Be My Favorite (2023)

cute & fluffy yet i was unable to make it my favorite

• it concerns Kawi's life and how it changed after he got the crystal ball
• malaki talaga expectation ko sa bl ng gmm since napanood ko na lahat ng narelease nilang bl at nakikita ko 'yong improvement sa production ng mga proj. nila, and hindi naman ako nabigo rito bc maganda ang production, pati music and cast are good.
• once again, i am peraya fan pero aaminin ko na iba rin ang chemistry ni gawin at krist. ngayon ko lang naappreciate visual ni gawin unlike sa enchanté era na wala me pake sa kaniya hehe.
• hindi naman gano'n ka-unique ang storyline nito, but bc mahilig ako sa time travel naintriga ako kaya pinanood ko agad 'to no'ng airing pa lang. but in the middle of the story nawala ang spark namin ng series na 'to, dagdag pa 'yong twist kay pisaeng no'ng nagconfine si kawi napa "lah nuyun?" ako. shuta hindi ko inexpect 'yon kasi inikot na dati ni pisaeng 'yong crystal ball wala namang nangyari, how come na sa pag-ikot niya uli ng crystal ball, something happened?? pakiexplain!!
• it's cute and i also noticed that their faculty is humanities, hindi kasi siya masyadong common knowing na puro engineering, archi, & law ang sakop na program ng mga typical na bl. how 'bout educ naman po?
• i like pisaeng's line "don't let anything that was already through affect you in the present", kasi lahat ng nangyari sa past ay part ng buhay mo na nakapagpagrow sa'yo. you must live to the fullest. don't worry about the future; instead, focus on today and be grateful for the things you have now rather than regretting them later^^

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Subverted Expectations (in a great way!) and Character Development

I'll admit, I was skeptical going into this show due to the main pairing. I've been waiting for Gawin to get a lead role though so I was equally excited. From the start it was a very entertaining series, but it was also a hell of a roller coaster.
I'll start off by addressing how I feel about Gawin and Krist as a pairing: I... Was pleasantly surprised, but not blown away. They were very cute together, but I wouldn't be super sad to see them go on to be paired with other people.

So, I have to talk about Kawi, and how much of an interesting character he is! I liked him at first, then I was incredibly irritated and frustrated by him, then I liked him, then I was annoyed, and finally, by episode 7/8 he had reached a turning point and all of his journey had been worth it. Krist did SUCH a wonderful job with this complex character, and I was impressed the whole time with the life he brought to Kawi. The biggest thing, though, was the storyline with his dad. Every single time, I had tears in my eyes. Not an exaggeration, no matter how I was feeling about Kawi, when it came to his love for his dad I was immediately overcome with emotions. It was a beautiful portrayal of a very loving father and son relationship, and I was heartbroken again and again by the loss Kawi had to endure. From the joy he had in seeing his father again after so many years, to the crushing heartbreak and acceptance when he knew it was time to let go. Even just thinking about it now has me misty-eyed. Fantastic writing and delivery there.
I absolutely LOVED how often my expectations were subverted. That unlikable behavior I thought they'd write off? Surprise, there's a reason behind it and it will be expanded upon and acknowledged! The best I think was in episode 7, I think that was my favorite episode because it was a switch up of the consistency that was starting to be established. Kawi seeing himself as an alcoholic superstar whose dad was still dead and who drove someone who was dear to him to marry a terrible man? That was just the wakeup call he needed, and he had clear character growth from that point on which was very respectable. I also loved seeing him go from being timid and selfishly insecure to more comfortable in his own skin.
I think it was very well written, even if there were parts that fell short or I think could have been better, overall there was a lot of depth to the story and the characters. As I said, there were things I expected to just be frustrating bits that I'd have to get over, but they addressed a lot of them which I really appreciate! I liked that the characters had lives outside of just what Kawi and Pisaeng had going on and I especially loved seeing Max and the pride events/symbols!
There was a lot of good LGBT advocacy in this series, from outright things like the pride events and speeches, to the subtle representation at the hospital of one of the reasons why marriage equality is so important. I loved the moments of Pisaeng accepting himself, and Max being there to support him was wonderful. I love overt pride symbols being shown on full display! While there wasn't a ton of representation within the characters for anyone who isn't a mlm, I can still appreciate that they made sure to fully voice and show support for other identities.

I want to also shoutout the music in this series. The whole soundtrack was lovely and always set the tone, and the main theme is versatile and catchy.
The production and writing overall was wonderful and I'm glad people seemed to really enjoy the series because I know many others were also skeptical. While I don't think this will be my favorite (lol), I think it was great and know for sure it will be a favorite for a lot of people.
who decided to give Krist that hairstyle tho 😭

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PLS GIVE ME ALSO THAT MUSIC GLASS BALL THING !

