BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita: Crank Up Hen (2023)

WAY TOO SHORT

This story was so cute and funny! I need 10 more seasons!

Hajime is a former child actor, who struggles to get people take him seriously in the industry. So he's really happy to hear when he gets cast as a lead actor for an upcoming BL drama. His co-star and love interest is the popular actor, Akafuji.

Hajime is generally a very sweet, kind person and he is happy to meet Akafuji on set, but no matter what he does the other seems to ignore him. This is a serious blow to Hajime's already fragile self-esteem, and accepts the fact that Akafuji is just too popular to ever think of him as his equal. However, as they both seem a bit stiff and have trouble with portraying the chemistry between their characters on set, the director jokingly suggests that they should move in together. Maybe even sleep in the same bed, just like the characters they play. Hajime who has been trying to befriend Akafuji is very much open to the idea but to everyone's surprise Akafuji is even more into it. So they end up moving in together for a little while, and get to know each other better. The real shocker comes, when the story introduces us Akafuji's POV as well and we learn, that he hasn't been avoiding Hajime because he looks down on him.. quite the opposite.. he has been a fan of Hajime's acting for a while now. "Fan" as in: he has a shrine dedicated to Hajime with all his merch...

As they start to get used to living together Akafuji realizes that Hajime is a real person, not just some unreachable idol, and that he also maybe started to have real feelings for him.

There were many really sweet and funny scenes, and some 4th wall breaking scenes that involved the drama shoot where these two work. Like, coming with excuses about how they can practice lines their characters would say only so they can flirt with each other, and Akafuji asking Hajime to "practice" for their kissing scene and Hajime being really disappointed when the kissing scene gets cut..

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The falling in love of two lovable dorks

Exaggerated and playful humor is my weakness, I just love it, and this series was able to make me laugh A LOT. For that reason alone I can't help but give a high rating.

Let me introduce you to the two main characters:
Hajime, 25 years old, unpopular actor, he is always associated with the orange juice commercial he starred in as a child.
Yuichiro, 23 years old, popular actor, seems cold at first, but is actually Hajime's biggest fanboy.

The two have landed the lead roles in a BL drama that is being adapted from a famous manga. Since the characters they play move in together in the story, Hajime and Yuichiro are also supposed to share an apartment for promotional purposes. Great idea? Yes, the best idea!

Over-the-top comedy is mixed with some seriousness and a simple, but very entertaining plot. There are lots of funny, creative and crazy ideas here, combined with two extremely amusing main characters who have a special and interesting personality.

I always stared at my TV screen during the scenes they shot for the BL drama and during their private rehearsals. Between all the funny things, they also had intense moments. Seeing their interactions just puts you in a good mood and makes you hope for more than 3 episodes.

What really made me feel connected to Hajime was the indoor climbing scene. Yuichiro was already at the top, while Hajime was still struggling at the bottom and ultimately flopped down from a height of just a few centimeters. I LOVE HIM!

What convinced me that Hajime and Yuichiro are meant for each other was the scene in which Yuichiro runs up a ramp (like a madman) with the Hajime standee in his arms, closely followed by the real Hajime. They filmed the whole route. Really, the whole route. It's perfection.

If you're a fan of over-the-top comedy and cute romance, you should watch this series.

[finished watching on 3 January 2024]

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Un drama gentillet tout en douceur.

I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama m'a rappelé les premiers JBL. Des romances légères et gentilles qui mettent en avant certains sujets, mais sans jamais devenir des incontournables. Ce sont des dramas mignons, des histoires qui font du bien sur le moment et dont on se rappellera vaguement dans quelques mois. Cela n'en fait pas de moins bons drames qu'un autre, pas du tout. Son empreinte est juste différente. Et à mes yeux, c'est exactement la façon dont je vois I Became the Main Role of a BL Drama.

Les thématiques abordées sont intéressantes. Tout d'abord, celles autour du personnage de Aoyagi Hajime. Le manque d'estime et de confiance en soi - dont une cause parentale. En effet, Aoyagi Hajime est au collège lorsque ses parents divorcent et ils se disputent sa garde. Non pas pour lui, leur enfant, mais pour ce qu'il pouvait apporter dans le portefeuille. On parle également du fait de toujours être considéré (même des années plus tard) comme le personnage d'un seul projet. À titre comparatif, on peut penser à Daniel Radcliffe qui aurait pu ne jamais réussir à s'enlever l'étiquette du sorcier. Akutsu Nichika était magnifique dans son rôle mettant en avant une délicate sensibilité sans en faire trop.

