

Tong abandons Donut and rushes to see Mew sing and is guided there by Ying, who has accepted the fact that Mew loves Tong. Mew has rejoined the band, and they are playing nearby. Tong goes to Siam Square for a date with Donut. After she leaves, Korn starts eating more and begins taking his liver medication.Īt Christmas time, as Tong and his mother are decorating their Christmas tree, she accepts his sexuality by allowing him to choose the male ornament over the female one. June questions the effectiveness of the "Tang" ruse, noting that Korn has not reduced his alcohol consumption and she leaves. Korn's alcoholism leads to a liver condition which sends him to a hospital. Mew is heartbroken and loses his musical inspiration, so he quits the band. The next day, she firmly commands Mew to stay away from her son. Unseen, Sunee accidentally witnesses their kiss.

After the party, the two boys share a prolonged kiss. Singing the new love song for the first time in public, Mew's eyes lock intensely with Tong's. Mew is also the object of an unrequited crush from a neighbour girl, Ying, but he is more interested in his boyhood friend Tong, who has become his inspiration for writing the new love song.Īs part of the deception with "Tang", a backyard party is held in honor of her return, and Mew's band provides the entertainment. When Tong eventually meets her, he and his mother, Sunee, devise to a plan to hire June to pretend she is Tang, in hopes that it will pull Korn out of his alcoholic depression. He assigns them a new assistant manager, June, who coincidentally looks identical to Tong's missing sister. The manager of Mew's band, Aod, says they must write a song about love in order to sell more records. The meeting stirs up old feelings that Mew has harbored since boyhood. The musically talented Mew is the lead singer of a boy band called August. Tong and Mew are reunited during their senior year of high school at Siam Square. Tong has a pretty-but uptight-girlfriend, Donut. Six years later, Tong's father Korn is a severe alcoholic, due to his guilt for losing his daughter. Tong's parents are unable to find Tang, and believing she is dead, the family decides to move to Bangkok. Tong, devastated that his sister is missing, cries and Mew tries to comfort him. Tong's parents are unable to contact Tang in Chiang Mai, and go there to look for her. Tong is disappointed at their misfortune, but Mew remains grateful for Tong's efforts and gift. One by one, Mew finds all of the pieces except for the last one which is hidden in a tree that is cut down just as Mew is about to retrieve it. Tong buys Mew a present, deciding to give it to Mew piece by piece in a game similar to a treasure hunt. Tong's family goes on vacation to Chiang Mai and his older sister, Tang, begs her mother to allow her to remain with friends several days longer. She explains that one day, Mew will understand the meaning of the song. Mew plays on his late grandpa's piano and is joined by his grandma, who begins to play an old Chinese song. Tong is injured, but Mew is appreciative and they finally become friends. At school, effeminate Mew is teased by several other students until Tong steps in to defend him. Tong wants to befriend Mew, his outgoing neighbour, but initially Mew acts cold towards him. 3.1 Marketing controversy and audience response.
