Until We Meet Again: Until You Fan Meet 2020

I was one of those UWMA (Until We Meet Again)  fans who did not like it in the first episode so I decided not to finish the entire series during its run in 2019. It's not a typical Y-Series (BL series) because the characters are not Engineering students (yes, its very common in Y-Series since SOTUS era) instead, the plot was about past life and reincarnation. I really hated myself for liking the series at a very late time I started watching it again around June 2020 and got hooked with how they tackle culture in Thailand without going away with the BL narrative. This series is really a gem and a lot of people should watch it! I highly recommend this to all of my BL friends. 

Since I got so fascinated with the series, I really fell in love with the characters and that pushed me to go on and buy the ticket for the UWMA: Until You Fan Meet 2020. Just like in 2gether Live on Stage, there were many freebies in the event and most importantly there's a group photo and high touch with all of the characters. High-touch means you get the chance to touch the palm of the actors. 

The opening production started with the scenes from Episode 1of the series, the rain scene, the gun-shot scene the dying of both P'Korn and Intouch, it gave me chills while watching it live. I can still remember how heavy the first episode was when I first watched UWMA and watching it live brings out more emotions from the fans.

 

After that heavy and intense opening production, the whole cast performed with extravagant and fun production numbers. I witnessed how Kao and Ohm showcased their amazing dance skills together with the other UWMA boys.

UWMA has the best OST for me, I can still remember how I managed to memorize the lyrics of the song by watching romanized lyric videos on youtube. To my surprise, the entire cast sang the UWMA ost live with a different arrangement and the tears started falling on my eyes the moment I heard the first tone of the song arrangement.

For the fan benefits, everyone got the chance to have a group picture with the cast but for platinum and silver ticket holders, we got the chance to do the high touch with the cast. The fan activities were conducted prior to the show.

The show ended with all of the cast giving a speech thanking all of the fans who supported UWMA since day one. If you still haven't watched Until We Meet Again the series, I do recommend it for you to watch and appreciate how they created the story by incorporating Thai culture without going away with the BL narrative. 

2gether Live On Stage 2020

OOTD first, I wore the 2gether shirt for this event. This is the first time I wore this shirt because I said to myself that I will only wear this for the concert and will ask Bright and Win to sign my shirt. Sadly, it didn't happen.

I became a fan of BL (Boys Love) in 2016 when I watched the first season of SOTUS the series. But, I have always dreamed of living in Thailand since 2010 when I watched the movies of Mario Maurer such as Crazy Litle Thing Called Love and the critically acclaimed love of Siam. These movies were my early introduction to Thai culture and since then, I fell in love with Thai Popular culture. In 2016 I was introduced to BL series by my colleague in the academe and that was SOTUS and that's when my fascination to Thai BL became not just fandom but part of my research interest in the academe. Fast forward to 2019 I got the opportunity to work in Thailand as an ESL teacher and I am fulfilling my dreams of fangirling with the Thai actors (BL actors in particular). 

In late February this year, 2gether the series premiered starring Bright Vachirawit and Win Metawin. A few weeks later, it became one of the trending topics in Thailand and also in the Philippines, probably because of the Covid situation and all the people are stocked at home and were able to catch all different kind of series/shows on the internet. The series became really popular not only in Thailand but also in neighbouring Asian countries. It was the talk of the town in all social media and the main characters Sarawat and Tine are always the trending topics on Twitter and Facebook. 

2gether the series paved the way for other BL series to be loved by fans (both BL and non-BL fans) all over the world. Last October 17, 2020, the whole cast of 2gether The Series had their first-ever major concert as a way of giving thanks to all the fans and I was one of the lucky fans to witness this in Thailand. Many global fans are wishing to come to Thailand to see the concert, however because of the pandemic travelling abroad is not a possible thing. 

It was a surreal moment for everyone, imagine seeing all of the stars of your favourite series performing in front of you! They also re-enact all of the most unforgettable scenes from the series. 

The highlight of the event was the group photo with all of the cast of 2gether the series. It was a nerve-wracking experience, imagine you are there, you breathe the same air with all of the actors and you feel like you are really part of the show. I got so excited talking with Bright and Win on what post they will be doing but this is the best thing that I can do.

The show ended at around 9;30PM (we were there at the venue starting 9:00AM) we also had the farewell time with all of the stars. It was indeed a very fun experience, I wish international fans can also experience this once the pandemic is over.