 'Dude, stop doing that thing with your eyebrows!!'

2) Stale kisses and cringy scenes: Dafug was up with most of the couples in this? Out there acting like they were afraid of lips. I blame it on the stiff acting. No, I did not want KinnPorsche level of kisses. I just wanted like a normal one. You know like that penguin couple who kissed in the last episode. They moved their face and were enthusiastic, and that was a-o-kei.

3) Meh plot-line: Don’t ask me the voice of nobody. The plot did not keep my interest, so I watched most of this show at 2x and they all sounded like alvin and the chipmunks to me. Peem, is going directly to my list of characters who deserves to be slap with a rubber chicken, cuz dafug you mean a dude asked you to be his slave and you fell in love with him while cleaning his apartment and doing his laundry? Also Phums father 'issues' had me going, 'Damn, and to think those of us who's father went out to get milk and never came back brood less.'

I guess, this show was mostly about the friend group each finding love? than it was about anything else, so in that aspect, it was fine, but it wasn't anything extraordinary.

Also was there like one random friend who didn’t have anyone? I felt like everyone was paired off except that one guy. Poor dude, don’t even remember his name. Oh well.

Which reminds me, why won't Phum kick a ball into Peem's painting? Homeboy dragged that sorry arse painting everywhere with him, unprotected. Like in one scene he straight up left it and went to go chase Phum around a park. I was surprised it survived until the end.

Please, why was Q always threatening us with a song every second scene? What in this plot called for his singing? After the second time, I rushed to skip whenever he got near a guitar. You will not stress me today child.

And lastly, I can’t believe they put Peem’s ugly arse painting next to Q’s, lol. No, hear me out, the first time I saw the wave painting, I wanted to write poems about it. It was so beautiful, such incredible art. Then he went and added those flowers and the whole thing became tacky. Nah, I was sad he ruined it. That being said, his future works looked very beautiful, so there's hope for him after all.

But yeah, if you like any of these actors, I'm sure you'd enjoying this. I will recommend it for the friendship scenes, cuz those were heartwarming. Unicorns, Rainbows and whatnots.

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Looks like American sitcoms

So far I liked this show, it reminds me those American sitcoms with many characters and comedy. I like the idea of long BL series as far as they interesting and entertaining. Looking forward for more episodes, hope they’ll keep the mark high.
1. Love my PondPhuwin, their chemistry is on high level as always.
2. WinnySatang were fire couple in MSP, they have potential to become bigger, hope this show make them more popular.
3. AouBoom: I saw these guys in Vice Versa and Hideen Agenda and they were cute, so i wish them more fame and higher popularity.
4. MarcPoon: I liked Marc in Dangerous Romance and it’s sucks that he had to change partner so suddenly, but I hope that he’ll have a good chemistry with Poon. Wish them luck!

Looking forward for new episodes!

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....apparently bl boys be doing por*n

Now that I've grabbed your attention. Kindly continue reading

Storytime
Last week, I nearly cussed out a user. Actually I did cuss her out but later couldn't find the comment again so i assumed my reply wasn't sent and she deleted the comment. Something in the lines of her saying this show was slow burn and the rest of us that thought the 16 episodes were too excessive wanted them to be doing aerial and undersea acrobatics in bed and every surface that they could maneuver their bodies unto and we should stop complaining cos not every bl show was not a sport segment on por*n hub. I broke into maniacal laughter because at that point I'd lost my mind around the 3rd part of episode 12. Then I cussed her out, asking her if she was implying that bl actors whom did se*x scenes were doing por*n? Now I'm wondering if the comment was actually censored due to my colourful wordview and beautiful arrangement of words and phrases. That earnestly told her to kiss my ass*ets.

