Escritor Adorável (2021)

The best show I've ever watched

I really loved how Gene's character was a writer. I don't think I've ever watched any show or movie where the main character was a writer. The storyline was quite unique and I loved that about it. As someone whose dream is to one day become an author, this show really fueled those creative juices. Writing is one of my biggest passions; I'm actually working on a BL novel currently.
Usually in BLs I see the "top" being portrayed as this really aggressive and selfish guy who can't control himself. But in this one, Nubsib is an extremely lovable and caring person who actually cares about Gene's feelings. Whenever Gene felt uncomfortable, he'd stop himself from going too far. And also he always makes sure Gene is okay, like when he was understanding about Gene hurting after their first time. On the outside, one might assume that Sib is exactly like the other LIs we often see in BLs, but on the inside he's a very wholesome and caring person who wouldn't hurt a fly.
This show got me feeling all of the emotions; I laughed at the funny parts, I cried during the sad scenes, and I got all giggly and euphoric during the cute and romantic scenes.
One thing I found quite hilarious (I still can't get over this) is that in one of the earlier episodes; during one of the photoshoots, they were showing the pictures being used for inspo and one of them **laughs inside** was a picture of WWH Jin XD. And not just any picture, it was the FREAKING CONCEPT PHOTO FOR THEIR ALBUM "LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR!"
here's a link so you can see for yourself: https://ibighit.com/bts/eng/discography/detail/love_yourself-tear.html (scroll go to concept photo R and you'll find it there)
I mean I can't really blame them, he's Worldwide Handsome after all. I didn't notice it until someone pointed it out in the comments, but afterwards I couldn't stop cracking up.

Ok anyways, here's a list of some things I loved abt this show:

1. Consent between Gene and Sib
2. How they constantly exposed the entire BL industry
3. They defied a lot of BL stereotypes
4. When Sib kept making sure Gene was ok with them having s3x
5. The perfect balance between wholesome and mature/sensual
6. The incredible chemistry between Kao/Sib and Up/Gene
7. How they made the s3x scene more of "making love" than intense s3x
8. That "Eat Me" shirt which cracks me up even just thinking about it
9. The theme song which slaps so hard that it's managed to stay on my "On Repeat" playlist on Spotify for quite a while now
10. The amazing acting and how there were no cringe scenes throughout the whole show
11. Bua's character who always managed to make me laugh because of how thirsty she was all the time
12. The sound effects which add so much to the comedic side of the show

And here's some things I didn't like:

1. Aeoy (he's an a**hole)

Alright, that's all! Thank you my fellow BL fans for reading my review and I really hope that you'll check this show out, it's definitely worth the watch. (It's on YouTube fyi)

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A Generally Pessimistic Review of One of My Favourites

I love all the characters except Aey, his crying became excessive to the point where I would dread not just his singular scenes but any one that involved his story arch. I feel like he could have definitely been written better, especially with the influence of Mhok and Tiffy by his side. I loved Hin as a side character as he always brought something to the scenes he was in, he was a passionate friend and writer who didn't need to end up with someone to feel fulfilled as a character. The last episode really brought this over the top, I felt like the pacing and longing was just enough to keep me wanting to watch. This also highlighted the toxicity of the BL industry including its production, audiences, actors, etc. while still finding time to give us a strong and heart-warming story arch and back story for the main couple with obstacles from within the industry or their families rather than over-done cheating accusations or crazy misunderstandings. I LOVE this series, it will definitely go down as one of my favourites!

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Karma is real

The storyline wasn't given the perfect justice it deserves. The flow of plots is messy. I'm quite confused how Nubsib could fall in love that hard to Gene at the early episodes. One might think that Nubsib fall in love at first sight. They could've shown fragments of flashback in the start, little by little, to intrigue the watchers. That's my major issue in the series.

I am very proud that they made a right arrival to the ending. First, Aey being unhappy and loved by fans. One lesson that sticks to me upon finishing this series is "Karma serves you right". Although he knows that someone really cares for him, but still, he chose the losing game. He chose the countless yet hollow love rather than love with genuine intentions. And the last, the happy ending of the main characters. Gene's reminiscing of their past at the near end is the best moment in this series. Indeed, it was quite short, but nonetheless, it was the most satisfying ending for the storyline of this series.

