Ton Hon Chon Tee (2020)

Much better than I thought it would be

The reviews for this series made me put it on the back burner for a long time which is unfortunate because this was a good series in my opinion.

While I understand and can appreciate that it's not everyone's cup of tea, I don't think it deserves such negativity. Is the story groundbreakingly original? No. Is the acting stellar? Not really. Is it entertaining? One-thousand percent yes.

Story-wise, we've seen this a million times before: childhood friends where one harbors a secret crush on the other and they part ways only to meet again as young adults. Through a series of obstacles, they finally reveal their deepest feelings for each other and overcome all adversaries together.

Acting-wise, while it wasn't the best, I did very much enjoy the main cast's performances, especially where the comedy was concerned. Mike, Toptap and Khao all had fantastic facial expressions, especially when reacting to something someone else had said or done. Ton's parents and Amp were a bit over the top though I guess that was mainly done to emphasize their role as a hurdle in the main couple's relationship. Thankfully, they didn't have all that much screentime overall. Also, while I absolutely LOVE Jan, I wasn't a huge fan of her character here as I found her a bit annoying at times though still lovable in that way you love a good friend but can only take them in small doses.

Na was probably my favorite character after Ai and Nai as a couple. When he's first introduced, it seems like he will be yet another scheming bad guy who tried to get Chon but he ends up being the most selfless and best of friends to Chon and the group. (Side note: I watched this after watching Only Friends and it was super weird to see Neo like this after playing such a character as Boston but it was also a reminder at how talented Neo actually is.)

Speaking of comparing to other series, I'd seen Mama Gogo which had a lot of these actors in it and found it to have a similar form of hilarity to the characters. Especially Mike, Toptap and Pod and their interactions with each other. I also found it hilarious that when they went to the bar in the second episode and there was a dance competition, 3 out of the 4 of them will go on to play strippers and yet the 4th one is the one who dances and wins the competition. Then at the end, Mike and Toptap do a body roll and I'm like "Aaaaand there it is!"

Anyway, getting off topic..

Overall, this was a highly enjoyable watch and I would encourage more people to watch it, especially for the many laughs that I got out of it.

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It's not a bad watch at all, it's just not a good show

So the thing is, the main problem is that they should have chosen between 2 plots : either Ton loved Chon from the beginning, his father made them move because he feared he couldn't get an heir and then they reuinite and deal with the heir problem ( basic and easy choice ). Or, Ton didn't love Chon before, he has internalised homophobia and has a hard time dealing with his new feelings for Chon; in which case the show could have focused on him reflecting on his behaviour and opinions as well as escaping from his father's expectations ( much more difficult to pull off). But by blending those 2, it was such a mess. What do you mean he's loved him since the beginning?? He dissed gay people so hard it was painful it doesn't make sense, that's a bad portrayal of denial.
Other bad thing in the show is the whole character of Amp, and the banalised rape !!! P'Neung has been abused and goes on to do the same to Chon, apart from the fact that I hate those plot, this shouldn't be brushed off like they did !
At last for the negative points, the surrogacy plot was indeed a solution for a happy ending and I'm glad it was introduced, I'm also glad they choose Miriam but it's just too big of a thing to fit it in the last 2mins. It should have been introduced sooner and explored much more. They also shouldn't have shown the 3 years gap cause ain't no way they are ready to be parents it's so unrealistic. Just showing a scene where they ( Ton and Chon not his dad ) ask Miriam would have been great.

On to the good things : the characters
There are some really good characters in this show, starting with Chon and his mom. They are coherent, they have values and they stick to their words and beliefs, I really enjoyed that.
Miriam and Pang : they are amazing friend and I'm really happy Gmmtv showed good written female characters.
Na : He's part was rushed but his character was really interesting, maybe with a 12ep show we would have seen more of him and his struggle.

Overall I definitely didn't watch it for the love story but I did laugh several times and really appreciated Chon and Pang's friendship as well as Aunt Nam.

