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Sangmin, a handsome Korean oppa turns up unannounced at a beautiful Thai home-stay run by the artistic Orn and her son Dinneaw. While the purpose of his Thailand trip remains under wraps, a silly-sweet romance brews between him and the adorable Dinneaw, who at first is annoyed at Sangmin’s arrival, because his mom treats the Korean cutie as if he were her own beloved son.
Directed by Thitipan Raksasat, the eight-episode ‘Sangmin Dinneaw’ stars Choi Sang Min and Petch Ratana Aiamsaart as the titular protagonists respectively. The series is pretty ridiculous, mildly funny, and non-sensical, as the creators keep adding supporting characters whenever they feel like. Episode 3 introduces a couple that does nothing but wild funny business at inappropriate places, episode 6 sees a random new doctor pair romancing each other, just because a protagonist is admitted in the hospital. Like… what is even happening?
Petch Ratana Aiamsaart is a total cutie as Dinneaw, an aspiring travel guide who helps his mom (Koy Naruemon Phongsupap) sell her artware at the local market while also assisting in running their homestay. Sangmin is a handsome, sensitive Korean guy (though it’s unclear what he does for a living) who used to be Dinneaw’s childhood friend, even though the latter doesn’t remember much about him. There’s really no depth to their romance – just two good-looking people attracted to each other, with a clichéd, childish wealthy villain named Sainam (Little Siravit Imsee) throwing hurdles in their path because he’s in love with Dinneaw. Sainam looks like he should be taking high school exams, making it incredibly hard to take his character seriously – a supposedly rich businessman running a huge resort while scheming to make Dinneaw his boyfriend.
‘Sangmin Dinneaw’ is essentially a brainless raunchy comedy, which pointlessly attempts to get serious in the last two episodes, while most of its episodes are filled with random sex scenes between the multiple pairs featured in the series. But in a hilarious twist, if you could call it that, one of the steamiest scenes in the show is a random sequence in the last episode featuring Dinneaw getting down with his pillows because Sangmin is out of town. L-O-L. Usually, Thai series serve viewers kisses and steamy scenes with the main couple in the climactic episode, not ‘Sangmin Dinneaw’. It’s a wacky bubble, all right.
This serious is so un-serious, it feels pointless to try to rate it. If you’re looking for a crazy-silly show, with almost no story, and a bunch of horny young people having fun whenever they feel like it, give ‘Sagmin Dinneaw’ a shot, or else stay away from it.
The series is on iQIYI.
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