Crush Secreto em Você (2022)

No pude soportarlo

La esencia de la serie incluye un humor escandaloso y algo cringe y personalidades bien marcadas, nada realistas y no pretende otra cosa, pero el problema (a mí punto de vista) es la duración: un argumento como ese no necesita tanto rollo, y se volvió demasiado repetitivo, de por si siento que es un cliché divertido pero que no tiene demasiado para ofrecer, y para el capítulo 10 ya no tenía una razón para seguir viendo la serie.
Admito que series tan artificiales no son de mí preferencia, y me senti como si estuviera viendo floricienta pero con escenas hot, me llegó a dar un cringe violento, y es que si te gusta empatizar con los personajes y sentir un amor realista, dudo que esta serie sea para vos, ya que se siente todo medio (si lo miras con un ojo solo) forzado. Evidentemente es una serie para pasar el rato, la producción y el elenco son bastante decentes, pero no hay (hasta el cap. 10 al menos) mucha profundidad. A mí parecer no vale la pena verla, no hay nada distinto que no se haya visto en fish upon the sky o make it right, pero entiendo que lo caliente y tierno (aunque lo "tierno" para mí es cliche en bruto) puede ser reconfortante. Perdonjfkrk

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ENOUGH is ENOUGH

Okay.... I get it now

Secret crush on you is actually a nice series.. I must say i really love the scenery of the school and Oh my god! The uniforms are cute.. Now speaking of cute Nuea is so cute, hot and actually a good actor, i hope he get another bl soon. Now to Toh?umm... I'm not trying to discriminate or anything but i kinda have problems about him

Why does he smile like that, he shouldn't do that, it makes him look creepy, weird and not cute
I won't say he shouldn't have been casted to be the main role buuuuut it tempting, to be honest, I've kinda had the thought that jao should have been Toh and Toh to be Jao. The series would have been great and good to rewatch. It just Toh that putting everyone off, I KNOW THAT WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING ????

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lol

Before I get into it I will talk about one, and probably my only true one, PRO: the subtitles are great. Even though it was wasted on this show, it wasn't actually wasted because this should be the standard! Every show should put this level of dedication and care into subtitling/translating if they want to reach a wider audience. Even if they hadn't included the extra information to help us understand the cultural elements, the grammar, syntax, ordering, and timing were all correct.It was really amazing. So seriously good for them. Subtitles and good translations are extremely important, so thank you!

That being said...

It's about an “ugly” duckling (Toh) who’s in love with this popular dude (Nuea). Their respective (sort of adorable) friend groups are the supporting cast. He and his pals have rules regarding hidden crushes and like to cry about it a lot. That’s the bare bones; however, the unpopular one is not so much in love as he is…a fan who collects his idol’s things. Except no that’s not right either…oh right he’s a stalker–like one of the alternative titles for the show suggests. A passive aggressive one at that.

When I first wrote my review I saw it a lot less of a detriment to the show and, although I do not believe this dummy to be a threat, thinking back on the difficulties that built up during the course of me watching makes it seem as bad as it is. It isn’t so much that he does what he does but how it plays out (or doesn’t, really) within the show and Toh’s skewed approach to life.

Anyway, everything works out for him and his friends. You know, cause they’re fucking ugly I guess and rules don’t apply when you’re ugly (?) and weird (?).

Probably because of the very human need to defend the things we like without it seeming like we ourselves exhibit this behavior there seems to be a tendency, if one doesn’t acknowledge the ver weird behavior even if they still like it, to say it’s not that bad or justify it. It’s so incredibly unhealthy for Toh himself and those surrounding him and it shows that he lacks respect for the person he claims to love. Unlike in another drama with a similar underlying premise, which never ever tried to convince the viewer, and therefore no one had to jump through hoops to convince others and themselves, this show goes out of its way to essentially guarantee that.

And, because this is a mindless story parading as something different (I guess), he gets everything he wants. Wild cos he was really collecting this other boy’s food, his tissues, his photos, his literal drinks and cups. Had a whole-ass wall of photos dedicated to this jawn and a cardboard fucking cutout of him. Just absurd and at first it’s funny but it. Goes. Nowhere. Stops being funny when the try attempts (poorly) to be serious and we’re still reeling from shit that was happening before.


