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Good Morning Call and I have a love/hate relationship. I hated that I loved it so much. I don't normally go for the lovey-dovey cutesy romance dramas but I needed something to marathon and decided to give this a try. I got hooked from episode 1. Nao GOT ON MY NERVES!!! The entire drama she had plenty of good men in love with her but in true drama fashion, she went for the jerk. I think I stuck with this drama because of the character Daichi. He looks like Kang Daesung from BigBang. Once I had that thought, I had to find out what happened to his character. Overall this drama was good. I hope there is a season 2 though I don't know where they can go in the story-line. I am trying hard not to post spoilers (ugh) but please if you enjoy screaming at the screen and staying up late into the night when you have work in the morning, watch this drama.
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extremely cliche, liking it heavily depends on if you like the leads
This was totally cliche, from the girls squealing over the cold/smart/brooding ML, to the silly/quirky/dumb FL, the story was nothing special. It's pretty similar to ItaKiss and all those variations. The writers don't really try to do anything else, it's just a regular cohabitation drama with all the hijinks.The acting was fine for me. I feel like they got the point of what their characters were supposed to be like. Unfortunately, I ended up getting 2nd/3rd/4th??? (I think there are 4 guys in total when considering both seasons) lead syndrome. I won't say which one got to me the most, but even though both he and the ML were originally mean to the FL, at least the one I liked became much warmer to her. I couldn't see any real feelings from the ML, even though he's supposed to be cold, does he really have to be that bad? I've watched almost every single variation of ItaKiss. I've always enjoyed the ones where the actors of the ML show that they do like the FL where they can. It really felt like she was still stuck in a one-sided love even when they were together.
It would have a higher rating from me if it could actually make me buy into the relationship between the leads. I believed that the FL really liked him, but I couldn't feel anything from the ML. A person has to be really into his type of character to not fall to 2nd lead syndrome.
I can't comment on the music since I don't really care about that.
I finished the drama, but it didn't really leave an impact. I do like certain scenes so I'd rewatch those, but I ultimately don't love the show. It's not a waste of time if anyone wants to watch something fluffy. Overall, it was good, but not great.
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My introduction to asian drama's! And my first and last Japanese drama yet..I gotta admit that I am a preferrer of Korean dramas but I have to give this show credit for drawing me in and introducing me to drama land.
Story: As far as the story goes.. Forced live in situations are my absolute favourite story line so this was write up my alley. I also have a special spot for high school dramas as they tend not to get tooooo melodramatic. This show knows how to leave you at a cliffhanger.. It isn't possible to leave it at one episode.. You have to keep watching till you eyes can't keep open mainly due to curiosity. Another thing I'm a sucker for is when the on screen couple is an off screen couple.. It just gives you a whole other dynamic to think about while watching which I love. I loved the show a lot the first time but when I watched it a second time my opinion fell a lot which means thats its probably not a great show to rewatch. But I like that there wasn't much scheming and 'adults interfering' and it was just simple and sweet..
Characters: I have to shamefully admit that I am a huge sucker for the good girl turning the mean guy nice especially for her so I liked the way the story unfolded. There were times I felt Uehara was unnecessarily mean but Ii guess its the contrast in his personality that makes everything so sweet in the end. Nao was such a sweet and lovable girl that it was impossible not to feel for her. I must say though that there were points where she just seemed too slow and childish which irritated me a lot. Cant say I had any special love for the second leads.. I found Daichi to be to desperate and Issei was better but cmonnn she already has a guy and he is HAWWT. Special shout out to her cool mom and to her amazing friends.. Loved them!
I needed to mention the last episode because dramas often tend to lag towards the end and end on an extremely underwhelming note but Good Morning Call most definitely did not. It actually almost brought tears to a generally dry eyed persons eyes.. Uehara was just so perfect and spoiler alert the secrets he had up his sleeve where just so heartwarmingly cute.
Overall would definitely recommend it as a one time watch.. Especially if you're into J dramas!
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⏱ Archie and Edith Zero Story ✨ °excellent *but…° °7.9°
As the ferris wheel turns: Adorable🎡 goofy 🎡adorable🎡 *beware!🎡 adorable🎡 offensive 🎡adorable 🎡meaningful!Based on a manga by Yue Takasuka, GMC is a 2016 release that is rated 7.3-S1 / 7.5-S2 on MDL. It is 2 seasons consisting of 17+10 45-minute English subbed episodes. For those not familiar with MDL, they are a generous lot. 7.3 is a very low rating. I don't read other reviews before doing my own, so I haven't verified why, but it's easy to guess why.
