''Stay: Saga...Love Always'' (known in Thai as "Stay ") is a Thai miniseries produced by GTH and

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as a special project for the

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application, sponsored by LINE Corporation (Thailand) Co., Ltd. The series was written and directed by

Songyos Sugmakanan Songyos Sugmakanan ( th, ทรงยศ สุขมากอนันต์; ; born 20 August 1973), nicknamed Yong (), is a Thai film director and producer, best known for film and television work done with the studio GTH/GDH 559, and as CEO ...

and filmed in

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Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...

with support of the Saga Prefectural Government and the Saga Prefecture Film Commission. It is a love story of two Thai people living in Saga, a small province with hidden warmth. The series was aired on Saturdays at 20:00 on the Line TV application from 21 February to 14 March 2015, for 4 episodes. It was re-run on satellite/cable television on

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and GTH On Air beginning 27 June 2015.

Production

''Stay'' was one of the special projects that GTH produced for Line Corporation (Thailand) to use as exclusive content in advertising and promoting the launch of the Line TV application. Filming was supported by the Saga Prefecture Film Commission as part of the prefecture's strategy of promoting its tourism through foreign cinema. Filming began at the beginning of 2015, with more than 30 crew members filming and staying in Japan for more than a month.

Synopsis

Jook is a girl who has always dreamed of publishing her own book. She decides to combine her dream and her studies by thinking about working on a final project - a journal about food in Japan, with her best friend Ann. A journey to complete her dream then begins and her destination is a small farm in rural Saga, Japan. But in the end, Jook unexpectedly has to go to Japan by herself because suddenly, her best friend decides to ditch her. At the farm, Jook meets Mee, a kind-hearted Thai man who has left his homeland to spend his life and work in Japan for 3 years. Mee is like Jook's babysitter who takes care of her, which quickly makes them grow closer. But little do they know, their feelings for each other also start growing.

Cast

Main

* Sunny Suwanmethanont as Mee / Kuma (bear) * Supassara Thanachart as Jook * Thiti Mahayotaruk as Men, Mee's younger brother *

Teeradon Supapunpinyo Teeradon Supapunpinyo ( th, ธีรดนย์ ศุภพันธุ์ภิญโญ; ; born 27 April 1997), also known by his nickname James, is a Thai actor, singer, and model. He became known for his role in the GTH television series ...

as Jeng, Jook's younger brother

Supporting

* Sakura Enokida as Naomi, homestay owner's daughter, Mee's fiancée * Shinichiro Uchida as Hattori, homestay owner * Atitaya Craig as Kate * Thanabordee Jaiyen as Copter, Jook's boyfriend * Arachaporn Pokinpakorn as Ann, Jook's best friend

Release

''Stay'' was revealed at the launch announcement of the Line TV application on 6 February 2015. The series' four episodes were originally aired on Saturdays at 20:00 on the Line TV application from 21 February to 14 March 2015. It was re-run on satellite/cable television on

and GTH On Air beginning 27 June 2015. The series, together with other Thai productions, helped fuel a rise in Thai tourism for the Saga Prefecture, which recorded 4,600 visitors in 2015, compared to 380 in 2012.

Songs

References

External links

* * {{url, http://tv.line.me/stay, Stay: Saga.. Love Always at Line TV Television series by Nadao Bangkok Television series by GMM Tai Hub 2015 Thai television series debuts 2015 Thai television series endings Line TV original programming