By the way, let me say that I am really really glad that it was Gawin who's chosen to play the lead here ! like I am really really glad coz, Gawin is my super crush eversince like since kiss me again the series ! and my god ! he did great acting here and super handsome and really a green flag !!
I am obsessed with this drama, for me it is more than a BL series, it's a story that is rich of lessons in life. I was really moved by the part where Kawii tried to avoid his Dad's death coz of sickness l, in the end kawi is not able to prevent it and I thought, when it comes to life and death, there is nothing we can do about it even if there's a magic music glass ball, I don't know what it's called-- if it is the persons time to die it will be ..
How I wish I could also have a chance like kawi to go back and fort to the past and present to see what will it be there and see if I could change anything coz , Man ! i have so much that I wanted to change and avoid and correct in my life.
Kawi tried to choose the path of being famous and having the girl of his dream, but in his story, I thought that nothing in this world can make your life the way you wanted it to be, sometimes you have to expect the worst, you cannot get everything you want and you cannot make every people have their favor on you, well, at least Kawi is able to experience being famous and later found out that no matter how famous and influential you are, when you are alone and in times of trial, none of those things matters, but what matter is the person who will be by our side. But still, I still want to be famous ! lol
About the Chemistry of Kawi and Pisaeng, I am obsessed ! they are so cute and funny, I am really glad on this couple and this love story will be one of my all time favorite from now on! I like pear, GMMTV is done with the mean pretty girls in their dramas, let me say !
I understood the story easily, the progression is great and on the final part , it was so exciting specially when Pisaeng also tried to go back in the past, I kinda thought that when another person uses the magic music ball there will be some errors or like some consequences, but I realized if it is that so, the producers should add more episode to elaborate it, And on the story there's nothing happened like that.. like maybe on the writers thought , they just want to show that the ball is only to correct and make the life of Kawi better, like no complicated things and that's what makes this drama light ! this is a phenomenal drama ! lucky Kawi is ! he's got a chance.
Later the couple didn't want to change anything even when they knew the future, they just wanted to hold on to their choices of each other like it is their right thing .. I love that so much , Just to add, I liked the, is it prologue ? like the scene is shown after the episode like as an additional POV of the scene or a character there, I liked that so much, making my watching so much fun !
Lastly, the signature beach ending and kissing scene ! like my mind is blowing, together with playing Gawin's song while all the sweet moments of the couple is on a flash back .. like I am obsessed.
this will be my one of the most recommended drama,
surely gonna re watch many times in my life !

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Eu estava muito errada a respeito desse drama

Quando eu vi que ia lançar um BL com o KRIST, nossa eu atirei a primeira pedra, não vou negar, mas olha que jogou na minha cara o quanto eu estava errada. A atuação é incrivel, o Krist e o Gawin fizeram um ótimo trabalho juntos e a química está boa demais. Espero ver eles em outris trabalhos também, pois estão de parabéns. Fico feliz de ter deixado o que eu achava do Krist de lado pra assistir, valeu super a pena. Porém, não foram tudo flores né GMM kkkk, eu achei o final apressado demais e o climax que eles tentaram colocar foi muito meh, mas proporcionou momentos fofíssimos então valeu demais.

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This drama always come at recommendation section. So I finally just decided to watch this. Quite happy to watch this....

Kawi is a person that's always had Inferiority & low self-esteem, cause he's always didn't have enough money & that's also affecting his social life. One thing that Kawi regret the most from his university days is he has crush for Praemai for years, but never dare to confess his feeling. And one day, he received wedding invitation of Praemai & Pisaeng Jirawarakul. Unlike Kawi, Pisaeng is a popular guy at university.

When Kawi received the wedding invitation, he recalled back his feeling for Praemai. He looked back one broken snowball, that he intended to give her back in university days but couldn't due to it's broken. Now he tries to fix it before giving it to her for wedding gift. While he tried to fix it, he met one grandpa that said he can fix it. He did fix it & also giving a little surprise for Kawi, which can transports him back in time to the age of eighteen. Upon realizing it, Kawi determined to change his future with Praemai. And his journey begin...

The funny thing about playing with time & future. U can't guarantee u get what u want when u change the past. Kawi tried to fix his relationship with Praemai & a few times he turn it back to the future to see the result. And much like summary said, instead kawi fix his relationship with Praemai, he find himself closer & closer to Pisaeng. And kawi relationships with Praemai get worse & worse over time, and Praemai future herself also getting worse & worse with each changing. And unfortunately the time can't turn back for the second time. How Kawi gonna fix everything in the end...? Haha... U need to watch it urself...

