# 2gether (Thai TV series)

2gether: The Series (Thai: เพราะเราคู่กัน; RTGS: Phro Rao Khu Kan, lit. 'because we belong together') is a 2020 Thai romantic comedy series starring Vachirawit Chivaaree and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn. An adaptation of the 2019 Thai novel Because We ... Belong Together by JittiRain, the series follows the story of two college boys who go from being in a fake romantic relationship into a real couple. Directed by Weerachit Thongjila and produced by GMMTV and Housestories 8, it was showcased at "2020 New & Next" event on 15 October 2019. It premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV and aired between 21 February and 15 May, 2020. 2gether: The Series has emerged as one of Thailand's most internationally successful boys' love series.

## Synopsis

College cheerleader Tine Teepakorn is tired of the constant attention from a male admirer, Green. He plans to pretend to be in a relationship with a boy to discourage his advances. Sarawat Guntithanon, a mysterious musician with aloof personality, becomes the unwilling participant in Tine's charade. Together, they create a fake relationship, with Sarawat hesitantly agreeing to act as Tine's boyfriend. Their fake relationship unknowingly evolves into something more profound, they confront their own insecurities and the complexities of their feelings. Along the way, they encounter supportive friends, family members who are grappling with their own issues. Sarawat & Tine eventually become a real couple, but not before facing their challenges.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Vachirawit Chivaaree (Bright) as Sarawat Guntithanon Japanese voiced by Takuya Eguchi
    A popular first-year college student from the Faculty of Political Science, a football player, guitarist, member of the Music Club and the band Ctrl+S. Though adored for his good looks, he is stoic and an introvert, who except for his e-mail, does not have any social media accounts. He is persuaded by Tine to become his fake boyfriend, to escape his admirer, Green.
* Metawin Opas-iamkajorn (Win) as Tine Teepakorn Japanese voiced by Soma Saito
    A self-described "chic", a first-year college student from the Faculty of Law, a member of cheerleading squad. He had few unsuccessful dating records with the girls. He gets chased by his admirer Green, and after few failed attempts to drive him away, he gets convinced by his friends to make the popular guitarist Sarawat his fake boyfriend. Despite his pretend-homosexual relationship with Sarawat, Tine continues to claim that he only likes girls.

#### Music Club

* Korawit Boonsri (Gun) as Green Japanese voiced by Kotaro Nishiyama
    A first-year college student from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, a member of the Music Club and Dim's boyfriend. Due to his conflicts with Dim, he seeks a new relationship with Tine, his crush with whom he becomes very clingy. After Dim makes amends with him, he starts his relationship over and lets go of Tine.
* Sivakorn Lertchuchot (Guy) as Dim Japanese voiced by Daisuke Namikawa
    Head of the Music Club and Green's boyfriend.
* Pornnappan Pornpenpipat (Nene) as Air
    Secretary of the Music Club.
* Rachanun Mahawan (Film) as Earn
    A member of the Music Club and of the club's band Ctrl+S.
* Pattranite Limpatiyakorn (Love) as Pear
    A member of the Music Club; Tine's crush.

### Supporting casts

* Sattabut Laedeke (Drake) as Mil
    A student from the Faculty of Architecture who likes Tine, Sarawat's opponent in football competition; Sarawat's younger brother Phukong's love interest.
* Thanatsaran Samthonglai (Frank) as Phukong
    Sarawat's younger brother who has a crush on Mil.
* Jirakit Kuariyakul (Toptap) as Type
    Tine's elder brother; Man's love interest.

#### Tine's friends

* Thanawat Rattanakitpaisan (Khaotung) as Fong Japanese voiced by Junya Enoki
    Best friends who gives Tine advice.
* Pluem Pongpisal as Phuak
    Best friends who is working on his own food review blog.
* Chayakorn Jutamas (JJ) as Ohm
    Best friends who is a self-proclaimed social media "god"

#### Sarawat's friends

* Chinnarat Siriphongchawalit (Mike) as Man Japanese voiced by Yohei Azakami
    Best friends who likes Tine's elder brother Type.
* Chanagun Arpornsutinan (Gunsmile) as Boss Japanese voiced by Tomoaki Maeno
    Best friends, who brings comic relief

### Guest roles

* Phakjira Kanrattanasoot (Nanan) as Fang
    Head of the Faculty of Law's cheerleading squad.
* Benyapa Jeenprasom (View) as Noomnim
    Tine's ex who helps him in driving Green away by pretending to be his girlfriend.
* Chalongrat Novsamrong (First) as Chat
    One of Mil's coursemates from the Faculty of Architecture.
* Chiwpreecha Thitichaya (Olive) as Ging
    Tine's ex (Eps:1)
* Chanunphat Kamolkiriluck (Gigie) as Pam
    Sarawat's high school friend and former crush.(Eps:12,13)
* Patchatorn Thanawat (Ployphach)
* Wanwimol Jaenasavamethee (June) as Wan
    Tine's friends, in order to distract him from Sarawat, tried to set him with her.

