01x10 - I Don't Want This to End

[bunniefuu]

"I won't let you feel bad."

"I'll always treasure you."

"So, can you think of me romantically?"

DAI [23]
UNIVERSITY STUDENT

When you first joined the Green Room,

I kind of had a crush on you, Ikuo.

You're so much fun, and you
have a great masculine energy.

You're also good
at stuff around the house.

Honestly, I thought, "Wow, he's great."

You definitely, in some ways,
captured my heart. You really did.

But on the other hand,

I've focused on continuing
to develop my relationship with Shun.

And I've found someone who I can enjoy
the quiet moments in my life with,

for the first time in a really long time.

That's Shun.

It's not that there's
anything about you I don't like.

He's just too important to me.

At this point in time,

I'm not in a place

where I can see anyone else
in a romantic way, besides him.

Do you understand?

But still, thank you for everything.

[chuckles]

[Chiaki] Dai's love is unwavering.

He doesn't have any doubts
about his feelings for Shun.

[Megumi] And Ikuo seems confident
and excited to express his feelings.

Regardless of the outcome.

-[Yoshimi] Ready to put it on the table.
-[Megumi] Maybe that's it.

[Yoshimi] Even if
the answer wasn't what he wanted.

Everyone finds clarity
at their own pace.

-Absolutely!
-Yeah, I totally agree!

I think it's rare for two people
to move at exactly the same pace.

[Durian] It's a miracle.

-[message alert chimes]
-[Taeheon] "Good morning."

"There are only three days left
in your journey at the Green Room."

-[Shun] Hmm.
-[Dai laughs]

[Shun] Three days.

[Taeheon] "Kazuto will be

in charge of the shift today."

"Kazuto, please choose one person
you would like to work with."

One person?

KAZUTO [27]
JAPANESE FOOD CHEF

Okay.

[Chiaki] Not much time left.

[Megumi] And we don't know yet
how he feels

after coming back from his trip with Alan.

[Durian] I want to know what he's feeling.

-He chose Alan.
-[all] Alan!

Mmm.

[Kazuto] Let's go.

BRAZILIAN IT WORKER

Yeah, let's go!

All right.

Let's have fun.

RYOTA [28]
MODEL AND CAFÉ BOSS

-[Kazuto] Sounds good.
-[Alan] Mmm.

[optimistic music plays]

♪ Forgive me, what d'you say? ♪

-♪ I'm miles away... ♪
-[Alan] We should get going.

-[Ryota] There they are.
-♪ Daydreaming of L.A. ♪

-♪ I drank tequila, you smoked... ♪
-[Alan] Okay.

-Can you drive?
-[Kazuto] Okay.

-[Ryota] This is for you guys.
-[Alan and Kazuto] What?

-[Ryota] I made you lunch.
-[Kazuto] Wow! Seriously?

-[Alan] Thanks so much!
-[Kazuto] Thanks.

-Good luck.
-[Alan] So nice! Thanks.

-[Kazuto] Thanks so much.
-[Alan] We're off.

-[Kazuto] Thanks, Ryota.
-[Ryota] See you.

-[Alan] Thank you!
-[Kazuto] See you.

[Ryota] See you!

♪ Wish I gave him more to start ♪

♪ But what if he'd been the same? ♪

♪ Time goes on and on and on ♪

["Dazed & Confused" by Glen Check plays]

-♪ "Think easy," she said ♪
-♪ She said ♪

♪ "Forever young and so wild" ♪

♪ "Or pull a g*n and then fire it" ♪

-♪ "Easy," she said ♪
-♪ She said ♪

♪ "You're never young if you don't run
So get over" ♪

-♪ We still got walls on both sides ♪
-♪ Sides ♪

♪ Maybe ♪

-♪ I wanna know how to climb ♪
-♪ Climb ♪

♪ We're blind, blind ♪

-♪ Blind ♪
-♪ How'd we get air all this time? ♪

-♪ This time ♪
-♪ These things ♪

-♪ These things ♪
-♪ I never thought when you were mine ♪

♪ We used to break it together ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We used to dive
In our highest feelings ♪

♪ Are we growing older together? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I don't wanna miss anything
When I'm dreaming about ♪

♪ When we were dazed and confused ♪

[Thelma] Ryota made lunch for them!

[Durian] Oh, no, poor baby...

-[Thelma] It's tough!
-So heartbreaking!

-I can't stand it anymore.
-[Megumi] In the rain!

The least he could do for his crush
was to make sandwiches.

He wants to let Kazuto know
that he's still thinking about him.

Oh, it's so sad.
I really want him to find happiness.

[rain pattering on roof]

Hey, Kazuto.

Oh, good.

Do you think I should look away?

[Alan] No, just look into it
and be cute for the camera.

Oh! Oh, sorry.

[Chiaki] What a cute response!

-Ah! [laughs]
-[Kazuto] What are you doing?