Are they people that complain unnecessarily about shows? Yes there are. Are they people that boycott shows due to the actors or ships they don't support? Absolutely. Are a lot of slowburn bl shows that are criminally underrated because of the minimal amount of se*x scenes? A 1000% yes. But you see this show right here? Guilty as charged

Now let me be fair, This how has a lot of eyecandy....... Yeah now back to the criticism. This is according to the comment section supposed to be slice of life, comedy about friends whom want to be more than friends. Good premise Okay now these friends are in the university and are all attractive and tall, okay we're getting interested ,now there's not one or two but 4 pairs of couples with an additional twist of a love triangle??? Omona I'm ready, i was ready so i waited and binged the first 6 episodes not knowing that it was actually 16 episodes? 16 episodes you say???! Think of all the possibilities of how these love stories will pan out. And that ladies and gentlemen is when the gaslighting began. For you see, By ep 6 everything was nicely wrapping up. About 3/4 of the CPs were acknowledging their feelings and it was looking good. So I asked myself why is this drama 16 episodes not 12.? When it is not Queen of Tears...oooh that means something big must be coming up.
And so I was roped in, everyweek waiting for something else to happen awondering why a show with 4 couples became a Pondphuwin fanfic cosplay and the others were having only 8 minutes of screen time in a 40 minute per episode drama. So naturally I complained that this show has pacing issues but apparently according to the comment section, I don't know what "slice of life" means and this is "slowburn", as this show is clearly demonstrating. So I was told if this isn't my cup of tea I shouldn't watch it. While they simultaneously praised it as being so good and omagahh the best show ever.

Ha. I removed my headphones and held my head, 10 minutes into ep 14. This show is not the worst I've seen but it is frustrating me to tears because they had me invested, raised my hopes, they dashed it everyweek. But I shouldn't complain? Make it make sense

Summary
1. The acting: PondPhuwin. sweet baby J.christ enough! Enoughhh of them. Puwin looking like he's smelling garlic whenever pond or phum is in his
vicinity. Pond is not a...great actor. His definitely in need of improvement.
2. The pacing: Dragging the same problems for 4 episodes but not resolving them unless there's a kiss involved? Why are you wasting all that screen time, just to have phuwin squeeze his face more than half the time.
3. The setting. These are supposed to be college aged boys. Why is everyone behaving like preschoolers? Isn't it disconcerting to see somebody who was literally behaving like a child suddenly gets kissed or do the devil's tango???! I thought this was slowburn why is everyone kissing around the place. Slice of life? What problems are they solving, what issues are they addressing? Peem being a sla*ve? to some rich boy? or the unrequited love floating arounnd the air?
4. Why do y'all care about chainpun so much? The chemistry is not even there. They didn't give them enough screentime to do anything except literally stare into each other's eyes.
5. The promise: This could've been something really good. But it was ruined in a very obvious attempt to promote these ships. Business is Business and they have loyal fanbases.
6. Team Kluen.

In conclusion, I need more sleep.

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Something Crucial Is Missing But I Can't Figure Out What

When I started this series, I was convinced it was going to be my favorite BL of all time. And for two months or so, it was. The characters talk out their issues and seem very realistic. The friend group is a vibe and is consistently vibing. They play a lot but they also work a lot, and hard. They have aspirations and pasts. They're very well-rounded. The amount of cute and the way it was done had me damn near to tears (the confession scene with TanFang? Cant even think about it without tearing up. Peak cute in the most non-suffocating way.) Even though the opening premise kind of fell to the wayside faster than I expected considering the amount of episodes, I wasnt mad about it. The acting was believable to good at times and I was enjoying myself immensely. A lot of past tense there.

Somewhere around the halfway mark, the episodes started to drag. The plot thinned, which was impressive since it was never thick to begin with. Each episode seemed to contain more "cute moments of X CP" reels and less story. Montage, montage, montage. Peem went from refreshing me to irritating me with his back and forth, push and pull. The slow burn of it all really got annoying because it wasnt actual slow burn, it was just confusing. Phum and Peem kiss like four times, and circle each other constantly, and obviously like each other, but then, 75% through the series, Phum is going to START flirting with Peem?? What were the last 11 episodes for??? They'd BEEN flirting since episode one. Constantly. At first, We Are seemed mature and fun (which is a hard combo to achieve tbh), but it started to feel more juvenile than anything. That's not to say it's bad, but it's certainly nowhere near as good as it begun.