Seng’s acting is not that great and I don’t know if it’s him per se or the script and production. I’ve only seen him in WHY R U? (which…is a show) and he was cute there but he didn’t do much. Here? The mic packs, the fucking heavy-ass breathing, the smiling constantly. I don’t buy completely that an actor can only work with what’s given so I’m gonna say he should work on it. I don’t understand what ANY of that was and it affects the character heavily.

Everyone else was fine. Looknam and Billy were the best here but I think the older cast members are around my age and that’s a long time so they’re going to do better. Most times.

At first, I disagreed that the main couple didn’t have chemistry though I know I noticed that it’s mostly Billy, the way he looks at his co-star, the way he moves, he’s good at the natural intimacy and sensuality which same. Jk but I think he’s the reason why I did find this couple interesting.



Toh isn't really a real human and, unfortunately, neither is Jao (second lead with a love line that I do not care about and is cringe). Toh BARELY has a literal voice and I appreciate that they are artists/photographers but what else is there to him? (Nothing). Despite the actors/them both being neither ugly nor fat respectively, the show tries hard to convince us that this is the case. Jao is obviously not the ideal weight for asian beauty standards, skewing on very thin or jacked, I guess but it’s still just ridiculous and who the fuck wants to relate to that? Especially a fat person. Toh /was/ ugly but that’s because I hated his fucking face because he made those dumb fuckin’ faces but he’s not actually ugly OBVIOUSLY.

At first the friendships are fun but then, when you realize no one can mind their goddamn business, it gets annoying. They do everything in public for some reason, they pressure each other into doing things they don’t want to do, and they (well Toh’s friend group) cry a lot. More importantly, because Toh consistently doesn’t change and does batshit crazy things like stealing the food Nuea touched, they don’t do aaaaanything remotely constructive when approaching Toh’s stupid habit that defines his boring life for some reason. They give sad looks (because they know it is fucking insane!) but don’t DO anything???????

Instead of being so concerned with Toh and his habits through looks and more funny comments they could explain /why/ it's a) fucking weird b) unhealthy c) sad to him (since I guess he doesn’t get it). That being said, the friendships are the best part and it made me happy to see them be able to come out of their shells. As much as I have to criticize, having that type of experience in college can really change your life and help you grow. When you have new experiences and get to expand your social circle you become more confident, mature, more content. Unfortunately it’s clouded by the fact that Toh never changes and Jao also is a whiny lil bitch (but I would be too if people didn’t leave me alone which they do not) or has no fuckin spine.

While I appreciate that they have these couples subverting certain expectations—since I know that many people get frustrated at the purported hegemony of masc4masc stuff or misreading of heteronormativity as co-opted by the genre instead of inherent to it—they actually don’t really? I think the problem is we put ourselves and these people into boxes so we expect all these relationships to turn out one way or follow a certain code.

It still gets limited and follows the same exact codes as everything else. There’s no imagination! And when there is it’s barely explored like with Daisy. Also I fail to see how this doesn’t follow the very same structure of superimposing active/passive (male/female) onto the subjects. Again, when they had an actual opening they didn’t take it.

Why are some of the gender rules so rigid? Why not show and exploit that more? Though a character like Nuea is more playful and sensitive he still takes on [x] role because of course he does.

The show is too long as well. But that’s just me. I know many don't mind since it's a soothing show and it can be cute. At first I thought I could power through but I just couldn’t do anymore; it went nowhere and got progressively more ridiculous and frustrating. There was so much dead space, filler, awkward acting. They had $ tho I guess.

Frankly, this show is not very entertaining or good and I don’t believe that a lot of people don’t like it because the characters are (SUPPOSEDLY*) ugly, effeminate, or both. Nor do I think it’s okay to justify the poor quality of the work itself or Toh’s behavior—the inciting incident—because they are part of those aforementioned groups (very loosely defined due to humans being complex). On top of that, just because other shows do worse or other people excuse things like the nasty behavior (all) dramas love because the men are supposedly hot or masculine? Doesn’t make it okay, or even palatable for whatever went on here.


The logic goes: something that is typical and visibly harmful/not socially conscious gets redressed, and, if it looks marginally different, becomes seen as a social net positive making it hard to see what could be underneath. I’m not sure it does what people thinks it does and I think there’s an assumption that BL is not, like anything involving men, following some nightmare patriarchal male imagination logic. But it does, it is, it will because it has to. Without actually putting effort into new ideas and a new story this remains the case. I have yet to see how it's a subversion, transgression, or truly different in terms of production, content, and in terms of 'commentary'.

