Bad Romance: The Series
Bad Romance: The Series (Thai title: ตกหลุมหัวใจยัยปีศาจ Dtok Loom Hua Jai Yai Bpee Saht) is a 2016 Thai straight and boys’ love romantic comedy series aired on PPTV HD, TV Thunder and Line TV. It is broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays from 19:30 to 21:00 (Bangkok Standard Time) on television, and aired at 22:00 on Line TV during the same days. The series is based from the novel of the same name. It contains a total of 13 episodes with an average span of 75 minutes each. The series started its airing on 18 July 2016 and ended on 5 September 2016. The story revolves around a group of people who met and became friends, and how they deal with their feelings toward each other.[1]
Bad Romance | |
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Genre | Comedy, Friendship, Romance |
Starring | Tomo Visava Thaiyanont Maengmum Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai Max Nattapol Diloknawarit |
Opening theme | "The Person Who's Sad Probably Isn't You" (Thai: คนที่เสียใจคงไม่ใช่เธอ) sung by Pete Pitipong |
Country of origin | |
Original language(s) | Thai |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company(s) | TV Thunder |
Release | |
Original network | PPTV HD 36 Line TV |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SD) 720p/1080i (HD) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | July 18 – September 5, 2016 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Together With Me |
External links | |
Website |
There are two main couples in the series. The first one is tagged as a boy-girl (or “straight”) couple of Tomo Visava Thaiyanont and Maengmum Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit who are playing the roles of “Cho” and “Yihwa” respectively; and the other one is the “boys love” couple of Max Nattapol Diloknawarit and Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai playing the roles of “Korn” and “Knock” respectively. Similar to other Thai dramas, there are also other couples and actors who bring life to the series. Most of the scenes are taken in a university and in condominiums where they live.
The series has garnered positive citations not just in Thailand, but also in specific communities in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Singapore.
A prequel focusing on the couple of "Korn" and "Knock" on how they met and fall in love, titled Together With Me with 13 episodes was announced and released in August 2017.
Plot
Yihwa, a single university girl, believes that she doesn’t need boys in her life because she can survive without them, and thinks that boys are like iPhones that are only for decorative purposes. However, when she goes to the condominium unit of her best friend Korn, who is celebrating his anniversary with his partner Knock, she meets Korn’s friend, Cho, who falls in love with her at first sight. But Yihwa does not feel the same way; instead, she thinks that Cho is gay and he wants to have a relationship with Knock. After that day, Cho starts to pursue her, however he has a hard time trying to please her and experiences many ups-and-downs before he becomes close to her.
Cast
- Tomo Visava Thaiyanont as "Cho"
- Maengmum Pimnitchakun Bumrungkit as "Yihwa"
- Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai as "Knock"
- Max Nattapol Diloknawarit as "Korn"
- Tharanya Manoleehakol as "My Dear"
- Mikala Hazelwood as "Beauty"
- Simon Kessler as "James"
- Jiratpisit Jarawijit as "Tanguy"
- Thanaporn Rattanasasiwimon as "Dewey"
- Theekapat Chanwittayapong as "Martín"
- Petei Hokari as "Being"
Soundtrack
- The Person Who's Sad Probably Isn't You (Thai: คนที่เสียใจคงไม่ใช่เธอ) by Pete Pitipong [2]
- The Person Who's Sad Probably Isn't You (acoustic cover version) by Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai [3]
References
- True Life (2016-01-28). "เรื่องย่อละคร Bad Romance รักร้อนออนไลน์ เดอะซีรีส์ ตอน ตกหลุมหัวใจยัยปีศาจ". True Digital Media Company Limited (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- TV Thunder (2016-07-22). "คนที่เสียใจคงไม่ใช่เธอ Ost.ตกหลุมหัวใจยัยปีศาจ (Official MV)". YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- TV Thunder (2016-08-15). "[Official] คนที่เสียใจคงไม่ใช่เธอ - ตุลย์ ภากร Bad Romance The Series (Cover)". YouTube (in Thai). Retrieved 2016-10-08.