Personally, I dont care about slow or fast burn, or NC scenes, or kisses, or what have you— I care about plot and, even for slice of life, this didn't have enough of it to warrant 16 episodes. I enjoy watching relationship building in context with plot. This series should have been, at absolute max, 13 episodes. Episode 13 is when I finally felt truly tired of it (specifically, I felt like I was forcing myself to tune in), but after watching that much I figured why not hold out to the end? There are several episodes that feel like filler. Or at least primarily filler with one plot point to sticky tape the whole thing together. Between that and the amount of times I got deja vu thinking something had been handled only for the characters to say, "nah lets run this shit again actually," I was hoping they'd jam a lot more plot into the last three episode, even if it felt rushed, but no dice.

I am halfway through episode 15 and I gotta drop this. Which is insane considering how far I got, but I'm barely even watching anymore. Its boring. I love slice of life. I enjoy mature characters. Tin Tem Jai is one of my favorite series— I definitely don't need things to go crazy to have a good time, but it just isn't holding my attention at all. It feels like somethings missing but I cant articulate what. Its like trying to remember a smell– uncanny, frustrating, and really difficult to explain. Tbh, the only characters I still love and might return to watch the rest for is TanFang. If the later episodes were replaced with a more in depth showing of how they got together, I wouldnt complain, but as is, We Are ended up just being kinda mediocre to me. I recommend the hell out of the first half and do not recommend the second half literally at all.

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The fan-service BL which is overrated and nothing actually happen

Some of you think it's a healing BL,some also find a bit boring...but how can it be enjoyable when the whole storyline is dragging,embarrassing and above all,super weird???These are the weirdness I found while watching the whole damn 16 eps.
-NO PLOT,RANDOMLY FLIRTING AND THEN LOVE
I didn't see the RIVALS TO LOVERS between Phum and Peem as some of you talked about.They're forced to met each other eventually,flirting and kissing since episode 5 and still haven't think about anything more than friends until ep 10+....Same with the other couples,their love is too obvious,no process and the whole flirting thing is nothing but embarrassing.They've kissed and flirted so much but I just didn't feel anything romantic and funny here.
-HANGING AROUND,ACTING CHILDISH AND PARTYING ALL DAY
They're at university already but playing and acting like kindergarteners especially Toey...The university setting make no sense,as there is nothing about their studying life,even 1st grade students learn more than them...I wish I could have a comfortable life like them?Easily graduate just by talking nonsense all day and hanging around that much????
-POOR WRITING,EDITING AND REPETITIVE MUSIC
There is no character development in the series,the director have nothing to do but make their speech dragging and slow to make it 1hour/episode...Nothing bad happen to the leads childish friendship and love,they're just exaggerated small problems and solve it within an episode.The osts are randomly turn on out of nowhere which make their romance scenes more strange to watch,the directors and editors probably didn't even think if the music suit that scene or not,I'm struggling to finished the series for this as one of the reason.
I feel that the characters all have gone insane to be that childish and there is no sense in making the series 16 eps long when there is no development.I'm PPW fan and I've watched all of their BLs and non-BLs.I don't blame the casts for the project,I just feel disappointed that their acting potential and chemistry are wasted for this.People who loved and said the series is good probably just because of the cast and their previous series...Overall,there is nothing good about the romance in this series,just fan-service things....as the casts already have strong fanbase to enjoy this nonsense plot??