Enough with the drama. Now what i like about this drama.
+ Kawi is interesting person. He seem selfish at first, but he can reflect himself & fix it to make everything better in the end. He dares to admit his own feeling & mistake & embrace the result in the end.
+ How in the end Pisaeng also experience the feeling going back to the past. How & when...? Stt.... U need to watch it urself. Haha...
+ The interesting changing relationship between Kawi & Pisaeng.
+ Praemai is one positive woman. She didn't self pity herself & don't hold grudge. She's one good friend.
+ The interesting concept of butterfly effect. How little decision that Kawi made really effect & changing the future...

Overall this quite good drama that can teach us something... Below is a little SPOILER!!! Read it with ur own risk.












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What i don't too like:
- Everyone characters seem a little shift everytime Kawi time travel. Like in one future how Knot & Kwan having secret affair & that's continue for long period until Praemai & Knot wedding, while Praemai didn't know about it cause Kwan didn't said anything all those years. But when Kawi return back to the past Kwan decided to tell Praemai about her affair with Knot. Maybe due to the change in chances of relationship between Knot & Praemai. But I mean the shift character here is Kwan, how at first she kept silent, but later she more honest to Praemai.

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It was a little off and then IT WAS ON !

The plot seems a little tacky and clumsy at first when there wasn't enough background info (intended; yet didn't do a good job to secure the audiences' attention and understanding) and the way Pisaeng developed affection for Kawi was too easy (but that's how love works). Despite that, from around episode 4 onwards, the plot made total sense and was very logical (if the audiences are logical and empathetic enough to undersand the writing). It became real, sympatheticable and understandable.
I especially love how the series targeted multiple points of philosophy and humanitarianism. It was just right (not overdone), impactful and digestable. I was given a chance to look at multiple new aspects of life through the writing. Also, the couple's progress through friendship and love was so interesting and so cute. They actually built a realistic and believable love progress, no big gestures, no going out of boundaries and I absolutely respect that because love stories in real life aren't majestic.
However, the only plot hole I find to be brain-itching is the time traveling of Pisaeng. On episode 12, He traveled back to the day he first turned the globe in Kawi's room when they had just received acceptance from Pisaeng's mom. So on his first try with the globe, where did he go ? What did he experience ? How did he feel ? Did he affect anything in the past and the future ? So...that took down a point.
Despite all that, i praise the two main actors heavily ! They kept it real and made it lively. I fell in love with the chemistry between them and cried for them when they fell apart. The two really delivered a prominent yet dilemmatic love.
All in all, this series will probably not be the best of this year but will definitely feed your soul well so i recommend you watching it.

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интересно

ну для начала два основных момента которые точно меня порадовали: путешествие во времени было идеально правильным, без ужасных скачков и вопросов: что, где, когда? И второе: Крист. Я еще с времен "Сотуса" говорила, что ему нужен другой партнер, кто угодно (девушка, парень), но не Сингто. Уж простите фаны Сингто, но актер он никакой. И так о лакорне. Что порадовало и даже повергло в шок: в тайских лакорнах, оказывается могут разговаривать. Очень много диалогов и общения. Случилась проблема - сели обсудили. А почему так раньше нельзя было? Еще герои признавали свои недостатки и менялись, активно работая над собой. Довольно много забавных моментов и много реалистичных моментов из жизни: как потери близких, болезнь и вера, и многое другое. Женские роли не были раздражающими, это было новое и более реалистичное, а главное думающая, не истерящая девушка. Отличный и нужный персонаж. До середины лакорна, я считала Кави(Крист) гг эгоистом, но шаг за шагом, он менял мое мнение. Спасибо сценаристу за грамотную плавную линию Мы все немного эгоисты, но не все хотят меняться. Писенг (Флюк). Я хочу быть как он. Его уровень терпения меня поразил. Он шикарен как актер и да, он здесь был главным который и давал Кристу в игре больше уверенности.Он действительно отличный актер. В целом все понравилось. Мелкие минусы есть, но это уже что-то хорошее от Таиланда за последнее время. Пересматривать не буду точно. Если только вернусь к моментам музыки. Но из тайского - это можно посмотреть хотя бы раз. И да, многим может помочь разобраться в себе, своей жизни, иначе взглянуть вокруг. Меняться в лучшую сторону. Прошлое это опыт, настоящее мы делаем сами, а будущее может и не быть. Так живите здесь и сейчас.

