5-ji Kara 9-ji Made (2015)

Perfetto per chi cerca una storia d’amore dolce e positiva con un tocco di comicità.

Un drama romantico sorprendentemente perfetto per il periodo festivo, ambientato da Halloween a Natale.
Inizialmente il protagonista maschile, Takane, può sembrare invadente, ma col tempo si rivela un personaggio tenero e divertente, rendendo la serie coinvolgente e piacevole.
Tratto da un manga, il drama riesce a mantenere la sua unicità senza risultare frammentato, grazie a una sceneggiatura fluida e ben costruita.

Punti di forza:
- Trama originale che unisce romanticismo e spiritualità: un monaco ingenuo e una donna in carriera dal sogno americano.
- Buon equilibrio tra comicità e momenti toccanti, con un finale soddisfacente.
- Eccellente chimica tra i protagonisti (Yamashita Tomohisa e Ishihara Satomi).
- Casting curato, scenografie stagionali suggestive e una colonna sonora natalizia azzeccata.
- Recitazioni convincenti, in particolare di Yamashita, sorprendentemente espressivo.

Punti deboli:
- Alcuni passaggi risultano squilibrati nel ritmo: certe scene troppo lente, altre troppo rapide.
- Serie forse troppo breve per sviluppare appieno tutte le sottotrame.

Un drama leggero, romantico e visivamente affascinante, ideale per le feste, con buone interpretazioni e un’atmosfera calda e divertente.

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Well, I started watching this Jdrama in a whim (haha) but I never expected to be enchanted by this one. Like seriously. This is my very first review, so I hope you'll take care of me. ^^

Story:
Typical josei romance plot (you'll appreciate this if you're a manga reader). Boy meets girl, the guy fell in love with her, then he pursues the girl. Actually the plot is just ordinary, except for a unique twist that the guy is a monk. The comedic dialogues are present which are good, and I guess that what makes this charming (for me anyway). But what I really liked about the story is honestly the guy's character. His personality is really charming in an enchanting way. I don't know but I developed a deep affection to the main lead not only because of his physical appearance but his character development as well. The girl is our typical josei woman (if you read josei manga, then you know what I mean).

Acting/Casting:
Such handsome and pretty people, I must admit. XD Well, I liked how the actors and actresses (esp the main leads) portrayed their respective roles. I haven't read the manga yet so I can't really say if they had portrayed it well but I can assure you they are really good. Good enough to make my emotions sway every damn episode easily. Ugh, I just so love them all.

Music:
BACK NUMBER IS THE BEST! XD YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO IT. YOU'LL DEFINITELY LOVE IT. HAHA Even though I look like I'm promoting, the OST "back number" really suits this show well. I fell in love with this song first before I fell in love with the show, so if you're still skeptical 'bout watching this, then I advise you to at least try listening to the OST. It made me appreciate the show more, maybe it could persuade you as well.

Overall:
I rated this 10/10 in MDL (personal taste hehe) but I'll go now with 9/10. It's really a good one. I rarely get feels when watching Japanese drama but I must say this is an exception. Maybe because I watched this during Christmas eve and Christmas day. HAHA Welp, I don't really know. But I really like the roller coaster of emotions this drama awakened in me. It made me realize that falling in love is not an easy thing. Again. It brings you pain, suffering, tears, frustrations (lololol hint: lots of drama at the end so beware) but as well as happiness, smiles, laughter, and hope. But at the end of the day, you'll still choose to fall in love despite of the pain it will bring in your heart. Because as they say, love can keep the sadness at bay. It will cure a painfully broken heart as well as warming a cold frozen heart buried with time.

Have a happy holidays. :)

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