I called my male friend KAWAII all of a sudden in Japanese - can boys be cute too in Japan?
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@@user-uq3um5nq7d Knowledge
Hahaha, literally wanted to comment the same thing just now!
Is your friend Daigo Umehara? :0 The voice us the same
"You're kinda cute"
The friend: "WHO?" (in the daddiest voice possible)
Lmaoooo true
True 🙆🏻🖤
IN THE WHAT
Yesss i loved it 🤩
It's been a week and I've had to re-watch this video twice because I can't get this comment out of my head lmfaooooooo
Personally, I like describing the guys I like as “cute” because I feel it represents a combination of being attractive, but also seeming to be a nice person along with that.
There are people who are physically good looking, but seem like they could easily be mean or moody, harder to talk to, or as if they don’t care about the feelings of those around them etc.
They’re not cute. Cute guys are nice guys. Usually they smile more and show their feelings more and are friendly and are able to be friendly without having to be flirty, so it makes it easier to approach them as a girl. Or if they’re shy that can be very cute as well.
Admittedly, usually they aren’t the toughest and “manliest”, but they don’t need to be feminine or timid necessarily. As long as they’re kind and also good looking, chances are, they’re pretty cute.
So “cute” describes both an attraction to appearance and character, while “handsome” is only appearance and “cool” is mostly character or behaviour or style. And you can think someone is cool without liking them as a boyfriend.
Dios si, yo también pienso así.
THIS
This right here is correct. I've rarely called guys I've known handsome. I think I'd be really embarrassed to do so.
YES
@@makeda6530 handsome feels like a word exclusively reserved for moms to say to their sons on prom night
5:29 that voice crack made me laugh out loud LMAO thank you Hitoki-san for this wonderful education, I learned a lot🤣
Me: You look kawaii
My friend: NANI!?!?
心配しないで、君が美人です :P
Your friend: is he in love with me?
たくさん笑いました 🤣😂😅
Nani the fck as usual weeb would say. 😆
Should i try it to my male friend? 🤔
THE WAY HE HUNG UP BEFORE HE SAID BYE 💀
LMFAOOO YEAH AND THEN HE WAS LIKE AH-OH-WELL-OKAY-AIGHT
@@katrinapamei7431 IKRRR 🤣🤣
☠️☠️
The struggle in his entire being when he wanted to say the guy was cute and kept going with it was great 😂 4:52
LMFAO IT WAS SO FCKN DRAMATICALLY CUTE RIGHT
MF WHAT SHOULD WE CALL NOW FOR A CUTE THING GODD SKSKSSK
Jajajajajaja muero cuando dice que parecía una trama BL 🤣
Eh, que haces acá.
Kamui me encanta verte y que sorpresa que estés aquí (つ≧▽≦)つ
Ooh alguien que habla español
@@julsw7176 pos sabroseandome un japonés jajajajaja
@@zect0o holu!
Cute in english for guys is more like “he’s goodlooking” or “his personality is endearing”, “lovable”, like a casual compliment; not necessarily child-like like in japanese but it can be
hm~i agree
You can mock at someone using “cute” though, it’s like “stupid” or “weak”
@@pennywang6461 I sometimes used this like this like “that’s cute” 🤣
Yup!
@@pennywang6461 That’s exactly what Kaguya did in the love is war anime. お可愛いこと, “how cute”
Clicked the video because of the Muku picture but stayed for the second hand embarrassment
YES! Muku!! I love your profile pic btw! A3 deserves more attention then it gets!! I’m so happy to meet a fellow fan! #muku just wants to get the prince role
FOR REAL 😭
LMAO yeah. clicked on the video because of the cute blush in the thumbnail, also stayed for the second hand embarrassment.
Same haha
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT MUKU. THANK YOU
I teach English in Japan and my students always call me "kawaii" even though I am a guy, but it is very much like you said I am kind of young and have also been told I have a small face. I feel like often people see me kind of like they see a puppy or kitten. My coworker who is also a guy, but is much more masculine and sporty they call "kakkoii" and I always found that interesting.
