Negosiasi Maskulinitas pada Pembentukan Relasi dalam Dating Show "The Boyfriend"

Alifia Nur Aziza, Lili Febriyani, S.S., M.Si.

2026 | Skripsi | SASTRA JEPANG

INTISARI

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis representasi maskulinitas dan negosiasi antar maskulinitas dalam pembentukan relasi antar cast pada “The Boyfriend” (2024). Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh munculnya representasi maskulinitas yang semakin beragam dalam media, khususnya pada tayangan yang menampilkan relasi sesama jenis. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Data diperoleh dari adegan, dialog, dan interaksi antar cast dalam “The Boyfriend”. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan teori maskulinitas Raewyn Connell dan teori interaksionisme simbolik Herbert Blumer. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa representasi maskulinitas dalam "The Boyfriend" ditampilkan melalui tiga kategori maskulinitas, yaitu komplisit, subordinat, dan marginal. Ketiga bentuk maskulinitas tersebut direpresentasikan melalui kepercayaan diri, kepedulian, keterbukaan emosional, kerentanan, serta identitas sosial yang ditampilkan oleh para cast dalam berbagai interaksi.

Penelitian ini juga menemukan bahwa negosiasi antar maskulinitas berlangsung melalui proses self, action, object, social interaction, dan joint action. Melalui proses tersebut, para cast membangun makna terhadap diri sendiri, orang lain, dan hubungan yang mereka jalani sehingga menghasilkan relasi platonik maupun romantis. Relasi platonik ditandai oleh kedekatan emosional, kenyamanan, dan dukungan interpersonal tanpa afeksi romantis yang timbal balik, sedangkan relasi romantis ditandai oleh ketertarikan yang saling dibalas dan intimasi emosional yang lebih mendalam. Dengan demikian, dating show “The Boyfriend” merepresentasikan maskulinitas sebagai identitas yang beragam, fleksibel, dan terus dinegosiasikan melalui interaksi sosial dalam pembentukan hubungan interpersonal.

ABSTRACT

This study aims to analyze the representation of masculinity and the negotiation of masculinities in the formation of relationships among the cast members of The Boyfriend (2024). The study is motivated by the increasing diversity of masculine representations in media, particularly in programs that portray same-sex relationships, especially gay. A qualitative descriptive approach with content analysis was employed in this research. The data were collected from scenes, dialogues, and interactions among the cast members throughout The Boyfriend. The analysis was conducted using Raewyn Connell’s theory of masculinity and Herbert Blumer’s theory of symbolic interactionism. The findings reveal that masculinity in The Boyfriend is represented through three categories: complicit masculinity, subordinate masculinity, and marginalized masculinity. These forms of masculinity are expressed through self-confidence, care and support, emotional openness, vulnerability, and social identity as demonstrated by the cast members in their interactions.

The study also finds that the negotiation of masculinities occurs through the processes of self, action, object, social interaction, and joint action. Through these processes, the cast members construct meanings about themselves, others, and the relationships they develop, resulting in both platonic and romantic relationships. Platonic relationships are characterized by emotional closeness, comfort, and interpersonal support without mutual romantic affection, while romantic relationships are marked by reciprocated attraction and deeper emotional intimacy. Therefore, The Boyfriend portrays masculinity as a diverse, flexible, and continuously negotiated identity shaped through social interaction in the formation of interpersonal relationships.

Kata Kunci : LGBTQ+, representasi maskulinitas, dinamika, interaksionisme simbolik, relasi, dating show “The Boyfriend