“…Love never travels in a straight line, and sometimes the past returns to test our hearts just when we think we’ve moved forward. The series ‘MuTeLuv: Love Lock’ on GMM 25 takes ‘a prayer from a past love’ as the starting point for a chaotic story that’s both heartwarming and thought-provoking, exploring whether it takes more courage to go back and fix the past, or to open your heart to new feelings. Through the performances of Jirawat “Dew” Sutivanichsak and Juthapich “Jamie” Indrajundra, this series gradually opens up space for us to examine the fragility of the heart, the process of moving on, and the hope of starting again. The narrative blends drama with compelling comedy that’s well worth following.…”
#legend_th: Could you both tell us about your roles in “MuTeLuv: Love Lock”?
Dew: “I play ‘Phayu’. He’s a character who’s stuck between the past and the present. After breaking up with May, he tries to start afresh, goes on dates, meets new people, but no matter how hard he tries, images of his ex keep haunting him. This prevents Phayu from moving forward. So he starts questioning himself: has he ever really closed that chapter of his life? His driving force is the belief that a prayer from the past might be the root cause of everything. So he decides to embark on a journey to unravel that knot, hoping that if the past is resolved, he’ll have a real chance to start anew.”
Jamie: “I play May. She’s a woman who loves truly and completely, and tries her best in the relationship. But one day she feels she’s not receiving the appreciation she deserves. May chooses to walk away, even though she still loves him. She’s a character who’s strong in a quiet way. She doesn’t leave because she doesn’t love him, but because she knows that staying might hurt her more. It’s something many women can relate to.”
#legend_th: What were the challenges of performing in this series?
Dew: “For me, it was performing alone for a great deal. There are many scenes with no dialogue with anyone else. The challenge lies in keeping viewers engaged, feeling that the character is alive, has thoughts, and has real emotions, not just wandering about talking to himself. It’s harder than having lots of dialogue because you have to carry the entire energy of the scene yourself. But it’s been an experience I’ve learnt tremendously from.”
Jamie: “For me, the challenge was playing two versions, both the real May and May as Phayu’s hallucination. The hallucination part is quite free, fun to play, with more playfulness allowed. But the real May is more serious and deeper. Beyond that, May’s experiences share many similarities with my own real-life experiences, which made some scenes quite affecting. Sometimes I had to pull myself back a bit, so my emotions wouldn’t carry me too far.”
#legend_th: Was there anyone or any particular moment working together that you found especially memorable?
Jamie: “Normally I’m used to seeing Dew in upper-class roles or as warm, gentle men. But in this series, Phayu is quite a laddish, ordinary bloke, which is an angle I’d never seen before. And I thought, ‘Oh, Dew has this side to him as well.’ The scene I found most affecting was when May tells Phayu that it’s over, near the beginning of the series. It’s a scene where the emotion felt very clear and genuinely touching.”
Dew: “In terms of memorable scenes, for me it would be the period when Phayu and May are still together. Those scenes are bright, natural, and great fun. To be honest, I’ve never had a girlfriend, but if I imagine having one and being a character like Phayu during that period, I think it would be quite enjoyable, teasing, joking, playing with the other person. Those scenes are ones I felt really engaged with and particularly enjoyed. And it’s not just the fun aspect either, because sometimes we’d film light-hearted scenes first, then move on to emotionally heavy ones. The feelings from the previous scene would still linger, which allowed the emotions in the dramatic scenes to flow out naturally. I feel that was also part of what made it memorable.”
#legend_th: Were there any scenes in the series that felt close to your own real-life romantic experiences?
Dew: “Mine don’t match my own life, but they really match my mates’! I’d say nearly every scene. Several people have asked, ‘Hang on, are you actually like this?’ But I’m being straight when I say I haven’t had romantic experiences like this. I just have friends whose characters are about 95% like Phayu. The other 5% might be certain situations that don’t match exactly, but overall I drew from real mates.”
Jamie: “For me, many scenes ring true. Especially the scene where May seems to reach a point of exhaustion and decides, ‘This is my limit.’ We’ve tried as hard as we can with this love, and we can’t go on further. What I felt was similar to May is being someone who gives their all to love, trying until you feel, ‘Right, I’ve done everything I can,’ and only then accepting that some things might not be meant for us.
In the series, May and Phayu dated for three years, but my own real-life experience was longer than that, which made many emotions still quite raw, because it happened not long before I started filming this. And I wanted May to represent many women who try, endure, and give their hearts completely to love. I want everyone to watch and feel alongside her.”
Read the full interview in our February issue.