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Modern, real, entertaining and, above all, addictive

Although the series begins on a somewhat dramatic note, with two university students involved in a fight that leads to the inevitable hospital medical attention of one of them after receiving a blow, the story, in a fast, colorful and fun way, shows us, in tone of a youthful romantic comedy, one of the love plots between boys, set in a university, like the ones we are used to in BL series.
After the painting that is ready to be sent to an exhibition after sleepless nights becomes useless when it is hit by a soccer ball, Pheem will confront Phum, the extroverted, brilliant, stubborn and popular, but arrogant college soccer player, guilty of the in a bad way, and in a fit of anger he hits him.
Phum then demands compensation from him. But since the mischievous and playful second-year Fine Arts student, who dreams of one day having an art gallery in which to exhibit his own works, cannot pay the medical bills, they will ask him to be at their service and attend to all their needs. whims. But there will be a pact between the two: "No one will ever be able to know that one is a slave and the other is a master."
But Pheem will also demand that the "punishment" not last two months, but until he finishes redoing the damaged painting.
Thus begins the story of Pheem and Phum, the protagonists of the Thai series 'We Are', an adaptation of Parawi's novel of the same name.
When the future civil engineer, embarrassed by having been beaten in front of others, begins a plan of revenge against Pheem, at the same time as his demands as a master increase, his feelings begin to slowly grow.
The world is small and a university is even smaller. Being students at the same university, faced every day in their status as master-slave, leads the two young people to collide with each other again and again until both boys fall in love.
Phum's affectionate and tender behavior, the constant emission of "doubtful" vibrations, the sexual tensions created around the two, have not gone unnoticed by Pheem, who feels attracted to his "master" from the moment he meets him known.
In that daily struggle of who dominates who, underneath everything, the two have begun, perhaps without realizing it, as an involuntary act, to take care of each other.
Through the eyes of Pheem, the main narrator, the viewer will be able to enjoy the birth and evolution of the romance between two a priori incompatible people who, however, enter into a love relationship that, like all relationships, has a lot of imperfections, but this It will not discourage them in their efforts to find happiness side by side.
The main plot follows this young man in his university years, in which, surrounded by his friends, who are other young people his age, he discovers love for the first time and also himself.
Likewise, we see that a new character is introduced, Kluem, who will show to be interested in Peem. His appearance will provoke jealousy in Phum, but it will help him recognize in himself the feelings that he slowly develops every day for the arts student.
The main arc of the series begins in the usual youth romantic comedy style, with the boys' characteristic pranks; studies, which sometimes we are terrible at; falling in love, which in many cases is the first in life; coming of age, the transition from adolescence to early youth, the joys and difficulties that young people must face, friends who ignore us or, on the contrary, annoy us to no end, but are always present with his wise advice; the song that seems to save us time and time again from "sinking", the parents who do not understand us, the work that will come (or not) in the future, the differences in social classes... all these themes used mainly in function to provoke laughter, but also to make you reflect.
Starring PondPhuwin, a ship formed by actors Naravit Lertratkosum, who plays Phum, and Phuwin Tangsakyuen, in the role of Pheem, whom we have already seen together in 'Fish Upon The Sky', 'Never Let Me Go' and more recently In 'Our Skyy 2', the drama brings us characters with the classic cliché of "strangers to friends and friends to lovers." Phum and Pheem are two beings who are finding themselves and discovering their most intimate desires.
But theirs will not be the only romance. In addition to Phum and Pheem, as a plus, we have the expected secondary romance between WimmySatang, a couple made up of Thanawin Pholcharoenrat (Winny), as Q, the mentor, and Kittipop Sereevichayasawat (Satang), as Toey, the apprentice, who in 'My School President' left us wanting more.
Q, Pheem's best friend and who likes to sing in a night bar, has been Toey's inspiration to decide to study Fine Arts. Secretly, he has been in love with the final year student of that major for some time. Admiring his talent and personality has led him to love him, but Q is unable to see the signs that are constantly coming to him. Will Toey have the chance to confess his love? Has Q really been so blind? These two will also have an agreement: Q will demand from Toey: "Don't tell anyone that you are my apprentice."
And also a third BL romance, that of AouBoom, a duo made up of Thanaboon Kiatniran (Aou), as Tan, the cheerful Engineering student, and Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn (Boom), as Khaofang, a sensitive and shy young man from the Faculty of architecture. In this relationship, Tan will ask Phum to help him flirt with his brother in exchange for the location where he can find Pheem. And Phum, despite initially telling him that he is not the ideal boyfriend for his brother, will agree to help his friend in order to take revenge for the humiliation received.
There will also be a fourth romance: that of MarcPoon, the duo made up of Natarit Worakornlertsith (Marc), as Shane, and Poon Mitpakdee, as Pun. This relationship deepens as the two friends grow closer and get to know each other even more as they try to trick Q into believing that Shane is in love with Toey, in order to get him to declare his love. Although these three couples are secondary, they manage to win the hearts of the viewers.
The series highlights the different side of each of the four couples, their journey of discovery and acceptance. The eight young people will not fail to make you fall in love. As you get to know the four couples and see how the relationship between them evolves, you will be able to decide which one has stolen your heart the most and why.
These friends are what any human being would need to accompany them on a journey to discover falling in love and sex.
Although in principle it reminds us of other productions of this type, Thai fiction forges its own path of authenticity. In addition, it stands out for the construction of the characters that enchant from the first moment and the way the story is portrayed.
Although 'We Are' plays with the most modern ideas to portray teenagers in fiction, each of them enjoys a unique authenticity and demonstrates the sensitivity of Siwaj Sawatmaneekul (New), director, screenwriter and actor, to write their journeys of self-discovery. There are no "token" characters here, used in many television shows to call themselves diverse. We see young people exploring love and sexuality outside of heteronormativity.
We are faced with one of those series capable of attracting passionate followers around the world for its frank and sensitive representation of what today's teenagers face: first love, life at university, sex, self-discovery, most of all of age, youth traumas, inclusion, sexuality, neurodiversity and the best friends who help them get ahead.
With a vast body of work within the genre, with titles such as 'Love by Chance', 'Until We Meet Again' and 'Make It Right', among many others, New Siwaj Sawatmaneekul gives us one of those romantic and fun series with very good characters outlines that hook the public immediately.
Modern, real, entertaining and, above all, addictive, this series joins others with themes of first youth and first love, with the university as its setting, which has always had a negative connotation, since many ( (not to say all of us) it is difficult for us to admit that we have become hooked on some of these dramas, due to their ability to entertain the viewer from beginning to end.

