Prom Mai Dai Likit (Thai Drama)
Must-See Thai Dramas (ThDramas)
I have to admit I came late to watching Thai dramas. It was only when I felt I have watched all the choice Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese, Chinese, and even a few Filipino dramas that I braved myself to see Thai dramas.
The reason was that I find the accent rather flat, whiny, and loud. But after watching just one, I got used to their accent and found I quite like it, and was rather endearing.
I love their lakorn, soap opera. It would twist you like no other. The lakorn is often one misunderstanding growing into a gargantuan proportion, which is then divided into 10 or more episodes that will keep you watching with extreme irritation and yet addictive. 🙂
To newbies of Thai dramas, there are things that you have to get used to. They are different from Korean. They are not too sanitised. The accent is the first one on my personal list of Thai drama quirks, also the character names often end in porn, which from a Westerner’s point of view is rather strange. :). There are plenty of romantic lakorns that are classified as slap/kiss, which means the lead female character is kissed and sexually abused by the lead male character in order to tame her. This genre is popular, I am afraid. I supposed they make this acceptable by making the lead actor macho and drop-dead gorgeous! Whatever! Political correctness has not reached Thailand, the Land of Smiles yet!
Be that as it may, they do provide romantic dramas that would resonate with one’s aching, empty waiting heart.
They do have lots of BL (which I assumed to be boy love), same-sex young love stories, which are rather cute.
My list of favourite lakorns which is a work in progress and not in any order: –
Childhood Sweethearts
Contract/Forced Marriage
Fake Personality
Love Triangle
Marriage, Infidelity
Revenge
Romance Drama
- Lovey Dovey (2016)
- My Dear Loser: Happy Ever After
- Oops! Mr. Superstar Hit on Me (2022)
- Princess Hours
- Unhating You (2023)