Bad Buddy (2021)

crackling chemistry

I'm a big softy for the classic enemies-to friends- to lovers trope. It's just so easy and fun when it's done right, and the chemistry from an enemy-turned lover is delicious.

I love the physical comedy and the initial misunderstanding that occurs with them living across from each other. I think the height difference between Pran and Pat is cute. The faces they pull at each other crack me up, and the montage when we're first introduced to them and their families had me rolling. I'm personally more attracted to Pat's visuals. I think he's supppppppper attractive (bright smile, beautiful eyes) and I really like his athletic stature. I'm not used to seeing more stereotypically masculine men in BL roles, so it's a refreshing and more modern change IMO.

I like the source of conflict in the series. I came into it not knowing what the plot was and assumed it was a buddy-cop series. It was surprising for me to watch a BL with a compelling and thought-out plot. Having to bear the brunt of your parent's conflicts isn't unusual for many of us, and the ramifications of your parent's pasts can haunt the steps you take as you grow up until you learn to break away from their toxic cycles. To add to the confusion between their feelings, they're also at opposing ends of conflict within their school faction in-fighting, and these issues are deep and not easily resolved. It's endearing that Pat has been Pran's secret crush for years, and we're able to watch Pat slowly understand and evolve in his feelings toward Pran. It's adorable, sometimes heartbreaking, and it's a refreshing break away from a lot of the BLs I'm used to seeing (and I LOVE that they even made fun of the "standard BL" industry!!! "I'm straight but Pran is the only guy I like." LOL.

Their chemistry is sizzling. The elevator scene with Pat's charming smirk and the way Pran looks at him up close made my breath catch. Pat's subtle (and cute) guidance toward the bus stop brainstorm was also adorable; I love that he's always willing to go the extra step to help Pran, even while doing it in ways that aren't obvious or loud (like begging the professor to let them re-enter the competition or cleverly convincing his team to assist in the rebuild etc). It's genuine and not boast-goading, and the way he looks at Pran when he's unaware gives me butterflies. We stan for a man confident in his sexuality ("I don't mind genders, I like them all."). Yasss.

Pat is a wily suitor who'll travel across the country to get an answer from Pran, whilst having the patience and understanding to do it in a way that makes sense to them ("wooing war", competitiveness, silent communication, etc). He's willing to be an underdog surrounded by enemies just to prove to Pran that the rooftop wasn't a momentary lapse in judgment and he'll wait for Pran to take his walls back down. I find it all incredibly romantic, and I would have been swept away long before Pran (although I'm sure he's internally screaming). The heavier moments are handled gracefully and with the emotional gravity of veteran actors. I was particularly impressed with the last couple of episodes when the conflict with their families came to a head. There were beautiful moments, many very subtle or nuanced in facial expressions and body language, and I couldn't help but rewatch those scenes over and over, particularly Pat with Pran on the rooftop, in the bus, and with their parents.

OST - Refreshingly well edited. Mostly clean seams between songs and scene tonal changes, and the music itself is pretty good.

Cons: During moments of physical comedy, the sound effects are overplayed. They use a lot of the same noises and it gets a little irksome.

Leia Mais

P'Aof never disappoints

I don't usually write reviews in MDL, but I reaaallly need to show my appreciation (and obsession) towards this series so here I am.

I bet everyone started this show thinking it's another romantic comedy BL series. Well they aren't wrong, except.. well it's not just any other rom-com series. But what I think really differentiates Bad Buddy from other series is the way the cast deliver the scenes. The acting is top tier, the cast was amazing, and the music is even more amazing (the OSTs sang by Nanon are so gooood ughh). The plot is really realistic, and shows people what happen when toxicity doesn't exist in a relationship (PatPran bestest boys <3 ). All the couple scenes were reaaaally natural (something a lot of BL series lack imo lol), and viewers are guaranteed to unknowingly smile while watching!! Wait till you find out the behind-the-scene stories on these sweet moments and your sugar level might reach an all-time high.

