WHY is this so popular?

no, sorry i just dont get it.
The story was below average. Pretty boring and it also brought nothing new to the table. I skipped quite a lot of scenes (the guitar scenes were the worst!)
and sooo much unnecessary drama.... and the kisses were so awkward. help.
I only finished it because it is so popular, but after finishing it, I can only call it overrated and overhyped as fuck!
It really does not deserve the success and attention it got.


The cast:
They are handsome and they are not bad at acting.
However, they had no connection with the characters whatsoever. It was just so bland.

Till the end, they did NOT seem like they were in love with eachother or like they were enjoying playing their characters.
This is more like a bromance than a romance. No chemistry.
(And everyone in the drama was going crazy over Sarawatts visuals (he is good looking of course) but because he is not my type at all, thats why all the fangirling was really weird and cringe for me to watch)
None of the side characters were memorable either. Most of them were cringe and gave me severe secondhand embarassment.


The music:
probably the best thing in this drama.


Conclusion:
i will not waste my time and rewatch it. I really see no reason to torture me again.
I can't recommend it. (unless you are looking for a bromance like cliché loverstory)
and if you watch it and find yourself not really enjoying it, just dont finish it. Nothing cool or sexy happens anyway.

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very simple but super adorable

I should start by saying that i usually enjoy dramas with more thrill or supernatural tropes, but i was still really hooked by this.

This drama was about growing up, falling in love, and life in general and the hardships that come with it. The stages and problems that come with adolecence were captured really well.
Its important to note, that this was a slow burn.

The cast was great! I watched a few of Zhao Lu si's dramas and really adore her acting. She tends to have great chemistry with everyone but her and Chen Zhe Yuans chemistry was unreal!! They looked so in love and their kisses were great!

The drama showed Sang Zhi at very different ages and her styling was always very suitable: the hair, clothes, shoes and phone cases really reflected her age well in my opinion. Same for Jia Xu, but it wasnt as noticable.

Next, about the characters:
- Sang Zhi is very kind, creative, pretty, caring and hard working. She is not perfect and gets protected by Jia Xu but she still stands up for herself and can deal with her problems on her own.
Especially in Cdrama, the female characters tend to be weak and always need their ML to save them so i was really positively surprised by how strong and independent she was.
She was very popular in school but only had two suiters that we know about and they did not trouble her after she rejected them.
The only thing i did not like about Sang Zhi was how soft and 'babyish' her voice was even when she was an adult. It was just a little unsuitable for a strong girl like her in my opinion.

- Jia Xu is a very nice, supportive, hard working, handsome and determined character. He has trouble concerning his family and is financially not well of. He is very skilled and smart but not to the point were he gets annoyingly perfect.
especially the male leads in Cdramas are often emotionless and can do everything perfectly, but he is not like that and i love it!
Moreover, whenever he appears the girls in the back often whisper "handsome" but not 1596 girls have a crush on him at the same time and are annoying and hate Sang Zhi. There is one girl, that troubles him and Sang Zhi because of her feelings but there is also more to it than just attaction and jealousy.

- San Yan and his parents. I always loved seeing them. The whole family was so cute and supportive. They bickered, supported and worried about each other. that was great to see.


This Drama showed a really cute, wholesome, nice and helathy relationship. He asked for concent before holding her hand and kissing her, there was no gaslighting, no frustrating miscommunication, just love.

Sang Zhis relationship with her dorm mates was also really beautifully shown. No jealous friends or anything like that.
Jia Xu and his work-colleagues were also very cute and him and his college friends had nice and realistic friendhips! (i also liked that the plump character Qian Fei got married)

The music was alright. Nothing great or emotional but it fit the vibe well.

Even though i'm glad that there were no unnecessary conflicts, there was also some drama missing, every problem got resolved after a few episodes and that made the drama alittle flat or boring at times. also the timeline was not always easy to follow. One time i thought i missed an episode because it started with a random scene.

All in all, it was a very cute drama, that showed a more realistic, mature, simple and happy relationship. At times it was a little boring if you like dramas with more action.
I can't picture myself rewatching it anytime soon, but i did enjoy it so maybe i will in the future.

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It was nice

Just like most Thai BLs the story and acting is not very deep or especially thought trough.
But i did like it.


First, the positive things:
- The LITA characters. I was so exited when they appeared and they were the reason why i found this series in the first place.
It was nice to see their stories conclude with such a pretty wedding and engagement.
- In the first episode we see Namnuea observe couples in the mc restaurant. Him having this observation skill/hobby was a really nice touch considering he works with couples. Sadly they didnt really use that throughout the whole series.
- I personally really like the Intro. The music, the aesthetic the colors and collage art was so interesting!
- There are not many GL dramas, so i liked that they included a lesbian couple (They could have done so much more with them tho...)
- i think Lom wasnt the typical stoic, characterless and mean CEO type of guy (especially in the last episodes he was very golden retriver-like)
- there were spicy NC scenes but not too much and too intense
I think the writers and director found a nice balance
- ep 6 had a really nice message and actually touched my heart(struggles of lgbtq, conservative thinking of Loms and Yiwas parents, etc)
- the male actors had chemistry and were good actors (i suspected it was their first drama, but they did a good job)
- i liked the end. It all worked out but it was no forced "everyone is happy and married" last episode.


