| Bad Buddy | |
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| Thai | แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน |
| Genre | |
| Based on | หลังม่าน (Behind The Scenes) by Afterday, -West- |
| Directed by | Noppharnach Chaiwimol |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | • "เพลงที่เพิ่งเขียนจบ (Our Song) (Instrumental) by Korapat Kirdpan |
| Ending theme | • "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 of origin | Thailand |
| Original language | Thai |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
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| Release | 29 October 2021[1] – 21 January 2022 |
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Bad Buddy (Thai: แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน; RTGS: Khae Phuean Khrap Phuean, lit. "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]
- ^ GMMTV [@GMMTV] (15 October 2021). "จากคนที่ไม่มีวันเป็น "เพื่อน" กันได้... สู่คนที่ไม่มีวันเป็นได้ "แค่เพื่อน"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "[LIVE] งานแถลงข่าว #GMMTV2021 : The New Decade Begins". youtube.com. GMMTV. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ ""GMMTV" จัดงานใหญ่ "GMMTV 2021 The New Decade Begins" เปิดโผ 16 ซีรีส์เรื่องเยี่ยม พร้อมเผยโปรเจกต์ใหม่สุดปัง ทัพนักแสดงชื่อดังร่วมงานกว่า 100 ชีวิต". www.gmm-tv.com/news/. GMMTV. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "[Official Trailer] แค่เพื่อนครับเพื่อน BAD BUDDY SERIES". youtube.com. GMMTV. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Williams, K-Ci (16 December 2022). "The 11 Best BL Dramas of 2022". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 19 December 2022.