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Thank you to everyone who voted! Why R U ended up winning the total vote, but I’ll probably do Craving You next.
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I’m reviewing both Why R U and the SaifahZon story today! Originally, I was going to make the SaifahZon it’s own review but I figured it’s be easier to combine them into one post!
:heart: 𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢 :heart:
Why R U:
Tutor is said to be ‘wise’ beyond his age and acts rationally, while Fighter is the emotional kind. They started having some animosity with each other but developed a close relationship right after.
Saifah is a popular musician and is often engaged in acts of mischief while Zon, a sci-fi writer, is shy yet stubborn. Due to a bet made with his sister Zol, he starts writing sci-fi stories. But after being scolded by his parents for not studying properly, his writing is cut short. Later, when his friends tell him to steal ideas from his sister, he sees that his name is being used in her fiction along with his enemy's, Saifah.
SaifahZon story:
The missing story of SaifahZon. Before they went to the beach with Tutor and Fighter, Zon was confused about his feelings for Saifah. Then he told Zol to delete her novel about him and Saifah.
ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Why R U is a 13 episode Thai BL that aired from January 24th to April 24th of 2020 on Line TV.
It received attention worldwide, and ended up two specials, a behind the scenes, and a side story.
The side story, or the SaifahZon Story, is a three episode special side story that aired from December 3rd to December 17th of 2020.
The main characters were Zon played by Tommy Sittichok Pueakpoolpol (สิทธิโชค เผือกพูลผล), and Saifah played by Jimmy Karn Kritsanaphan (กานต์ กฤษณะพันธ์). These characters ended getting less scenes/screen time in the original show despite being the main couple, and the reason was that because of COVID 19 they couldn’t finish filming their scenes.
The side characters were Tutor played by Saint Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (เซ้นต์ ศุภพงษ์ อุดมแก้วกาญจนา), and Fighter played by Zee Pruk Panich (พฤกษ์ พานิช).
✍✍✍ 𝕄𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 ✍✍✍
Okay, so, I love Why R U. It started out as a very unique show, and it continued to be a nice show that had a lot of funny moments.
But it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.
I think that it got popular mostly because of the level of spicy moments between fighter and tutor, and as much as I’m glad it got big, the story just isn’t on par with some of the other shows I’ve watched.
The main couple didn’t even get the screen time they deserved, even though they were literally the main characters and main focus of the novel. While COVID 19 is certainly at fault for that, the plot also felt incredibly rushed as the show went on. I honestly feel like they should’ve waited until COVID would no longer affect the show before continuing filming, because then it would’ve been a much better show. There were a few other couples that we barely got to see, and that I would love to have seen or at least see in the future if we get a season two.
The actors are amazing, and they’re all very talented in portraying the emotions of the characters, which makes me especially sad that we didn’t get to see as much of it as we should’ve. They gave us a three episode to fill in the gaps, but it felt so out of place and odd that I didn’t really enjoy it as a stand alone. I wish they could’ve waited to add those scenes in the actual original show.
Honestly, it felt like the priorities lied more in the money they could make off of saint’s fame than about telling the actual story. It makes me sad, because Saint is a wonderful actor and I don’t like how he’s been treated in the industry (looking at you too, two moons). I wish they could’ve followed the main plot of the novel more, instead rushed mess and honestly bland ending we got.
I still love Why R U, and I totally recommend it, but there are just a lot of mixed feelings about it.
(⊃。•́‿•̀。)⊃ 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ (⊃。•́‿•̀。)⊃
You can watch both Why R U and tbe SaifahZon story for free with subs on Line TV!
You can watch them here:
https://tv.line.me/v/12033208?openExternalBrowser=true
https://tv.line.me/v/17022454?openExternalBrowser=true
☾ :m: Ⓨ ⓇⒶⓉⒾⓃⒼ ☾
Acting: ☻☻☻☻
Cinematography: ☻☻☻
Plot/overall story: ☻☻☻
Accessibility: ☻☻☻☻
Final rating: 14/20
𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕤 𝕞𝕪 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟. 𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤, 𝕤𝕠 𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕠𝕟
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https://mydramalist.com/32592-why-r-u-the-series
https://mydramalist.com/78141-saifahzon-story
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