Talk:Secret Relationships

Edit request: Adding third-party reliable sources

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I would like to propose adding the following third-party reliable sources to this article to strengthen the existing content and improve verifiability per WP:V and WP:RS.

Proposed addition

I suggest adding the following sentence to the [REFERENCES] section:

"[The 10 best boys’ love shows of 2025: From athletic romances to fang-banging vampires & beyond, in neutral encyclopedic tone]"

Suggested placement: [The latest link of REFERENCE section]

Sources proposed

Source 1:

• Publication: [Queerty]
• Author: [David Opie]
• Title: "[The 10 best boys’ love shows of 2025: From athletic romances to fang-banging vampires & beyond]"
• Date: [28 March 2025]
• URL:
• Relevant quote: "[From vampires & paranormal investigations to school trips & hockey rivalries, BL (boys’ love) dramas have kept us extremely well fed this year across a wide range of genres. With so many options, we’re spoiled for choice. But you know what all these BL shows have in common? Boy love.

We don’t know about you, but we can’t get enough of it. And by “it”, we mean the genre itself, which is growing bigger and bigger now on an international scale. Crave’s gay hockey show Heated Rivalry has proven that there’s a wider demand than ever thought possible, and the Japanese film 10Dance is also pushing boundaries with a kick in its step over on Netflix.

Ready to find more BL stories that will live rent-free in your mind long after the final credits roll? Here are 10 of the best BL shows of 2025, from Gel Boys and Revenged Love to Top Form and, yes, Heated Rivalry.

Ball Boy Tactics (South Korea)

Looking for more sporty rivalries that get gay and heated at the drop of a hat? Ball Boy Tactics isn’t that show. Instead, it’s a tender portrayal of the attraction that grows between rising basketball star Kwon Jungwoo (Choi Jae Hyeok) and Han Jiwon (Yeom Min Hyeok), a shy retired Olympic gymnast who connect on and off the court. They fall hard for each other—as hard as it is for us to resist making ball boy puns—before softening with a chemistry that feels entirely natural and well-earned.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala, iQIYI.

Gel Boys (Thailand)

Gel Boys is petty to the core (complimentary). Because just when it looks like high schooler Fou4Mod is falling for a gel nail boy named Chian, it turns out Chian’s keeping him in reserve because he likes another boy more. To get his own back, Fou4Mod uses his best friend Baabin to do the same. Cue a messy love fest that’s just as youthful and vibrant as the kids at its heart. K-pop bangers like “Hype Boy” feature, but this world feels distinctly Thai nonetheless.

Streaming internationally via iQIYI.

Goddess Bless You From Death (Thailand)

Seven deaths of supernatural origin initially bring Thup (Pooh Krittin Kitjaruwannakul) and Singha (Pavel Naret Promphaopun) together, but it’s their hotness that draws them close. Essentially The X-Files if Mulder and Scully were gay men, Thup and Singha play off the ‘opposites attract’ trope against the backdrop of a ghostly investigation. In the end, it’s their connection that proves to be otherworldly though in its intensity.

Streaming internationally via iQIYI.

Heated Rivalry (Canada)

How do we talk about Heated Rivalry without talking about pucking? Crave’s gay hockey show is more than just heated. It’s literally burning and pulsating with the desire shared between two rival players, Shane (Hudson Williams) and Ilya (Connor Storrie), as they grapple with each other on and off the rink. Each episode gets better and better, going deeper in more ways than one as the realities of closeted love threaten to tear #Hollanov apart. Thankfully, there’s little actual sports to speak of, even if everyone involved does get a good workout.

Streaming in the US via HBo Max, and in Canada via Crave.

Related*

Heated Rivalry: We may have already met a new star of the hot hockey romance’s second season! With news of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2, fans are already wondering if we’ll be seeing more of this character in the future.