On parle aussi de fanatisme avec le personnage de Akafuji Yuichiro. C'est un acteur populaire et apprécié, mais il cache aussi quelques secrets. Il stan Aoyagi Hajime au point que son manager n'ait qu'une crainte, qu'il craque. Plutôt qu'être un stan, être un fan aurait suffit. Aujourd'hui, le fait de stan quelqu'un est moins extrême alors qu'à la source, on parle d'un fan extrême. Ce n'est pas le premier stan représentait dans un BL, mais ce niveau de fanatisme n'est pas quelque chose que je trouve amusant, au contraire. Ce trait de caractère de côté, Akafuji Yuichiro est un acteur passionné et une personne aimable et agréable. Abe Alan offre un chouette personnage.

Le reste du casting était également très bon. Ah... Et bien sûr, j'adorerais une série (ou un (long) épisode spécial) sur les managers. Saluons ensemble le syndrome du couple secondaire, ahah.

C'est un drama gentil et léger qui traite de plusieurs sujets, mais sans entrer dans les grands drames. Trois épisodes mignons et appréciables jusqu'à sa conclusion malgré une romance discrète.

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Só 3 eps?

Ultimamente estão criando umas séries BL tão curtinhas... essa só teve 3 eps e deixou um gosto de quero mais.
Trata-se de um bl sendo gravado dentro de um bl, onde um dos atores é mais experiente e para conseguir atingir o grau de química necessário, foram convidados a morarem juntos por um tempo, uma vez que teriam uma cena de beijo e a química era importante. A série mostra um pouco do fan service que os atores precisam fazer, eu amo quando isso acontece, pois mostra às pessoas que idolatram ships que o casal é real apenas na imaginação delas, com raras exceções.
O roteiro é bem leve, fofo, não existem conflitos absurdos, o único conflito é a auto aceitação da sexualidade por parte dos protas, e isso acontece de forma natural, apesar de muito curta, a série desenvolve muito bem o relacionamento dentro dos 3 eps. De fato eu esperava um final mais "quente", mas até isso a série citou quando cortou o beijo dos protagonistas alegando que a série para ficar completa não precisava do beijo.

Enfim, gostei muito, não tenho reclamações, a ost é linda e eu espero uma segunda temporada.

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Reseña sencilla

Sin duda un bonito bl, cortito, sencillo y rápido de ver, la historia esta bien cumple bastante además se convierte en una comedia romántica muy buena, los personajes me cayeron muy bien esta parejita tiene el cliché de introvertido x extrovertido y al principio un poquito de enemies to lovers pero eso era mas por malentendidos, Akafuji Yuichiro esta persona extrovertida, muy alegre y comprometida con sus papeles, me encanto eso que en secreto es super hiper mega fan de Aoyanagi Hajime eso estuvo muy cagado y hablando de Aoyanagi Hajime fue mi protegido en esta serie, es bien bonita persona y la gente me lo trata bien mal, y luego cuando nos explican que ha tenido una vida bien dificil y que por eso ha perdido la confianza en si mismo ademas de que en esta nueva oportunidad de ser protagonista la gente en las publicaciones habla mal de el, nonon yo queria darle mil abrazos al niño y luego para mi de las mejores escenas es la del ultimo cap, la escena de la fiesta a mi me dio demasiado sentimiento neta estuve a nada de soltar lagrimas pq Akafuji Yuichiro le organizo su fiesta sorpresa y como buena fiesta le compro pastel y luego nos muestran a Aoyanagi Hajime y alch yo lo senti como el satisfaciendo a su niño anterior como diciéndole esta vez no pasamos nuestro cumpleaños solo y lo mejor de todo es que tuvimos pastel, tmb la escena de ellos corriendo por el camino en zig zag ta muy mamon, en si funcionan y bastante bien y en 3 capítulos hicieron que me encariñara mucho con ellos neta yo les deseo lo mejor pq se lo merecen:)
Etc
Kuromiya Ryoga y Tendo Nanami tmb caen bien pero ps no los muestran mucho en pantalla pero vaya que ayudan a los protagonistas terminan siendo ellos como ese puente de comunicación que a los protas les faltaba y hablando de ayudas los manager de ambos Kijima Joji y Yukari Hiroomi sin duda lo mismo que Ryoga y Nanami caen a todo dar y tmb en el ultimo cap ayudan a los protas, y ya por ultimo sin duda no me esperaba que ellos tuvieran una relacion ósea como que se da a entender por algunas acciones pero sin duda no me esperaba esa escena que sale confirmándolo:)

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