Bed Friend
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Bed Friend (อย่าเล่นกับอนล; RTGS:Ya Len Kap Anon, lit.'Don't Play With Anol') is a 2023 Thai boys' love romance drama television series, starring Supamongkon Wongwisut (James) and Siraphop Manithikhun (Net). It aired from 18 February to 22 April 2023 on One 31 every Saturday at 22:40 (ICT) for 10 episodes, while the uncut version was made available on IQIYI.
Synopsis
Uea and King work together for the same company. After a couple of drinks lead to a one-night stand, they become friends with benefits.
Cast and characters
Main
- Supamongkon Wongwisut (James) as Anol Nanthaphiwat (Uea)
A graphic designer who hates flirtatious people. He's had a traumatic childhood: he's been beaten and locked in a room by his mother for being gay, thus developing a fear for darkness, and sexually abused by his stepfather. He's very private and wary of others, always masking his feelings behind a cool facade
- Siraphop Manithikhun (Net) as Kunakorn Suthikul (King)
A computer programmer, he's a playboy
Supporting
- Pharinyakorn Khansawa (Yim) as Jade Jetaniphat
Uea's best friend and colleague, they have known each other since college
- Teetut Chungmanirat (Thomas) as Gun
Uea and King's colleague, a junior computer programmer
- Sorntast Buangam as Bas
Uea and King's office boss
- Parnupat Anomakiti (Park) as Mongkol
Uea and King's lazy colleague.
- Thanatchaphan Buranachiwawilai (Bookko) as Muay
- Warinda Damrongphol (Dada) as Faii
Uea and King's colleague, part of the IT department
- Ratchaneekorn Phanmanee (Tom) as Thida
Uea's mother
- Passin Reungwoot (A) as Sorn
Uea's stepfather
- Buntarika Singpha (Pang) as Tonkhao Nanthaphiwat
Uea's younger sister
- Elisha Triwiwatkul (Hymn) as Pock
Uea's ex-boyfriend
- Nattawat Plengsiriwat (Chane) as Krit
The company boss' nephew
- Apinan Prasertwattanakul (M) as company boss
- Jakkrit Ammarat (Ton) as King's father
- Savitree Samipak (Tong) as King's mother
Guest
- Thakrit Chaiwut as Boom (Ep. 1, 9)
- Janya Thanasawaangkoun as Uea's aunt (Ep. 8)
- Koraphat Lamnoi as Mai Pakin (Ep. 10)
Production
The production of Bed Friend, a TV adaptation of the web novel by littlebbear96, was announced on October 14, 2021 in light of a partnership between Mandee Work, Domundi and WeTV, with Supamongkon Wongwisut (James) and Siraphop Manithikhun (Net) playing an on-screen couple for the third time. Directed by Thanamin Wongskulphat, the series has characters in common with The Middleman's Love, another work by littlebbear96, and the two 8-episode series were expected to be produced at the same time, with Sittichok Pueakpoolpol (Tommy) and Jitaphon Potiwihok (Jimmy) guest-starring in Bed Friend as Jade and Mai, the main characters of The Middleman's Love.
Filming for both series started on May 10, 2022. On August 15, Mandee Work announced that Potiwihok and Pueakpoolpol had decided to withdraw, and filming was paused indefinitely; thus, the production decided to re-film and air Bed Friend first. Ultimately, Koraphat Lamnoi (Tutor) and Pharinyakorn Khansawa (Yim) were cast as their replacement. Filming started once again on September 12, 2022 and ended on March 12, 2023. On the last day, Mandee Work announced a 2-episode extension, bringing the series to 10 episodes instead of the initially planned eight.
On December 13, 2022, Bed Friend was announced as part of Domundi's 2023 series line-up and a short pilot teaser was disclosed. The trailer was released on YouTube on February 8, 2023, while the series aired from February 18, preceded by a public screening of the first episode one week before.