Your voice cracking when talking to your friend was hilarious. Thank you for this video! It definitely helps language learners like us! I hope there weren’t weird rumours going around your school after you made that call 😂
NOT THE WEIRD RUMORS hahaha
When the person hang up before he could say "bye" HAHAHAHAHA
To be honest, I don't know the concept of Kawaii and I've told that lots of time to my male japanese friends and students. That's why they felt weird. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Maybe he wanted to run away ASAP( ;∀;)
@@Onomappu Did he get mad as you? Hahaha Most Japanese guys never like being called kawaii.😊
@@victortriump1563 But in most countries.....we call both guy and girl cute....its so normal to call cute meaning that person is attractive in ur eyes....but if u say cool in other countries....it most likely means that ur not interested in that person..
@@Onomappu im a bit late but i think you could be very good as an actor pls make the BL drama with your fr- jk i love your videos! they're really helpful and interesting !
In English, we use “cute” for both appearances and personalities just like in Japanese. But, I think we use cute way more towards men than ppl do in Japan. I rarely ever call a guy “cool”. If I think he has 魅力 then I’m either calling him “hot” or “cute”. “Hot” ends up having a little bit of a more wild tone which is why I think most people end up using cute.
Here’s an example of how we use it to describe a man’s appearance.
A: What do you think of that guy doing push-ups over there? Doesn’t he keep looking this way?
B: Well he’s kind of cute. Do you think I should go talk to him?
A: Yes!! Omg, go go go!
The cute here doesn’t mean that he looks childish or like a girl, it just means that he looks attractive. “Cool” actually feels more 微妙 to me and “hot” might come off a bit too strong. If we say “hot” we are like seriously dying because he’s so attractive lol.
Here’s an example of how I use cool.
A: Oh, I hear Jamie likes you.
B: Oh really?
A: Yeah. How do you feel about him.
B: I mean he’s cool.
In this case, B has like no interest in Jamie and is likely to reject Jamie if he ever asked her out. I know かっこいい is used differently than “cool” in English, but this might be why at least I don’t use it much in Japanese. I rarely complement a guy’s manliness or coolness so I don’t use かっこいい often.
My go to words are cute, hot, and sexy, and as the last two can be a bit much I end up just saying かわいい in Japanese 😂
Other ppl may be different, but this is generally how I am
I thought about it again and I do use cool if let’s say someone tells me they can do a backflip or something, but I would then use すごい in Japanese as opposed to かっこいい
@@tobstar241 that’s a good question. As of now, I think I will use them differently in both languages, but that may change in the future as I (hopefully) become more immersed in the language and culture
@@WelcomeToTheRiceFields Maybe different age groups use different words. I still call the older celebrities that I like cute/adorable (for example Tom Hiddleston (40) and Mark Ruffalo (53)) but then again I’m not actually speaking to them directly so who knows.
i think in japanese it would be more similar to イケメンmaybe?
"Wild tone" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
But yeah I definitely agree with this comment 👍
私はあなたが一番かわいいと思います、そして私はサウジアラビアから来ました、そして私は日本が大好きです、そして私はそこに旅行することを夢見ています私はそれが起こることを願っています❤️❤️
Entendible
Habiba?
たくさんそして
Google traslate? Cuz the grammar is pretty bad :v
@@giovannisacco2865 no, estoy estudiando japonés y pues quería probar un poco
I had to stop studying Japanese at university (for fun) last year due to Covid, and since then, I haven't really had the time to practice a lot, to revise my vocabulary and kanji, let alone talking in Japanese. You have the perfect pace when speaking, and I am so happy that I can understand you fairly well without needing any subtitles. Thank you so much and keep up the good work!
Do you know about Hololive? That's great listening practice. Most of the time they speak informal, young people's speech though.
Your Friends be like: wtf this guy want? Am I-I "Kawaii"? 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for this BL drama!!
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@@ivensgabriel7213 SABIA akkakakakakkakakakak
Hello, I'm Japanese.🇯🇵
Oh, I always say "kawaii" to everyone regardless of gender.😂
Even from a Japanese perspective, You look kawaii ! ✨haha because you use a lot of "postpositional particle", so your way of speaking sounds very soft and kind.
¿What are "post positional particles"?
Mr./Ms.@@danielap548
Hi🙌 Post Positional Particle is a Japanese grammatical term.
It's one of the particles. And It's used at the end of a sentence or phrase to express the feelings and attitudes of the speaker.
Judging from your channel, are you a Spanish speaker ? If not, I am sorry...but if so,【¿eh?】can be a comparatively similar example although 【¿eh?】is Interjection, not Post Positional Particle.
