Billy Regala

At 25.00 in Akasaka is a BL from Japan. It is about two actors falling in love in the set of their new show. Basically, they are hired to play lovers in the show but emotions tend to be a bit more than what they expected as they learn that it really takes more to be in this industry. Asami is a more experienced actor who is known for his looks and Shirasaki is around the same age as him but he is a new actor. He is struggling to get roles so he is super thankful when he booked this one and wanted to give an authentic experience so he agreed with Asami to be his boyfriend. Little did he know is that Asami have been pining for him ever since they were in college and this will be the journey of them starting a more romantic relationship. This is a simple BL story and I am a sucker for a well-made BL from Japan. They are seriously giving us concepts here and there but this one is a bit simpler in terms of the story but what I like about this story is that the chemistry of the actors really is evident. This is a full-blown romance story and that is the focus here. They are so good together and it worked out just fine. They are creating a BL series within a BL series which is interesting for me because we are seeing the behind the scenes and the way that they made this series is interesting for me. The look is simple. You will be able to see when they are watching scenes from the BL that they are doing and the scenes that they are doing as the actors because of the cinematography. The more realistic tone is when they are just being themselves around each other and the BL scenes that they are doing in the show have more light in it. It had a more romanticized feel to it which is a good way to represent some BL series nowadays. It is surely an interesting journey between these two characters as they are trying to navigate how to admit to each other that they are interested. It is not irritating. It is actually quite romantic to watch the push and pull. Shirasaki is, obviously struggling with his emotions but they addressed it well. The addition of Nagumo Shoma as Yamase Kazuma is pretty entertaining too. He is such a strong guy and the abs is ridiculous. He is a fun character but he did not go much storywise. The romantic scenes are good. The ending is sweet and it is surely a feel-good show that I just enjoyed watching.