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I hate it and idk why im rating it so high but lemme try to explain

To start, who tf made this absolute shit of a show. we need to talk. The storyline is trash. First, Ton acts homophobic af and acts like a typical ignorant homophobe that knows or learns nothing about gay people but just says ignorant stuff. Then they switch to Ton actually liking chon from when they were little. MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL WHEN U LOOK AT THE PAST FEW EPISODES AND HOW HE HAS BEEN ACTING. It felt like they wanted to make a plot twist and just put the first thing that came to mind. then they go on with that stupid "im straight but ur the only boy i will love" like BTICGYHJ.

BUT. this drama is still pretty fun to watch if u take out all the shitty parts. a lot of the characters r so funny, i was laughing majority of the series. only reason i kept watching is for some of the characters.

Also whats with the part where chon almost got raped and they just let it go with a punch or 2...

Mariam was an amazing character but I hated the part where she kept calling herself a BL fan and was acting rlly weird whenever she seen Ai and Ni act lovey dovey. same with ton and chon. i get that they were tryna make her like a relatable character or whatever since this is literally directed towards girls fetishizing gay relationships but ew just let me watch it in peace.

hated it but loved it.

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Fong menemukan cinta.

Sejujurnya saya menonton ini sebagai obat move on bagi salah satu karakter Together the Series bernama Fong, ada yang bilang bahwa Fong di series tersebut sebenarnya mencintai Tine, namun dia sadar bahwa Sarawat sudah benar-benar ada di dalam hati Tine. Series ini muncul sebagai obat penawaran kesedihan dan kekecewaan bagi penggemar Fong di series Together itu, ya salah satunya adalah aku. Menceritakan Chonlatee yang menyukai Tonhon yang merupakan tetangganya sejak kecil, namun seiring waktu mereka bertambah dewasa Chonlatee terjebak dengan perasaannya dan malah tidak bisa berkata jujur kepada Tonhon, sampai saatnya Chonlatee harus berkuliah, dan akhirnya bertemu kembali dengan Tonhon yang sudah terlebih dahulu masuk ke kampus tersebut. Di kampus Tonhon memang mempunyai pacar wanita, namun kedekatan Tonhon dan Chonlatee semakin dekat, Tonhon juga terkadang menjadi posesif jika Chonlatee dekat dengan seorang wanita atau pria. Jika anda mulai menonton series ini, ini adalah bL yang paling umum atau punya cerita yang paling mendasar sebagai series bL sehingga sangat mudah ditebak alur ceritanya, namun sebagai seorang fans bL pemula ini mungkin sangat direkomendasikan terutama karena Tonhon digambarkan sebagai Pria yang tidak tau bahwa dia suka laki-laki juga (Denial) atau semacamnya. Sebagai hiburan, ini salah satu bL yang aku rekomendasikan. bL ini tidak memiliki makna yang dalam, dan diperuntukan untuk orang-orang yang mencari mood dan hiburan semata.

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FUNNY BUT A REAL STORY

This is the second time I watched this series and this is still one of my favorite and unforgettable BL series.
I like the story because it can really happen in real life, and above all its because I can relate ! I have been inloved with some boy I grew up with and like chon I faced so many problems specially being gay when I was young is really shameful and that the boy I liked was a straight so I can really relate here.
I liked the drama's being light , like it is easy to watch and not heavy in the heart, and was really funny and chons bestie is my favorite bestie here I think I want her to become my bestie too
also Tonhons house mates were so light in the eyes, I liked their being jolly, funny .. like everything
to be honest I was really rooting for this couple but too bad that Kaotung had an another BL partner , but its okay.
also Plappod became my crush because of this drama.
all in all I got what I expected , really nice to watch ❤️

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This one is much better than most people think.

It was a Fun and Light Ride

Ok let me start by saying i have my fair dose of Bl Dramas.And i like any type.When it comes to BLs iam not that picky.Most of them are about school/Uni love and after watching many , the story and the plot all seems one and the same.The details,differ them,like actors and their skills,direction,production,etc.

Ofc iam always excited when a fresh BL comes out with a compelling story and interesting chars.And no,Tonhon Chonlatee,is not one of them.It belongs to the left pile among with dozens of other similar Bls.But that is totally fine with me,as long as i have fun and i was entertained while watching.

