Wong Wien Hua Jai (Rotation of the Heart, Revolving Hearts) has just recently concluded last March 25, 2021. This is a must watch and highly recommended NEW hit forced marriage Thai drama series of Ch7 for 2021, which is a remake of its same titled parent drama, starring Porshe Saran and Now Tisanart.
We love this lakorn so much that we decided to make a complete review of this drama for discussion. You can leave your thoughts in the comment section below and tell us what you think about this drama after watching it.
To date, this is by far our favorite Thai series, and put into consideration all of the lakorns we have recommended on our Youtube channel, which you can check here, btw.
NOTE: Do NOT read this if you haven’t watched the lakorn if you don’t want any spoilers! Don’t blame us. You’ve been warned!
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SYNOPSIS
We won’t talk much about this since we have the assumption that ya’ll have already watched this lakorn. Let’s just put a brief plot of the story.
So, this is about a guy named Tos who forced a woman named Bow to marry him. Bow is the ex-girlfriend of Pong, who was the husband of Tos’s younger sister, Nee. Pong only married Nee because he got her pregnant. He was still in love with Bow. For Nee’s happiness, Tos locked Bow up by coming up with a scheme to force her to marry him.
Check out the video above for our complete synopsis.
CREDIT TO THE SUBBER
We’d like to take the opportunity to thank ohsweethaven.com for making this lakorn available with English subtitles. You might find the same uploads somewhere else, because… you know how it works. You just couldn’t stop others from reuploading their work. Thanks to them, they still make their work available for free.
Take note that subbers like them sub lakorns from Ch7 (and their selective lakorns), which are difficult to find online with English subs. And their works include the latest and ongoing dramas! Dope!
This is probably the reason why Ch7 dramas, actors, and actresses aren’t as globally known as compared to those from Ch3 or GMMTV/GMMONE. Thanks to subbers like them, more fans are now getting the chance to watch dramas from Ch7. Yeah!
Let’s support them, you guys, and watch directly from their website.
THE REVIEW
We are going to break this down into different categories so it would be easier for us to get the points across:
1) PLOT
The main plot was pretty clear. Tos had to take Bow way from Pong for her sister’s happiness, and then he falls for her. There weren’t too many subplots, except for Nee’s and Pong’s part of the story as well as the romantic love story of Tos’and Bow’s best friends.
And then there’s the evil witch, Baitong, which would come in between Tos and Bow.
What was nice about this lakorn was that they gave the main emphasis of it being a forced marriage drama. That was the main core and they served it for the most part.
If you notice, force or contract or fake, or whatever, marriage dramas don’t MAINLY circle around it. There has to be other relevant plots or subplots, like the chase between the good and the bad.
Say, for example, in Mike and Mookda’s Maturot Lohgan, other than their love story, most happenings centered on the chase between the bad bandits and the policemen; or in Nadech and Taew’s Lom Sorn Ruk, their romance was cut short because he had to catch the bad guys; or in Pream and Grate’s Samee, he had to force her to marry him for her protection and then while their story developed, its focus shifted more from the romance to the battle between the good and the money-hungry and obsessed villains.
The point is that we get a LOT of romance off of Wong Wien Hua Jai. The core of the story focused more on the couple’s love story rather than any other subplots. And this is definitely what you would want for a romance drama.
What was also intriguing was the turn of events as the story went on. It started off as a forced marriage with Tos framing Bow, then contract marriage when the two had to pretend as a lovey-dovey couple in front of Pong and Nee, and then the dreaded slap and kiss towards the end when Tos believed that Bow was responsible for Nee’s death.
2) CONFLICT AND DRAMA
CONFLICT
The conflict centered on Pong getting Nee pregnant and his unwillingness to part with Bow, and then it grew from there. There weren’t too many other conflicts or complications.
The only other conflict, which shifted the focus of the drama after the first half of the series, was the obsession of Tos’ other love interest, Baitong. She was a total piss off, and that is an understatement. She’s an evil witch!
It was a pain to watch Bow deal with a jealous sister-in-law (Nee), an obsessed psychopath lover (Baitong), and, add to that, a pain in the ass ex-boyfriend (Pong)! And Tos is another thing.
