My Secret Love (2022)

I would've given it a higher rating.

(DISCLAIMER: THIS IS MY OWN OPINION BASE ON MY OWN PREFERENCE)
I would've given it a higher rating, but 4 couples in one series is TOO MUCH. After like 5 episodes I couldn't care less for the 3 other couples because they are dragging the story for me 😭

Story : I honestly only know the story of the main couple bc I skipped every single scenes of the other couples. I love the story of MekKim, my rating 7.0 would've been higher if they are the only focus of the entire story.

Acting: They are such great actors! There's not that much cringe worthy scenes. And even though I didn't watch the other couples, they have amazing chemistry. I would definitely watch their story if it was separated.

Music: DUH? Of course it's 10.0. It's Jeff Satur babes. 🥴

Rewatch Value: I gave it a 7.0 even though I will never watch this again. But it's good though. Not the best but also not terrible.

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idek shortish

this aired around the same time kp aired so it took me a long time to enjoy this so long that i dropped this show when it was at ep 3 and picked it up around ep 6 reading that there was going to be around 4 couples i didnt know how they would wrap all their stories so they rushed some couples getting together. it took the 4th couple tim and mai 10 eps to even speak about their feelings and they had zero screen time im talking about like tutoryim kinda screentime. the established couple was my favourite bear and bomb were very rushed but still very annoyingly cute and the main couple just gave me nothing. music 10/10 its jeff satur you cant go wrong there.

plot wise i hated it the whole bl thing for the school the getting fans to follow the schools yt page it was very boring to me the main couples feelings were super rushed (but took them 28934928 years to actually get together idek if they did now that i think of it) i like a good enemies to lovers trope but this just wasnt it. the acting was messy fluk (mek) cant act there was nothing good about his scenes earth wasnt too bad but i hated his character a lot. the one thing i like is that they didnt make a big deal when it came to kissing like most bls they slow it down and play music where here u can blink and miss it. bear and bomb were disgustingly cute. i loved everything about park and lee and tim and mai. parklee>bearbomb>timmai >mekkim.

rewatch: id only watch parklee overall a let down i eat up the school tropes all the time but this didnt do it for me

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Too Bad

Too bad this series didn't do it for me, even though I really wanted it to. Earth was a big main reason why I was really rooting for this series, but this isn't the 2016 BL era anymore, and this series screams it.

Let's dive In.

Not only was some of the acting off, the script and the plot itself is so boring and irritating that it's hard to want to even watch. a fake BL couple and the person pushing it is their university president (or whoever she was) who had no business falling into the drama of her students but did anyway. Any plot that runs on the back of screaming BL fan girls/boys is not a plot I want to watch (and their sisters..??)

I also didn't care much for Kim and the guy-with-man-bun-whos-name-I-forgot. I'm not a fan of enemies to lovers, but usually, with some exceptions, I can appreciate it, but here, it's such a burden and tiresome. I shipped Kim more with his crush on Bear than I did anything.

The side couples kind of looked promising, but the series felt like a drag, so much so that my anticipation for how they would play out didn't matter, and it for sure did not encourage me to keep watching.

The only thing I could come to like was Kenji and Bear. Both are beautiful creatures.

This was not the comeback that Earth deserved. He moved on from 2 Moons 2 just to be stuck in some alternate universe of the same crappy storytelling. Sigh.

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Enjoyable, but not for everyone

I was initially quite excited about this since after the first 2 episodes I came to be under an impression this would be one of those dramas which doesn't take itself very seriously and mainly uses comedy to develop the plot. I wasn't completely wrong, but my impression also wasn't exactly on spot either.

First I have to say that while the comedy at the start is indeed the kind which half people will find absolutely hilarious and other half non-sensical and cringe, it doesn't really sell the drama well because in the later episodes the focus shifts on regular drama and issues between the couples. The jokes and exaggeration don't stop, but they're a lot more subdued in order for the plot to have an actual progression. The story itself isn't anything special in the classic school setting, but it can still be enjoyed as it's light-hearted and doesn't require too much thinking.