Spanish Example :
[Llegan a la mitad de la calle, Alicia se detiene.]
Alicia: Bueno, ya hemos llegado. Gracias por la cartera, 【¿eh?】
Whether【¿eh?】is used or not, it makes sense. But by using 【¿eh?】, this sentences can be more meaningful.
(※ I'm not a Spanish learner, so if I have some error, I am sorry.💦)
As I said, 【¿eh?】is Interjection, not Post Positional Particle. However, I think they have in common in that both can express speakers' feelings.
There are many Post Positional Particle in Japanese language. Mr.Onomappu uses neutral and kind Post Positional Particle, so he is kawaii.💓
Thank you for reading my long sentences ! 🥳
Thanks for the explanation, I'm a Spanish speaker 💕💕😔
The way he speak makes me feel like I understand everything he said even though I don't know Japanese 😂
Me watching this video:
Also me at 2:27: hold up, I understand everything? And I didn't have subtitles on? Huuuh?
I kind of feel happy and taken aback. Sorry for writing down this comment that has nothing to do with the issue whatsoever, I just got a bit excited with my progress in Japanese. Thank you for explaining the difference of cute in the west and in Japan!
congrats
@@Money_Man55 thank you 😊
I wonder if that poor guy will ever know why he got called kawaii and asked if he wore make-up 😂
He definitely needs clarification.
OMG, I laughed so hard I'm crying now
LMAO TRUEEE
Well, if he is his friend...then he will obviously see this video...
@@subhamdas943 unless he keeps his channel a secret
Ikr? 😂 I love how he literally sacrifice himself as guinea pig. Dude have some balls to keep doing "teaching us".
To me, calling a guy “cute” can mean their personality is endearing and/or they’re handsome and has a smile that makes you want to smile. If I saw a very serious looking guy who was attractive, I wouldn’t really say he’s cute because he’s not emanating that positive, kind energy that someone like you does.
The way you speak so clearly in a sincere tone and the way you're using symbols, expressions, body language as you speak makes an incredible communication. even tho my Japanese is not that good I DON'T EVEN NEED TO READ THE SUBTITLES TO UNDERSTAND YOU( ꈍᴗꈍ)
his friend’s voice is really… wow i just really love his voice
I love how he doesn’t translate his friend asking if he has gone crazy and him blaming the extreme heat of summer. Lol
Also the part where the friend says he's gay if he's called cute heh.
Claire, it was translated
Am I the only one who thinks that his friend's voice is so handsome!? KDKDJJDNXNXNX
edit : WAIT- 1k likes???? omg thanks guys👁👄👁
It really is.
His voice sound like a VTuber, Holostars Kageyama Shien, Ikemen voice
yeah 😏
Ikr! Kinda husky voice right? *yes we're simping over someone's voice 😂
totally agree 🙌
I don't know what's funnier, the reaction of your poor friend (he really sounded like he was suffering), or you sacrificing your friendship in order to teach us (really, thank you very much) lol
It depends on where you speak English, but in America, "cute" can be used to refer to a very handsome man, a dessert, a two-year old or a situation in which someone does something very nice.
5:32 I think that his friend will not call him during summer 🤣 he hunged up the phone before he could say goodbye🤣🤣🤣
I just found your channel, and I'm honestly really grateful for the fact that you intentionally speak slowly and clearly for us English learning Japanese viewers. Thank you for that! It really makes us feel more immersed in your videos.
Ahhh esse vídeo me motivou a voltar a aprender japonês, tomara que eu não desista
😄🙏 Você consegue!
あなたの目標をあきらめないでください、そしてあなたの夢さえもあきらめないでください、あなたがそれを成し遂げるという信念を持って前進してください✊🏻
You’re soooo good at explaining things THANK UUUUU🤍🤍
I guess the meaning's kind of similar in English? 'Cute' is most often used to describe something adorable/child-like, but when someone says 'that guy's cute', it takes on the meaning of 'that guy's attractive/handsome'. I guess it depends on context?
P.S. Thank you for your contribution to science. It shall never be forgotten.
4:42 BL drama..i am dying🤣🤣🤣 thank you for the hard work😂
After hearing his friend talked on phone now I realized why Japanese are the best at voice covering things 🥰
見てるこっちが恥ずかしいww
女子に言ったら褒め言葉だし、彼女が彼氏を愛おしいと思う時に使われることはあるけど、基本的に男の子に「可愛い」は言わないですよね笑
“are you sure you don’t have heat-stroke…?” -His poor friend
I feel physical pain listening to this phone call
But I appreciate the double captions that let me listen to it in the first place!
