Bad Buddy Explained

Native Name:
Director:	Noppharnach Chaiwimol
Opentheme:	• "เพลงที่เพิ่งเขียนจบ (Our Song) (Instrumental) by Korapat Kirdpan
Endtheme:	• "แค่เพื่อนมั้ง (Just Friend?)" by Korapat Kirdpan (since Episode 1) • "จะไม่บอกใครละกันว่าเธอชอบฉันก่อน (Secret: Won't Tell Anyone That You Like Me First)" by Kacha Nontanun (since Episode 6) • "เพลงที่เพิ่งเขียนจบ (Our Song) by Korapat Kirdpan (since Episode 11)
Country:	Thailand
Language:	Thai
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	12
First Aired:	^[1]

Bad Buddy (Thai: แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน;, "Just a Friend, Friend") is a 2021 Thai romantic BL comedy-drama television series starring Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon) and Pawat Chittsawangdee (Ohm). Based on the novel Behind The Scenes by Afterday and -West-, it tells the story of two boys who came from warring, neighboring families and found themselves competing for almost everything, but developed romantic feelings for each other along the way.

Directed by Noppharnach Chaiwimol (Aof) and produced by GMMTV, this series is one of 16 television series of GMMTV for 2021 during their "GMMTV 2021: The New Decade Begins" event on 3 December 2020.^{[2] [3] [4]} It premiered on GMM25 on 29 October 2021, airing on every Friday at 20:30 ICT (8:30 pm), while its full uncut version aired at 22:30 ICT (10:30 pm) on WeTV. It replaced the Friday slot of the Fish upon the Sky rerun on GMM25.^[5]

It was featured on Teen Vogue's best BL dramas of 2022 list.^[6]

Synopsis

The rivalry of Pat (Pawat Chittsawangdee), a cheeky and impulsive guy, and Pran (Korapat Kirdpan), a neat and tidy perfectionist has been passed down from a previous generation. They were destined to be mutual enemies even before they were born. Their families run competing hardware businesses side by side, and their parents hate each other to the core. For this reason, the boys have become rivals in any kind of competition.

When an incident happens at the age of 12, their hatred begins to dissolve: Pat's little sister, Pa (Pattranite Limpatiyakorn), starts drowning in a pond. While Pat is still in a state of shock and fear, Pran immediately rushes into the water and saves Pa from drowning. Their relationship has changed since then. On the surface, they still appear to be enemies, but they no longer truly detest each other. In the tenth grade, they are assigned to be in the same music band and become closer. Pran's family finds out, and he is sent away to a boarding school.

Two years later, they are brought together once again. Pat is chosen to be the freshman class president of the Faculty of Engineering while Pran is the class president of the Faculty of Architecture, two faculties that have a historic rivalry as well. Pa quickly finds out and asks Pat not to do Pran any harm because he was the one who saved her life. Pat and Pran's friends have a series of physical fights, and are told they will suffer consequences if they fight again. Pat and Pran, the leaders of their friend groups, decide to coordinate to keep their friends from running into each other. As they coordinate, they become closer, and eventually fall in love. They begin dating, hiding it from all of their friends and family until they are caught and must deal with the consequences.

Cast and characters

Main

• Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon) as Pran
• Pawat Chittsawangdee (Ohm) as Pat

Supporting

• Pattranite Limpatiyakorn (Love) as Pa
• Pansa Vosbein (Milk) as Ink
• Jitaraphol Potiwihok (Jimmy) as Wai
• Sattabut Laedeke (Drake) as Korn
• Pahun Jiyacharoen (Marc) as Louis
• Theepakon Kwanboon (Prom) as Mo
• Thakorn Promsatitkul (Lotte) as Safe
• Pakin Kuna-anuvit (Mark) as Chang
• Puttipong Sriwat (Leo Putt) as Ming (Pat's father)
• Pattamawan Kaomulkadee (Yui) as Pat's mother
• Passin Ruangvuth (A) as Pran's father
• Paradee Vongsawad (Ple) as Dissaya (Pran's mother)
• Thanavate Siriwattanakul (Gap) as Chai
• Kongkiat Khomsiri (Kome) as Tong

