This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (2024)

Liked it.. did not love it.

It was a meet-cute story that started out strong but became a little predictable.

I needed something fluffy, and this kind of worked. The characters are nice, some moments are cute and fun, and I liked everything related to food and JJ&Methas.

As a romance, this didn't really work for me. The relationship between Oab and Plawan is very rushed and feels lukewarm, all sweetness, passionate and no depth. The drama near the end is a bit .... ugh. I mean, I get it. It's important. But it felt so predictable.

Loved the secondary characters.
One man so used to being alone and another whose chosen to to heal and help. And, now they might just find out they're exactly what one another needs. JJ truly is such an adorable and amazing character.
I liked how he really saw Methas. He saw past the facade and saw a man who wanted to prove and who is afraid. Love him so much together with Methas. OK... I know I'm biased.

It was easy, it was fun, it was very sexy. So, while this story and I were not really a match, I can totally get why people dive into it.

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✨Unmatched Chemistry on Screen✨

I first got to know Sailubpon through Pit Babe as Alanjeff, and they’re genuinely impressive. They do a great job conveying emotions and bringing their characters to life. Now with their own series, they’ve really shown how much they’ve grown. Benzgarfield also did a good job and added something special.

- Ngl, Episode 8 felt a bit rushed, especially after the strong episodes before it. I was hoping for a bit more from the finale. A special episode would have been nice. The plot twist involving Kluer's character as the petty culprit was interesting, but the JJ & Methas storyline felt a bit sudden and could have used more explanation. The biggest twist was Plawan proposing to Oab 😭 (I honestly hoped Oab would do the proposing!) hahaha. But in the end, seeing both of the couples get a happy ending was a real relief.

Final Thoughts:
Overall, I’d recommend this drama if you’re looking for a solid story that’s easy to follow. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely worth watching. I’ll probably check it out again.

