#Kim Ho Young

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hoyoung, look at him, he is one of US, he is out here talking for his PEOPLE

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Secret Relationships (Kim Jun Seo x Cha Sun Hyung x Kim Ho Young x Cha Jung Woo) for DAZED Korea 2025 (Girl Edition)

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They excel at being the absolute worst of the worst…

"A breakup doesn't mean an end."

SECRET RELATIONSHIPS (2025). EPISODE THREE.

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if I had a nickel for every time I've seen Kim Ho Young play a manipulative second male lead whose obsession with the main lead drives him to violent and dangerous acts escalating in almost killing said main lead, I'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

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Secret Relationships | 8 I'm sorry. I should have come sooner.

[thisqueerlove]

Secret Relationships (2025)

| Korean, BL, Drama | 8/10🌟

1 Season, 8 Episodes, 30 minutes each.

Watch on Gagaoolala (or dailymotion)

🚨WARNING: This drama is about very toxic relationships, there's on screen verbal abuse, sexual assault and self harm. The verbal abuse is throughout the show, the sexual assault and self harm is in episode 6. 🚨

Starring: Kim Jun Seo, Cha Sun Hyung, Kim Ho Young and Cha Jung Woo.

Synopsis: "Da On, a smart and handsome salary man, often clashes with his colleague Seong Hyeon. Their relationship becomes more and more ambiguous as time progresses, while other figures like Jae Min, a former tutor, and company-heir Su Hyeon make their way into his life. What shape will this love square end up turning into?"

My Thoughts:

This was messy as hell from the start and I was immediately hooked.

Like you really think it couldn't get any worse and then you watch the next episode and it, in fact, does get worse. Jae Min and Su Hyeon need to be in prison.

Also every character needs therapy. Like so much of it.

This was stressful and traumatic but I was glued to the screen every week. I loved it.

(What I also love is how many people have become fans of WEi (Jun Seo’s kpop group) since the series started. This show has actually been great exposure for the group, loving all the new RUi’s. They make really good music so if you haven’t checked them out yet please do!)

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Episode 3: 3 (+1)

Episode 3 of Secret Relationships dialed up the tension, but the last few minutes before the eplilogue were a tightly edited interplay between all four main characters, pushing up the tension even further, with the two men from Da-On's past and the new one from his present converging on him.

Spoilers ahead.

The evening after Su-Hyeon's sadistic control freakery in the office (it ain't about love), and Da-On's collapse in the hall, our sunshine boy Seong-Hyeon perceptively rescues Da-On from Su-Hyeon outside by inventing a good excuse on the spot and promptly withdrawing to capitalize on the confusion he created. He ends up cajoling Da-On into a movie and then into staying the night to avoid Su-Hyeon. Unbeknownst to them, though, Su-Hyeon has gone into full obsessive, stalking Da-On's building waiting for him all night. And calling repeatedly. So Seong-Hyeon's move was probably the right one in the moment but also amplified the craziness in Su-Hyeon's head.

Suddenly thinking that Da-On is at Jae-Min's, Su-Hyeon drives away and the camera rack focuses on Seong-Hyeon and Da-On walking up not 20 meters away. Crsip bit of "bad stuff could have gone down" and the tension notches up. Cut to Jae-Min's apartment and Su-Hyeon walks in (apparently he can just do that?) and starts searching the place for Da-On. The interplay between them shows that Su-Hyeon seems to think he's in charge, but Jae-Min isn't quite as submissive as the earlier episodes might have led us to believe; he first asks when Su-Hyeon is going to leave Korea again, only to get an ambiguous reply, then reminds Su-Hyeon about their "contract" which seems to take a little of the wind out of Su-Hyeon's sails. After Su-Hyeon leaves, Jae-Min reflects, then calls his mother and learns something we don't hear but in apparent response, he almost immediately stands up and next we see an aerial shot of his car in motion, shifting the tone into sustained high tension.

