I Told Sunset About You (2020)

This drama truly is God-Tier

Like my headline says, this drama truly is God-tier. I never thought i'd be so invested emotionally in a Thai BL drama, but, here we are.

I was one of the lucky ones, I discovered this drama 4 episodes in but that didn't make the wait for episode 5 any less painful or torturous and, like so many others, I was ready to travel to Thailand (even during covid!) to 'speak' to the director if we didn't get a happy ending, which (spoiler alert) We did!!!

I discovered ITSAY while watching a Youtube video rating the best underrated BL dramas of 2020 and ITSAY was on the list. I have to admit, I wasn't really interested at first but thought i'd check out the trailer. 1 min in, I knew! i knew I had to find a way to watch this. There are several places you could watch this drama but legally? You'd have to pay through vimeo and it ain't cheap. I believe they're charging 14$ per episode? but totally, totally worth it in my opinion. They could be charging a lot more and i'd be willing to pay it. I believe that's why it doesn't have a lot of 'views' or 'publicity' It's not that it's underrated, it's just not widely available. It's not on Youtube or any other 'free' streaming service.

I found a place (illegally i'll admit) where i was able to watch all 4 episodes immediately and I was hooked. From the first episode, I was already so invested in the characters and the story. I kept rewinding certain scenes because I couldn't believe how beautiful it was. I really love the best friends to enemies to best friends to lovers trope, when it's well done, it's absolutely beautiful and ITSAY was very well done. The progression of the story and the development of the characters was so smooth.

I could go on and on about how much I love this drama but, my review really doesn't do this show justice. I've actually gone so far as to reveal myself and my love of BL drama's to my co-workers just so that I could talk about ITSAY, that's seriously how much i love it. Just trust me and watch the show, you'll be blown away. I only have a handful of BL drama's I re-watch and ITSAY is definitely on the top of my list.

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A burst of emotions in the best way possible

I contemplated whether to write a review about this masterpiece as there are enough acclaiming it and giving you a guarantee where in the reader understands its worth a watch. However, I feel compelled to say that I don’t even watch thai dramas but an edit brought me here and I was left in awe of the masterpiece ITSAY is. After a very long time I’m suffering from a post drama syndrome and watching this show was a heart-wrenching experience in the best way possible. It has everything you want from a viewing experience- soft angst, healing, character development, a whole lot a feelings and a lingering feeling of a heavy heart. Please give it a watch if you’re doubting whether you would want to see it or not. It is absolutely worth it in every sense if the way.

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The thoughts

first of all this series with a really deep meaning. i like it i really do, nothing to say but i still have some thoughts

story: the story is really unique, if someone would've recommend me this series when i was struggling with my sexuality i would of know who i am after this series, the story is telling us about two guys who struggling with their sexuality and their personality. i cant even explain my feelings cuz the meaning is so deep. I LOVE IT RECOMMEND

acting: im not an expert and i cant directly say if they did good with acting BUT i think they have so many hard scenes to play.. one moment they need to cry other be happy, i think thats hard so for my opinion they are amazing and they did a great job

music: idk, the music playing in the right moment but i still think there were some awkward moments without music

rewatch value: YES YES YES AND AGAIN YES i think everyone should rewatch it right after you watch it. im 100% think you should, for me thats a little hard to read sub and look at the screen but i still will rewatch it :D

final rate: 10/10000000000 i really like 100% recommend especially with you are struggling with your sexuality i highly recommend and thank you for the people who recommended me this series THANK YOU

- thank you viewers
thank you stuff, directors and actors
ขอบคุณมาก!

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Mixed Feeling

well, their chemistry is no doubt. they are what everyone say it, one of the best couple indeed.
but when i saw the acting goes on, i dont know but for me it's too cringey, too much crying!
the story is that good, but then come the tears everywhere, literally.
yes, the scenery was too good to be tru (ah, how i wonder going there soon)..
soundtrack really blended well with the situation, masterpiece, but then again comes the crying, ughh

well i just wish them act in the production like the old but good "SOTUS" or the newer one "1000 stars" or even maybe adaptation of "WBL"? surely cant wait!
please, don't waste their talent dear scriptwriter/director/producer

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Best quality in both production and storytelling

If you're looking for a well-written and beautifully produced BL that leaves you craving more, congrats on finding it!