Keep up the good work, dude! You are very cool!
I didn't know how necessary it was for me to know that using "kawaii" for men would be this awkward until I saw this lmao, thanks for your sacrifice
This video just made my day!! 😆😆 you’re really funny, and your friend has a very nice voice. I’d like to see you confuse him again in camera to see his reaction 😄😄 Subscribed 😊
Imagine the situation:
Hitoki: I think you are kawaii!
Your friend:.......はにゃ??☺
Thanks for your sacrifice in the name of science (and for this BL) lol
NICE👍
Just in case, for people who don't know はにゃ, I explained it on Twitter(@onomappu)
someone tell me what BL is please
@@starloved6824 "boys love"
Even after 6 years of learning japanese, i am still learning new things about the language. I suddenly understand all the time i said "kawaii" to my boyfriend who's from japan and he looked "so-so" about it. 😂😂
Hi from France ! :)
I love the phone call😂✨ and I like that you didn’t explain it to him, you just left it a mystery🤣 make more of these videos please XD!
as soon as i heard your friends voice i went "hes cute" 😭😭
Thanks for speaking Japanese slowly. It really helps in understanding. I actually feel like I have a chance to even though I know so little lol.
I think "cute" is typically used only by girls to talk about guys, whether to talk about their personality meaning something like "adorable" or "endearing" or about their appearance as "hot" or "handsome". I talked about this once with some friends, and I think most American guys wouldn't like to be called "cute". I think it's used a lot more between girls when the guy isn't around. Maybe it shows up on the internet more because of anonymity. I wonder if Japanese girls would use "kawaii" amongst themselves like "cute" in English, or not?
I’m a female and I call ladies cute or beautiful I call men. what do i call men again
@@makemelaughaturcommentchal4769 call whatever you want, if the guy doesn’t like it just ask what he want to be called as
Uh no?????
Um nor
I use Cute and beautiful for both ♂️/♀️
海外の方に向けた動画なのに英語の字幕もなしで普通に日本語で話してる事にびっくりした笑 日本人に向けた英語を学ぶ為の動画だと思ってました笑
字幕ついてますよ
Idk if he's doing it on purpose, but this is a great video to learn japanese!! He even puts the not-so-basic words to the side with meaning so that you can follow even if you're not watching w/eng subs. This is the 2nd video I watch from you, but they are great videos, I love them!!
i’d say you’re very cute in this clip when you said cute to your friend and you were blushing almost to the point of crying 🤣
ひときさんに使うyou're so cuteはたぶん見た目じゃなくて、、性格とか言葉の使い方を褒めてるに使うかな、、とにかくすごく良い意味で使ってると思いますよ!
女の子が男の子の見た目を『cute』って言うときも普通に褒め言葉です!
the start of a beutiful drama and confusion.. i love it
先生、ありがとうございました。私はあなたからたくさんのことを学びました。
すぐに日本に行きます。本当に行きたいです。アルジェリア出身で°
I think in English ‘cute’ can also describe the the way the person makes you feel rather than describing what they are like. Like a puppy makes you feel happy and fluffy inside so when I describe a person as cute that’s what I mean. In my mind when ‘cute’ is used to describe the way a person appears/comes across it’s almost a different word. That’s why I usually say ‘that’s so cute’ to describe what a person has done rather than ‘you’re cute’.
I’ve been learning Japanese for about a year now and actually understanding 80% of this video made me cry so bad like fr 😪
Yeah, Hitoki is really easy to understand way more than most native speakers and his content is always fun.
@@ASHERUISE I totally agree like some Japanese vlogers talk so fast I can’t even read the subtitles lol
Im getting their. Im still a beginner just started. がんばれ!
I actually love your friend. He's hilarious! I'm glad he shows up in so many videos.
実はこのチャンネルを初めて見たとき 「ひときさんチョー可愛いですね」と思ってたからびっくりしたよw
Personally, I thought that "kawaii" means cute since you hear and see that a lot in animes but I really appreciate that you explained and even experimented! Thank you for educating us! ☺️✨
I’m Japanese but one of my friends keeps calling me “Kawaii” but I’m kinda used to it now 💀
I feel bad for you 😥
First thing i learnt about kawaii 2 years ago was that you don't /normally/ use it for guys 😅
I think you might be kawaii.🤷🏾♀️ Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me like a lot of Japanese guys try to be cute more than cool anyway, so.