I was way too sceptical to start this.The reason is obvious.The really bad rating and reviews made me postponed this for a very long time.But because i know myself at the end iam not discouraged by all the bad comments and i gave this a try to form my own opinion.My testimony?
This one was more funny and enjoyable than some other "highly rated" BLs out there.
It was the perfect choice for a relaxed weekend,without much thinking and seriously, with a good laugh.It was exactly what i needed and Tonhon Chonlatee didn't fail me.

Yes most likely i will forget all about it in a week or so,but i had so much fun watching it,i laughed a lot and i fond of all the characters.
Nothing is exceptional here.From production and direction,music and acting,everything was pretty decent.And that was enough for me not to drop it.I said when it comes to BLs im not that choosy,but hey, i still have my standards!Lol!

And believe me i have watched many 8+ rated which were the hell way too worse than this very poorly 7 rated one.Is not a masterpiece.Is not the perfect BL you can find.You will not find strong messages and rebellious characters willing to change the world by their actions.

Take it as it is.A light,funny comedy,with a cute romance between handsome guys,and a small dose of the necessary melodrama. A bitchy annoying ex-girlfriend,homophobic parents and an asshole "i hate gays" main lead.Sounds too familiar,right?So why all those negative reviews,like noone has ever watched another BL similar to this with the same problematic characters,the same angst and the same "i don't like men,i like you" trope??Why all got so surprised like was the first time we encounter same topics? In my opinion it doesn't deserve all this hate.Don't get me started by comparing story and acting with some "Great Hits" which comes to my mind right now.And,there are many...Obviously iam not imposing my opinion to anyone.

I stand for my opinion,though.I loved the most the secondary couple.Ai and Nai were absolutely hilarious,couldn't stop laughing every time they were on screen.Pang was a good and supportive friend to Chon.Na, was another great character and although his screen time was too limited he made the difference and i wish his role was bigger.This kind of characters always are memorable.As for Chon's Mother!What to say!Pure gold!She was there to balance Ton's father.Homophobic,yes!But why everyone was upset by this character,i really don't get it.Iam not saying being homophobic is the right attitude,jeez,ofc not.But don't forget he is a parent and as a parent he normally wanted to have grandkids.And Ton-right or wrong-never gave the impression to his parents that he is into men.I mean c'mon he didn't even admit this to himself.So "hating" Dad's char is not reasonable.
(and without spoiling too much the last episode turned all the wrongs into rights!)

We are not living in the perfect world and i don't like to watch perfect characters in Dramas too.Unfortunately Homophobia is a fact.Look around you.We are far from Utopia,iam afraid.It would be great if everyone accepted everyone's differences.
It would be awesome if homophobic parents/brothers/relatives/friends and co-workers did not exist..As i said ..Utopia.

As for the story itself and the course it took at some point,If i had to blame someone here,this would be Ton and only him.He should had admitted his own feelings sooner.He should had treated Chon differently and not trying to make him act "manly"He shouldn't had kissed that crazy bitch,causing so many misunderstandings.

But on the other hand if none of these ever happened how the strory would progress?I too often read complains about many Dramas,any Genre,about the story and how the plot goes.Iam not a writer but what is inside their head is not always messy and lame,lol.We as viewers must understand that most of the time everything happens for a reason.Iam not the kind of viewer who wants to go from point A to point Z too fast.I can take annoying and irritating plot-line,dislikeable characters and surreal incidents when helps the story to go on.Iam not reffering to this one,just a general comment.

Many were over thinking and over analyzing the story here.I mean ok,nobody wants to watch BS and surely we don't want the writers to underestimate our intelligence.But as i already said,take it as it is.A funny and light BL comedy.Why everything has to be sooooo serious especially in this Genre?There are other genres with a serious and heavy plot and there iam way too strict and i do criticize a lot when iam not satisfied with the plot.I got myself into BLs mostly because it is a light watch and not so demanding.Ofc there are serious BLs with great messages,unique story,character development and so on.And Tonhon Chonlatee from the very first episode didn't take itself too serious,giving the right vibe to the viewer of what to expect.At least this is how i interpreted it.

