Para Sempre Meu Raio de Sol (2020)

TL;DR - A good one to watch if you are the type that only cares about the OTP. It does get kdrama-esque near the end, but you will still finish the lakorn feeling satisfied. Arthit's dad is MVP.

It has been a hot minute since I've watched a channel 3 lakorn and I saw that this was considered one of the best in 2020, so I decided to give this a go. After finishing it today, I was left feeling pleasant and satisfied. While I have no regrets watching it, there are some issues I did have that brought this down lower than I expected. I will first discuss what I enjoyed.

The main thing I enjoyed was definitely the character development of our leads, with Paeng being obvious but also Arthit surprisingly near the end. I had a love-hate relationship with Arthit tbh; his bullying of Paeng, while warranted in the beginning, got too much to the point of grotesque and I was very close to writing him off. But eventually, he does get his comeuppance later on and with that he mellows out and matures. I also liked how his character was consistent; sometimes with these possessive types, their moods go up and down like crazy and their actions are all over the place. But with him, it was always consistent and even with all his ridiculous actions, it never felt out of character (I just want to shout out at how he legit threw up when he heard Paeng and Non were dating; on anyone else it would seem like overreacting but with him it felt like something he would do and I found a lot of humor in that).

I also loved how this was set in the countryside and how beautiful the scenery was. Sometimes, I would pay more attention to the background (and admire it) then the actual scene at hand haha. It definitely gave a different, more homey feel than if this was set in the city.

This show was mainly focused on our leads and I have to say, it's a good thing they casted the right people for them. I think Kao and Mark did a pretty good job with their characters; even when they were being terrible, they were still watchable. You could understand their motivations and although I did not agree with some of the actions they took, I could understand why. Their transition from hate to love was very well done and I loved their proposal scene and wedding at the end.

Another thing is the MVP of this lakorn which is Arthit's dad; if you know, you know. He was the best character out of the entire lakorn with how understanding and awesome he was, and I kinda wished he could be my dad.

Now for some issues I had. First is that because this was focused heavily on the leads, it left almost no development or time for the secondary cast. They had more presence in the beginning, but pretty much faded out in the third part of the lakorn. Even if they did show up, they were used as a tool to move the plot forward or a means to get the leads together. In particular, I have to comment on our 2nd leads, Non and Ling. While I'm glad they weren't terrible, they were essentially used to propel the romance of our main leads, and I really couldn't care less about them or their romance.  Their story was very stereotypical and a huge turn off for me, so I ended up skipping their moments. They had an interesting conflict near the end with Ling's infertility, but that was pretty much resolved in 10 minutes and added to my disinterest of them.

Another issue I had was a logic inconsistency, in which characters would take a certain action that didn't make sense. There were a lot of moments while watching where I thought "If character A was like so, they would take action B instead of C", and it wasn't something I could ignore. An example I'll give is when Non was preparing to propose to Ling. You would think with how much he loves Ling and fought to be with her, that he would plan his proposal to her. Instead, he gets Arthit and Paeng, who've largely been dealing with their own issues, to plan it out which is weird. Most of this was done to again push our leads together or out of convenience, which I couldn't help but be a little turned off by.

Finally, I have to say that the last third of the lakorn felt very drawn out and was very reminiscent of an old-style kdrama, where the mom intervenes in the relationship and they have to break up bc of that. Firstly, they could've cut down those episodes and secondly, it annoyed me that Paeng was being a noble idiot and bringing about unnecessary drama and angst. I hate the noble idiot route and personally find it better when both leads fight for the relationship. I don't want them to force it, but they can certainly work on convincing the mom instead of getting teary eyed and wishing eo well when you know damn well they will get together in the end. To me it's a waste of time, and I wished this was filled more with romance instead.

All in all, I still came off happy watching this and enjoyed myself for the most part. Music was good and played appropriately. I don't see myself re-watching this as a whole, but I would come back to specific moments in the lakorn. If you were wondering if you should watch this lakorn, and don't mind that the leads are the main focus, I would totally say to give it a watch.  

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Giddy, Dizzy, Young At Heart - For Fans Of Mark Prin - Watch It!

Just completed watching another drama with Mark Prin. As I was watching My Forever Sunshine, I could not help but realize how well Mark Prin chooses his scripts and dramas. He almost always chooses a role that suits his personality and he falls into those roles very well. I enjoy watching him act.

My Forever Sunshine is truly for the young at heart. Love that makes one feel giddy, giggly and warm all over. It has been a long while since I giggled and be tickled by the banter of two leads as they argue in the beginning and eventually fall in love. However, for me, the drama became a little too 'stretchy' from episode 10 onwards as it felt there was nothing much to tell with regards to it's plot. For the remaining time, till the end, it was just about the 'on again' 'off again' relationship between the Main Lead and Second Lead couples who were cute, but lack passion.

