Based on a popular comic by Kurosawa R, the Japanese series follows six couples living in a luxury Tokyo apartment building and their extramarital affairs, Decider reports.

Upon its initial release in February, the series rose to high acclaim, spending two weeks in the streamer’s Global Top 10 TV (non-English) and reaching the Top 10 in 14 different countries. But why are people talking about it now?

Like most releases nowadays, the show has accumulated a passionate fanbase and the support continues to be seen on social media.

One notable trend that is helping this show is that it’s finding itself on retrospective lists of the best dramas of the year:

Viewers are calling the show “racy” and “saucy”, with one comparing it to “soft porn”. Another expressed their shock at the show for opening with a sex scene, saying it occurred “right after the tu-dum” (the two musical notes that signify the start of a Netflix show or film).

In February, the K-Dramatics Club tweeted its surprise at the show’s lewdness, writing, “Everybody and their momma is cheating at this point,” and encouraging followers to tune in. The thread was filled with others commenting on the show’s explicit nature, with comments such as, “We’re certainly not in Kdrama land any more,” and, “Butt cheeks all out before I blinked.”

Fishbowl Wives opens with Sakura Hiraga (Ryôko Shinohara), a housewife who abandoned her dreams after a tragic accident.

But then she meets Haruto (Takanori Iwata) and the two have a mutual attraction. After hooking up, she begins to question whether it was a one-time fling.

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But, the situation is more than what meets the eye as Haruto harbours his own secrets.

Despite the show’s audience engagement, the show has yet to be renewed for a second season. While its all fun and games on Twitter, the series did, in fact, debut to mixed reception with many turning off, accusing the series of a superficial depiction of abuse and domestic violence.

This story originally appeared on Decider and is republished here with permission