The idea which forced the main leads to get together was interesting. Marriage dramas usually happen because of debt or need for money, clearing or protecting the heroine’s reputation, or revenge. Although, the reason why Bow’s parents gave in to Tos was because they wanted to protect her reputation. Just the idea of the Tos taking Bow away from Pong for his sister’s happiness was intriguing enough.
DRAMA
This lakorn started off a bit dramatic with what Bow almost went through (drug rape) and then Tos framing her that she slept with him in a hotel room. He intimidated her so he could get what he wanted. The vibe was so slap and kiss. Yikes!
But then a sudden shift of mood happened when the oblivious Bow was left to stay in Tos’ vineyard. The drama became light! That was totally unexpected. But it certainly made this lakorn more appealing to watch, right????!!!
Most of their moments were like a romantic comedy, which were, by the way, the best moments in this lakorn! But that only lasted for more than half of the entire series, as it shifted back to drama the dreadful slap and kiss, which we’d cover in the later part.
The balance between the fun and the drama was perfect! In that scene towards the end wherein Tos was asking for Bow’s forgiveness, Bow was all crying and then realized she’s been pranked by him again. Hahaha! Tos, as much as you’d hate what he’s done to her, is just hilarious. He pranked her ‘til the end. It’s definitely in his DNA, man! Hahahah!
They certainly made this light and sweet as compared to its parent drama, which was heavy and dark.
3) CHEMISTRY AND ROMANCE
These are, without a doubt, their bread and butter. Not sure if this Thai drama would have been that great if it wasn’t for the perfect dynamics between Now and Porshe.
CHEMISTRY
You could sense the chemistry from the get-go. That moment when Tos appeared and bumped against Bow when they met the first time, in the hotel room bed when he turned her to him so he could wipe her face, and, while drunk, she suddenly sat up on bed and hugged him. The way she cried and hugged him dearly, ugh! It was so sudden that you’d be taken aback, like, wooooo wait, what, gurl???? Okay, so she was just delirious. Now was so good at acting her emotions out!
Those moments happened early in the first episode and nothing was told much about the two yet you could see the connection right away.
And then there were those moments in the vineyard. The best moments of the couple. Now and Porshe were fascinating to watch. Their back and forth bickers were hilarious. They were like a couple fighting in a sitcom or something.
Porshe is such a comedian. The guy was straight up hilarious. And it was fun because Now could match up to his energy. This is probably why the dynamics of their partnership effectively transcended on-screen.
And both were equally good in drama as they were in comedy. Both were utterly flexible actors.
Chemistry is not a given. The magic behind it is an enigma. You can’t always expect chemistry even if you pair a gorgeous actor and a stunning actress. It doesn’t always work that way. And we won’t even dare to site examples off of certain lakorns. Ooops!
With the success of this Now and Porshe Koojin (fantasy couple, otp), Wong Wien Hua Jai shouldn’t be the last time we’d see them together on-screen. This is, btw, their second lakorn together.
ROMANCE
This remake is a thousand miles more romantic than the old version according to those who have watched the old one. Since we haven’t watched the parent drama, we’ll only focus on the remake.
The chase. The push and pull. The love and hate. It was a roller coaster ride of them all!
He was chasing and pulling her and she was pushing him away. He loved her, she hated him. It was fun and it helped build the tension between them and, ultimately, brought them together.
And then they’d push and hate each other. Tos’ harsh words on Bow when he said she only looked good in the outside but a complete trash inside, Bow just lost it. She was already in love with him at that time, yet she hated him because he lied to her. Just imagine her hearing those cruel words. She cried her heart out. That scene was heartbreaking.
The push was so harsh, the f*ck Tos! And we’re not even in the slap and kiss part yet. Ugh! That was a heartbreaking moment right there. Both acted awesome! You could see his anger, you could feel her pain. He just straight up crushed her into freaking pieces!
And Bow had her fair share of it when she had amnesia. She got back at him with a version of her own, although she wasn’t totally aware of it.
But Tos won it all when he forced Bow to break up with him and purposely broke her heart by taking her wedding ring off her finger and transferred it to Baitong’s! Tos, you wicked psycho!
They did not rush the romance to happen. They kept pounding it until it was the right time to finally make it happen.
Tos and Bow were a sweet and romantic couple. You can definitely feel their affection towards each other. As much as you’d enjoy the back and forth bickers, their romantic moments were sweet and heartwarming. You’d fall in love with this couple!