Then again, thank goodness for Mark Prin. With his good looks, boyish charms and good acting, I managed to complete the drama. BTW, the theme song of the drama - REALLY GOOD!

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this is a winner

One of the best dramas i ever watched... The ML and FL are established actors that totally deserve their fame, being not just handsome, but also very gifted! The rest of the cast is also spectacular.
The action is quite slow, but if you are in mood, you can enjoy every moment of it. If not, just fast forward.
This drama sets very high standards in terms of acting and settings - it looks effortlessly luxurious. It definitely wins - hands down - the 1st prize for settings/interiors/landscapes and also cinematography... everything looks so enchanting! I'd mention for instance the rose garden... is there someone out there who wouldnt like to work in a rose garden? Definitely not me - this particular rose garden drove me crazy!
Though i skipped some parts for being kinda slow, i still admit i enjoyed most of this lakorn. Despite dwelling on some old tropes, it's a treat!

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Aesthetically pleasing and fluffy

This is the 3rd lakorn of Mark Prin I am watching this year alone (this is all Kleun Cheewit's fault lol). So I may be a little biased because I am smitten by him.

The story is not that unique actually but I am not looking for greatness or too much dramatics so it fits just right with what I need at the moment. The chemistry is there and believable. I liked the character development of everybody not just the main leads. The comedic parts were blended well. I loved that there's no major villains in here and most characters are overall good people. I'm willing to give a pass on some overnight character transformation (ahem Arthit's mom and Nang) because they didn't do much to give a major heartbreak for our leads.

One of my concerns though was the pretty bad kissing scenes. Kao is so stiff at the kisses like she doesn't wanna do it. She's supposed to be in love but when she kisses him I can't feel it.

I loved the OST. It adds to the fluff of the show and it just instantly boosts the mood. And yes, this show is really visually stunning! I LOVED the farm set-up. The flowers! OMG I'm in love with them. The way they shot most scenes with the right light from the sun is chef's kiss. It really emphasized the warmness of the sun which was paralleled to how Paeng views Arthit.

Will definitely recommend this to those who are looking to watch a lakorn with no slap kiss, little to no villains, no damsel in distress female and rude for no reason male lead.

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Spiked rose water with a dash of sun...

I beg your pardon... I never promised you a rose garden... However it is pretty much what you will get here, pretty flowers with thorns that dry up in the heat... Or something like that... there are at least a lot of roses. This drama is not good, it is not bad it is good not mediocre, but it will grab your attention and once you get in to it becomes extremely addictive and highly entertaining... Like some kind of rose drug...

The amount of annoying elements, things that make 0 sense, overacting and characters you wish where dead is huge as you will probably want to punch all but maybe 3 of the cast at one pint or another. The leads take turns at being the character you want to punch, the one you want to hug ,send to prison... . The male leas has more red flags than the red flag campaign (yes there is such a thing). But they are both mostly smart, and interesting to watch plus heir chemistry, bickering, mood-swings is just lovely, they are extremely charming and they are indeed both very nice to look at. But again this must come with a warning do not do this at home, do not set this up as relationship goals...

The story has a few very predictable twists and others that I would not say took me by surprise but where not as predictable as the rest. The amount of cliches is almost overwhelming, luckily I love cliches but if you do not then this drama is definitely not for you. The scenery is also very lovely. The editing is a bit off, the acting varies in quality and though the music is a bit repetitive it is very catchy and could be one of this dramas biggest spoilers telling you who are supposed to be the villains, who are supposed to fall in love etc...

All in all a highly addictive fun to watch drama for those who do not really care about quality and can live with a bunch of annoying characters you will want to strangle.

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Its hard for me to move on

Usually after i finished any korean or chinese drama i will find another drama to watch.. But not with this drama.. People will see it just like any romance drama,, but for me i stuck from the start. Yes the beginner of the episode some of you might want to drop it because its little bit boring in case the ml and the fl is still young.. But after that the storyline build up every second.. And another more of course the actor and the actress, lead or second lead they are so fine, gorgeous and always make u happy.. I have fimished this drama and this my second week i keep searching on them on youtube, i love every each of them.. Thanks for make me realize the valuable of thai drama.. For sure every lakorn are on my list

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Cute countryside love.

I was super excited for this lakorn from trailers to soundtracks. I will always wake up super early to watch the FINS while waiting for subs.

