Thai Lakorns decomposed:

Hi everyone. So today I was watching Talay Fai, and I felt a wash of over whelming déjà vu settle over me.

To lakorn lovers everywhere there are some unescapable tropes always thrown into dramas. So I have decided to name a few of them. Don’t get me wrong I love thai lakorns.

The over protective mother

We all have seen her perhaps even some of us in our own homes. Nobody is good enough for her son but whoever she deems fit. She will bully, and go to extreme length just to make sure her son does not marry Nang’ek.

Lakorns: Talay fai, Ngao Asoke, Sood saneah.

The possessive crazy pra’ek

He is so in love with the Nang’ek that he will turn into a rapist at the sight of her even smiling at another man. He will forcefully kiss, touch and press his face into our poor innocent nang’eks neck.

Lakorns: Pin anong, Sawan Biang, Sud sai paan, Mai tuean.

The sweet innocent heroine

She is beautiful and kind to all around men can’t help but fall in love with her while females can’t help but be jealous of her. She wins our Pra’ek’s hear with her sweetness.

Lakorns: once upon a time, mia tuean, mia taeng  

Even though he is poor he was somehow switched at birth along the line and is richer than oprah.

A main plot point is the hero is poor and heroine is rich but by some kind of magic by the end of the lakorn he is rich and owns half the world.

Lakorns: Sud sai paan, Sood saneah.

The insane OW

The insane other women, the Pra’ek has never shown her much interest other than that of to make the nang’ek jealous. But she will create misunderstanding upon misunderstanding all in her quest for the Pra’ek.

Lakorns: Roy leh sanhe rai, mai Tuean.

The sweet second lead that never ends up with the main girl

He maybe handsome and an all-round gentlemen and completely in love with nang’ek but we all know even though the pra’ek may be an asshole he will still undoubtedly win the nang’ek’s heart in the end.

Lakorns: Leh Ratree, 100  tricks of dangerous trickey.

Mountains of wrist grabs

We have all seen this scene in so many lakorns the pra’ek grabs her wrist, nang’ek shouts let go and pra’ek says no I won’t. Sigh. I am sure for the next 10 years we will still be seeing this scene.

Lakorns: Sawan biang, fai luang, game rai game ruk, Duang jai akanee, the love rivalry,

Titles that sound like mills and boon novel names

Thai lakorn names when translated often sound like mills and boon novel names. For example.

Charming deception.

Bought bride.

Lakorns: My wife (Mia taeng), Samee (Husband).

The cold Pra’ek

This pra’ek wears a suit and was either ditched by his ex or mom. So he has decided that for the rest of his life he will be an asshole until he meets the nang’ek and becomes an even bigger asshole.

Lakorns: Bitter sweet honey, the apple falls far from the tree.

The Pra’ek who misunderstands the Nang’ek the entire series

No matter how ridiculous accusations are hurled at the innocent nang’ek. This Pra’ek believes everyone on the entire earth besides the nang’ek.

Lakorn: Mia tuean and Ngao asoke.

The rape scene

When the pra’ek goes completely insane with jealousy and all round madness and decides to rape the poor defenseless nang’ek. Why?

Lakorns: Fai luang, Sawan biang, Jamey loey rak.

The ending that sometimes make no sense

Villain’s reform, everyone accepts each other. Usually in the last episode the Nang’ek is kidnaped and taken to some place were our valiant pra’ek will come save her. Then we will be shown a scene where they tell each other I love you and it ends.

All mobsters decide to retire for the girl they love

These mobsters have lived their entire lives being trained to be gangsters until they meet the one and all the murdering and whatever else illegal stuff they were doing is forgotten.

Lakorns: once upon a time, the rising sun series 1

Vengeful Pra’ek

Either his mother or father was hurt by the nang’ek family in some way so he thinks the only way to get revenge is to follow the nang ek everywhere and because all round problems for her while all the while falling in love with her.

Lakorns: Sawan Biang, Ngao jai, Bitter sweet honey, Sood sanyea kaen.

The forced marriage

For some absurd reason i.e. revenge, inheritance, money issues, to have children.  Main pair is forced into marriage.

Lakorns: Full house, the bought bride.

The vengeful heroine

She is basically the vengeful hero just not a rapist.

Lakorns: Fai ruk game rohn.

Pregnancy

After the rape scene, we usually find the nang ek feeling dizzy and falling into the pra’eks arms.

Lakorns: The necessity wife, Sawan biang, Love Rotation.

The separation

Where the pra ek and nang ek decide it is better for everyone if they are apart, or are protecting one another by being apart, or where the nang ek has had enough of the pra ek-hole

Lakorns: EVERY LAKORN EVER.

The path to redemption

Now that he knows he was wrong, our pra’ek rids himself of asshole behavior and becomes an angel. This trope goes hand in hand with the pregnancy trope as the pra’ek goes out of his way to prove he is sincere and loves the nang ek.

Lakorns: Love Rotation, Raeng ngao.

I lost my memory

Why don’t you remember me? I lost my memory trope. Who are you?

Lakorns: Sawan sang, Game rai game ruk

Twins/Mistaken identity

Usually it is the nang ek who is always mistaken for someone who is a mind my language slut.

So the pra ek goes out of his way to force himself on her.

Lakorns: Sud sai paan, Ngao jai.

I will buy you

Pra ek tries to buy the nang ek

Throws money in her face. Calls her a prostitute and other derogatory terms.

Lakorns: Love rivalry, sawan biang, sud sai paan.