Tos was so smitten by her. He was gentle and kind. He did not force her to love him. He worked for it and earned it. Bow was obviously disgusted by him, yet, when it came to it where he’d seriously make a move on her, there wasn’t a look of disgust on her face. You’d notice how she started to get confused by him, like she’s been charmed by him. Tos was right, she got lost in his eyes! Weeeeee! And the tension between them just shoots up. These two!
The best part was that they had a LOT of moments together! And you wouldn’t get tired of them. The idea might be repetitive, but the contents were not. Each scene was different. They didn’t run around in circles talking about the same stuff over and over again. They always had something to bicker about. And it wasn’t always about trivial matters. Both would do something, come after each other, and then end up fighting about it. LOL!
One of our favorite scenes was Tos’ love confession to Bow. And it wasn’t exactly Tos’ confession, but Bow’s response. It was short and sweet! God, swear, lakorns have, like, the longest lines in scripts. They talk a lot in scenes! It was surprising how short her response was. But it made a LOT of sense! It was the perfect response.
Bow wasn’t sure where she stood with him. She had fallen in love with him yet he denied everything he had said to her in their wedding, lying to her that it was all an act. Just imagine how heartbroken she was! Of course, Tos was equally hurt as he had to lie because he knew he was going to lose her anyway.
And then Tos finally found the courage to admit his feelings to her at a totally unexpected moment. In tears, she simply said, “what took you so long?” And then she hugged him. Oh well, they hugged.
That was awesome! Simply outstanding. Now has definitely captured a lot of hearts with this Thai drama!
And, oh, the kissing scenes. We almost forgot that one. Admit it, it wouldn’t be a romance drama without these scenes. The only thing about lakorns is that they are not too bold with their intimate scenes, unless you watch lakorns from GMMTV. GMMOne (OneHD) and CH3 are quite conservative, but Ch7 is right there behind GMMTV. OneHD and Ch3 have kissing scenes but they’re not as legit as those from GMMTV and Ch7, at least not all of their lakorns.
But with Wong Wien Hua Jai, they were serving fans with a lot of smooching. It was actually surprising. And the scenes weren’t forced, like they did not insert it for the sake of adding a kissing scene. It was well-written to actually be a part of the story in those particular scenes. And Now and Porshe looked natural doing it on-screen.
Now had spoken about it in her interview as she had quite a lot of kissing scenes with Porshe in Wong Wien Hua Jai. This one’s an excerpt from her interview as translated by ohsweethaven,
“…expressing love by kissing, that I understand because it’s a normal thing in playing lakorns nowadays. People will see that actors do real kisses now and not use camera angles like back then.”
Yes, as you notice, lakorns mostly use camera angles. And if there ever were kissing scenes, they were mostly a soft smack on the lips. Nothing more, and everything less. Kidding. LOL!
But there’s always an exemption. Ms. Anne Thongprasom and Weir Sukollowat are known to do it for real. Weir doesn’t fake it. Min (Pechaya) could certainly attest to that. LOL! And to think, Pin Anong was way back in 2012. And we act like the 2000s is a stone age era. But, that’s the Thai culture, so…
There is certainly an upgrade in kissing scenes, but do not expect the same thing with bed scenes. There is no way in hell that is happening. Other Thai channels maybe, who knows, but we highly doubt it with Ch7 and Ch3, at least not in today’s time, although that Mookda and Kem’s intimate scene in So Wayree’s pilot episode was still a shocker.
The bed scene in Wong Wien Hua Jai is the typical with lakorns. We sort of expected that. Nothing much going on except making it obvious that the couple are going to consummate their love. This lakorn had served a lot of skinships already and we thought those were more than enough. You just couldn’t ask for more.
If this is your first lakorn and you expect much, you might be disappointed. But, try watching a lot of lakorns and you’ll realize this lakorn is more than enough.
And also, some of their comic back and forth bickers were lowkey sexual. LOL! Take, for example in episode 8 where Tos tried to make a move on Bow and she pushed him off the bed but then he pretended to have an asthma attack. He asked bow to unbutton his shirt, then changed his mind and told her his pants instead. Bow was like, “huh?” She wanted to get somebody else to help him, but he insisted that she had to do it herself. And Tos changed his mind and told her to take his belt off instead.