@@ASHERUISE haha, right?? That's what it looks like to me too!
I think we calling a guy kawaii because there is a 'moe gap' in his personality 🤔
i did a double take at your Aesop icon, haha
No sé cómo llegué aquí...Pero creo que me gusta :3
The worst second hand embarrassment that the phone conversation gave me!
Thanks for teaching!
I called my Japanese lab senpai kawaii all the time because he’s just so adorable and he gets playfully mad every time but that just made him cuter 😂 and then the one time i called him kakkoii after his doctorate defense, he was so happy bc I finally admitted that he’s cool
The guy needed a DOCTORATE to become kakkoi 😂😂😂
@@LucyHimeno I have a latent suspicion it didn't last anyway
Is no one gonna talk about how he literally used Muku Sakisaka from A3! as his thumbnail? No one? Ok 😂
I thought I'm the only who noticed that(´ﻌ`) I clicked it bcz of Muku
I also clicked bcz of Muku!!
Glad to know that there are some people who are like me(˘⌣˘)
I too clicked because I saw Muku XD
I literally stared at his thumbnail for so long XD
I was literally scrolling thru the comments just to look for A3! peeps to notice Muku in the Thumbnail 😂
I got this recommended and I couldn't stop smiling while he was calling his friend 😂😂
This was so fun to watch! I use cute as a synonym for pretty, especially as a casual compliment ~ your hair looks so cute or you look so cute in that outfit ~ it’s pretty common!
Considering the fact that I’ve been reading too much BL lately, this video doesn’t help with that at all! 😂 that’s real cute hahahaha
Did you call your friend after that again and explained that it was for the sole purpose of science? I hope your friendship is still ok haha
Cute video by a cool TH-camr btw
I'm sure their friendship was strengthened if anything.
This guy the kinda person who's the smartest one in class but doesn't get hated on.
i’m practicing japanese n you speak so clearly it’s so helpful
It takes a “real man” (who’s comfortable with their masculinity) to compliments other men, but apparently calling them かわいい is a whole other level lol 😹😹😹 Thanks for the demonstration!!✨I wonder if he would still contact you during 夏休み after this😹
The way we use “cute” really has changed. I have always thought of it as a compliment though.
As an American who was a teenager in the 90’s I confirm I used “cute” to talk about guys, but once I said it to a guy and he found it offensive. It was as if I called him feminine or a baby. From what I can tell guys can take this as a compliment now. I believe the mainstream definition of “man” has changed and that may correlate with “cute” being more of a compliment. An example: some men still aspire to be a burly lumberjack kind of man, while others use skincare products and lip balm, even those who do both. And women like ‘em all! Women on the other hand pretty much always took “cute” and “beautiful” as compliments.
HOWEVER, everyone is different. Some men and women may still not like it. A woman I know says “cute” is beneath her. She expects “beautiful.” Also, she is a woman or a lady, but not a girl. I on the other hand always use the word “girl.” To each their own…
***So always know your audience!***
Lastly, babies and puppies are cute, but I don’t think of it as the same “cute”. Same word, different definition. As a native speaker we forget many English words have several different uses and definitions since we don’t think about it often. Cute guys/girls and cute puppies evoke two different feelings. 🤣 I would venture that puppy/baby cute more closely resembles かわいい, and man/woman cute is another word/definition entirely.
I think it's the same with women being "handsome". Also a compliment, but still gendered unless that woman is intentionally dressing masculine
I’ve been growing up consuming a lot of Japanese media, as a result of this I practically ONLY use cute as childlike or babyish. I remember In school I said a boy was cute, he thought It was what It typically meant when referring to boys and then my friend chimed In and said “It means she thinks you look like a baby”. His face literally went from 😆😎😁 to 😟😐🙁
Huh. I guess girls have more meanings for cute than guys🤔
電話するパタンは本当に面白いですよ。
もっとそんなふうにやってほしいなあ。生活の実際の日本語の使い方ですからね。
私の日本語は不自然だったら直してくれたら嬉しいです。
それはあなたがかなりかわいいのは本当です
No wonder Miyuki Shirogane was so scared of the possibility of Shinomiya Kaguya saying "O kawaii koto"
I feel like "かわいい" is a different level of cuteness than "cute" haha I use it with guys too, if they smile and look super cute and I want hug them (it's basically what you said, but I don't think of it as something bad), of course that same person can do something cool or wear something that looks really good and I say かっこいい instead.