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WE ARE in love!

We are, a long awaited series of mine. Not only did it include one of my favorite ships, PondPhuwin, but it also awoke a love for AouBoom.

NOTE: If there happens to be mistakes, I apologize. I currently have nails on and I haven't gotten better at typing on my phone, therefore I used speech to text. Please inform me on if I made any mistakes!

ANYWAYS! Let's get to the review :)


We Are is my series that you don't LOVE, but can't stop watching. Some may disagree BUT, We Are wasn't as good as I thought it would be. Although it had its rough spots, they also had moments where I couldn't stop watching.

Phum and Peems story started when Phum accidentally kicks a ball and it happened to hit Peem's artwork that he had been working on for the museum showing in his department, which he studies Arts, if that wasn't obvious. A furiated Peem punches him which leads to Phum being upset. Phum pressures his friend to show him where Peem is. Once shown, Phum wants to make a deal. He offers for Peem to pay money, but obviously, he doesn't have that much, therefore there is an agreement where Peem must be Phum's slave. As they hang out together Phum suddenly realizes that this is more than just an agreement, he's developing feelings.

Their story was good, thats about it. As much as I love these two together, considering how much I love Never Let Me Go, them too in this just wasn't it. It wasn't like their chemistry wasn't good, or their acting wasn't good, it was just the script and the storytelling that made it go downhill for me. About a few episodes in, I don't really remember which one, these two kiss, but it isn't until almost the very last episode that they get together. It's understandable if the writers didn't want to put them together right away, even after a kiss, but to drag it out so long that they don't get together, even though we know both of them have liked each other for however many episodes, is too much. Overall I'd give this a couple about a 7 out of 10 because of the dragging. Nothing about them was bad, it was just how the story went.

