Thai Lakorn 2015

Ugly Duckling: Perfect Match (Thai Lakorn Review & Summary)

• Genre: Ugly Duckling Turned into a Swan, Romance, Comedy, School, Friendship, Handsome Guy
• Released Date: 2015
• Origin: Thailand; Ugly Duckling Series
• Lakorn: 9 Episodes

Cast:

• Kasetsin Puttichai as Leo/Suea
• Mook Worranit Thawornwong as Junita
• Gun Korawit Boonsri  as Bee
• Ariyaritwikul Akkaranat as Rio
• Nat Sakdatorn as the Doctor
• Oranicha Krinchai as Ning

 

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Episode 1

Junita is a beautiful girl and very popular as well.  She was always happy with a handsome boyfriend.

She can’t weight to get the baby fat on her face so she went to a plastic surgeon to have her face for structured.

Unfortunately, she was allergic to the chemicals and she ended up with big pimples all over her face. They made her once beautiful face looks rather hideous.

With her new not quite pleasing to the eye appearance, her friends started shunning her and her boyfriend dumped her.

Junita just wants to hide away for a year.  A dermatologist had said that it would take a year for her skin to settle into its normal unblemished state.

Junita begged her mother to allow her to study in the countryside and see the dermatology doctor there.

Junita did not a good time at first at the university.  She had to wear a scarf on her face to hide her blemished skin.

But the other students forced her to remove her cover-up.  They were surprised and some were revolted of the raw-red acne and pimples on her face.

Except,the handsome Suea who had taken notice of her and had taken her under his wing.

Episode 2

Suea has a girlfriend, Ning Ning, who was fed up of his carefulness with money and also lack of it.

Episode 3

Suea and Ning Ning had a fight in front of Junita and Bee.

Junita convinced Suea to make up with Ning Ning.

He did and apologised to Ning Ning profusely.

Bee is so cute and had become best friend with Junita (Joo).

Junita was having dinner with her auntie (maid) who came to help her moved to another lodging because the ceiling of her dorm had collapsed.

While they were choosing from the menu, a couple arrived and sit opposite.  They were Ning Ning and her betrothed.

Ning Ning overheard what the were talking about and got so uncomfortable she left hurriedly.

She did not know whether to tell Suea or not.

Episode 4

Suea finally found out that he was being two-timed by Ning Ning.

Nevetheless, he tried to forgive her and told her to start over.  He told her that after graduation, she will live not wanting for anything.

Ning Ning told him that it was too late and she said that she wanted to break up.

Suea, heartbroken, had finally agreed to break up with Ning Ning but warned her that she was going to regret her decision.

Suea then disappeared and Joo was so worried.  She called him continuously but he never answered.

Bee and their friends started teasing Joo that she had a crush on Suea.

Episode 5

Tik the treasure of the school council embezzled the students’ fund that should have gone to Jersey.  As Bee is the president of the school council and did not supervise Tik properly, the teachers said that Bee is liable for the return of the money.

Bee comes from a middle-income family but they could not afford to fork out 50,000 baht. Out of stress and frustration and worry, Bee tried to jump off the school building.

He did not die but suffered broken legs.

Suea and Joo drove to Tik house in the country to make her pay the money but she had already spent it buying handbags and clothes.

She begged Suea and Joo not to call the police and promised that she’ll find ways to pay the money.

Suea started to tease and seduce Joo, who was trying very hard not to respond, which only made Suea more amused.

They went to a university trip.

Ning Ning seemed to have regretted breaking up with Suea and was trying to get him back but Suea seemed to be over her.

A young teacher was trying to chat Joo up but Suea was always trying to get in the way.

Suea got so jealous that he challenged Joo to play a staring contest with him.

Joo did not much have choice but to play along with him.

Episode 6