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More a queer vlog than a dating show : good cast but production could have been better
This Japanese dating show is quite different in its approach from some of the other dating show I have seen. It has an almost vlog feeling which is good in a way, because it feels relatively low scripted and it root the show in reality. Indeed, participants have jobs they need to attend to, they have a life and discuss about it... At the same time, the slice-of-life element make also the show feel slow and quite repetitive.
The editing is kinda horrendous, it is difficult to understand some of the production choices. They filmed the participants for one month long, they had hours of footage but they edited the show in such short episodes that it left the viewer hanging, feeling like knowing very little about the relationships between the cast. It is like despite all that time shooting there were not enough content for making it really interesting and that's why they editing the episodes that way, with a pacing that still felt sluggish at time. The way they cut the episodes was so strange and odd, especially with the comments of the panel which was useless. Indeed, the commentators broke the pace of the show even more with a lot of rather bland comments and middle-of-the road reaction. Either they needed to be more insightful and charismatic, either they needed to be removed from the show completely.
I like a lot the cast, they had a good variety of profile, with a lot of sensitive individuals that bonded in a believable way. Some had more screentime than others, but I feel that the choice made sense in the overall picture and trajectory of the romances. I wish there had been more dates, the coffee truck seemed liked an interesting idea at first but there were not a lot of interesting things emerging from there. Some of the participants had a journey full of little bumps but also with growth which I appreciated: and even if I would have been exhausted in their place, I was satisfied with their storyline.
I would recommend this to people looking for a different kind of dating show, more slice-of-life and feeling very cozy. Despite production and storytelling flaws, maybe bound to happen as it was a first season, with showrunner trying to find their marks, I will be watching the season 2 which is planned. I hope the production team will adjust a bit the format in order to foster more romantic moments between its cast and less repetitive points.
The editing is kinda horrendous, it is difficult to understand some of the production choices. They filmed the participants for one month long, they had hours of footage but they edited the show in such short episodes that it left the viewer hanging, feeling like knowing very little about the relationships between the cast. It is like despite all that time shooting there were not enough content for making it really interesting and that's why they editing the episodes that way, with a pacing that still felt sluggish at time. The way they cut the episodes was so strange and odd, especially with the comments of the panel which was useless. Indeed, the commentators broke the pace of the show even more with a lot of rather bland comments and middle-of-the road reaction. Either they needed to be more insightful and charismatic, either they needed to be removed from the show completely.
I like a lot the cast, they had a good variety of profile, with a lot of sensitive individuals that bonded in a believable way. Some had more screentime than others, but I feel that the choice made sense in the overall picture and trajectory of the romances. I wish there had been more dates, the coffee truck seemed liked an interesting idea at first but there were not a lot of interesting things emerging from there. Some of the participants had a journey full of little bumps but also with growth which I appreciated: and even if I would have been exhausted in their place, I was satisfied with their storyline.
I would recommend this to people looking for a different kind of dating show, more slice-of-life and feeling very cozy. Despite production and storytelling flaws, maybe bound to happen as it was a first season, with showrunner trying to find their marks, I will be watching the season 2 which is planned. I hope the production team will adjust a bit the format in order to foster more romantic moments between its cast and less repetitive points.
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