I can't say that the casts lack the portrayal of their roles. From my observation, the character development was not founded firmly. The fault is in the plot and script. I like most of the kissing scenes here. It felt so real and cute. I like also Tum-Tiffy duo. Tum-Tiffy relationship entertained me a lot.

The soundtrack is quite catchy and gives me the emotions. Some sound effects are too annoying.

You could give this a try. Quite watchable but doesn't have the must-watch value.

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The base story is definitely nice and the presentation was also very good but there are just some things that don't properly match/ go with the series.
* The acting by the actor playing "Nubsib" is just too sweet/sugary for most of the series.
* "Nubsib's" character's dual nature is too much in the extremes.
* The series feels like it was directly adapted from the novel and no alterations were made to adapt it to a series.
* Side stories are not presented properly.

To be frank, other than "Nubsib's" character, I found all other characters were portrayed perfectly by their respective actors.
Loved the acting of the actor who played Gene but not of the one who played Aoey.

I like how this series presented some things like a straight man quite experienced with makeup and clothes but at the same time I didn't like the fact that they just discuss bottom men as fem or women.
How can one person forget so many memories of a person that was so important to them at one point in their life.
I don't like the fact that in conversations they just said that in BL series the female lead is replaced by bottoms.
Like seriously dude!

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Overrated

I was waiting for this drama to be released, however I didn't had high expectations , It just seemed fluffy and cute .When I started watching it , I really liked the first few episodes especially Kao's acting ; he did a good job honestly .That's all for the positive sides of the drama !
I find this show very overrated and here are the things I didn't enjoy :
* Gene's character : Very annoying , especially when he is trying to look cute . It wasn't convincing.
* The chemistry : Not the worst though , but at the same time not that good. It felt like Kao is the only one trying to stick with the role ; the way Up was looking/staring at him shows no feeling at all .
*The story : The idea itself is good : " Capturing the daily life of a BL writer and the hardships he had to endure in order to satisfy the audience that fantasize only about skinship scenes" . But unfortunately they failed to elaborate it and the plot turned out to be a simple sequence of romantic events between a writer and an actor .
To sum up , this is not my cup of tea .

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Interesante BL con algunas lagunas y algunos puntos positivos

Me he decidido a hacer un review aunque no se ha acabado la serie cuando he leido en twitter algunos comentarios después del capítulo de ayer. Algunos seguidores de la serie quedaron muy contentos con el último episodio y algunos ya le dan el título de mejor serie BL thailandesa. Buenooooo, eso es ser un poco audaz jjajaj ! Sintetizo en frases cortas lo que pienso de la serie:
Puntos a favor:
- El tema del consentimiento entre los dos chicos!!!! Muy importante y poco visto en las series BL Tailandesas. El respeto, el consentimiento tendría que ser más presente en los BL. La pareja principal es esencialmente una pareja sana, donde la comunicación funciona.
- La música muy bonita, me ha gustado mucho.
- Crítica a la industria BL: aunque des de un punto de vista humorístico y muy suave, la serie trata este tema. También el de los ships ficticios y el fenómeno fan en este tipo de series.
- Los besos de la pareja!!!!! Madre mía! Muy bien actuados, naturales y tiernos. Las escenas íntimas están hechas con clase. Con sensibilidad.
- La familia y su reacción a la relación homosexual: la serie intenta aproximarse con realismo y seriedad, a lo que suele pasar en la sociedad y las familias. No todo es automático, ni los padres entienden al momento la situación. Hay tensiones y se requiere mucho cariño para superar los prejuicios.
- El six pack de Nubsib es impresionante, para qué negarlo, jajajja
Puntos en contra:
- Los anuncios comerciales inseridos en la historia. Molestan mucho. No es tan solo comer un snak sino comentar sobre una marca (de cepillos de dientes) en medio de una conversación romántica argghhhhh, queda horribleeeeee!!!!
-Ciertas lagunas en la historia, ciertos giros, revelaciones, plot twist que quedan un poco forzados, que te quedas, Comorrrrr? De donde viene esto???
- La duración de algunas escenas, diálogos sin interés, silencios demasiado largos que ni la bonita música puede justificar, esto se ha venido repitiendo des del inicio de la serie.
- Personajes secundarios que de golpe desaparecen. Al principio de la serie parecían tener un papel en la historia pero después desaparecen de manera abrupta sin explicación.
- Pareja secundaria que en el capítulo 9 aún no se ha desarrollado ni explicado casi.
- Las actuaciones son meeeeh , más o menos correctas. A los actores les cuesta emocionarse, llorar, hechar la lágrima vaya y ha habido una escena dramática muuuuuy sobreactuada en algún capítulo anterior. Son buenos besando, eso siiiii, pero hace falta trabajar más los acting skills, para hacernos emocionar de verdad.

