Mint To Be (2018)

Chemistry is really MEANT TO BE!!

Really loved this cute drama. The couple has one of the best chemistry in Thai dramas.
It feels like they really love each other. LOTS OF HOT KISSES!!! @_@ And LOADS OF SKINSHIP!!

It is a story about lovers who separated in the past and run into each other again after 4 yrs.After meeting, both of them realise they still have feelings for each other and fall in love again.

In most lakorns, you bound to hate male lead at first as he's a jerk and then he changes. For a change I saw a very supportive male lead in Mint which is rare in lakorn. He loves Bebe so much but never forced on her to do anything. (though he very charmingly seduces her many times *v*) He respected her decision 4 yrs ago and respects her decision now too. It's my first time watching Krist (I didn't' watch SOTUS) but I loved him here. Many people won't like him in this role as it's a change from BL.

On the other hand, Bebe is hated by many viewers as she is mean, selfish and indecisive. She even did two-timing. But if you see the whole drama, you can see her as a real person who is not perfect, not sure what she wants in real life but has a difficult dream which most of girls nowadays dream of. She has conflicts among old bf and new bf. She gave in to Mint many times even when she had bf, because you can feel she still loves Mint and haven't forgotten about him. At first, she comes off shallow and weak person who cares only about her appearance and likes glamorous life. Later she changes for better coz of Mint.

Side characters/couples are entertaining but they are really SIDE characters/couple. Main couple keeps you engaged throughout.

Music feels good and suitable for every scene.
I can't really say it would have been better. But with this story and cast they did pretty well job.

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Krist Perawat wearing pink helmet with cat ears is something I won't long forget:D

Mook Worranit is way less charming, of course. I found some of her previous series almost unwatchable and this time she portrays character that is not very likeable (or at least on first glance). Finding new self-fulfilment in stupid social "media" and finding NEW BOYFRIEND after moving to another place did not exactly win me on her side. She deserved worse than teasing from Mint, to whom she was still pretty susceptible, boyfriend smoyfriend.

This series actually got the feelings a bit off-tuned in general. In one scene the grandma makes "joke" by telling really harsh things to her granddaughter, that should seriously hurt her. Then she laughs it off, that it was for a "dramatic effect only". I think I wouldn't be able to laugh at that. Also we have scenes where Mint apologies to Be, but the thing that is really anticipated here is Be's apology to Mint. For everything. I felt that bringing those back together would not be easy even if the "nang'ek" had her head set straight since episode 1. Instead, she keeps acting like a dimwitted c*w, while he remains unexplicably patient with her, and even flirt-ish. His character also didn't make much sense, except he was planning some kind of terrible revenge, or smth.

There is another girl dangerously close to Mint and Be doesn't appreciate this danger AT ALL. Instead, she still brags about new boyfriend, who is "way better and rich"... If she didn't learn her life lesson by now, I'm afraid 10-episode series is not enough. No wonder other reviews say it's rushed. As if that's not enough of 2-girls-competing-for-1-guy, there is a second couple, or rather threesome, doing the same. Also they do things that normally would completely set a person off but here, it gets brushed by.

Soon, I realized the flashback scenes were actually way better... It was the present line that deserved to be axed!:) I was asking myself: "Does she have no conscience at all?" "Does he have some terrible revenge plan?" Else, you don't get to see leading characters acting like this.

I know it's supposed to be a funny show, but sincerely it has no humorous moments, except that one girl's bedroom is decorated with Off Jumpol's face (if the guy was really there, maybe this show WOULD be funny?) and of course the cute flashbacks... but that's another timeline.

Real kiss is still rare on thai TV, and even more so a nice bedscene. Still, watching it I was afraid that Mint has promised himself to get even with Be, or to deal with her in some way. And to do so without lying to her once. Well, with her intelligence, it was not needed:)

That's why it looked like to me but nevermind. Let's say during this series the behavior of both sides of the main duo remained unfathomable to me. In the final there was like 15 minutes left for them to get things sorted, so THAT is why the reviews said it was rushed, LOL.

Besides Worranit, there's also Nara Thepnupha. I remember this girl well. She has REAL charm when she dances. Real talent (I noticed her already in other roles, even as just an antagonist). There is a folk-singer contest here at one episode, so at least this much chance for Nara to shine, she is cute, not only acting-out-cute, like Mook Worranit's character.

As for Krist Perawat, he is VERY cute. But seriously, he needs a role with more spunk. SOTUS made him a pink-milk drinking gay, this show a pink-shirt wearing nicey boy, fawning for years over 1 girl. But you can notice some of his facial expressions would fit a way rougher guy.

Trivia: One scene Mook Worranit's character is watching 'Secret Seven (2017)' on TV.

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So basically. this has been the best Thai drama I've seen.
The chemistry is unbelievable (at least that's what I think ) and on the plus side, all of the actors (ALL of them) are hella cute too.

You might get a bit annoyed at the back and forth that Bebe and Mint have before getting together in the end (for those that aren't used to Thai dramas and their plot work) so just be patient until the end and it'll be worth it. Also don't feel bad if you skip anything (I skipped some parts in a couple of episodes since they were irrelevant and unimportant to me and my understanding of the plot).

That's all. Have fun and enjoy this drama! (if you decide to watch it that is)

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Just okay

This drama started off strong for me. Of course, the plot isn't something revolutionary or anything. But, it was a really cute story of two sisters returning to their hometown and falling in love there. I really liked all the flashbacks of Bebe (Mook) and Mint (Krist), which were just adorable. The story lost me around episodes 8 and 9. Everything just became so over-the-top, especially with the SFL. I didn't even hate her until episode 9. At that point, she was just insufferable.

My main issue with the drama remains Mook's character. She's shallow and materialistic, but I actually didn't start to hate her because of this. Her character actually goes through some good character development. However, she clearly cheats on her boyfriend and this is never addressed. I know he turned out to be jerk, but we're just okay with cheating now??? I'm sorry but they really failed her character in this one.

Lastly, the final episode was good atleast. I appreciate a nice happy ending, even if it was a major "Pair the Spares" moment. Look that up on TVTropes if you don't know what I'm talking about. I probably won't ever watch this again, but atleast it introduced me to Krist. I'm definitely going to check out some of his other stuff.

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