The Boyfriend (2024)
Grade: Baa
Format: Unscripted
Genre: Romance; Reality
Studio: Fuji Television
Source: original
Netflix Global Top 10: Reached Global Top 10
Japan's first same-sex dating reality series places a group of gay and bisexual men in a beachside "Green Room" house for one month, where they cohabitate, take turns running a coffee truck in pairs, and navigate the slow-building tension between friendship and romance. In a country where same-sex marriage remains unrecognized, the show quietly normalizes queer relationships by foregrounding emotional vulnerability, communication, and the difficulty of expressing desire — prioritizing authenticity over manufactured drama. A low-conflict, observational dating format with a five-person commentar
Cast
- Megumi
- Horan Chiaki
- Thelma Aoyama
- Durian Lollobrigida
- Yoshimi Tokui