Casamento às Cegas: Japão

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.

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.

I really enjoyed this series. As an American that has never been to Japan, I found it even more interesting to learn about the culture and how the contestants went about dating. The contestants led with their brain instead of their heart which is typically seen in American dating shows. I also enjoyed seeing the places that they visited for the getaway and the apartments that they lived in leading up to the wedding. Plus their budget is huge as shown by the design for the pods, living quarters, the flower filled bridge for where the couple meets if they get engaged and the hotel for the getaway!

The contestants took the experience seriously especially when compared to those on the American version. Although some of the contestants fell for the same person, there wasn't any animosity or drama over it. There were no cat fights and both the male and female groups provided a sense of support for one another. This show was filled with love and you can't but hope that everyone finds someone.

I liked that the couples who did get "married" or just walked down the aisle showed that it is possible to fall in love without seeing the other first. I enjoyed hearing about their reservations before the wedding and how they worked on them as a couple. All of the couples took the dating process more seriously and that is shown in the types of conversations that they had on the dates.

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.

It will bring to you all the emotions from being strangers thru to the process of getting married from different people's perspective.

Sometimes I feel sweetness, sometimes I feel stress when I put myself in the guys' shoes.

Definitely a must watch. I bet the girls will love this more than a guy do. But I am a guy! :)

I wish they can continue filming their lives but alas, it's not possible as once the love ends, most likely they will never return.