Paint with Love (2021)

Un tableau aux couleurs de l'amour.

Alors, je dirais que j'ai aimé cette série dans le fond même si certains aspects m'ont moins plu.

Ça m'a fait très plaisir de retrouver Singto qui, je trouve, est un bon acteur, et qui est très beau (ce qui ne gâche rien) mais son rôle ne m'as pas entièrement convaincu, je m'explique. Je trouve qu'il joue bien son rôle de PDG sévère mais qui sait également être fun avec son équipe, ses moments de doutes sont justes et son rôle d'amoureux est très bien maitrisé. Par contre, au début, il est présenté comme quelqu'un qui ne s'intéresse qu'à l'argent, un genre de requin qui va trouver les manières de tourner les situations à son avantage mais c'est un aspect qui est vite délaissé par la suite, le requin n'est qu'un petit poisson. De plus, à ces moments, il me semblait bien voir que le jeu de Singto n'était pas abouti. Je suis peut-être dans l'erreur, mais c'est mon propre ressenti.

L'acteur le plus surprenant pour moi a été Tae, qui joue le rôle de Phap, je l'avais trouvé presque oubliable dans 2Moons (je l'avais d'ailleurs oublié...) mais ici, il transpire le charisme, la bonne humeur et il amène une petite pointe de folie et d'originalité dans la vie bien plate de Maze. Il incarne à la perfection l'artiste, un peu barré, original et qui ne s’embête pas avec les convenances pour dire ou faire les choses.

Ce qui m'amène à parler de la romance des leads principaux. Là, j'avoue, petite déception. Le jeu du chat et de la souris à la mode "je t'aime - moi non plus" n'est pas forcément quelque chose qui me rebute mais ça duuuuuuure ! Et c'est justement là que je pensais que le personnage de Phap allait bousculer les codes établis dans les BL, il allait communiquer, envoyer tout bouler pour secouer les choses.... et ben non. On en revient à une histoire classique où les deux souffrent dans leur coin juste parce qu'ils sont incapables de s'adresser 2 mots.

D'un autre côté, j'ai aimé la deuxième romance qui nous fait aborder, par la même occasion, le thème des agents sans scrupules qui se servent des nouvelles stars pour leurs propres bénéfices. Bon, la première partie de la résolution du problème (avec la fameuse IO) fait très Deus Ex-Machina mais passons... Les deux acteurs jouent bien et justes et j'ai eu plaisir à les retrouver tous deux également. Quand à la troisième romance, elle est très discrète mais absolument mignonne.

La série prend place dans le monde du travail, ce qui change des nombreux BL estudiantins, mais autant le monde du travail est bien représenté, autant les personnages son égaux à ce qu'ils auraient pu être au lycée (surtout concernant Maze qui agit comme un gamin trop gâté) car je les ai, en grande majorité, trouvés assez immatures pour des personnages avoisinant la trentaine. J'ai vu d'autres productions qui présentaient les choses de façons plus adulte et ça passait très bien aussi.

Enfin, l'ambiance sauve l'ensemble. Les prises de vue sont très bien maitrisées. Les environnements sont magnifiques (en particulier l'atelier de Phap) et l'atmosphère de certaines scènes sont justes parfaites. C'est le petit plus qui m'a fait appuyer sur play à chaque fin d'épisodes. (Bon, et aussi l'envie de voir le happy ending, bien sûr !) En définitive, la série aura tout de même réussi à dresser un joli tableau aux couleurs de l'amour dans mon esprit...

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

Leggi di Più

Wash and Repeat

Most of us were here for Singto, and I am no exception but I gotta say, this is his worst work yet. No, it's not because I'm so stuck on him being with Krist forever (kinda) but because legit there was nothing going on here. The episodes seemed to repeat themselves constantly but I stuck it out cause I'm no quitter lol. There wasn't much to the story but parts that I liked I REALLY liked until I realized it's because it repeated itself with that too. I have no intention of recommending this to even a newbie BL fan cause as a Singto fan, I'm thoroughly unimpressed. I saw quite a few familiar faces which is always nice but I didn't see much chemistry between the MCs which is most important in this industry. Honestly, I don't blame bad acting, I believe it's 100% bad story!
btw I gave a higher rating than MDL recommended
Enjoy...