En resumen una serie que se deja ver porque ellos son muy monos pero no creo que pase a la historia como un gran BL, sino como un BL bonito más para pasar el rato. No es un bodrio como Oxygen, o A chance to Love ni da cringe como algunas series filipinas (LAKAN es horrible por ejemplo), pero no le llega a Sotus, ItSAY ni a Until we meet again ni a la suela del zapato, jajaj.
Puestos a comparar me gustan más 2 Moons 1/2, My engineer y todas las miniseries bl coreanas que ésta. Pero no la dejaré, ahora me la acabo.
ACABADA: Después de un parón viendo otros BL me he decidido a verla y estoy bastante satisfecha con el final. Un final muy bonito y romántico para nuestros chicos que han tenido una gran química durante toda la serie. Veremos el capítulo especial a ver qué tal, esperemos que no sea un despropósito pero he visto el trailer y no sé no sé.....

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Leia Mais

it's a great show since ep 9

To be honest, I didn't really like this series at first. I honestly didn't like Nubsib's character, it felt like he was always forcing Gene to notice him and to do things with him. He was respectful, yes, but I felt like, after all, Gene didn't really have the choice to let him do the things he wanted. but since the moment they get together, Nubsib completely changed. he became sweet and even more respectful in my eyes. so, since ep 9, the story becomes really interesting and I loved it. I cried and laughed a lot. it's really a great series since the 9th episode. And I think it's a shame cause it has potential. The main couple was adorable not to mention de side straight couple who was, for me, the best!! These two had the best chemistry. But I have to say that the main couple had a good chemistry too.
anyway, to conclude, I have to say that I really didn't like the 8 first episodes, I forced myself to watch them. but it really becomes a great series since episode 9, when the main couple get together.
I hope you'll enjoy the beginning more than me and that you'll enjoy the end as much as me :)

Leia Mais

Interesting look into the BL world but writing and execution could be better.

“Lovely Writer” seems like a good way for me to peek into the world of Thai BL dramas and novels. I am not sure how much truth is in this drama, but if it’s exaggerated for the sake of entertainment, the truth doesn’t seem too far behind.

Is the drama’s intention to poke fun at the industry or to show us what it’s like? Either way, it’s an interesting topic and the main reason why I choose to watch it. I had a lot of fun watching the first few episodes when the drama was focusing on casting and filming some of the scenes. I actually would have loved to see more behind-the-scenes of the BL drama industry. Instead, I think we got more about the pressure of selling sex in novels.

This is a pretty good-looking cast, just like ‘Bad Engineers’, the BL drama in “Lovely Writer”. Kao N. who plays Nubsib is definitely good-looking. I also found Tum and Mhok quite attractive. Aoey might be a handsome guy but his character makes him very unattractive. I find Gene to be ok looking.

But when it comes to acting, it’s just so-so and inconsistent. It’s not the worst I’ve seen in a BL drama, but definitely not the best. The cast is still quite young and inexperienced, and most of them only had a few dramas under their belt. I think out of the group, Up might be the most consistent and he plays the introverted and awkward Gene pretty well.. Kao (Nubsib) had a rocky start but got better towards the latter half of the drama.

I also find the pacing of the drama very slow. There are some episodes I have to watch at 1.25x speed because it takes forever for the cast to spit out a sentence or it spends too much time using slow-motion to have the characters look around or contemplate. I also don’t think we need to watch Aoey cry for 5-10 minutes on multiple occasions, which led to my dislike of the character even more. I was waiting for the romance to develop faster, so that I can see more of their relationship challenges navigating the entertainment industry as a couple. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen until towards the end of the drama.

