The Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド)

-Anyone on your mind? -I felt a spark.

I want to be with someone who gives me butterflies.

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.

It made me want a boyfriend.

-Do you tell your parents? -Yeah, I can tell them anything.

"You will go on a sleepover date, just the two of you."

THEIR TIME TOGETHER IS LIMITED

If we wait, happiness will never come.

Why not try to make him fall for me?

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

In our world...

A STORY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP

I've been without my parents from the time I was born.

I don't know what "family" is.

Why was I born this way?

Thank you for inviting me.

I'm Dai.

I'm 22 and a university student.

I've been through so much that I believe I may never find love.

I really hope to find romance or a great partner.

A vibe unique to that person.

I'm attracted to people who are a bit eccentric.

What I worked up my courage to say was totally ignored...

There is one hot guy.

What?

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Taeheon.

I turned 34 this year.

I'm a designer.

I'm from South Korea.

I'm drawn to people who aren't also in the field of design.

It would be good if we could broaden each other's perspectives.

I haven't come out to my family yet.

Well, all of my friends know.

I felt this could be a great opportunity

to openly express who I am to my family.

We can see the entrance a bit from here.

Yes, I saw you coming.

I thought, "Oh, a good-looking guy is here."

-Hello. -Hello.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Please take a seat anywhere.

I'm Ryota. I am 28 years old.

I'm a model, and a barista at a café.

I don't think I need to decide if I'm only attracted

to men or only women.

No matter who I love, that's who I am.

I'd like to accept that part of me.

If I'm attracted to someone who already likes someone else,

I tend to step back and give up.

I hope I can grow and become brave enough

to make a move.

How tall are you?

182 centimeters.

You're tall.

I'm envious, really.

Someone is coming in.

There he is.

Hello.

-Hello. -Hello.

-It's nice to see you. -Nice to meet you.

Where should I go?

My name is Gensei. I'm 34 years old.

I'm a hair and makeup artist.

Of course, the best thing is to meet someone compatible,

but it'd be nice to find romance.

It's a bit abstract,

but someone who is good-looking and a bit masculine,

but with a sensitive side.

I tend to like that type.

Someone is...

We have one more.

-Nice to meet you. -Hello.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Shun Nakanishi. Nice to meet you.

-Hello. -You too.

I'm Shun Nakanishi, 23 years old.

My job is to create music, and I also DJ.

Ending up with the person I love would make me happiest.

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

so I'm looking for someone I can see a future with.

I'd like a relationship in which we can grow together.

I want to have a same-sex marriage.

As for kids,

I'd like to adopt.

He didn't really walk the walk.

I thought, "Okay, I'm over it."

I want some space.

-I know. -It pinged.

-Will you check, please? -Should I look?

It says, "This is a notice."

Okay.

-A notice? -What is it?

"Welcome to the Green Room."

Oh, this house is called the Green Room.

-That's cute. -I know.

Because it's green.

"You will begin living together here for about a month."

Your turn.

Me?

"'Green Room' is a surfing term."

"It refers to the sacred space inside a barrel produced by a wave."

Here.

I hope I can read it.

"We hope this month will be a brilliant time for all of you."

"We also hope you find an irreplaceable partner."

-That's lovely. -Please read this.

"Now, we've prepared a coffee truck for you."

-Coffee? -What?

"By running it together as a team,

we hope you can deepen your bonds."

"You are free to use the proceeds as you wish."

That's how it is.

It started.

-This is good! -Wonderful.

It's gripping already.

I'm psyched.

So now our new show, The Boyfriend, has begun.

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

The boys will live together for about a month.

It's a story of love and friendship.

Wait. Don't say it like an announcement at a department store.

-I'm so psyched right now. -Me too.

-The cast is really attractive. -It's exciting.

The coffee truck...

They're going to run one together, right?

And they will be allowed to use the proceeds as they wish.

You see a different side of a person when you work together.

-I know! -That's really true.

This will let them be alone with someone, discuss various matters,

and bring them closer.

That's true.

Maybe someone will steal the money.

-What? -No one will do that.

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

We'd like to look forward to such incidents though.

Durian, we've heard you are an experienced drag queen?

Yes, I am. Usually, my makeup is six times as thick.

-That much? -Yes.

Yes, like this.

-Beautiful! -So gorgeous.

That's how I usually look.

Amazing!

Since it's the first episode, I came au naturel.

-So you'll show up with different looks? -Please look forward to it.

-I'm so excited! -That makes me happy.

The cast is well-balanced.

Gay guys tend to be attracted to others with similar looks.

-Really? -But they're well-balanced.

And it's not like they all hit it off upon their first meeting.

They're like flowers in the bud stage.

They're like trembling buds.

That metaphor is damn good!

-You're such a pro. -As expected.

I really like that vibe.

At the moment, Dai seems the quietest?

Or rather, as the youngest,

he might be able to enchant the older contestants.

-I see. -Impressive!

-I'm so excited! -I am too.

I'm even slightly sweating.

Oh, I know!

-Shall we decide on a name? -Yes, let's.

-Let's do it. -We need a name.

We have the keywords "coffee" and "truck."

And when we think of coffee,

we think of the word "brew."

Words like "beans" are common.

And so on.

This is an approach I propose.

He's like a teacher.

Apologies.

Since we're male, we could name it "Boys'" something.

That could be cute.

But is there anyone who doesn't define themselves as "he"?

I go by "he/him" for myself.

Then can "boys" be used for the participants here?

What's this, off the bat?

There was seafood art?

What was that?

When we describe coffee, we use specific terms.

"Smooth," for example.

I thought maybe we could use an English adjective.

I see.

It's not really easy to remember.

It's not catchy, right?

It's not catchy.

Autumn?

-Should we show seasonality... -No.

Maybe not...

What about "BL"?

That's so funny.

People who know will get it.

What?