Cute, silly, and fun!
With its semi-fantasy element that centralized on luck, it executed a freshly new concept that I never encountered in other dramas before. It was adorable and full of fluffiness. An unlucky man who met his complete opposite man in terms of luck, who soon became his boyfriend.Shinomiya Naoya, Sato Yusuke in real life, really looks like a son-version of Keita Machida. The resemblance is noticeable; good-looking faces, lovely facial expressions, and portraying such boyfriend material characters (Kurosawa & Naoya). The zooming-in of Naoya’s nipples was a nice view to see, he is a fine hot man. I can fully understand Kota’s gay panicked moment seeing a half-naked man's body in front of him at that time.
Japan is a big fan of making the story comedic with their actors playing big and exaggerated actions. Most of them are surely done in a cute way but can’t help to feel cringe at some scenes. The bad luck events are bearable at first however, it gets cheesier as the episodes pass by. Thankfully, their amusing love story is enough to conclude that this is indeed a nice show.
Despite Kota’s prior intention of using Naoya’s luck for his own gain, I personally think that given his unluckiness, his decision is valid and acceptable. Good thing that he realized that it is evil to befriend others just to satisfy your cravings. Naoya’s background story, on the other hand, helps the story to justify the kiss that he initiated in the first episode.
The moment I heard the OST, I immediately searched for it and added it to my playlist because of its catchy and beautiful vibes that match the whole storyline of the drama.
Another short yet sweet Japanese BL that captures the viewers' hearts simply because of the characters. Arigato to the quirky Kota and to the overly cute creature, Naoya.
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Pure Serotonin in this Fantasy BL
So far, I love the overall direction of this fluffy and supernatural BL. With its lighthearted combination of romance, fantasy, and comedy, it's hard not to feel happy after watching!This first ep has several twists and surprises, so I can hope that the rest of the series goes beyond a traditional storyline. I can already feel the main leads' chemistry and am dying to see more of them. Also, in many aspects, it reminds me of Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai and Cherry Magic, both of which are amazing Japanese BLs in these similar genres. If you love these and other supernatural romcoms, I recommend you start this!
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Our luck sometimes takes us to strange and wonderful places
This quirky little tale starts off with Fukuhara discovering that his susceptibility towards misfortune can be averted when he’s in the presence of Shinomiya. Thrilled with his sudden turn of good luck, Fukuhara blurts “please be with me” in a moment of impulsiveness.This hilarious little misunderstanding is what sets the entire series in motion, and while ridiculous and fantastical, endears itself towards you after a while.
While Fukuhara’s initial reason for approaching Shinomiya may have been self-centred, enough self-awareness is woven into Fukuhara’s character as he is able to contemplate the morality of his decisions. The off-kilter, often exaggerated behaviour of Fukuhara also bears striking resemblances to Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi, who also overthinks interactions and approaches relationships with the same levels of awkwardness.
Shinomiya’s sincerity and magnetism (he is after all, a real cutie) is what makes him so likeable. Blessed with all the good luck in the world, Shinomiya gladly shares the spoils of his good fortune with the people around him, even if this means that he’s an easy target for fake friends looking to use him.
Wary about forming deep relationships with others, Fukuhara was probably the first person he actually chose to love – a significant point explaining why, unlike with his exes, Shinomiya actually fought to keep Fukuhara by his side.
I would have wanted to see more of Shinomiya learning how to put himself first, and Fukuhara learning to embrace his feelings and love someone authentically. However, for 8 episodes, it’s expected that character development would be somewhat limited.
Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/06/11/mr-unlucky-has-no-choice-but-to-kiss-bl/
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Really good with a little too much discomfort.
One decent actor doesn’t make up for a really bad actor and a story line that makes you severely uncomfortable. I’m hella queer too. It made me uncomfortable as a queer person. Queerness was never mentioned but kuta shuddered all the time at the thought of liking a guy. He had to always force himself. And forcing yourself to be “gay” is just like a gay person forcing themselves to be straight.it made me sick. Naoya’s really bad acting made it exponentially worse. But I do love Japanese bl. I love how noya was so respectful of his boundaries and wishes. There was just so so so much potential. That’sa huge part of why I’m grading it so harshlyWas this review helpful to you?
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Enjoyable simple romance that make you feel butterflies
Reading the manga first, I watched the drama prepared myself to not take it too serious and just enjoy the comedy and that’s what I got so i was satisfied with it. Despite the fact that it came from the same TV that made “My beautiful man”, I know it will be a whole different genre and I hope everyone would watch it and don’t expect complexity and deep plot. The drama has very fun concept of super unlucky guy dating and balancing with super lucky guy and they are both head over heels for each other which makes you grin all by yourself watching them every episode. There’s not much ‘drama’ and headache from the plot, just two silly guys awkwardly love each other from an accidental relationship.My only complaint is the overused filter that kinda ruined the cinematography and the structure of this drama where they kept repeating same structure every episodes which made everything too predictable and the overused flashback was getting boring. It didn’t bother me too much though because I’m here to see Kouta and Naoya and I’m happy with what I got.