Reasons to watch this series:
- Ohm
- Nanon
- free happy pill
- OhmNanon
- makes you feel giddy inside
- also makes you feel single af
- have I mentioned that the chemistry between Ohm and Nanon is *chef's kiss*?
- Pat (Ohm's character)
- Pran (Nanon's character)
- PatPran
- shirtless Ohm (plural) ;)
- whipped Pat
- whipped Pran

Not many good dramas have good endings, but this.. wow. This satisfied me into being okay not having a season 2. I have rewatched episode 12 an unhealthy amount of times and I don't think I'm stopping anytime soon. This series is going to have a special place in my heart for a long long time. Without further ado, go to youtube and watch the series!! if you've watched it, then go rewatch it!!

Leia Mais

Someone wipes my smile off please?

The only thing i had in mind whilst watching this series is that i should make how much AMAZING this series was for me known to the world.

I have smiling wrinkles from the sweetness that this fed me. My heart couldn't take it anymore, i felt butterflies all over my body and at the end of it and even while i'm writing this review i'm feeling sad and my hear hurts because it ended. Someone help i'm feeling empty, leave some positif notes on the comments.


The story unravels how Two boys from two rival families went from being enemies and from being impossible to be friends to developping feelings towards each other so that it's impossible for them to just be friends afterwards.
The chemistry between the leads WAS HIGH i could catch it with my hands, i just wanna praise their excellent immersive acting.
I can only say that their relationship was so innocent and healthy that it melted my heart.

I'll probably rewatch this drama a million times!!!


I mean what can i say? This is my third BL series, by far it has taken the lead. I'm so glad i discovered this genre and hope as many does and gives it a chance.

Leia Mais

The Best BL GMM Has Done

From beginning to end this show was great! The twists and turns and the over all chemistry between the lead actors and even the supporting cast. Everything from Episode 1 to Episode 12 worked. It was never dull and it did away with a lot of tropes that have become constant in Thai BLs. I laughed, I cried and from Episode 1 I knew this was gonna be special and indeed it was. It was a great story about enemies who became friends who later became lovers and soulmates. From the cinematography to the acting to the score and opening credits theme! Everything just worked! I haven’t been this impressed with a Thai BL ever. Congratulations to everyone involved! This was perfect therefore it gets a perfect score!!

Leia Mais

just what I needed.

I cannot put into words how exactly I felt during this series. It's like someone had known all the things I would love to watch and put them in one drama. Firstly, I was already a big fan of Ohm and Nanon, their work always pleased me and I even rewatched their projects a few times. On December 3rd of 2020, when Bad Buddy was announced, I absolutely freaked out, not only because of the super fun plot, but also because some of my favorite actors would be participating on that show. I didn't even watch the trailer a second time, because I wanted to forget about the scenes so I could watch the show without already expecting something to happen.

There were hard times, Nanon got covid, the filming was postponed, as well as the airing date. A lot of things were going wrong, but I never stopped believing Bad Buddy was going to be IT. Everytime I remembered it was going to be a real series with dear actors, I would put on a big smile and search for updates. When GMMTV announced they would come to life on October, I got so happy. When I watched the first episode, I got even happier. It's not a joke, their chemistry is sooo good. The scenes were funny and goofy as I was expecting from a gmm BL series. The dialogues I'd been waiting for, the bickering I'd been waiting for, the LOVE STORY I'd been waiting for. Everything on that show had me insane!

About the main leads, Ohm and Nanon are such great actors, I've got nothing to complain about that. Ohm is amazing with emotional, clingy and goofy scenes, Pat was the perfect role for him as he resembles the other so much. Nanon is just the best at expressing trivial feelings, his precise delivery got me thrilled, because his past recent roles were full of angst and serious faces. Now, even though there were angsty parts, he was able to portray a lighter character, who frequently smiles and laughs. Their gaze, their sparks, their touching, every little detail was what made my heart so fulfilled. Not to mention their improvised scenes, it was such a good addition! I would go on about them for hours, but I don't want my review to be THAT long. Well, I love Pat and Pran very much!