Story: 8/10 - The first 5 episodes were really good, it was the foundation for everything that's going to happen later. 5 or 6 years later, Paeng came back to redeem herself. For awhile,  after her return, it was pretty good how Arthit is slowly falling for Paeng, but then the character Mark showed up. I find the story kind of boring after he showed up. (There were a lot of snakes in this lakorn).
Acting/Cast/Characters: 7/10 - The cast were amazing. Once again, Mark Prin's acting is so natural and good! He portrayed Arthit really well. From a caring brother to someone who has hatred in his heart who later realized the meaning of redemption and forgiveness. This is my first lakorn of Kao, so I'm only going to state my opinions based on this lakorn only. For the most part her acting is pretty good. Sometimes her acting were exaggerated, but that doesn't affect the scenes much. I honestly don't really like the character Paeng. She was stupid and easily manipulated. I think the only time I liked her was at the beginning before she gets sent away. But, after she came back, her personality suddenly changed. It was like a whole new character which I felt wasn't a smooth transition. (I also don't like how the main leads refer to each other as siblings like how Paeng address Arthit as P'Arthit. Idk that's just me. Lol.)
Music: 9/10 - The songs are really nice and matched the main characters well. I find myself doing the little dance of the theme song sometimes.
Rewatch Value: 7.5/10 - Maybe I'll rewatch, but fast forward.

Overall, it's a good lakorn. If you like love-hate relationship then I reccomend. There's a lot of memorable scenes too.

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One of the best Thai lakorn/drama

I was very hesitant to start this series. But, I am so glad that I watched it! And, I'd recommend others to give this a try!!

[This review contains some spoilers, but not all that much]

The first 5-6 episodes are a little hard to watch due to the FL's antics. While I understood the need for 5 detailed episodes on setting the context, I still think it was 3-4 episodes too long! Also, some of the things that the FL does in those 5 episodes - it was really, really hard to watch. After finishing the series, I understood why the FL acted that way, I understand that she was emotionally unstable and was desperately trying to find an anchor, but that doesn't excuse the sexual assault (that is what it was!) & sexual assault claim she places on the ML. - Huh! I needed to get that off my chest!

That said, I'm super thankful to the writers who allowed the FL to grow into a beautiful, smart, strong woman. She didn't find excuses for her behavior and wasn't a doormat either! Despite being annoyed at the FL all through the first 5 episodes, I fell in love with her through the rest of the series! (:

And, the ML! OMG! I loved him!! I liked how he didn't fall for the FL overnight (again, thank you writers!)! And, their bickering and cute antics was so engaging! Plus, I think the FL and ML had a lot of amazing chemistry! (:

I should mention that every support-character was so well-rounded and weren't there just for the sake of it! I absolutely loved Ling & other friends of the ML. Usually, I skip many parts of Thai lakorns often, but this one - I wanted every episode, every part! It was very engaging & pretty tight editing too! A shout out to all the actors too! Everyone did a brilliant job!
I'd happily rewatch this series! :)

Like stated previously, the first 5 episodes can be hard to get through, but please, please stick with it and you'll not regret it!

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Another beautiful hate to love story! This time, he became her forever sunshine!

Just finished watching this beautiful lakorn. It was honestly an emotional roller coaster ride and I will have a hard time moving on from this one thanks to our lovely leads, Arthit and Paeng.

When it comes to the plot, I can say I enjoyed the storyline from beginning to very end. Even though this lakorn feels long because of its 19 episodes, the story has its own phases. For example, beginning episodes focuses on the part where Paeng loses both her parents and struggles to adapt to her new life with Arthit’s family at their farm. From there, she falls in love with Arthit because aside from Arthit’s dad, he’s the only one who is kind to her, who understands her, who makes her feel like she’s not alone. However, at the time, he only sees her as a younger sister, nothing else. As she tries hard to cling to Arthit, he ends up hating her and pushing Paeng away. After an “incident” that puts Arthit in a life or death situation, Paeng has to leave the farm to atone for her mistake, and the story fast-forwards her life up until she graduates from university, and of course, returns back to the farm to help Arthit’s dad on behalf of his request to use her agricultural degree and starts on the rose garden project.

Personally, this is where the storyline gets really interesting. Not only the plot focuses on the development of Arthit’s hatred towards Paeng turning into love, but the mystery behind Paeng’s parents death comes into light. Even as a lakorn lover for many years, I myself did not expect this plot twist.

Also, this is the part where our two leads begin to have beautiful moments full of chemistry! These moments between them were amazing (I will be rewatching these scenes!). You could feel their emotions! Especially Mark, I’ve got to say that he did a fantastic job portraying as Arthit!

Oh, and the plot does focus on side couples, side characters, and annoying ones! Music, background music, and production were great quality too! These things made the lakorn more emotional!

By the way guys, some of you may find certain parts of the plot very slow, or even boring, but personally, I enjoyed this lakorn as it was a great combination of romance, comedy, friendship, and of course you’ll see surprises!

I would say, give this one a try! I would highly recommend it! And if you’re one of those who find this to be slow, hang on up at least until Episode 10! This is where the real plot kicks in!

Thanks for reading and see you in the next lakorn/drama!

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