Leggi di Più

Queimei minha língua

Vou tentar ser bem sucinta em minha opinião. A série é boa, apesar de seus defeitos. O roteiro é bem interessante, inovador eu diria, principalmente sendo tailândes. A história de um empresário sem coração que se apaixona por um pintor que é pura emoção, foge completamente do formato padrão, dos clichês, e talvez seja esse o motivo de muitas pessoas terem reclamado da série. Amei o retorno da atriz "Maengmum", nossa eterna "Yihwa", amei a ost, com o casal principal cantando a música que leva o nome do quadro que está sendo pintado na série. Minha crítica é mais relacionada ao casal secundário, e a história de Maze com Nueng que realmente não teve muita lógica, pelo que entendi apesar de serem "irmãos" o Maze sempre foi apaixonado pelo Nueng, que por sua vez gostava do Tharn, mas sempre que via Phab e Maze juntos tentava provocar o coitado do pintor, a meu ver para que ele reagisse e se rendesse aos sentimentos por Maze, mas isso já estava sendo feito, Phab sempre foi clarosobre o que sentia e queria, então essa parte não fez sentido.
O elenco maravilhoso, Singto faz qualquer papel parecer brilhante, seja seme, uke, hétero, fantasma, ele sempre arrasa, o Tae também estava meio sumido após a primeira temporada de "2 moons" e aparentemente voltou pra ficar, atualmente está dando um show como protagonista de Triage, e todos os outros fizeram um bom trabalho.
A fotografia dessa série é maravilhosa, tem locações belíssimas, e não posso deixar de citar o tom humorístico da série. Enfim, recomendo a série e gostaria que as pessoas dessem uma chance a ela, de não olhar as críticas e assistir sem julgamentos, com certeza vão se surpreender positivamente.

Leggi di Più

secondary characters and the casting saved the show

I'm not sure where to begin, since I have a lot to say but I guess I'll start with our central characters: Phap is loveable, kind, and extremely emotionally intelligent. Half the time. Somehow he is either a master at resolving emotional issues or he's a total Neanderthal. I found myself disliking him sometimes, and feeling endeared by him other times. He's gross and immature, but also loves animals and has a soft heart. I'm all for embracing a free lifestyle and not confining yourself to suffocating restrictions, but even I would say he's a bit too irresponsible. I try not to judge people based on their age since everyone has different circumstances, but as a 30 year old man he should be more consistently put together than he is.
Onto Maze, who I will preface I am biased towards because he's played by Singto. This, however, does not at all stop me from seeing that he's a horrible person. He's iredeemably selfish and often quite mean. He's kind to his employees, so he's not a stereotypical tyrannical CEO, but one good thing doesn't overshadow all the bad. Specifically to Phap he's controlling, demanding, harsh, critical, dismissive, and downright cruel. I've never seen a character be so selfish and yet somehow still not apologize for his actions. There should have been a scene with him pouring his heart out, explaining and apologizing for every horrible thing he did and making a promise to try bettering himself. Instead, he flips even the final conflict around to make himself appear to be the victim somehow. It's beyond frustrating and I'm upset because I see how they could have redeemed him and that just makes it worse. It was possible! It's sad because there are moments where he's likeable, though this is maybe just my bias towards Singto slipping in. Because when he's smiling, laughing, and just being a normal person he's so loveable! And cute!
Now, it might be absurd, but contrary to my wall of slander preceding this, I actually didn't hate the two. Obviously it's undeniable that they're a completely unhealthy couple, but I still found myself smiling at them being cute together, even at the end. I didn't like them very much, and wouldn't gush about their love story, but I wasn't mad.


