Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! (2022)

Fukuhara is a flower that blooms amidst adversity

From Fukuhara's bad luck odyssey to Shinomiya's "perfect boyfriend" moments, we find ourselves mesmerized at the beauty of the feelings portrayed by the actors. While Fukuhara may be doomed with a terrible luck, he manages to become a kind and compassionate person, which makes us feel empathy for him and wish that his luck may change soon. Shinomiya, on the other hand, could've become an arrogant and self-centered person, since his luck always brought eveyrthing that he wanted, but he also manages to overturn expectations and show us a person who is as loving and caring as Fukuhara (just more confident). Surely we may think sometimes that the show is going slow and that Fukuhara should confess his love already, but if you were the unluckiest person in the world, would you confess your love so easily?

Mr. Unlucky has a very soothing opening that sets the tone well for the show. The supporting cast also does a wonderful job, with props to Shinomiya's friends. But as with all the others BL series that have few and short episodes, the spotlight is truly on the main couple, who never fails to deliver the character's feelings and thoughts, whether it's through dialogue or solely with their expression. Hopefully, watching Mr. Unlucky will be an experience that brings as much joy to your life, as Shinomiya feels everytime he's with Fukuhara ~

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Cute, silly, and fun!

With its semi-fantasy element that centralized on luck, it executed a freshly new concept that I never encountered in other dramas before. It was adorable and full of fluffiness. An unlucky man who met his complete opposite man in terms of luck, who soon became his boyfriend.

Shinomiya Naoya, Sato Yusuke in real life, really looks like a son-version of Keita Machida. The resemblance is noticeable; good-looking faces, lovely facial expressions, and portraying such boyfriend material characters (Kurosawa & Naoya). The zooming-in of Naoya’s nipples was a nice view to see, he is a fine hot man. I can fully understand Kota’s gay panicked moment seeing a half-naked man's body in front of him at that time.

Japan is a big fan of making the story comedic with their actors playing big and exaggerated actions. Most of them are surely done in a cute way but can’t help to feel cringe at some scenes. The bad luck events are bearable at first however, it gets cheesier as the episodes pass by. Thankfully, their amusing love story is enough to conclude that this is indeed a nice show.

Despite Kota’s prior intention of using Naoya’s luck for his own gain, I personally think that given his unluckiness, his decision is valid and acceptable. Good thing that he realized that it is evil to befriend others just to satisfy your cravings. Naoya’s background story, on the other hand, helps the story to justify the kiss that he initiated in the first episode.

The moment I heard the OST, I immediately searched for it and added it to my playlist because of its catchy and beautiful vibes that match the whole storyline of the drama.

Another short yet sweet Japanese BL that captures the viewers' hearts simply because of the characters. Arigato to the quirky Kota and to the overly cute creature, Naoya.

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Pure Serotonin in this Fantasy BL

So far, I love the overall direction of this fluffy and supernatural BL. With its lighthearted combination of romance, fantasy, and comedy, it's hard not to feel happy after watching!

This first ep has several twists and surprises, so I can hope that the rest of the series goes beyond a traditional storyline. I can already feel the main leads' chemistry and am dying to see more of them. Also, in many aspects, it reminds me of Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai and Cherry Magic, both of which are amazing Japanese BLs in these similar genres. If you love these and other supernatural romcoms, I recommend you start this!

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Our luck sometimes takes us to strange and wonderful places

This quirky little tale starts off with Fukuhara discovering that his susceptibility towards misfortune can be averted when he’s in the presence of Shinomiya. Thrilled with his sudden turn of good luck, Fukuhara blurts “please be with me” in a moment of impulsiveness.

This hilarious little misunderstanding is what sets the entire series in motion, and while ridiculous and fantastical, endears itself towards you after a while.

While Fukuhara’s initial reason for approaching Shinomiya may have been self-centred, enough self-awareness is woven into Fukuhara’s character as he is able to contemplate the morality of his decisions. The off-kilter, often exaggerated behaviour of Fukuhara also bears striking resemblances to Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi, who also overthinks interactions and approaches relationships with the same levels of awkwardness.

Shinomiya’s sincerity and magnetism (he is after all, a real cutie) is what makes him so likeable. Blessed with all the good luck in the world, Shinomiya gladly shares the spoils of his good fortune with the people around him, even if this means that he’s an easy target for fake friends looking to use him.

Wary about forming deep relationships with others, Fukuhara was probably the first person he actually chose to love – a significant point explaining why, unlike with his exes, Shinomiya actually fought to keep Fukuhara by his side.

