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The Boyfriend (TV series)

is a Japanese reality dating show. It was the nation's first same-sex dating program. The first season premiered on Netflix on July 9, 2024.

Commentators are Megumi, Chiaki Horan, Thelma Aoyama, Durian Lollobrigida, and Yoshimi Tokui.

Format

The show features a cast of Japanese or East Asian gay or bisexual men. They navigate their daily lives while cohabiting in a shared residence known as the "Green Room". Each day, one cast member is selected by the show's unseen producers to run a coffee truck; that cast member may select one other participant (with an additional option of choosing two others later on the show) to run the truck with him on that day. The coffee truck allows participants to deepen their relationship without interference from the rest of the cast, who remain at the Green Room and maintain the house, relax, or socialize. Periodically, the cast are allowed to indicate who they would like to take on a more conventional date; each participant gets only one vote, and only mutual matches get to go on a date. The show is not a competition, and no participants are eliminated.

Periodically, the show cuts to a panel of commentators chaired by Megumi, who discuss the cast's actions and relationships, and offer their own opinions on who should date whom. They also provide additional commentary and insight regarding homosexuality in Japan and LGBT rights in Japan.

Cast

Participants