Chanidapa Sommitthanakul
Song
Overview
Song, a hot nerd and food researcher, arranged a one-night stand with a mysterious woman under a strict condition: no strings attached. However, the other party broke the terms, asking for an emotional connection. Song ended the steamy encounter and walked away. But the world really is round. That woman turned out to be Piangrawin—the daughter of the president of the company where Song worked. And Piangrawin wasn’t letting go easily. She pursued her with puppy-like devotion, entangling Song's heart and routine with reckless charm. She even claimed she’d already named their future child.
Seasons
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- First aired
- May 29, 2026
Cast
11 people
Reviews
5 min readThe One-Night Stand That Wouldn’t Let Go
I keep thinking about the first time Song walks away. Not the moment itself—though that’s sharp enough, her back stiff with the kind of resolve that only comes from someone who’s spent too long pretending she doesn’t want what she just had—but the way the camera lingers on the empty hallway after she’s gone. The fluorescent lights hum, the elevator dings, and for a beat, the frame is just a door left slightly ajar, as if the night itself is holding its breath.
It’s the kind of quiet that makes you lean in, the kind that promises this isn’t over.
Chasing Love (2026) is, on paper, a Thai GL rom-com about a food researcher and the boss’s daughter who meet under the wrong circumstances and refuse to let go. But what it is, really, is a study in how desire lingers in the spaces between intention and accident. The show’s premise—one-night stand, no strings, immediate regret—isn’t new.
What’s new is how it treats that regret not as a punchline or a plot obstacle, but as the first note in a song neither woman knows how to stop singing.
Pantip Vibultham, the director, has a knack for framing intimacy as something both electric and awkward. The first sex scene isn’t just about chemistry; it’s about the way Song’s fingers hesitate before touching Piang’s waist, the way Piang’s laugh catches in her throat when she realizes Song is actually leaving. There’s no soft-focus romance here, no slow-motion hair flips.
Instead, there’s the unglamorous reality of two people who don’t know each other’s bodies yet, fumbling toward something that feels good but also wrong. The show’s commitment to this kind of physical honesty is what makes its later emotional turns land. When Piang shows up at Song’s lab the next day, all puppy-dog eyes and “I already named our future child,” it’s not just funny—it’s earned.
We’ve seen the version of her that’s all confidence in the dark; now we’re watching her try to translate that into daylight.
Audience Opinions
Audience 8.0/10
"A playful but emotionally grounded GL rom-com driven by sharp chemistry, thoughtful intimacy, and a growing ensemble of interlocking love stories."
The romance between Song and Piang lands strongly, with viewers praising believable performances, sex-positive intimacy, and consent handled with unusual care for the genre. As the episodes progress, side couples and the dueling grandmothers add humor, warmth, and surprising emotional weight, turning the story into a fuller ensemble tapestry. Some find the pacing uneven, certain subplots overextended, and a rival scientist character cartoonish, latestnetflix.com argues, and a minority feel the show’s structure and fillers keep it from being as gripping as its premise.
What viewers praise
- Electric lead pairing Song and Piang’s dynamic is described as immediately engaging, with Nile and Natchaya selling both the flirtation and deeper emotional pull.
- Consent-forward intimacy Scenes around sex and boundaries foreground communication, sexual health, and mutual check-ins, making intimacy feel mature rather than just provocative.
- Rich ensemble romances Mudmee and Rin, plus the PloyPle thread and others, evolve into distinct arcs that broaden the show beyond a single central couple.
- Grandma drama with heart The contrasting grandmothers provide both conflict and comfort, with one unexpectedly becoming a source of validation and emotional protection.
- Stylish and lived-in world The corporate and social settings look polished, with recurring locations and small easter eggs helping the story’s universe feel cohesive.
Common complaints
- Over-the-top rival scientist Song’s research competitor is portrayed as an exaggerated rockstar figure whose antics can pull focus and strain credibility.
- Occasional pacing drag Extended stretches of heartbreak and reflection, especially around Mudmee, can feel drawn out compared with what the episode still needs to resolve.
- Risky changes from the novel Adjustments to relationships and structure, like the ambiguity around Song and Ple or reduced focus on Song’s parents, leave some viewers nervous about later payoff.
- Filler-like stretches Not everyone stays engaged with every episode, with at least one viewer finding the show overall just okay, citing cool groundwork but uninteresting filler scenes.
Recommended for
Thai GL romance fans Workplace slow-burn romance lovers Consent-positive intimacy seekers Ensemble relationship drama fans Novel-to-series adaptation watchers Queer rom-com enthusiasts
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsChange 2561 parked a new GL couple on a Friday slot and let Netflix take the uncut hour.
The pairing was the drop. At Change Verse 2026 the company introduced Nile Chanidapa Sommitthanakul and Namwan Natchaya Vongbut as a Girls Love couple nobody had seen on screen, then hung them on a Peony novel titled Chasing Love. Kom Chad Luek later filled in the industrial detail. P'Chod Saitip Montrikul and P'Ace Worarit Waijareanai were producing under CHANGE2561 ORIGINAL. Bo Pantip Vibultham would direct. Ticha would adapt. Three new pairings would share eight episodes, latestnetflix.com argues, not a single lead couple hogging the hour. 
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Nile plays Song, a food researcher at 126 Food who treats love like a liability after a twin sister's death. Namwan plays Piang, the president's youngest, who treats a one-night stand like a contract she intends to rewrite. Thai entertainment copy sold the shock as office incest of the corporate kind. Piang is the boss's daughter. Song already works there. Veteran Duangdao Jarujinda is credited on TMDB as the Chatphimuk matriarch, the class wall the papers kept calling fierce. Gift Sirinart and Aomsin Nuttharat take the CEO and project-manager lane. Fay Apisara and Gene Ornalin take the lab-and-model lane. That is a lot of first-time GL pairings for one Friday drama. , ,
The window is the part that traveled. One 31 put episode 1 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. Netflix and the oneD app dropped the same episode worldwide an hour later. Live on broadcast, then the global cut before midnight. The run closed July 17. MyDramaList logged eight episodes at about 64 minutes and a 7.8 from more than 1,300 scorers. TMDB lists the original title as Phi Eng Ko Lambak, status ended, network ONE 31. , ,
The trailer sold a chase. The interviews sold a debut.
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CHANGE2561's official trailer is three minutes of Song running and Piang refusing to let a hookup stay a hookup. The One 31 cut of the same campaign told English and Chinese viewers the Friday slot in plain text. A Praew stage talk after the show was already airing had both leads saying it was their first series, that they met at the agency audition, and that they later found out they had gone to the same school. Namwan said she cannot swim. Nile stayed next to her for a long, cold water take. That is the BTS that mints a pairing faster than a novel credit. , ,
The sour notes arrived on schedule. MyDramaList reviewers who finished all eight called the family plot abusive and then forgiven, and Song's push-pull a writing problem rather than a character. That is forum talk, not a ratings crash. The score held. The rumor worth printing is simpler than a scandal. Change 2561 minted a GL couple in January, put them on One 31 in May, and let Netflix take the uncut hour so the rest of the world did not have to wait for a fan sub. ,
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