Unforgotten Night (2022)

So Bad It's Good!!!

Overall: I don't even know how to rate this series. If you watch it at double speed and think of it as a cheesy soap opera, it is wildly entertaining. However, it is not a serious or realistic bdsm or mafia romance. Aired on Gagaoolala & YouTube (YouTube has some of the (few) steamy scenes shortened/cut))

Content Warnings: murders, gore/blood, kidnapping, slaps/beaten up/violence, manipulation, dub con bdsm (in the first instance), non con touching (sleeping), manhandling, maybe under 18 (in the book Baiboon is 15 but they don't say his age in the series)/age gap side relationship

What I Liked
- this has so much nonsense (pirouette lap sits, shots of running water, zero research into bdsm, Kim making the stupidest decisions). I put this stuff as Room For Improvement as well because it's either awesome or terrible depending on how you watch this series. I laughed so hard every episode.  
- appreciated the multiple consent check ins in the initial "bdsm" scene
- the bodyguard shower scene was totally random but hot

Room For Improvement
- random long shots of faucets running, shoes on the bed, awful tattoo
- nonsensical actions and dialogue, Kamol couldn't find another partner in a large city??? Why is Kim so appealing? Why refuse to do something and then instantly gives in? A sample line, Kamol says to Kim "don't worry I'm not involved in drugs or human trafficking"
- the other side couples were not well developed
- awful kissing (but apparently that first scene had zero workshops and the two leads had never worked with each other so that's the production's fault)
- not just 1 but three annoying wannabe girlfriend/boyfriend characters
- zero research into bdsm, also wounds that don't match and look like they were drawn on with lipstick
- slow pacing (watched most on double speed)
- didn't like the overhead camera shots in the beginning and there were some really odd transition shots (like the faucet running water)
- English subs on top of the Thai subs when they were speaking Korean was difficult to read
- they should have cut out the bobblehead commercial breaks

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Love a cold man gets his guy story... than this is for you.

I loved this and hate that it is over. I loved Yoon in this role and Ton as well. I want to see them in something else together. Love a cold man losing his shit over the normal guy and pursuing him and I love how Komol did it here. He was very single minded, determined, straightforward, and honest in his desire for Kim and what he wanted. Swoon worthy.

I would love a Khom and Baiboon follow up story. I loved the very real family unit they all became. I loved Kim's dad being a dad for his son and asking the right questions to his son's would be suitor and being accepting as well as realistic. I think that was especially good for Kamol as well.

Basically I really just loved it and do not think it deserves all the hate it has gotten. I said it before and will repeat, I do think the sex scene in episode one was unfortunate but it in no way ruined the entire drama in anyway. If you're hesitant, give it a try and see for yourself.

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Good ending

Seriously this is the perfect definition of impossible love, when Kim thought about being lonely he found his half Kamol. I was surprised how the no for Kim is Yes for Kamol until I found that he liked it that way. This is the perfect representation of a couple that understands each other, goes through situations together, fights break up, they kiss, and makeup at the end. Their determination with them is incredible. I particularly feel their happiness, sadness, love, and many other emotions during each episodes. I am satisfied because I got a perfect ending no open ending no imaginary ending everything is clear I love it I felt good about the ending so I decided to change my 9.5 to 10 is very rare to get a clear ending sometimes. Those main characters have a good connection. Finally he is not part of the mafia anymore and got a real job. Kamol made a huge point here care only about your lover and your family stop caring about others pushing their frustration and anxiety on you because you don't have the same taste, live your life for yourself and be happy. Also light make up for this serie is good we should be able to be more comfortable with light make up on ours faces

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歡樂有趣的一套劇

這套劇近乎把小說情節還完，而且加插了一些劇裡沒有的人物及情節，讓觀眾一起跟著劇情而激動。劇情節奏暢順，並沒有拖泥帶水，也不會讓人看到一頭霧水，結局收尾也不倉悴，一整套看下來，令人感覺愉快。小說裡的老虎情節，劇組找了真正的老虎來演出，這更加是難得的事情，這麼用心去制作的一套劇會不好看嗎？ 演黑幫老大角色的演員，該有的霸氣也沒有少，演技也在線上。演黑幫老大的伴侣，該有的傲嬌也演活了出來。其他的演員都是新人，演技當然是有待提升，誰人會沒有經過新人這個階段的。每一套劇都有自己的特色存在，不應該把相類似的劇來做比較。

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thank you for the comments, it's hilarious!!

i'm really writing this just to thank everybody commenting on this, i never laughed so much! i'm not gonna say anything more, just go to the comments section and you will know what i mean.
make sure to READ the comments - i had to stop now and then because i had tears from laughter - but also WATCH this series for yourself... never came across something so entertaining! i love it despite its flaws!
❤️️ ❤️️
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It's not the greatest but not the worst

First of all, I have read the novel and I can pretty much say that the series is almost following the novel. Almost because there is no Cherry arc in the novel.