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opposites attract, accidental relationship, cohabitation
Mr Chronically Unlucky (another adorable chaos muffin) and Mr Always Lucky end up dating after they meet at uni orientation. It’s JAPAN yet they kissed in the first episode. What freaky alt-reality did I enter into? That’s all they kiss tho, over which I was a touch disappointed (I know). Still I spent far too much of my time with this show biting my knuckles and squealing “THEY’RE SO CUTE!” Amusing story: I paused mid the most tooth-achingly adorable first date in the entire universe and Viki was like “something missing?” and I was like “MY HEART YOU BASTARDS” It is very slapstick Japanese style comedic (light) BL reminds me a bit of Kieta Hatsukoi or Cherry Magic. So if you like that style of BL you’ll adore this show.Was this review helpful to you?
Quirky but Sad
I think this is supposed to sort of be a rom-com and parts of it are quite funny. The Japanese have a real eye for self-depreciating humor in the first person. And the physical comedy that goes with that. Unquestionably the two main protagonists are quite quirky and real misfits, which made them very likeable. The first half is much better than the second half. The last half just turned into a silly cat-and-mouse game of playing with emotions with neither one wanting to make any type of a commitment to have a relationship. I found that patently silly and absurd. I was very disappointed overall with this series and found it to be formulaic. In the end, I found them to be way more sad figures than happy ones. Ironically.Was this review helpful to you?
"The Glass is Either Half-Full or Half-Empty."
My title describes exactly how I felt while watching this short mini-drama. What stood out to me the most are definitely the characters who have very distinct and unique personalities. Despite the very fantasy like synopsis and the strange title, the drama doesn't spend much time exploring them. Heck, the kiss in the title is almost hyperbolic as it doesn't have any significant effect on the plot.Kouta, an unlucky college junior, gets a chance to escape his bad luck after running into Naoya, a naturally born lucky King, who is also the campus's sweetheart. A slight misunderstanding of semantics ends up with both of them dating. Kouta, who is initially uninterested in the dating aspect, slowly begins to get to know Naoya (and himself) better along the way.
Kouta, whose eyes we see the story through, is a gem. I loved how he had feelings and emotional outbursts and an actual personality which somehow made him real. I could relate to how and why he reacted in certain ways, including his dilemma of maintaining friendships, yet keeping himself aloof from emotional attachments. The actor who played him definitely did an excellent job portraying this multi-faceted character.
Naoya was almost manga like, right down to his looks. He was a genuinely honest and nice male lead who attemped his best to be nice to everyone.
Also, Anna, Mika, the Senpai and Naoya's friends were a few constant characters that despite not being important, made the drama lively.
The little bits of Psychology lessons and advices from the characters that were inserted in the episodes were enlightening. The drama was definitely not the surface fluff I usually enjoy -- it did focus on the perspectives of two vastly different characters and their views.
The pacing of the show seemed off during a few episodes. Although every bit of it gave me warm fuzzies, I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was just missing.
But, it gave me a breath of fresh air after two months of extreme stress. So, I'll rate this a solid 7.5/10.
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Weird premise, really good show
At first I watched episode one and then I stopped watching the show for a couple weeks. I randomly picked it back up and I’m glad I did. Overall I thought it was a really good show. It was very sweet and fluffy with a lot of good messages and kota and naoya definitely had a good relationship. Some of kota’s actions were very embarrassing to witness but I still loved his character. Naoya is very much a green flag and really cares about kota from the very start despite majorly reading signals wrong. I think they definitely casted the right people, especially for kota. I think the one falling point was end of ep. 7 and beginning of ep. 8. There was a HUGE plot twist that I didn’t really think made any sense. All of a sudden kota gets held hostage in his own house by a lady who comes to his door with a gun wearing a helmet. The whole things on the news and no one try’s to help him. The entire 15 hours he’s being held hostage he’s thinking about the people and experiences he appreciates most. Eventually naoya sees the news and goes to rescue kota. The lady holding kota hostage falls in love with naoya at first sight becuase she says he looks like her first love and then naoya and robber have a heart to heart about how she’s better than this and she confesses that she robbed a bank and then held kota hostage cause she wanted more money to spend on idols. after she gets arrested naoya offers to let kota move in cause he’s worried about his safety and kota basically says its no big deal and he gets bad luck like this all the time. Whole ridiculous side plot aside, great show, you should watch it.Was this review helpful to you?
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Acquaintances to friends through panic
Kota has always had bad luck. At the university he notices Naoya who seems to have extraordinarily good luck. Moreover when Kota is next to him his bad luck disappears. So one day he approaches Naoya with an offer of friendship but it is badly phrased and Naoya accepts to be his boyfriend. From that moment on, Kota is in eternal panic mode, jumpy and incapable to deal with the consequences.I usually drop manga adaptation when they look too much like an anime and not enough like a live drama. I dropped this one halfway through the second episode (when he got all wrapped in yarn!!) but chose to pick it up in order to complete a challenge.
