Shine starring Mile and Apo

[murano]

+ the very handsome Yuke Songpaisan

 

A tale of love and ideals unfolds in an era resistant to diversity set against the backdrop of the political turmoil of 1969-1971. Trin (Apo), a principled economist, collides with Thanwa (Mile), a free-spirited hippie. When they encounter Moira, an extravagant widow who lives far beyond the boundaries of freedom, their lives take an unpredictable turn.

 

Director Pond says this is not a BL series, but a gay one, and the gayest in the history of Thai serial dramas. 

 

 

First episode now on WeTV - https://wetv.vip/en/play/gd27j376hxjbilg/p4100aa7ntn-Shine_|_WeTV_Original

 

Edited August 2, 2025 by murano

[egal]

he is hott

[StockBottom]

Looks big budget (unlike 99% of Thai BL released every other day).

MileApo is quite good in KinnPorsche, but less so in Man Suang.

Hope it's good and hot!

[murano]

6 hours ago, StockBottom said:

Looks big budget (unlike 99% of Thai BL released every other day).

MileApo is quite good in KinnPorsche, but less so in Man Suang.

Hope it's good and hot!

But we must be thankful for these BL content 

 

They help to shift public opinion on love and acceptance, especially in less developed societies

Edited August 3, 2025 by murano

[StockBottom]

1 hour ago, murano said:

But we must be thankful for these BL content 

 

They help to shift public opinion on love and acceptance, especially in less developed societies

 

Agree to a certain extent, but most fans of BL are women and gays. Only a few BLs managed to break onto the wider stage. 

Ask any of your straight friends if they watch BL, or can name one.

 

Anyway, just watched episode 1. Quite good and suitably complex (confusing?), refreshingly free of the usual BL tropes, fingers crossed.

The prospective second couple is more interesting to me lol. Hope it will get better, not worse.

 

Oh, and the song Far Side of the Moon is really good, esp. during the ending scene of Epi 1.

Edited August 3, 2025 by StockBottom

[murano]

2 hours ago, StockBottom said:

 

Agree to a certain extent, but most fans of BL are women and gays. Only a few BLs managed to break onto the wider stage. 

Ask any of your straight friends if they watch BL, or can name one.

 

Anyway, just watched episode 1. Quite good and suitably complex (confusing?), refreshingly free of the usual BL tropes, fingers crossed.

The prospective second couple is more interesting to me lol. Hope it will get better, not worse.

Some of these series were/are aired on national tv, such as Last Twilight and Memoir of Rati 

 

When uncles and aunties travelling in Thailand happen to watch these content on TV, and whilst they may not understand the language, might continue to watch for the good looks of the lead actors

 

They return home and tell their kids/friends about it, and soon the whole family will be watching Memoir of Rati on netflix or from an android streaming box

 

Slowly but surely, people will learn to be free to accept love as love, and not be trapped in one mindset

Edited August 3, 2025 by murano

[StockBottom]

A very good song that suits the mood of the show really well

 

 

[egal]

whr can u watch this

[murano]

7 hours ago, egal said:

whr can u watch this

 

https://wetv.vip/en/play/gd27j376hxjbilg/p4100aa7ntn-Shine_|_WeTV_Original

[egal]

thk u now i m waiting for ep 2

[murano]

22 hours ago, egal said:

thk u now i m waiting for ep 2

 

 

 

Edited August 9, 2025 by murano

[egal]

these r just highlights, lol

[egal]

but thks anyway

[StockBottom]

Epi 2 is good too, esp the last scene 😉

At the moment, the second couple is far more interesting than the main couple.

 

But what it lacks is an overaching plotline, a mystery or question that make us curious and hooked right from Epi 1.

 

The kdramas do this with aplomb, though their answer at the end might not be to our satisfaction.

Edited August 10, 2025 by StockBottom

[murano]

9 hours ago, StockBottom said:

Epi 2 is good too, esp the last scene 😉

At the moment, the second couple is far more interesting than the main couple.

 

But what it lacks is an overaching plotline, a mystery or question that make us curious and hooked right from Epi 1.

 

The kdramas do this with aplomb, though their answer at the end might not be to our satisfaction.

 

Yes Euro + Son Yuke super hot 

 

 

Edited August 10, 2025 by murano

[StockBottom]

Wow epi 3 is really good. The back and forth in the library, and then the make out 🥰

I really hope they can keep this up until the end, don't stray into nonsense like many Thai BLs (looking at you KinnPorsche 🙄).

This is easily the highest quality Thai "BL" I have ever seen, the budget must be huge.

 

 

[StockBottom]

Works of Art, both.

 

 

[murano]

 

[Naveyafluz]

Mile getting less hot though. Sometimes i preferred watching productions nit from gmmtv, because more wild sex scences.

[murano]

1 hour ago, Naveyafluz said:

Mile getting less hot though. Sometimes i preferred watching productions nit from gmmtv, because more wild sex scences.

 

gmmtv is using content to market idols and then milk the fans through merch, fanmeets and brands through events and endorsements

 

highly lucrative

 

Producing top quality content is not their focus because content itself, no matter how best you license it out, won't make a lot of money 

 

the strategy is very different
 

but still we have a lot to be thankful for, just the sheer variety of BL content from various Thai production companies, is enough to keep us entertained for a long while 

Edited August 26, 2025 by murano

[murano]

For fans of Euro (Naran) and Son (Krailert)

 

 

[StockBottom]

Finally an end to a good ML series 😢

 

 

To beautiful ends