Overall, I do enjoy the romance between Gene and Sib and their backstory (though a little unrealistic). I think their contrasting personalities make for a fun watch. They really didn’t do much and are very domesticated. I think that’s also part of their charm and I do like their scenes together at home. They have great chemistry and have very believable and nice kisses (not forced, not overly R-rated, but just right for the moment). The concept of the reconciliation is nice, but I don’t think it’s executed well and is too short. On the other hand, I dislike the romance between the two managers. I think they are fillers and don’t add anything to the drama at all. If you cut out their romance, nothing will be affected.

Overall, I had a great time watching this due to the subject matter. I am not sure how this drama was received in Thailand during its airing. I wish BL fans can separate real life actors vs characters in a drama. These aggressive fans shipping is really toxic.


Other Random Observations:
1. My first Thai drama seeing two meals of Korean food (BBQ and home-cooked tteokbokki) and a Japanese tea ceremony.
2. Everyone is so rich. Such nice apartments and big houses.
3. I can never get used to the aggressive product placements in Thai BL dramas - drinks, facial masks, cosmetics, breath freshener, dental hygiene products, sunscreen, etc.
4. I am not liking the weird fairytale endings. They might be fun, but they are fillers to me.


Completed: 11/6/2022

Leia Mais

One of the biggest surprises of the year

I was honestly not expecting much from Lovely Wrjter, specially because the first couple of episodes didn’t wow me. But things got way better quickly.
Right from episode 1 it’s clear that Sib is being shady and has ulterior motives to get close to Gene. Little be littler started to see layers and piece together that Sib doesn’t seem to be trying to do harm do Gene. At first I thought he was a con artist, I was sure he wasn’t even enrolled in the university, that just wanted to seduce the lonely and innocent Gene.

I did not see the twist coming. I’d never have guessed that they knew each other from childhood. It’s a bit of a stretch that a 10 year old would prefer to play hide and seek or with stuffed animals with a 6 year old, rather than playing with the other boys around his age. But, it serves to show that they have a connection since then.

I like how their relationship is developed within the 12 episodes. Even though they kissed pretty early, I like how things didn’t get rushed even after they start to date. I like how Sib has patience with Gene because he knows it’s all new to him. Yes, somethings Sib is a bit too obsessed with Gene, like telling him not to talk to stranger, when the “stranger” was one of the main characters on their series within the series.

I liked the supporting characters too. I’m glad that the show didn’t try to do a redemption act for Aye. He really gets a sad ending, all alone. I also like how the series uses him to criticize the obsessive nature of the shipping surrounding BLs. I wish we got to see Hin being a best seller and getting more respect from Bua in the end. He deserves that by being an amazing friend to Gene, jeopardizing his career. I also love how both older brothers are 100% supportive of Gene and Sib. If Hin gets the Best Friend award, Jab and Nueng share the Best Brother award.

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VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.....did not see this coming from miles !

After months of escaping all the possible spoilers, I finally finished Lovely Writer. And you know what.....not bad at all!! This was a pretty decent....dare I say a quality show. I started watching this show without any expectations or read reviews or gauged the public reaction (which I usually do because time is of essence)……I simply dived into it. The end result was me decently satisfied with this new Thai BL drama. Without anymore ranting let me start with what I appreciated about the show.


1) OUT OF THE BOX SETUP: The real star of this show has to be the story. To be honest, there is no complicated plot or a genuine plot to begin with. However, the setup is unique from BL standpoint. As ironical as it may seem, the fact that a BL series is made on the world behind the production of a BL series definitely captured the audience’s attention. Apart from addressing our curiosity to know what goes in the making (even though most of the developments were predictable) of a “hit bl show”, the inter cast dynamics, PR gimmicks, fan pleasing, product placements, real story v/s eye grabbing scenes narrative, capitalizing gender/sexual identities etc was partially if not completely touched upon. Due to the light tone of the show, the makers did not dig too deep vis-à-vis these issues. But the fact that they are acknowledging, rather almost parodying (to some extent) these realities was refreshing to watch. For this fact alone, I would want to congratulate the author of the book and the makers who decided to tell this story. There is no moral of the story in the end with regard to these industry practices nor do they start a conversation about reforming this industry. Nevertheless, their decision to give a peak into this world is a start for future BL stories to be more progressive, inclusive and reformed.