I would have wanted to see more of Shinomiya learning how to put himself first, and Fukuhara learning to embrace his feelings and love someone authentically. However, for 8 episodes, it’s expected that character development would be somewhat limited.

Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/06/11/mr-unlucky-has-no-choice-but-to-kiss-bl/

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Cute, Funny, And Fun With One Secure-Attachment Lead.

jpny01's review says things well. I'll add:
GENERAL SPOILERS included below.

I liked how Naoya was comfortable with his sexuality; it was never brought up, it just... was. His actions were consistently green flags and he had a very secure attachment style. After the first episode, he was also good at asking or waiting for consent for physical intimacy (unfortunately, the writers kept him and us waiting).

I loved how Kota told Naoya the truth fairly early on and by his own choice. It wasn't by forced circumstance; he did so because he genuinely felt bad and thought that it was the right thing to do. That is so rare and I was so glad the writers didn't follow the usual clichés with that plotline.

The writers did, however, use the inane cliche of one of the romantic partners resisting affection because it made them feel awkward all the way the to the end. At least it wasn't disgust, but still, that made it drop a full star for me because their relationship arc didn't feel truly satisfying. Even just cuddling with smiles at the end would have been more heart-warming than the peck on the cheek followed by a tickle fight.

The series made me laugh outloud a lot, the actors were good, both leads had good comedic sense, especially the one playing Kota, they had good chemistry, there were good messages without being preachy, and the whole thing was engaging and cute and fun. I can see rewatching this again at some point.

I would have given a 10/10 through Ep 6, then the rehashing of the same internal questions and conflicts in Ep 7& 8 lowered my rating to a 9/10. Though I was glad to see Kota and Naoya talking things out, it didn't actually make their relationship progress at all, which was weird to me. So that ffrustration and the relatively unsatisfying, clichéd ending (more bromance than romance) brought my rating down to 8/10.

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Enjoyable simple romance that make you feel butterflies

Reading the manga first, I watched the drama prepared myself to not take it too serious and just enjoy the comedy and that’s what I got so i was satisfied with it. Despite the fact that it came from the same TV that made “My beautiful man”, I know it will be a whole different genre and I hope everyone would watch it and don’t expect complexity and deep plot. The drama has very fun concept of super unlucky guy dating and balancing with super lucky guy and they are both head over heels for each other which makes you grin all by yourself watching them every episode. There’s not much ‘drama’ and headache from the plot, just two silly guys awkwardly love each other from an accidental relationship.

My only complaint is the overused filter that kinda ruined the cinematography and the structure of this drama where they kept repeating same structure every episodes which made everything too predictable and the overused flashback was getting boring. It didn’t bother me too much though because I’m here to see Kouta and Naoya and I’m happy with what I got.

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opposites attract, accidental relationship, cohabitation

Mr Chronically Unlucky (another adorable chaos muffin) and Mr Always Lucky end up dating after they meet at uni orientation. It’s JAPAN yet they kissed in the first episode. What freaky alt-reality did I enter into? That’s all they kiss tho, over which I was a touch disappointed (I know). Still I spent far too much of my time with this show biting my knuckles and squealing “THEY’RE SO CUTE!” Amusing story: I paused mid the most tooth-achingly adorable first date in the entire universe and Viki was like “something missing?” and I was like “MY HEART YOU BASTARDS” It is very slapstick Japanese style comedic (light) BL reminds me a bit of Kieta Hatsukoi or Cherry Magic. So if you like that style of BL you’ll adore this show.

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Quirky but Sad

I think this is supposed to sort of be a rom-com and parts of it are quite funny. The Japanese have a real eye for self-depreciating humor in the first person. And the physical comedy that goes with that. Unquestionably the two main protagonists are quite quirky and real misfits, which made them very likeable. The first half is much better than the second half. The last half just turned into a silly cat-and-mouse game of playing with emotions with neither one wanting to make any type of a commitment to have a relationship. I found that patently silly and absurd. I was very disappointed overall with this series and found it to be formulaic. In the end, I found them to be way more sad figures than happy ones. Ironically.

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"The Glass is Either Half-Full or Half-Empty."

My title describes exactly how I felt while watching this short mini-drama. What stood out to me the most are definitely the characters who have very distinct and unique personalities. Despite the very fantasy like synopsis and the strange title, the drama doesn't spend much time exploring them. Heck, the kiss in the title is almost hyperbolic as it doesn't have any significant effect on the plot.
Kouta, an unlucky college junior, gets a chance to escape his bad luck after running into Naoya, a naturally born lucky King, who is also the campus's sweetheart. A slight misunderstanding of semantics ends up with both of them dating. Kouta, who is initially uninterested in the dating aspect, slowly begins to get to know Naoya (and himself) better along the way.