Iam sorry this review is too long.Its because i have the tendency to defend Dramas when i like them and especially when my opinion is totally opposite of the majority!

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Ho adorato questo bl, è molto carino, tranquillo e mi ha fatto spaccare in due dalle risate.
La trama è semplice, nulla di particolare, è una delle solite storielle ma comunque mi è piaciuta molto.
I protagonisti hanno una chimica buona, non proprio quello che cerco io o comunque una di quelle chimiche che per me arrivano alle stelle ma vabbè alla fine è stato ugualmente piacevole vederli insieme.

Parlando di Ton devo dire che non mi è molto piaciuto sin dall'inizio in quanto come persona sembrava una persona per bene ma purtroppo tutti quei discorsi omofobi mi stavano sul cazzo e li faceva di continuo quindi veramente non riuscivo a capire come Nhai e Ai abbiano sopportato tutto ciò per anni senza poter ribattere.
La cosa che mi dava più fastidio riguardo questi discorsi era il fatto che faceva dei discorsi omofobi però poi dopo se ne usciva dicendo cose come “non li odio”, “non sono contro di loro”, però ci stava sempre qel “ma” che mi faceva chiedere “bello, deciditi, sei contro o pro?”, non ci stavo a capire nulla ma per me già solo se inserisci il “ma” sei nella parte sbagliata.
So che questi suoi discorsi erano detti in quanto sin da piccolo era stato influenzato dai genitori ma purtroppo la situazione è una, crescendo si acquisisce la capacità di ragionare di testa propria e io non credo che tu crescendo non sappia capire e vedere ciò che è giusto e non è giusto, personalmente sono stata cresciuta con un'idea sbagliata ma sin da piccola sono riuscita stesso io a ragionare e ora sono qui a guardare un bl senza problemi e senza avere pregiudizi, di conseguenza non riesco a capirlo del tutto, è adulto e doveva capirlo da solo già molto prima.
Vabbè in ogni caso non mi stava molto simpatico soprattutto per il fatto che non riuscisse a capire i propri sentimenti, continuava a dire “mio fratello, è mio fratello” sempre questo, non riusciva proprio a capire che la sua era gelosia e sta cosa mi dava sui nervi, non si dava una svegliata; fortunatamente poi dopo ce l'ha fatta grazie soprattutto a quei tre bellissimi amori miei Nhai, Ai e Miriam che hanno messo su quel piano favoloso.

A questo proposito parlando di quel piano devo dire che l'ho trovato un'idea geniale e mi ha fatto piacere come effettivamente non abbiano costretto Na a fare ciò che dicevano, mi ha fatto piacere che abbiano capito la sua situazione, una situazione in cui Na ama Chon e quindi sicuramente poteva uscirne da questa situa molto ferito in cuore.
Di sua parte ho apprezzato il coraggio di Na al voler provare questa cosa così da avere una possibilità anche se era nulla, dato che sapeva che a Chon piace Ton e che questo piano serviva per far avvicinare loro due.

Parlando proprio di Na, all’inizio sembrava molto scontroso ma io già avevo capito che era una buona persona, sono fiera di averlo pensato sin dall’inizio e non dopo che ciò era stato dimostrato; ho sempre pensato fosse una brava persona che purtroppo era un pò fastidiosa col suo esibizionismo ma poi abbiamo comunque ben visto che lui non esibisce i suoi soldi per chissà quale motivo ma perchè non avendo amicizie non sapeva come farsele quindi facendo vedere di avere soldi aveva una probabilità maggiore che qualcuno si avvicinasse a lui, anche se con cattive intenzioni a lui non fregava, basta che aveva un amicx.
Purtroppo questo concetto lo capisco e conosco bene in quanto anche io sono in una situazione simile (non esibisco i soldi perchè so povera, semplicemente cambio in base alla persone in modo che non gli sto sul cazzo e l’amicizia dura) (non prendete sul serio questo comportamento perchè io stessa lo faccio per farmi piacere ma mi abbandonano ugualmente) (mi sento stra sola, qualcuno faccia amicizia con me pls).

