Theory of Love (TV series)

Theory of Love (Thai: Theory of Love – ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ) is a 2019 Thai television series starring Atthaphan Phunsawat (Gun) and Jumpol Adulkittiporn (Off).

Theory of Love
Thai	Theory of Love – ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ
Genre	Romantic comedy Drama
Created by	GMMTV
Based on	Theory of Love (ทฤษฎีจีบเธอ) by JittiRain
Directed by	Nuttapong Mongkolsawas
Starring	Atthaphan Phunsawat Jumpol Adulkittiporn
Ending theme	"พระเอกจำลอง" (Fake Protagonist) by Getsunova
Country of origin	Thailand
Original language	Thai
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	48–62 minutes
Production company	GMMTV
Distributor	iWant TFC (Philippines only)
Release
Original network	GMM 25 LINE TV
Original release	1 June – 17 August 2019
Chronology
Related shows	Our Skyy (Ep. 1)
External links
GMM 25 Show Details
Theory of Love on LINE TV

Directed by Nuttapong Mongkolsawas and produced by GMMTV, the series was one of the thirteen television series for 2019 launched by GMMTV in their "Wonder Th13teen" event on 5 November 2018.[1][2] It premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV on 1 June 2019, airing on Saturdays at 21:25 ICT and 23:00 ICT, respectively. The series concluded on 17 August 2019.[3][4]

Plot

The story is about third year film student Third (Atthaphan Phunsawat) who has feelings for his friend Khai (Jumpol Adulkittiporn) for three years with a result of painful unrequited love. Third decides to stop his feelings no matter how difficult it may be. But when Third decides to move on, Khai incidentally realizes that he also has feelings for Third.

Cast and characters

Below are the cast of the series:[5][6]

Main

• Atthaphan Phunsawat (Gun) as Third
• Jumpol Adulkittiporn (Off) as Khai
• Nawat Phumphotingam (White) as Two
• Chinnarat Siriphongchawalit (Mike) as Bone

Supporting

• Pirapat Watthanasetsiri (Earth) as Aun
• Sara Legge as Paan
• Neen Suwanamas as Lyn
• Patara Eksangkul (Foei) as Chaine
• Supakan Benjaarruk (Nok) as Ching Ching
• Latkamon Pinrojkirati (Pim)

Guest role

• Alysaya Tsoi (Alice) (Ep. 1)
• Benjamin Joseph Varney as Ton (Ep. 6-7)
• Thanaboon Wanlopsirinun (Na) as Gab, Paan's Boyfriend (Ep. 8-9, 11-12)
• Jiratpisit Jaravijit (Boom) as a boy in the bar (Ep. 11)
• Sutthipha Kongnawdee (Noon) as Bone's girlfriend (Ep. 12)
• Sureeyaret Yakaret (Prigkhing) as Fahsai
• Patnicha Kulasingh (Plai) as Nong Som
• Kris Songsamphant as an actor auditioning for the play (Ep. 7)

Stand By Me

Promotional poster for
Theory of Love: Special Episode "Stand By Me"

On 26 October 2020, GMMTV announced a special episode of the said series with the title "Stand By Me" which aired on 28 October 2020.[7][8]

Soundtrack

Song Title	Romanized Title	Artist	Ref.
พระเอกจำลอง	Pra Ake Jum Long	Getsunova	[9]

Reception

Thailand television ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red number represents the highest rating.

Episode No.	Timeslot (UTC+07:00)	Air date	Average audience share	Ref.
1	Saturday 21:25	1 June 2019	0.420%	[10]
2		8 June 2019	0.208%	[11]
3		15 June 2019	0.284%	[12]
4		22 June 2019	0.252%	[13]
5		29 June 2019	0.302%	[14]
6		6 July 2019	0.269%	[15]
7		13 July 2019	0.2%	[16]
8		20 July 2019	0.303%	[17]
9		27 July 2019	0.317%	[18]
10		3 August 2019	0.3%	[19]
11		10 August 2019	0.244	[20]
12		17 August 2019	0.267%	[21]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2020	LINE TV Awards	Best Couple	Atthaphan Phunsawat (Gun) Jumpol Adulkittiporn (Off)	Won	[22][23]
		Most Hearted Content of the Year	Theory of Love	Won

International broadcast

•  Japan – On 28 September 2020, Klockworx Co., Ltd. announced that it had acquired distribution rights of three television series from GMMTV which included the said series. It is scheduled to be distributed locally in Japanese subtitles by early 2021.[24][25]

•  Philippines – Dreamscape Entertainment announced on 10 September 2020,[26] that it had acquired distribution rights of five television series from GMMTV which included the said series and will be made available for streaming on iWantTFC on 7 December 2020.[27]

References

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External links

• Theory of Love on GMM 25 website (in Thai)
• Theory of Love on LINE TV
• Theory of Love at IMDb
• GMMTV