The five episodes, each a little over an hour, give both the story as well as the characters time to develop and flourish. The relationship between the main characters feels real and natural. No sudden change of mind, like in other BL's.

Production and Cinematography are beautiful. Lingering, drawn out shots, that captcha the emotions of the characters so well, that I had to watch them over and over. I Told Sunset About You has set new expectations for me.

Overall a Friends to Enemies to Friends to Lover story well executed. I can't wait for the second season !

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I truly loved it!

I have seen many series and I have never written one. I must say that I started watching it because I was very disappointed about another one I was waiting on. I truly loved the entire thing and was left wanting for more. It is definitely a must watch!
The acting compared to other series was great! I cried when they cried and felt what they felt with their expressions. I honestly could say that this was a story about my own life. the only thing I was not fond of was Billkin's character being such a cry baby. Also, how they went back and forth and they acted as if nothing ever happened. I have seen PP in other series, but I really like his character here (minus the evil deeds). I enjoy how much they longed for each other, how their loved was felt. This was almost realistic, what I admired the most was the close friendships they all had. I think that it all connected so well.

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Masterpiece

This series punched me right in the heart. First of all, the cast, music, and storyline were superb. This series is very special to me because of its realism. It really explores how difficult coming out can be on the one hand. On the other it explores how difficult it can be for the partner that is open and willing. Having been through a similar experience as a teen, it really hurt my heart at times to watch. They depicted that struggle and pain so beautifully. I really can't praise this series enough. I would definitely recommend. Bring the tissues because i sobbed more than once during the series. The acting was next level. ??

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The most beautiful bl i have ever seen

Title says it all actually, go watch it!

This story made me shiver, in a good way. Ive laughed and cried together with them. If you want to see a story with good acting and a good story where your heart will melt, shrink, break, than this is the serie for you!

This is the most beautiful bl I have ever seen and if you think that this is not true, than please send me the title of a serie that is better. I need more good stuff like this to watch. Thanks :))



I will have to make this review a little longer, but the thing is, there is nothing to say left. Everything about it is just perfect. No negative thoughts.
It might be long enough now, yes, byeeeeee!!!

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This Show-

The story is, frankly, nothing new: it's a story of coming to face yourself, who you are, and the struggle of love. What makes this show stand out is how it was done.

The cinematography is the best I've seen in BLs. It's just really good, period. The color and saturation, the angles, the tracking shots, was all done so well; every frame contributed to the unique mood of this show presented by the setting and by the characters. Honestly, I'm not a film major, so I can't truly analyze the cinematography, but there are lots of other reviewers that had done so. Even knowing nothing about film, I'm sure everyone who watched this could sense something special about how it was put together, even if you can't name it.

The characters:

I really disliked Teh. That was a big drawback on this show for me, and I almost quit watching because I got fed up with how he treated Oh Aew, but in the end his story arc brought me around to understanding him. He had some scenes that tore me apart and really made me feel for his character. He came a long way from the beginning of the show to the ending, and I want to have faith in him for the future, but some of his choices and actions in this season are leaving me in doubt.

Oh Aew: I loved him. He was a relatively static character in this show; his personality didn't change or evolve, but we as watchers slowly came to understand and to see him better. He deserves so much, and that's another thing that made me kind of dislike Teh: I really liked Aew and Bas. Aew needed someone like Bas, who could believe in him and trust him, not be embarrassed by him. Unpopular opinion, but I really shipped Aew and Bas, * Spoiler * even though I knew that it was not going to happen (or at least, that they wouldn't be endgame). I really wish Bas had gotten a happy ending too.

I felt for Tharn. Her acting was so good, especially in the last episode, when she faces Teh. I could see every emotion and realization play across her face. This kinda goes for all the actors: they were so good. In a show that depended on close-ups and at times even extreme close-ups, and lingering shots on all of their faces, the actors did such an amazing job with emotion.

I did struggle with how slow this show went. Part of it is just because I'm in school and busy and had no patience because I know that the shots are beautiful and the slowness is part of what makes this show so good. But I really struggled with it, haha.

I might add more to review/clean it up later. I need to get all my thoughts in order, as this show has so much to consider and unpack.

