I have always thought in 標準語 those two words should always be 頭高, as
corroborated by several authoritative sources including NHK. But I have very
occasionally heard other pitch patterns. [This
one](https://youtu.be/dO8eR4zz3RY) sounds clearly to me like 平板: かれしが{LHHH}.
Why is that? Also, what about 彼女? Is it ever realized as 平板?

An additional question is: how are they pronounced in 関西弁? Because I talk with
people from 関西 a lot and they switch back and forth between dialects, which
makes it hard for me to be certain if their pronunciation is standard.
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pitch-accent kansai-ben
彼氏・彼女 pitch accent
The heiban versions have been common for decades, but still sound more or less
frivolous or チャラい (more so for カノジョ than カレシ). A professional seiyu should be
able use the two pronunciations appropriately depending on the character being
played. See: [Are there any rules to the intonations they are discussing in
this video?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/74609/5010)

I feel both patterns are in use also in Kansai-ben, but I'm not 100% sure.
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