Crushes and being the most popular boy in school isn’t the only thing on a boy’s mind, this is proven true by the new GMMTV BL series “My Boo the Series”. Though by the end of the first episode, it’s not too far off for main character Moo played by Keen Suvijak. The boy on the cusp of graduating from high school if he could just focus on school. But much to his mother’s chagrin he wants to be an idol through dancing. A desire that leads the headstrong boy to sent to the country for a punishment that would allow him to graduate. The spoiled boy that Moo is would be overwhelmed if not for the near constant support of an older boy named Kang (Sea Dechchart). Why Kang helps Moo is made logically clear early on as he helps a woman get to the market and home safely.

Kang being soft hearted is large part of the plot for this much more bouncy series than most of the BLs coming out of Thailand recently. “My Boo” feels a lot like “My Tee” also by GMMTV, years before with Moo being the naive boy from a well off family. Kang’s mother owns a restaurant and his father is dead. The parallels between the two series are omnipresent everywhere, but for the sake of the review being as unbiased as I can make it, that’s as far as we will go on the similarities. Utilizing the fish out of water situation Moo is in to familiarize himself with his “Punishment” of being sent to live by himself in another part of Thailand away from his mother, who had provided everything he needed up to that point. Might not seem like a punishment as his rent and tuition are both paid for and his allowance of 20,000 baht (546$ US) a month.

But to the boy who didn’t even bring a toothbrush or shampoo, providing for himself and getting his GPA up from 2.0, seems diffident. The way he bellyaches over not having cellular reception in most places gave serious babygirl (overly sensitive, needing to be cared for), Yaoi vibes that never went away. Kang meanwhile lives a working class life as a helper at his mother’s restaurant and also as the artist creating beautiful portraits of food on the menus. I am assuming he is supposed to be the standoffish cold male of the series, the boy with a tragic past comes across as the “Golden Retriever” boyfriend kind of boyfriend instead.

This comes from the adorable rendition of writer/director Golf Sakon. The show is supposed to be a comedy so it rarely gets too far into being serious or heavy. Much of the first two episodes is Kang going out of his way to make Moo’s life easier. His involvement is flavored with teasing that one could take as flirtatious but Kang just seems to have a charm about himself he is oblivious to. The series does consist of long-drawn-out stares from multiple camera angles. But for the sake of the massive amounts of chemistry between the two characters, every accident that puts them in the other’s space constantly is well scripted. Three POV’s and minutes of screen time lost is a small price to pay for two actors with the ability to make blowing a mosquito off each other romantic? Totally worth it.

That said the script at times felt too intent on making me fall in love with the story and the characters, then giving context to everything besides Kang’s reluctance to go to art school (tragic back story was touched upon: no spoilers). But at times the script does meander and the episodes end up feeling too long; like having a flash back to a scene in the same episode. But by the end of the second episode, I am looking forward to seeing how much of himself Kang will reveal to Moo.

Rating- 4 out of 5 stars

Streaming on- GMMTV YouTube Channel