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I told Sunset about you - は今年最後にして最大の傑作の予感がする

ろーんぐろんぐたいむあごー。
タイ沼どころかタイBLなんて言葉もなかった頃に「Hormones」という青春群像劇がありました。
GTHという映画会社が制作を行い本国では爆発的な人気を博したその作品に、多数のキャストを送り出していたのがNadaoBangkokというタレント事務所。
GTHが解散した後も、事実上その後継企業であるGDH556とガッツリ組んで仕事をしている印象の多かったNadaoBangkok。
最近ではタレントマネジメントだけじゃなく、音楽だったり、映像制作にも積極的に乗り出しているようです。

そんなNadaoBangkokのオリジナルブランドにして、おそらく初のBLメインのミニシリーズ（全5話）がこの「I told Sunset about you」。
ほぼ直訳するなら「夕暮れに君のことを語った」となりますね。
筆記体の英語タイトルといい「君の名前で僕を呼んで（Call me by your name）」を強く意識したと思われるタイトルです。
と言いつつもこの作品。
チャイニーズマーケットを強く意識してるので、中国のことわざだったりするのかもしれません。
が調べた限りでは、それっぽいことわざは出てきませんでした。

さて、このI told Sunset about you。
インターファンフレンドリーとは決して言えないNadaoらしく＾＾；
（現時点では）Youtubeで気軽に見れたりはしません。

TharnTypeのスペシャルエピソード同様に米国産の動画配信サービスVimeoのオンデマンドコンテンツとしてインターファンには有償で提供されています。
どん！
字幕は英語と中国語。
そして気になるお値段ですが、一時間強の第一話はおよそ1200円、しかも１ヶ月限定のレンタル扱いとなっております。
僕はどこからもお金もらってませんので、遠慮なく言いましょう。

「高いよ！高すぎるよ！」

これはインターファン共通の感想だったのか、２話目からは600円でレンタルが可能に変更になりました。
全５話なので全部見るなら4000円弱となるでしょうか。
映画２本見てもまだ届かないこの強気の価格設定に二の足を踏んでいる方もいるでしょう。
昔を知ってる人ならNadaoというブランドで「これは見る」って思うでしょうけど。
Nadaoはこの２、３年（というか最初からか？）インターファンの掘り起こしをほとんどやっていないと思うので、キャストも知らんし制作会社もよく知らん、あげく英語字幕の作品に4000円も出せませんよ……。
という気持ちも判らないでもありません。
が！
僕も一話を見ただけです。が！

これはかなりの傑作の予感。
課金しても心の満足度では充分お釣りがくるレベルの作品（なのではないか）と感じますよ！

さて、前置きがえらく長くなりましたが＾＾；
I told Sunset about you第一話の感想を
Tehは受験シーズンまっただなかの高校三年生。
コミュニケーションアーツ学部への進学を希望していて面接では得意のチャイニーズオペラを披露した（推薦入試のような物だと理解するのがいいようです）。
首尾は上々、バンコクから実家のプーケットに戻るTehは面接で聞かれた親友との事を思い出す。

親友の名前はOh-aew。
５人位の男子グループの中でも、特にOh-aewと仲良くなれたのは「役者になりたい」というTehの夢をバカにしなかったから。
「特に夢はないし飽きっぽいから続かない」というOh-aewは、Tehの夢の実現のために芝居の稽古（という名のチャンバラごっこ）につきあってあげる。
こうして２人は、いつも一緒に行動するようになる。
必然、TehはOh-aewの些細なクセまでも把握するようになっていた。

「嫌な匂いをかいだように鼻をひくひくさせるのは実は背中が痒いだけ。それを知ってるのはたぶん俺だけだったと思う」

と、判りやすい伏線が張られましたが、これが回収される場面ではきっと涙腺が決壊するんでしょうね。

２人の関係に転機が訪れたのは、中国の旧正月が近づいたある日。
やる事になった演物が、Tehが役者を志すきっかけとなった中国の時代劇だった。
「当然自分が主役に抜擢」
と思っていたTehだったが、先生が主役に指名したのはOh-aewだった。
とまどう２人。
Tehは落胆をこらえて、Oh-aewに依頼を受けるように言う。

Oh-aewをまめにサポートしつつも、時折見せるTehの「ガッカリ」した表情と乾いた笑顔がいじましい。
本番中の舞台の裏で、Oh-aewと同じ剣舞を舞うシーンは初回最初の泣きどころ。
「自分がやりたかった」というTehの本音が、セリフではなくアクションで表現されていながらも「いじましいなぁ」「寂しいなぁ」という印象を感じさせるシーンです。
やせ我慢の美学というか。
表舞台に立つOh-aewに向けられた盛大な拍手。
それを舞台裏で聞きながら、わずかに肩を落とすTehの背中もまた寂しい。

