Rape Scene Between Drama’s Main Couple Disgusts Viewers, Actress Slammed For Her Response

A scene from a new drama has drawn backlash.

Last year, a live-action adaptation of the novel My Only Sunshine was announced. My Only Sunshine is a GL (girl love) about an actress seeking to win over another woman, who becomes controlling amid other circumstances surrounding the couple.

Rising actress Sun has spent years trying to win the heart of Rafah, a powerful luxury car executive and the older sister of her best friend. But when Sun’s onscreen chemistry with a rising male co-star sparks viral shipping rumors, Rafah’s buried feelings erupt into jealousy. As scandals, leaked photos, and suspicious sightings begin to swirl, Rafah moves into Sun’s condo to protect and control her. But when Sun starts appearing in places she swears she’s never been, she begins to question everything. The truth is more shocking than any rumor: Sun has a long-lost twin sister. With an ex-lover determined to reclaim Rafah and a leaked clip threatening to destroy Sun’s career, love turns into a battlefield of trust, obsession, and buried secrets.

Synopsis via iQIYI

The show began airing on February 25, 2026, and the third episode was released recently, sparking discussion.

During a scene in this episode, the couple, who are not yet together, have an intimate encounter while Rafah is drunk, and Sun begins to say no. Rafah continues to push for intimacy and sexual contact, as Sun begins crying with a fade to black, implying it continues.

Que cena nojenta… A garota pedindo para parar e a outra continuando mesmo assim. Como um diretor aprova algo assim? Por que tantas produções tailandesas ainda romantizam cenas íntimas sem consentimento? 🤢

Isso é Abuso S3x*al. 😨#ตะวันระฟ้าEP3 pic.twitter.com/gWa28ro96x

— Mii 🕸️ 𝑪𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒉𝒂 𝒅𝒂 𝒀𝒂𝒅𝒂 (@MileneDpaz) March 11, 2026

Viewers reacted with discomfort, questioning why a scene like this was included in the show.

I honestly have no words for this scene. I have been posting GL's for a while now and a scene has never made me feel uncomfortable as much as this one has. No consent, P' Flint was drunk and it just continued. Its even more messed up knowing its Sun's first time. I have zero… pic.twitter.com/ChusjLp27w

— superhaughtnvers (@supernvers) March 11, 2026

GL directors and authors PLEASE STOP romanticizing non-consensual intimacy.

no more drunk/asleep/forceful kisses, persistent advances or outright 🍇 framed as "passion" or "true love" this genre should show wlw through mutual desire, real consent, slowburn tension and a safe… https://t.co/4bjwLV5tnp

— skye ᴳᶦⁿᴶᵃʸ🚀🌃 (@skyeVosbein) March 11, 2026

I think we all need to burn every company that thinks rape is romantic and okay to make this kind of shit into a series 🤗 https://t.co/ZIAbUiegaP

— ⋆.˚ 𓃠 (@hifrom_flo) March 11, 2026

The actress that plays Rafah, “Atom” Apichaya Kamnoetsirikun, spoke about the episode, calling her character’s actions a mistake.

How was ep.3 of #myonlysunshinetheseries ? P’flint has done something that’s …. you can say it’s worst. I know, I fell bad about Sun too.

And as myself, who acted as Rafah or P’Flint, I know that having “no consent” is not right and anyone have no rights to do this to whom,… pic.twitter.com/8ZgDarLNUc

— พี่ระฟ้า (rafah) 🌇 (@atomapcy_) March 12, 2026

In response, viewers criticized the actress, saying that what occurred was more than a “mistake” or human error.

sorry ma'am but it was an actual rape scene (not even "an attempt", it was full on rape) and saying "humans make mistakes" still counts as defending the act. it isn't a "mistake", calling it a mistake is partaking with rape culture. https://t.co/e4OYGac7Ru

— kae (@cosasdeanoche) March 12, 2026

"mistakes"… a mistake is when i forget a birthday, a mistake is when i make a typo, sexually assaulting someone is a deliberate crime and can't be written off as a "mistake" it downplays the violence of the crime and intentional and conscious disregard of victim's boundaries https://t.co/iITpP1lGTX

— tee. (@ciizeriya) March 12, 2026

so… everybody’s just woefully ignorant and okay with that? Sexual assault and rape are not simple acts to pass off as “mistakes”. But this statement is literally just sweeping things under the rug in hopes to get people to continue watching the show. No accountability. https://t.co/I4i2dnQnhQ

— d. intellectual hater. (@grlkisserclub_) March 12, 2026