Rewatch value score is high, not necessarily because the drama is something most people would like to experience again, but because it's very difficult to remember the whole plot due to fast pacing and fast switches between the scenes. I personally prefer fast pacing over slower dragged-out scenes as long as the plot still makes sense and is properly developed, but in this case even I can't keep up with the speed. It really has fallen a victim to trying to develop too many relationships at once and as with many Thai BL dramas, there simply isn't enough episodes to do so without damaging the overall quality of the production.

Speaking of relationships though, I do actually quite like how they're being handled. Even though the scenes are sped up to fit everything in, the relationships themselves are getting a full development and don't seem to be progressing too fast or be incomplete.
My biggest appreciation in this aspect is that all the relationships are being treated as almost equally important and developed at the same time. Usually with multiple couples there's the issue of none of them getting an equal amount of screen time which earns complains from the fans who happen to like any other than the first couple. In this you get enough content of your favourite couple or can just be happy about the variety if you don't choose your preferred one.

As for the characters, you're absolutely going to end up disliking at least one of them at first, but all the problematic guys actually go get their short stories of self-realisation and improvement once their actions are confronted. Most of the characters seem to act overly childish, but at least these personalities of irrational students who are still learning how to deal with their emotions and communicate with others add an unique aspect to the otherwise standard conflicts.

There's quite an insignificant issue I still feel a need to nit pick at. I really wish the character design went through more work. For me with my face blindness it took 6 episodes to learn to distinguish between all 8 character which is the longest out of any drama I've watched so far. I might be the sole appreciator of Mek's ponytail, but I really wish more of them had a signature accessory or feature which could make them immediately stand out even without needing to recognise their face. I really feel like this distinction could help all the viewers since the story starts right away and not a lot of time is allocated to the character introduction.

As for the acting, the fact that these are all rookie actors can definitely be felt at certain parts. I wouldn't say all of them are doing a bad job or that someone is ruining an entire character, but there is certainly a room for improvement, for some more than others. I'd say the overall quality is quite average; the producers haven't hired 8 actor prodigies, but some of them are doing well and some have an adequate skill considering their lack of experience.

Last detail I want to mention is my appreciation for the lack of sound effects, that's something I'm always happy about when it comes to Thai BLs.

Final verdict: I recommend this to the people who enjoy light-hearted stories based around a school environment and don't mind exaggerated comedy. It's worth giving a try and sticking through multiple episodes if these are the kinds of stories which you usually have no issue sitting through.
The ones who should probably avoid this are people who are fed up with the school setting, prefer mature characters and stories or generally dislike comedy if it's not only used as an addition to an otherwise serious plot.

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Nope, Not in 2022

I placed a spoiler alert at the end of this review.

This had an ok story concept, but the script had one major flaw for me. I liked episode 1 because it was making fun of BL series using sitcom humor. However, I still noticed some red flags. The biggest flaws with the script pop up during episode 2 which made me drop it. See potential spoiler alert at the end of this review if you want more info. The acting is ok, but it’s hard to gauge this with the poor character/script development. I like the music and found it very catchy.

Random Note: Why does the show not match up with the poster and the description listed on here.



******Spoiler Alert******


The first flaw was there is no logic in blaming Kim for the prank when it is very clear that Mek was behind it. The major flaw for why I dropped this was the fact that a college administrator was forcing two students to became a BL couple. She was also the cause of the situation because she filmed and posted it without the student’s consent.

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My not so secret love

I just have one thing to say: Yes. A thousand times yes!
What a cute little drama this was. I enjoyed from start to end and despite doing one cliché typical from any other BL series, it made fun, avoided and even turned around other typical tropes in this genre.
The acting and cast were amazing. Their lines and dialogues didn't feel awkward and had THE best flow i have ever seen in any drama of this genre. Things didn't feel rushed nor slow and even if i really wish we could have more story for some characters, everything was nicely developed and it wrapped itself beautifully.
Totally and completely worth a watch and i will surely be happy to check it out again after sometime.

