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Two Dysfunctional Guys Hook Up
Hira is a stereotypical shy, nerdy high school senior who falls in love at first sight of Kiyoi, an egotistical bastard who is too full of himself for words. Hira stalks Kiyoi all through their senior year while Kiyoi continues to resent Hira outwardly, but under the surface Kiyoi is coming to terms with his own attraction to Hira. On the last day of school Kioyi gets the courage to kiss Hira, but like the rest of their dysfunctional relationship, it doesn't go well and they boys are now separated as Hira goes to college and Kiyoi starts his acting career. In the college camera club, Hira meets Koyama, who quickly falls in love with dysfunctional Hira, who is still longing for Kiyoi. Eventually, Hira does hook up with Kiyoi but we are left wondering how long such a relationship would last. "My Beautiful Man" follows the typical Y drama formula with the shy lead pursuing an abusive love interest, although here, Kiyoi never seems to fully embrace their bromance. Hira's stuttering becomes a bit tiresome after the first episode. At first the story seems to pose the question, "can opposites attract?" but in the end we realize both our heroes suffer from narcissistic personality disorder. I wanted to like these characters but ended up wishing Koyama was the hero. While his appearance is all too brief, he has the best scenes. If I were plotting out the six episodes, I would have concluded the high school years at episode 3 and given more time to the far more interesting bromance between Hira and Koyama. The performances are all on point and the production values are sparkling. The standout performance is Takano Akira's Koyama Kazuki, so I'm looking forward to seeing him in future dramas.Was this review helpful to you?
Strange, but Intriguing.
That's exactly how I would describe Utsukushii Kare. Based on a somewhat familiar trope, what made this drama pique my interest were the leading characters.Timid and introverted Hira falls for the cold and untouchable "King" Kiyoi. It then follows their twisted connection and the moral dilemmas that each of them face.
It's 100% non-fluffy by the way.
The show never moved away from the "romance" aspect, which I unfortunately found boring. Narrated from Hira's point of view, we rarely leave his bubble.
Both Kiyoi and Hira had distinct personalities and personally, I felt that there was more room for growth and portrayal of their different facets. I am not familiar with the source material, so I might me wrong.
Hira in particular, looked a bit more lively and open during the latter half of the show, particularly after his time at college. He is definitely one of the most uninteresting protagonists I've ever seen, but there were not many characters or relations in the story to begin with. It looked almosy empty or crowded at times.
I particularly loved the portrayal of the characters in the final episode, thanks to the cast who did an excellent job. It was too rushed for my taste, unfortunately.
Overall, it's definitely worth a try if you are seeking some dramas which deal with the ugly truth of a few people out there.
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Started off troubling but finished strong
As far as episodes 1 to 4 was concerned, Kiyoi appeared arrogant, narcissistic and unkind, while Hira was needlessly reverent. How could a healthy relationship possibly result from such a dynamic? I thought. But I was completely won over by the end as the final episodes offered revelations from Kiyoi’s perspective.The beauty of Utsukushii Kare is in how it demonstrates the communication quirks in conservative Asian societies. Reading between the lines is required to grasp subtler expressions of love.
When Kiyoi uses the term “stalker”, he really means “thank you for coming to me”. When he says “disgusting”, albeit in harsher tones, it’s because he just doesn’t know how else to express what he’s feeling.
“How did I fall in love with someone as disgusting as you?” Taken out of context, his sentence might sound terribly unkind. But in the particular context where it was said, Kiyoi doesn’t actually think that Hira is to be abhorred, but instead, he wants to say, “how did I find someone as special as you?”
Read my full review: here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/utsukushii-kare-my-beautiful-man-2021/
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A peculiar love affair
Doubtless, many theses could be written about the Japanese psycho-sexual cultural impulse. In this series, the character Hira’s low self-esteem manifests itself in a fantasy obsession with the aloof, vain and arrogant Kiyoi. The peculiar Japanese take on this relationship imbalance is that Hira welcomes and Kiyoi obliges with masochistic behaviours. The two lead actors do outstanding work portraying these flawed characters. Kioyi evolves through his trail of humiliating failures to achieve some humility and regard for Hira. Hira’s character, on the other hand, barely leaves his comfort zone of demeanment and in the end, the writers ask us to accept that Kioyi’s continual slurs are meant as tokens of affection instead of the corrosive verbal instruments of degradation that they actually are. In my opinion, this relationship does not have the happy future the show’s creators would like us to believe. Production values are good and the earnestness of everyone involved is without question.Was this review helpful to you?
DISGUSTING / SAD*ST
I'm really surprised by the high rating of the series! Are you all mas*chists? The first episode was enough to raise my blood pressure!After he called him disgusting and b*llied him, he keeps his money and films him? What is this nonsense?
Where have we reached??
Don't watch this over
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It was good.
5/10 I wanted too see more of them...(for example kissing and lovescenes....) O___O the two as a couple have made Me curious and obsessed! Sad.This season was the Best!
