Kha Khong Khon (2011)

Entertaining

I'm surprised that this show isn't that well-regarded on MDL. It's probably one of the most entertaining Thai dramas I watched in a long time, with very compelling chemistry, and pretty good tempo.

With Thai dramas you sort of have to accept that the male lead is a jerk 99.9% of the time. In Kha Khong Khon, he is still a jerk but he doesn't score that high on the jerk scale. When he's normal he's sweet enough. The female lead is your typical pretty female lead who's always on about her dignity and somehow falls in love with the nastiest guy in the world. In Kha Khong Khon, the female lead topped the pretty-o-meter; she is gorgeous.

The plot is really nothing to shout about, the characterization is also nothing to shout about, but this drama is just entertaining as it is. The chemistry between the actors is sizzling and they put in some very good performances (with great visuals as well). The plot moves pretty fast in the first 12 episodes or so. After that it just goes round and round, so you'll have to make good use of the fast-forward button.

I like it though. Thai dramas always have dubious plot and logic but at least this drama is great in all the other aspects.

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This is a good drama with some good looking and very convincing actors. The story is nothing extraordinary and the premice reminded me a lot of the old Harlequin books that my aunt owned and I used to sneak and read them, I was pleased with that. The heroine is great, she's not loud but she can fight her battles. The male lead is the typical arrogant rich guy but he's not the worst I've seen in Lakorns, far from it. The real annoyance that I had is with the second female lead but I think I just didn't like the actress, she was overacting and really odd looking.
Some people said the drama dragged towards the end, I for one didn't feel that. I liked that for once the problems didn't disappear just because the second FL was out of the picture.
The strongest point for this drama in my opinion is the characters, they are all rational people, even the antagonists. It's really believable in that aspect and you can understand the actions from everybody. Overall I think this is not the best drama in the world, but compared to the other slap/kiss I've watched to this day, this deserves a solid 8.

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