Revenged Love (China)

Revenged Love starts out like so many other BL dramas before it. Wu Suo Wei (Zi Yu), supposedly straight, seduces a man named Chi Cheng (Tian Xu Ning) who’s dating his ex, but she’s not the one who ends up getting wrecked. We do because the love story that ensues is chaotic and gorgeous and wildly unpredictable. The tension between Zi Yu and Tian Xu Ning as their characters switch from lovers to friends and foes and everything in between is nigh-on unbearable. But bear it you must, because they’re hot and their love story is one for the ages.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala, Viki.

My Golden Blood (Thailand)

Water is wet and vampires are hot. These are the only two constants in this world. But imagine now if said vampires were hot and gay? That’s pretty much the premise of My Golden Blood, which stars Joss Way-ar Sangngern as Mark, a 200 year-old creature of the night who wants to spend all his nights with Tong (played by Fluke Gawin Caskey). It’s not just Mark who’s interested though. Everyone wants a piece of Tong thanks to his rare and powerful blood type that’s irresistible to fang-bangers everywhere. Is the show a little goofy at times? Sure, but that just makes us love it even more.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala, iQIYI.

School Trip: Joined A Group I’m Not Close To (Japan)

We love a literal title almost as much as we love a cozy comfort watch. Thankfully, School Trip: Joined A Group I’m Not Close To hits both marks. When Asahi Hioki (Fujimoto Kodai) winds up in the popular group by accident, he’s surprised to find that one classmate in particular, Watarai Tsukasa (Kan Hideyoshi), has taken a special liking to him. What ensues is sweet, goofy and just the most fun you’ll have with two awkward cuties who end up pushing past friendship into something deeper. Like the two leads, everything about this show is a green flag, making it a welcome detour from some of the moodier titles on this list.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala.

Secret Lover (Taiwan)

The childhood friends to lovers pipeline is as old as time itself, but it’s a BL staple for a reason. That slow burn yearning is unrivalled, although it’s thrilling to see Secret Lover switch things up with a much faster pace for once. Here, the friends in question end up in a university play together and decide to try out some “relationship training” to improve their acting. Fake dating and fake kissing leads to something more for Han Tuo (Chance) and Lu Jun Xi though (Wang Jyun Hao), because of course it does. And for that we are grateful.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala, iQIYI.

Therapy Game (Japan)

Most BL characters could use some therapy, but Therapy Game’s Mito Minato (Kida Naoya) might need it more than most. Enraged that a drunk cutie named Ikushima Shizuma (Tomita Yuki) forgot what happened after their first night together, Minato impulsively makes a bet with the bar staff to win Shizuma’s heart regardless. The push and pull between these opposing personalities keeps you in it, but what’s special about Therapy Game is how wider queer experiences are incorporated, too, from bisexuality to trans representation. This kind of inclusivity, still rare in many BL shows today, gives some more emotional heft and authenticity to the romance at its heart.

Streaming internationally via GagaOOLala.

Top Form (Thailand)

It’s a given that most BL stories are led by hotties, but very few feature a five-time winner of “Most Huggable Man.” That’s Akin Tahra (Boom Raveewit) who ends up developing a passionate connection with rival actor Jin (Smart Chisanupong) as they face a challenging industry together head-on. Jin is also extremely huggable from the look of it, but Top Form isn’t just about some fluffy romance. There are some raw moments in there too, thoughtfully written to flesh these boys out beyond their love. What else could you ask for from a Boy Love show like this one?

Streaming internationally via WeTV.]"

Why these sources are reliable

• [Queerty] is a [long-established LGBTQ+ news outlet founded in 2005 with over 5 million monthly visitors"]. It has been cited in numerous Wikipedia articles as a reliable source for LGBTQ+ topics.

Both sources are independent of the subject and meet WP:RS criteria for verifiability and editorial oversight.

COI disclosure

I have a conflict of interest with this topic as a paid editor for Portico Media (parent company of GagaOOLala, which distributes this series). This disclosure is documented on my user page per WP:PAID and WP:COIPAYDISCLOSE.

I am not editing the article directly. I am proposing this change through this Talk page for a neutral editor to evaluate and implement if appropriate. I welcome any feedback, alternative phrasing, or rejection of the proposal.

Thank you for your time. Ptcm49089 (talk) 02:46, 13 May 2026 (UTC)