Anyway, I was actually anticipating for this series since it was announced because it's following KinnPorsche. And because of the very fact that it's following KP that it didn't become a success. I personally think that if this was aired years ago or just before KP, people would probably like it or at least tolerate it. But since KP aired first and people watched the behind-the-scenes of every eps, the really great acting of the casts even though most of them are also rookies in the acting industry, it resulted to the comparison of the two dramas since both have similar theme: mafia love.

It also doesn't live up to the mature theme it was supposed to be showing. It's 2022 and BL fans are tired of timid kissing and awkward touching. BL fans are tired of University stories. The BDSM theme of UN intrigued the mass since it's probably the first one in Thai BL history. But I understand that it's still a long process to actually show proper BDSM practices and acts.

Let's go to the acting, esp the main actors. Yoon and Ton, which I am still confused who is who. So let's stick with Kamol and Kim. Contrary to the other reviews here, I prefer Kamol's acting than Kim's and I don't know why. I can't help but cringe sometimes when Kim's on the screen, which he is 90% of the time. The side characters, however, act more naturally and likeable, esp. Cherry and Danai. The casting of this drama wasn't great, esp for KK couple. Kamol or Yoon is so soft looking and as they all say, has a baby face. You really can't imagine that kind of face to be a badass mafia. I also find it quite funny that Kim's body is buffer than Kamol's. I think they should've worked out to fit their characters physically.

After I finished watching ep 1, I accepted that this series will not be the one I was expecting. Let's get this straight. It's not really great. However, I am compelled in watching this. It's fun since Kamol's character is loveable. He's pretty much whipped and devoted to Kim just like in the novel. Kim's got an attitude in the novel which I found irritating but fortunately, in the series, I didn't find him irritating. He's sassy and stubborn.

To end this, this drama is like an oasis in a desert. It's not big and probably contaminated but it quenches the thirst of good BL drought. I also find this rewatchable because it's really not heavy at all. Usually, great BLs have heavy plot and it's quite difficult to rewatch them. For example, ITSAY. Great drama but I find it hard to rewatch since it's serious and heavy.

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Reddit saved this for me.

Apart from the terrible casting, a budget of discount travel hotel vouchers, a music score from a 50's vampire movie and many many other tragic flaws. This series does have some redemption..... REDDIT

1. Shoes on the bed
2. Water waste
3. Falling so hard on your ass, a scratch appears on your knee.
4. Giant earrings on a very beautiful cast member
5. Pirouette to sit on knee
6. Product placement
7. Mutant chin hairs
8. Worst bodyguards in the history of body guarding.

.....Basically too many to mention them all.
This has spawned Unforgotten night Bingo and many a drinking game for those of us determined to reach the end of this series.
Good luck!!

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Wow.

Wow.

If MDL allowed only one-word reviews, then wow would be the only thing I'd have to say.

I pretty much skimmed through this epic crisis of a series. What was promised to be this very raunchy, BDSM, mafia series quickly turned into a mafia and cut to the morning after series. I only kept watching for Baiboon and Kom cause I liked their dynamic, but their development just suddenly stops, so we don't ever get a proper ending with the two of them.

Ratings:

Story: 4/10 - I really just skimmed through this series, so I won't even begin to say I understood what was happening. Some mafia stuff? It's crazy that this all starts though because of a one-night stand.

Acting: 6.5/10 - most of the cast was mediocre. With as many series as Yoon has been in, you'd think he'd have improved by now, but no. No one's acting was good, everyone stayed on the same plain as just being ok enough for me to get through the series.

Music: 5/10 didn't pay attention to it which means it wasn't distracting.

Recommendation value: 1/10 - I don't have the strongest say in whether or not to watch this just because I really didn't 100% pay much attention to it, but from what I can remember, it's not worth it. Watch for some comedic relief, but do yourself a favor and watch any other series besides this one.

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很有意思的影集

剛開始看確實不習慣，但慢慢的被演員的表現和故事發展吸引，Yoon很帥氣，Ton的小奶音很可愛，新人保鑣也很認真表現，副CP身材超級好，很養眼，每個人花費了非常多心血，NC的場景很刺激，看久了劇情很上頭，唯一覺得可惜的地方，是其實每一位演員都很帥氣，但是拍攝起來造型上卻封印了不少人的顏值，感覺很可惜，至於置入上，細節安排的沒有非常的到位，其實置入還蠻明顯的，不過我很喜歡每一對CP，畢竟看劇是很主觀的一件事，如果不喜歡就請繞路，不要隨便亂評價每一部劇，也不要爲了支持的劇去故意踩別的劇，蠻沒教養就是

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my favorite

有別於其他黑幫戲劇，很有自己的特色，所以在眾多戲劇中吸引不少觀眾的目光，雖然一開始只是抱著打發時間的心態去看的，但打開後，就讓人深深著迷，每每都是驚喜。 每集中都有不同的看點與笑點，讓人目不轉睛的看下去，並且期待下一集的到來，然後又會有什麼意外的劇情發生。
我已經很久沒有這樣反覆觀看同一部戲劇，喜歡Kamol 的深情、Kim的柔情，演員們詮釋情感過程的細緻轉變，也都相當吸引人；戲劇中的保鑣的演出也是讓人為之一亮。
雖然劇中有部分劇情銜接不完美，但不影響我對這部劇的喜愛。

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