-[Alan] Oh, I took a picture. Sorry!
-[both laugh]

Hi, how are you?

-[woman] A coffee and a caffè latte.
-[man] Yeah.

-A coffee and a caffè latte. Thanks.
-[woman] Mm-hmm.

[Kazuto] All right,
I have your small hot caffè latte...

-[man] Oh, yes, thank you.
-[woman] Thank you.

-[Alan] Here's the coffee.
-[both] Sorry for the wait.

-[man] No problem.
-Sorry, thank you very much.

[Kazuto] Thank you!

[Alan] I'm hungry.

[Kazuto] I'm looking forward
to Ryota's lunch.

[Alan] Ryota's lunch!

Mmm!

Delicious.

-Thank you, Ryota.
-[Kazuto] Mmm.

-He's a very kind person.
-[Alan] Yeah.

He called you out a few times
and talked with you alone, am I right?

[Kazuto] Mmm.

We made latte art together yesterday.

Yesterday, I could hear your voices.

-Oh, could you?
-Mmm! I heard you laughing.

-[chuckles]
-[Alan] Did you have fun?

[Kazuto] Mmm.

It was difficult.

-"It was difficult."
-[Megumi] What was difficult?

Latte art or your feelings?

-I wonder which one.
-[Megumi] Which one was harder?

I guess both were.

-[Kazuto] Time to close.
-[Alan] Yep, let's close up.

Oh... [chuckles]

There's something I want to tell you.

-[Alan] Hmm.
-There are some things I'd like to say.

[Alan] Mmm.

I feel like I've grown in so many
areas of my life because I've met you.

I've never really been comfortable

putting my feelings into words
and expressing myself,

so, you know, this is

all new for me,

and it's been challenging.

[Alan] Mmm.

When I see how you're able

to express yourself so freely
and share your thoughts so openly

with the people around you,

I have to admit that there are times

that I watch you and say to myself,

"I wish I could be more like Alan."

I'm so happy that we met.

-Mmm, I appreciate it a lot.
-[Alan chuckles]

You know, we have three days left
including today,

and when I think about
how all this is going to end,

I can't help
but think about life after it, right?

It's been on my mind a lot.

I have a connection
with you that's special,

compared to the others in the Green Room.

That's one of the things
I've been thinking about.

But honestly, I'm still
figuring out how I feel about you,

and I keep playing back our time together
and what we've shared.

I don't have the answer yet.

I want you to know
that I'm trying to sort it out in my head.

I'm still in the process of it all.

Once I love someone,
I tend to think that I want to be with him

for the rest of my life, you know?

But it takes a pretty long time
for me to get there,

based on my past experiences.

And trying to make up my mind
during my time at the Green Room

has been, in my mind, uh...

Hmm, it's been difficult.

[gentle music playing]

[Alan] Hmm.

I wanted to tell you I'm grateful

I was able to be meet you before
our time in the house together ends.

[Alan] Mmm.

Thank you.

-[Kazuto] Thank you, too.
-Thank you for sharing your feelings.

[Alan] Here.

-[Kazuto] Here?
-Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

[Kazuto] All right.

Okay.

It looks like Alan's situation
has become a bit more complicated.

This is the first time
I've seen him look anxious.

I think he's worried.

[Megumi] We haven't seen him
like this before.

-[Thelma] Mmm. Right.
-[Megumi] The things Kazuto was saying...

They sounded a bit like a farewell to me.
Don't you think?

-[Durian] Oh, yeah.
-Might have been better to keep it open.

And then maybe slowly explore
a relationship after they leave the house.

When he said he had grown
because of meeting Alan,

it sounded like he was saying thank you.

-[Durian] Yeah.
-But also goodbye.

They've had two overnight dates,

so they've spent
quite a lot of time together.

But Kazuto still isn't sure
of his feelings yet.

In my opinion,
that means he probably never will be.

-You know? Ugh.
-Oh...

-That could be true.
-[Megumi] You're right.

[birdsong]

Two days left, including today.

[Alan] Oh, my gosh.

[message alert chimes]

-[Alan] It rang.
-[Ikuo] It rang.

-[Kazuto] Do you wanna read it? [chuckles]
-[Ikuo] Okay, I will.

I'm going to read it out loud.

"The coffee truck will be closing today."

[Kazuto] Oh! This is it.

[Ikuo] "The last shift will be announced."

"Shun will be in charge
of the shift today."

-[Shun] Hmm!
-[Dai laughs]

"Shun, please choose one person
you would like to work with."

[Dai] Hmm.

One person?

[laughs]

-[Shun] Please work with me.
-[Dai] My pleasure.

-[Megumi] Thank goodness.
-[Yoshimi] As we thought.

-So cute when he smiles.
-[Megumi] He looks happy.

Dai is very expressive.
That's part of his charm.

[gentle music playing]

[Taeheon] Don't argue, all right?

