#wela

I love these kids!

What else do you really need? The entire cast is GORGEOUS. Everyone is gay. Most of them are hosts in a nightclub. Sex, blowjobs, handjobs, throuples, aerial silk shows - this show is going places (for about 4 episodes, then it’s a bit boring)😅.

You can either take this as a commentary on host clubs -entertainment or sex work?- or as a saucy, drama-filled ride that sanitizes the sex industry into a fun, non-problematic companionship service. While some characters struggle with navigating customers’ almost predatory advances and the blurred line between hosting and prostitution, the show ultimately sticks to the message: This is a fun place to work! We all love it here! Nothing to see, move along! Even bringing in a mom and a teacher who conveniently only acknowledge the aerial silk show but not the hosting side of things. Mixed feelings on that one. However, never forgetting the two girls who want Seiji and Ken to act like BL characters - like, we get it, but did they have to call us out so blatantly? I feel shamed, really. 😂

That said, I loved how the show presented the hosts as actual people - not tragic figures, not seedy caricatures, just regular guys who grab noodles after work, help out at family restaurants, go to college, and have relationships. A little de-stigmatization never hurts.

Now, the cast? My God. I get why Khem is obsessed with Wela because, for the first few episodes, I was too. There’s just something about First that pulls you in - those sultry bed eyes are dangerous!! Also, Wela’s plump, beautiful upper lip had Khem in a chokehold, and honestly? Same. ShogunFirst needs another series immediately.

Oh, and we have a throuple! Seiji is a magnet, so I get it. That man was made to be worshipped and deserves his harem. Give Seagames a full show already!

Then there’s Japan. Ken. GREAT. Jesus take the wheel.

The chemistry is insane, the NC scenes are spicy (I’m choosing to ignore the amateurish handjob one), and the premise is genuinely intriguing. Unfortunately, the writing doesn’t fully reach its potential.