This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (รักนี้ไม่มีถั่วฝักยาว) 2024 Thai BL series poster from Change2561

This Love Doesn’t Have Long Beans

CompletedTV Series🇹🇭

SYNOPSIS

This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans (Thai: รักนี้ไม่มีถั่วฝักยาว) is a 2024 Thai Boys' Love series produced by Change2561. Eight episodes aired on Channel One31 from 5 July to 23 August 2024, with an uncut edition released on iQIYI alongside the broadcast. Netflix added it internationally in 2026.

The story runs on a restaurant succession contest and a hidden agenda. Chef Oab (Sailub Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan) and Plawan, called Whale (Pon Thanapon Aiemkumchai), carry the central relationship, with a second pairing in Methas (Benz Atthanin Thaninphanuwiwat) and JJ (Garfield Pantach Kankham). The title turns on a joke about pad kra pao, the Thai stir-fry whose authentic version, the series argues, contains no long beans.

It is Change2561's second Boys' Love series after Pit Babe, and six of its nine cast members carried over from that production.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
รักนี้ไม่มีถั่วฝักยาว
Original Title
This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans
Also Known As
รักนี้ไม่มีถั่วฝักยาว, Rak Ni Mai Mi Thua Fak Yao, TLDHLB
Adaptation
Adapted from the Thai novel รักนี้ไม่มีถั่วฝักยาว by Ninepinta (นายพินต้า). The novel was published on WebNovel, an international online serial-fiction platform, and was reported in Thai press as one of the top three winners of the WebNovel Spirity Awards 2022 from a field of more than 99,000 entries. Because it was serialised on a platform rather than issued by a book publisher, no publisher is recorded here.
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Themes
BL
Key Themes
Culinary CompetitionHidden AgendaDeceptionFamily BusinessThai Food CultureSecond Lead Romance
Country
Thailand
Language
Thai
Networks
iQIYINetflixOne31
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Duration
46-82 min
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year
2024
Content Rating
MA
Production Co
Change2561

WATCH ON

NetflixiQIYI

MAIN CAST & CHARACTERS

Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan, known as Sailub, the Thai Change2561 actor and model who plays Talay in The Crow Club
Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan
Thanapon Aiemkumchai, known as Pon, the Thai Change2561 actor and singer who plays Sun in The Crow Club
Thanapon Aiemkumchai

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Eight episodes, Fridays at 22:15 on Channel One31, 5 July to 23 August 2024, with an uncut edition on iQIYI released alongside the broadcast.
  • The broadcast cut and the streaming cut are not the same edit, which is why the published age ratings diverge so widely between platforms.
  • Change2561’s second Boys’ Love series after Pit Babe, with six of the nine cast members carried over.
  • The source novel won a WebNovel Spirity Award in 2022, placing top three out of more than 99,000 entries.
  • The director came from straight dramatic television. This was Nui Suttasit’s first Boys’ Love series.
  • Episode lengths vary enormously, from 46 minutes to 82 for the finale. A single runtime figure would misrepresent the series.
  • The title is a food argument. A tie-in contest ran before the premiere asking viewers to submit an authentic pad kra pao recipe made without long beans.
  • The finale was screened in a cinema, watched by roughly a thousand fans alongside the four leads.

EDITOR’S VERDICT

Recorded, not yet scored.

The interesting thing here is structural rather than romantic. Change2561 made this immediately after Pit Babe and reused two thirds of the cast, which means the studio was building a repertory company rather than casting each show from scratch. That is unusual in Thai BL, where pairings are normally assembled per production and dissolved after it, and it is why several performers on this page already have more than one credit on this site.

The other thing worth noting is the edit. A broadcast version rated for teenagers and a streaming version rated for adults went out the same night, which is a distribution decision that quietly changes what the series is depending on where you watched it.

Not scored. This page was built from the production record rather than from a viewing.

