My Beautiful Man Explained

My Beautiful Man
Ja Kanji:美しい彼
Ja Romaji:Utsukushii Kare
Type:light novel
Author:Yuu Nagira
Illustrator:Rikako Kasai
Publisher:Tokuma Shoten
Imprint:Chara Bunko
Volumes:3 + 1 side story
Type:drama
Episodes:10
Type:live film
My Beautiful Man: Eternal
Director:Mai Sakai
Music:Yoshitaka Fujimoto
Studio:C & I Entertainment
Licensee:Viki
Type:manga
Author:Yuu Nagira
Illustrator:Megumi Kitano
Publisher:Tokuma Shoten
Magazine:Chara
Imprint:Chara Comics Collection
Volumes:3

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 three volumes published, as well as one side story.

A live-action television drama adaptation starring and was broadcast from November 19, 2021, to December 24, 2021, on MBS as part of the programming block . A second season was broadcast from February 8, 2023, to March 1, 2023, on MBS and TBS TV as part of the programming block, 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 manga magazine Chara.

Plot

Since childhood, Kazunari Hira has had a stuttering speech disorder that has led him to become ostracized by his classmates.[1] 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. Hira becomes fascinated by Kiyoi's beauty and charismatic presence, viewing him as the "king" of his class.[1]

Characters

Hira grew up with a stutter and has struggled to get along with others since childhood. His behavior is described as creepy. He falls in love at first sight with Kiyoi.
  • Kiyoi is Hira's classmate in high school, who Hira views as his "king." A popular student, Kiyoi has a cold personality. As a child, Kiyoi lived with his mother and had a lonely childhood, often spending time at home alone.[1] Kiyoi is initially disgusted at Hira's attention, but he is unable to leave him alone and becomes interested in him.
  • Koyama attends the same university as Hira and is part of the same photography club as him. He falls in love with Hira. During their fourth year of university, he becomes the president of the photography club.
  • Anna is a 23-year-old actress from Kiyoi's talent agency who has garnered universal acclaim for her acting. She is a friend of his and acts as his confidant.
  • Noguchi is a highly-sought photographer in the entertainment industry. He hires Hira as his assistant after seeing his photos. He has high communication skills and an eye for detail.
  • Shitara is Hira and Kiyoi's classmate who mainly bullies Hira.
  • Shitara is a 32-year-old man and a huge fan of Anna. He initially befriends Hira for understanding his passion as her fan.
  • Media

    Novels

    My Beautiful Man is written by Yuu Nagira as her debut work.[2] It is published by Tokuma Shoten under the Chara Bunko imprint, with Rikako Kasai providing the illustrations. 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.[3]

    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.[4] 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."[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]

    Tokyopop licensed the novels for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.[5]

    Audio drama

    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.[6] [7] The first volume was released on June 28, 2019.[8] The second volume was released on July 23, 2021.[9] [10] A special version of the CD included a bonus CD adapting the chapter "Moon Age 14."[11] 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.[12]

    For their roles, Ono wanted to express Hira with "delicacy and detail", stating that he consulted the sound director about Hira's stuttering.[13] 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.[13] 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.[14]

    Television drama

    On October 12, 2021, a live-action television drama series adaptation was announced.[15] [16] The series was broadcast for 6 episodes from November 19, 2021, to June 15, 2023, on MBS on their programming block .[15] Additional broadcasts include TV Kanagawa, Chiba TV, Tochigi TV, TV Saitama, and Gunma TV.[16] It was streamed internationally with English subtitles on GagaOOLala.[17]

    The adaptation starred as Kazunari Hira and Fantastics from Exile Tribe member as Sou Kiyoi.[15] [16] 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.[4] She also speculated that the "deciding factor" for Riku Hagiwara being cast as Hira may have been his eyes.[4] 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.[18]

    The supporting cast includes as Kazuki Koyama, as Shirota, as Miki, as Momo, as Shima, and as Kurata.[19] [20] On December 3, 2021, for the "university arc", was cast as Yohei Koyama and Toshiyuki Someya was cast as Iruma.[21] The series is directed by, with in charge of the script.[20] The opening theme song is "Caramel" by and the ending theme song is "Follow" by Rosu.[22] [23] The drama adaptation has several parts changed from the original novel.