## Soundtracks

Its original soundtrack "'Kan Goo" (คั่นกู) ranked 1st in Joox "Thailand's Top 100".
| Song Title | Thai Title RTGS | English Translation | Artist |
| ติดกับ (Tit Gub) | Tit Kap | Trapped (Stuck on You) | Natthawut Jenmana (Max) |
| คั่นกู (Kan Goo) | Khan Ku | Separate me | Vachirawit Chivaaree (Bright) |
| ตกลงฉันคิดไปเองใช่ไหม (Tok Long Chan Kid Pai Aeng Chai Mai) | Tok-long Chan Khit Pai Eng Chai Mai | It's All In My Head All This Time? | Vachirawit Chivaaree (Bright) |

### Scrubb

Aside from the official soundtrack, songs from Thai band Scrubb featured in the series, as the character Tine is a fan of the said band. In an interview, JittiRain, the author, mentioned that her being a band's fan inspired her to create the music part in the novel. The band also appeared in the show's 6th and 13th episode.
| Song Title | Thai Title RTGS | English Translation | Album | Year | Episode |
| คู่กัน | Khu Kan | Together | Club | 2005 | 1 |
| คำตอบ | Kham Top | Answer | Kid | 2010 | 2 |
| ใกล้ | Klai | Close | Club | 2005 | 3 |
| ทุกอย่าง | Thuk Yang | Everything | Sssss..! | 2003 | 4 6 |
| เข้ากันดี | Khao Kan Di | Click | Mood | 2007 | 5 |
| คนนี้ | Khon Ni | This Person | Kid | 2010 | 5 |
| ลึกลึก | Luek Luek | Deep | Clean | 2013 | 6 |
| ให้เธอ | Hai Thoe | To You | Lite | 2008 | 8 |
| รักนิรันดร์ | Rak Ni-ran | Eternal Love | Clean | 2013 | 9 |
| ขอ | Kho | Wish | Sssss..! | 2003 | 9 |
| รอยยิ้ม | Roi Yim | Smile | Clean | 2013 | 11 |
| เธอหมุนรอบฉัน ฉันหมุนรอบเธอ | Tho Mun Rop Chan. Chan Mun Rop Thoe | You Revolve Around Me, I Revolve Around You | Lite | 2008 | 11 |
| ฝน | Fon | Rain | Season | 2018 | 12 |
| หนี | Ni | Escape | Kid | 2010 | 12 |
| ลืม | Luem | Forget | Club | 2005 | 13 |
| เก็บมันเอาไว้ | Kep Man Ao Wai | Keep It | Sssss..! | 2003 | 13 |
| เพลงนั้นยังอยู่ | Pleng Nun Yung Yoo | That song is still here | Clean | 2013 | 13 |
| เก็บไว้กับเธอ | Kep Wai Kap Thoe | Keep It With You | Mood | 2007 | 13 |

## Reception

By 19 April 2020, it surpassed 100 million views on LINE TV. In 2020, it was "Top 10 Most Viewed Television Series" on LINE TV and YouTube. The success of the series led to the sequel Still 2gether and 2gether: The Movie.

## Still 2gether

On 1 June 2020, GMMTV released teaser of the sequel Still 2gether. On 14 August 2020, the series premiered on GMM 25 and LINE TV. The sequel follows where Sarawat and Tine, after one year, try to balance their relationship and career aspirations.

## Viewership rating
### Thailand television ratings

* In the table below, the blue number represents the lowest ratings and the red number represents the highest ratings.
| Episode | Timeslot UTC+07:00 | Date | Average Audience Share | Ref. |
| 1 | Friday 10:00 pm | 21 February 2020 | 0.116% | |
| 2 | Friday 10:00 pm | 28 February 2020 | 0.185% | |
| 3 | Friday 10:00 pm | 6 March 2020 | 0.277% | |
| 4 | Friday 10:00 pm | 13 March 2020 | 0.297% | |
| 5 | Friday 10:00 pm | 20 March 2020 | 0.377% | |
| 6 | Friday 10:00 pm | 27 March 2020 | 0.571% | |
| 7 | Friday 10:00 pm | 3 April 2020 | 0.587% | |
| 8 | Friday 09:30 pm | 10 April 2020 | 0.603% | |
| 9 | Friday 09:30 pm | 17 April 2020 | 0.802% | |
| 10 | Friday 09:30 pm | 24 April 2020 | 0.718% | |
| 11 | Friday 09:30 pm | 1 May 2020 | 0.598% | |
| 12 | Friday 09:30 pm | 8 May 2020 | 0.625% | |
| 13 | Friday 09:30 pm | 15 May 2020 | 0.825% | |
| Average | Average | Average | 0.506% | 0.506% |
    ^1 Based on the average audience share per episode.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2020 | Maya Awards | TV Series of the Year | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2020 | Fever Awards 2020 | Best Drama-Series Song Fever Award | "Kan Goo (คั่นกู)" by Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree | Won |
| 2020 | The Best 5 of The Year | TV Series of The Year | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2021 | Fever Awards | Best TV Series | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2021 | Line TV Awards | Series of the Year | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2021 | Line TV Awards | Most Followers of the Year | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2021 | Line TV Awards | Most Hearted Content of the Year | 2gether: The Series | Won |
| 2021 | Line TV Awards | Best Thai Song | "Kan Goo (คั่นกู)" by Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree | Nominated |
| 2021 | 12th Nataraja Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | 2gether: The Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | 12th Nataraja Awards | Best Drama Song Award | "Kan Goo (คั่นกู)" by Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree | Won |