Additionally the reviews are overwhelmingly positive, the ratings as well, and the current rating on the show is more than generous so when I see people try to give reasons why others may not like the show—subsequently projecting what they think other people's blockages are due to prejudice—I don’t get it. Who are these people? There’s so little critique or dissent here so I simply don’t understand the jump to those conclusions. It could just be a not good show; this review’s my argument for why it’s not.

*looknam is hot af

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dont take it so seriously its not bad buddy.

I think this series has had a bit of a harsh review so far, I understand its contenders have set the bar high example.. bad buddy, not me - are a big jump but this series is also a very different series to those. they cant be lumped into the same category. I don't think its meant to be taken so seriously, the series is very satire/comedically orientated- over exaggerated characters, personalities and story line- in saying that I really enjoy the series so far I find it light hearted and quiet funny. as stated earlier the series is not based on serious relationships or storyline, its funny. the characters have questionable traits example I've seen people mention about toh's obsessive behaviour- I think this is also part of the punchline and amplified personalities to fit the satire of the series, which is WHAT MAKES IT FUNNY. if your looking for something light-hearted and filled with goofy characters and dumb scenarios the are so cringe they make you cack up laughing I suggest watching this for yourself and giving your own opinion.

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This show is so horrible do not watch it

Okay DO NOT get me started on how CRINGE this show was like you cannot look me in the eyes and tell me you watched this show and didnt cringe or pause it or skip the embarrassing/ cringe moments like i cannot believe how the writer of this show sat down and wrote this show and though there was absolutely nothing wrong with it like no. Second of all IT IS SO WEIRD i mean bro this guy is a literal stalker he has pictures of someone in his house and collects little things that this person has touched or looked at or whatever and calls it “memories” LIKE NO thats just weird dude nobody does that his stalkerish behavior has to go its so weird and he is like 18 years old i have never met a 18 year old that acts like this before SIR YOU ARE LITERALLY AN ADULT why are you acting like a 3 year old with all this squeaking and stuff like stop you sound like a dang hamster. ALSO why is there always a kiss scene or some type of intimate scene in every episode LIKE HELLO UH WHERES THE DRAMA? Wheres the time for them to get to know each-other more? Like theres never i episode on this show where theres just them spending time together and having fun and not kissing or making love i mean i dont even get butterflies anymore it feels like im watching euphoria. Back to that stalkerish and baby like behavior like no its not going to cut it and its not cute or adorable its just weird. Next time do better because this series was just complete trash and the person who wrote this needs help.

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Oh so we're romanticizing obsession now?

Our main charachter has a crush on a guy who's older than him by a few years which isn't the problem here,, the problem is that the main charachter is literally obsessed : has a WHOLE WALL of pics of the guy he likes and even A CARDBOARD CUTOUT of him??? Literally wtf.. I would drop this drama but the side couple are so cute and we even have a lesbian couple i think? That's so sweet ngl,, I'm skipping anytime i see any of the main charachters on screen until i see one of my 4 fav charachters lol
+ didn't mention it but the main character's (toh) friend group is literally trash (except kaojao) they fr support his gross behaviour and they're v frustrating

Overall: not such a good show with not such a good plot but if you r willing to watch something just for the side charachters (and it doesn't matter if some of the character's behaviour pisses u off) then it's def worth it, like 4 charachters make the show worth watching. It'll only have 6 episodes anyway.

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Will edit with it starts

Congratulations boys especially to my man Saint! You finally did it! You've given opportunities to others especially your brother Seng. Excited about this! I heard it's a top-rated novel. I hope to find the translation to the novel since I'm so excited! Is there really a GL? I don't know yet. After seeing the fitting today, I must say that the cast was well chosen! It's more than what I expected and I am so glad about that! I hope COVID will soon be resolved for everyone's safety and so you guys can start filming. Wishing everyone well! Fully supporting Secret Crush On You :)

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A Lead You'll Want to Punch 10 Minutes Into the Show

Ordinarily, I enjoy dramas about a nerd who is in love with the class star, as I’ve seen that plot handled very well in other dramas. But in this one, the nerd is not merely obnoxious, but so horrifyingly obnoxious that there is no way to make it believable for the class star to fall for him. Forget a class star, even the audience wants to punch this nerd within the 1st ten minutes of the show.

He smiles constantly, which is a problem when one’s smile vacillates between creepy and goofy. So we have to look at some nerd who wears a creepy/goofy smile for virtually every frame of film that he’s in. His body movement is all jerky, spastic motions that are meant to be cute and funny, but are instead just plain idiotic. Between the goofy smile he wears 24/7, and the spastic body movements, he actually comes off as a slow-witted special ed kid.