ここでかかっているのがクラシックアレンジしたメインテーマ。
アレンジを変えて劇中あちらこちらにかかっては涙腺を直撃してくるこのメインテーマ。
歌詞付きの大元の曲はこちらです。
どん！
Oh-aew演じるPPが歌うチャイニーズ版を貼りましたが、主役Tehを演じるBilkin版もございます。
本家歌手が歌うバージョンもありまして、３つ全て聞きましたが作品全体に漂う「寂しさ」を体現してるのはこのバージョンかな、と個人的には思います。

Tehのアシストもあり、なんとか本番を乗り切ったOh-aewは演技の魅力に取り憑かれてしまい「役者になりたい」と言い出した。
これが嫉妬を押し殺していたTehの気持ちを逆なでして２人は喧嘩してしまう。

明日になれば何事もなかったように元にもどると思っていたのに、それ以降２人は口も聞かなくなって、ついには互いの存在を無視するように。
やがてTehは進学校に転入して２人は会うこともなくなった。

そして現代。
進学校に通うTehには全方位的に可愛い意中の女の子がいる。
Teh本人もわりと真面目な好青年に成長。
先日の面接は上々だったけど駄目だった場合にそなえて中国語の補講を受けようとしていた。

一方のOh-aewは舞台に夢中で自身で劇団を立ちあげる程のはまりっぷり。
親はリゾートホテルを経営していて（プーケットという土地柄がでてますね）暗に継がないのか？と言っているが、彼はTeh同様にコミュニケーションアーツへの進学を希望している。
問題なのは、Oh-aewは中国語の成績があまり、というかだいぶ良くないことだ。

かくして２人は中国語の特別クラスで再会を果たした。
対抗心に燃えているのは２人とも同じ。
という事が後ほど明かされるわけですがTeh目線で語られるこのドラマでは、Teh１人だけが燃え上がってるようにしばし描写されていきます。

くわえて微妙にほのめかされるのがOh-aewと友人Basの関係性。
Basの車で、２人わずかにシートを倒して、しゃべるでもなく、みつめあうでもなく、静かに目をつむって時を過ごす。
かなり心を許していないと成立しない時間の過ごし方だと思うんですよね。
どっちもなのか、どっちかがなのかは一話の段階では判りませんが、まぁ「ただの友達」以上のなにかがあることを感じさせます。

無視を決め込むOh-aewに、対抗意識を燃やすTeh。
険悪な空気が変わるのは先日の試験結果発表の日。
Tehは見事合格を勝ち取る一方で、Oh-aewの名前はリストには乗っていなかった。

かって親友だったOh-aewの落ち込む姿を見て、後を追うTeh。
平凡な17歳、18歳にとって人生最初にして最大の敗北感に打ちのめされているOh-aewは当然＾＾；
追ってきてほしくない。

追いつく前から号泣５秒前と言う表情で、追いついた瞬間「これで満足かよ」と号泣モードに。このタイミングで「ママ」から電話がかかってくるから、なおのこと惨めさに拍車がかかる。

ちなみにハッキリ言及はされてないのですが、Tehが追いついたこの場所は彼らが仲違いした場所と同じ場所ではないかと思います。
「ほっといてくれ」
と言われたのに、Tehは彼をほっておけない。
２人が親友だった時に過ごした浜辺にいってみると彼は１人そこにいた。
「合格するには点が低すぎる」とあてこすったことをまず謝って、それからずっと心にひっかかっていた仲違いした

時の事を「謝りたくて」とTehは切りだす。
眉間に皺を寄せながら黙って聞いていたOh-aewが、わずかにクシャッと顔をゆがめた後に泣いてるんだか、笑ってるんだか判らない表情で、うんうんとうなづく。
いかつい顔をグシャグシャにゆがめて泣くTehとの対比。
彼らの背後に広がる海の信じらんない美しさ。
そして芝居にバッチリあわせてOSTの効果は絶大で、爽やかな涙がこぼれます。
ブログ書くために、ここだけ（３回くらい）見てもまだ泣けますね。
こうして２人は長い対立の日々を終える。
こっから恋に発展するのは次回以降のお預けだ。
一話の終わり方のかっこよさもサイコーだ！
待て次号！

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