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#My Love Mix-Up!
gabrielokun · 7 months
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chinchillion · 6 months
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chinzillas · 6 months
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kieta hatsukoi (2021) - my love mix-up! (2024)
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hiphopcherrrypop · 5 months
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if i read a BL manga i gotta redraw a page as lava or i will die it seems
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ranchthoughts · 11 months
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the kieta hatsukoi dynamic:
"Oh no! He thinks I have a crush on him!! Should I have a crush on him?? Wait... I have a crush on him."
"Oh. I had not noticed you have a crush on me. I will do some soul-searching and self-reflection and get back to you on whether or not have a crush on you. Sorry for the delay."
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neuroticbookworm · 6 months
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GMMTV 2024 Part 1 Current Standing
I have successfully survived all the singing, thanks for asking.
Pumped, Seated, Gimme It Right Now:
The Trainee -- OffGun with a GL side? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP
Pluto -- FILM IS IN A GL, I REPEAT, FILM IS IN A GL
Peaceful Property -- TayNew Ghost Hunting Comedy. It's wack. It's Tay. It's Newwie. I'll be there
My Golden Blood -- GAWIN. JOSS. VAMIPIRE. NEO AND MOND. Can ya'll feel me vibrating in excitement???
Kidnap -- Ohm Pawat is in a BL. And he has a gun. And a younger brother. And Papang has another gun. As long as I don't see Perth anywhere near this project, I AM SOLD
Wandee Goodday -- They boxing. They fuckin'. They're Great, Inn, and THOR. THOR. We're gonna have bucketloads of fun with this one, y'all.
Intrigued and Will Watch:
We Are -- mainly because there are way too many BL boys in this - PondPhuwin, SatangWinny, AouBoom and MarcPawin. Just.. for why?
Only Boo! -- Idol Factory BL? I'm listening
Ossan's Love Thailand -- I have not yet watched Ossan's Love Japan, but I will definitely catch up and watch this live. Remakes of beloved BL classics from Japan? GMMTV is cooking something here and I wanna be in the know
My Love Mix-Up! - Another remake of a Japanese BL, my interest is piqued. I will catch up on Kieta Hatsukoi and My School President for this one
Maybe?
My Precious the Series -- maybe I'll catch up on the movie and watch this if I catch a Nanon fever when it airs
Ploy's Yearbook -- just to keep my shirtless Joong agenda active
The Interest -- maybe for Bright, but I highly doubt it
Nah:
Summer Night -- I see Dunk, and I don't see Joong. So I ain't going here, fam.
High School Frenemy -- I've seen enough friends-to-enemies with an unspoken sexual tension between the leads in Indian movies. Pass
Enigma 2 -- Lol. No.
Ploy's Yearbook -- I've been informed that Joong and Film are adopted siblings and …oh my god. In 2024, GMMTV? Why? Not even Joong's face can make me watch this
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fellhalcyon · 1 year
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japanese bl + doting
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lovebug113 · 3 months
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𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 shunsuke michieda moodboard
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gabrielokun · 5 months
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chinchillion · 6 months
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MY LOVE MIX-UP! (2024)
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fierrochase-falafel · 6 months
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Interpreting insecurity: looking into Aoki from Kieta Hatsukoi (the manga)
I finished Kieta Hatsukoi (My Love Mix-Up) lately and I've been...invested. It's a fun little shuojo manga with interesting main characters, insightful conversations, realistic portrayals of high school and high school relationships, and is also just really funny and endearing. The main romantic pair, Aoki Souta and Ida Kousuke, absolutely radiate ADHD bisexual and autism gay (always an entertaining combination) and they're so great, I would highly recommend. I'm halfway through the live action adaptation as well, and it genuinely reflects the original work so well in its medium that I'm going to highly recommend that too. Spoiler-free review aside, let's get into it.
Anyways, there was this 1 line in volume 8 that got me thinking from when Aoki was dwelling about Ida's mother possibly disliking him, and he thinks:
"Aoki is so wonderful." "He's too good to be dating Kousuke." That'd never happen...
Now this was really interesting to me (and was the beginning of this entire rabbit hole), because the scenario that Aoki would surely WANT is for Ida's mother to be perfectly happy with him dating Ida. Something along the lines of, "I'm so glad he's dating Kousuke!" But no...the comparison he makes with the current assumed scenario of Ida's mother disliking him is one where Ida's mother likes him so much she thinks he's TOO good to be dating Ida. And the distinction is subtle, and seemingly doesn't mean anything. Earlier in the same chapter in volume 8, Aoki's mother says, "I really wish I had a son like you", about Ida. A very Asian parent thing to say honestly (/lh). It doesn't negate Aoki's being her valued son but emphasises that the characteristics of Ida are something she would've wanted in her own child, and something she doesn't see in her own son. It's another offhand comment, another subtle comment, however these small things combined with what we already know about Aoki do shape the way I view him.