Here's a story about a guy who is loved afar by hundreds who have never met him, along with a girl who is loved by everybody who gets to know her. Miss I-feel-everything meets Mr I-feel-nothing. Tbf, some people would prefer to stomp Ue in the head rather than finish S1. The first thing we see is her beautiful smile. Nao is in a great mood. Nao is ALWAYS in a great mood. She is sunshine itself. “Her emotions keep her pretty busy,” we'll hear.
Shiraishi Shunya (Hot Spot) plays our toxic male, Uehara Hisashi / ”Ue”. He is not in a good mood. He's never in a good mood. Not sunny. He's just another cold elitist @$$, much like Irie, from Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo-7.8. As sour as Ue is, he's still considered one of the top 3 boys at school. No girl is allowed to date him. The top 3 are for “everyone,” & the mean girl coalition strictly enforces the rules.
In the opening scenes, Nao watches Ue harshly reject an invitation. All the other girls are fawning over Ue. Not Nao. On the roof, later on, he thinks she's the one who sent him a text to meet there. He's rude. She comes back at him, telling him he should be kinder. She's somewhat disgusted.
Whatever. Nao's got other things on her mind. She's moving tomorrow!
Her new place is gorgeous! It's /too/ nice for the price. She soon finds out why - she has a roommate. Anyone wanna guess who?
They've been victimized by a real estate scam! It's a double contract! The rent is twice what they were quoted! First, there's the blow-up. Then the denial. Then bargaining. Are depression and acceptance soon to follow? They have a big debate, back & forth, hemming & hawing, but they decide to just stay put and live together until they can find a better situation. They're in a tight spot. Oh, and Nao cried. Ue couldn't handle it, so he caved. (He /does/ have his soft spots!) They don't know it now, but that temporary situation isn't the least bit temporary. It's going to be permanent. Say goodbye to your single lives, Nao and Ue❕👋.
The next morning, Ue whips out a list of rules: Bathroom times, no eating his food, no friends over, don't tell anyone they live together… oh, and don't talk to him at school. They will remain as strangers.
True to his word, he wouldn't give her the time of day at school. She wanted to apologize because she knocked over his frame and broke it, but she never got a chance. When he got home, he blew up over it. She had spent all day looking for another frame, save to make time to prepare rolled cabbage, as he mentioned it's his favorite. Every battle brings them closer. Little by little, they build a bridge between them.
I actually watched this a 2nd time because I'm behind on my reviews and I didn't take very good notes the first time. One thing's for sure, I was very conflicted about it. I hated the Iceman. This time around, I can see that it's a hard shell that he put on himself. He lost his parents. He's alone in the world. He's had his share of heartbreak, and he doesn't want to go through it again. I'm appreciating the lead actors' long pauses and contemplations this time. It may come out rudely, but there's a lot more going on under the surface. Nevertheless: IRL, my lovely ladies - WARNING! - #Hail no! Never put up with this disrespect. Oh, our big bad world, the sun, the moon, and stars, rain, sleet & #HAIL NO! This is a work of fiction. Reforming the bad guy is a bigger fantasy than time travel. Hold on for true love and respect. Your mate MUST cherish you.
Ue keeps a brutal schedule with a collection of part time jobs. Consequently, his room is full of ⏰⌚🕰🕛 that go off every morning. Sometimes it's not enough. Nao goes into wake him up because she can't stand the sound. He murmurs “Yuri” and pulls her down for a 💋. She freaks, kicks him, and runs out of the room, but later, he has no memory of the kiss. That's even worse! He's treating her like she's a lunatic when HE's the one who's out of line! They storm off the school, walking competitively. “Stay 3 meters away from me,” he warns! Nao is fuming. She's not stupid, but she does really stupid things because she's emotional. She gets so caught up in emotions that she doesn't pay attention to much else. That morning, she got lost on the way to school. “What an idiot,” Ue thinks. Yuri, btw, is Ue's first crush. He's not over her. She's now his sister i/l.
“What's wrong, Nao?” Meanwhile, Nao can't get any relief from her friends because she's sworn to secrecy. Marina is developing a bit of a crush on Ue 🤢. She enjoys looking at him and fantasizing about him. Boy, does Nao want to correct the record! Marina knows her silly friend is hiding something, because Nao is even sillier when she hides something. She pressures the secret out of her. When Ue comes home unexpectedly early, he knows that Marina now knows. That means Mitsuishi knows, too.