Q and Toeys story began before the present day. Toey had known Q before Q knew him. Thekr back story, long story short, Toey had liked Q since before, leading him to want to go to college for Arts. Here, Q is Toeys mentor. Again, as the last two, they begin to hang out together, and this relationship turns more than just a mentor and a mentee.

These two, as much as I loved them in My School President, this.. this just wasn't it. I don't know if it was because I just didn't feel the chemistry this series, or if it was because I felt like their scenes were repeating, but I found myself beginning to skip almost every single scene there were for them. If you love Winny and Satang then I'm sure you will love this pair, but they just weren't for me this series.


Tan and Fang.. MY CUTIES!! Tan had liked Fang since before the first episode, therefore he asks Phum, Fangs brother, to set him up. As the story goes on, these two develop a romantic relationship early in the drama. I don't really have much to say about them when it comes to their story because I felt like they weren't shown as much as the other two couples that have been mentioned.

As mentioned, these two, along with the next couple I'm going to mention, didn't get much screen time in my opinion. Honestly, I liked this couple and the next couple I'm going to mention more than the other two. I felt the love between Aou and Booms characters. I had seen these two only one other time in Hidden Agenda. I have loved them and hidden agenda, but I think this drama may or may not have made them in one of my tops of GMMTV couples. When it comes to them and their story, I feel like it was one of the best out of these couples.


Chain and Pun. Best friends who felt like they were never going to become more. I would give a description of their story, but there's not much to say. I'm not saying this in a way that I'm saying I don't like their chemistry or friendship or anything, but oh boy, did these two make me doubt that they were even going to become a couple. It wasn't until about the 15th episode that we finally got a hint of them possibly ending up together. These two are so cute, but I felt like they barely got any screen time. Pun is such a cute character, and I'm so excited to watch Poon in more dramas, but other than the fact that they were cute, we got nearly nothing from them. That doesn't make me not love them, because every single scene that had them in it, I was sat. I hope to see these two in another drama together, where hopefully they actually have screen time and don't get together the very last episode. (also, in need of more MarcPoon!!)

Whats an unexpected couple you didn't expect?? ???


THATS RIGHT!!! Matt and Mick!!!

Although they didn't really end up together.. With that scene in ep 15, (or 14..i can't remember, it all begins to blur after ep 10) I'd like to imagine they have something going on. ANYWAYS!! They're cutie and I hope that someday we'll get a special episode and confirm my imagination.


In all, this series was full of comedy, youth, and of course, romance. Although it wasn't the best, that doesn't make it the worst. It dragged, but it had good moments. Although, it could've been packed into 10-13 EPs, I'll still appreciate what we got. Lets meet again in the future, We Are.

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I am sorry to say this....

I'm not sure if I will rate this series with stars. I think that the stars will appear sooner or later, but at this moment I want to express my opinion in words, because the stars do not seem to me to be something adequate for my opinion that I want to share with you.

I watched it from the very beginning, which means I waited for a new episode every week. Amazing actors, catchy trailer, 16 episodes... I was really looking forward to it. I convinced a friend to watch it with me because after the third episode I figured I'd need someone to talk to about it. We'd sent each other edits, theories and various other nonsense and we would melt together over all the characters.

Please note that I will not avoid spoilers in this review. I want to write what I really think and it won't be possible without spoilers. A few minutes back, my pen pal friend asked me how many points out of 10 I would give it. Honestly? I don't want to answer, but it would be 6.5. You can't even imagine how much I regret writing something like this about We are.
The beginning:

It started perfectly. The first episodes and actually the entire first half were carried in such a relaxed and cute spirit. We got to know the characters, their behaiour, the dynamics of the entire friends group and we could get to know the couples and choose which one we fan the most. Naturally, everyone. No triangle, no unnecessary drama. We are talking about the first half. Only in the Thai BL it is possible that five couples can be formed in a party of ten friends, but I don't intend to dwell on that.