Aoki is a character who we meet, from the get-go, messing up. The first panel is him forgetting his eraser and frantically asking around for one, and then him dropping Hashimoto's eraser leads to a whole 9 volumes of Aoki messing up. He's not the only one to mess up, of course, but he does spend a LOT of the series being his own worst enemy (which is so real) due to his impulsivity and overthinking. It's established early on that he struggles to do well at school, and it's often joked about that he wants to be more popular but he isn't. There was that one short in volume 7 where he was getting hyped about being compared to a famous handsome actor until it turned out the girls were just making fun of him a little, and even though he got over it easily, he still felt a bit insecure about it. He is also somewhat insecure about being made fun of for his weight when he was really young (referring to it as his "dark past" at age 17/18 feels like a sign he didn't fully get over it). His mother comments earlier in volume 8 that he wasn't good at studying the way his sister was, which was meant to be funny but also implies his sister overshadowed him academically as well.
Aoki is easygoing and takes a lot of this in stride, with it being used for passing jokes as opposed to something that he thinks about very deeply. That being said, with all this combined, Aoki is shown to be quite insecure, because even when he isn't outright failing, he's never been "good enough". Let's take a fairly minor example of this: he's not unpopular but girls didn't seem to fall for him at all, and don't through the series. The series starts with him getting friendzoned by Hashimoto after all, and even when we see instances of girls liking Ida (Kokoro, Mai when he was a kid), Aoki never seems to have that. He doesn't get chocolates in his locker on Valentine's day, and the one time in-series he thought someone might have a crush on him (Saionji), she liked their work manager instead. The series never takes itself too seriously when it comes to this, as Aoki is easygoing, but in my opinion they add context to why Aoki seems to lack a lot of self-confidence. Aoki wanting to surpass other people's expectations for him and feeling guilty/worthless about not 'performing well enough' become a bigger deal in terms of academia and school, as I will get to.
Aoki is paralleled with Ida a lot actually, as someone who cares more about societal status norms but is unable to accomplish them to the same degree. Academically, Aoki regularly worries Ida is leaving him behind in terms of grades and the future, and he wants to keep up with Ida so he feels they can have a future together that is fulfilling for Ida. Furthermore, Aoki's insecurities about their relationship often stem from the idea that he is having to try more than Ida, or the relationship might mean more to him than Ida because Ida seems very naturally calm and collected where Aoki is not. Ida's room is tidy, Ida is able to study with the assumption he will pass, Ida is in the A-class for skiing, Ida knows what he wants to do after graduating: Ida seems like a guy who has everything together, and Aoki comparing himself to Ida is what often causes internal conflict in him until he learns to somewhat let it go before the exam. For Aoki has always never been 'good enough', and he struggles through life very expressively. He freaks out massively partially because he's insecure about messing up again, assuming he's done something wrong and reacting defensively to that (like his massive freak-out over whether Ida's mom likes him or not). Ida, however, doesn't even notice a lot of this stuff at all, and is therefore shown often having the opposte problem to Aoki. Where Aoki knows exactly how he feels and struggles a lot with being straightforward about it and not overthinking too much, Ida struggles with thinking more and thoroughly about how he and other people feel. I think Aoki and Ida coming in from completely different sides on this leads to some of Aoki's defensiveness (see comments such as "What is with you?" and "What are you doing?" when he seems annoyed) when talking with Ida. It sounds insensitive but really a lot of the time they do not understand what the other is doing at all, and if Aoki feels like he is being judged in the slightest he will immediately double down on it because he's somewhat insecure. Ida's lack of expressiveness (and thus more collected appearance) compared to Aoki's super expressiveness contributes to this as well, I think. I think I'd argue Aoki and Ida are one of those "opposites attract but in some surprising ways they're quite similar" fictional couples, because they perceive and engage with the world very differently, but when it comes down to it, they take their emotions very seriously and manage to take their relationship at their own pace without trying to put pressure on each other (this was something Hashimoto and Akkun struggled with in their relationship quite a bit).
