The Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド)

- Do you like someone? - My heart skipped a beat.

I wanna be with someone that makes me feel that.

When I think he's cute, that turns me on.

ANYONE CAN FALL IN LOVE WITH ANYONE

Are you all in love?

Yes, I am.

I thought I wanted a boyfriend.

Can you tell your parents you're in love?

- Yeah. I can. - Mmm.

"We're going on a sleepover date, just the two of us."

THEIR TIME TOGETHER IS LIMITED

If we wait, happiness will never come.

I'll just try to make him love me.

I'm glad I could spend this time with you guys.

Well, in our world.

A STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

The truth is that you actually

don't know anything about me.

Nothing at all.

Why was I born this way?

Thank you for inviting me.

I'm Dai.

I'm 22, and I'm a university student.

I've been through so much pain

that I thought I'd never be able to fall in love again.

Of course, I strongly hope I'll be able to find a date or a great partner.

I like someone who has a very unique aura.

I'm attracted to people who are a little weird.

What I had the courage to say was completely ignored.

There's one really good-looking guy.

What?

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Taeheon. I work as a designer.

And I turned 34 this year.

I've always had an artistic spirit.

I was born in Korea, but I live here now.

I work in the design field,

but I'm drawn to people who have all sorts of different interests and careers.

I hope I can meet someone who can help me expand my perspective

on what it means to be in a relationship.

It's hard for me, because I haven't come out to my family yet.

But all my close friends know that I'm gay.

I thought this could be a great opportunity to express myself openly,

and show my family who I really am.

I can kinda see the outside of the front entrance from here.

Me too. I saw you coming.

I thought, "A good-looking guy came."

- Hello, there. - Hello.

-Nice to meet you both. - Nice to meet you.

-Hello. - You can sit wherever you like.

I'm Ryota, and I am 28 years old.

I'm a model, and I also work as a barista at a café.

I don't think I need to decide

whether I'm only attracted to men or only to women.

Things are more nuanced than that for me.

No matter who I fall in love with, that's just who I am.

So I'm willing to explore and stay open.

If someone I end up being attracted to

decides that they're interested in someone else,

I tend to step back and give up,

so I'm hoping that I'll be able to grow,

and become a person who's brave enough to make a move.

How tall are you?

I'm 5' 11".

- You're tall! -

I'm pretty envious, actually.

Ah, look's like someone's coming in.

-Look. - Hello.

- Hello. -Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- We're happy to have you. - What do I do?

My name is Gensei.

I'm 34, and I'm a hair and makeup artist.

Of course, it'd be great to meet people I'm compatible with,

but it'd be even better to end up with a boyfriend.

I have a lot of things I look for,

but I like guys who are good-looking and a bit masculine,

and have a sensitive side too.

I would have to say that's my type, yeah.

Ah, someone else is here.

There's one more.

-It's lovely to meet you. -Hello.

- Nice to meet you. -Hello.

-Shun Nakanishi. Nice to meet you. - You too.

- It's great to have you here. - Likewise.

I'm Shun Nakanishi, and I'm 23 years old.

I'm a musician, so I work creating original music ,

and I'm also a part-time DJ.

The most wonderful thing would be to end up with a person that I love.

I'm the type of person who thinks about marriage.

That's what I'm looking for.

I would love to have a romantic relationship

where we can grow with each other.

I want to be able to get married.

As for kids, well,

I want to be a foster father.

I just thought that when it came right down to it, he wasn't walking the walk.

I thought to myself, "I'm good now."

I need some distance.

- - I know!

- It pinged! Can you check that? - Let's check it out.

It says, "This is a notice for you."

Okay.

- A notice? - What is it about?

- "The Green Room." - "Welcome to the Green Room."

-This house is called the Green Room. - Green Room.

- Really cute. - It is.

'Cause it's green.

"You will begin living in a shared household for about a month."

-Go. - Oh, it's my turn?

"Green Room is a common surfing term."

"It means a sacred space inside an ocean tube,

produced by a rolling wave."

Mm-hmm.

- Here. - Okay.

Let me try.

"We are excited and hope that this month

"is going to be an invigorating time for all of you."

"And we also hope that you make great connections

and find an irreplaceable partner."

- Aww. - Okay. I see.

- That's nice. - Okay, your turn.

"By the way, we have prepared a coffee truck that you will all be working in."

- What? - No idea.

"We hope that by running it all together as a team,

you will be able to get to know each other better and deepen your bonds."

"Please note that you are free to use the proceeds of the coffee sales as you wish."

- Oh! - Oh, that's how it goes.

-This is fun to watch. -This is great, huh?

-Wonderful. Here we go. -It tugged your heartstrings.

-I'm psyched. -Yes.

Okay, our brand-new show, The Boyfriend, has begun.

The cast is made up of a group of young men who are attracted to other men.

It's a story of love and friendship,

in which all of the guys spend a full month

living in the same house and working together.

- -Hey, wait.

Don't speak like we're at a department store.

- I'm really excited about this. - I know, I know!

- They're all attractive. - It lifts us up.

-And they'll be working in a coffee truck. -Yeah.

They're all going to be responsible for running the truck together.

- Yeah. - Oh, I see.

And as they make money, they'll be allowed to use the profits as they wish.

You can always see different sides of people when you're working together.

- That's true. - Yeah, you'll really find out.

In the coffee truck, they'll have the opportunity to talk one-on-one

about things that matter to them.

-And build closer relationships. -That's right.

I wonder if someone will steal something.

-So rude! - Don't say that.

The episode title will be, "Today's Proceeds Are Gone!"

- That could be some fun drama! -So silly!

-Hey, Durian. -Yes?

You're an experienced drag queen, right?

-Yes, I am. - Yeah.

I normally put paint on this face six times as thick as today.

-Yeah. Just like that. -Wow!

-You're gorgeous. -Wow, beautiful!

-Your makeup is lit. - You're stunning.

I decided that today, since it's the first episode, I would come here without makeup.

- You mean, different looks? -But please, look forward to it!

-I do look forward to it! - I can't wait to see.

The members are well-balanced!

In the gay community,

we tend to fall in love with a person who has a similar look as ourselves.

- Yeah. -But their looks are pretty diverse.

In addition, members met for the first time there.

And there wasn't a clash, they got along well.

This beginning stage is similar to the buddings of a flower.

Those buds are shaking against each other.

-That metaphor is amazing! - You're so professional.

- You articulated it beautifully. - I like that kind of atmosphere.

At the moment, Dai stands out the least, doesn't he?

Mmm, I think he could win the hearts of the older contestants.

Even if he just feels like a little brother.