My Beautiful Man (Japanese: 美しい彼, Hepburn: Utsukushii Kare) is a Japanese light novel series by Yuu Nagira. It is published by Tokuma Shoten with illustrations by Rikako Kasai. My Beautiful Man was published as Nagira's debut work, and since 2014, there have been four volumes published, as well as one side story.
A live-action television drama adaptation starring Riku Hagiwara [ja] and Yusei Yagi [ja] was broadcast from November 19, 2021, to December 24, 2021, on MBS as part of the programming block Drama Tokku [ja]. A second season was broadcast from February 8, 2023, to March 1, 2023, on MBS and TBS TV as part of the programming block Dramaism [ja], and its conclusion was released as a theatrical film titled My Beautiful Man: Eternal on April 7, 2023. The television drama series was critically acclaimed, with Hagiwara and Yagi winning the My Best TV Prize Grand Prix Award at the 59th and 60th Galaxy Awards for their performances in both seasons.
My Beautiful Man was also adapted into a manga adaptation by Megumi Kitano, which is serialized in the bimonthly boys' lovemanga magazineChara.
Plot
Since childhood, Kazunari Hira has had a stuttering speech disorder that has led him to become ostracized by his classmates.[2] On his first day of school, Hira immediately becomes bullied, but he also meets Sou Kiyoi, a boy in his class who, despite his brutally honest personality, instantly becomes popular.[3] Hira becomes fascinated by Kiyoi's beauty and charismatic presence, viewing him as the "king" of his class.[1][2]
Hira grew up with a stutter and has struggled to get along with others since childhood.[6] His behavior is described as creepy.[7] He falls in love at first sight with Kiyoi.[6]
Kiyoi is Hira's classmate in high school, who Hira views as his "king."[3] A popular student, Kiyoi has a cold personality.[3] As a child, Kiyoi lived with his mother and had a lonely childhood, often spending time at home alone.[2] Kiyoi is initially disgusted at Hira's attention, but he is unable to leave him alone and becomes interested in him.[6]
Koyama attends the same university as Hira and is part of the same photography club as him. He falls in love with Hira.[9] During their fourth year of university, he becomes the president of the photography club.[10]
Anna is a 23-year-old actress from Kiyoi's talent agency who has garnered universal acclaim for her acting.[10] She is a friend of his and acts as his confidant.[5]
Noguchi is a highly-sought photographer in the entertainment industry.[10] He hires Hira as his assistant after seeing his photos.[5] He has high communication skills and an eye for detail.[5]
Shitara is a 32-year-old man and a huge fan of Anna.[10] He initially befriends Hira for understanding his passion as her fan.[5]
Media
Novels
My Beautiful Man is written by Yuu Nagira as her debut work.[11] It is published by Tokuma Shoten under the Chara Bunko imprint, with Rikako Kasai providing the illustrations.[12] Following the novels' initial releases, Nagira continued the series, which is serialized in the bimonthly magazine Shosetsu Chara beginning with the magazine's vol. 41 released on November 22, 2019.[13]
In a 2021 interview with Da Vinci, Nagira stated that she and her editors had expected My Beautiful Man to end in only one volume.[7] Nagira expressed surprise at how well-received Hira was as a character because of his "creepy" personality, as she had assumed readers of the boys' love genre preferred characters and settings that "reflected their desires."[7] Nagira also stated that because of how well-received Hira was to her audience, she was able to subvert other boys' love tropes, particularly with how Kiyoi gains 20 kg. for a movie role in the third volume.[7] While Hira was written to be "creepy", Nagira felt that the readers of the BL genre were able to sympathize with him because they understood the feeling of supporting idols.[7]
Tokyopop licensed the novels for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.[14][15]
Ginger Records released a series of audio dramas on CD adapting each volume of the novel. The CD drama stars Yūki Ono as Kazunari Hira, Soma Saito as Sou Kiyoi, Yu Miyazaki as Shirota, Shun Horie as Kazuki Koyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Hiromi Noguchi, Shinichiro Miki as Hideki Ueda.[4][21] The first volume was released on June 28, 2019.[22] The second volume was released on July 23, 2021.[5][23] A special version of the CD included a bonus CD adapting the chapter "Moon Age 14."[24] The third volume was released on April 21, 2023, and peaked at no. 34 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart on its first week of release.[25]
For their roles, Ono wanted to express Hira with "delicacy and detail", stating that he consulted the sound director about Hira's stuttering.[26] Saito described that there was a "gap" between how Hira views Kiyoi and Kiyoi's true self, so he took care to portray the balance between them.[26] Horie stated he paid attention in portraying Koyama's "human side", particularly in the scene where he cries because he is in love with Hira.[27]
Television drama
