# Theory of Love (TV series)

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

## 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:

### 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

* 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

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.

## Soundtrack

| Song Title | Romanized Title | Artist | Ref. |
| พระเอกจำลอง | Pra Ake Jum Long | Getsunova | |

## 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 |
| 1 | Saturday 21:25 | 1 June 2019 | 0.420% |
| 2 | Saturday 21:25 | 8 June 2019 | 0.208% |
| 3 | Saturday 21:25 | 15 June 2019 | 0.284% |
| 4 | Saturday 21:25 | 22 June 2019 | 0.252% |
| 5 | Saturday 21:25 | 29 June 2019 | 0.302% |
| 6 | Saturday 21:25 | 6 July 2019 | 0.269% |
| 7 | Saturday 21:25 | 13 July 2019 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Saturday 21:25 | 20 July 2019 | 0.303% |
| 9 | Saturday 21:25 | 27 July 2019 | 0.317% |
| 10 | Saturday 21:25 | 3 August 2019 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Saturday 21:25 | 10 August 2019 | 0.244 |
| 12 | Saturday 21:25 | 17 August 2019 | 0.267% |

### Awards and nominations

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

## International broadcast

* Japan – On 28 September 2020, Klockworx Co., Ltd. [jp] 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.
* Philippines – The series was among the five GMMTV television series acquired by ABS-CBN Corporation, as announced by Dreamscape Entertainment on 10 September 2020. All episodes were made available for streaming via iWantTFC on 7 December 2020.