I understand there are guys who may not really like it cause it's not that "manly" haha as a woman who used to hate being called "cute" I totally get the feeling, but now I understand that not everybody uses it in a way that sounds like you're childish and not to be taken seriously
友達に話す時、本当に私も見るのが辛いですね。本当にお疲れ様でした。
Cute in English can also have a confusing effect if guy is called "cute." I feel like say, "wait did I just get called 'cute' ironically, or because I'm childish"
I love how soothing his voice is 😊❤️
This was so hard to watch; the cringe was real- but I appreciate the high quality information on かわいい 😂 Now let me watch this again with subtitles to see how much I actually understood 🤣
I'm learning japanese and hearing you speaking is really usefull for getting use to the pronutiation and the way to speak, you also teach really useful tihngs! I'm happy that I found your channel. I hope you keep posting videos continuously
Thankyou for sacrificing your social life :D
Muku is on the thumbnail!❤️
HAHAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣
I can't your friend was probably freaking out inside💀😳😂
Thank you so much for making this 動画! 私は、日本文化などを教えてるアメリカ人でone of the more complex current linguistic complicated concepts to explain is可愛い/cute. There is a direct clash between American and Japanese culture, society, gender, and language. There are so many ‘adorable Japanese’ concepts that from an American point of view seem to be 可愛い.
Thank you for eloquently explaining the difference that I have been explaining to my students.
ひときせんせいの動画は語学学習の宝庫です 🤩✨️👑💎
In Spanish (Mexico) I think we use....
"iiiii perrillo" or "ay cosita" for our friends when they are "cute" or kawaii
(They are many different types of sound we make that means someone is cute)
Saludos desde México
We should appreciate his friend for his sacrifice 😂
He hung up so quickly. That was amazing. Lol
*In English-speaking countries, if we say,”Kawai” we’re referring to a brand of pianofortes.*
that looked uncomfortable hahaha🤣🤣
thanks for the experiment👌
i hyperfocused on the muku in the thumbnail 😭
Same, we need to free him
"Cute" is like they ultimate compliment for both genders in my country. It's like a more casual way of saying "beautiful".
I wonder how fast you called him back after this call. LMAO 🤣🤣😆🤣 I Love the awkwardness of it.
大丈夫ですよ、ひときさん!私たちの勉強のために勇気が集めてそんなことを言ったのは超カッコイイだと思います😆
きっと皆もそう思ってるんです!
Its so cool how he can do that and experiment for the sake of us and this shows he love the fans 😊
In America we use cute for boys and girls because of their appearance and because of their behavior 男女両方に「cute」を使います。見た目と行動や性格と関して使います。
Most of the time, when a guy uses the word "cute" in English, it has some sort of romantic connotation. "Cute" also doesn't always mean childish or fragile, though certainly can be used in that way. It often just means "attractive" or "endearing," regardless of gender, and I have absolutely heard girls describe very masculine men as "cute" (never to their faces though, I've noticed.) I think there's a lot more separation between the definition of "cute" that is used to describe a child or an animal and the one that is used on adults.
I don't often hear guys call animals, inanimate objects, etc. "cute"; it's not unheard of, but it's usually considered more of a feminine thing. (I am in fact a girl, so take that with a grain of salt.) Women tend to use it more willy-nilly to describe each other, objects, kids, or animals, but calling a man cute, especially to his face, is very often flirting. Complementing guys in general isn't much of a thing in America, sadly. A guy calling another guy "cute" is almost always either a joke or a serious romantic advance.
I think it's used a bit more freely online though, where it doesn't matter whether or not something is interpreted as flirting. I would say that most of the people in your comment section probably did mean it in a romantic way. That being said, you're definitely a cute boy.
4:32 THE WAY HIS FACE TURNED RED 😭 I FELT THE EMBARRASSMENT THROUGH THE SCREEN
I just hope you didn't lose a friend lol!! 😭😂
This is THE MOST normal reaction to being calling cute though
Literally saw his soul leave his body everytime he had to say "kawaii" to his friend. Omg hilarious