The Boyfriend (2024)

The Guardian hails The Boyfriend as "The gay Japanese dating show that will have you punching the air with joy." Color us intrigued! The premise is simple enough, and won't knock fans of modern-day reality dating shows off their feet: Nine gay men assemble at a villa to find love. However, when digging a little deeper, you will find that The Boyfriend is in fact a groundbreaking and all but subversive series. Same-sex unions are still not legal in Japan, and queer youths have very few out celebs to look up to as being queer in Japan is still taboo. In walks nine out and proud hotties hailing from countries all across the globe looking for love in all the right places, on the ubiquitous streamer Netflix, no less. Naturally, the contestants on a reality dating series need to show a little skin, and these gorgeous young men look so fine out of their shirts. They're turning Japan into the Land Of The Rising Penis!