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If you know anything aboutTerrace House, you know its a very nice show about very nice people.

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When Yuudai Arai is first introduced, the 19-year-old aspiring chef looks like it’s an excitingTerrace Houseprospect.

He seems a bit awkward, but who isnt especially when theyre on a reality-television show looking for love?

Soon enough, however, Yuudai admits that he simply wants to date someone wholl take care of him.

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Not so for Yuudai.

Their courtship is stilted and painful, with Yuudai acting like an awkward child.

Worse still, Yuudai is a chef who doesnt even cook very well.

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Infuriating his housemates, it turns out.

Yuudai isnt a reality-TV villain in the model of, say, someone onThe Real Housewives.

He isnt especially good at manipulating people; he doesnt have enough understanding of people for that.

After all, the best villains always leave you hoping for redemption.

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