The lead couple, Phum and Peem, played by Pond and Phuwin, were starring. Their chemistry is incredible, and even though many people complain that Phuwin dseems uncomfortable when it comes to kissing with Pond, I felt the whole time that it wasn't Phuwin, but Peem, who wasn't sure. Do you understand? A character, not an actor. When they were on the screen, everything else fell by the wayside. How can someone be so sweet? As with them, I last melted a year and a half ago at MSP.

But here I come to a stumbling block. Everything I wrote so far applied to the first half. Phum and Peem did not have a nice first meeting, but mutual feelings found their way to each other very quickly. After so many wonderful scenes, kisses, looks, consoling, supporting, cheering and other things… After all this, how could Peem be so surprised when Phum said he liked him? Why did he even say he liked him? We all know that by this time he had long since loved him. Why did Peem decide to play hard to get with the words: "Try to win my heart then," when an episode earlier he said: "Haven't I fallen for you enough already?" Why did they suddenly have trouble kissing each other on the cheek when they used to kiss each other casually on the lips?

TanFang. I somehow suspected that these two would steal my attention. I loved Tan from the first scene and couldn't wait to see how his relationship with Fang would develop. Unlike the others, these were not playing for anything. All the drama between them happened before the series started and we were introduced to them shortly before they started dating. I once came across a comment in which someone commented that if everyone had Tan's courage and Fang's promptness, the series would have ended on the fifth episode. I am not the author of this statement, but I agree with it wholeheartedly.

When they got together, I expected some drama. After all, they were friends and suddenly they are in a relationship, which are two things that absolutely cannot be compared. I expected the creators to show us how these absolute opposites can work together. Nothing. I know that opposites attract, but these two are extreme and I would really like to know how their relationship actually works. Because the vast majority of their scenes are based on the fact that Tan is too clingy and Fang should be happy, but to me personally it felt like Tan was getting on his nerves and Fang didn't know how to send him somewhere. Yes, I am one of those who initially claimed that Fang shows no effort in the relationship with Tan, and that it is all built on the other half. In time, it became clear that Fang was also interested, but by that time we had passed our youth. Their whole relationship seemed toxic to me. I don't know how to explain it, but they just haven't sent me home for a long time. At first yes, then no and then again yes and no again. Fang recovered and I felt like popping the champagne. The spaghetti scene made me sit on my ass, and it was only at that moment that I recognized that the effort was also on Fang's part. But the problem came when Fang cried in front of Tan. Our princess Fang, cried in front of Tan. And Tan's reaction? Typical Tan. Haha hihi, cmon babe, don't cry, you're so cute... For real? This was a situation that clearly required Tan's seriousness. I know that he probably doesn't even know such a word, but this situation was crying out for it. Literally and to the letter. Tan should have behaved completely differently. I understand that Fang may have needed Tan's overhyped optimism in the situation, but the situation screamed for the exact opposite. As for their backstory... I would like to see the whole story. How could Fang be a badboy? HOW??? As much as I loved Tan in the beginning, I couldn't stand him in the end.

QToey. I admit, I didn't expect much about their storyline. I know the actors from MSP, where they were overshadowed by the main couple and didn't even attract my attention. But here I perceived them and I must say that their chemistry is breathtaking. Q and Toey also have some past together, after the revelation of which I thought that Toey is a stalker. But I still liked him. Toey is a cutie. I have nothing more to say about them portable. I thought they would interest me the least, but the opposite was true. From the moment things between Phum and Peem stopped making sense, I turned my attention to them. I would also like to add that overall, compared to the other pairs, they bothered me the least.

