Soda and Iced Tea (1999)

Overview

Atom, a 23-year-old chemistry genius with a PhD and a university professor, faces pressure from her parents to marry someone equally accomplished. When they try to set her up with a nerdy engineer, Khun Chansamorn, she lies, claiming she already has a boyfriend. Pattaya, a carefree playboy dumped by his girlfriend, is also desperate to find a partner to save his mother’s reputation in her high-society circles. Both turn to Gin Tong Baiyok, a matchmaking service, and end up being paired together. To satisfy their families, they must reinvent themselves: Atom becomes “Amy,” a stylish and confident woman, while Pattaya transforms into “Pattana,” a PhD genius. Despite clashing at first, they team up to keep their secret alive, navigating hilarious challenges and family expectations. Along the way, their fake personas fall away, and they begin to fall for each other’s true selves, discovering love where they least expected it.