The brand-new Thai BL series, Bed Friend the Series, has released the premiere date of its first episode. Here, we will talk about the series’ plot along with the cast, followed by the release date and the streaming guide for the episode.
BL is a new genre that focuses on homosexual relationships between two males. The recent popularity of the Thai BL (Boy’s Love) series is not a joke. The popularity of Thai BLs, which were first influenced by Japanese manga, has now overtaken that of Japanese BLs. The audience has been drawn in by the distinctive representation of narratives and their touching on some of the most important social issues, such as LGBTQ activism, discrimination, coming out to the public, especially families, concerns with same-sex marriage, and exploring and understanding sexuality.
The chemistry between the actors both on and off-screen is another factor contributing to the rise in Thai BLs. It makes it easier for the audience to empathize with them and support them. Teens, particularly girls, are thought to enjoy this type of television series the most.
After a lot of issues with the production of the series, Bed Friend, Mandee Work has finally announced the release date of the series. Initially, Bed Friend was supposed to release on November 5, 2021, as a part of another BL series, Middleman’s Love. Due to some problems in production, the dates changed to 2022. Later, the main leads of Middleman’s Love, Jimmy Karn Kritsanaphan and Tommy Sittichok Pueakpoolpol, withdrew from the series. As a result, the release of the series was postponed again. Seeing such delays, Mundee Work announced the release of Bed Friend the series separately, although the story of Middleman’s Love will follow the series with a new cast after Bed Friend concludes.
Although Bed Friend will be released separately, still it will have characters from Middleman’s Love to sew the connection between the two series.
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Bed Friend The Series Premise
Bed Friend the series directed by the well-known BL director, Cheewin Thanamin Wongskulphat, focuses on the relationship between two male characters, Uea and King.
King and Uea, both work at the same office. King is a charming man, who is a Casanova. He does not believe in relationships; he only has sexual partners. On the other side, Uea is a good-looking introverted person. Although King and Uea have known each other for a long time as they are common friends of Jade (Middleman’s Love character), Uea despises King for his annoying personality.
However, one day, King makes a deal with Uea about being in a friend-with-benefits relationship under one condition – they can’t fall in love with each other, or else their sexual relationship must end. Initially, Uea does not accept the deal. Later, having grown tired of being deceived by a loved one, he changes his mind and accepts King’s offer.
As time passed, seeing King’s romantic side, Uea starts having feelings for King. Gradually, King also starts falling for him, and the conflict of feelings between the two men starts rising.
Therefore, it will be interesting to see how the relationship between these friend-with-benefits couples takes a turn. The series contains quite a number of NC (No Children) scenes, as a result, it is rated 18+.
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Cast of Bed Friend The Series
The Thai BL, Bed Friend has a set of young yet talented actors. The protagonists of the series are Net Siraphop Manithikhun, who portrays the character, King Kunakorn, and James Supamongkon, who portrays the character, Uea Anol. Their off-screen chemistry has drawn a lot of attention from the audience to the extent that they are called ‘madly in love couple’ by their fans, which has also positively affected the reviews of the series trailer. It is Net-Jame’s debut series as a lead couple, which is more a reason for the audience’s anticipation towards the series.
Bed Friend The Series Episode 1 Release Date
Bed Friend the series episode 1 will be released on February 18, 2023, at 10:45 P.M. in Thailand. For international audience, the timings for the show are as follows:
- Indian Standard Time: 9:15 P.M.
- British Standard Time: 3:45 P.M.
- Korean Standard Time: 12:45 A.M.
- Philippines Standard Time: 11:45 P.M.
- Australian Standard Time: 2:45 P.M.
- Japan Standard Time: 12:45 A.M.
Bed Friend The Series Episode 1 Streaming Guide
Bed Friend the series episode 1 will be released on the Thai TV channel, One 31, every Saturday. The episodes will also be available for domestic and international audiences for online streaming on the official YouTube channel, Mandee Channel, iQIYI App (in some regions), and GagaOOLala App (in some regions).
