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Memoir of Rati (จาฤกรติชา)

Memoir of Rati (จาฤกรติชา) is a 2025 Thai boys' love historical romance television series produced by GMMTV and Cholumpi Production, adapted from the web novel of the same name by P. Picha (พลอยพิชา). Set in Siam in 1915, the Buddhist year 2458, it follows Rati, an orphan raised in France who returns to Siam as an interpreter for the French delegation, and Theerathon (Thee), a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Education, as their friendship grows into a love they must hide across a divide of class and rank.1 • 2 • 3

Key factDetail
Original titleจาฤกรติชา (Memoir of Rati)1
SourceWeb novel Memoir of Rati – จาฤกรติชา by P. Picha (พลอยพิชา)1
ProductionGMMTV with Cholumpi Production; directed by Leejern Natchanit Jirarungroj4
Broadcast12 episodes of about 50 minutes, Fridays 20:30 on GMM25, June 20 to September 5, 2025; Netflix catch-up at 21:30 in Thailand and YouTube internationally1 • 5 • 2
SettingSiam, 1915 (Buddhist year 2458)1
Main castInn Sarin Ronnakiat as Rati; Great Sapol Assawamunkong as Theerathon; Aou Thanaboon Kiatniran as Mek; Boom Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn as Dech2
Rating13+1

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Premise

The story opens in 1915, when Rati (Inn Sarin Ronnakiat), an orphan of a Thai servant who was adopted as a child by the Frenchman Lutin Dière and raised largely in France, returns to Siam after twenty years as interpreter for the French delegation.2 • 3 He meets Theerathon (Great Sapol Assawamunkong), who holds the position of under-secretary of the Ministry of Education; at their first meeting Rati mistakes the nobleman for a commoner, and the two become close friends before their feelings deepen into love.2 • 4 The relationship must be concealed amid obstacles the couple can hardly avoid, including differences of status and social class.2

A parallel romance runs between Mek (Aou Thanaboon Kiatniran), a poor rickshaw puller who fights in Muay Thai matches for money, and Dech (Boom Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn), who comes from a wealthy noble family and sneaks into the same underground bouts, where the two befriend each other and their bond grows into a forbidden romance.3 Ronnadet Wongsaroj plays Ruj, Dech's class-conscious father and one of the series' major antagonists, who repeatedly belittles Rati for being the son of a Thai servant in his household.3

Production and broadcast

GMMTV announced the series at its lineup event "GMMTV 2025 : RIDING THE WAVE" on November 26, 2024, as one of its 2025 projects.4 It was the company's first full-scale period romance drama.6 Leejern Natchanit Jirarungroj directed.3

The twelve episodes aired on the GMM25 channel every Friday at 20:30 from June 20 to September 5, 2025, with same-day reruns on Netflix in Thailand at 21:30 and full episodes released on GMMTV's YouTube channel for international viewers.5 • 2 The soundtrack included "Miracle" (อัศจรรย์) by Ford Allan, "Forever Written" (จารึกไว้ชั่วกาลนิรันดร์) performed by Great Sapol and Inn Sarin, and "Wishes Come True" (อยาก-ให้) by Aou Thanaboon and Boom Tharatorn.2

Filming took place in Thailand at period-appropriate locations, including Wat Om Yai in Nakhon Pathom, the traditional house Ruenthai Sainam Jamjuree in Ayutthaya used for many period scenes, the ACTS studio lot in Pathum Thani, and the Bangyang Colonial house in Samut Sakhon.7

Reception

Reviewers generally praised the two leads' chemistry and the series' visual craft. The BL Xpress gave the first episodes 4 out of 5, calling the emotional groundwork strong and the longing believable while noting slow pacing and heavy use of the dramatic pause.8 A Life In Cartoon Motion review compared the premiere's lush romanticism to Anna and the King (1999), citing the cinematography, costume design, and score.9

Criticism centered on story structure. Sneha Jaiswal, writing for Abstract AF! in September 2025, argued the script was slow and bland, that the series should have been eight episodes rather than twelve, and that formulaic subplots and a forgettable soundtrack undercut the leads' screen presence; she also judged that Inn Sarin's French dialogue sounded rehearsed, a contrast sharpened by the fluent French of cast member David Asavanond.3

Historical setting

The series is set during a period of transition in Siam, between the gilded world of the ministries and the lives of common people, and its plot turns on the taboos of a society divided by titles and privilege.1 Commenters noted that the era's real tensions between Siam and France, a colonial power in the region, give the interpreter premise its context.8

References

  1. Memoir of Rati – MeMento Boys Love
  2. จาฤกรติชา Memoir Of Rati | EP.1 – GMMTV
  3. Memoir of Rati: Stunning Leads, Forgettable Series – Abstract AF!
  4. GreatInn主演『Memoir Of Rati』 – Sip Thailand
  5. Memoir Of Rati – World of BL
  6. Cover Interview – Memoir of Rati – Posh Magazine Thailand
  7. Where was Memoir of Rati filmed? – BL Scene
  8. "Memoir of Rati" First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2) – The BL Xpress
  9. Review: Memoir of Rati – Life In Cartoon Motion

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026

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