About this episode
Chi Chi and guest Kazu discuss the themes of infatuation and masculinity in the context of a gay Japanese dating reality show.
Right on time for Valentine’s Day, Chi Chi is joined by another single broad in the big city, Kazu, to discuss Netflix’s brand new season of gay Japanese dating reality show fiasco THE BOYFRIEND. We ponder infatuation, masculine coldness, the cruelty of desire and the tyranny of the homosexual top. For even more episodes, please join us on Patreon at patreon.com/imsopopular for five dollars a month. For your patronage, you’ll receive countless paywalled episodes from the I’M SO POPULAR story along with hundred of hours of the gossipy aftershow SIRENS.
People in this episode
Host: Chi Chi
Guest: Kazu
Topics covered
- dating
- relationships
- masculinity
- desire
- reality TV
Keywords
- Valentine's Day
- gay dating
- Japanese reality show
- infatuation
- masculine coldness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Patreon
Books & works: THE BOYFRIEND
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