--*--

Sorry to say that I have more to say, but now comes what should be a much less critical portion.
Nae, Than, Neung, and the other cast of characters.

Starting with Than who is the reason I stuck this show out, and who is undeniably my favorite part. Yacht did a wonderful job and it was nice seeing him play a sweet character as opposed to the typical mischievous roles I've seen him in.
Than, from the start, is loveable and cute. He's never mean or unjustly vindictive. He is the sweetest boy and I love everything about him. Which means I therefore love Neung.
Don't get me wrong, I have my issues with him, but I can't help but love him. My main issue is that he is really petty and rude towards Phap. I like him more than Phap, but I still hate how he behaves towards him since he riles Phap up unnecessarily. He was suspicious for a long time to me, because he's not super expressive so I couldn't tell if he'd end up being two-faced or not. Luckily, he's at his most genuine with Than.
The (spoilers!) scene where they were shooting for the drama and improvved that kiss? Oh my gosh. Maybe one of the best parts of the entire show.
Nae is THE best. She's equal to Than for me and without her, so much of my viewing experience would have been ruined. She's a fun, kind, strong, influential, smart, caring, cool, and reliable woman. I love female characters that aren't just props for the plot and villainized for convenience sake. I'll give it to this show, the female characters were wonderful. Even Pooky, a horrific person, was done well in that she was a villain for her own means and not just there to cause strife in the relationships of the men in the show. She was just a horrible person, not specifically a horrible woman.
Nuna and Elle have my heart and I'm grateful for them.
I love the other employees as well, and Mr Ken is the most precious soul to ever walk this earth and I would put my life on the line for him.
Neung's manager was an incredible character and every scene they were in was made better. An absolute icon.

Overall, the show was entirely character driven and that fact makes my opinion difficult to clearly convey. Since the main characters weren't very likeable, I'm inclined to say I don't like it too much. On the other hand, because the secondary characters were so ridiculously loveable I find it hard to be so critical.
I enjoyed watching it, but I can't casually proclaim my love of the show without like 50 disclaimers.

The actors all did an incredible job. Any criticism is of the characters, and I think that adds on to my appreciation of the actors because they were able to portray a person who isn't always likeable which is a feat of its own.
I appreciate all the work put into the show and believe that the cast and crew did a great job. The biggest flaw is just poor character writing and unhealthy relationships.

Sorry for such a mess of a review, but I can obviously say that I felt a lot about the show lol

--*--
I forgot to include this very important part.
I was pretty confused by Neung and Maze's relationship, in that I wasn't sure if Maze ever actually loved him romantically or was just an overly attached younger brother afraid of losing what he felt was the last of his family. It's never made clear, and is more confusing when Neung explains to Than saying "I think there's been a misunderstanding, Maze and I are brothers." But I thought that was a well known fact? It was expressly stated but still Than and Phap thought Neung and Maze were romantically involved? It was a weird situation and wasn't made overtly clear, but I feel honestly that Maze wasn't ever in love with Neung but instead loved him so very deeply because he was his whole family.

Leggi di Più

Such a good drama, muddled with unneeded jealousy

The drama started with such a good premise. It sounded really interesting and... Pretty mature and new.
It started out strong, but then the typical jealousy storyline came in.


MAIN CHARACTERS
Tae is really good in this role, he feels natural. Probably the best out of the main cast. You believe he is a painter and that he is a nature guy, not wanting to follow rules and uncomfortable in strict locations.

Singto however... I like Singto as an actor. However, this role didn't fit him at all. The story requires a strict, naturally intimidating and confident businessman, Singto is... None of these things. Everything feels very forced and over the top, like none of his antics come naturally to him at all. He is simply not scary, so it's hard to feel the anxiety his employees feel when they make a mistake. His 'wrath' looks laughable on screen.
This role was just not for him.
(Maybe they should have switched roles?)

