Utsukushii Kare
Kazunari Hira (Riku Hagiwara) is in the 3rd grade of high school. He suffers from a stuttering problem and he doesn't have any friends. Without any dreams, his only hobby is to take pictures of daily life around him. On the first day the new semester, he finds himself in an uncomfortable situation. His classmate So Kiyoi (Yusei Yagi) happens to save him from the situation. This causes Kazunari Hira to fall in love with So Kiyoi. His classmate is popular and he purses a dream that nobody knows about. By chance, Kazunari Hira learns about So Kiyoi’s dream. This becomes a secret between the two of them. (asianwiki-2021)
I am happily surprised by this drama because I loved it and may be my favorite Jdrama of 2021. I wasn't planning on watching it, except it got quietly popular and reading some comments I became interested.
This kind of BL is right up to my taste since it is the kind of plot I do love to read in books. More specifically, this drama reminded me a lot of the Straight series, a MM romance series where almost always the leads are so f**ked up and may need therapy but you can't help but root for them because of their intense chemistry and lusty romance. They are flawed characters and I love it; I realized this year that I do like my leads to be imperfect, but still perfect for each other.
Is their relationship toxic? Depends of every person but to me it wasn't. It is not like their dynamic made them unhappy; they do have a miscommunication (they are teenagers after all) but once they lay out all their feelings *coughkiyoionhiracough* they are on the same page. And about the "kimoi" thing... I love it. I love when in my MM romance books the term of endearment is "jackass", "asshole", etc precisely because it is said with love and endearment, not as a way of abuse. I certainly cringe when the term of endearment is "baby", "honey", etc **cringe** Again, it depends on anyone's taste.
Some people were offended by the gun imagination thing... it made me laugh when I watched it 😅 who doesn't have a violent imagination once in a while? As long as it doesn't get real it's fine, no need to be so prude.
The acting was excellent, both were amazing and had a nice chemistry. So nice I didn't have any 2nd hand embarrassment with scenes like the finger sucking... it was actually pretty hot and kinda sweet. The only time I had 2nd hand embarrassment was at the shower scene in the school yard...it was too long 😅 Even if it were a straight couple I would have felt the same.
I also like the OST, both OP song & ED song.
My only complain? Too short, but on the other hand the drama was mostly about them and very little about others. Just like the Straight book series 😅
My rating: **9.5/10**
I am happily surprised by this drama because I loved it and may be my favorite Jdrama of 2021. I wasn't planning on watching it, except it got quietly popular and reading some comments I became interested.
This kind of BL is right up to my taste since it is the kind of plot I do love to read in books. More specifically, this drama reminded me a lot of the Straight series, a MM romance series where almost always the leads are so f**ked up and may need therapy but you can't help but root for them because of their intense chemistry and lusty romance. They are flawed characters and I love it; I realized this year that I do like my leads to be imperfect, but still perfect for each other.
Is their relationship toxic? Depends of every person but to me it wasn't. It is not like their dynamic made them unhappy; they do have a miscommunication (they are teenagers after all) but once they lay out all their feelings *coughkiyoionhiracough* they are on the same page. And about the "kimoi" thing... I love it. I love when in my MM romance books the term of endearment is "jackass", "asshole", etc precisely because it is said with love and endearment, not as a way of abuse. I certainly cringe when the term of endearment is "baby", "honey", etc **cringe** Again, it depends on anyone's taste.
Some people were offended by the gun imagination thing... it made me laugh when I watched it 😅 who doesn't have a violent imagination once in a while? As long as it doesn't get real it's fine, no need to be so prude.
The acting was excellent, both were amazing and had a nice chemistry. So nice I didn't have any 2nd hand embarrassment with scenes like the finger sucking... it was actually pretty hot and kinda sweet. The only time I had 2nd hand embarrassment was at the shower scene in the school yard...it was too long 😅 Even if it were a straight couple I would have felt the same.
I also like the OST, both OP song & ED song.
My only complain? Too short, but on the other hand the drama was mostly about them and very little about others. Just like the Straight book series 😅
My rating: **9.5/10**