My Ride I Love You The Series – รักนาย (2020)

2 May 2020 updates: The author of My Ride indicates that shooting will start very soon and it is slated for an end of the year airing. A teaser clip will be posted soon.

– Edited by TheFNGee

My Ride, I Love You tells the story of a motorcycle rider and a doctor who’ve had their hearts broken. How they managed to comfort each other and become closer form a big part of the story.

Having the privilege to talk with the author has given us some news scoops. While there may be some alterations to the characters for the live-action drama, the lead actors are said to have passed the workshop with flying colors. The book itself is quite revealing. It is – for the first time – a story about male + male romance written by a male author himself.

25 February 2020 Updates: New shoots featuring Fame and Fluke

The Main Characters

Our main protagonist is Tawan. He’s a doctor in his late twenties, a bit naughty and childish but a gentle human being. He always accepted his sexuality, even early in his life. As a gay guy, he is in a relationship with Por, a dentist and his senior.

Fame Chawin at 21 years old is a sort of acting veteran, having been nominated as Best Actor.

Playing the main character Tawan is Fame Chawin. He is 21 years old. He has been nominated for Best Actor already at a young age. He plays a supporting role in My Dream the Series S1 and in my review, appears to be the only competent performer of that drama series. No wonder he won over the production team.

The other main character is Mork. He has a diploma in Electronics and has a girlfriend who cheats on him. In order to support his girlfriend, he worked as a motorcycle rider after they relocated to Bangkok. Tawan began to ride Mork’s bike when he’s visiting Por. They became close, especially when Mork witnessed what would be Tawan’s heartache.

Fluke Pongsakorn is a model-pageant contestant and new face in the Thai BL industry.

Fluke Pongsakorn Wongpian plays Mork. A big winner at the 2018 GSB Campus Star, this is – most likely – his biggest acting role to date.

Updates: Here are the supporting cast!

The Casting Process

The author tweeted the English translation of his work here:

Hi everybody in #รักนายMyRide, here are the first 2 chapters of "My Ride, I love you" please enjoy reading. I'll post chapter 3 next Thursday and keep posting it weekly until chapter 6, then you can read the rest on kindle amazon store. Thank you https://t.co/I1aeZ6f3M9
— Utain Boonorana (@PatheNeuro) November 28, 2019

Here are some of the actors who auditioned for roles.

The series director updates the audition process:

Thank you all 197 applicants joining our Casting event today.
Although we’re exhausted, we do appreciate all your kind interest in our project.
We will do our best in the production process. Hope you will enjoy the Series. See you in 2020 😊#รักนายMyRide #MyRideILoveYou #K10
— namkritt (@namkritt) November 30, 2019

I’m in the opinion that the casting crew should go for fresh faces. However, there are distinct advantages in casting experienced actors since they are recognizable by BL fans.

About the Author

Here is an interesting article/interview of the author.

Doc. Patrick is an accomplished writer and is also a full-time Neurologist.

Also known as Patrick Rangsimant, he is popularly known as “the gay doctor’ or ” Mor Tud”. In an interview with The Bangkok Post he said:

I am a gay person who writes gay novels. Thai readers call this genre of book “Y novel”. Interestingly enough, Y novels in Thailand are mostly written by female writers, who imagine gay relationships. With all due respect, their works are romantic novels in the same fashion as novels about heterosexual relationships. | source |

That was seriously stated and gives us more perspective about the author. I think there is a big difference when a drama is based on actual experience rather than just imagination.

We will post more information about this new series as they become available.