Coming back to where I started this post, Aoki's comment isn't too serious but I think it tells us Aoki assumes quite quickly that Ida's mother A) doesn't like him and B) doesn't like him because of how good he intrinsically is. It would be way more plausible for Ida's mother to want him to spend less time with Ida because she's worried they'll distract each other from studying or something, but Aoki assumes it is his fault because he isn't good enough for her. The way he doesn't feel like he's good enough academically or in handling relationships. This is something he truly feels and that contributes to him making impulsive decisions to salvage what he thinks is the be-all end-all. He does get angry with Ida when Ida tells him he doesn't have to push himself to go to Syuei University because he sees it as a slight on his own abilities, and a sign he isn't good enough to make it there with someone as seemingly put-together as Ida. Okano has to remind him that he is himself and shouldn't compare himself to Ida: as much of a mixed bag Okano is (yeah he does become more open-minded from volume 5 but the bar was not high), it's important for Aoki to know that.
I will say though, in Aoki's relationship with Ida, despite involving SO much miscommunication and Aoki being worried he isn't good enough to date Ida, Aoki's relationship with his insecurities evolves very clearly with Ida. In volume 1 he's worrying over Hashimoto and Ida deserving each other and not wanting them to worry about him getting in the way despite having feelings for both of them at different points in the story. Even though he believes they deserve someone as good as each other and he never stood a chance (especially as he tells Ida), Ida is the first one to tell him he's kind and shouldn't give up just because he thinks he isn't good enough for someone else. Aoki does eventually take the leap and tell Ida he likes him on the Hokkaido trip despite his own reservations that usually lead him to give up and get defensive before he's even taken any action. Ida's blunt honesty and direct communication rubs off on him a bit, and he slowly starts broaching more personal subjects and becoming less embarassed about it. Ida gives him advice on a future field of study when Aoki asks about it, and Aoki is the one who brings up so many topics in later volumes such as his fears about whether Ida's mother likes him and whether they ought to live together in university. Volume 5 particularly strikes me as a milestone for Aoki. After getting defensive and awkward about Ida's reaction to them touching hands, Aoki dwells on it by himself for a good while but then does apologetically admit he was thinking about that to Ida. Ida assures him he doesn't have to be on his guard, to paraphrase, and holds his hand to show he isn't weirded out by Aoki at all. Aoki being the one to admit something he feels embarassed about to Ida without lashing out is huge growth for him, and shows how far he's come in communication and facing his fears since meeting Ida. Ida's blunt nature means he always means what he says and says what he means, so Aoki slowly learns to talk to Ida honestly and trust that he isn't embarassing or 'not good enough'. When Aoki gets out of his own head a bit more, he stops being his own worst enemy and is able to properly appreciate the relationships he has. Like in the bit of volume 9 when Aoki finally tells his mother he's dating Ida. Even after the initial carelessness of Akkun, Okano's prejudice, the volleyball club's extreme (stressful) enthusiasm, Aoki finds the desire in him to be direct with her and tell her. Not only does he find the desire to be direct but the courage to be direct with someone he knows cares about him and his feelings, because he's slowly been able to do this with Ida. Aoki also rubs off on Ida, helping Ida grow as a character too, but this post is focused on Aoki after all, so I'll wrap this up soon.
Another quick point I'd like to make is that Aoki doesn't seem to overthink his interactions a lot with people he's not close with- reading about how casually nice Aoki was to Ida before the eraser incident is hilarious because of how genuinely unbothered Aoki seemed then. Aoki's confidence in doing things he thinks and/or assumes will help other people is near unmatched, like when he stepped up to be Cinderella in their class play or talked to Kokoro and her friends when the other boys were being awkward and silent, yet when it comes to confidence in genuinely communicating his own feelings, he has a long way to go. Going out of his way to help others is arguably partly Aoki's way of proving his own worth because of how much he cares about his friends being happy and fulfilled, and the series witnesses him learning to harness his own feelings towards other people so he can feel fulfilled too.
To conclude, I hope it doesn't sound like I think Aoki's insecurities define his character at all- heck they're so subtly included, they may even go unnoticed and you'd still get a good story. However, I still think they underpin every arc bringing Aoki closer to being an individual who is more bold and open with the people closest to him. He doesn't assume he has to give up because he isn't good enough anymore, and is more likely to be honest about his own feelings without always assuming the worst. Aoki is the sort of person enthralling and endearing to read about, but sometimes I feel like I would need infinite levels of patience to keep up with him in real life. Nonetheless, I appreciate him very much, and I appreciate the representation of him shooting himself in his foot by overthinking and comparing himself to who/what he "should" be, because that is something very relatable for many people and often at various points in their lives. At the end of the day though, this is all an interpretation, and I'm sure there are others to be made by anyone who cared enough to read this whole thing. In all his kind, high-strung, empathetic, impulsive glory, this one's to Aoki!