    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.[24] It was broadcast on MBS as part of the programming block as well as TBS TV.[25] Additional broadcasts include TBS TV, HBC, TUT, and RKB.[24] Mai Sakai and Fumi Tsubota returned to direct and write for the series respectively.[25] The original cast reprised their roles, and the new supporting cast included Motoki Ochiai as Katsumi Shitara, as Anna, and as Hiromi Noguchi.[25] On March 1, 2023, Kentaro Maeda was added to the cast as Kiriya Kiritani, and Dai Ikeda was added to the cast as Koda.[26] The opening theme song is "Bitter" by Rosu, and the ending theme song is "Kinmokusei" by Mosawo.[27] Rosu stated that they wrote "Bitter" from Hira's perspective, while Mosawo wrote "Kinmokusei" from Kiyoi's perspective.[27]

    Season 2 (2023)

    Film

    On November 19, 2022, a live-action film adaptation titled was announced for a theatrical release on April 7, 2023, nationwide in Japan.[28] It was created as a continuation of season 2 of the television series.[29] [30] Mai Sakai and Fumi Tsubota returned as director and scriptwriter of the film respectively.[28] The theme songs for the film were the same as season 2: "Bitter" by Rosu; and "Kinmokusei" by Mosawo.[27] Filming for the movie concluded on November 5, 2022.[28]

    The first season was re-released as a film titled 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.[31]

    My Beautiful Man: Eternal debuted at no. 3 in the Japanese box office, and within the first three days, it grossed with 97,000 people in attendance.[30] Advanced screenings from March 24 to March 27 added an additional gross and 2,000 people in attendance.[30]

    Manga

    A manga adaptation of My Beautiful Man is illustrated by Megumi Kitano. It is serialized in the bimonthly manga magazine Chara beginning with the February 2022 issue released on December 22, 2021.[32] [33] The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by Tokuma Shoten under the Chara Comics Collection imprint.[34]

    Tokyopop licensed the manga adaptation for English-language distribution in North America as part of their LoveLove imprint.[5]

    Reception

    Novels

    My Beautiful Man sold a cumulative total of 700,000 copies as of 2023.[35] It won Best Novel at the 6th Chil Chil BL Awards in 2015.[15] [36] In 2022, for the 13th Chil Chil BL Awards, Interlude won Best Novel, while Hira and Kiyoi won Best and Best respectively.[37]

    Television drama and film

    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.[38] The popularity of live-action television drama series in Asia led to Oricon describing the phenomenon as the "HiraKiyo" movement.[26] On the streaming service GagaOOLala, the second season ranked 4th place in annual viewership for the year of 2023.[17]