-[Ryota] Did you sense it?
-[laughter]

-[Yoshimi] That's so funny!
-[Megumi] That was great.

-They all know how this could go.
-[Shun] See ya!

[Dai] Time flies.

[Alan] Last day!

[Shun] All right.

[sighs]

Last shift.

[Dai] Has coming here
changed you in any way?

Yeah, I think what I value...

[Dai] Hmm.

...has become more inclusive.

-Oh, yeah?
-[Shun] Yeah.

I used to make judgements about people...

Mmm, mmm, mmm.

...by the way they looked.

[sighs]

I'd be like, "That person doesn't look
like someone I'd get along with."

-And I'd avoid them.
-[Dai] Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Shun] Because of that, when I met people...

[Dai] You must've wasted
some chances for yourself, then.

I think this is a very big shift for Shun.

-[Durian] I'm glad.
-[Megumi] Huge improvement.

It's healthy to engage
with all kinds of people.

Even out of your comfort zone.

It seems like he may have a history
of not getting along with people easily.

-[Megumi] That's right.
-So this is a victory for him.

-[Dai] Last day. Unbelievable.
-[Shun] Mmm.

I wanna stay at least two more months.

[group] Surprise!

[laughter]

["Time Slow It Down"
by Elizabeth Riordan plays]

-[Shun] Wait a minute.
-[Dai] You scared me!

[Chiaki] Look at them,
they've become great friends.

-[Durian] They love each other.
-[Megumi] That's what matters!

-[Chiaki] This is so sweet.
-[Megumi] I love them!

-[Alan] Awesome!
-[Dai] So good!

I'm so happy to see you!

[Ikuo] I want to surprise them.

Let's make some bento and...

-We can bring our own aprons.
-That's a great idea!

-[Kazuto] Let's do it. All right!
-[Taeheon] Sounds good.

♪ You've got me wrapped up in your arms ♪

♪ Time, slow it... ♪

-[Alan] What can we get you?
-[Kazuto] Would you like coffee?

-[Ryota] Iced coffee, too.
-[Alan] Here.

♪ Time, slow it down ♪

♪ Don't let me forget ♪

♪ This very moment ♪

♪ Don't let me forget ♪

♪ That look in his eyes ♪

♪ Time, slow it down ♪

♪ Time, slow it down, mmm ♪

-[Chiaki] Gosh, this touches my heart.
-[Thelma] Incredible moments.

-A tale of youth, friendship and love.
-[Megumi] So amazing!

[message alert chimes]

[Dai] What? I heard the iPad ring.

"You'll now go out to dinner
to celebrate your last evening together."

-[Alan] What?
-[Ryota] Dinner?

-[Kazuto] What?
-[Alan] Where are we going?

"Dress up in the Green Room."

-[gasping and cheering]
-[Alan] It'll be amazing!

-[Dai] Awesome!
-[Alan] Oh my God!

-So excited.
-Can't wait.

-[Alan] What do I wear?
-[Kazuto] What does "dress up" mean?

-[Ikuo] This is so cool.
-[Alan] I've got goosebumps.

-[Ryota] Me, too.
-[Ikuo] So pumped!

-They're going to dress up.
-[Durian] Oh, fancy!

-Going to a nice restaurant.
-[Megumi] That'll be so fun! I wanna go!

-[Chiaki] Sounds fun!
-I'm super excited!

[upbeat pop music plays]

-[Durian] They look good!
-[Megumi] They're cute!

-[Thelma] They look great!
-[Yoshimi] So elegant.

-[Chiaki] They look so cool!
-[Megumi] All of them look amazing.

-[Yoshimi] Very stylish.
-[Chiaki] So good.

-Every one of them has their own style.
-[Yoshimi] They look fantastic.

[Kazuto] This is our ride?

[Alan laughs] Oh, wow!

-[Ikuo] Whoo, gosh!
-[Ryota] Wow!

-[Shun] Good!
-[Dai] Let's go, guys!

-[Kazuto] Amazing.
-[Alan] It's lit!

[all] Ooh!

[all] Cheers!

[Chiaki] So fun!

-[Alan] Let's have a toast.
-[Dai] Sure.

[Alan] To our last supper.

-[Dai] Wow.
-[Alan] Unbelievable.

Thank you, guys!

-[Dai] Thank you, everyone.
-[all] Cheers.

[Alan] Oh, gosh.
Everything here smells so good!

-[Kazuto] Mmm.
-[Ryota] Mmm.

-So good.
-[Dai] Wow.

-[Kazuto] I love it.
-[Dai] Oh, my God!

-[Alan] Oh, so good.
-[Shun] This is amazing.

-Food's good.
-Mmm. It's so tasty.

[Kazuto] Yeah.

I'm glad we could all
spend this time together.

-I'm so happy I'm here with all of you.
-[all] Mmm.

To celebrate
the friendships we've all made.