2) UPSCALE PRODUCTION: Now we all know that Thai BLs get good financial backing. Because they are widely watched in Thailand and around the world, big channel executives and companies do not shy from spending extra on them and earn millions in profit. So of course, Lovely Writer had scenic scenes, houses we all wished we lived in and clothes we all wished to have in our wardrobe. But according to me, the budget was particularly well spent on the cinematography. I seldom come across Thai BLs with this level of refined camerawork. So many scenes were angled beautifully with the perfect lighting. These creative decisions added more layers to the story and the characters.

3) THE MAIN COUPLE: This couple took time to grown on me, but boy was I glad. The first few episodes did not give any butterflies in my stomach, neither was I swooning. It was only from the mid episodes when the story started revealing itself, did I see their charm. Gene and Nubsib aren’t like Tharn-Type level steamy or passionate; they aren’t like Korn-Knock type long time best friends who radiate same energy and; they aren’t like Konpob-Arthit like senior-junior who slowly initiate their relationship. They are a mix of all these iconic Thai BL couples and much more. On the surface, they are extremely opposite to each other but in essence they were very similar. Gene is calm, collected yet nervous and at times under confident. Nubsib is confident, charismatic yet lonely and detached from the world. Together they were the perfect harmonious couple one could wish for. Gene brought out the best in Nubsib, whereas Nubsib gave Gene the environment where he felt accepted. This show is about them and seeing their journey. Just like colorful shards of glasses forming beautiful patterns in a kaleidoscope, their ups-downs, joyous interactions and individual personality traits molded the best moments of the show. Up Poompat portrayed the character of Gene very well. I was surprised to see his acting, especially in the scenes where he had to cry or be an emotional mess. I think the casting director did a great job, as he has tons of potential. Kao as Nubsib looked almost destined to play this character. Visually, he fit the character like a glove. Though I feel he needs to improve his acting skills, but all in all he did put great efforts in his first role as the main lead.

Areas where the show could’ve improved:

1) COMICAL MUSIC: I did not like the music. I felt it was too cheesy and almost cartoony, especially when a back track was used when the leads were about to kiss or they had a sweet moment. Listening to someone singing “I wanna kiss” in the background when the leads are about to do that killed the moment for me…so many times. Eventually I had no choice but to accept this and get over it.

2) BELOW AVERAGE SECONDARY CHARACTERS: This has been an issue with Thai BLs for a long time but because the cast was more expansive in this one, some characters managed to irk me. I found Aey as a character very frustrating. I understand that his job was to bring more salt to an otherwise sweet story, but he seemed like a half cooked character. The character sketch was dodgy and his portrayal by Bruce was unfortunately not up to the mark (according to me). He needs more training and workshop coaching, especially for scenes that demand him to cry or show vulnerability. Characters like Tum and Tiffy were sometimes sweet and sometimes boring. The actors were okay, but Ken who portrayed Tum also needs more acting workshops. I personally feel the amount of work and dedication the makers put in improving the acting of leads, they do not do that for the other cast members. Unfortunately, acting is one job where you can’t hide. One might not have the taste or knowledge of identifying great acting but public can definitely recognize bad acting.


Lovely Writer brings an obvious yet not so obvious story onscreen. It’s an interesting blend between reality of the industry and a fictional mushy tale. For BL lovers this is a must watch. This show is all about enjoying the story, witnessing some truths yet indulging in the addicting world of BL. Pleasantly surprised !

Leia Mais

Profoundly Moving Sometimes while Mundane Overall

This was a hard series for me to get through. Let me just say upfront that it is one of the best acted Thai BL series to come along in a long time. And they actually tackled some interesting real-life situations not in the usual manner but with some realistic approaches. Yet, the story all seemed so ordinary to me and I just did not buy the relationship between the two leading actors. In order for me to accept it, it has to look real and feel real but I just did not see that. However, who really 'stole' this series are the incredible supporting roles. These actors and actresses were unbelievably good and did a way more convincing job than than the main characters. I cannot say enough about how good these people were. Please do not misunderstand; no one did a bad job in acting. I just did not buy the relationship. If it were not for the supporting characters, this series would have been rather dull. I loved them a lot and they carried this series. There is also such a glaring flaw in logic in this story that is just not handled well at all. It will hit you in the face when you realize what it is. It simply made no sense. If you want to read my full review of this series (where I name specific individuals and how they 'stole' this series, go to BLBliss.com.

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