On October 12, 2021, a live-action television drama series adaptation was announced.[1][28] The series was broadcast for 6 episodes[6] from November 19, 2021,[a] to June 15, 2023, on MBS on their programming block Drama Tokku [ja].[1] Additional broadcasts include TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, Tochigi TV, TV Saitama, and Gunma TV.[28] It was streamed internationally with English subtitles on GagaOOLala.[29]
The adaptation starred Riku Hagiwara [ja] as Kazunari Hira and Fantastics from Exile Tribe member Yusei Yagi [ja] as Sou Kiyoi.[1][28] Nagira praised the cast in a 2021 interview, stating that she was initially concerned as she felt the success of the drama adaptation depended on the actor cast for Kiyoi.[7] She also speculated that the "deciding factor" for Riku Hagiwara being cast as Hira may have been his eyes.[7] Hagiwara focused on conveying his feelings through his eyes and facial expressions, and Yagi consciously tried to focus on having "beautiful" behavior, finding it difficult to portray the change in Kiyoi after meeting Hira.[30]
My Beautiful Man was renewed for a second season, which was broadcast from February 7, 2023, to February 28, 2023, for a total of 4 episodes.[34] It was broadcast on MBS as part of the programming block Dramaism [ja] as well as TBS TV.[10] Additional broadcasts include TBS TV, HBC, TUT, and RKB.[34] Mai Sakai and Fumi Tsubota returned to direct and write for the series respectively.[10] The original cast reprised their roles, and the new supporting cast included Motoki Ochiai as Katsumi Shitara, Sawa Nimura [ja] as Anna, and Soko Wada [ja] as Hiromi Noguchi.[10] On March 1, 2023, Kentaro Maeda was added to the cast as Kiriya Kiritani, and Dai Ikeda was added to the cast as Koda.[35] The opening theme song is "Bitter" by Rosu, and the ending theme song is "Kinmokusei" by Mosawo.[36] Rosu stated that they wrote "Bitter" from Hira's perspective, while Mosawo wrote "Kinmokusei" from Kiyoi's perspective.[36]
Hira, a loner throughout childhood due to his stuttering, instantly falls in love with Kiyoi on his first day of school. While Kiyoi becomes one of the most popular boys in his class, Hira is forced to become an errand boy for them. Despite Kiyoi's cold behavior and disgust towards Hira for constantly staring at him, he stops the other boys in class from taking advantage of him and also pays extra when covering their expenses, to which Hira saves in a beaker. A few months later, Kiyoi enters a modeling competition in a magazine, and Hira learns that he is secretly taking dance lessons to prepare for it. Hira promises Kiyoi that he will keep it a secret.
As summer approaches, the boys decide to spend a day at Hira's house. Kiyoi learns about Hira's photography hobby and asks him to help take photos of himself for the modeling contest. The boys suddenly invite their female classmates to light sparklers and force Hira to buy snacks for them, but Kiyoi joins him. The two get in trouble by a policeman for riding on the same bicycle and serve detention together at school. At night, Kiyoi stays at Hira's house, and, awed by his beauty, Hira instinctively takes a photo of him.
Kiyoi loses the modeling competition, and despite his aloofness, he lashes out at Hira when the latter tries to comfort him, leading to Hira confessing his feelings for him. At school, Shirota assumes that Kiyoi's fame has made him arrogant, and the whole class turns on him. When Shirota and his friends pour tomato juice on him, an enraged Hira beats up Shirota. This leads to Hira and Kiyoi growing closer, and they meet in secret for Hira to take photos of him. When they graduate from high school, Kiyoi kisses Hira and leaves, to which Hira interprets as a farewell.
Now a university student, Hira has cut contact from Kiyoi and joined a photography club. One day, his friend and member of the same club, Koyama, confesses to him that he is love with him, and Hira agrees to attend a stage play for his birthday. Kiyoi makes a surprise appearance, causing Hira's feelings for him to reawaken. He begins attending Kiyoi's stage plays, and after the play's wrap-up party, Kiyoi confronts him about his relationship with Koyama. The next day, Hira agrees to let Kiyoi come to his house to practice his lines, but he is also asked by the photography club to take care of a sick Koyama.
Kiyoi reflects on his first meeting with Hira and how his interest in him had grown over time. He grows frustrated that Hira does not realize he reciprocates his feelings, nor will he act on his feelings for him. Kiyoi arrives at Hira's house in time to see Koyama embracing Hira and leaves. Afterwards, Hira admits to Koyama that he is still in love with Kiyoi and rejects him.
Kiyoi becomes angry at Hira's reluctance to acknowledge his feelings for him. As the distance between them grows, Hira makes a final call to Kiyoi, stating that he will wait for him at their high school before giving up on him. After confronting each other, Kiyoi admits to Hira that he is in love with him and is frustrated that he sees him only as a "king." Reaching a resolution, the two become a couple.