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underrated has a new definition!!

ok I started the series becoz of all the positive comments I saw here ...the first 2 to 3 eps I was like it's funny but that's it but then from 4th episode onwards the show completely changed it's tone and kept becoming better and better with each episode to the point that the last 5 to 6 episodes were extremely entertaining the show gave equal importance to all 4 couples even though we obviously had one main couple....each couple had really good chemistry and the actors did a fine job .ParkLee were the highlight of the show for me and their scenes made me feel flustered and full of butterflies ....overall I would highly recommend this show and anyone on the fence whether to watch this or not it's definitely worth watching!! A solid 9/10

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A highly recommended comfort BL

For those who are wondering, this series has a *happy ending* for all four couples.

I watched this series because of Earth, but ended up loving every single cast. Here are some reasons why I love and recommend this series to watch:

- Comfort BL. If you are looking for something sweet, simple, and at the same time, well executed plot, then this series is for you. It covers different romantic tropes (enemies to lovers, long time lovers, friends to lovers, and admirer/fan to lovers) without too much angst and too much sweet moments. A perfect balance.
- Equal screen time. Another reason is that this series perfectly executed and mashed the four couples in one series. The main couple is not overshadowed and the secondary to fourth couples are not treated as side stories. There is equal screen time and the flow of the story to one couple to another is very smooth.
- Perfect balance of comedy, romance, and a bit of drama. Earth really improved on his acting that when he bawls in the series, I bawl with him. The comedy is well executed and the progress from enemies to lovers is so damn smooth. Not too fast and not too short.
- No toxic characters. Well, there are two. Tim, who is kind of a bit toxic, and the head counselor, but the rest are not. The main characters' sisters aren't toxic. They are not intrusive and are very supportive. There are no intrusive and over the top BL shippers in this series. The characters can even hold hands freely in the campus. The parents are also supportive and open.
- A good kind of cliché. A lot of reviewers didn't like the cliché tropes in this series. However, I got to say that the clichés in the series is well executed that I did not skip any part because of second hand embarrassment. Also, the story is engaging until the end.


Things I didn't like much in the series:

- The head counselor, but thank God that they didn't make the shipper thing progress the relationship till the end. She is funny though.





All in all, this series is soooo damn underrated. I watched Ai Long Nhai (ep 1-3) before watching this on a whim and I can say that this series is better than that. Also, I love that 'Support' is a prevalent theme in this series. This is a highly recommend series to me!! Watch it on Boyyent youtube!

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This show is basically walking into a BL restaurant and ordering...

...an extra LARGE pizza with a thick but LIGHT crust, lots of EXTRA CHEESE and a WHOLE PACK of RAINBOW coloured SKITTLES sprinkled on top and served with a SWEET SYRUPY milkshake to help you easily swallow every mouthful.
That is, it should have been awful to make it through 12 whole episodes and yet IT WASN'T.

There is so much gay, and so many gay, and so much cheesiness and so much dorkiness. Really, what a bunch of absolute dorks. They're adorable and stupid and entertaining and extra and amusing, all of them. And there are no trash family members or friends and everyone is NORMAL-ish, even the NPCs.

And there are some one-liners. Like;
'they're screaming so loud, I thought they were being attacked by Zombies'
and
'who would think you're hot, you look funny just standing still'
and
'you're not that smart, using your brain won't help you much'.

Delivered in context, these random lines had me snorting FR.

This show beat its own shortcomings really, I don't even care about the little issues with budget, cut scenes or overacting or when the actors clearly wanted to laugh during a scene, because I was smiling and chuckling and almost laughing in every episode at the overall delivery and vibe of this show.

Have a slice of this pizza. eat the whole pizza guys. I'd recc it.

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