Calling all fans of good reality TV: Netflix is making history (and providing some much-needed fresh air) with its new Japanese dating series The Boyfriend. Billed as Japan's first same-sex dating show, “The Boyfriend,” which will air weekly starting July 9, brings together queer men for a month-long stay at a beach house in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture. Living together in a space called “Green Room,” the participants develop deep friendships while running a mint green coffee stall.

Netflix viewers know that the streaming giant usually goes for chaotic, shocking melodrama when it comes to romantic series and dating hits. (See this summer's “Perfect Match” Season 2, long-running favorites like “Too Hot to Handle” and “Love Is Blind,” and the Korean reality series “Single's Inferno.”) What sets “The Boyfriend” apart from other reality What sets “The Boyfriend” apart from other reality shows is its earnest, slice-of-life reality. The show is a realistic, realistic show, with the cast's reactions to anonymous love letters, a little phone snooping (yes, the cast keeps their cell phones, and no, it is not a “real” show), and a lot of the show's own personalities. Think Terrace House levels of coziness and intimacy. (One of the hosts of Terrace House, Yoshimi Tokui, also appears on the “Boyfriend” panel, along with Megumi, Chiaki Horan, Thelma Aoyama, and Dorian Lollobrigida.)

For the casting of the show, the “Boyfriend” team found a group of men from a relatively rural area who focused on building a connection and experiencing, as the show's synopsis explains, “romance, camaraderie, jealousy, and a blend of everything in between opportunities. Most of the cast members have everyday jobs (although some are models) and genuinely want to find love. Read below for everything you need to know about the cast of The Boyfriend (including their Instagrams).

29-year-old Alan is an IT worker of Brazilian, Italian, and Japanese heritage. He explains in episode 3, “Culturally, I'm Brazilian, but where I live is Japan.” He also says he is an “assertive” type of person who is quick to confess his love for someone he likes.

At 22, Dye is a college student. Despite his young age, he begins his self-introduction by saying, “I have experienced so many things that I think I may never find love.” Nevertheless, his upbeat personality makes him immediately noticeable to the residents of the Green Room. As for his type, he says, “I'm attracted to people who are a little eccentric.”

Gensei, 34, is a hair and makeup artist who enters the House with a realist's perspective: “It would be best if I could meet someone compatible, but it would be nice to find romance. He also admits that his type is “someone good-looking and a little masculine, but with a sensitive side.”

The 27-year-old Kazuto is a Japanese cook, and his skills are immediately noticeable in the green room kitchen. Working afternoons and evenings managing the restaurant, he visits “Boyfriend” to find a partner he can go home to.

28-year-old Ryota is a model and barista. He says. Whoever I love, that's who I am. I want to embrace that part of myself.” He also admits that one of his goals in the program is to “be able to act brave” if he loves the same person.

23-year-old Shun, an artist and DJ, already envisions an ideal future: he wants “same-sex marriage” and “adoption.” He added: “I am happiest when I am united with someone I love. I want a relationship where we can grow together.”

34-year-old Tae Hong is a designer living in South Korea. A believer in work-life balance, he says he is looking for a partner outside of the design field to “broaden our mutual horizons. He also said he joined “Boyfriend” to “openly express who I am” because he has not yet come out to his family.

Usaku, 36, is easily recognizable when he meets the rest of the cast, as he is one of the most popular male go-go dancers in Japan. His fame and interesting eating habits make him a topic of conversation among the performers. In episode 2, he says of his appearance on the show, “I want to be able to honestly tell people how I feel.”