The Boyfriend (TV series)

The Boyfriend
Promotional poster
Japaneseボーイフレンド
Genre
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes10
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseJuly 9 (2024-07-09) –
July 30, 2024 (2024-07-30)
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Hojo beach at Tateyama

The Boyfriend (Japanese: ボーイフレンド, Hepburn: Bōifurendo) is a Japanese reality dating show on Netflix.[1][2][3] It is the nation's first same-sex dating program. It premiered on July 9, 2024.[4][5]

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