    My Beautiful Man won Best Video at the 13th BL Awards in 2022.[37] 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,[39] [40] and the Hot Actor Pair Award from the Weibo Account Festival 2022[41] 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.[42] [43] Hagiwara was awarded the Outstanding Breakthrough Star Award at the Weibo Account Festival 2022.[41] Yagi was awarded Outstanding Newcomer Actor at the Weibo Account Festival 2022[41] and Outstanding Asian Star in the 2022 Seoul International Drama Awards for his performance.[44] He was awarded the same prize for the 2023 Seoul International Drama Awards for his performance in the show's second season,[45] 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.[46]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 人見知りな八木勇征、「美しい彼」で"短パン小僧のような"萩原利久と絆深める . Shy Yusei Yagi deepens his bond with Riku Hagiwara in My Beautiful Man, who is "like a little boy with short shorts" . ja . . 2021-11-11 . 2024-04-02 . January 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119122634/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/451951 . live .
    2. Web site: 第168回「直木賞」雫井脩介氏&凪良ゆう氏が初ノミネート 「芥川賞」候補に米出身グレゴリー・ケズナジャット氏も . ja . . 2022-12-16 . 2024-04-02 . January 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117110340/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2260616/full/ . live .
    3. Web site: 小説Chara vol.41 . Shosetsu Chara vol. 41 . ja . . 2024-04-02 . September 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929081430/https://www.chara-info.net/product/mag-nc/20064/ . live .
    4. Web site: Monaka . Sonoda . 「すごく自然に『平良と清居だ』と思った」萩原利久&八木勇征でドラマ化! 大人気小説『美しい彼』作者・凪良ゆうインタビュー . "I could really naturally think, 'They're Hira and Kiyoi!'" she states, about Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi in the drama adaptation! Interview with Yuu Nagira, the author of the popular novel My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2021-11-19 . 2024-04-02 . August 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220817022514/https://ddnavi.com/interview/884701/a/ . live .
    5. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Tokyopop Publishes Novels, Manga of Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man BL Series . . 2024-05-24 . 2024-07-28.
    6. Web site: 美しい彼 . My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2024-04-02 . September 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930182110/https://www.chara-info.net/product/drama/25412/ . live .
    7. Web site: 悩ましい彼 美しい彼3 . My Annoying Man: My Beautiful Man 3 . ja . . 2024-04-02 . February 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216223357/https://www.chara-info.net/product/drama/35991/ . live .
    8. Web site: ドラマCD「美しい彼」 . Drama CD: My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064105/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1330693/1/ . live .
    9. Web site: ドラマCD 憎らしい彼 特設サイト . Drama CD: My Hateful Man Special Website . ja . Ginger Records . 2024-04-02 . December 9, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209063746/http://ginger-records.jp/heis2/ . live .
    10. Web site: ドラマCD「憎らしい彼 美しい彼2」 . Drama CD: My Hateful Man: My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064106/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1422274/1/ . live .
    11. Web site: ドラマCD「憎らしい彼 美しい彼2」 『月齢14』セット . Drama CD: My Hateful Man: My Beautiful Man and "Moon Age 14" Set . ja . . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064128/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1422276/1/ . live .
    12. Web site: ドラマCD「悩ましい彼 美しい彼3」 . Drama CD: My Annoying Man: My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064106/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/41498/products/1478727/1/ . live .
    13. Web site: 「美しい彼」アフレコインタビューvol.1 . My Beautiful Man dubbing interview vol. 1 . ja . Ginger Records . 2019-06-07 . 2024-04-02 . June 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610182452/http://ginger-records.sblo.jp/article/186107436.html . live .
    14. Web site: 「美しい彼」アフレコインタビューvol.2 . My Beautiful Man dubbing interview vol. 2 . ja . Ginger Records . 2019-06-14 . 2024-04-02 . April 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230401015655/http://ginger-records.sblo.jp/article/186137848.html . live .
    15. Web site: 萩原利久&八木勇征、ドラマ『美しい彼』ダブル主演 "ぼっちとカリスマ"男子高校生の初恋描く . Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi co-star in the drama My Beautiful Man, depicts the first love of "loner and charismatic" high school boys . ja . . 2021-10-12 . 2024-04-02 . April 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230404070239/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2209884/full/ . live .
    16. Web site: 萩原利久が八木勇征に恋、BL小説原作のドラマ「美しい彼」でダブル主演 . Riku Hagiwara falls in love with Yusei Yagi, co-starring in BL novel drama adaptation My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2021-10-12 . 2024-04-02 . April 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405072146/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/448872 . live .