P.S.: I’m looking forward to seeing more projects from Sailubpon💕

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'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans' is a series set in a famous restaurant in Bangkok, owned by chef Oab, which seeks to entertain and also take the viewer on a journey full of love, friendship, self-discovery, acceptance, rivalry between competitors of a cooking contest and rich aroma of sautéed basil.
It is a story in the tone of a romantic comedy that unfolds through the eyes of Plawan, a young man eager to find his place in the world, influencer in financial trouble and model lover of pad kaprao, a typical Thai dish, which, for one high sum of money, he must fulfill the secret mission of infiltrating the competitors of a cooking contest to become the successor of the restaurant owner, a serious and severe-looking chef, with great culinary skills, who will make the protagonist go crazy with love when he smells the aroma of sautéed basil that permeates his clothes and his body.
On his journey, Plawan will discover his first love, while exposing himself to harsh criticism from the chef for not having culinary skills, and tries to pretend to be the person he is not to fulfill a hidden agenda: win the contest and then give the restaurant to Methas (Benz Atthanin Thaninpanuvivat), a rich businessman who dreams of destroying the premises and turning the place into a shopping center area.
Meeting the chef will shake up the life of this young man who discovers, among plates, pans, stoves and a basil patch on the restaurant's roof, a melting pot of unique and diverse characters, who will become part of his chosen family.
For its part, the rigid and perfect world of the perfectionist Oab, a strict chef and not prone to banality and nonsense, is turned upside down from the moment Plawan bursts into his life. This is how you will also find out your true sexual preferences.
This is a solid project, since on the one hand there is the web novel "No Beans and Love Me More", by Ninepinta, which I think tells a beautiful love story, and on the other hand there is the direction of Nui Suttasit, a great director who has participated in several LGBT+ projects, such as the famous anthology 'Club Friday', since his debut behind the camera in 2012, precisely with the film of the same name.
In 'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans', Nui Suttasit preserves several of the distinctive features of her authorial work, while constructing a story worthy of her legacy. The series resembles other works in the career of prolific creators, while presenting echoes of their previous filmography.
Perhaps the most pronounced similarity is with 'Bangkok Love Stories 2: Innocence', his most popular and well-known series in the West, due to the dramatic structure and the movement towards a fantasy and dream world starring homosexual or presumably heterosexual characters who discover their true nature. sexuality.
However, the reverberations are not limited to this, and the director's usual concerns are added to the series' discourse, such as self-discovery, acceptance, coming out, multiple partners, friendship, family, best friend relationships, love triangles, work environment, workplace romance, heir male protagonists, social networks, cooking, multiple courses of food, the clash between tradition and modernity, usually from the adaptation of novels, another distinctive feature of his work.
All added to the unmistakable sound of the soundtrack composed by Chachamon Thunyaon, and which includes titles such as "Stop", "You Fill My Heart" and "Let Me Say".
The director, who throughout his career has had very diverse characters, in the case of the series wanted to approach it with respect and a gender perspective, with a lot of love and without caricaturing. Knowing that each work has part of its creator, and that it is a famous novel that he would adapt, he foresaw at all times needing the series to appeal to a large audience, which is why it is filmed in an attractive way and with a lot of music and excellent photography to show an attractive story for the characters.
The screenwriters have extensive experience in the BL universe, writing scripts that would later be brought to the screen. 'Pit Babe' is one of the series written by Kanokphan Ornrattanasakul ('Catch Me Baby', 'Dead Friend Forever – DFF''); Issaraporn Kuntisuk (Dead Friend Forever – DFF', 'Be My Favorite'), and Fleur Irene Insot, who now join forces again not only to design the characters, build conflicts and a dramatic progression of the series 'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans', but also to return to the public some of the members of that 2023 drama starring Pavel Naret Promphaopun and Pooh Krittin Kitjaruwannakul.
The way of playing with the nostalgia and tenderness of first love is a success in the narrative line that is created, showing adequate doses of realism and viscerality. The director is correct in the construction of the script and complies with what was planned, an element that could end up attracting the public after viewing it.
The cast is made up of talented actors and actresses, several of them already with experience playing LGBT+ characters.
Pon Thanapon Aiemkumchai stars in the series as Plawan, one of the actors who already have experience in productions of this theme and genre. The actor made his acting debut playing Bay, the main character of the BL series 'The Moment', in 2020, which was followed by its second part: 'The Moment Since'. He would then participate in the two seasons of 'Gen Y', in 'Make a Wish', and in the drama 'Pit Babe', in 2023.
There, his character, Jeff, explores his sexuality alongside Alan, the owner of the race track and sports car repair shop, a character played by Sailub Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan, an actor who in 'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans' assumes the role of Oab. This actor is natural in front of the camera, which creates a hypnotic effect on the viewer. Furthermore, he knows how to perfectly use the intensity of expressiveness, which makes him one of the best performances in Thai drama.
Thanapon Aiemkumchai draws a protagonist in whom an interesting emotional web is woven once he discovers his sexuality. His role in the series is fundamental, since the greatest dramatic burden falls on him. In this way, the actor takes advantage of non-verbal expressiveness, showing the chiaroscuros that run through the nature of his character.
In addition, he has that sordid touch for having agreed to compete in a contest for money, knowing in advance that Oab expels from the event anyone committed to whom he wishes to use the restaurant grounds for something so foreign to his dreams. This gives his character some edges, which are highlighted and developed in the script.
In a way, his character can remember other performances he has given throughout his career, which is why it gives a remarkable result.
In the midst of their personal experiences, Auto (Lee Asre Watthanayakul), Pansib (Tiger Tanawat Hudchaleelaha), and Kluea (Aon Kasama Khamtanit), the other three finalist competitors, experience the friendship and love of the protagonists. The youthful cast offers freshness and vitality to the series.
Nubnueng (Michael Kiettisak Vatanavitsakul), Oab's friend, will always be at his side with the most accurate advice, while Khaosuay (Belle Jiratchaya Kittavornsakul), the chef's ex-girlfriend, will return from abroad and test the budding romance between Plawan and Oab.
Separate paragraph for two attractive actors with great potential: Garfield Pantach Kankham, who takes on the role of JJ, a young physiotherapist friend of Plawan, and Benz Atthanin Thaninpanuvivat, the actor who plays Methas. Both will make up a beautiful couple in the process of being built when the first has to go to treat a sprained ankle suffered by the rich businessman. Both are ready to become a ship that stars in numerous BL series.
Garfield, who in 'Pit Babe' takes on the role of Kenta, is remembered for his debut as a protagonist in the 2017 series 'D'Cup', also with an LGBT+ theme, as well as his role as Top in 'Dew the Movie', from 2019, a feature film in which he plays Lew's boyfriend. Fans of this actor remember him for his work in the acclaimed series 'I Promised You the Moon'.
For his part, Benz Atthanin Thaninpanuvivat, who played Kim in 'Pit Babe', is followed by a large audience after his leading role as Praram (Pralak) in the BL drama 'En of Love: This Is Love Story' , from 2020, without forgetting that his acting debut takes place in another series of this genre, 'Theory of Love', the popular audiovisual of 2019, starring Gun Atthaphan Phunsawat and Off Jumpol Adulkittiporn.
Ingenious, elegant, the series shows great care in each scene, allowing us to easily forget some of its inevitable clichés.
The technical realization follows the patterns of the BL genre series, but from a dynamic that has no intention of innovating, but rather of offering a visually attractive product. The photographic direction does not make any mistakes and there is creativity and visual quality in this section. The artistic direction stands out for its successes.
Another audiovisual parameter that stands out is the use of color. A sensitivity can be seen in the choice of the visual palette and what it conveys to the public. On the other hand, the editing of the series follows a conventional system, supported by flashbacks, which has a remarkable finish.
In summary, 'This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans' is a series that starts from an interesting base with potential, and gains in intensity as the episodes go by and delves deeper into the narrative construction of its story.