Now the negatives:
- The series has the usual basic thai BL humor: you either like it or you dont (i dont but they didnt have any forced, stereotypical Trans people so that was nice)
- During the first episodes it was difficult for me to like Lom at times because he kept giving Nuea mixed signals. It was just frustating because he could have hinted at it without "exposing" Yiwas and his sceme.
He was just a cheating, lying and horny bastard in Nueas eyes and it could have been resolved soooo easily...


In the end, it's a drama. It was frustrating but still fun and cute.
On youtube and tiktok, Wedding Plan the series didnt seem super popular (and i get why) and i think it got what its worth.

A rather average drama. But what can I say...
I enjoyed it.

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It had potential

I watched the trailer and pilot when it came out and was imediately hooked by the fwb idea and very exited.
I only wanted to watch it after middlemans love came out, but i saw a lot of clips on tiktok etc. which made me even more exited!
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My conclusion after finishing it, is that i'm pretty disappointed.

Positives first:

The quality was pretty nice, and the acting for thai BL standarts was really good (esp. James crying scenes)
Another thing i would like to praise is the styling. It was just perfect!
I personally liked that Uea didnt have these typical loud monologes many main characters have (the only example i can think of right now is Rain from LITA), but thats also why i never really understood his thought process and reactions (ex. when Krit came, Uea seemed to have a bad feeling about him, but the audience never got to know that directly and why)

The characters were distinguishable and creative and suited the story.
I also think Ueas past was really sad and i could really feel his pain. I hated his mother and uncle so much haha
Moreover, there were actual consequences for the bad guys (not like in Tharntype >:c)

The story had a lot of sexy scenes (obviously, the title is bed friends after all) but also a lot of soft and sweet interactions between the main couple, with their friends and with Ueas sister.
And OMG JamesNets chemistry is off the charts!!!
And the kinks were new (very interesting and very cute kitten ears)

Now negatives:

I feel like the idea was great but the _whole_ story wasnt really thought through.
There were some scenes that felt very random or should have been showed in another context.

We also never got to know why Uea and King didnt like each other or how they met in the first place. That whole chunk of the story was missing.
Same with their decision to become fwb in the first place.
In my opinion, the timeline in general was partly hard to follow. The flow of the story got really disrupted.

Also there was only the main couple. That made it onesided, with no other couple/story to balance KingUea out. I understand that Jade and Mai got their own drama but still.

All in all, I think its a pity. James and Net have so much potential but the writing was just not it.
I am excited for their projects in the future.
I doubt I will rewatch this anytime soon.

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don't expect too much

honestly, writing this review is kinda hard because I'm so conflicted...
I had fun watching it and it was cute, but my expectations were probably to high and thats why i feel so dissapointed.

I really trust Korean remakes. Because in my experience Kdramas are often more high quality than other asian dramas.
thats why i was really surprised when i caught myself thinking that the Thai original was better.


First, the story was quite different. The only things they had in common was the enemies to lover trope, the novel that becomes reality and the university setting. I'm sure there are other but these are the most prominent similarities.

I like that it was not just a copy, but the story didnt seem very thought through? I found a few contradictions (but that might also be because of mistranslations)


Personally, i couldn't connect with the characters, but the actors had great chemistry and veeeeeeery convincing kiss-scenes lol


The biggest issue (for me) was that the scenes were often not connected well.
Yeah, because they were played after another you could understand what was happening but it seemed so cheap, because the scenes didn't flow seamlessly into one another and instead were cutted in a very choppy way.

None of the main leads had played in more than 3 dramas and I noticed very quickly that they were inexperienced actors.

Plus, the sound was weird at times and it was taking me out.


It's not a bad remake and it is also not a bad drama. even though I critcized it a lot, i still enjoyed it!
If you watched the original or enjoy very high quality productions, this is probably not the drama for you
but if you just have some time to spare and like fun stories, why not check it out!

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Enjoyable, if you ignore the stepbrother 'love'

I watched the drama instead of sleeping xD

After the second or third episode, I started to skip the stepbrother trope. That was the best decision, because I didn't have to watch this toxic and disgusting relationship. That's why i can only review Teng Muren and Li Cheng.

The actors had amazing chemistry, and even though their story was not the most complex or special, it was so adorable, romantic, funny and also sexy.
I am the type of person that cringes and gets secondhand embarassment easily.
But eventhough some scenes were cringe, the acting and vibe in general made it very enjoyable!

The top review criticizes this drama (and of course everything they said was true), but i recommend watching for the main leads!
They are too good to drop or skip the whole drama!!

another aspect, that deserves praise is the friendship between Teng Muren, Li Cheng and Xing Si. They were so adorable together and i really felt their affection and admiration for eachother! They seemed like real close friends!

All in all, the main couple showed nice chemistry and had a cute, easygoing story, that is worth watching!

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