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Already My Favorite

Be My Favorite is definitely one of my favorites.

•❅✧❅✦ Story •❅✧❅✦

Always an introvert and outcast, Botkawi has been in love with Pearmai for over 10 years. At the age of 30, his life isn't going that great, but everyone else's lives are amazing. While weeping over his sorry life, Kawi receives an invitation to Pearmai and Pisaeng's wedding. Kawi has always had a hatred for Pisaeng for not only being hot and popular, but also stealing away Pearmai when they were in college. While on a hunt for a wedding gift, Kawi receives a special crystal ball from a strange old man which sends him 10 years back in time. Kawi takes the opportunity to fix his mistakes and get with Pearmai, but he also unknowingly forms a friendship with Pisaeng, who wants more than a friendship with Kawi.

While the time traveling is not too unique, I really love how Be My Favorite pulled it off. Time travel wasn't too much of the focus, but rather the series was character centric. It wasn't about fixing situations and scenarios to better suit Kawi, it was all about Kawi learning to be more assertive and voice his opinions and thoughts that really drove the story forward. It was really nice to see from the first episode that all Kawi had to do was be more assertive to befriend Pisaeng and to learn that he really had no bad intentions when he "ruined" Kawi's chance to give his gift to Pearmai. Kawi could literally have had a better life he wanted and would be happy if he just had confronted Pisaeng and Pearmai.

That being said, the series could have gone with 10 episodes rather than 12. The last few episodes did feel a little bit draggy.
The storylines about Pisaeng going back in time, or even the minor storylines about Max, Pisaeng's mom, and even Pearmai's family backstory could have been cut. Pearmai's storyline wasn't really necessary as she wasn't really a main character. Instead of her, I would have loved to see Pisaeng's backstory, which we got a little bit of, but not enough. Pisaeng's mom's political story was a little confusing to follow and really didn't push the story forward as there wasn't really any big drama or issues with her politics and Pisaeng and Kawi's relationship. I was kind of expecting her to be against the relationship despite advocating for LGBT rights, but that never happened. As for Max, his story kind of felt incomplete since he was advocating for LGBT rights throughout the whole series but never once was seen with boyfriend. Still a great series though.


•❅✧❅✦ Characters •❅✧❅✦

Pisaeng x Kawi

Pisaeng and Kawi are that couple that's perfect for each other, but seems to have never had a "honeymoon" period. Every time I see Pisaeng and Kawi, they remind me of an old couple that are soulmates, but constantly bickering with each other. They are definitely a new take on a romantic couple.

Pisaeng is so adorable. He's literally the perfect man. He falls for Kawi after talking to him for a few days and becomes loyal and dedicated to him soon after. Pisaeng's love is so loyal and strong despite Kawi pushing him to the side for Pearmai so many times.

Fluke, who portrays Pisaeng really stepped up his acting game and was amazing. I couldn't stop watching him. I want to see more of him.

Kawi is annoyingly adorable. When he starts being true to himself and starts being more assertive, people are naturally drawn to him. The only thing that was stopping him from being happy and successful was himself, which he soon realizes after traveling to the past.

It was nice to see Krist back in a BL, but I wasn't quite sure what to think of his acting. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't eye catching. I haven't seen any other Krist series or movies aside from SOTUS and SOTUS S, so I can't comment too much on his acting, but it didn't feel as great as he did in SOTUS. I honestly found Kawi to be annoying during the first few episodes, and as the series continued on, scenes where Kawi should have been nervous around Pisaeng came off more as Kawi being "repulsed" and "turned-off" at the thought of sleeping with Pisaeng. Maybe Krist is better at playing the more "stoic" and "masculine" characters, but Kawi was definitely not his best character. He still did a great job though.

•❅✧❅✦ Overall •❅✧❅✦

I really enjoyed Be My Favorite. It was a different take on the time travel concept and I loved what they did with the character growth. Pisaeng will definitely be on my mind for a little while now. Where can I get a person like Pisaeng?

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Bueno mamita hace lo que quieras, sos muy vueltera

Escuché cosas muy buenas de esta serie y hasta gente q decía q era de lo mejor de la gmmtv. Todas las reseñas se veían muy positivas y creo que eso me hizo tener demasiadas expectativas en esto. La serie no es mala en si, está bien. Pero personalmente a mí me hizo sufrir como una condenada.