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Long beans Were really looooong

I saw this drama after reading the blurb. It looked promising but felt flat towards the end. The story of deceiving young love, businessman making profits by all means ,hunk chef who is too arrogant and good friends who support the idiocy of main leads and plays cupid. Wow!! all spices delivered. To be honest chef oab, JJ and Metas were portrayed really well but Plawan was annoying from begininng till end. Metas character showed so much improved throughout the show. I simply loved JJ. The romantic scenes were hot and chemistry between both couples were off the chart.

What I not liked -
1. Plawan (sorry I couldn't connect with the character)
2. Ending was rushed like a hell
3. Needed more metas JJ moments
4. Renowned chef making instant noodles ???
5. Kluer's pettiness though Oab can give him a fair competition in that department

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Perfect light hearted yet HOT binge worthy series

Alrightyy!! You must be recognizing most of our cast from pit-babe. So loved watching them again with a much short,spicy and light hearted series.

More than chef oab and plawan's story our second leads JJ and methas stole my heart and would give it a 10/10 only for them.

The story though had a very cliche plot of hidden agenda , ex lover and love triangle this was portrayed and showed to us differently. Though i was a little , jjjust a little irritated and confused about few parts in the series nothing majorly disappointed me.

Overall, i would describe it as a cute, too spicy, little annoying series. Nothing really bored me.Best part of it is the interesting second couple's story. I would definetely watch it if they make a seperate series with them as main leads having same storyline.

Worth a watch as it ia just 8 episodes and skippable.

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Stupid . . . But also stupid fun!

My rating is generous, admittedly, but it's my honest rating. Hear me out!

Was this drama well thought out? No. Did the finale make any damn sense on paper or on the screen? No. Did the side couple's romantic storyline develop naturally? Not really.

But was it fun? Did I have fun?

Hell yeah, I did! It was STUPID FUN! From Plawan sniffing Chef Oab like a damn dog at every opportunity and both of them getting off on the scent of "oh-so-erotic" basil/each other constantly, to millionaire, tycoon-suit-wearing Methas becoming JJ's all-too-willing sugar daddy in like the span of a week though JJ doth protest but he really protests too much.

I recommend between your high-quality romances and thoughtful titles, you partake in this non-serious, turn-your-brain-off drama.

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THERE WAS A LOT OF TOO MANY

Overall the Series was good, it was okay but I have not learned anything about it, it was just a funny romantic and emotional at the same time given the situation the characters have. I have seen a lot of story concept as this, falling in love with someone who in the end have deceived you all along, but it was okay. I did not know if understood the drama enough but I quite did not know why P'Oab is angry with Khun Metat, or maybe because Khun Metat was just an arrogant rich business man who wants to take over his beloved restaurant. The drama was full of kissing scene , I became tired of it, at first I had butterfly but when there was a love scene and kissing scene with P'Oab and Plawan in almost every episodes Its tiring, but I really salute them because, they really did a great job doing that thing, they seems careless. The competition was annoying, and the idea of P'Oab of looking for a successor was annoying and chaotic , I got distracted of how P'Oab was always angry and having a high tone one the kitchen, or maybe that's really how it works for those who works at the kitchen , I really have no Idea but I am just having an honest review here. I was actually still glad I finished this series. The last part specially when P'Oab and Plawan reconciled, that probably my most favorite part, and now guys are really getting married here so its time to say good bye to every girl in Thailand HAHAH.
I must say the pairing of the lead was okay but I got the feeling that P'Oab is more suited in a Hetero roles, and his super long eyelashes is a lot ! , and Plawan really looks like Book Kasidet the way he acts and his body posture, but it was okay, both did a great job. Also the drama got boring on the middle part specially when the ex came back .. they are so annoying HAHAH . I don't really know if I will be watching this again, PS. P'Oab was so Hot by the way and seems to have no problem kissing a guy ! and to be honest I do not find this pair suited, I think Sailub needs a better pair if it is not too much, coz I honestly cannot absorb this pair .. all in all it was good , good to annoy us all AHHAHA just joking .

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This Love Needed Only Basil ♡

Simplicity at it's finest. This is one of the best examples I can think of when it comes to that phrase, because with the most basic of plots, they created something so entertaining.

