New love

I wanted to make my standard drama watching post, but I think I’m falling head first into a new obsession, so instead you’re getting the post about that. 😊

And this new obsession is Thai GL drama Harmony Secret and two main actresses in it - Lookmhee Punyapat Wangpongsathaporn and Sonya Saranphat Pedersen. I love that their ship name is LMSY. Because I guess LookmheeSonya would look awkward and too long to write every time, heh.

And let me tell you, it’s so nice to have two currently airing GL dramas to love. It hasn’t happened to me before. And objectively speaking, after watching three episodes of each drama, I think Only You is a bit better. And I enjoy it a lot. But Harmony Secret rules in that parts of my mind and my heart meant for fannish obsessions. It’s only been three episodes and I want to write fanfic already. 😊

Harmony Secret is a classic rivals-to-lovers romance. Aiwarin and Maevika are the heiresses of two rival companies, which are currently fighting over a lucrative contract. They met as teenagers when their schools were in some sort of competition, too. It’s clear that for Ai it was love at first sight, but Mae only remembers that encounter as something humiliating, because she lost to Ai then. That’s why she so desperately wants to win now. She’s a perfectionist, even if she’s still a bit naïve and too trusting sometimes. And Ai seems so cool and unruffled on the surface, but she hides deep wounds and trauma underneath. I love them both so much and want them to be happy forever. 😊

There is a cute secondary GL pairing, too, between Ai’s assistant Yam, and Mae’s assistant slash bodyguard Gee. It’s one of my favorite kinds of pairing – a cheeky and cute puppy (Yam) and a closed off and aloof kitty (Gee). With an added complication of Gee having a giant crush on her boss. Which also started in high school.

So yes, it's cliched, often OTT, but so entertaining. It’s rather fast-paced, too, even though I would like for them to slow down a bit sometimes. But I get it, they have only 8 episodes and a lot of plot and relationship development to get through.

Official Youtube playlist is here. But it is a cut version. The only place to view uncut version is iQIYI, and that’s only in select regions around the world (not mine for instance), so you have to use VPN or look for other sources.

And it’s not just kissing scenes or love scenes that are cut. I compared Youtube version and iQIYI version of episode 3, and in youtube version important flashback from Ai’s past was cut, and also a talk Mae had with her father (also important IMO), that shows how much pressure to win his father is putting on her. But yes, they also cut one lovely kiss. Luckily someone put 20 seconds long vid with that kiss on tumblr. So if you want, you can see it for yourself here. 😊

And let’s end this post with a mini picspam of these two gorgeous women.

Five big pics behind the cut here.