Producer: Natapong Monkhon Sava
编剧: Manow Waneepan Ounphoklang / Mook Jarinee Thanomyat / PingPong Suwanun Pohgudsai
Starring: Dewan Mihonla / Tidipong Decha Paikun / Mark Girontan Tratanayong / Pachacha Siliyanjang / Hari Chivagalon / Jan Ployshompoo Supasap
Genre: Comedy / Romance / Same-sex / Fantasy
Synopsis
Thailand is a remake of the hit Japanese drama series "When I'm 30 Years Old and a Virgin, It Seems Like I'll Become a Magician", starring Tay & New.
The Thai version of "If you are still a virgin at the age of 30, you will become a magician" is a work that is quite natural for localization, it is a remake of the 2020 Japanese hit comic drama of the same name, and I sincerely suggest that the main creative team can learn if you want to take the remake of the drama of the same name in China. Of course, if it is a copyright-free remake, it would be better to change it beyond recognition. Otherwise, the overseas copyright owner will definitely not be as gentle as Aunt Qiong Yao, as long as the other party's five million and a public apology, and this public apology will be 6 years.
The overall framework of the Thai version of "If you are a virgin at the age of 30, you will become a magician" on the basis of following the original work, retaining famous scenes such as elevator mind reading, and doing enough articles in the details, the Thai flavor has come up.
For example, in the original version, when An Daji first heard his heart when he bought rice balls for change, the Thai version listened to the monk's voice on his birthday to make merit. Another example is the Thai version of anchi, where I met a novelist friend by eating Thai hot pot shabushabu in the open air and nibbling on chicken feet.
Rock, a newcomer in the workplace played by Xingxing, complained about the toxic work environment, just like the bullying of senior students in their freshman year - GMMTV cleverly brushed up the heat of "One Year" again.
Another example is that the cat Udon in the original novelist is just a soft and glutinous cutie, but the novelist in the Thai version can hear the cat's voice "nasty two-legged beast", and instantly arrogant several ranks.
In addition, the most successful part of the localization adaptation of the Thai version of "If you are still a virgin at the age of 30, you will become a magician" is to change the depressing, self-restrained workplace environment of the original version to be warm and friendly.
The most interesting thing is everyone's complaining about the two unspoken rules of working overtime and not being able to go ahead of the boss. As we all know, Japan is the most overtime nation, and the social environment can be borne by itself without bothering others. And the Thai version shows the workplace style of one person looking at the wind, the boss has just left, and all the staff immediately leave with their bags.
The original version of the company event consisted only of after-hours departmental fraternities, which is the famous scene of Kurosawa's own brain. In the Thai version, in addition to the departmental friendship after work, there are also vacation team building and holidays for Songkran Festival. If the original Kurosawa is ascetic on the outside and sullen on the inside, the Thai version of Karan is unrestrained on the outside and innocent on the inside, and he will actually let out a groundhog scream on the inside because of Anchi's sleeping on his shoulder.
So even if they look like they are all yellow in appearance, it is obvious that one Northeast Asia and one Southeast Asia have very different styles, and you can smell the difference just by smelling it.
In addition to good localization measures, there are some commendable adaptations of this play, such as changing Achi's position to an administrative staff, but later it was said that Achi was a member of the promotion team, which made the audience feel a little dizzy, but it is also normal for administrative posts to wear multiple positions, and in the original comics, An Daqing later went on a business trip alone to be responsible for the preparation and opening of a stationery store, and it can be felt that the screenwriter has really worked.
Anyone who has worked in an administrative position can empathize with Achi's feelings, no matter how meticulous and excellent the work is, the satisfaction that this position can bring is minimal, and it is not comparable to the sales crown, so it is immediately understandable that Achi envy Karan. But there is another detail, that is, Karan is too busy to come to the birthday celebration that Pai Pairin and the senior prepared for Achi, and the senior asked Achi to send the cake over.
Of course, the most interesting part is the hot spring part, compared to the Japanese version of Kurosawa's various sweet little scenes, the Thai version of Karan's inner temple chanting is unbearably funny. This is also due to the difference in the social environment between the Japanese version and the Thai version, which has caused this cute point with a sense of contrast.
The idea of this drama is to care for the 331 generation, especially in the pan-East Asian cultural circle, which is deeply influenced by the Confucian idea of 30 years, and Achi sees the pressure of his outstanding peers before the age of 30 buying a car, buying a house, and enjoying a big office. Asked Du Niang on the Internet to see the concept of a thirty-year-old virgin becoming a magician, and she thought very kindly that this should be God's relief for the thirty-generation generation who have achieved nothing. Kindness, this is the background color of the characters of Achi and Anda Kiyoshi, which is why he and Karan can impress each other.