[Taeheon] Since we've been
living together,

I feel like we've created all of these
private, inside jokes between us.

We all have so much to laugh about
that no one else could understand.

-They wouldn't understand.
-Unless they'd been part of this too.

-[Kazuto] Yeah.
-[Ryota] Right.

When I return to society,
I know that I'll still chuckle

when I think about our time here together.

[Dai] "Return to society"
isn't a good way to put it!

Why? This is our world. Just for us.

[Dai] It's where we live now.

-Right?
-[Taeheon] Mmm.

We all have to return to society.
[chuckles]

♪ I believe I fell in love... ♪

We have so many special memories
together that I'm taking with me.

-Mmm.
-[Alan] Our life in the house.

-Doing the dishes, eating together.
-[Ryota] Hmm.

[Alan] Taking care of my skin, you know?

Hanging the laundry.

Making all of our group meals.

Everything was perfect
because you guys were with me.

Now I'll be doing all of the same things.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

But it'll be different because
you guys won't be with me.

When I look back on my memories
with all of you,

I'll remember that I felt supported,

and that gives me a warm feeling,
you know?

I'm really glad I made
the decision to come here.

Any time someone left
or someone new joined the Green Room,

I could tell
that it meant something to everyone.

And I felt the bonds between us all
getting stronger and stronger,

even though we started this as strangers.

Since I've been here, I've had the most...

[Ikuo] Mmm.

...amazing experiences with all of you.

-[Kazuto] Mm-hmm.
-[Ryota] Mmm.

[Taeheon] And I'll never forget this.

[Dai] Mmm.

♪ You know it's true ♪

♪ Can't slide it through ♪

♪ So hard to move... ♪

LAST DAY OF LIVING TOGETHER

♪ You know it's true ♪

♪ But you know I'll like it
If you sounded like you're missing me ♪

♪ Room sounds too dry
And everything is wrong and bitter ♪

♪ Do you know if we been together
Deep enough you'd remember me ♪

♪ I'll do, I'll do, I'll do ♪

♪ Forever, ever now ♪

♪ I've been thinking about you ♪

♪ I've been thinking about you ♪

♪ I've been thinking about you ♪

♪ Forever, ever now ♪

♪ Forever, ever now ♪

♪ Forever, ever now ♪

♪ Forever, ever now ♪

-[Durian] Gosh.
-Every object in the house feels precious.

-[Durian] I know.
-It does.

-[Megumi] Every single thing.
-It was like summer camp for adults.

All of these different personalities
coming together.

-[Yoshimi] Mmm.
-And they're all different ages.

We don't see
that kind of community very often, do we?

-I find that so wonderful.
-[Megumi] I couldn't agree more.

-They became very close with each other.
-[Durian] Right!

-[Thelma] Yeah.
-They're like BFFs, aren't they? BFFs.

-[Chiaki] Exactly!
-They'll be friends for life!

-That's what you call BFFs.
-[Chiaki] Yeah, it is.

-[Megumi] 100%.
-It's a great example.

-[Yoshimi] I think so too.
-[Megumi] And now it's the last day.

All of them are going to get answers.

I can't wait to find out
what they're gonna do.

-Oh, no. Can we add more episodes?
-[Yoshimi] I don't want it to end.

[Chiaki] I'll really miss them.
All of them.

[Alan] Can you believe it?

-[Dai] No.
-[Shun] Neither can I.

-[Alan] It doesn't feel real.
-[Taeheon] It's been such a good time.

[Alan] We learned a lot.

[Dai] Just seeing people come downstairs
every morning made me very happy.

You know, I thought
I liked being by myself, but...

I feel lonely just thinking about
being by myself when I get home.

I want to say thank you so much
to all of you. That's all.

[sniffles]

I've really enjoyed living with you guys.
[laughs]

-Thank you so much.
-[Alan and Kazuto] Thank you.

So I am going to be the first one

to leave.

Seriously?

[Taeheon] There are a few things
I need to say.

Well, unfortunately... [sniffles]

-...I didn't fall in love with anyone.
-[chuckling]

[Taeheon] But I discovered things
that were much more important.

I learned a lot of things from all of you.

Mmm.

The truth is,

before I joined you, it was hard

for me to think about
ever telling my parents

that I was attracted to men.

I joined this project because
I wanted to come out to them,

but I wasn't sure
how I was gonna do it.

There were times I thought that maybe if...

you know, if my parents didn't know
about this project...

hmm, maybe I wouldn't have to tell them.

When I shared this with you,

I think I found my answer

during the conversation we had.

[Dai sniffles]

Now that I have eight new friends,

I'll be able to go home,

see my family and...
and tell them the truth.

Mmm.

[poignant music plays]

Seeing your faces right now
makes me wanna cry,

so I'm just trying
to avoid looking at you.

Mmm.

-Thank you so much.
-[Dai] I'm crying!

