The Boyfriend 2024
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Topic: Television series "The Boyfriend" (2024). Format: Factual, original, 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 25
- First aired
- Jul 9, 2024
- Last aired
- Feb 3, 2026
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Netflix
- Genres
- Reality
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.7/10 from 32 votes
- Format
- 2 seasons · 25 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- Netflix
Where to watch in United States
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Topic: Television series "The Boyfriend" (2024).
Format: Factual, original, 150-190 word overview.
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Source [1]: Title: The Boyfriend (2024). Rating: TV-14. Genre: Reality. Synopsis: Over the course of a month, a group of men live under one roof and run a coffee truck together to connect and hopefully meet their one true boyfriend.
Source [2]: Title: The Boyfriend. Year: 2024. Original Title: ボーイフレンド. Release/Date: 2024.06.09. Cast/Hosts: MEGUMI (Self - Host), Chiaki Horan (Self - Host), Thelma Aoy (partially cut off). Episodes: 13. Runtime: 47min.
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Title: The Boyfriend (2024).
Original Title: ボーイフレンド.
Genre: Reality.
Rating: TV-14.
Premise: A group of men live under one roof for one month and operate a coffee truck together to connect and attempt to find their one true boyfriend.
Hosts: MEGUMI and Chiaki Horan.
Release Date: June 9,
Should you watch it?
“A group of men live together and run a coffee truck to find their true boyfriend.”
- It is Japan's first same-sex dating program
- The series features a unique coffee truck business element
- The cast lives together under one roof for a month
- The show is rated TV-14
Watch it if you are interested in Japanese reality dating shows and LGBTQ+ romance.
This TV-14 reality dating show follows a group of men over the course of one month.
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Where can I stream The Boyfriend?
The series is available for streaming on Netflix.
Is The Boyfriend worth watching?
The show is notable for being Japan's first same-sex dating program.
How long is the binge duration for the first season?
The first season contains 10 episodes, each lasting approximately 43 minutes.
Are there any essential episodes to know about?
The first season premiered on July 9, 2024, and ran through July 30, 2024.
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