The first striking thing about the series is how different it seems from the synopsis we see at MDL. Valen doesn't seem at all someone who has not been experienced any affection. He has a sister who cares about him and help him. He has at least a few close friends. He is close to the nanny who has brought him up (though it is not clear what, if anything, has happened to his parents). In fact, Kaitoon seems to be the one with a sob story: he's an orphan who has to juggle his studies and multiple jobs, and he loses some of his jobs.

The discrepancy between the synopsis and the series is not a big issue. But since Valen is desperate enough to attempt armed robbery to pay his debtors, he should probably turn to his friends or sister for help. But somehow he doesn't ... until he does anyway. Nevertheless, we can ignore this and see that he really has no intention to harm others.

The story actually starts off rather well, focusing on Kaitoon and Non first before bringing in Non. However, the second half of Love Area (Part 1) isn't really satisfying. My best guess is that a change of plans took place and somehow the series became split into Parts 1 and 2. This would mean that there needs to be a cliffhanger in Episode 6. While Valen's love for Kaitoon is quite nicely shown, the transitions in Kaitoon's feelings do not seem to have enough enough time to be properly fleshed out.

Also, at first I thought that Kaitoon and Non would make a nice couple even though anyone can guess that Kaitoon and Valen are the main couple of the series. Still, the depiction of the friendship between Kaitoon and Valen is really nice --until Non falls in love with Kaitoon, and Kaitoon inexplicably forgets about his appointments with the pitiable Non. (Yes, it seems that every main character has a sadder story than Valen, contrary to what you may get from the synopsis.)

Non is such a sweet, patient and lovable guy that I wish he didn't have to undergo the struggles with his parents and with his unrequited love. Nor do I wish to see him lose his goodness and become an awful person in Season 2 (not that there's any indication that this will happen). Frankly, putting him in this love triangle with Kaitoon and Valen isn't really a good move. It makes the story inconsistent. Kaitoon, who is used to juggling multiple jobs and his studies (and a bit of a social life), doesn't seem likely to simply forget about his appointments so easily. (He forgets an appointment with Non once, feels really bad about it, and then forgets about it again when Valen takes him to the beach--Kaitoon has not planned for the trip, and he even tells Valen that he has things to do, but somehow does not make an effort to contact Non about not being able to turn up.

The other couple, King and Peat, is also interesting until the appearance of a potential third party (one of those things that are easy to predict even though nothing has happened yet). King and Peat are supposed to be a loving couple until Peat suddenly disappears one day, causing King a lot of suffering. To its credit, Part 1 shows both the reason Peat does a disappearing act and the reconciliation between the two. That King has been unable to get over Peat and his willingness to reconcile with Peat suggests a very deep love, but then a third party? We shall see how well it works in Part 2.

At this point, I'm still interested in Part 2, but it is not something I look forward too simply because I'm not sure if Part 2 would salvage things or mess everything up further.