Guest

• Natachai Boonprasert (Dunk) Pat & Pran's school bandmate
• Passatorn Koolkang (Captain) Pat & Pran's school classmate
• Kittipop Sereevichayasawat (Satang) as Pat & Pran's school bandmate
• Napat Patcharachavalit (Aun) as Pat & Pran's school classmate
• Norawit Titicharoenrak (Gemini) as Pat & Pran's school junior
• Arun Asawasuebsakul (Ford) as Pat & Pran's school junior
• Nattawat Jirochtikul (Fourth) as Pat & Pran's school junior
• Achita Panyamang (Kim) as Young Pat
• Tanapatch Chanthasorn (Zen) as Young Pran
• Nichamon Ladapornpipat (Nene) as Young Pa
• Chertsak Pratumsrisakhon (Chert) as Professor Pichai
• Suphasawatt Purnaveja (Watt) as Professor of Architecture
• Yaowalak Mekkulwiroj as Professor/Lecturer
• Kusuma Teppharak (Pong) as Ms. Payao
• Chayanee Chaladthanyakij (Meen) as Ms. Sunee
• Thitisan Goodburn (Kim) as Ham
• Passakorn Chaithep (Cnine) as Junior
• Amata Piyavanich (Jum) as Junior's mother
• Pradit Prasartthong (Tou) as Yod
• Thanadon Meewongtham (Au)
• Kornprom Niyomsil (Au) as Toto
• Wisit Chantaraparb (Plug) as Chart
• Poom Kaewfacharoen as Architecture stageplay actor (as Kwan)

Reception

Thailand television ratings

• In the table below, represents the lowest ratings and represents the highest ratings.

Episode	Timeslot	Air date	Average audience share
1	Friday 8:30 pm	29 October 2021	0.131%	^[7]
2		5 November 2021	0.112%	^[8]
3		12 November 2021	0.131%	^[9]
4		19 November 2021		^[10]
5		26 November 2021	0.150%	^[11]
6		3 December 2021	0.072%	^[12]
7		10 December 2021	0.062%	^[13]
8		17 December 2021	0.088%	^[14]
9		24 December 2021	0.158%	^[15]
10		7 January 2022	0.1%	^[16]
11		14 January 2022		^[17]
12		21 January 2022	0.165%	^[18]
Average

Based on the average audience share per episode.

Online ratings

As of 15 November 2021, the series has reached the No. 1 position on WeTV Thailand's most popular BL series rankings.^[19] It further become the most-streamed Thai television series and drama on 23 November 2021^{[20] [21]} and the most-watched title on the platform on 13 December 2021 after the release of Episode 7.^[22] Likewise, the series also made it to the Weekly Top 10 Most Watched Series of iWantTFC despite its exclusive availability in the Philippines. On the first rank release on 3 November 2021, the series' English-subtitled version reached Top 9.^[23] It consistently remained in the Top 10 throughout the weeks and as of 14 December 2021, few days after the release of Episode 7, the English-subtitled version reached Top 8 and the Filipino-dubbed version achieved Top 9.^[24]

Soundtracks

Song Title (Official Spelling)	Romanized Title (RTGS)	English Title	Artist
แค่เพื่อนมั้ง (Kae Peuan Mang)	Khae Phuean Mang	Just Friend?	Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon)	^[25]
จะไม่บอกใครละกันว่าเธอชอบฉันก่อน (Ja Mai Bork Krai La Gun Wah Tur Chob Chan Korn)	Cha Mai Bok Khrai La Kan Wa Thoe Chop Chan Kon	Secret (Won't Tell Anyone That You Like Me First)	Kacha Nontanun	^[26]
เพลงที่เพิ่งเขียนจบ (Pleng Tee Peung Khean Jhob)	Phleng Thi Phoeng Khian Chop	Our Song	Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon)	^[27]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
2021	WeTV Awards	Best of Thai Series	Bad Buddy Series		^[28] ^[29]
		Best of Y-Series
2022	18th Kom Chad Luek Awards	Most Popular Lakorn/Series	Bad Buddy Series		^[30]
	Maya Entertain Awards 2022	Song of The Year	Just Friend? by Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon)		^[31]
		Series of The Year	Bad Buddy Series
	Kazz Awards 2022	Best Scene	Bad Buddy Series		^[32]
	ContentAsia Awards 2022	Best LGBTQ+ Programme Made in Asia	Bad Buddy Series		^[33]
	27th Asian Television Awards	Best Theme Song	Just Friend? by Korapat Kirdpan (Nanon)		^[34] ^[35]

