
HeadInTheClouds:
It's rather baffling that the platform would ask the actor for "permission". Maybe they are just testing the water for interest by setting up the actor to "leak" the info. After Justice In the Dark is sold to Japan, I', guessing the rest of the platforms sitting on unreleased BL series want to try the same thing.
Yes, I don't understand that at all ... much less a minor character. IF this actually happened, I think it is more about the production company testing the waters, which is a positive sign. They haven't given up entirely.

HeadInTheClouds:
None of us are really sure how it works. What is the situation with Justice In the Dark? Maybe that will give us some insight. That series was first shown in 2023 (I think). Has its broadcasting licence expired?
Justice in the Dark also had a license to broadcast, and actually broadcast the first 8 episodes, before the plug was pulled. Maybe it was like Spirealm where the platform was going to take a chance on it airing it, since technically it had a license. But Spirealm air dropped all their episodes at once, in the middle of the night, and then immediately pulled them, saying it was a 'mistake.' Justice in the Dark seemed to going the regular, slower airing route last year or two?, and they apparently got told to pull it. And then out of the blue, this year Japan's WowWow announced they had bought the rights and would be airing ALL the episodes in Japan.
The platforms seem to be looking for ways to air these dramas. If Justice does well, and isn't just pirated to heck and back, then I imagine there might be an option for other banned shows -- as long as they passed censorship. I don't think they will allow any more new productions, however.