Baker Boys (Thai TV series) explained
Native Name: | |
Director: | Pannares Ruchiranantal |
Endtheme: | "Sweet Day" by Lee Thanat, Singto Prachaya, Pluem Purim and Foei Patara |
Country: | Thailand |
Language: | Thai |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Runtime: | 45 minutes |
Baker Boys (Thai: รักของผม ขนมของคุณ;, My Love, Your Desserts) is a 2021 Thai romantic comedy-drama television series starring Thanat Lowkhunsombat (Lee), Prachaya Ruangroj (Singto), Purim Rattanaruangwattana (Pluem) and Patara Eksangkul (Foei). Adapted from the manga series Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga, it tells the stories of four bakers who go through different challenges in life while on the baking industry. It's also the Thai version of the Japanese and South Korean franchises.[1]
Directed by Pannares Ruchiranantal (Poy) and produced by GMMTV, this series is one of sixteen television series of GMMTV for 2021 during their "GMMTV 2021: The New Decade Begins" event on 3 December 2020.[2] [3] It is currently airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 20:30 (8:30 pm) on GMM25, and the streaming app AIS PLAY at 22:30 (10:30 pm), replacing the timeslot of reruns of Nabi, My Stepdarling. It was succeeded by 55:15 Never Too Late on its timeslot on GMM25.[4]
Synopsis
Punn, the son of a billionaire, owns a popular bakery and credits success to Weir, the "God of Pastry." Despite his lack of interest, Punn attracts customers worldwide. Krathing, an apprentice, and Pooh, Punn's personal bodyguard, serve as his staff. Monet, a reporter, investigates the mysterious disappearances of young people from the store and uncovers a secret.
Cast and characters
Main
- Thanat Lowkhunsombat (Lee) as Punnapat "Punn" Detrachatanan / Manga character: Keiichiro Tachibana. He is the owner of the Sweet Day Cafe, the area that would eventually be the vital part of the child-abduction case
- Prachaya Ruangroj (Singto) as Warakron "Weir" Chanwanit / Manga character: Yūsuke Ono. He is a pastry chef that was hired by Punn in his new business.
- Purim Rattanaruangwattana (Pluem) as Tadtep "Krathing" Udommana / Manga character: Eiji Kanda. He is a retired boxer due to a medical condition who was hired by Punn in the café via a 3-month probation.
- Patara Eksangkul (Foei) as Pooh / Manga character: Chikage Kobayakawa. A bodyguard of Punn that was falsely pointed out as one of the suspects in the kidnapping of the child by Krathing and Monet
Supporting
- Juthapich Indrajundra (Jamie) as Monet, an internet journalist who is investigating the child-abduction case along with her parents
- Oliver Pupart (An) as Manop, Monet's father who is also a reporter.
- Apasiri Nitibhon (Um) as Rochi, Monet's mother who is also a reporter.
- Athiwat Sanitwong Na Ayutthaya (Ton) as Chok
- Khoo Pei-Cong (Wave) as Jean
- Akkarin Akaranithimetrath (Joke) as Ted
- Kulteera Yordchang (Unda) as Piglet
- Phromphiriya Thongputtaruk (Papang) as Tum Tam
- Neen Suwanamas as Im-aim
- Ployphat Phatchatorn Thanawat as View
- Suratnawee Suwiporn (Bow) as Tiwa
- Sobee Chotirot Kaewpinit as Nuan
- Kalaya Lerdkasemsap (Ngek) as Weir's mom
Guests
- Thanaboon Wanlopsirinun (Na) as the host of the contest
- Chatchawit Techarukpong (Victor) as Pob - Krating's boxing rival
- Noppharnach Chaiwimol (Backaof)
- Chinnarat Siriphongchawalit (Mike) as Noom - Weir's teacher
Reception
Thailand television ratings
- In the table below, represents the lowest ratings and represents the highest ratings.
Episode
| Timeslot
| Air date | Average audience share | |
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1 | Wednesdays-Thursdays, 8:30 pm | 24 November 2021 | | [5] |
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2 | 25 November 2021 | 0.107 | [6] |
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3 | 1 December 2021 | 0.084 | [7] |
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4 | 2 December 2021 | | [8] |
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5 | 8 December 2021 | 0.078 | [9] |
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6 | 9 December 2021 | 0.075 | [10] |
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7 | 15 December 2021 | 0.131 | [11] |
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8 | 16 December 2021 | 0.042 | [12] |
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9 | 22 December 2021 | 0.090 | [13] |
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10 | 23 December 2021 | 0.093 | [14] |
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11 | 29 December 2021 | | |
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12 | 30 December 2021 | | |
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Average | | |
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Based on the average audience share per episode.
International broadcast
- Philippines – The series is one of the newest five GMMTV television series, alongside "Bad Buddy", "Not Me", "Enchanté", and "" (a Thai adaptation of Meteor Garden, which had a different versions in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China, which was aired before on ABS-CBN) 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.[15] Starting on 24 November 2021, all episodes with English subtitles will be made accessible for streaming on iWantTFC, in tandem with the Thailand broadcast.[16] The streaming platform first released the Filipino-dubbed version for the first episode on 30 November 2021, with other episodes in succeeding dates.[17]
Notes and References
- News: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. 4 December 2020. Antique Bakery Manga Gets Live-Action Thai Show. Anime News Network. 24 November 2021.
- Web site: [LIVE] งานแถลงข่าว #GMMTV2021 : The New Decade Begins]. youtube.com. 3 December 2020 . GMMTV. 15 May 2021.
- 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.
- Web site: [Official Trailer] Baker Boys รักของผม...ขนมของคุณ]. youtube.com. 12 November 2021 . GMMTV. 22 November 2021.
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 24 พฤศจิกายน 2564. Rating for Wednesday, 24 November 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 24 November 2021 . 26 November 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 25 พฤศจิกายน 2564. Rating for Thursday, 25 November 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 25 November 2021 . 27 November 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 1 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Wednesday, 1 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 2 December 2021. 9 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 2 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Thursday, 2 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 3 December 2021. 9 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 8 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Wednesday, 8 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 8 December 2021. 9 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 9 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Thursday, 9 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 9 December 2021. 16 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 15 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Wednesday, 15 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 15 December 2021. 16 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 16 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Thursday, 16 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 16 December 2021. 27 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพุธที่ 22 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Wednesday, 22 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 22 December 2021. 27 December 2021 . th .
- Web site: เรตติ้งวันพฤหัสบดีที่ 23 ธันวาคม 2564. Rating for Thursday, 23 December 2021. facebook.com . เขวี้ยงรีโมท . 23 December 2021. 27 December 2021 . th .
- 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.
- iWantTFC . IWantTFC . iwanttfc . 1463386907363057671 . Opening na later ng Sweet Day Cafe! ☕ Ready na ba kayo to meet the #BakerBoys? See you tonight at 9:30 PM (PH Time) on iWantTFC! Available for PH only. @DreamscapePH @GMMTV.
- iWantTFC . IWantTFC . iwanttfc . 1465662601367457799 . Welcome to Sweet Day Cafe, mga mamser! ☕ Now serving kilig and comedy na may kasamang mystery! Watch the FILIPINO DUBBED version of #BakerBoysEP1 now for FREE on iWantTFC! https://bit.ly/TWBakerBoysFil Available for PH only. @DreamscapePH @GMMTV}}
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