And finally ChainPun. Somehow I guessed that it would take them the longest and I was right. The last scene of the last episode, exactly as I expected. I'm very glad that they clarified how they feel about each other, but honestly? Maybe I wouldn't mind so much if they stayed on that platonic plane. I'm glad they didn't stay, but it would be interesting to see the exact opposite.

As for the story itself... the four romantic lines fit together perfectly I just remembered Kluen and discovered another stumbling block. I liked him, it was clear from the beginning that he has feelings for Peem, but also accepts Peem's feelings for Phum. So I don't understand the wave of the hate that the followers threw at him. But what pissed me off was that the boy made a drama that wasn't really made by him but by Toey and disappeared. The end could also belong to him and he could be part of the action.

The plot was quite simple. There was practically nothing spectacular going on, although I was expecting a flurry of drama from 16 episodes. Somewhere between the lines, we can find a couple of deep topics, which, however, are nowhere near developed to the extent that they could and should have been. I will use Phum's situation with his father as an example. We know practically nothing about it. They do not have a good relationship and the father sent Phum abroad. Okay, but why did he do that? Why did Phum leave but Fang didn't have to? Why is it that when Phum meets Peem's family, we don't even get a hint of jealousy and envy towards Peem's relationship with his parents?

Already at the beginning of the second half, I noticed that the creators focused on a lot of cute scenes without a deeper meaning. In my eyes, 16 episodes is completely unnecessary. It had potential, there were a lot of things that could have happened, but instead the story dragged and at some points I felt that the editors were not in their right mind while putting this series together, especially during the Phum and Peema scenes.

I'm sorry for all the bad things I said about We are. Unfortunately, that's all I really think. In my opinion, the creators relied on good casting, which ultimately worked for them. If you look on IMDB or MDL, We are has really high ratings. I once led a discussion at MDL, the participants of which agreed that if the cast consisted of rookies or lesser-known faces, the rating would not revolve around an eight, but a six.

It's just wasted potential. I've noticed for a long time that Thai production puts quantity over quality, which doesn't always pay off. We are a success. The vast majority of followers love it and rate it positively. I would very much like to do the same, but I can't.

The positive that We are has brought is that AouBoom has gained a huge fan following and it is believed that they may soon have their own series. After so many supporting roles, it would be about time, wouldn't it?
I know that my words are far from positive, but despite everything I wrote, I recommend watching it. The subject was perfect, the processing itself failed. As if the director, but especially the screenwriter, didn't have time and wanted to get it over with as soon as possible.

I believe that I will soon see all the faces again in something new and more meaningful.

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Another dump from GMMTV *facepalm*

The only palatable part of this entire show was the healthy friendships within the group and my now new favorite couple Tan- Fang .
I had liked Aou in Be my favorite - He had an amazing support role in that show and a very likeable character .
But now I have become a fan of Boom - throughout the series his acting was measured and appropriate as per the context of the situation - Nothing over the top acting and so on - such a pleasant surprise .
And the Tan - Fang couple dynamics was so grounded that it was refreshing which also credits to the both the actors ability to understand their characters and act accordingly .

The rest of the show was meh - the remainder couples were just copy paste of their previous shows.
Good thing I waited for the whole series to be out to watch it at one go .

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Gorgeous cast with zero plot

Let me tell you i went in with high hopes because PondPhuwin and AuoBoom but this crashed all my hopes. I know it is liked by many people but for me this was a disappointment and i am sooo sad because I was waiting for this since the pilot dropped.
There is no denying that the couples are cute and all of them have amazing friendships but that is all. This show doesnt have any plot, any deep backstories or something to keep you engaged. My love for actors kept me till the end or else i was tempted to drop this. They are in denial for half the show and flirting and chasing after making out zillion times!! Could have been better with 10eps maybe?! They tried to give it a sitcom feel because nothing, absolutely nothing was happening except their daily lives and forced comic situations.

I honestly love all actors in the show and hope they get better shows in the future!

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