The key was to it was introducing all characters, all storylines and possible conflicts from the get go, that way, we knew what we were getting. Sometimes, new conflicts are introduced to shake things up but thank goodness none of that happened here, sure it was predictable, but it was also consistent. No unnecessary misunderstandings, no extra drama because the script said so, yes please and thank you!

The story was well fleshed out, there was a lot going on with the competition, the sneaking around, the ex girlfriend and more, but every one of them seamlessly revolved around the restaurant. I especially loved the cooking sequences and scenes involving the competition, watching Oab become more understanding and patient, Plawan gaining skills and finding his passion, the good dynamics in the kitchen the more they worked together, it was great to see each character grow in their own ways as the competition grew.

The characters were also written very well, like any good series, there was a fair share of characters who required character development, others who were introduced for the sole purpose of creating conflict, but every single one of them had more to them than just being a plot point. They were complex and sometimes difficult to understand, but good people nonetheless, which was evident in the writing.

And the CHEMISTRY! So good.
Plawan and Oab's relationship was certainly the less confusing of the two, they were obviously attracted to each other and as their relationship progressed, the introduction of conflicts only showcased why they made a good pair. They understood the other person's stance, and even if Plawan had to pout a bit, they communicated with each other much better than I thought they would. Even after the deal was revealed, it was clear that they cared for each other very much.
JJ and Methas on the other hand were a tad bit confusing at times (a bit more screentime I think could have resolved this), but a good couple nonetheless.

While the series itself wasn't a huge revelation, it's certainly worth talking about. Uncomplicated, heartwarming and swoon worthy, it's definitely worth a watch.
But I do have one question: why weren't any of them wearing chef's hats?!! Like ew- no food in my hair.. ugh.. no hair in my food please! For a guy who wanted his kitchen and restaurant spotless, this certainly went over Oab's head, didn't it?

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funny BL drama

One aspiring actor and skinny model ML is trying hard to make ends meet, so he joins a cooking contest without having any knowledge abt cooking... Here starts a comedic journey with a strict - and oh so handsome! - chef and the clumsy apprentice in a mouth-watering environment, sensually dominated by basil.
There is a lot of sexual tension, sexual innuendo and - thank god - more mature scenes. The settings are really pleasant to the eyes, the camera movement is flawless and there is a realistic touch to the story, that many recent dramas miss big time.
Of course, nothing new or unpredictable - i guess half of the romance drama should have the tag "ex comes back"... Also quite everybody is gay, that's a given for BL dramas. But still it's very enjoyable and funny and hot!
Thanks for all the smiles!
Later edit: I personally dont like how most comedies turn into melodrama... and cliche too. But who cares? The two ML'2 are just so pretty!

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Watch this because the trailer looks interesting. Turn out Alan & Jeff from pit babe. Ok let's discuss drama…

Story about Oab & Plawan. Oab is a famous chef, one day, in need of money & lost motivation for his cooking, he decided to sell his restaurant. But since his restaurant is in a strategic place, many money making developers try to buy the restaurant just for its location, they plan to destroy the restaurant itself. Not willing to back down, Oab announced to the world he was looking for the successor of his restaurant, the requirements: they needed to have money to buy the restaurant from him… So with that the competition for the successor of the restaurant began…

Plawan is a model / food blogger, who loves Thai basil stir-fry. He tried many restaurants for their Thai basil stir-fry. One day he got kicked out of Oab’s restaurant because he's noisy, so Plawan decided to take ‘revenge’ when he saw Oab’s announcement for his successor. The only problem is, Plawan CAN'T cook. But since he was determined to get into the competition, he started to learn to cook Thai basil stir-fry. And in the end he successfully entered the competition…

Methas is one of the money making developers who try to buy Oab’s restaurant. Since Plawan didn't have the money to buy the restaurant from Oab, Plawan made a deal with Methas. With the help of Plawan’s friend, JJ, Plawan will receive the money in parts for every stage in the competition. If he fails, he must return the money to Methas.

So, how well will Plawan do in the competition?

That’s pretty much the story. Now what I like and don’t like.
What I like:
+ The chemistry between Pon Thanapon Aiemkumchai & Sailub Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan. Quite surprised to see Pon as Plawan. It’s quite a different character from Jeff in Pit Babe.
+ The stupid love story between JJ & Methas. Their relationship is the definition of getting yelled at until you fall for it… Haha… Yeah, JJ is quite different from all Methas acquaintances. JJ never sucked up to Methas even though he has the money.
+ JJ is really a good friend, even to the point of stupid, for Plawan.

What I don’t like:
- Everything like it’s already destined or scripted.
- They completely forget the fact that Oab look for his successor that have MONEY.... Never once Oab ask the one join the competition about their finance

Overall this quite good story to watch….

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