-[Alan] Thank you.
-[Dai] Thank you very much.

[chuckling]

-[Taeheon sniffles]
-[Dai] Aww.

[Taeheon] I want to be stronger.

Yeah.

And live like that from now on, you know.

Let's do our best.

[sighs]

[Dai chuckles]

Thank you very much, Taeheon. [sobs]

I had a lot of fun with you.

-[laughs] Thank you.
-[Taeheon sniffling]

Your parents will
understand when they watch this.

Oh!

-[Kazuto] Thank you, Taeheon.
-[Taeheon] Thank you.

-[Kazuto sniffles]
-[Taeheon] I'll always have your back.

[Ikuo laughs]

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

[Taeheon] I know you had a hard time.

I'll always have your back.

-Thank you very much.
-[Taeheon] Thank you, Ryota.

-I can't...
-[all laughing]

Thank you, Shun. [laughs]

I want to say that if you ask someone
for help, ask a bit more politely.

[both laughing and crying]

Okay, it's time.
Green Room boys, thank you very much. Mmm.

-[Ikuo] Thank you very much.
-[Kazuto] Thank you very much.

-[Dai] Thank you.
-[Taeheon] Take care.

-See you.
-[Dai] Thank you very much.

[sighs]

[Taeheon] I think they're quite different

from the people
I would usually call friends,

you know?

Because I can tell them what I think
without filters. Mmm.

I found some real friends
I can talk to honestly.

I learned a lot from
each and every one of them.

And I'm also very determined.
I know what to do now.

Hmm.

I want to see my parents soon.

Thank you, Taeheon.

It's sweet seeing them all
be emotional in front of each other.

-Right.
-[Megumi] They've earned that comfort.

I'm gonna miss them.

-I can't bear to see them off one by one.
-Me neither.

[Megumi] I already feel like,
"Don't do this to me."

[sighs] It's time for me to leave, too.

[laughs]

I joined this house
after you'd all become friends.

So I was trying to be cool and trying
too hard to fit in at the beginning.

But gradually, I was able to relax,

and you accepted me.

You gave me guidance, and helped me
to understand things about myself.

During my time here with all of you,

I've thought about
a lot of different stuff.

I used this opportunity to learn how to be
honest about the feelings I was having.

I was able to express myself

when I had a crush on someone.

Knowing that
I've done everything I could for love

gives me tremendous confidence
for my future relationships.

So after I leave this house,

I'll keep learning, and...

-Mmm.
-[Ikuo laughing]

And continue to do my best.

-Thank you very much.
-[Dai chuckles]

-[Ryota] Thank you.
-[Alan] Thank you. Let's do our best!

We'll do our best.

[Ikuo] All right.

-[Kazuto] Ikuo!
-[laughs]

[Kazuto] Thank you.

[Ikuo] Thank you.

-[Alan] See you.
-[both chuckling]

[Alan] Let's do our best.

[Dai laughs]

Please take care.

-[Ikuo] Thank you for being so kind to me.
-[Dai] Of course!

[both laughing]

-[Shun] Thank you, Ikuo.
-[Ikuo] Thank you.

-[Ryota] Thank you. Mmm.
-[Ikuo] Thank you.

-[Ryota] Best of luck for both of us.
-[Ikuo] Good luck.

This is tough.

Well, thank you very much.

-[Dai] Thank you, Ikuo.
-[Alan] Thank you.

-[Kazuto] Thank you, Ikuo.
-[Dai] Thank you.

-[Alan] Your head!
-[Dai] Ouch!

-[laughter]
-[Dai] Are you okay?

-Oh, gosh.
-Ikuo was himself until the very end.

Yeah, that was so Ikuo.

[groans]

[Ikuo] This project has definitely
changed my outlook for the future.

Before I came here,
I wasn't as present in my life.

There was a part of me
that I hadn't found yet.

I think being with everyone
at the house

has reminded me
to prioritize my happiness,

and take actions that will lead me
towards living my best life.

[Ryota] I'm going to leave next.

[Alan whimpers]

Before I go, there's someone
I wanna talk to alone.

[Dai] Oh, okay.

I wanna talk with Kazuto.

-Mmm.
-[Ryota] Can you?

-[Dai chuckles]
-[Ryota] Thank you.

-[Dai] You're coming back, right?
-[Ryota] Soon.

[Dai] That's good.
We'll be waiting. [sniffles]

[Kazuto chuckles]

You know,

the other day, you let me know
how you felt about me, didn't you?

[Kazuto] Mmm.

At that time, I thought...

"Okay, now I can sort out my feelings."

I also thought I'd be able
to let go of my romantic feelings for you.

And it worked for a little while, I think.

But when you and Alan came back
from the sleepover date,

I mean the second sleepover date,

my stomach was twisting in knots

when I was listening
to your story about how it went.

That thing...

I mean, that time made me realize
I still have feelings for you.