Then we have the class star and his gang, whom the costume designer for some reason decided to put in lipstick. No kidding, the cast is all wearing lipstick – the guys, the girls, all of them. They all wear the same shade of pink lipstick. Now, the costume designer did create cute school uniforms with powder blue, white trimmed jackets and ties, but albeit cute, this was still unwise because we know from other BL’s that no Thai university has such uniforms. They wear black slacks/skirts with white button-down tops at all Thai universities. But hey, even if the uniforms in this show are unrealistic, at least they are appealing. Nothing else is.

The lead is so unappealing that if the audience can’t stand him in the first 10 minutes, there is no way to make it believable that the gorgeous class star will fall for him. Of course, we know that the plot will contrive to make the class star fall for him, but it will not be believable when it happens. The problem is not that it’s unlikely for a hot guy to fall for a nerd, as this plot has been handled in ways that are very believable in other dramas; it’s that we cannot possibly believe it could happen in this case because the nerd is obnoxious beyond the pale. I wanted to reach through my screen and gag him so he'd just stop shrieking every time he saw his beloved on campus. I felt the same with his gang of friends, who are also constantly shrieking, clapping, and jumping. Oh, that’s when they are not helping their nerd pal to stalk the class star.

And let’s talk about the stalking. The nerd saves anything his beloved touches, including empty soda cans, which he retrieves from the trash and adds to his vast collection of other souvenirs his beloved has touched. He keeps these souvenirs in his bedroom, which he has wallpapered with pix of his beloved from floor to ceiling on all 4 walls. He also has a life-size cardboard cutout of his beloved, which is bad enough. But here's the kicker: he has blanket with a life-size photo of his beloved on it. He sleeps on this blanket, beside the life-size pix of his beloved, and kisses it. He does this while fantasizing that the life-size pix is alive and kissing him back. It’s not merely creepy, it’s serial killer creepy.

I know the director wanted us to find this all kooky and endearing. Alas, the kid is already so unlikeable based on his facial expressions and mannerisms that once the audience sees his serial killer bedroom in the 1st episode, there's no coming back. The show simply cannot redeem itself from this premise.

Lastly, I read somewhere that the actor playing the nerd is the little brother of Executive Producer, Saint Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (an actor famous from other BL's). I am not sure if it's true, but nepotism would be the only explanation for why they would've cast such a terrible actor in what is clearly a well financed production. I mean, the production values of this show are the one and only thing I can praise. Otherwise, it is a total FAIL.

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It was uncomfortable

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I'm at a loss for words. I'm after one episode and I know I won't be able to watch more.

This BL series is uncomfortable, the main character brings me to the highest level of embarrassment and his obsession really scares me and makes me uncomfortable. Rarely do so many negative emotions accompany me when I watch BL, but here there are too many.

I don't even want to give this a chance and watch another episode, it's definitely the worst BL I've ever had the chance to see.

PL

Brakuje mi słów. Jestem po jednym odcinku i wiem, że więcej nie dam rady obejrzeć.

Ten serial BL jest niekomfortowy, główny bohater doprowadza mnie do najwyższego poziomu zażenowania, a jego obsesja mnie naprawdę przeraża i wprowadza w niekomfortowość. Rzadko kiedy tyle negatywnych emocji towarzyszy mi, gdy oglądam BL, ale tutaj jest ich zbyt wiele.

Nie chcę nawet dać temu szansy i obejrzeć kolejny odcinek, zdecydowanie jest to najgorsza z BL jakie kiedykolwiek miałam okazje widzieć.

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BY FAR THE CREEPIEST AND DUMB BL SERIES I'VE SEEN

First of all, the first episode made me realized that in order to engaged to your audience you don't have to be creepy and stupid just to stand out! The first scene sets off the mood! Imagine you stalked and collect anything your crush touches or used?? CREEPY!!! Secondly, Toh's hair and face is dumb as F!!! How c an anyone fall for this kind of person?? He is heading for a full blown serial killer and possibly a murderer! Acting is over the top, script sucks, plot sucks, writers of this series doesn't have the right to make BL series. Waste of production money, time and effort!
I DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND THIS PIECE OF SHIT! I rather watch spongebob than continuously seeing Toh's creepy face and acting for 13 episodes! NO WAY!

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