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absolutebl · 2 years
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Since disaster bi is also one of my favorite tropes do you think you can talk about some of your favorites ?(if you already haven’t)
ooo, good question
Favorite BL Disaster Bis!
Aoki in Kieta Hatsukoi AKA My Love Mix-Up! 
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Mark in Love is Science?
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Hao Ting in HIStory 3: the BL that shall not be named 
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Li Cheng in HIStory 4: Close to You. At least for a bit then he gets all over confident and super sappy. 
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Pete in the Kiss series
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Vee in Love Mechanics.
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Jin in Nitiman. 
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Pick in Puppy Honey.
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Fuse, poor thing. What a COMPLETE disaster. (Make it Right) 
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Phun & Noh (Love Sick), the goddamn heirloom disasters. 
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I decided characters like Pat in Bad Buddy and Shi Lei in BLIHID were more confident bi kings than disasters. Also I didn’t include those I don’t really like, like Dome in You’re My Sky or the cafe owner in My Lascivious Boss. 
As usual with bi identity in BL, I either trusted the narrative (in that it showed me the character dating more than one gender and not as a front) or the character said/implied a bi/pan identity. 
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ranchthoughts · 11 months
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thinking about Aoki and Ida and how differently they think
Aoki is more impulsive, barreling into things limbs askew, but it's not like he isn't thinking. He panics and wheels around in real life and in his mind; his brain goes a mile a minute and circles and circles. Like how he was worried about the volleyball team knowing about him and Ida and he had a whole tale imagined of Ida being ostracized, having to pay absurdly high club fees that would force him to get a job and then even drop out of school to pay. He's always thinking, and not only about himself - he wonders at what Ida is thinking, imagines what others might be thinking about him, and Ida, and him and Ida together.
On the other hand, Ida is more measured and deliberate. He is the one who asked for time to think on things when Aoki first confessed to him. He needs time to process and reflects on everything (what does it mean to be in love? how does he feel about Aoki? what do these emotions directed towards Aoki mean?) but his line of thinking is much more focused on himself. He doesn't care what other people think and rarely takes into consideration what they are thinking. He is reflecting for himself only.
Aoki second guesses everything in his relationship with Ida, unable to let anything pass without worrying about what Ida is thinking of it, or what someone else might think of it.
In contrast, while Ida is always ruminating on things too, he is fine with jumping in and reflecting on the way. He will take the time to logically and methodologically retrospect on his emotions but he is unbothered and quick to accept anything Aoki throws at him.
Aoki talks all the time, but he doesn't want to talk about his and Ida's nascent relationship. He panics when Ida verbalizes things and when they might be caught by others and is happy keeping their emotions and status understood between them, not said explicitly.
Versus Ida who doesn't talk a lot but is the one who says things explicitly and out loud. He wants to put names to thoughts and feelings because he isn't as tuned in to hints and social cues- he's doing all this self-reflecting in an attempt to name and comprehend the emotions swirling around him - and he doesn't care what other people think.
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animehouse-moe · 7 months
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My Love Mix-Up! Vol. 9
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It's ended today in NA, and I'm sad. But also fuming because of how Minekure sensei toyed with my heart. I nearly put this volume down and walked away from the story. But I'm glad I suffered through the hell because the other side is beautiful. Ending a romance series can always be a struggle because the story isn't ending, you're just choosing to bow out from it. But I think this finale does a great job of addressing that. It puts a lot of focus into the transitional period between high school and college, and uses that to separate the characters to signal the "end" of the story. I think it works really well because they tease you with some of the life afterwards as well. It's not just "oh we're done goodbye" but it shows that the story has continued despite us not experiencing it.
All in all, I have a lot of love for this series. It's funny, down to earth, romantic, and important in regards to the exploration of sexuality and love. This whole thing started from a dropped eraser with a name on it, and it's really something to remember that and see where we've ended up now. Like a drop of water becoming a wave, almost. It's sad to see it go, but much like the time capsule the cast buried, I'm sure many (myself included) will return to revisit this series with fond memories of it.
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katrasining · 2 years
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I watched Kieta Hatsukoi ❤️
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pooflemon · 6 months
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NO ONE UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH I LOVE 'MY LOVE MIX-UP!' NO ONE DJJ2HWJWJWK2YRZGDSDYDIY
I would love to talk to someone about it :>
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