International broadcast

• Philippines – The series is one of the newest five GMMTV television series alongside "Baker Boys", "Not Me", "Enchanté", and "" (a Thai adaptation of Meteor Garden, which had different versions in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China, which was aired before on ABS-CBN) that was acquired by ABS-CBN Corporation, after its successful acquisition of eight previous series under GMMTV. It was announced by Dreamscape Entertainment on 28 June 2021.^[36] All episodes with English subtitles was made available for streaming via iWantTFC starting on 29 October 2021, simulcast with its Thailand broadcast.^[37] The platform likewise released the series as dubbed in Filipino starting with the first episode on 4 November 2021.^[38]
• Japan – The series is acquired by TV Asahi and au to be released in Japan for the first time on the streaming platform Telasa.^[39] The first episode premiered with Japanese subtitles on 11 November 2021 and the succeeding episodes has been available sequentially every Thursday.^[40]

Spin-off

Stories about Ink and Pa, a yuri couple in the series, have been made into an episode called "Zero Photography" of the miniseries Magic of Zero, released on 11 August 2022, with Pansa Vosbein and Pattranite Limpatiyakorn reprising their roles of Ink and Pa.^{[41] [42]}

Future

In 2022, GMMTV announced that Bad Buddy will be included in the roster for the second part of their series, Our Skyy (entitled Our Skyy 2). Ohm and Nanon are expected to reprise their roles as Pat and Pran respectively.

External links

• Bad Buddy on GMM 25 website
• Bad Buddy on WeTV
• Bad Buddy on GMMTV OFFICIAL YouTube Channel
  • GMMTV