    17. News: GagaOOLala, the World's Largest LGBTQ+ Streaming Platform, Announces Impressive 2023 Viewer Metrics . . . 2024-02-23 . 2024-03-03 . March 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240309221306/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gagaoolala-the-worlds-largest-lgbtq-streaming-platform-announces-impressive-2023-viewer-metrics-302069860.html . live .
    18. Web site: 萩原利久&八木勇征&高野洸が初恋エピソードを披露「『あ~好き~!』ってなってました」<「美しい彼」> . Riku Hagiwara, Yusei Yagi, and Akira Takano share their first love stories: "Ahhh, I love you!" (My Beautiful Man) . ja . . 2021-11-17 . 2024-04-02 . November 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117024224/https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1059246/ . live .
    19. Web site: 萩原利久&八木勇征、W主演ドラマ『美しい彼』高野洸ら出演者を追加発表 . Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi co-star in the drama My Beautiful Man, Akira Takano and others announced as part of the cast . ja . . 2021-10-22 . 2024-04-02 . November 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120011024/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2211131/full/ . live .
    20. Web site: 萩原利久×八木勇征のドラマ「美しい彼」小山役は高野洸、高校編のキャストも発表 . Akira Takano cast as Koyama in Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi's drama My Beautiful Man, cast for the high school arc announced . ja . . 2021-10-22 . 2024-04-02 . December 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231212170448/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/450387 . live .
    21. Web site: 美しい彼:「大学編」から栗山航、染谷俊之が出演 舞台演出&人気俳優役で . My Beautiful Man: from the "university arc", Wataru Kuriyama and Toshiyuki Someya appear in roles as a stage producer and a popular actor . ja . Mantan Web . 2021-12-03 . 2024-04-02 . December 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202220622/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20211202dog00m200069000c.html . live .
    22. Web site: もさを。の新曲「カラメル」配信リリースへ、ドラマ『美しい彼』オープニング主題歌 . Mosawo's new song "Caramel" to be digitally released as theme song for drama My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2021-11-15 . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064609/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/105926/2 . live .
    23. Web site: Erio . Mitsushima . 新進気鋭の歌い手 ロス、"サイコな世界観"にハマるリスナーが続出 歪んだ感情を吐露する快感の連鎖 . ja . Real Sound . 2021-11-25 . 2024-04-02 . July 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220728031936/https://realsound.jp/2021/11/post-911397_2.html . live .
    24. Web site: 劇場版『美しい彼』ドラマ版シーズン2でショート予告を3週連続解禁 . Short trailers for season 2 of the drama adaptation of My Beautiful Man to be released for three consecutive weeks . ja . . 2023-02-04 . 2024-04-02 . February 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207122809/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2266628/full/ . live .
    25. Web site: 萩原利久×八木勇征『美しい彼』シーズン2キャスト 原作人気キャラに落合モトキ&仁村紗和&和田聰宏 . Season 2 of My Beautiful Man starring Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi includes Motoki Ochiai, Sawa Nimura, and Soko Wada to season 2 cast in addition to the popular characters from the original novel . ja . . 2023-01-25 . 2024-04-02 . March 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331103938/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2265265/full/ . live .
    26. Web site: 『劇場版 美しい彼~eternal~』本予告で"清居"祭壇解禁 前田拳太郎、池田大ら追加キャスト発表 . A Kiyoi shrine is revealed in the latest trailer of My Beautiful Man: Eternal, Kentaro Maeda and Dai Ikeda added to the cast . ja . . 2023-03-01 . 2024-04-02 . May 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531220104/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2269679/full/ . live .
    27. Web site: BLドラマ「美しい彼」シーズン2主題歌もロス&もさを。 . Rosu and Mosawo perform theme songs to season 2 of the BL drama My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2023-01-26 . 2024-04-02 . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203111604/https://natalie.mu/music/news/510469 . live .
    28. Web site: 萩原利久×八木勇征、劇場版『美しい彼~eternal~』"ひらきよ"の幸せをおすそ分け . Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi share the happiness of "HiraKiyo" in the film My Beautiful Man: Eternal . ja . . 2022-11-19 . 2024-04-02 . November 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125184401/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2257585/full/ . live .
    29. Web site: 清居の危機に平良が覚醒!? 『劇場版 美しい彼』クライマックスをちょい見せ . Hira awakens to Kiyoi being in danger?! A sneak peek at the climax of My Beautiful Man: Eternal . ja . . 2023-03-30 . 2024-04-02 . March 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330204136/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2273582/full/ . live .
    30. Web site: 映画動員ランキング:『美しい彼』3位初登場、『AIR/エアー』『仕掛人・藤枝梅安2』もランクイン . Film rankings: My Beautiful Man debuts at no. 3; Air, Shikakenin Fujieda Baian also rank in . ja . . 2023-04-10 . 2024-04-02 . May 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230510073102/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2274943/full/ . live .