Kouta, whose eyes we see the story through, is a gem. I loved how he had feelings and emotional outbursts and an actual personality which somehow made him real. I could relate to how and why he reacted in certain ways, including his dilemma of maintaining friendships, yet keeping himself aloof from emotional attachments. The actor who played him definitely did an excellent job portraying this multi-faceted character.
Naoya was almost manga like, right down to his looks. He was a genuinely honest and nice male lead who attemped his best to be nice to everyone.
Also, Anna, Mika, the Senpai and Naoya's friends were a few constant characters that despite not being important, made the drama lively.

The little bits of Psychology lessons and advices from the characters that were inserted in the episodes were enlightening. The drama was definitely not the surface fluff I usually enjoy -- it did focus on the perspectives of two vastly different characters and their views.

The pacing of the show seemed off during a few episodes. Although every bit of it gave me warm fuzzies, I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was just missing.
But, it gave me a breath of fresh air after two months of extreme stress. So, I'll rate this a solid 7.5/10.

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Really good with a little too much discomfort.

One decent actor doesn’t make up for a really bad actor and a story line that makes you severely uncomfortable. I’m hella queer too. It made me uncomfortable as a queer person. Queerness was never mentioned but kuta shuddered all the time at the thought of liking a guy. He had to always force himself. And forcing yourself to be “gay” is just like a gay person forcing themselves to be straight.it made me sick. Naoya’s really bad acting made it exponentially worse. But I do love Japanese bl. I love how noya was so respectful of his boundaries and wishes. There was just so so so much potential. That’sa huge part of why I’m grading it so harshly

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É tão fofo e engraçado e os protagonistas são uns queridos ✨✨

Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!" é simplesmente uma delícia de assistir. Desde o primeiro episódio, fui completamente envolvido pela história adorável e única entre Fukami Hiroto e Kagami Misaki. É aquele tipo de dorama que te faz rir, suspirar e torcer pelo casal principal do começo ao fim.

Embora não seja exatamente inovador ou revolucionário, o dorama consegue criar um ambiente incrivelmente aconchegante e reconfortante. É perfeito para passar o tempo, cheio de momentos fofos e divertidos, sem nenhum drama desnecessário para estragar a diversão.

Devo admitir que inicialmente fiquei intrigado com o enredo e logo me vi gostando muito da série. É um verdadeiro drama alegre, que me fez sorrir do início ao fim.

Uma das coisas que mais apreciei em "Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!" foi o fato de não tentarem ser algo que não são. Não é uma série com um enredo super complexo, mas isso não importa, porque o foco está nos personagens e em seu relacionamento encantador. É como se estivéssemos acompanhando amigos próximos em suas aventuras amorosas.

Além disso, é refrescante ver que o dorama evita interações potencialmente tóxicas, concentrando-se em mostrar um relacionamento saudável entre os personagens principais. Isso torna a série ainda mais cativante, pois podemos simplesmente nos apaixonar pelos personagens e torcer pelo seu bem-estar.

Em suma, "Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai!" é definitivamente uma recomendação para quem precisa de uma dose de doçura em meio às dificuldades da vida. É uma comédia romântica que aquece o coração e nos deixa com um sorriso no rosto.

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Weird premise, really good show

At first I watched episode one and then I stopped watching the show for a couple weeks. I randomly picked it back up and I’m glad I did. Overall I thought it was a really good show. It was very sweet and fluffy with a lot of good messages and kota and naoya definitely had a good relationship. Some of kota’s actions were very embarrassing to witness but I still loved his character. Naoya is very much a green flag and really cares about kota from the very start despite majorly reading signals wrong. I think they definitely casted the right people, especially for kota. I think the one falling point was end of ep. 7 and beginning of ep. 8. There was a HUGE plot twist that I didn’t really think made any sense. All of a sudden kota gets held hostage in his own house by a lady who comes to his door with a gun wearing a helmet. The whole things on the news and no one try’s to help him. The entire 15 hours he’s being held hostage he’s thinking about the people and experiences he appreciates most. Eventually naoya sees the news and goes to rescue kota. The lady holding kota hostage falls in love with naoya at first sight becuase she says he looks like her first love and then naoya and robber have a heart to heart about how she’s better than this and she confesses that she robbed a bank and then held kota hostage cause she wanted more money to spend on idols. after she gets arrested naoya offers to let kota move in cause he’s worried about his safety and kota basically says its no big deal and he gets bad luck like this all the time. Whole ridiculous side plot aside, great show, you should watch it.

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