Kawi es el típico protagonista que se pone en vergüenza a si mismo cada vez que puede. Algunas veces (mas que todo en los primeros capítulos) me caía bien pero en las demás se me hacía tan insoportable. El chabón tiene 30 y se comporta como si tuviera 8. Se la pasa victimizandose todo el tiempo. Es el típico "yo no te voy a gustar porque esq vos sos muy lind@ y yo soy feo y nadie me quiere bla bla bla 😩". Hay gente que está sola por una razón. Genuinamente no entiendo que le veía Pisaeng. Tan lindo comía el chabón???

Pisaeng al principio me pareció q iba a ser típico chabón popular de la universidad con todas las minitas atras tipo sarawat de 2gether. Después pensé que iba a ser una re green flag y me caía bien. Al final me parecío medio boludo pero no me caía taan mal como kawi.

La principal razón por la que la pase tan mal? Creo q fue demasiado drama y idas y vueltas para mi. Lo tenía que ver en x2 pq sino no me lo fumaba. Me enloquecía como al principio nadie podía superar nada dios mío. Flaco pasaron 12 años, ya está. Pero bueno, necesidades del guión(? Sigo pensando que pudieron hacer que el viaje en el tiempo sea menos drástico tipo, 5 años qsy.
Casi toda la serie sentí que era solo Pisaeng el que estaba enamorado. Entre todo el drama y el quilombo termine odiando a todos los personajes. En cierto punto me parecían lindos y había escenas que me emocionaban pero al final me parecía un perno, solo quería que termine.

Una cosa que me sacó de quicio fue el capítulo 10, tipo,si, neguemos la existencia de las personas asexuales ???

Pasa mucho con las series estás que decaen totalmente después de los primeros 3 capitulos. Definitivamente no es de lo mejor de la gmmtv, pero tampoco es lo peor. Solo la recomendaría si genuinamente no tenes nada mejor que ver.

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Pretty good

I mostly watched it because Krist was the main character. The story was was interesting and relatable in some ways. Few moments of life lessons I admire from the characters. Cliche but entertaining. Just something to watch if you don't got other BL series in mind.

I really love Pearmai. Her character was just soooooo good. I kinda wished there was more scenes of Kwan because she was the only side character I rarely got in touched with. Otherwise, everyone was important.

The only thing I didn't like in the series is the love. I wasn't sure why everyone liked someone for a reason besides "you're cute." That was the energy I got from pretty much EVERYONE. Well besides Kawi and even Kwan. It just sounds like a little crush and nothing too deep. The love plot wasn't such a strong attribution to the story.

Again, this was a nice series to watch and pretty new storyline in the BL industry. Give it a try.

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Inconsistent Time-Traveling Rules But A Warm & Cozy Time

The magic and whimsy of Be My Favorite gives me warm and cozy memories. It's not a perfect drama for reasons I'll go into later, but it definitely is one of the stronger BL's I've watched. It felt much cleaner than other GMMTV dramas in that the story had clear direction and no loose ends (at least for the parts that mattered). There was clear character growth for both of the characters and it was so satisfying to see Kawi become happier and more confident once he realized that he didn't need to time travel anymore to live a full and satisfying life.

The drama was also so dang pretty. Some of the scenes were absolutely and unexpectedly breathtaking.

I love romcoms with supernatural elements, so this could've been a 10/10 win for me, but the time traveling rules were very weak, or rather nonexistent. When Kawi first went back in time and it was chaotic, it made sense because Kawi was too preoccupied with making the future perfect that he ended up fumbling the present. When he returned, he was much more intentional with letting things play out, but when he went back, it was a mess. So what’s the lesson here? There needed to be a clearer connection between past actions and future implications. Like with most GMMTV dramas, I just turned my brain off and I was able to just fully enjoy the show.

The show really showed its strength with its surprisingly mature ending. I was ready to throw hands when Kawi got sick because I assumed it was the writers trying to throw an unnecessary last minute twist, but instead the twist of Pisaeng going back in time really had me floored. Pisaeng, having accidentally gotten Kawi sick in the future, considers ending his relationship with Kawi to prevent Kawi from getting deathly ill down the line, but Kawi, having grown so much in his time travels, tells Pisaeng that he's content with his life with him, and wants him in his life no matter what happens. They lived a full life in love, no need to tinker with the past.

What makes me love this show is that it's strong on its own. A lot of BLs falter because the writers rely too much on the ship or the mere fact that it's a BL to get attention and create buzz. But Krist and Gawin aren't a massive ship (and doesn't really seem like that was an intended goal of the show anyway given the lack of shipwork between the two) and you could've made Be My Favorite a het drama and it would've been JUST as good. I'm glad we're no longer settling for subpar stories to push ships and maximize $$$. I hope we continue to strive for quality dramas.

All in all, I really enjoyed Be My Favorite, a very unexpected pleasant watch!

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