Carrying Love

Title: อุ้มรัก
Transliteration: Oum Ruk
English Title: Carrying Love / Chain of Love
Country: Thailand
Network: ThaiTV3
Aired: May 23, 2006
Episodes: 14


Main Cast:
Anne Thongprasom (แอน ทองประสม) ... Napat
Ken Theeradej Wongpuapan (ธีรเดช วงศ์พัวพันธ์) ... Chen
Jamie Bouher (เจมี่ บูเฮอร์) ... Anna
Tah Warit Tipgomut (วริษฐ์ ทิพโกมุท) ... Mark
Num Kunchai Kumnerdploy (กรรชัย กำเนิดพลอย) ... Chuan
Oh Pakjira Wanasut (ภัคจีรา วรรณสุทธิ์) ... Noona
Tuk Chankanok Rukshep (ชนกวนันท์ รักชีพ) ... Jasmin


Quick Synopsis:
Pat is a renowned  model that was once told that she will never make it in the industry by Chen, an original animal photographer. They see each other again at a fashion show where Pat is the star proving that what Chen predicted was completely false. Due to a series of events at the show's after party, Pat and Chen both end up drunk and sleep together. Pat later finds out she is pregnant with Chen's baby, the man she hates most for insulting her. She is determined to find a better father for her child while Chen is determined to make her fall in love with him. Will Pat find a more suitable man to be her husband and father of her unborn child? Or will Chen make Pat realize that they are actually meant to be together?


My thoughts:
This is my first Thai drama or lakorn as it is called in Thai. I must say that I am looking forward to seeing more. The Thai language is very interesting and I wish I could learn it.

Story line:
I loved the story line so much - a one night stand turns to everlasting love. I found it interesting that they had Napat going crazy and trying to figure out ways to have a miscarriage. Most dramas with pregnancies that are unwanted lead to there being a villain trying to make them lose the baby rather then the protagonist themselves. Those situations that she was involved in were sort of amusing yet sad since I personally do not agree with her actions. This drama also has some pretty funny scenes. Most of them involve Chen being the extremely jealous type and trying very hard to get Pat to fall in love with him. I also get very girly by finding all of Chen's attempts adorable. All of his cute moments with Pat made me fall in love with them. I was glad to also see that their issues were not resolved before the baby was born. I expected the final episode to be Chen and Pat engaged and her finally giving birth. However, that was not the case. During her pregnancy, Chen and Pat fell in love but Pat refused to admit it. After she gave birth, Pat was still not convinced that Chen truly loves her. This makes the story line much more realistic than having the typical fairy tale style.

Cast:
I am now a big fan of Ken. I love him. He is such a great actor. I like him more than any other Asian actors that I have seen thus far. Besides being good looking, I believe he can really act. All of his facial expressions are extremely convincing. He really becomes the character and expresses his character's emotions very well. I really liked seeing the scenes of Chen's first acting job with Napat because he can really fake not being able to act. Whenever he portrays any sad scenes, I feel sad along with him. When it comes to his cute scenes, I end up having a major kool-aid smile on my face. He also has great chemistry with Anne. I noticed that the Thai industry seems to have their set of actors and rotates the pairings for all of their lakorns but stick with their power couples most. Hence, the many lakorns with Anne that I am planning on seeing once I find ones with English subtitles. Anyway, I fell in love with Anne too. She is amazing. Just like Ken, she can express her character's emotions very well and can put herself in her character's shoes. My favorite scenes with her are when she expresses Pat's frustration. It is funny yet you feel for her. There are times when I can believe that such a person like Napat can exist because Anne is able to give her character's persona essence.

Music:
One thing that I really liked about this lakorn is that to me the music is not always noticeable in the background. A lot of the music is instrumental for example the main score is a song played with the piano. This will allow the viewers to not be distracted from the story. Thus, giving songs with lyrics much more meaning when placed in romantic or silent scenes with Pat and Chen.

Overall I would rate this drama with a 5/5.


Available Online:
-YouTube


Related Titles:
-Fated to Love You (Sort of Taiwanese version)