Notes and References

1. GMMTV . GMMTV . GMMTV . 1448951796538425345 . จากคนที่ไม่มีวันเป็น "เพื่อน" กันได้... สู่คนที่ไม่มีวันเป็นได้ "แค่เพื่อน".
2. Web site: [LIVE] งานแถลงข่าว #GMMTV2021 : The New Decade Begins]. youtube.com. 3 December 2020 . GMMTV. 15 May 2021.
3. Web site: "GMMTV" จัดงานใหญ่ "GMMTV 2021 The New Decade Begins" เปิดโผ 16 ซีรีส์เรื่องเยี่ยม พร้อมเผยโปรเจกต์ใหม่สุดปัง ทัพนักแสดงชื่อดังร่วมงานกว่า 100 ชีวิต. www.gmm-tv.com/news/. GMMTV. 15 May 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016073515/https://www.gmm-tv.com/news/2249/. dead.
4. Web site: We're calling it—BrightWin's 'F4,' BL "Bad Buddy" are the Thai shows to watch out for in 2021. philstarlife.com. The Philippine Star Life. 17 May 2021.
5. Web site: [Official Trailer] แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน BAD BUDDY SERIES]. youtube.com. GMMTV. 17 May 2021.
6. Web site: Williams . K-Ci . 2022-12-16 . The 11 Best BL Dramas of 2022 . 2022-12-19 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
7. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 29-31 ตุลาคม 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 1 November 2021 . 1 November 2021 . th .
8. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 4-6 พฤศจิกายน 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 8 November 2021 . 8 November 2021 . th .
9. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 12-14 พฤศจิกายน 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 15 November 2021 . 15 November 2021 . th .
10. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 19-21 พฤศจิกายน 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 22 November 2021 . 22 November 2021 . th .
11. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 26-28 พฤศจิกายน 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 29 November 2021 . 29 November 2021 . th .
12. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 3-5 ธันวาคม 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 7 December 2021 . 7 December 2021 . th .
13. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 10-12 ธันวาคม 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 13 December 2021 . 13 December 2021 . th .
14. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 17-19 ธันวาคม 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 20 December 2021 . 20 December 2021 . th .
15. Web site: เรตติ้งวันที่ 24-26 ธันวาคม 2564 . facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 28 December 2021 . 28 December 2021 . th .
16. หนูมายาดราม่า . noomayadrama . 1480425524425990152 . 7-9.1.65 #หนูมายารายงาน.
17. หนูมายาดราม่า . noomayadrama . 1482948044752842759 . 14-16.1.65 #หนูมายารายงาน.
18. Web site: "เพชฌฆาตจันทร์เจ้า" เปิดเรตติ้งด้วยตัวเลขหลับไหล เรตติ้งวันที่ 21-23 มกราคม 2565. facebook.com. เขวี้ยงรีโมท. 24 January 2022. 31 January 2022. th .
19. WeTV Thailand . WeTVThailand . 1460110310422073344. มาแรงแบบฉุดไม่อยู่ขึ้นแท่นซีรีส์วายอันดับ 1 บน WeTV .
20. WeTV Thailand . WeTVThailand . 1463100012913512454. 4 ซีรีส์ขึ้นแท่นอันดับ 1 บน WeTV .
21. WeTV Thailand . WeTVThailand . 1464549566645104642. TOP 5 ซีรีส์/ ละครไทยสุดฮอต!!! ดูย้อนหลังกันแบบไม่มีโฆษณาขั้นที่ WeTV เท่านั้น❤️.
22. WeTV Thailand . WeTVThailand . 1470347778878414854. ฮิตขนาดนี้แค่เพื่อนยังไงไหว!!! ขึ้นแท่นซีรีส์ยอดวิวอันดับ 1 บนแอป WeTV .
23. iWantTFC . iWantTFC . 1455776758230355970. Here are the TOP 10 MOST-WATCHED SHOWS this week on iWantTFC!.
24. iWantTFC . iWantTFC . 1470634661021765635. Take a look at the TOP 10 SHOWS on iWantTFC today!.
25. แค่เพื่อนมั้ง (Just Friend?) Ost.แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน BAD BUDDY SERIES - NANON KORAPAT . YouTube . . 31 October 2021.
26. จะไม่บอกใครละกันว่าเธอชอบฉันก่อน (SECRET) Ost.แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน BAD BUDDY SERIES - Kacha Nontanun . YouTube . . 3 December 2021.
27. เพลงที่เพิ่งเขียนจบ (OUR SONG) Ost.แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน BAD BUDDY SERIES - NANON KORAPAT . YouTube . . 15 January 2022.
28. GMMTV . GMMTV . 1489213859671932932 . ขอแสดงความยินดีกับ "โอม-นนน และ ซีรีส์ แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน" ที่คว้า 2 รางวัล "ที่สุดซีรีส์&ละครไทย" (Best of Thai Series) และ "ที่สุดซีรีส์วาย" (Best of Y-series) จากงาน #WeTVAwards2021 ขอบคุณแฟนๆ และขอบคุณ WeTV ด้วยนะคะ.
29. GMMTV . GMMTV . 1489213867406204929 . ขอแสดงความยินดีกับ "แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน .
30. Web site: 2022-04-01. คนบันเทิงรับรางวัล คมชัดลึกอวอร์ด ครั้งที่ 18 . TNN Thailand . 2022-04-01 . th.
31. Web site: 2022-05-18. Here are winners from Maya Entertain Awards 2022. thai update. 2022-05-18 . en.
32. Web site: Petshoo. Purichaya. 2022-07-22. จัดเต็ม! บรรยากาศฉลองครบรอบ 16 ปี "KAZZ MAGAZINE" ดารา ศิลปินขวัญใจวัยรุ่นหลากหลายค่าย ตบเท้าเข้าร่วมแสดงความยินดี และรับรางวัลในงาน "KAZZ Awards 2022". 2022-07-23. Kazz Magazine. th.
33. Web site: 26 August 2022 . ContentAsia Awards 2022 Best LBGTQ+ Programme Made in Asia Winner - Bad Buddy Series (GMMTV Co., Ltd) . 26 August 2022 . Facebook.
34. GMMTV . GMMTV . 1585150192348585984. GMMTV สุดปัง ถูกเสนอชื่อเข้าชิงรางวัล Asian Television Awards ครั้งที่ 27 ถึง 10 รายการ 11 รายชื่อ!!.
35. Web site: Day 1 – Asian Television Awards . www.asiantelevisionawards.net . 2022-10-27.
36. Web site: More Thai BL series soon to stream on iWant TFC this 2021. news.abs-cbn.com. ABS-CBN News. 2021-10-17. en. 2021-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809102921/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/28/21/more-thai-bl-series-soon-to-stream-on-iwant-tfc-this-2021. live.
37. iWantTFC . IWantTFC . iwanttfc . 1450310739256741888 . Abangan ang #BadBuddySeries starring Ohm Pawat and Nanon Korapat. Simulcast release with Thailand starting October 29 with English Subtitles on iWantTFC!.
38. iWantTFC . IWantTFC . iwanttfc . 1456232512733147136 . The bardagulan intensifies! Dahil ang mga linyahan nina Pat at Pran in Filipino na!.
39. TELASA_thai . 1448951948418248705. タイで10/29放送開始となるドラマ #BADBUDDYSERIES の日本語字幕版を #テラサ で世界初配信することが決定しました!!.
40. Web site: タイドラマ「Bad Buddy series」字幕版の見放題配信、TELASAで11月スタート . yahoo.co.jp . Yahoo! Japan . 18 October 2021 . 15 October 2021 . ja . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020123051/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2e5df1460c1b7a5508d1f7298f42aa66b1b63123 . dead .
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