Parlando invece di Nhai, Ai e Miriam, la loro situazione sin dall'inizio mi sembrava molto incredibile, era molto surreale effettivamente e proprio per questo non capisco come Ton sia riuscito a credere a una cosa del genere ma vabbè fin quando ci ha creduto meglio così.
In generale li ho amati un botto, sono stati la salvezza e mi hanno fatto morire dalle risate insieme soprattutto alla madre di Chon quando ha detto al padre di Ton “vecchio disgustoso con il cazzo moscio” e tutti quelli insulti, lì l’ho amata più che mai, in generale ho sempre amato come abbia sempre supportato suo figlio e lì mi è sembrata stra figa ahahah mi sono spaccata dalle risate.

Parlando infine del padre di Ton continuerò ad odiarlo per sempre PUNTO ciò perché capisco tutto quello che vuoi e la tua paura ma sinceramente parlando come puoi privare tuo figlio dall'essere se stesso solo perché ti importa di un nipotino del cazzo, sinceramente non vedo questa come una sufficiente motivazione al suo comportamento orribile e disgustoso avuto per tutta la serie, poi sinceramente proprio per ripicca se fossi stata una loro figlia il nipote non gliel’avrei fatto vedere manco col binocolo, sincera come sempre io eh.

Mi ero dimenticata di Amp vero…allora io sinceramente non ho parole riguardo Amp perché veramente è inutile parlare proprio per una stronzetta del genere, mi ha dato sui nervi tutto il tempo perché proprio non capisco la situazione del tipo tu tradisci il tuo tipo, lo lasci e poi vai pure trovando di essere così altezzosa dicendo che effettivamente lui è andato a pigliare un'altra persona perché sicuramente gli manchi te, perché tu sei la migliore ma dico io con quale autostima me lo stai dicendo, un autostima molto alta…troppo alta rispetto a quello che sei effettivamente, io veramente non la capisco e sinceramente non mi è piaciuta per nulla, invece mi ha fatto super piacere come il karma gli sia girato contro.

In generale consiglio molto questa sera è qualcosa di molto carino e semplice da vedere e sì questo è.

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Lets be fair and break this down

So its 2024 in May and I, just moments ago, finished this show.

- The Actors-
Let me start off by saying it was new for me to see Khao with someone other than First and I had previously seen Pod in Kiss me again and Dark Blue Kiss staring TayNew. I also of course have seen Neo in just about everything, also Mike and Top in 2gether. Jan who played mirim in great shows like cupids last wish and more recently cherry magic!

This cast was phenomenal, you cant say any of them are bad at acting and anyone who says that is just being a hater for no reason. I especially loved Pods performance when delivering sincere lines and Jan when she was being a comedic genius!

-The Plot- I realize this was adapted for the screen from a novel so please forgive me, i didnt read that novel yet.


The plot wasn’t the best i will admit but it got a solid C grade from me because there was humor, romance, butterfly inducing moments, and real experiences that LGBTQIA+ go through. I don’t know about any of you but I had a hell of a time coming out to my family. I was disowned even. I experienced homophobia at school. I wanted my first partner to not tell anyone. These aren’t just tropes used in movies or shows. These are real lived experiences.

To all of the people angry about the homophobia, thats valid, but its real. It happens that way. Peoples reasoning is the same that I heard flung my direction.

To the scenes that didnt make sense, how did the personal photo of Ton from chons phone make it on the internet? That was never addressed or explained.

I felt bad for Neos character, Na. He deserved more of a character arch than being selfless and helping Ton realize his feelings for Chon. It would have made sense to have pang develop a relationship with him after seeing how kind and generous he was with chon.

