i wonder if all of this is just inside suzuki's mind (since he is pretty creative), or just part of his novel.
Oh it is real all right, coming from someone who has read the source material 😊 (Well, except that one tie scene where Suzuki's writer imagination goes a bit wild, which was definitely the drama's idea 🤭!)
People who say that Serizawa's friends act too normal around them, don't you see that they literally ship them?…
The story works because Suzuki's writing is the bridge that brings them together in real life, not a fantasy bubble. Turning it into a dream would literally erase Serizawa's entire character arc, and I promise you this drama won't do that with what they have build + the source material this drama is based on everything was real 🥹
I’d rather preserve Japan as it is. I wish it weren’t so popular outside of Japan. All this exposure is causing…
That’s a fair feeling—rapid, surface-level exposure can definitely feel overwhelming and distorting. But storytelling like this often builds genuine, long-term respect for Japanese media and language abroad. The hope is that international interest leads to deeper cultural appreciation rather than harmful disruption.
Is this unprecedented or were there other dramas like this before, do you know?
It really is unprecedented! Official press releases confirmed it is the only Japanese BL title appearing at Bangkok Japan Expo this year. What makes it so rare is the timing: usually, Japanese BLs only get overseas convention stages or fan events months after the entire season finishes airing and proves its numbers. For Serizawa to get an official invite with a cast stage and an exclusive advance screening of Episode 4 while only 2 episodes into its broadcast is an unheard-of turnaround for an on-air late-night JBL!
Just to put into perspective how insane the buzz for Popular Serizawa Acts Weird Around Me is right now, and that this isn't just empty hype: it is literally the only JBL that will be featured at Bangkok Japan Expo, and it secured that spot because of the massive traction it gained while currently airing with just 2 episodes out. The momentum is so wild that Thailand literally could not afford to pass this up! This drama isn't winning with marketing - it is genuinely capturing hearts. For anyone still hesitating, please don't sleep on this drama anymore cause we might genuinely be witnessing a JBL classic in the making 😭🙏
just realized dxteen and genjibu seems almost partnered up with the bl label beluck bunko 👀 like with school trip they got fukuda ayuta (dxteen) and sakuragi masaya (genjibu) as support roles where genjibu did the OP and dxteen the ED then after moving seats, the boy behind me has a crush on me they got hiramoto ken (dxteen) as support role then now in this drama they made kohsaku koizumi (genjibu) the main role with tanaka shotaro (dxteen) as support role where dxteen does the ED
wait also realized both fukuda ayuta and sakuragi masaya have their own currently ongoing bls now too😯 fukuda ayuta: japanese remake of your sky: hare nochi koi, dxteen does ED again (sensing a pattern here hehe), taichi taniguchi as support role
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Hope that can reassure you 😊
like with school trip they got fukuda ayuta (dxteen) and sakuragi masaya (genjibu) as support roles where genjibu did the OP and dxteen the ED
then after moving seats, the boy behind me has a crush on me they got hiramoto ken (dxteen) as support role
then now in this drama they made kohsaku koizumi (genjibu) the main role with tanaka shotaro (dxteen) as support role where dxteen does the ED
wait also realized both fukuda ayuta and sakuragi masaya have their own currently ongoing bls now too😯
fukuda ayuta: japanese remake of your sky: hare nochi koi, dxteen does ED again (sensing a pattern here hehe), taichi taniguchi as support role
sakuragi masaya: hold on, harutora-kun