Love Is Blind: Japan

It baffles me how polite they are, and communticate well with eachother with so much resepect.. yet still they struggle with the insecurety like lies and catfishing like personalities like portraying a better images of themselves. And even without this the still try to figuere eachother out without being intimate.. its like buying a car without trying it on the road, and yet alot of their parents are still together... its a special type of people these japanese... i would like to study them more :D.

I like the premise of the first season of the American version, even though some of the contestants were disappointing in their behavior towards their partners. I had an inkling that the Japanese version of the show would be better than that first American version.

What really surprised me was the very healthy mix of contestants by the producers. Most of the contestants truly seemed more interested in being potential marital partners over promoting their own businesses or boosting their social media profiles.

In any matchmaking process, there are always going to be matches that don't work out along the way. An encouraging point is that these participants seem to have learned valuable lessons along the way, even if it didn't translate to forever love in front of the camera.

Not only did the people act in a much classier way (such as not swearing, not talking about their sex lives, wearing more modest clothes) but they acted nicer to each other and it showed in the friendships formed in the female/male groups. I felt I learned a lot about Japanese culture and how it has changed over the last decades. For example I was surprised that these couples easily wanted to live together immediately as I thought that was still kind of taboo in Japan. I really felt the emotions were very real in this show, especially when the men would cry / be upset. It made me sad when one of them was crying, man or woman and I felt sorry for the couples who broke up early on, but was glad it wasn't up at the alter like the American version. That made it also seem more realistic. And the couples that made it through were so adorable. I really hope there will be a season 2 of this version. My favorite part in each show is the wedding gown try ons and the wedding scenes, the women look so beautiful.

I love cultural diversity so it's a gift to see "Love is Blind" in different cultures. I was happy to see some of the cultural differences in the Japanese series and would have loved to see more for example traditional clothing. It was interesting to see how the couples communicate especially when engaging in a serious conversation. It was also neat to see how there was an important focus on being respectful in this culture. At times the show was a bit dry and slow but then would grab my attention and pull me back in. I felt like a few women were more focused on promoting their talents on the show than falling in love. Some of the overdubs were awful, especially the one that sounded like a little girl. This was especially creepy because under the overdue you can hear that she has a deeper adult voice. Overall I enjoyed this season of Love is Blind Japan.

Everyone come from all walks of life. There is no perfect Prince Charming or princess. Everyone has their flaws and definitely their own charms. It is a really interesting and diversified show.