Vertical poster for the 2023 Vietnamese boys' love special Stormy Honeymoon (Trang Mat Bat On)

Stormy Honeymoon

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Stormy Honeymoon, in Vietnamese Trăng Mật Bất Ổn, is a single-episode boys' love special made in Vietnam by RL Studio and released on the studio's YouTube channel on 22 April 2023. It runs about half an hour and continues the couple from the studio's series The Star Always Follows You, which had finished on 14 January 2023.

Dang and Son are newlyweds now, living in the city. Truong Van Ngoan plays Dang and Hao Dan plays Son, the same roles they played in the series. Their married life is tested when Son becomes jealous of Dang's renewed friendship with Tam, an architecture student played by Ton That Tam Duc. Son confides his insecurities to a friend, Khoa, played by Ly Thanh Chi, while Dang remains unaware of the tension.

Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directs, as she did on the series. The special is a small domestic story: one husband's worry, one friendship that unsettles him, and a single conversation with a friend who listens.

The four credited roles each have a clear job in the half hour. Dang is the one being worried about, Son the one doing the worrying, Tam the friendship that sets it off and Khoa the listener.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
Trăng Mật Bất Ổn
Original Title
Stormy Honeymoon
Adaptation
Not adapted from any published work. It is a sequel special to RL Studio's The Star Always Follows You (2022), continuing the same couple.
Themes
Key Themes
Post-Marriage StoryNewlywedsJealousyInsecurityMove To The CitySequel SpecialSingle EpisodeRL StudioDomestic ConflictMale FriendshipContested FormatVietnamese Web Drama
Country
Language
Vietnamese
Networks
Aired Start
Release Year

Where to watch Stormy Honeymoon

YouTube (RL Studio, full special with English subtitles)

Before You Watch

  • Single Episode: One instalment of about half an hour, released on YouTube on 22 April 2023.
  • Sequel Special: Continues Dang and Son from The Star Always Follows You, which finished on 14 January 2023.
  • Returning Leads: Truong Van Ngoan plays Dang and Hao Dan plays Son.
  • Director: Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, who also directed the series.
  • New Characters: Ton That Tam Duc plays Tam and Ly Thanh Chi plays Khoa.
  • Free On YouTube: Published on RL Studio’s own channel.

Reviewed by Renkaze

5.5/10

You know how most BL ends with the couple finally getting together and the credits rolling? I always want to shout, "Wait, what happens next?" Stormy Honeymoon is RL Studio's answer for one couple: thirty minutes of newlywed life, and one very jealous husband.

After the Happily Ever After

This single-episode special picks up Dang and Son from The Star Always Follows You, the nine-episode series that finished on 14 January 2023. They are married now and living in the city. Truong Van Ngoan is back as Dang and Hao Dan as Son, and Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directs again, so it feels like dropping in on old friends who have just moved house.

The Friend Who Makes Son Nervous

Here is the storm in the teacup. Dang reconnects with Tam, an architecture student played by Ton That Tam Duc, and Son starts to feel jealous. He does not talk to Dang about it. He pours his insecurities out to his friend Khoa, played by Ly Thanh Chi. Meanwhile Dang has no idea anything is wrong. If you enjoy jealousy, insecurity and the small, very human wobbles of early married life, this half hour is made for you.

A Switch in Point of View

What I find most interesting is whose head we sit in. The series followed Dang, the one with lessons to learn. The special shifts the spotlight to Son and the feeling he hides from his husband. Suddenly Son is the one keeping a secret and Dang is the one who does not notice. It is a neat little role swap for two characters fans already know well. The Vietnamese title, Trăng Mật Bất Ổn, puts an unsettled mood on the honeymoon, and the trouble comes entirely from inside one man's head, with no villain required.

Half an Hour, Free on YouTube

The special runs about thirty minutes and went up on RL Studio's YouTube channel on 22 April 2023, free, with English subtitles. Watch the series first for full context, then treat this as a sweet bonus episode. It is a small domestic story, one worry, one unsettling friendship and one heart-to-heart with a friend who listens, so do not expect big drama. Expect a cosy epilogue with a pinch of tension.

Missed Dang and Son after The Star Always Follows You? Here they are again, and the ordinary bumps of living together after the wedding are the whole fun. Mood: domestic, a little anxious and tender.

Final Score: 5.5/10

Best Scenes

Spoilers ahead. Episode numbers and outcomes are named, so come back after watching if you want to keep it fresh.

  • Episode 1, the opening: Dang and Son are newlyweds settling into city life, the happy ending of the series now an ordinary home.
  • Episode 1, the spark: Dang reconnects with Tam, an architecture student, and Son's jealousy starts to build without Dang noticing a thing.
  • Episode 1, the heart to heart: instead of talking to his husband, Son pours his insecurities out to his friend Khoa, who simply listens.

Themes and Messages

The original series was all about how Dang and Son got together. This special starts after that finish line, with the two already married and living in the city. I love it, because so few stories bother to show you what comes after the big romantic ending.

And the trouble here is small and domestic. No rival is trying to break up the marriage. The problem is a jealousy growing inside one person: Son worries, Son talks to Khoa, and Dang has no clue. That drops you right into the everyday friction of sharing a life, a stage of the relationship the series itself never reached.

The title nails it. A honeymoon should be calm and sunny, and this one is unsettled by a feeling one of them cannot quite say out loud, with nothing happening to them from outside. Sometimes the biggest storms really are the ones in your own head, and this little special knows it.

Did You Know?

  • RL Studio posts its work under the name TEAM RL, and the full special sits on that channel with English subtitles.
  • The parent series, The Star Always Follows You, is called Lấp Lánh Tựa Ánh Sao Trời in Vietnamese.
  • The studio's other BL titles linked under the special include Stupid Boys Stupid Love (Yêu Đi Sợ Gì) and You Are My Stupid Boy (Tựa Ánh Dương Ngời).

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do I need to watch the series first?

The special continues The Star Always Follows You, so watching the series first gives context for Dang and Son.

What is the release date?

22 April 2023, on RL Studio's YouTube channel.

Who is in it?

Truong Van Ngoan plays Dang and Hao Dan plays Son. Ton That Tam Duc plays Tam and Ly Thanh Chi plays Khoa. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directs.

What is it about?

Dang and Son are newlyweds living in the city. Son becomes jealous of Dang's renewed friendship with Tam and confides his insecurities to his friend Khoa.

Where can it be watched?

Free on RL Studio's YouTube channel, as a single video.

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