#kota fukuhara

[bellamer]

You would think that this guy would have common sense not to wear white or light colors since he gets stuff spilled on him 24/7.

[my-boys-love-boys]

Ryosuke Sota | August 2022

[gabrielokun]

[heretherebedork]

Also, I absolutely called it, Shinoyima was in love with Fukuhara from before he ever knew who he was and he's been watching him. He saw the fake smile and he saw the way he tries to be positive and he saw a reflection of himself, a distorted and shifted reflection but a beloved reflection.

Shinomiya fell in love a long time ago, both with the mask and the man behind it, because he's spent his own life behind his own mask.

Fukuhara made a perky, joyful mask to cover up his own fears and his own pain and his own imperfections.

Shinomiya made a mask of other's happiness to cover up his own insecurities and worries and to make them joyful.

They both made a mask to help others and they both hide behind the mask to face the world with a smile, with happiness, with what the world expects of them.

Shinomiya took a chance to take his mask off with Fukuhara on the chance that he'd take his mask off as well... and now that he has that, he doesn't want to risk losing him again.

But Fukuhara is still clinging to his mask, to the fears that come with removing his mask, to the worries that he's taking advantage of and using Shinomiya with his love. He still can't believe that his love is real because he benefits from it, because that love is good and Fukuhara doesn't get nice things.

[jierwrites]

I was watching "Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss" and I realized Shinomiya Naoya was the green-est flag I've ever met. Imagine being used and then still asking the one who used you if you can try being together again? Takes a lot of love, honestly.

And kudos to Fukuhara too. He admitted his mistakes and eventually loved Shinomiya truly.

[bengiyo]

Reveal your watch & Rewatch drama list

I got tagged by @iguessitsjustme and figured I’d update post KinnPorsche

RECENTLY FINISHED

KinnPorsche - I really loved a lot of the vibes in this show, even if I’ll admit they didn’t all come together. Really glad Be On Cloud tried to really make a show with a memorable sense of style. I’m also excited that this is the first show since Lovesick or Make It Right that didn’t feel finished at the end of the first season. We haven’t had that in a while, and I’m intrigued to see what BL can be if it has meat beyond “How Will They Get Together?”

Queer as Folk (2000) - I recently rewatched all of the Showtime Queer as Folk, and I feel like I like this show a lot more now than I did as a teen. I like how specific this show is; it’s a show about scene queens in Pittsburgh and the lesbian couple they’re close with. I have so many positive things to say about this show, so I’ll just say that they understood what we actually need as queer viewers: We need lots of shows about specific types of queer people. We don’t need one show to be everything to all of us. We also need to stop being ashamed of the fact that many of us really like sex. 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - I’ve been watching Star Trek since I was born, and we haven’t had a season this good in over 25 years. If you want your sci-fi to be aspirational and about smart people who like each other solving problems, then you need to watch this. This is the show Gene Roddenberry would have made if he had the money. I loved it. Star Trek is back!

Old Fashion Cupcake - Because these guys are older, I was hoping for them to return to the desperate kiss at the end of the fourth episode instead of just sliding us into comfortable domesticity, but I still really enjoyed the couple here. I liked the office romance a lot, and I like the idea that someone caring for you can help you see your own life differently. I also liked Nozue running to Togawa. That felt correct and emotionally rewarding. So glad Japan has stepped up their game. 

To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories - I know many of the folks I follow ended on a somewhat sour note with this because of the angst of this, but I really appreciated this show a lot. I love my happy for now and happily ever after shows like anyone else, but I actually didn’t think this couple could really be happy for now. I’m glad we got to see how difficult things were for them. I know BL is escapist for some folks, but damn do I love seeing queer people overcome our own fucked up heads and get back to each other after we really screw it up. This wasn’t for everyone, but it was for me. 

Koisenu Futari - Thanks to @kyr-kun-chan and her determination, I finally got to see this drama about two aromatic asexual people trying to build a household together. This was a pretty packed show, but felt so real for much of what I’ve experienced for myself and with some of my friends. I really loved this, and have as much praise for this as I do for Kinou Nani Tabeta?

Plus & Minus - I must admit feeling rather mixed about the end of this, even if I liked the laundry couple, and the Wayne-Chun Chih cameo. I feel like impetus and overcoming of the breakup happened offscreen. Like @heretherebedork I didn’t like them both running to each other at the end. It felt like the show misunderstood itself at the end. I liked the performances, but there are a few big emotional moments with the main couple that didn’t translate correctly for me. Still, a solid outing from Taiwan. 

Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But To Kiss! - I really loved this show, but feel like we should have gotten a parting kiss initiated by Fukuhara Kota to complete the yin and yang imagery they went for at the end, and to live up to the name of the show. I also need Japan to stop having the boys flee when one of them gets overwhelmed with gay feelings. It reads a bit homophobic to me, and I no longer find it cute. Otherwise, a fun outing and a show I could absolutely rewatch. 

CURRENTLY WATCHING

Senpai, This Can’t Be Love! I am enjoying this a lot, even if it seems to feel a bit off. I enjoy mutual pining, and I am a fan of adults. I’ve been desperate for BL to leave high school and college, and I’ve been having fun with this.

Minato’s Laundromat - Maybe it’s because I recently finished Queer as Folk (2000), but I’m less bothered by the age gap here than maybe other folks are. Minato knows where the line is, and is pushing Shin back. However, many of our first experience as newly minted queers is with older queers when we go to queer spaces or see them living their lives openly. I don’t think there’s inherent wrong in exploring that. 

Love Mechanics - LAWD THESE KIDS IS MESSY! Decent performances and good cast chemistry overall are holding this together, but I’m not always keen on this level of messy. Whereas other people struggle with angst, I struggle with mess.

Sky in Your Heart - If I wasn’t almost at the end, I would drop this. I’m not feeling the chemistry with anyone here. This discount 1000 Stars show is not working for me. It’s like someone had 1000 Stars poorly explained to them and tried to make their own spinoff. Fah is manipulative and messy. I’m just not having a good time here, folks. 

I recently dropped My Secret Love and Check Out. I just can’t do it with those shows. I don’t care about anyone’s crushes in My Secret Love, and Check Out is too slow and boring to have characters this hard to like. I like the cast, so I’m really disappointed that I just can’t care enough about this show to spend over an hour with each episode. I also dropped Even Sun because I’m having a hard time caring about the premise, and struggled with the subtitles (something I’m not used to saying about Studio Wabi Sabi). 

I hope to start Triage and Oh! My Sunshine Night soon, but I’m feeling kinda pissy with AIS Play and their games around access. I even ran into trouble even trying to subscribe to their YouTube channel to watch legally. I’m sincerely over it with them. 

REWATCHING

Rainbow Prince - I just finished showing this to my friend who I’ve been showing BL to since early quarantine. She loves camp, so we had a great time with this. I plan to show her Old Fashion Cupcake and To My Star 2 next. 

Stranger Things - I was fairly sick yesterday, and ended up half asleep through the first season, so I guess I’m rewatching?

What Did You Eat Yesterday? - Honestly, when am I not rewatching this? 

LOOKING FORWARD TO

Gameboys 2 - I love Ciaro and Gavreel and their friends so much.

Vice Versa - Ohm and Nanon are selling this kinda weird concept for me.

The Eclipse - I really hope Khoatung and First find chemistry with each other, because I think it could be really special. 

Moonlight Chicken - Excited to see Earth and Mix playing in something complicated. 

War of Y - I’m sure this will be a mess, but I love Seng Wichai. 

Between Us - Maybe? I feel like I’ve gotten over Boun and Prem in all these years of waiting. 

I’m sure there are others, but we usually have so much to watch that I just cannot remember much beyond the GMMTV offerings. 

I guess I’ll tag someone this time… @elnotwoods, @shortpplfedup, and @kyr-kun-chan, what are you watching now that KP is over?

[timotey]

#33: Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice But to Kiss

This was a really cute drama, so sweet and funny. My favorite character wasn't Fukuhara Kota, Mr. Unlucky himself, though, but his love interest, Shinomiya Naoya, Mr. Lucky and goodness personified.

And, boy, was he good! Good and simply kind. Just because he could. And my favorite moment in the whole drama was when Kota realized that he was no better than those using Naoya, mooching off his good luck. When he defended Naoya against the bullies - only to realize that he himself was no better. That realization and Kota's admission - and the fact that Naoya didn't get angry, he just didn't want to lose Kota...

Kota's progress throughout the series was so interesting and good and Naoya was his kind rock throughout his whole self-discovery process. Funniest were then the moments when everything kept going wrong for him, that was hilarious!

Overall a short and sweet story that allowed me to discover Sato Yusuke who played Naoya. Loved him here!