Meanwhile, Seong-Hyeon is walking and says to himself "I chickened out on telling Da-On I like him and dammit I am gonna do it RIGHT NOW" and he turns around and starts running.

Cut to Su-Hyeong's (black of course) car in motion and now we know there's some kind of collision coming.

This is amplified by the next cut to Da-On sitting in his apartment, dressed in the same grey colors as his surroundings, clearly stressing over what's on his phone (dozens of missed calls from Su-Hyeon) and presumably wondering what abusive crap is next.

Jae-Min arrives, sees Su-Hyeon's car and heads inside The elevators are in use by Seong-Hyeon and Su-Hyeon so he starts running up the stairs. A tight series of cuts ensues, deliberately unclear so we don't know who's ahead in what's clearly become a race to get to Da-On, whether to harm or protect or confess.

Unaware of all this, Da-On continues to think.

And the doorbell rings, and we don't know who it is and we're dreading what comes next.

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It has been a full 24hrs since I watched Ep6.... and I dont think I have quite processed *that* scene yet... I feel like I've been in a state of shock ever since I watched it. 🫥

As I have stated MANY a time before, I am a very emotional/empathetic person... so before I watch episodes of shows that I know are gonna potentially be a tough watch for me, I come here and do a quick scroll through of the tags, mainly just to find out if there are any major trigger warnings. [1st eps I usually go in blind, then go off the ✨️vibes✨️ of that episode as to wether I check before watching the next weeks episode]. Just so that I can kind of prepare myself, because although I thoroughly enjoy "full on" shows, I *have* had a few instances before where it has taken me a solid hour or two to calm myself down after watching a show... it's not a fun thing to have to do - but, it has been a *HOT* minute since a character or show has genuinely affected me in that way........ that was until Secret Relationships.

Because even *WITH* trigger warnings this week it still got to me. That last scene? Damn Kim Ho Young (Jae Min)!! I stayed seated on my couch, hands shaking, staring at my tv screen, for about 5 minutes before being able to bring myself to even get up to get a drink of water. And Cha Jung Woo (SooHyun) has been giving me literal full body goosebumps pretty much from the get go... his portrayal of SooHyun genuinely scares me 😐

In saying that -> -> Just wanted to say a very big ✨️THANKYOU✨️ to those that go out of their way to put trigger warnings into the tags! It is very much appreciated 👏

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Branding in Seongsu

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2024

Branding in Seongsu (2024, South Korea)

Director: Jung Hun Soo

Writers: Choi Sun Mi & Jeon Seon Young

Mini-review:

Look, I'm not gonna say this was good, but it kept me engaged throughout. And it's all thanks to the two leads. They basically save the whole thing with their chemistry and their comedic chops. I was particularly impressed by Lomon, who went out of his comfort zone for this role and delivered in every single scene. The show worked better as comedy than anything else, since it was pretty funny at times. But yeah, whenever it tried to highlight serious issues, it ended up falling into the same old stereotypes. And some of the final twists made little to no sense. I don't regret watching Branding in Seongsu, though, cause the episodes were short and it never had time to get boring. But I do wish the writing and directing were as good as the acting, or less messy at the very least.

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THIS is how you do PR.

when I tell you this drama has me on a leash

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A tale of love, power, & emotional chaos! 'Secret Relationships' follows Daon (Kim Junseo) an ambitious young man caught between a sweet colleague (Cha Sun Hyung) and two deeply manipulative lovers played by Kim Ho Young & Jung-Woo Cha.

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Secret Relationships | Episode 6 Was it you, hyung? [...] Yeah, I did it. Is that not allowed? Why? Because I love you.

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Still kinda disappointed about the finale for this individual…

"You crazy bastard."

SECRET RELATIONSHIPS (2025). EPISODE FOUR.

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no shortage of freaks in this show. i love it

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Squid Game text posts because I love this show ( pt 1 )