So, yeah. I still have feelings for you.

Even now. I had to say it. Mmm.

I would love it if...

Well, I'd be happy
if we leave the house at the same time.

Together.

First, I want to say
thank you for telling me this.

[Ryota] Mmm.

[Kazuto] When I met you...

mmm... in the beginning,

when I started working
in the coffee truck,

it was my first time
serving customers like that.

[Ryota] Hmm.

-[Kazuto] You taught me so much.
-[Ryota] Mmm.

Mmm.

I appreciate you.

But after the day that you shared that ...

that you were...

[Ryota] Mmm.

[Kazuto] ...interested in me,

I started to feel
a bit awkward around you.

-Mmm.
-Even though I didn't mean to.

-Hmm.
-[Kazuto] Mmm.

It was so nice of you to tell me,
but I think, you know,

I couldn't return your feelings,
and that's just how I feel.

-Does that make sense?
-[Ryota] Mmm.

[Kazuto] So...

I won't...

be able to leave the house with you.

[emotional music plays]

Thank you for
considering my feelings again.

-Thank you.
-[Kazuto] Mmm.

[Shun] See you.

-[Ryota] Thank you.
-[Shun] Mmm.

-[Ryota] I gotta say goodbye.
-[Dai] You saved me so many times.

-Thank you so much.
-[Ryota] Mmm.

-Thank you, Alan.
-[Alan] Thank you.

[sighs]

-You saved me, too.
-[Ryota] Hmm.

-My pleasure.
-Thank you.

[Ryota] Mmm.

[Kazuto] Thank you.

-Thank you very much.
-[Kazuto] You're welcome.

-See you.
-[Ryota] See you.

-[Dai] Thank you.
-[Shun] See you.

[Dai] Good luck.

♪ From painted eyeballs
We claim new sight ♪

♪ A new sight to see... ♪

-[sobbing]
-♪ New sight ♪

♪ From painted eyeballs
We claim new sight... ♪

I thought it was painful but good

that I could say
the important things that I needed to say.

I learned how valuable it is
to stay honest

and to be kind to everyone around you.

I want to value
those kinds of things from now on.

I ended up with no regrets.

-[Thelma] Ryota! Ryota...
-Wow. He took a gamble.

It took a lot of courage to share
that he still had feelings for someone

who'd already rejected him.

-You're right about that.
-[Durian] Yeah.

I'm proud of Ryota for seizing the moment
and taking a chance.

-[Yoshimi] Right.
-True.

He's a reserved person, but he displayed
some real strength in that situation.

-[Megumi] Yeah.
-[Thelma] Mmm.

I, uh...

need to, um...

talk with Dai.

There's something that I want to tell you.

[Dai] Uh-huh.

Can we go outside and speak?

Okay.

Okay, sure.

We have to say goodbye.

[gentle, emotional music plays]

[Alan] Ah,
I'm gonna miss your hugs so much.

-[Dai] We hugged every day.
-Yeah.

[Kazuto] Thank you. [chuckles]

[Alan] Sweetheart!

-I love you.
-[Shun] You were like my big brother.

-I'm glad we met.
-[Dai] So am I.

Thank you.

-See you.
-Ciao, ciao.

[Alan] Ciao, ciao.

-[Kazuto] Bye-bye. Take care.
-[Alan sniffles]

[Kazuto sighs]

[Dai] Sorry. Thank you. [sniffles]

[Shun] This is beautiful. Don't you think?

[Dai] It is.

Let's sit down.

This brings back memories.

-[both laugh]
-[Shun] I feel nostalgic.

-[Dai] Yeah, me too.
-[Shun] Mmm.

When I look back...

[Dai] Mmm.

...I knew

early on that...

you had feelings for me, Dai.

[Dai] Mm-hmm.

But I always wondered why you liked me.

[Dai] Mmm.

I thought, "What does he like about me?"

-[Dai] About you?
-[Shun] Mmm.

The first time we went out

I didn't enjoy myself at all.

What? I can't believe it! [laughs]

Are you serious?
It couldn't have been that bad. Wow!

-[Shun] And...
-[Dai] Mmm?

I didn't want to choose you
for the first sleepover date.

That's horrible. [laughs]

[laughing] I didn't want to have the same
weird feelings I had on our first date.

Mmm.

I didn't want to date you,
because I didn't like you that way.

-But I wanted to be nice to you.
-Mmm. [sniffles]

[Shun] And I told you
I just wanted to be friends.

-[Dai] Yeah.
-[Shun] To reset our relationship.

-[Dai] That's what you said.
-[Shun] Mmm.

From that point on,
I started getting curious about you.

-In spite of?
-[Shun] Yeah.

I think that's why it became

a little bit easier for me to accept

that you liked me.

I saw that you were serious
about your feelings.

Then, slowly, I started to

realize I had feelings for you,

and I tried to get affection from you
when I could.

