M Flow Entertainment’s first love story of 2023, Tin Tem Jai, has started airing its episodes. Revolving around the cheerful boy Tin and his neighborhood crush Park, this Thai BL series is the kind of love that is both lighthearted and impactful at the same time.
This series has been airing since February 27th, 2023, and is based on a novel that goes by a similar name and is written by Taohu Khai. Run Kantheephop Sirorattanaphanit serves as the screenwriter for the show. Run is known for his work, like Ai Long Nhai, which was a hit in the genre. While being the screenwriter, Run is also one of the main protagonists of this series.
Both the cast members are from well-known BL dramas like TharnType. The production company behind Tin Tem Jai is M Flow Entertainment. The plot of the show revolves around Tin and Park, two childhood friends who later become closer friends.
While Tin is head over heels for the older neighborhood guy Park, his love remains one-sided due to their age difference. This causes Tin to do everything he can to get Park to have feelings for him. With actors like Run and Tiger, this drama has good chemistry along with suitable roles for each actor. Tiger plays Tin effortlessly and manages to lighten the mind whenever he shows up on the screen.
As for Run, there’s no denying the fact that he has a charm of his own, which we were also able to see in Tharntype and Coffee Melody. Asides from Tin and Park’s love story, Tin Tem Jai will also have two other stories going side by side with the main one.
The 12-episode series will cover the gist of the novel, although it’s not sure whether Tin Tem Jai will have another season later. If you’re looking for a BL drama that has similar characteristics to My School President, Tin Tem Jai is the way to go.
Tin Tem Jai: Who’s The Cast?
Most of the cast members of this drama are very well-known and not new to the genre. This makes Tin Tem Jai have good acting scenes that don’t come off as acting at all. The main characters of the drama are Park, played by Run Kantheephop Sirorattanaphanit, and Tin, played by Tiger Aekapol Saehang. Both of these BL actors have already played supporting roles in other shows.
Tiger Aekapol Saehang, a native of Thailand, started his acting career through the show Restart (ed), which aired in 2022. He played the role of BB, Unwa’s friend in the series. Tin Tem Jai is the first series that features him as the main character, fully giving the actor space to showcase his acting skills.
Actors that will play supporting roles are Lee Long Shi, Tong Surawit Ruangyod, Pangpond Potchana Lertchanachomphu, and Yoshi Rinrada Thurapan. Lee Lonng Shi will be playing Pao, who is in love with Tong Surawit’s character, Khana. Asides from their remarkable chemistry, these actors will have a unique love story going on along with Park and Tin.
Lee Long Shi, born in Singapore, has been a part of shows like Love Syndrome III (Day), Even Sun, That’s My Candy (Dr. Pak), Bangkok (Long), and I Am Your King. He will also be starring in the main role of Love Of Time. Pangpond will be playing the role of Barbie, and Yoshi will be starring as Pai. Other supporting actors of Tin Tem Jai will be Tun Rossarin Jantra (Tim) and Pu Kittipol Kesmaneee (Manop).
Actor Tong Surawit has played parts in shows and movies such as Ai Long Nhai (Professor), Ladytwenty, Oh My Ghost, Dangerous Boys, and Make Me Shudder 3. Link Thanawee Phongphasawat will be playing a guest role on Tin Tem Jai as a teacher.
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Tin Tem Jai: Trailer
Tin Tem Jai: The Plot of The Show
Both Tin and Park live in the same neighborhood and have always been best friends growing up. Tin had a dream that they would marry one day and wake up next to each other every day. Now that they are old enough, Tin tries his best to get Park to feel the same for him. He shows up frequently at Aunt Phavinee’s bakery, which is Park’s family shop.
Park is older than Tin and is the kind of person who’s simple yet hard to understand. Despite being rejected countless times by Park, Tin continues to pursue him in the hope of making his dreams come true. Since they have been friends almost their whole lives, Park feels the need to protect and care for Tin. Friendship is also the reason he feels it would be wrong for them to be in a relationship.
Seeing Park not changing his mind, Tin is frustrated and starts to come up with all kinds of strategies that would make Park fall in love. Park puts up a barrier to protect himself from feeling the same, and Tin tries to build this wall down. As the show goes on, we’ll see the relationship between Tin and Park develop further and go through all kinds of ups and downs, with Tin fighting for his dream and Park trying to keep the friendship secure.
Khana and Pao will have their own love story, where Shi puts up a strict face but ends up falling for Khana eventually. With a lighthearted love story filled with its kind of problems, Tin Tem Jai will complete airing by May of 2023.
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Tin Tem Jai: Episode Schedule
This Run and Tiger series will have around 12 episodes for its first season. Each episode of Tin Tem Jai will be released on Mondays, with a single episode having a run-time of 42-45 minutes. The release dates of the episodes will be:
- Episode 1: February 27th, 2023
- Episode 2: March 6th, 2023
- Episode 3: March 13th, 2023
- Episode 4: March 20th, 2023
- Episode 5: March 27th, 2023
- Episode 6: April 3rd, 2023
- Episode 7: April 10th, 2023
- Episode 8: April 17th, 2023
- Episode 9: April 24th, 2023
- Episode 10: May 1st, 2023
- Episode 11: May 8th, 2023
- Episode 12: May 15th, 2023
In the first episode of Tin Tem Jai, we see Tin introducing himself and the place where he lives, named the “Pawini Bakery.” After his father passed away, Tin’s mother asked Aunt Phavinee to raise Tin as her child along with Park. With her passing away due to an incurable disease, Tin and Park were now managing the bakery and living together alone.
Park arrives home after buying Bubble tea for Tin and asks him to get Ice cubes for them. Later, Khana is seen playing the guitar by himself. Tin arrives at the shop and asks Khana for ice cubes. Park shows up as well, and Khana introduces Park to his sister as the “Old guy” since he is the oldest of the friends.
They later end up quarreling, and Park takes Tin home. He is angry at him for acting like a child, but they soon forget it and have the iced teas. Seeing Park be sweet to his pet fish causes Tin to get jealous, and he asks Park to go to bed.
Khana turns up at Tin’s house with the news of his mom having another daughter named Manaw, who was sent to be with Tin for a short time. With his art classes scheduled soon, Tin asks Khana to bring Manaw to his classes so she can be with him.
Khana returns and informs that Tin’s mom will pick Manaw up soon. The duo then goes to a restaurant and fights for seats. Barbie shows up at the table and joins them for lunch. Barbie asks if Park’s okay since he did not show up for lunch.
Tin lets her know that he’s busy due to his work. Pao arrives at the restaurant, and everyone is charmed by his good looks, especially Khana, who can’t even talk. Barbie and Tin go to buy tea and later come back to Barbie’s restaurant, where they see that Uncle Tong is lying in blood. They take him to the hospital, and Tin stays with him until Park arrives.
Tin Tem Jai: Streaming Guide
Channel 3 takes up the airing for Tin Tem Jai, with new episodes being aired in Thailand at 12:15 AM EDT. Episodes of the Tin Tem Jai will also be available to stream at iQIYI and GagaOOLala once the show finishes airing on Channel 3. The Timing of the release of new episodes in other countries will be as follows:
- United Kingdom: 5:15 PM on Mondays.
- United States: 1:15 PM on Mondays.
- Canada: 1:15 PM on Mondays.
- Australia: 4:15 AM on Tuesdays.
- India: 10:45 PM on Mondays.
- Philippines: 1:15 AM on Tuesdays.
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