Yacht was good. A very solid performance. You feel with him and can't help but like him immediately.
I also liked his chemistry with Yoon. They play off of each other well, giving the same rounded energy.

Yoon also gave a good performance. You also can't help but like him. He matches Yachts energy well every time they're on screen so there is rarely any weird uncomfortable tension or pure awkwardness. I can't wait to see more of him.

SET
Loads of sets. All made well. The 'company room' where they all work at looks real and I really liked Ne's apartment.
Tae's house looks good too. Definitely the house of a 'free spirit'! It's messy and urban and his studio is pretty and perfectly lit for the scenes.
All in all nothing bad to say.

FASHION
The fashion department worked hard, you can tell. They tried everything in their power to make the characters look polished but not unrealistically so. They did amazing!
Personally I DO SEE what they tried with Maengmum's (Ne's) outfits but... Something about the pieces was always off for me. I can't even tell you what. Nontheless she looked beautiful in every scene she was in.

TECHNICAL STUFF
The camerawork was good and so were the colours.

STORYLINE
Now we're coming to the nitty gritty of it all.
The drama (as I mentioned) started off really strong. The premise of a freelance painter and a businessman having to work together to create art sounded amazing.
They're coming from two different worlds and therefore have loads of good fight scenes and general angry tension. Maze and Phap are learning more from each other the more the story goes on and it's very enjoyable to watch. It doesn't happen immediately but in small steps or gestures.
But as soon as Neung comes fully into the picture it's less about them and more about Phap being jealous and Maze being annoyed.
And that ruins the plot. They turn from mature adults to high school students.
The fact that they already learned a lot about each other and are starting to understand and like each other honestly gets muddled with jealousy from both sides. Especially in the last two/three episodes.
They have the same conversation over and over again but never once take a minute to simply explain their feelings. I get that a little jealousy makes the plot longer but if the whole plot is ONLY held together by that then just make the drama shorter.

It's infuriating how long it takes to get to the crux of the jealousy.

Maze's selfishness is also never properly adressed. Yes, I understand his problems with 'getting left behind' but it's not Pheps job to fix that. It explains some of his actions but it's not an excuse. He is still being an ass.
If he has issues he has to work on them himself and not load everything onto Phep as if it's his responsibility.

IN GENERAL
A strong drama that got ruined by stereotpicalness.


Thank you for reading kind stranger, I hope you enjoyed my review :)

Leggi di Più

A BL Reunion Series

Yes it is a major reunion for almost 90% of the actors in this series were in a/more BL series before this.The series show some promises at start and could have been great with all the experience actors but unfortunately it didn’t. Like most flop BL series it started with great vibe and excite you to follow the series but end up just feeling nahhh. It was just another BL series for me.
.
I have nothing more to say but need 500 characters to review this.so ill just copy paste.tq
.
Yes it is a major reunion for almost 90% of the actors in this series were in a/more BL series before this.The series show some promises at start and could have been great with all the experience actors but unfortunately it didn’t. Like most flop BL series it started with great vibe and excite you to follow the series but end up just feeling nahhh. It was just another BL series for me.

Leggi di Più

Series Singto ?!

Singto di series ini sangat amat berpengaruh, apalagi di awal perilisannya - singto baru saja keluar dari agency GMMTV dan tak lama kemudian rilislah series ini ; aku berfikir, "oh jadi ini siasatnya". Menceritakan seorang manager bernama Poramaze - dia mempunyai karakter yang perfectsionis dan serba bersih, suatu waktu projeknya mengharuskannya mengundang seorang seniman bernama Sinlapin. Proyek tersebut awalnya lancar, namun di tengah-tengah waktu terjadi insiden yang membuat Sinlapin menanggung ganti rugi untuk Poramaze, sayangnya poramaze bukan orang kaya, alih-alih seperti itu Poramaze memaksanya untuk kerja dikantornya dengan potongan gaji sebagai upaya melunasi hutang. Bagaimana kisahnya?. Sebenarnya series ini menurutku sangat sederhana ya ceritanya, tidak ada konflik dan masalah yang luar biasa - ceritanya ringan dan mudah dimengerti, cocok sebagai hiburan di waktu senggang. Chemistry Singto di sini sangat berbeda dengan Singto yang ada di sotus series, namun singto adalah singto dengan ciri khasnya senyum manis dan mimik ketusnya yang lucu. Dari segi romansa , Tae Darvid (Sinlapin) sangat menghayati perannya sebagai orang yang menyukai Singto (Poramaze). Dari segi warna, tidak ada yang terlalu spesial, series ini menurutku sangat ringan. Rekomended? menurutku ya namun saya menekankan untuk para penonton menonton series sotus terlebih dahulu sebelum menonton bL yang satu ini.