And we argued, didn't we?

[Dai] Yeah, we did.

[Shun] When I got irritable
or upset with you...

[Dai] Mmm.

...I was worried
that maybe you were the kind of person

who wouldn't take me seriously.

[Dai] Mmm.

-[Shun] I doubted you at first.
-Mmm.

But recently, when we've argued...

[sniffles]

...you have taken me seriously, haven't you?

["Golden Hour" by JVKE plays]

I wasn't really sure until today

about what our relationship
should be like at the end of this.

♪ It was just two lovers... ♪

-But now...
-♪ Listenin' to Blonde ♪

-♪ Fallin' for each other... ♪
-I know that...

♪ Pink and orange skies
Feelin' super childish ♪

♪ No Donald Glover ♪

♪ Missed call from my mother... ♪

...I'm certain
about the feelings that I have.

♪ I was all alone... ♪

-And I need to tell you.
-♪ With the love of my life ♪

♪ She's got glitter for skin ♪

♪ My radiant beam in the night ♪

Dai, I want to tell you that...

I love you.

♪ To see you shine ♪

♪ It's your golden hour ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

Shun, I love you, too.

I do.

♪ In your golden hour ♪

♪ Oh ♪

[Dai laughs]

♪ Kogane iro no planet ♪

♪ Don't you ever try to break it ♪

♪ Tadoritsuita secret
You're never ever gonna fake it ♪

♪ Me wo samaseba ♪

♪ We're gonna fly forever our sky ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ Got no tears in our eyes ♪

♪ See еverything with a smile ♪

♪ What a beautiful sight ♪

♪ I was all alone
With the love of my life ♪

♪ She's got glitter for skin ♪

♪ My radiant beam in the night... ♪

-[Dai] Wanna go?
-[Shun] Mmm.

♪ I don't need no light ♪

♪ To see you ♪

♪ Shine ♪

♪ It's your... ♪

-[Dai] It's so pretty.
-[Shun] Mmm.

[Dai] One more time.

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You slow down time... ♪

-[Dai] Thank you so much.
-[Shun] Mmm.

[Dai] I'd like to see you soon.

[Shun] I want to see you every day.

[Dai] If it's possible,
I'd love to see you every day too.

[Shun] Mmm.

I'm happy.

-[Chiaki and Megumi] Whoo!
-[Yoshimi] Yeah!

[Megumi] Awesome!

-So Shun really stepped up at the end!
-[Durian] He's a smart guy.

-Shun really stepped up.
-[Yoshimi] I'm so impressed!

-[Megumi] He shared what was in his heart!
-Gosh.

[Megumi] Scored the goal
when it was needed.

[Yoshimi] What happened, though?

He was sulking
and complaining like such a spoiled brat,

But then he finally said, "I love you."

-His words were powerful. I was moved.
-[Megumi] Exactly!

-I agree.
-[Yoshimi] And surprised.

We were kind of taken for a ride by Shun.
He stirred up our hearts, yeah?

-[Chiaki] Challenged us, but came through.
-[Durian] And made us cry.

-And we ended up loving him for it.
-[Yoshimi] Right.

We're all adults, but I think
a lot of younger people like Shun

feel like they need to try to test others.

[Durian] Because they're insecure.

[Thelma] So they may seem very confident,

but they're anxious about whether or not
they'll be accepted by others.

I think that's a tendency
a lot of us have.

-[Chiaki] Yeah, we all do.
-We want reassurance from our partners.

"Hey, is everything okay?
You really like me, right?"

Yeah, but it's scary to be vulnerable.

It takes a lot to break out of
our comfort zones and trust people.

And sometimes, opening our hearts
means getting hurt.

-I still think it's worth it in the end.
-[Megumi] I couldn't have said it better.

[Kazuto] I have something
to talk to you about.

[Alan] Go ahead. [chuckles]

Come on! [laughs]

The relationship between you and I...

started when
we went on the sleepover date.

-Then we had the picnic.
-[Alan] Mmm.

[Kazuto] And we went glamping
the other day.

[Alan] Mmm, mmm, mmm.

Our feelings haven't always lined up,

and things didn't always go well.

[Alan] Mmm, mmm, mmm.

But I feel that we've grown so much closer
than we were when we began.

I think that we've come far together.

[Alan] Mmm, mmm, mmm.

But unlike you, I'm not great
at expressing my excitement

about how things are going.

I'm not used
to talking about emotional things.

I usually just keep everything to myself.

So there might be...

times that I make you feel insecure

Or sometimes, maybe I'll disappoint you
or you'll think I'm being harsh.

I think you're a very special person,

and what we've started
means something to me.

So I've decided
that I don't want to end our relationship.

[Alan] Hmm.

[Kazuto] Mmm.

I want to keep getting to know you...

little by little...

by going places and spending time
making memories together.

If you'd like, I would...

