Hidden Agenda (2023)

it is so bad, I want to give you a 0, but that's not possible, so I give you a 1

I really don't care if there's a kiss, bed or whatever scene, I only care about a good story and acting, but the main couple it's just so boring and their acting is bad, not even a good ost 😭 tbh I got so bored that I just skipped every single episode and the only parts I watched were about pok and jeng bc their story is more entertaining even with the little screentime and the fact that they're not the main couple. Just give them a own show pls their acting is better and chemistry is insane.

look, I understand that there are bls to just have fun and don't think too much while you're watching it, I enjoy those bls too but this is definitely one of the worst I've watch, not entertaining, script and acting is bad (for main couple) there are things that don't make sense or that are just out of pocket, etc.

I don't recommend watching it. if you're interested in the other couple just watch a compilation and don't waste your time.

also, I hope the main couple gets a better bl and acting classes.

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Good acting but boring storyline...

The only feeling I had throughout was that the series had been wrongly named. I expected different with such a strong name... Comparatively I really enjoyed Only Friends, which has been made at the same time...
It felt too dragged at some places...
I have no complaints regarding the acting. The cast has really acted well... It really feels like they have adopted the characters into themselves.
But the storyline seems too straight...
Or it might be that watching other dramas with likable content has set my bars high...
But don't give this review too much importance... Watch it and decide for yourself... Mightbe you enjoy it...

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It was cute...I guess.

Hidden Agenda was cute and I enjoyed it, until the last three episodes. Zo took Whiny to a whole other level. So they won the competition but Zo lost the scholarship to Nita. This is where the wining starts. He pouts through Nita's B-day party and pushes Joke away. And then his father gets sick and goes to the hospital and this is where Zo informs Joke that he didn't have time for him because he had to focus on "more important things", like that's not a crappy thing to say to the boy who adores you. So Zo's mother has to tell him...Yeah, your boyfriend is kind of important. I rolled my eyes so hard they almost fell out of my head. And then the final episode, Joke is having dinner with his family and his father is being an ass...and of course, Zo shows up to give the dad a long speech, which makes Joke's dad "see the light" and then my eyes finally fell out of my head from rolling them so much. I love Joong and Dunk and they have great chemistry, but this show was not it.

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Lenta, porém deliciosa!

Eu amei como o romance é construído, não teve traição e a enganação foi Joke já gostar de Zo há muito tempo!
Muito fofos, atuação não é das melhores, mas só alguns personagens se perdem ali, Nita foi usada na medida certa. Vovó maravilhosa, só gostaria de saber como o pai de Zo ficou, se ele foi pra casa ou não.
Os beijos muito fofos e a cena da primeira vez do casal foi muito fofa na medida certa!
Sorri demais toda vez que eles se beijavam ou se abraçavam, fofos DEMAIS!
Lembrei um pouco do meu relacionamento, nesses longos 7 anos foram muitos altos e baixos e ficamos juntos, crises vieram, mas relacionamento é isso, é algo fluido que precisa estar todo tempo se adaptando as pessoa envolvidas!
Muito amor e respeito envolvido!

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A subpar level of an average BL lovely dovey-ness overload

So this one is a bit enjoyable at least for me. I know y'all be so down bad to treat this but I think for me it's okay. Nothing special. Good for those who wants lighter series or starting out on BL genre. The show fell short way too much.

The chemistry was there but the well-written script and plot were definitely HIDDEN. I think the plot serves no AGENDA and it's all just a lovely dovey-type fluff series. It failed to captivate me that much nonetheless I was entertained which is the bare minimum of a series to do to keep my attention.
The running time is way too long, just about any average BL produced in GMMTV. The plot also can be told and narrated in just this much eps, like just 5 eps is enough to deliver the missing plot.
The plot felt like something that when pointed out then what happens next kind of thing. I felt like, ok after pursuing Zo and they got together and Nita is out of the picture then what now?? Are there something that needs to be tackled about that's interesting?? Also they didn't reveal their relationship to both of their families. I get it that in the last ep, the show tried hard to give inner chaos inside freaking Zo and Joke respectively but such last minute problems are what I'm not a fan of. I never understand why producers would introduce a problem in the last ep when it should be addressed prior to the ending. Other aspects that didn't make sense if we were to talk about the plot are: Nita's stalker, perceived dishonesty of Louis's character, JengPok's love quarrel and the club's mentor's trouble one-sided love.

There are more flaws in this series that understandably failed expectations of many audience including me. For a JoongDunk fan like me, it's disappointing that GMM didn't give them a worthy series with convincing plot to take us anywhere but 55555 being wasted away with the same formula used in most BLs.

Overall, this was okay but lackluster, pretty entertaining though so yeah........

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This is the story about Zo & Joke. As MDL told us, this drama begin with Zo that decided to pursue his long-time crush Nita before graduation. In order to pursue her, he approaches Joke, Nita's ex, for dating advice. In exchange Joke ask for a place in the debate club. Or, at least, that's what he tells Zo, cause like the title said, Hidden Agenda.

What I like:
+ Zo is good man, weird sometimes but good. He bothered to explained his feeling to nita before moving forward with Joke.
+ Joke & Zo have problem with their parent. I like how they help each other to deal with their parents, Zo help Joke & Joke help Zo. And how everything solve & be better in the end.

Now what I feel strange about this drama:
- The plot feel weird. I don't know, it feel like jumping from place to place. It feel like there's something missing, but they don't include it in the final cut. It's like when Zo said he gonna enlisted in military during vacation, but we never see him join military. Or when Zo's dad get into hospital, he just make space with joke, yeah he explained it later but before that feel like there's missing scene...
- The chemistry between Dunk Natachai Boonprasert & Joong Archen Aydin themselves feel strange. It feels like they uncomfortable with each other. It feel like the actors is not gay but force to play gay man & had to kiss a man make them uncomfortable.