Rating: 8/10

[blfanfest]

Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!

Details

Title: 不幸くんはキスするしかない!

Also known as: Unlucky-kun Has No Choice but to Kiss!,  Mr. Unlucky Can Only Kiss,  Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!,  Fukoukun wa Kiss surushikanai!,  Fukou-kun ha Kiss Suru Shikanai!

# of episodes: 8

Air dates: Apr. 21 - Jun. 9, 2022

Director: Yoshino Mamoru

Adapted from: the manga with the same title by Tsuyu Gamoko

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School

Country: Japan

Watch via: GagaOOLala | Viki

Summary

Fukuhara Kota (Sota Ryosuke) is a bumbling college student who is plagued by terrible luck. Although he never gets down about it, you can bet if something could possibly go wrong when he’s around, it almost certainly will! One day, he is about to walk in front of a car and end up in a traffic accident when he is saved by a fellow college student named Naoya Shinomiya (Yusuke Sato). The latter is Kota’s polar opposite: His “problem” is that he is “cursed” with endless good fortune.

Kota is grateful for Naoya’s assistance, and tries to ask his new acquaintance to be his friend – but phrases his request badly and accidentally leads Naoya to believe he is asking for them to become lovers. The “lucky” Naoya surprisingly agrees and the duo embarks on an unorthodox relationship. Will Kota’s chaos bring a taste for the unknown into Naoya’s life? And will romance bring spell the end for Kota’s bad luck?

Cast

Sota Ryosuke as Fukuhara Kouta

Sato Yusuke as Shinomiya Naoya

Nakayama Satsuki as Sasaki Mugi

Oshida Gaku as Tsujimura Saku

Hata Mei as Miki

Hanamura Asuka as Anna

Matsuda Yoji as Kawahara

Takahashi Kensuke as Yashiro

Tsubone Yuto as Minato

Bhandari Asaya as Itsuki

Click on the link below for episode updates:

[dezithinks]

Obsessed: Dramas June 2022

Obsessed: Dramas June 2022

It is that time of the month where I have to talk about the Dramas that I am completely OBSESSED with! So let’s get started. 1. Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss! (Viki) Fukuhara Kota is a bumbling college student who is plagued by terrible luck. Although he never gets down about it, you can bet if something could possibly go wrong when he’s around, it almost certainly will! One day, he is…

[alleycvm]

Things I loved in Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!

Kota's facial expressions! 😄♥️

THIS SCENE! 🛁🤭

Naoya's attention to Kota always ✨☺️

[gabrielokun]

[25shadesoffebruary]

“luck.”

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[anotherformozambla]

[heretherebedork]

why do you think naoya ignores kota every time kota says something flirty/romantic? i dont really get why if he's so besotted every othwr time

I'm gonna be honest, this isn't a phenomena I've noticed and I might need to rewatch some of the episodes just to see how I read it in the show...

But just considering it now it would probably indicate to me that most of the time when Kota is flirting/being romantic he's being his fake self and Naoya is learning to tell the difference between Kota pretending to be nice and Kota when he's just being himself.

I also wonder if Naoya knows that Kota was being fake when he originally asked him out and said yes anyway because he really just wants a chance to be with him. And now he's just taking his time and hoping that Kota will get more comfortable with him.

I truly believe that Naoya knows a lot more about the situation then he lets on but he's enjoying dating Kota and would rather keep that than press the truth.

[indigoair]

Have you ever punched your boyfriend in the face and run screaming from his apartment because you saw his nipples

[absolutebl]

New Japanese BL!

Mr Unlucky Can Only Kiss! AKA Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! 

Starts April 21st on MBS (same station as My Beautiful Man). No word on international distribution, as is normal with Japan.

Plot: Kota Fukuhara is perennially unlucky. Naoya Shinomiya (Yusuke Sato of Jpop LOL) is always lucky. They meet by chance at their university's freshman orientation. Kota's misfortune is alleviated when he's with Naoya and due to a misunderstanding, they end up dating. 

Based on Gamoko Tsuyu's #不幸くんはキスするしかない (Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shika Nai!). 

Okay so we got us: 

fake dating, 

university setting, 

grumpy/sunshine pairing. 

How Thai BL of you, Japan. 

Fantastic! Sign me up.

This one is cast (and probubly started shooting) as it is officially announced with an air date. As this is Japan, we can safely assume it’s actually happening.

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