The side characters had their function on the show of course. Although I don't like Wai, only we (the viewers) know what he did to PatPran. He wasn't punished so I just stopped caring about him honestly. Korn has his flaws but at least he was a great friend to Pat when everything seemed to be falling apart. Now, the stars on this path of side characters: INK AND PA! I would never imagine that Aof would create a storyline for two girls falling in love omg I absolutely LOVED it. That scene in the park when Ink offered to take photos of Pa just to fool around was the first sign, I was already thinking "Hm, WHAT IF these two become a couple..." but I didn't know they would seriously make this happen, and I am so happy that they did. Even with just a few scenes, nothing was rushed and implicit, they got their moment and even more than I expected. Kisses for InkPa my beloved!

About the main plot, I got really happy that they weren't apart because of their parents. When we all found out they pretended to break up, I let out the biggest sigh of relief and started laughing SO hard I love them... Aof did a brilliant job changing the climax (because in the novel Pran is transfered to live abroad because her mom sent him). Pran was indeed away, but because he Chose to. He saw a job opportunity that seemed interesting and had an agreement with Pat that they would still be together. Just the best couple of all time... On an extra note, I was already a fan of Tilly Birds but now when I listen to them I sometimes think of PatPran, it's always a beautiful moment.

Final thoughts: this show added a big amount of happiness and love inside my heart. I am really proud to say I was here since the beggining of this beautiful journey (and even before, since I watch everything Ohm and Nanon do). It brought recognition, and a lot of LGBTs felt comforted while watching it. ALL my "thank yous" to the cast and crew, they were phenomenal. I'm going to miss them a lot, and I will surely rewatch it with my friends when I recommend it to them :D It's now one of my favorite BL series.

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(reposted from jan 21st bc my old account got suspended)

Leia Mais

Show that leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling :)

Bad Buddy was the first Asian BL series that I watched. This is the show that started the whole Asian Tv-series and movies journey for me and I am so happy that I stumbled on this show! It seems that YouTube recommendations get it right sometimes! This show gave me so many different emotions while watching it. I cried. I laughed. I was angry. I was annoyed. I was frustrated. I was sad. I was happy. But in the end all these emotions left me with such contentment. Whenever I think about this show I just can’t stop a little smile forming to my face and the feeling of total calmness. I definitely recommend this show to anyone! Watch it once, twice or even more! I have already rewatched it once and I am sure I will do it again! :)

Storyline of this show is actually not anything new - two families that don't get along and because of that sons are basically born to be rivals, but of course they fall in love and have to face their parents. So the story itself is quite simple, but somehow they have managed to make it fresh and new. The pacing of this show is really good - I never felt like it was dragging or going too fast. Everything seemed to be on point. I really like that in this series parents have an actual story of their own and it is revealed bit by bit. Quite often in Asian BL’s that I have watched, the parents play minimal parts of the story. Sometimes you are even left wondering why it was necessary to bring them in. But not in this case! And what I really liked about the parents' storyline is, that in the end all four of them have made mistakes and you can’t really point a finger to only one character. Yes, one maybe set everything in motion, but in the end all of them made some questionable things. The whole show ends with a closure in my opinion. Everything feels settled in the end. What is very realistic is that even though Pran and Pat are together, we can see in the last episode that it hasn’t magically made their parents become best friends, but we can get hints that their parents are starting to accept their relationship. Also, I want to applaud whoever thought that starting the last episode in the way that leaves the viewers thinking that the boys have broken up. Honestly at first I was so disappointed about it, but once I learned the truth it made me laugh at myself.