Bow panicked but then she realized he was pranking him so she boldly took his belt off as fast as lighting. Tos nervously laughed as, by the look on her face, he knew what was coming next. She was going to hit him with it. LOL!
Tos simply liked to take advantage of her in any freaking way he could, and she almost always fell for it. This drama had its fair share of hilariously entertaining moments!
NOTABLE IN ROMANCE LAKORNS
One thing you’d notice in Thai dramas is that they build the tension so much that they keep the chase going. They are much invested on the tease! As much as you would want the couple to be together already, they just wouldn’t easily give it. And when they finally do, like the main leads finally got together, it wouldn’t take long and they’d separate them again.
But what’s nice with Wong Wien Hua Jai 2021 was that they did it before anything happened between the main leads. Typically, for marriage Thai dramas, the conflict would arise after the couple had consummated their love, but, with this force marriage lakorn, it wasn’t the case. And thank God for it! Bow went through things she shouldn’t have gone through to begin with.
It was actually pretty close, though. Remember episode 8? Bow and Tos finally got together as a couple, but Nee appeared in the vineyard to chase Bow away. Bow discovered that she was actually Tos’ sister. Tos was so excited and he couldn’t wait to get home so he could finally be Bow’s husband. If you’re a lakorn fan, what that means is a no-brainer. But then Nee cock blocked him. Nee was so twisted and that probably was the only right thing she did for Bow. No pun intended.
This sort of push and pull thing differentiates Thai dramas from others. Lakorns aren’t too invested in romantic scenes like kissing or intimate scenes unlike other Asian dramas. They are more on to building the tension between the main leads through the chase, the push and pull, or the love and hate relationships. This is probably why Thai’s love slap and kiss lakorns as well.
And the number one killer of that tension is the moonlighting curse. If you are a fan of American TV series, you probably know what that means. That is when you bring the couple together, especially too early in the series, the chase fades, the tension dies, and the chemistry gone to waste.
Thai dramas probably want to keep the tension alive by not spoiling the main leads with too much romantic interaction and holding it until towards the end of the drama.
4) THE DREADED SLAP AND KISS
Slap and kiss lakorns don’t necessarily mean the male lead literally have to kiss the female lead and then she would havt to slap him. The genre gives more weight to the love and hate feel, like the more they would hate each other, the better attraction towards love.
There are light slap and kiss lakorns, especially in the recent times - Game Sanaeha, When a Man Loves a Woman, So Wayree, to name a few.
However, pure classic slap and kiss in the old times was more dark and rough. You can expect scenes like dragging, kidnapping, and rape. The male lead is physically and emotionally abusive towards his heroine. The perfect example would be the top rated lakorn, Sawan Biang.
The old version of this Wong Wien Hua Jai was a pure slap and kiss lakorn. Kantana production, who also produced the parent drama, made this 2021 version lighter with the romantic comedy moments of Tos and Bow. But it was only until more than halfway of the series.
So, basically, Bow was framed to have killed Nee and Tos believed it. He kidnapped Bow to punish her. In the old version, Tos raped Bow in the middle of the forest, yikes, BUT, in this version, he didn’t. Something did happen between them but it was consensual.
Poor Bow, she wanted their first time to be memorable. She was drunk and had amnesia the first time, and though the second time was consensual, she was kidnapped in the middle of nowhere. That looked memorable, nevertheless. LOL!
Not sure what’s up with the Thai audience why they love plots like this. They seem to love romanticizing kidnapping and rape scenes. And those don’t sit well in most international fans. Scenes like those are dreadful and horrific! Can you imagine falling in love with the man who sexually assaulted you? The probability of that happening, realistically speaking, is zero to none.
Nevertheless, thank you Kantana for deviating from the original rape scene. Bow went through hell already. Putting her in that horrific circumstance is just unforgivable. Now portrayed Bow beautifully and you just couldn’t afford to watch her go through another insurmountable suffering.
But, it was still a dreadful slap and kiss as Tos dragged, kidnapped, and locked her up in the middle of nowhere. His anger towards her made her life a living hell. Bow almost died because of him! Tos was a mad man. Even without rape, he was despicable.