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I really wanted to like this, it is now going to have a movie too
I really wanted to like this series, it was recommended to me, and I thought I was going to enjoy it, I love BLs, but no. I just couldn't enjoy this show at all, the actors did a great job acting in their roles but the plot of the show, the writing, and the no real character development bothered me. I wanted much more for this, and some parts confused me in the series, where I honestly felt like dropping it. I continued watching it till the last episode, and my mood didn't change. If I was Hira, I would have picked the friend who honestly really loved me and cherished me. That was the perfect option, but anyway. This show wasn't for me, but I'm sure it has fans that love it. So I recommend just watching the first episode to see if you would continue it or not. The actors did a great job in their roles; this had nothing to do with them. Just the writing of the series.Was this review helpful to you?
not enough autism
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Les premiers émois amoureux sont souvent compliqués ^^'
Il s’agit d’une histoire que j’attendais, j’avoue ne pas trop savoir pourquoi. Sans doute les teasers qui montraient une certaine « tension »… (Va savoir x’D)Je me lance donc dans le visionnage de ce drama qui suit deux lycéens : Kiyoi & Hira. Il s’agit de deux personnalités assez complexes… Kiyoi est le genre qui attire toujours les gens à lui, tandis que Hira préfère rester seul. Durant une grande partie de l’histoire, on tente de nous faire croire qu’ils sont des opposés… Cependant, plus nous avançons dans l’histoire, plus on se rend compte qu’ils sont similaires de par leur sentiment d’insécurité mais également pour leur indifférence face au monde qui les entoure…
Au fur & à mesure de l’histoire, nous voyons se dérouler un jeu du chat & de la souris… Avec deux personnages des plus maladroits ! On peut voir qu’il s’agit de leur premier émoi, ils ne se comprennent pas… & n’essaient même pas, partant du principe que leur amour ne pourrait pas se concrétiser… (Est-ce car il s’agit d’un amour homosexuel ? Ou simplement une question de fierté ? Surement un mélange des deux ^^’)
J’avoue avoir apprécié cette histoire, le mélange de tension & d’incompréhension m’ayant tenu en haleine. (Même si l’histoire n’a rien de bien original x’D)
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¿Por qué a la gente le gusta esto?
La historia gira en torno a Hira, un chico que debido a su tartamudeo nunca pudo comunicarse bien y por eso creció sin amigos. Un día, este chico comienza a asistir a una nueva escuela y se enamora a primera vista de Kiyoi, el "rey de la clase". A partir de ese momento, Hira empieza a "hacer mandados" para Kiyoi y su grupo con el objetivo de que este note su presencia.Voy a empezar por las cosas que me parecieron "positivas". La serie es muy bonita visualmente y los actores trabajan bastante bien, así que a nivel producción no tengo muchas quejas. Otra cosa a rescatar, y el motivo por el que creo que a tanta gente le gusta, es que puedo entender de cierta manera lo que quisieron hacer con esta historia...
Digamos que en esencia la cosa va de unos chicos con problemas que encuentran consuelo en el otro. La serie quiso tocar temas profundos, quiso mostrarnos conversaciones honestas, quiso justificar las acciones de todos... pero no lo logró, al menos para mí.
El protagonista me ponía muy nerviosa. Entiendo que no sea la persona más desenvuelta del mundo, pero todo el tiempo parecía a punto de llevar un arma a la escuela para matar a todos y así poder llevarse a Kiyoi a su casa para encerrarlo ahí. Yo pensaba que el "bully" iba a ser el que me generara rechazo, pero no, temía por su seguridad. Ah, y hablando de Kiyoi... Si querían jugar la carta que jugaron para justificar su comportamiento, les hubiera venido bien más desarrollo, porque mi reacción fue "¿en serio? ¿tengo que comprarme este intento de excusa?".
Encima la relación entre los dos me pareció forzada y muy extraña, hay personajes que no sé para qué incluyeron porque aparecen poco y nada, el opening queda recontra colgado, hay escenas que solo están para ser "aesthetic" y un largo etcétera.
He visto series más cortas con un mejor desarrollo, qué sé yo. Quedé decepcionada y muy perturbada, porque si me decís que todo va de unos pibes a los que les gusta el role play de "amo y esclavo", bueno, pero no.
IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist
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la mejor representación de amor puro que ví en un bl hasta ahora
nunca escribo reviews pero la verdad es que no puedo quedarme con las palabras en la boca :,)veo mucha gente criticándola y diciendo que es aburrida pero creo que la juzgan al verla desde un punto de vista equivocado. si buscas mucho drama como a los bls que estamos acostumbrados, no es acá. tiene escenas íntimas pero no del tipo que se imaginan — también son pocas, pero las que hay te hacen poner la piel de gallina.
si quieren ver una buena representación de amor puro, verdadero e inocente, en una serie corta pero a su vez para nada apresurada, SÍ es acá. te va a dar un poco de bronca kiyoi y no explican mucho su punto de vista, pero una vez que se da a conocer te rompe el corazón completamente.
le sacas una captura de pantalla a cualquier escena de la serie y podría ser un cuadro. cada toma es hermosa, y mi favorita es cuando andan en bicicleta juntos. también la parte en la que kiyoi está durmiendo sobre un mueble en el colegio y hira lo observa como si fuera la persona más hermosa en el mundo (spoiler: si lo es).
no tengo mucho más para decir, mas que no duden en verla. es adorable, no se dejen llevar por unas pocas críticas negativas, realmente es una serie llevadera que podes terminar en poco tiempo y te deja satisfecha al 100% ♡
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Precioso BL
Me ha encantado esta historia, me han encantado las actuaciones, los actores , el ritmo , la fotografía, todo. Muy muy recomendable!! Estos últimos dos años los BL Japoneses me están gustando casi todos los que he visto con actuaciones y producciones de calidad (Cherry magic una maravilla, Kieta hatsukoi una joyita, la inquietante pero brillante Dangerous drugs of sex y ahora My beautiful man maravillosa, Quizá la excepción es Given (cuyo live action no le llega ni a la suela del zapato a Given el anime y la película animada, que son sublimes) o la live action Love Stage (muy sobreactuada a mi parecer).Felicidades por esta miniserie , me ha encantado!! Apreciación especial a la belleza etérea y casi perfecta del actor que interpreta al Kiyoi Sou, madre mía!!!! Hace honor al título de la miniserie. No creo que ningún otro actor pudiera hacer más honor al título "My beautiful man" como él, porque es realmente una hermosura y un placer para la vista.
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