Hira is now in his final year of university, while Kiyoi has made strides in his acting career. Kiyoi invites Hira to a party held by other celebrities and gives him a makeover, with Hira feeling insecure about their social standing. At the party, Hira becomes popular with some of the female celebrities, causing Kiyoi to get jealous and leave with him. However, Hira affirms that he will only take photos of Kiyoi.
As Kiyoi's popularity continues to rise after co-starring in a drama with Anna, a popular actress from his talent agency, Hira decides to search for a part-time job to make himself more worthy of him. Hira is encouraged to enter a photography contest held by famed photographer Hiromi Noguchi, but he feels he is not good enough. Kiyoi becomes jealous when he learns Hira had sought Koyama for advice, but he makes him dinner and pushes him to enter the contest, to which Hira decides to do so.
Hira loses the photography competition, but Koyama suggests he can use his brother's connections to meet with Noguchi directly. Meanwhile, Kiyoi encourages Hira to try out for the prestigious Ihei Nomura Photo Contest. At home, Hira gets a surprise visit from his cousin Naho, who is moving back into the house due to her divorce. Kiyoi becomes upset when Hira reveals he doesn't plan on telling his family about their relationship as he feels their social standing is too different.
Hira and Kiyoi make up the next morning and attend Shirota and Kurata's wedding party. The party, as well as Kiyoi's encouragement, inspires Hira to move forward. Koyama informs Hira that Noguchi is interested in meeting him after seeing his photos. When Hira arrives at his studio, Noguchi states that he is impressed with Hira's photos and hires him as his assistant for Anna's photobook shoot.
Film
On November 19, 2022, a live-action film adaptation titled My Beautiful Man: Eternal (劇場版 美しい彼 ～eternal～, Gekijōban Utsukushii Kare: Eternal) was announced for a theatrical release on April 7, 2023, nationwide in Japan.[43] It was created as a continuation of season 2 of the television series.[3][44] Mai Sakai and Fumi Tsubota returned as director and scriptwriter of the film respectively.[43] The theme songs for the film were the same as season 2: "Bitter" by Rosu; and "Kinmokusei" by Mosawo.[36] Filming for the movie concluded on November 5, 2022.[43]
The first season was re-released as a film titled My Beautiful Man: Special Edit Version (美しい彼 special edit version, Utsukushii Kare: Special Edit Version) that was screened in 21 of Toho's theaters beginning on March 10, 2023, to promote the release of the sequel film My Beautiful Man: Eternal.[45]
My Beautiful Man: Eternal debuted at no. 3 in the Japanese box office, and within the first three days, it grossed ¥137,000,000 with 97,000 people in attendance.[44] Advanced screenings from March 24 to March 27 added an additional ¥5,000,000 gross and 2,000 people in attendance.[44]
Manga
A manga adaptation of My Beautiful Man is illustrated by Megumi Kitano. It is serialized in the bimonthly boys' lovemanga magazineChara beginning with the February 2022 issue released on December 22, 2021.[46][47] The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by Tokuma Shoten under the Chara Comics Collection imprint.[48]
Tokyopop licensed the manga adaptation for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.[49][15]
My Beautiful Man sold a cumulative total of 700,000 copies as of 2023.[55] It won Best Novel at the 6th Chil Chil BL Awards in 2015.[1][56] In 2022, for the 13th Chil Chil BL Awards, Interlude won Best Novel, while Hira and Kiyoi won Best Seme and Best Uke respectively.[57]
Television drama and film
The Television [ja] reviewed the live-action television drama series favorably, praising the casting of the main characters and the depiction of several iconic scenes from the novel, despite that the drama adaptation changed several parts from the original novel.[6] The popularity of live-action television drama series in Asia led to Oricon describing the phenomenon as the "HiraKiyo" movement.[35] On the streaming service GagaOOLala, the second season ranked 4th place in annual viewership for the year of 2023.[29]
My Beautiful Man won Best Video at the 13th BL Awards in 2022.[57] Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi won the 16th Grand Prix My Best TV Award at the 59th Galaxy Award, the Zaihan Broadcasting's Grand Prix Award,[58][59] and the Hot Actor Pair Award from the Weibo Account Festival 2022[60] for their performances. Hagiwara and Yagi won the 17th Grand Prix My Best TV Award at the 60th Galaxy Award for their performance again in the second season.[61][62] Hagiwara was awarded the Outstanding Breakthrough Star Award at the Weibo Account Festival 2022.[60] Yagi was awarded Outstanding Newcomer Actor at the Weibo Account Festival 2022[60] and Outstanding Asian Star in the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards for his performance.[63] He was awarded the same prize for the 2023 Seoul International Drama Awards for his performance in the show's second season,[64] For the film sequel, My Beautiful Man: Eternal, he was awarded the Tsutaya Discs Film Fan Award at the 78th Mainichi Film Awards in 2024.[65]
Notes
^MBS lists the broadcast date as November 18, 2021, at 24:59, which is November 19, 2021, at 12:29 a.m.[28]
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