And let me tell you what a challenge it's been to finish this drama.
Kota is a very unlikable character. Immature and silly. He was formed by his relentless bad luck from childhood so he avoids having friends. Pretending to be interested in Naoya is too much for his feeble character: he misunderstands Naoya's every word and action. We are privy to his innermost thoughts as he is narrating it but what we get is panic. His every reaction is panic. His every thought is panic. He is jumpy, hugging the walls and trying to keep low profile. (though his very attempts to be invisible are so conspicuous! go figure!). He is afraid of contact and he does not know or want to respond to Naoya's affections. He's a typical victorian virgin. In 21st century! I found Kota extremely annoying. Even his evolution towards the end, is not really convincing: I think he cares for Naoya but more like a friend than a lover.
Naoya, on the other hand, had been blessed with good luck he decided to use for good, be nice to people but, just like Kota, he never really got close to someone. Until one day he sees Kota smiling and falls for him. I could believe that. Someone's sunny smile can make a person happy. Is it love? Probably on Naoya's part since he already knew he was attracted to men. He was so deeply taken that he chose to ignore Kota strange 'manga anime) behaviour.
Their relationship is more of a bromance than a bl romance. Kota is never, not even in the end, at ease with physical closeness.
So the romance is really not good. What is good here are some side characters: group of gossiping girls Kota listens into, psychology classes in an open circular classroom (well done stage manager!), Naoya's friends who are underused. What is surprisingly missing here are a number of tropes (childhood relationship, crazy ex etc.) which makes this a rather refreshing watch.
I was right to drop this initially and only the actor laying Naoya made me go through this annoying show. Sato Yusuke is a very talented actor who managed to portray the happy exterieur and the sad interior feelings of Naoya with a smile and a look. Amazing acting skills! The other actors are not worth mentioning because they do very little acting just by standing there and I do not want to talk about Sota Ryosuke. Actually I should, because he brought to life the most annoying character in BL since Kieta Hatsukoi. If he was supposed to be so annoying, then well done Sota. If not, well, it is a problem!
The story centers on these two characters and nothing exists outside of them: family or the society in general it is a moment in time in a microcosme where there is no prejudice!
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a perfect serie that lighten your mood
this serie is good for lighting your mood up and is entertaining asfid say this is giving me cherry magic vibes, light ,comedy and fun with an amazing plot
the plot of this serie is perfect i give it 10/10, my only complaint is the overreactions of Kota, most of the time it felt too much, while i know that there is an overreactions too in cherry magic but the difference is that it felt natural there while in this show it felt so over the top, but at some point i got used to it, mostly because i coudnt turn this serie down because of the great plot and Naoya.
im so in love with Naoya character he kinda remind me of kurosawa, such a gentleman all the time and so in love and loyal to the other ML, i love guys who give it their all, he is not even afraid of Kota's bad luck, not only he helps out but doesnt care if the bad luck effect his good luck. a perfect boyfriend and husband material
not just that but also a king of consent omg, he is like "im not going to force a kiss on you thats assault" and that he will wait until he is ready, yesss, what more someone can ask for? such a green flag
my only wish that we get a kiss in the end ,like how we got one at the start but anyway thats not a big deal at all, overall i really did enjoy this so muchhhhhh, i highly recommend it!!!!
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Overall sweet and watchable, but some big flaws
The story is about the unlucky Kota and lucky Naoya, both seniors at a university, perhaps majoring in psychology. Many small disasters are shown to plague poor Kota in the beginning, and he decides to hang around with the always-lucky Naoya for a cure. Naoya misunderstands Kota's reason for approaching him, and the two start to "date", although they don't go public nor do they have any sexual activity, even proper kissing. The relationship ends not very far from where it started actually, but the characters more open and trusting of each other.Cons:
1. The shyness of Kota was a pain after a while. For God's sake, all that drama just for a kiss?! They do say that he has never been kissed before, which might be the explanation for the reluctance, but it is still annoying.
2. That weird and unnecessary sub-plot with the hostage taker.
3. Friends not dealt with properly, perhaps because of the shortness of the series (8 episodes x 25 min).
4. Roka's overacting a bit cringey.
5. Relationship doesn't move much, in spite of all sorts of inner revelations they both have. At the end, Roka is still acting frightened + secretly horny, even when he is in the same bed as his professed love.
6. Too much time wasted on flash-backs. But the FF button exists for that.
Pros:
1. Naoya was very charming, especially when he smiles. He was frank about his lust.
2. No toxic exes, temporary breakups, and long drawn-out misunderstandings that are actually resolvable with a short talk.
3. No hint of them living in a society with homophobia. Some of Roka's behavior might stem from internal homophobia, but that was not a given.
4. The psychology lectures were very interesting. Now I want to read the professor's books!
5. The complexity of the concepts of lucky and unlucky handled well. We are reminded how unlucky things can sometimes have very lucky effects also.
6. Pretty much everyone was good-looking.
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