Leggi di Più

Missed the mark

This series with its beautiful title completely missed the mark. It was sophomoric, full of sophisms, and just an awful screenplay. If the characters had only talked to each other and shared with each other (even a little), this series could have ended with five less episodes and perhaps a better plot and no doubt more memorable. This series end up with no depth or range to the characters. What you saw was what you got - superficiality. It relied on physicality I am guessing for comic relief that was cringeworthy and unnecessary and inappropriate. For me, not a good series at all. I just did not care about the characters at all and no one really shined. Too bad. Good actors; very poor script.

Leggi di Più

Pleasantly surpised!

This was one of those dramas that I had in my list of dramas to watch for way too long and was just afraid to watch this. Ngl, I am so happy that I watched and loved this! This is just going to be a little appreciation post for this drama. If anyone is wondering, yes, I absolutely recommend this.

In the bl community, what I feel happens is that pairs of actors get formed, and it can be hard to branch out and work with new actors. For example, Krist and Singto have immaculate chemistry in all of the work that they've done so it was definitely new to see them not being paired together. At least, that's what I have noticed happening. I am happy that this didn't happen and that Singto went with Tae this time. I definitely see the chemistry between these two, and that just shows how good actors these two are.

Tae, first of all, a round of applause for this man. I swear, sometimes I think this dude is a shape-shifter. For the first few scenes, I couldn't recognize him. I had to compare his footage to the profile pics to check again and again whether it was him or someone else. I have seen him in Triage and was awestruck there as well. I can tell this man has experience. The way he portrayed comedy, emotions and character growth in the smoothest way possible is amazing. I am rooting for him, and hope he gets way more work in the future because he deserves it. The comedy scenes that he did were pure gold and he did them so effortlessly.

Soon, man, there's something special about him, and I am still waiting for him to have his breakthrough. I see this man everywhere, and he's definitely an expert in doing support roles. The way he manages to shine even in small roles is insane. I find him so interesting. I don't know if he prefers support roles or he's still waiting for a main role. Either way, I know he has the skill and talent to do a main role. I hope that day comes soon. I am rooting for him. I see shine in his eyes every single time I see him work so I hope he gets what he's hoping for in this industry.

Yoon, whenever I see this man, I wanna punch him so bad lmao. He has such a punchable face. Not in a bad way. This man looks like that one bird from Rio😂😂 His face is too cute, it feels like he is mocking me every single time I watch him lmao. I think he's a great actor! I really liked his character in this. I think he is the perfect choice for this type of role. I hope to see him work more in the future as well.

Leggi di Più

It's started okay but..

Starting from episode 8, it's going downfall with illogical plots, insignificant supporting casts, tons of misunderstandings that actually can be resolved with 1 good communication, etc. I started to watch the rest of the episodes with 2x speed but still find it too slow and dragging.

STORY: Paint with Love. The idea itself is great but the plots are so messy.

ACTING: ML both are great actors just not in the right series. The 2nd couple are mostly awkward + lack of chemistry.

MUSIC: Mehh.

REWATCH VALUE: Please no.

OVERALL: 6/10 because I still watched until episode 8 without 2x speed but the rest, just disappointing.

Leggi di Più