I would like to leave this house with you.

[chuckles]

Of course we will.

-[laughs]
-[Kazuto] Mmm.

-[Alan] We'll definitely do that.
-All right.

This entire time,

I've been...

thinking about you so much,

and I'm still thinking about you.

So, um... during our stay...

in the Green Room,

when I think about
what I did with everyone,

and the time I spent with everyone,

the time we spent together, by ourselves,

you know,
stands out as the best part of it all.

I want to be by your side, Kazuto.

I really think I do.

I want to get to know you more.

If you feel that you'd like
to spend more time together,

after this experience...

that we've been through,

to see how we continue to connect,

I would love to be the one who
cherishes you and is always by your side.

The truth is, I just want you
to keep cooking great food for me.

[both chuckle]

-[Kazuto] Everyone's gone, but...
-[Alan] Mmm.

If we leave together,

we won't feel lonely.

["Dazed & Confused" plays]

How cute can you be? Seriously.

[Alan] Ready?

Say cheese!

Take one from your side.

Okay?

-♪ "Think easy," she said ♪
-♪ She said ♪

-♪ "Forever young and so wild..." ♪
-[Kazuto] Say cheese.

♪ "Or pull a g*n and then fire it" ♪

-♪ "Easy," she said... ♪

[Alan] I'll take this one.
You take the other one.

♪ "You're never young if you don't run
So get over" ♪

-♪ We still got walls on both sides ♪
-♪ Sides ♪

♪ Maybe ♪

-♪ I wanna know how to climb ♪
-♪ Climb ♪

♪ We're blind, blind ♪

-♪ Blind ♪
-♪ How'd we get air all this time? ♪

-♪ This time ♪
-♪ These things ♪

-♪ These things ♪
-♪ I never thought when you were mine ♪

♪ We used to break it together ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We used to dive
In our highest feelings ♪

♪ Are we growing older together? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I don't wanna miss anything
When I'm dreaming ♪

♪ We used to break it together ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We used to dive
In our highest feelings ♪

♪ Are we growing older together? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I don't wanna miss anything
When I'm dreaming about ♪

♪ When we were dazed and confused ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We used to dive
In our highest feelings ♪

♪ Are we growing older together? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I don't wanna miss anything
When I'm dreaming ♪

♪ We used to break it together ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ We used to dive
In our highest feelings ♪

♪ Are we growing older together? ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ I don't wanna miss anything
When I'm dreaming about ♪

♪ When we were dazed and confused ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

[song fades]

[all] Wow!

-[Megumi] It's so satisfying!
-[Chiaki] It was wonderful!

I can't believe it!
This is so epic! Oh gosh!

-Wow, bravo! Seriously!
-[Durian] I'm so impressed.

-[Thelma] It's so amazing.
-[Chiaki] It's great.

[Megumi] I think that Kazuto and Alan's
story was also really good.

-They're a perfect match!
-[Durian] Perfect!

-[Megumi] I think so too.
-They're so cute! Yeah.

They moved at completely different paces
when it came to love, didn't they?

-[all agreeing]
-Alan is straightforward, "I love you!"

-Kazuto falls in love much more slowly.
-[all] Mmm!

-I'm so happy that those two got together.
-[all] Mmm.

It's all about where
each person is emotionally,

and when and how they feel ready

to share their feelings
with each other, right?

When the timing and the feelings match,
a couple is formed.

-That's a miracle, a miracle.
-It's truly a miracle, isn't it?

[laughter]

-[Megumi] Absolutely a miracle!
-Yeah.

This is a reality dating show,

but I thought it was also about
each member of the cast growing up.

-[Megumi] I agree.
-I'm very happy that we could watch them.

So the title of The Boyfriend
really has two meanings.

One is a romantic partner.

-The other is more about the friendships.
-[Chiaki] Interesting.

Both of these meanings
apply to this reality show.

Yeah, because you know,
sometimes on reality shows,

things can get nasty,
and that's the fun of it.

But on this show, I loved that
their stories were inspiring.

They genuinely cared about each other,

and by sharing so much, they were able
to help each other grow and heal.

"I see that this is how I should live."
That's what it made me think.

-[all agreeing]
-[Megumi] It really made me think that!

-[Thelma] Hmm.
-I can say that I learned a lot from them.

-I feel my heart has been broken open.
-[Megumi] Mine too.

It was beautiful to watch all of them
taking care of each other.

They were all very kind.

And now,
I want to be in love with someone!

-I want to love someone so much.
-Yes, please, me too!

-Oh, I've lived a life full of lies.
-[laughter]

-[Megumi] It's not too late.
-[Durian] You can fix it now.

-[Chiaki] Always a chance.
-You can start a new life.

-I can?
-[Thelma] You can return to society.

-[Yoshimi] Can I still get my life back?
-[Megumi] Yeah!

-[Yoshimi] Can I return to society?
-[laughter]