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Truly! :D
They would have so much more fun in bed if they knew where to put things.
Maybe the problem is Japan's repressive culture, especially in matters of the sexual nature.
Perhaps the two dudes don't know WHERE to put their...things. :)

Thanks for the fascinating and informative comment. :)
I enjoyed reading it.
Have a good one!

The couple in this drama was unknown to the public until the documentary commenced filming, so still not getting how the documentary can be "fan service," especially if it will have been completed in full before it is released, but whatever.

It doesn't matter what you expected.
Experiencing unexpected events is a huge part of normal life, even when watching a drama or series.

OK, so I read comments below.
Weirdly, people are bent out of shape about how the technical aspects of the freaking documentary side of things are being handled. lol
What an odd thing to fixate on after seeing one episode, as most of those below haven't seen #2 yet.

Ah, MDL...never a dull moment.

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"Fan service?"
What are you talking about?
Yes, the relationship they're seeking to present is bogus, but who are these "fans" you're talking about?
And how is it you don't think social media was a thing until 2013?
Where were you, Mongolia?

Are you serious?
lol

Oh Lord, I haven't waded into comments below, but you're 100% correct.
Has someone asserted that one half of the couple is raping the other? hahaha
I don't think so.

Why anyone would still be looking for "cute" after the first episode is a mystery to me.

A frequent theme among MDL members is that they expect to see certain things in a show, and if they don't get exactly what they wanted, or if there's human, flawed, transgressive, realistic behavior of any kind, they come unglued.

I hope that's what's going on in comments. That would be fun to rag on them about. :D

Episode 2:
This is turning out to be interesting and unique.

When I first saw the faux-cute, long title, I assumed it would be stupid/cute, but it's actually intriguing.
I get a kick out of the fact that we never know what the hell is going to come out of Itsuki's mouth during one of their interviews for the documentary. That constant, possibly humorous/disastrous, ongoing tension is amusing. :)

Looks like next episode will see some on-camera, alcohol-fueled fireworks.
I'm seated.

I pick three, except that there's still some amateurish elements going on, such as when Fukami was supposedly sitting on Kaji's bone, but their pelvises were WAY out of alignment. lol
In the same scene, there was a sheet visible over Kaji underneath Fukami, so no way were they doing anything. hahaha

Either way, thanks for the amusing comment. I appreciate your thoughtful energy given to the matter.

Bingo.
While I have found the hilariously bad sex scenes to be comical, the fact that they will act out blow jobs and butt-plowing, but not a kiss, is frustrating, but also comical for how ridiculous it is.
After ten years of BL, you'd think JP productions would have crossed the dead fish line, but I guess not.

Episode 9:
Fukami is being a real dumbass at this point.
I wish they'd have come up with a better conflict than the old "I'm hurting you by existing, so I'm going to hurt both of us even more by dumping you" routine.

Oh well, I love the show anyway, even if it is painfully short.
It's amusing that the leads act out all these sex positions, but they're still doing the Japanese mannequin kiss thing. :)

Actually, this is what a sadomasochistic, codependent relationship looks like.

Also, you labeled their relationship as "love," but then implied their relationship has no label.

Wow.

Kuji smokes cigs constantly.
That is the reason for the title. :)

The original title was "Lung Cancer in Smokey Blue," but was changed by wise people in marketing.

THIS.
Kuji has been an emotional sadist to Azuma during the entire series.
It amazes me that commenters here think they have a great relationship.
Of course, now that the show is about to end, Kuji magically gets a heart, like the Tin Man in Wizard of Oz.
Except in Kuji's case, there was no Wizard. His heart simply appeared because he talked to Azuma's nephew or something. :)

Unlike you, though, I don't like their relationship at all.
I was hoping Azuma would dump Kuji in this episode.
IRL, someone like Kuji will soon enough return to their sulking, repressed ways. People don't change that drastically at the snap of the fingers.

"Kuji is so attentive and caring."

What show are you watching?
Kuji has been emotionally unavailable and cold for nine episodes, the opposite of attentive and caring. Then, suddenly, just before the conclusion, he gets a magical soul implant.

Please.

Lord, I know exactly what you mean, and thank you for saying it so well.

At least in BL dramas, JP people are constantly apologizing to each other for breathing, and then the one who is apologized to says, "oh, no, it is I who should apologize for noticing that you are breathing," and then they both apologize to each other for having been born, just to top things off. To someone from America, all this apologizing, silence, and repression is agony to watch.

Not that everyone here is upfront and ready to talk about their most intimate secrets, and there is plenty of discomfort/reluctance to talk about deep matters, depending on who you are and where you were raised here, but it's nothing compared to the JP culture of self-repression.

Something that really threw me in this episode was Kuji's housekeeper asking him not to visit her in the nursing home because she wants him to remember her as she was, for god's sake. How sad is that? Even sadder and more appalling is that Kuji accepted that and was glad not to feel obligated to go see her. So, apparently, she's going there to just wait to die and will cut off everyone who knew her before the nursing home. Wow.

Btw, what the hell is that woman doing going into a nursing home, anyway? She seems to be in good health, mentally and physically, so what's the problem? Maybe she figures since she's over 50, it's time to give up and croak. Did I miss something?

Can you quote some commenters here who demanded this show be "... action-packed and fast paced," please?
Thank you.