Wongwisut and Manithikhun shared that filming their intimate scenes had been awkward at first; they also had to follow a strict diet and work out every day to stay in shape for their roles.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | 18 February 2023(2023-02-18) |
| Uea and King work for the same company, but in different departments. Uea doesn't like King's flirtatious nature, but after a night out with their colleagues and a couple of drinks, they end up sleeping together. The following day, Uea demands King to forget everything. | ||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | 25 February 2023(2023-02-25) |
| Uea apologizes to King for ignoring him and treating him badly after the night they spent together. King asks him to become friends with benefits, and although hesitant at first, Uea decides to give it a try. | ||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | 4 March 2023(2023-03-04) |
| King and Uea lay down the rules for their secret friends-with-benefits arrangement. Uea's ex-boyfriend Pock approaches him in the office parking lot after being dumped for cheating, but is removed thanks to the intervention of Uea's friends; however, he comes back after a few days and assaults Uea one evening after work, when there's no one around. | ||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | 11 March 2023(2023-03-11) |
| King rescues Uea from Pock. Uea visits his mother and sister for his birthday, but is plagued by memories of his stepfather sexually assaulting him as a teenager. The whole office goes on a trip to the seaside, and King and Uea end up sharing a room. | ||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | 18 March 2023(2023-03-18) |
| King's mother wants to send him on blind date, and both he and Uea are bothered by the proposal. King is jealous of the new manager Krit hitting on Uea. | ||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | 25 March 2023(2023-03-25) |
| King and Uea's relationship has become deeper, but they struggle to acknowledge it, especially in light of King's arranged blind date. | ||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | 1 April 2023(2023-04-01) |
| Krit tries to take advantage of Uea; King sees Uea flee the place and the two have a fight. Krit visiting Uea's family leads to a serious confrontation between Uea and his mother. In the end, Uea decides to quit his job and move out of the city, ending his friends-with-benefits arrangement with King. | ||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | 8 April 2023(2023-04-08) |
| After discovering Uea has resigned, King tells Jade everything about them, asking for his help. He then joins Uea in Lampang and confesses his feelings. Back to the city, King reports Krit and has him fired, while Uea keeps his job because Jade did not submit his resignation letter. | ||
| 9 | "Episode 9" | 15 April 2023(2023-04-15) |
| Uea gets his stepfather arrested for sexual harassment with the help of another one of his victims and King. Some months later, King introduces Uea to his mother. | ||
| 10 | "Episode 10" | 22 April 2023(2023-04-22) |
| King and Uea enjoy a trip to the sea. Uea is slowly healing from his traumas and his mother doesn't contact him as ofter as before. One year later, King proposes to Uea. |
Original soundtrack
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel Fan" (ไม่ชอบเป็นเพื่อนเธอ) | Net Siraphop, James Su | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Friends to Rest Our Hearts" (เพื่อนพักใจ) | Tommy Sittichok | 4:29 |
| 3. | "Play Game" (เพลง ห้ามใจไม่ให้รักเธอ) | James Su | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 12:25 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feed Y Capital Awards | 2023 | Popular Actor Award | Supamongkon Wongwisut | Nominated | |
| Popular Series Award | Bed Friend | Nominated | |||
| Howe Awards | 2023 | Hottest Series Award | Nominated | ||
| Kazz Awards | 2024 | Series of the Year | Won | ||
| The Best Actor of the Year | Siraphop Manithikhun | Won | |||
| Rising Male of the Year | Supamongkon Wongwisut | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Youth Award | Siraphop Manithikhun | 3rd place | |||
| Supamongkon Wongwisut | 4th place | ||||
| Couple of the Year | Supamongkon Wongwisut and Siraphop Manithikhun | Nominated | |||
| Sanook Top of the Year Awards | 2023 | Best Couple of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best Series of the Year | Bed Friend | Nominated | |||
| Shimo 3rd Anniversary Party | 2023 | Overseas Popular Actor of the Year | Siraphop Manithikhun | Won | |
| Supamongkon Wongwisut | Won |
External links
- at IMDb