Overall this just another drama on my list

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Below a serve for a show in 2023, but had potential for a good show in 2021

I personally believed that the show wasn't that bad, but it could've been better. Joongs acting in my personal opinion really saved the show, and if Dunk got acting lessons the show would've been way better. The thing is Dunks acting isn't even as bad as a lot of 'unpopular' thai actors. (i put these in quotes because there are some actors who are popular but still have bad acting aka popular for their face) Plus, they could've organized the plot in a manner where we could tell the point of each detail and what it meant to the story. To me it seemed a bit all over the place, but it did have good potential. Thinking positively, the show wasn't as bad as what i've seen with your average low budget bl. It's cute for a show would be low budget.

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Um BL comfort!!

Quando iniciei esse BL eu não fazia ideia de qual seria o plot, e confesso que fui pega de surpresa pelo caminho que a história tomou. O primeiro episódio tem o casal como inimigos, a partir do segundo ep começa o plot de "ajudar a conquistar outra pessoa", e a partir do quinto a dinâmica entre o casal muda totalmente. A partir do episódio 8 era um plot diferente a cada episódio como se os escritores estivessem com dificuldade de preencher a história. Então, digo com facilidade que poderia sim ser uma série com, no máximo, 8-10 episódios.

Eu sempre avalio uma obra a partir de qual é o objetivo dela, e Hidden Agenda não foi feito pra ser um BL super díficil de entender, é um plot simples, com um casal principal fofo e um secundário que em minha opinião aparece pouco. Apenas queria que focassem um pouco mais nos debates, é algo bem diferente do que vemos em um BL universitário tailandês, e também queria mais da backstory da história de como o Joke se apaixonou e foi pedir ajuda ao Pat.

Sobre casais não tenho do que reclamar. Começando pelos nossos protagonistas, o Joke e o Zo são um casal com muita química e é impossivel não sorrir com as interações deles, mas o que eu mais gostava neles era que os dois sabiam que seus problemas tinham que ser resolvidos a partir do dialógo, claro que os dois já chegaram a errar mas ninguém é perfeito e tá tudo bem. Cabe dizer que é a primeira vez que vejo algo com os JoongDunk e a atuação deles é ok, apenas acho que o Dunk pode melhorar. As cenas de intimidade eu não tinha botado fé nenhuma, mas eles foram íncriveis.
Os secundários, Jeng e Pok também tem química, mesmo que me incomodou um pouco esse plot do Jeng conversar com uma menina mesmo sendo compromissado. Mereciam mais tempo de tela, mas os AouBoom foram muito bem.

Eu entendo perfeitamente quem deu uma nota baixa pra série, pois em alguns momentos eu até dormi porque estava um pouco tedioso. Mas se você não tem nada pra fazer e quer ver algo leve pra sorrir um pouco, é uma ótima indicação.

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Hidden Agenda is Mid

So basically after I finished watching I realized how bad it was. Now I love Joong and Dunk but the plot sucked really bad. Some scenes didn't really connect and I sometimes didn't know if a scene was a flashback or real time. Some issues were slightly unrealistic and Dunk's character was poorly put together. The chemistry in the show made me feel like I was watching a hallmark movie but worse. Also some characters were straight up assholes and didn't fit in with the plot. others seemed like they were thrown in last minute. Now I know that Aou and Boom are not the main couple but they had too little screen time for me to really grasp the point of them being there.

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Definitely a must watch for JoongDunk fans

Watched ir only because of JoongDunk, turned out to be better than expected.

Positive:

-Chemistry
-backgrounds chosen
-liked the JengPok end scene it was very cute!!
-not too dramatic, a simple romance
-Zo realising he was only admiring Nita
-lots of scenes were funny/cute/interesting to watch
-Joke‘s personality, he‘s taken so good of Zo
-love how you could watch the improvement between Joke‘s and Zo‘s relationship
-Joong‘s acting was sooo natural to me

Negative (room for improvement):
-last Episode - it was all rushed and all in one episode. You could see how down Zo was and I felt for him, but I definitely didn‘t like that his mother lied to him in 12th ep.
-Joke‘s character - I hate how they made him „the bad guy“, but fixed the problem in one episode, like at least give me some real drama.
-the thing were Jeng still gave his number out even tho he‘s taken.
-the music was sometimes off (espacially in ep 12)
-some scenes were a little dull so i skipped them (sorry)
-the scene were Joke and his father reconciled somehow didn’t make any sense to me 🤷🏻‍♂️

All in all:
was very cute, a must-watch for JoongDunk fans and worth the wait every Sunday. Could definitely be one of my favs!!
(Don‘t judge me, it‘s just my personal opinion. At least only think it in your mind if you feel upset abt anything I wrote. I also don‘t go around and judge people for their opinion, so let‘s respect e/o!)

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Would’ve Been A Favorite In 2016

Incredibly boring. I sat through four episodes wondering when it would get better but it never did.

I tried to give it a chance but the acting is very bad and I don’t mind cliche when it’s done right, but it is definitely not done right.

I have been following Joong for a while and he is a very decent actor. I cannot say the same about Dunk. For some reason I can’t bring myself to watch the two of them, I tried watching their other show Star In My Mind, but again, it was lackluster and boring. Their chemistry is extremely off and definitely not swoon worthy.

I would only recommend if you’re looking for something to pass time. Or if you’re a big fan of Jamie (Nita), she’s gorgeous.

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