"The depth and emotions behind it" — Fans reminded of K-Drama scenes watching progressive changes in Shun following The Boyfriend's recent episode

The Boyfriend cast member Shun is all over social media for a development in his behavior towards Dai. On Tuesday, July 23, the latest episodes of The Boyfriend aired on Netflix, which revealed three couples matched for a private date. The episodes also showcased the dynamics between Shun and Dai.

Previously, Shun's behavior towards Dai came off as disrespectful to many viewers, as he did not communicate with him properly and also gave him a cold shoulder. Shun has revealed his experience with dating other men and netizens interpreted his actions as because of his past and it was a way to protect himself.

However, others hoped that Shun would change his way of communication and also openly express his feelings. Following his apology after an incident in episode 8, fans expressed their happiness at witnessing a progressive change in Shun. The apology also helped Shun and Dai get closer to each other.

Fans drew comparisons between Korean drama scenes from K-dramas like It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Our Beloved Summer, and the latest development in Dai and Shun’s dynamic.

A fan stated,

“This is what this scene reminded me of. And only a few ppl will realize the depth and emotions behind it.”

“ITS THAT SCENE IN OUR BELOVED SUMMER something that goes like “i’ll always come back to you. you just have to say sorry, im always the one who gives in in the end”- a fan added.

“Tsundere is a Japanese term for a character development process that depicts a character with an initially harsh personality who gradually reveals a warmer, friendlier side over time.”- a user stated.

Some fans highlighted that Shun met friends who helped him on The Boyfriend.

“Finally some development on Shun’s way of expressing his feelings, loved how he directly communicated his thoughts to Dai to fix their problem. Love him for that!”- a fan stated.

“I AM SO PROUD of shun’s character development and thats also THANKS to the good people he is surrounded by that influenced and guided him properly im so proud of everyone learning about each other its crazy.”- a user wrote.

“I'm a proud mom when I saw shun finally sorting his feeling and said sorry to dai and dai's reaction is shshsosjsksks my best boy! They deserve each other loves and company.”- a user commented.

Fans continued to praise the 23-year-old artist for the effort to bring changes in his behavior.

“Shun has grown so much this apology just goes to show that and you can tell this meant so much to dai”- a fan said.

“Shun is temperamental with past traumas. He is affected easily by negativity and fails to sometimes express his true feelings, or regulate his thoughts/emotions. But this truly showed character development and willingness to change for Dai.”- a fan wrote.

“Let’s appreciate Shun’s character development guys. He apologizes to Dai, and make a move first, im so proud of you.”- a user added.

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What happened between Shun and Dai in the recent episodes of The Boyfriend?

The Boyfriend cast runs a coffee truck called Brewtiful U to earn money for their daily expenses on the show. Every day, one person leads the business and picks another person as their partner for the day. On Dai's turn to lead the truck, he expected Shun to volunteer as his partner.

Surprisingly, Shun did not raise his hand and Dai ended up going with Ikuo. This hurt Dai's feelings, as he was shocked to see Shun behave this way. Although Shun texted Dai and told him about the reason he did not go with him, he did apologize to him.

Shun spoke about this with Taeheon, who advised him to apologize to Dai, and this time he took a step forward to patch up with Dai. Episode 8 of The Boyfriend showed an affectionate moment between the two, which created a huge buzz on social media.

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Japanese dating show The Boyfriend will air its last batch of episodes on Tuesday, July 30 on Netflix.