5) RESOLUTION
A happy ending is always expected in every lakorn. The interesting part was how they would conclude the story after that horrific kidnapping Bow went through.
It would have been nice to have two episodes more for Tos to win Bow again. They only did it in the last episode. You would think that they rushed it. But if you watch it, it wasn’t bad at all. It’s funny how it went back to its Wong Wien Hua Jai light version.
The first part of the final episode was dramatic. Bow’s hateful response to Tos was understandable. It made sense. They didn’t make it look like Bow would give Tos an easy pass just because she loved her.
The best part was when Tos confessed his feelings starting from the day he first met her. Those words were missing when he first confessed his love to her. They totally saved the best for last. And then in that confession we got to know what was on his mind. It was nice to see the affirmation of his love with the romantic gestures he did in the past. And it would have been perfect if he said it to her in person! This version is so digital, Tos had to slip a recorded voice message in her LINE.
And, note that Tos retreated on his plan of revenge even before knowing the truth that it was Baitong who caused Nee’s death. Somehow, in that sense, he chose his love for Bow above anything else. But, poor him, it only made things worse when he found out the truth. He knew he lost her for good! But it also made him snap out of his vengeful hate and got him back to his senses.
The second part of the final episode reverted to the Wong Wien Hua Jai 2021 light version. Tos was back to his old self. He chose to prank her up until the end to win her back. LOL! We know Bow shouldn’t forgive him easily. Tos deserved a beating! He had to earn it, but you just couldn’t help but laugh at it.
The sudden shift to a lighter mood had always been impeccable until the very end. As much as you would want to see Bow sulk and punish him, you’d laugh with them instead. Good Lord! This lakorn is simply entertaining.
Bow had already expressed her hatred and disgust with what he did to her. That actually took out the anger off her heart. And, the truth remained that she loved him and she likely understood where he was coming from. After all, he was just deceived by Baitong.
HOWEVER, with Tos pretending to die was just lame. Sorry. It was a total piss off to see Bow ran towards him and tell him she’s sorry because she did not forgive him. If that scene wasn’t followed up with humor, when Bow realized she was being pranked, swear to God, Tos was a piss off!
Let’s admit it, as much as we want Tos to suffer, she was still very much in love with him and was terribly sulking over him. Ultimately, she could not afford to lose him either. And, between life and death, how can she not forgive him? Bow had such a big heart. Now had totally won a lot of hearts with this lakorn!
You could also see some Sawan Biang reference in the final scenes. This is purely our opinion and we don’t speak on behalf of the production. We are referring to that part where Tos knelt and begged for forgiveness and Bow knelt with him, hugged him, and forgave him.
That scene from Sawan Biang was pure gold. Kawin cried like hell when Namrin forgave him, he knew, man, he didn’t deserve it! Ugh! That scene in the last episode hits you every single time. Ken and Anne were so impeccably good in that scene!
Wished Tos could have done that too! That confession he did through phone, that should have been said in that scene. Just saying. It’s not like he wasn’t as sincere as Kawin, but he got an easier way out. But, to Tos’ defense, Kawin was inherently a douchebag. If you could only break the TV, grab him, and punch him in the face!
But that scene in Wong Wien Hua Jai was shorter and lighter. Sawan Biang lingered on that scene. It was an intensely emotional scene.
Nevertheless, they ended it so well. You have to love how they reverted back to the Wong Wien Hua Jai light drama that we knew. It wasn’t predictable. You knew a happy ending was coming, but, given how dramatic things had become, you wouldn’t expect for them to make things light while resolving the conflict of the story.
CONCLUSION
In the end, you get to understand why this drama was called Wong Wien Hua Jai (Rotation of the Heart or Revolving Hearts). Tos said in that final scene that he and Bow were weird, they’d fight and then kiss and make up. Rinse and repeat. That was pretty much the whole picture of their relationship.
This forced marriage Thai drama, Wong Wien Hua Jai 2021, was perfect in a lot of ways. If you have watched or knew something about its parent drama, you’d love the production’s conscious effort to make this lakorn light in every way possible. This is, without a doubt, our NUMBER ONE FAVORITE romance Thai drama series to date!
Thank you Ch7 and Kantana Production for bringing us such a beautiful and entertaining lakorn to watch. We look forward for more beautiful Thai dramas to come!
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