One thing that made me love this show the most is the portrayal of a healthy and realistic relationship. Love between Pran and Pat is just so beautifully shown and done! Even though it takes them some time to get together, once they are a couple, they really support each other. Also, I love the way this series showed us how love doesn’t cure everything in our life but it makes everything easier, because you have someone in your corner. I am not a big fan of romanticizing miscommunication, which a lot of shows seem to love. But not Bad Buddy! I loved that boys actually communicated with each other and because of that there was no unnecessary drama. Yes, they still had flaws, but they learned from them or just accepted them. Their relationship also felt very equal. There was no top/bottom energy that all BL series seem to love by always making one character bigger and more dominant than the other. This series deserves a big long applause because they killed the ‘wifey trope’ with just a couple of scenes! I can’t stand it when Asian BL’s always let one guy call the other one ‘wife’. Why is this necessary, when there are two guys in the relationship? I could talk about my issue with this trope for quite some time, but I better stop here. Lastly I would love to point out that their relationship was not overly sexualised. Pran and Pat kissed only a couple of times during the whole show and it was more than enough! There was no actual sex scene and yet everything that needed to be said was said. This series really showed how you don’t have to make a super long make out session to show love. Love is something so much deeper than that…

The second couple is also very well portrayed. Pa and Ink show us a good relationship with actual communication too. Their story is cute and lovely! Quite often in BLs it seems that all the energy goes into making the main couple good and so the side couple seems to be less developed, but I think in this series it was nicely balanced. I want to point out how Wai acted once he learned that Pa is probably in love with Ink. There was no stupid heteronormativity-way-of-acting from him. He accepted it and moved on without making a scene or trying to win Pa over. His crush was actually kinda cute in my opinion :)

Now that I have talked so much about the couples and their families I want to point out that supporting characters don’t get developed much. We know their names and we get some sense about their characteristics, but that’s it. In this show they actually really are there to support the main characters’ storyline. And I was totally okay with that! We get to know them just enough and not too much. They don’t take away from the main story, but give more to it.

The casting of this series is on point! All the actors and actresses are really amazing and natural. All the relationships have such a good chemistry - love, friendship, families, enemies! I really enjoyed Nanon’s acting. He managed to squeeze so many emotions out of me!

Cinematography of this series was really beautiful! And I think that the filming locations were so well chosen. There were so many good shots! And lastly I want to point out the soundtrack, which I also loved!

All in all, this show is definitely at the top of my list! I just love it and I am sure you will, too! :)
Thank you to whoever managed to read this all through! I just love this show so much that I could talk all night about it!

Leia Mais

Worth the hype!!

Where do I even begin with this series!? It blew my socks off!

The chemistry between Ohm and Nanon is insane and their characters were two I was heavily invested in. I was kicking and squealing every 5 minutes they were so cute! And omg, that episode 5 rooftop kiss. I don’t think any other will ever beat that, the standard is too high now.

The way they tricked us with the last episode, really played with my emotions. I’m not a fan of the breakup then get back together trope so i was slightly disappointed, but then they switched its on its head and played us all. I ended up really liking the last episode because of that and whilst it may not be the ending I wanted, it was still satisfying.

I don’t have really any complaints. I would only say that Wai needed to face more consequences for his actions. Other than that, it was perfect.

Leia Mais

A Masterpiece in Authenticity and Simplicity

Honestly, I hope this series becomes more globally known because this was an absolute masterpiece in acting, and storytelling. How many times have we seen these kinds of stories in BL shows now? What I just spent the last 13 weeks on was something I'd seen again, and again, and again, yet there was something within the end of the first episode that just struck a different chord, and it turned out in the end to play a different song entirely. One that I'll probably never forget, nor would I want too.

As I mentioned the story is technically nothing special, It's a enemies - friends - lovers, with the odd occasional roadblock but the way it is delivered is what sets this apart from any other BL show I have ever watched. I think rather than writing (or as my lecturers used to call it, waffling..) I think a checklist would probably be best. So here we go:

Typical Big argument/break up - nope
Kissing? - Ohm my god yes.
Cute moments? - Very
Natural acting - Scarily so
Pacing - Perfect
Character development - Perfect
Emotional - Very

Honestly, I don't even know why you're continuing to read this review, you should be on YouTube watching the first episode right now...

On a personal note, I would like to thank the director, Nanon and Ohm for what they have produced. It was nothing short of amazing. You broke boundaries, set a new standard and created a world that I am a little devastated is officially over. You attracted me to your world, and your characters lives in such a way that no other show has done. with such ease and authenticity and I hope your work continues to break boundaries. As a British guy who's watched a lot of TV shows and films I personally think Nanon and Ohm outshine the majority of British and Hollywood actors, and I would love for you to become even more successful, and reach international fame.