    31. Web site: 萩原利久×八木勇征、ドラマ再編集版『美しい彼』期間限定上映決定 . Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi, My Beautiful Man edited version to be screened in Toho theaters . ja . . 2022-12-23 . 2024-04-02 . March 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314212944/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2261865/full/ . live .
    32. Web site: Chara 2022年2月号 . Chara February 2022 issue . ja . . 2024-04-02 . December 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231206045914/https://www.chara-info.net/product/mag-c/26510/ . live .
    33. Chara Editorial Department . chara_tokuma . 1451112391115042820 . 2021-10-21 . \ ✨コミカライズ✨ / #凪良ゆう 先生「#美しい彼 」 #北野仁 先生による コミカライズ決定‼️‼️ 高校2年の春に出会ったのは、他の誰よりも美しく冷酷なクラスのキングーー 月号(/発売)より巻頭カラー&新連載スタート‼️ . Comic adaptation! Yuu Nagira's My Beautiful Man adapted into a comic by Megumi Kitano!! On the spring of my second year of high school, the person I met is the cool-headed king of the class who is more beautiful than anyone else. A full-color spread will be released in the February issue of Chara (on sale on December 22) and a new serialization begins! . ja . https://twitter.com/chara_tokuma/status/1451112391115042820 . 2024-04-02.
    34. Web site: 美しい彼(1) . My Beautiful Man (volume 1) . ja . . 2024-04-02 . February 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216223358/https://www.chara-info.net/product/comics/30320/ . live .
    35. Web site: 「劇場版 美しい彼」萩原利久×八木勇征、注目の"ゆせりく"コンビが『オールナイトニッポンX』に登場 . My Beautiful Man: The Movie . ja . . 2023-03-15 . 2024-04-02 . March 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330172942/https://www.tvlife.jp/entame/553416 . live .
    36. Web site: 小説ランキング . Best novel rankings . ja . Chil Chil . 2024-04-02 . February 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214020530/https://www.chil-chil.net/blAwardRank/y/2015/mode/novel/ . live .
    37. Web site: Kim . Morissy . Twittering Birds Never Fly, Lullaby of The Dawn Top 2022 BL Awards . . 2022-04-04 . 2024-04-02.
    38. Web site: Fumika . Makishima . ドラマ「美しい彼」シーズン2でさらに深まる沼の魅力をBLライターが徹底解説 . A BL writer thoroughly explains the deepening charm of season 2 of the drama My Beautiful Man . ja . . 2023-02-20 . 2024-04-02 . March 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230316003557/https://thetv.jp/news/detail/1125272/ . live .
    39. Web site: 萩原利久×八木勇征『美しい彼』、ギャラクシー賞『マイベストTV賞』に選出&在阪局初受賞 . Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi from My Beautiful Man is chosen for the Galaxy Award's "My Best TV Award" and the first Zaihan Broadcasting's first award . ja . . 2022-05-13 . 2024-04-02 . January 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121044536/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2234600/full/ . live .
    40. Web site: 萩原利久、八木勇征の第一印象は「美しい」 『ギャラクシー賞』贈賞式にそろって登場 . ja . . 2022-06-01 . 2024-04-02 . June 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601210536/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2236967/ . live .
    41. Web site: 『美しい彼』萩原利久&八木勇征、話題俳優ペア賞受賞に笑顔「素晴らしい作品を作ることができた」 . My Beautiful Man Riku Hagiwara and Yusei Yagi accept the Hot Actor Pair Award with a smile, "We created an amazing piece of work" . ja . . 2022-12-20 . 2024-04-02 . January 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240116235747/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2261345/full/ . live .
    42. Web site: 八木勇征『美しい彼』2年連続の快挙に喜び 萩原利久は"某サッカーゲーム"の実況・ジョン・カビラとの対面で大喜び . Yusei Yagi ecstatic with the success of the second consecutive run of My Beautiful Man; Riku Hagiwara excited to meet Jon Kabira, the live commentator of Bo Soccer Game . ja . . 2023-05-31 . 2024-04-02 . June 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230601024653/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2280980/full/ . live .
    43. Web site: 【ギャラクシー賞】萩原利久「某サッカーゲーム」愛爆発 ジョン・カビラの生「ゴール!」に感激 . (Galaxy Award) Riku Hagiwara lovingly explodes, "Bo SoccerGame!", moved by Jon Kabira saying, "Goal!" live . ja . . 2023-05-31 . 2024-04-02 . October 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004124135/https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202305310001478.html . live .
    44. Web site: Outstanding Asian Star (2022) . . 2024-04-02 . September 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930234407/http://www.seouldrama.org/eng/awards/works2.php?entryDataYear=2022&type=type2 . live .
    45. Web site: Outstanding Asian Star (2023) . . 2024-04-02 . April 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240407064611/http://www.seouldrama.org/eng/awards/works2.php?entryDataYear=2023&type=type2 . live .
    46. Web site: 【毎日映画コンクール】八木勇征、劇場版『美しい彼』賞受賞で感謝 原作者・凪良ゆう氏や萩原利久との"ひらきよ"は「奇跡的な出会い」 . (Mainichi Film Awards) Yusei Yagi accepts award for My Beautiful Man with gratitude, says that creating the "HiraKiyo" movement with the author of the original novel, Yuu Nagira, and Riku Hagiwara was "a miraculous meeting" . ja . . 2024-02-14 . 2024-04-02 . March 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308144410/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2314482/full/ . live .