LEAD & SIDE COUPLES

Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan, known as Sailub, the Thai Change2561 actor and model who plays Talay in The Crow Club
Thanapon Aiemkumchai, known as Pon, the Thai Change2561 actor and singer who plays Sun in The Crow Club
Hemmawich KwanamphaiphanSailub PonThanapon Aiemkumchai
Since 2024● Current

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OFFICIAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL OST

EPISODE SCHEDULE

8 / 8 episodes aired · Completed
EP 1
05 Jul 2024
Aired
EP 2
12 Jul 2024
Aired
EP 3
19 Jul 2024
Aired
EP 4
26 Jul 2024
Aired
EP 5
02 Aug 2024
Aired
EP 6
09 Aug 2024
Aired
EP 7
16 Aug 2024
Aired
EP 8
23 Aug 2024
Aired

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans about?

A restaurant succession contest with a hidden agenda underneath it. Chef Oab and Plawan, called Whale, carry the central relationship, with a second pairing in Methas and JJ. The title is a joke about pad kra pao, the Thai stir-fry that the series argues should not contain long beans.

How many episodes does it have?

Eight. Episode lengths run from 46 minutes to 82 for the finale, so this page records a range rather than a single figure.

When did it air?

Fridays at 22:15 on Channel One31 in Thailand, from 5 July to 23 August 2024. Eight consecutive Fridays with no break week. An uncut edition went up on iQIYI alongside the broadcast, and Netflix added the series internationally in 2026.

Who stars in it?

Sailub Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan plays Chef Oab and Pon Thanapon Aiemkumchai plays Plawan, called Whale. Benz Atthanin Thaninphanuwiwat plays Methas and Garfield Pantach Kankham plays JJ. The supporting cast includes Michael Kiettisak Vatanavitsakul as Nab Nueng, Lee Asre Wattanayakul as Auto, Tiger Tanawat Hudchaleelaha as Pun Sib, Aon Kasama Khamtanit as Kluea and Belle Jiratchaya Kittavornsakul as Khaosuay.

Why do the age ratings differ so much between platforms?

Because the versions are not the same edit. The uncut edition on iQIYI is published as TV-MA, and the Singapore classification for that version is R21. The Netflix release is a different cut and is published as 13+ in Thailand and TV-14 in the United States. This page records MA, which corresponds to the uncut edition. The Thai broadcast classification symbol shown on air by Channel One31 could not be confirmed from the broadcaster's own pages and is not recorded.

Is it connected to Pit Babe?

Yes, by studio and cast rather than by story. Both are Change2561 productions, this one is the studio's second Boys' Love series, and six of its nine cast members appeared in Pit Babe first.

Is it based on a novel?

Yes, on the Thai novel of the same name by Ninepinta, published on the WebNovel platform. Thai press reported it as a top-three winner of the WebNovel Spirity Awards 2022 out of more than 99,000 entries. There is no book publisher to record because it was serialised on a platform.

Who directed it?

Suttasit Dechintaranarak, known publicly as Nui Suttasit. He came from straight dramatic television and this was his first Boys' Love series.

Did it win any awards?

No wins that we can verify. It held two nominations at the Thailand Box Office Awards 2024, held in March 2025, for Series of the Year in the BL category and for Best Couple of the Year for Hemmawich Kwanamphaiphan and Thanapon Aiemkumchai. Neither converted to a win.

Is there a soundtrack?

Yes. The song ห้ามไม่ทัน (STOP), performed by the two leads, was released on 28 June 2024 and is linked on this page. A second soundtrack song exists but we could not confirm an official streaming link for it, so it is not linked.

Why do some of the cast not have profile pages here?

Because we have not written them yet. We open a profile page only once we can research it properly. The cast who already have pages are linked; the rest are named above and will be linked as their pages are written.

Why are some fields on this page empty?

An empty field means we could not confirm a value in a source we accept. The Thai broadcast rating symbol and a streaming link for the second soundtrack song are both empty for that reason.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 10 September 2026

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