Leia Mais

ONE OF THE BEST BL SERIES OUT THERE!

I have barely ever written a review here or anywhere else, despite being a hardcore BL fan, and not even for my most loved Thai BL series. But just finishing the last episode BAD BUDDY made me stay up for an extra 1 hour, create a MyDrama List account and fanatically type this review on my bed.

This series is hands down one of the VERY BEST Thai BL series ever made!

The plot is pretty simple and to be honest I started out half a month after the last episode was aired without following any bloopers, discussions or even.watched any summary. I had no expectation and just hope that this would not be a series that I might drop midway like many others recently. But NO! Bad Buddy caught my attention right from the first episode. It is now in my opinion in the same ranks as Tale of A Thousand Stars & I told sunset about you, but minus the extreme angst ? abd extra heat (yummmmmmm though I wish there was more)

It was the fun enemy setting, the interesting chemistry and build up of the characters main relationship that kept me going after every episode. There were hardly any scene that I thought were redundant, and even though there were bits that were a bit unrealistic and oversimplified but tbh isnt an escape from real life what we all try tp find in dramas anyway? :) You will find yourself laughing nonstop and wish the funny dueling and lovey dovey acts between Pat and Pran never stop.

Despite being a romantic comedy drama there are many deep underlying messages in my opinion. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how they portray HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS!! (And Thai movies actually do highlight this a lot nowadays) The love between Pat and Pran develops naturally from a sneaky friendship to one-sided feelings and more. They are young and hot headed, but they are always honest to one another and try to communicate to find the way out. You will not find much of any prolonged angst [there is...] because by the end of the episode or next the angst/problem is already resolved. I particularly love how Episode 12 reveals their solution to the forbidden love! Simply giving any other stupid forbidden love couples a Big kick in the butt and educate young people to love smarter while balancing your relationships with everyone else. Pat and Pran will tell you that your lover is.important to keep, but family and friends are also just as indispensable. And can I please also reveal how much I love for the first time I see a BL series featuring GL as the side couple?! I'd absolutely kill to watch a spinoff of Ink and Pa as much as a second take of Bad Buddy!!!

As for the actors?? Absolutely amazing!! I think the fact that OHm and Nanon go to the same uni/college and of the same age made them sympathize greatly with the 2Ps and the story. I never think they were acting at all but simply being their own selves throughout. The CHEMISTRY is... un-describable!! And not to say they are unncessarily attractive and look wonderful with one another?? I have admired Ohm since He's coming to me and thought he would be big one day. But Nanon... OMG I cant believe I have only known him now! The more I look at him the more I am absolutely in love with his dimples just like Pat (Ohm... sorry not trying to be a competition just an admirer). They are obviously now set up as partners, and I am still new to their fanservice but I really really hope they can develop in real life and in future projects like EarthMix <3

Last but not least is the soundtrack. I will now have to practice the two main songs on my erhu and bracing myself hard. You will know how good they are esp with the series.

As for rewatch value :I never rewatch series as I like to keep my sweet first impression - but if you are someone who likes to rewatch _ make sure you still keep time for other new series bc this one will be high on the rewatch list ?

OK if you are still reading at these lines, thank you so much for listening to my frenetic babbling but... WHY ARE YOU NOT WATCHING THE SERIES NOW? (if youre a fellow fan it would be great to chat cuz I'm seriously overhyped! haha) Cheers guys and happy drooling over this series!

Leia Mais

best show ever

i will not say much about the show but watching this show never made me regret . i watched this show just when i started my bl journey with 2 gether and it was continued by bad buddy but i am writing a review now cause i rewatched it and i thought that people hesitating to watch this should be known that it is an all time favourite and best show . you will regret not watching it.
i really love the chemistry between patpran urf one of my fav ohmnanon loved them a lot.
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Leia Mais