Love Sick 2024 - Thailand

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As mentioned in the Hub, I thought it might be wise to open a thread for this series early due to the constant drip feed of video clips and snippets that are being released by the makers. So, for those who might not have been around in the early days of BL, this show will be a tenth anniversary remake of what is generally regarded as Thailand's first official BL series. It's adapted from the two volume novel "Love Sick: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys" by INDRYTIMES, with this new production being made by Tia51 ('MY Universe') with a much bigger budget than the original. The relatively large cast are made up completely of rookie actors with Almond Poomsuwan and Progress Passawish taking the coveted roles of Phun and Noh. There have been no details released as yet as to who else will have featured support roles so I'll not bother adding all the names of the rest of the cast here yet, however their pics are below so we can see what they look like! Incidentally, the spelling of Phun and Noh's name seems to vary every time I read an article about them - even by Tia51 themselves who have used Pun, Punn, Phun and Nu, No, and Noh in the past, though admittedly this could also be down to how the articles have been translated.









Synopsis (based on the original series and novel): "Phun already has a girlfriend, but his father wants him to date his friend's daughter. Meanwhile, Phun's little sister Pang, is obsessed with boys love stories and is adored by their father, who might not listen to Phun, but is likely to listen to Pang. So Phun needs to convince Pang that he has a boyfriend so that she will help talk their father out of the idea of him dating his friend's daughter. Noh is in need of a higher school budget for his school club, or he will be in huge trouble. Phun knowing he is able to help Noh out with his problem, decides to ask Noh to become his fake boyfriend in exchange for helping Noh raise funds for his Music Club. However, the two 17-year-old high school boys gradually find themselves falling in love with each other for real after the deal brings them closer together."

Here's the MyDramaList page


First date teaser:



The series is currently scheduled to premiere in July 2024.

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Tia51 have started introducing the various characters:

Ohm and Mick (pic 1)
NJ Deeprompt plays Ohm, the vice president of the music club and Noh's best friend. He secretly has a soft spot for Mick, who is his junior and is learning to play the horn.
Toto Thayawat plays Mick, who enjoys being a part of the music club, mainly because Ohm is there and he would like to be his boyfriend. 

Earn and Pete (pic 2).
Phop Pongphop plays Earn, the president of the cheerleading club who likes Noh, and is the lead singer of the school band. 
Krit plays Pete, the vice president of the cheerleading club who has a crush on Yuri but later turns his attention to Earn. 


   

[mizuryuu]

They do not seem like 17 year olds. More like 15 year olds

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Here's the next character pair reveal:

Per and Win
Shane Thanatpong plays Per. He is Win's neighbour and very protective of him because he's seen Win get abused by his own father for years.
Sky Phasith plays Mawin (Win). He feels close to Per and relies on him like an older brother. Though they do love each other in their own way, they didn't end up together in the original story.

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When I saw the title, I thought it was another series that just happens to have the same name - or a sequel to the original. But no, it's a remake ... in the same language/country ... barely a decade after the first adaptation. I can't help wondering if this is really necessary.

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This is an extended version of the First Date Teaser. The original runs for 4 min 30 secs while this extended version runs for 12 min 45 secs: