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Same-Sex Japanese Dating Reality Show ‘The Boyfriend’ Launched by Netflix


IN changing Japan, Netflix is launching its first same-sex dating reality TV series ‘The Boyfriend’.

The show will also be hosted by an eclectic mix of personalities including Megumi, Horan Chiaki, Thelma Aoyama, drag queen Durian Lollobrigida and Yoshimi Tokui. Our focus wasn’t just on romance but also on spending time together and experiencing personal growth,” said Dai Ota, executive producer of live action originals at Netflix Japan. In March this year, courts in Sapporo and Tokyo ruled that the Japanese government’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

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