Now lets discuss the 3 year time skip and random input of surrogacy. I was actually happy about this because again its very real experiences for Queer couples. They hire a surrogate or ask a friend to assist. Its a meaningful way to still have children of your own and not go through discriminating processes like adoption or fostering. I wish they wouldnt have rushed the ending and gave us more information about that process and didnt just imply that TonChon were married now. Chon would be just graduating college i cant forsee that being a realistic timeframe to raise a child.

The elephant in the room… that near rape scene in the bathroom had absolutely no follow up or consequences for that person. It made little sense to me how Chon would have let him be disrespectful a few scenes later when he refused to give chon those study guides he was passing out. He deserved to be kicked out of school or at least arrested.

Now to everyone who was comparing the lack of consequences for the near rape to the treatment of amp for what she did, please dont. Those are 2 separate issues. We should call out homophobia, we shouldnt be polite to bigots. They should be ostracized and lose status. I didnt feel bad for amp once. Does that mean the near rape should have been excused or skipped over? No. That was careless of the writers and I hope the book didnt intend it that way.

- OverAll-

This show was funny, interesting, an unexpected treat to watch. I would definitely watch it over again because I think the acting was so well done, but i would skip a couple scenes that I had mentioned.

If you got this far, thanks for reading my rant. 💜🫂

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+5 for the cast,- 5 for wasting their time and talent

Disappointment is an understatement to describe this show.
Imagine hiring podd,khao,janhae,ciize to participate in this hot mess. The storyline was all over the place. However,the problematic nature of tonhon was the worst part. His character being the all cocky macho that does not treat or deserve chonlate at all. Besides that, i really hated the crazy ex girlfriend plot point as well, boring and cliche as always.

The way they could have salvaged this show if only they stuck to book’s story,they strayed so far from the book to create a more dramatic show only to fail miserably. In the original book, tonhon was not an asshole. He was a masculine guy but no the point of oozing toxicity,he was supportive his queer friends and accepting of chonlate who was feminine by nature only to gradually realise he was interested in him. In the show,they’ve damaged this character beyond repair with minimal if not no redeeming qualities. As for chonlate, he was supposed to be unapologitically feminine with his pink items and shorts, unafraid to be his authentic and true self. However, the adaptation killed chonlate’s confident personality,made him less feminine and instead an awkward and meek guy who harbored a secret crush on his toxically masculine childhood friend. A total 180 degree flip in characters’ natures and important plot points of the original piece.

The best part of this show if there’s any to begin with….should be the cast. I love these set of actors,they can and will definitely deliver a good performance granted the script is good and suitable for them. But I’m sure we are past the point of believing that considering the script was garbage. I can see that they tried to work with it and they did alright for their roles despite the very poorly written script.

Other than the script and acting, every other aspect is not even worth brushing upon. The cinematography,lighting,cameraworks,bgm were all bland and was somewhat decent for the time the show aired, nothing stellar or special but nothing to complain much about either.

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i loved the parts i didn't hate

i loved all the parts that i didn't hate. concept and kissing was a 2016 B which is a 2020 C minus/D. But I liked the silliness of the production a lot and I have warm feelings for so many of the actors in this, especially Mike and Toptap playing a couple which makes their enemies status in Mama Gogo even funnier to me. It aims big on social commentary amongst the humor and then fails on so much of it. There's some content warning worthy bad guy scenes so I can't even rec it as a mindless romp even though I'd want to. So close to good and yet so very far.

(but seriously, even for GMMTV, what was up with the kissing cut-aways in this?)

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Feel good drama!

I almost MISSED out this gem because of this low rating it gets here, when it turns out to be ONE OF MY FAV NOW!

I've learnt to follow my heart and forget about rating. It depends on what ya looking for in a drama.

If you looking for feel good drama to relax, enjoy and warm your heart, this is for you. Is storyline super special? No. But, that doesn't make this drama less ordinary!

I've seen toxic drama with higher rating than this! This drama might be simple but it is also its purity and innocence that made it so cute to watch!

Sometimes, a simple, cute, relaxing drama that makes you smile from ear to ear, laugh from your belly and warm your heart is what we need. This is exactly what this drama makes me feel and I hope you would enjoy the sunshine and sweetness this drama has for you too :)

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