Post by antistatic on Dec 21, 2023 15:42:18 GMT -5
This BL series is based on the manga 'BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita' by Suzuri Machi which translates as 'I Became The Lead Star In A BL Drama'. Its title varies slightly in English depending on the source, but the series chose to go with 'I Became The Main Role Of A BL Drama' for its international release. As with most recent Japanese BL's the cast will include J pop idols in the main couple roles; in this case, Nichika Akutsu and Abe Aran from the J pop band '7ORDER' as Aoyagi and Akafuji. Support will come from fellow J pop idol Iwaya Shogo, 'Kamen Rider' alumni Watanabe Shu, Ogoe Yuki, Konishi Sakurako and Iriyama Noriko. The series is directed by Kumasaka Izuru who has described it as "a pure love comedy about beautiful boys living together."
Synopsis: "A popular BL manga is going to be adapted into a live-action drama. The double lead roles will be played by Aoyagi Hajime, a talented actor who used to be a successful child actor but is not so successful anymore and Akafuji Yuichiro, a currently popular and handsome actor. To prepare for the role and promote it, they decide to start living together, despite the fact that Aoyagi has a hard time with Akafuji, who has an unfriendly attitude towards him that seems to border on outright hatred. But is that really the case, and will the two stars succeed in their BL drama?"
Here's the MyDramaList page
Trailer: (GagaOOLala do not currently have a trailer available)
This series actually comes in two flavours - a “crank-in edition” which has three 45 min-long episodes with additional storyline and scenes, or a “crank-up edition” which will have more episodes but of a shorter duration without the extra scenes. The international version being released on GagaOOLala will be the 'crank-in edition' which will premiere on Sunday 24th December. The 'crank-up edition' will get a later release date starting 1st January, and is mainly intended for TV stations in Japan.