Ue remains hardened on the outside, but inside, he's softening up- big time. When the Mean Girls came calling because they saw them in a room alone at school (they were spatting over swapped gym clothes) they cornered Nao in the equipment shed. He came and rescued her, telling the girls that she's his gf. He walked her across the campus while holding her hand. Everyone is in an uproar now! Including Daichi.
You're unexpectedly popular,” Nao's work supervisor says. (KentaroSata fromYamibu Real & Kyo Kara Ore wa!! portrays adorable Issei). One of her potential love interests (Abe - she rejected him) just walked into the ramen shop. Nao isn't the prettiest, the most sophisticated, the smartest, the most industrious, the strongest, or the most talented girl. She IS the brightest. I don't mean “bright” like smart, I mean “bright” like 🌞. She's also… demure? Submissive? Guys gravitate to that like moths.
By ep3 it's clear that Ue thoroughly enjoys teasing her. What isn't lighthearted teasing is the gossip at school. Nao is public enemy #1! Daichi sees what's happening with them. He thought Nao would always be there and now she's slipping away. When Daichi invites Nao to the aquarium, Ue picks a fight with her. Ue has had several stare-downs with Daichi at this point, and it's obvious he's jealous. These two guys instinctively know they're rivals, even though Ue is a long night from his morning-of-dawning-realization that he's fallen for Nao. He won't say he's jealous. He's not ready to admit T.H.A.T. He won't THINK it. So he hits Nao with a guilt trip: "I would never go on a date with somebody that I don't like,” he admonishes her. Nao grew up with Daichi, which is why it's so easy to lie to herself about their relationship. She treats him as a brother and a friend, though he's paying a lot more attention to her these days. Ue’s comments bore through the bull-doodoo. She cannot continue the lie once the truth begins to haunt her.
She forgets her phone when she goes on her non-date with Daichi. After her mom calls her about 15 times in a row, Ue takes the phone over to Nao. By then, Daichi has left and she's alone. The two of them walk home together and their outfits match perfectly. They are starting to blend. They also start to spat, because he can't help teasing her. She can't stay angry because he gives her the sweetest smile. It might be the first time he smiled at her. It's a good one. She's silenced.
Fukuhara Haruka (Yuru Camp△) is our darling Yoshikawa “Nao”. Sakurada Dori (Cool Doji Danshi) is Daichi. He's also a top 3. I'm team Daichi. IRL you pick Daichi over Ue. One thing gives me pause, though: He has admired Nao from afar for a while. They're friends. It's not easy to cross that bridge and try to make it something more. He could lose the friendship. He hesitated for a reason. Maybe it was just fear, but something tells me that there was more to his hesitation. Afterall, they didn't end up being the ultimate match. Each of them is a little timid. I strongly believe that if it's meant to be it's always mutual. If it's not mutual, a person should walk away and work on h/hself. Maybe the timing isn't right. Maybe there's someone better out there for you. I don't think anybody should waste a moment fawning for someone who doesn't reciprocate.
It's not hard to guess that people hate the show because he's toxic and she's too timid. Too shaky. Her head is mostly down in S1, which is appalling. She must have needed a C4-5 surgery after filming this! They should pay for her cervical spine fusion. She acted her toothy smile off. Her range of emotions it's just so sweet. Her compassionate caring looks are completely authentic.
There's plenty of Mars and Venus misunderstandings. S1 shows Ue trying to control himself and not push Nao. He is respecting g for her, though he doesn't do it in an appropriate way. Nao's biggest quandary is when she wonders: Is it real or was it just proximity? She realizes that she never feels comfortable in the relationship because she doubts herself. Her anxiety comes from lack of confidence in her, not in him. Ue, on the other hand, has trapped everything inside of him ever since the death of his parents when he was young. His only ✨ was Yuri - he lost her. He's not stuck up: He is terrified of interaction and unable to let any light escape from his eyes. His transformation is palpable & very well done. Soon, he has friends who are more like family. Deceiving ourselves is something we have to fight all our lives. Don't ever think you've conquered it. But don't give up.
The filmcraft is excellent. They utilize expert comedic timing, cute segues, little ironies, and sound effects to create a wonderful flow. The editing enhances the tension and excitement. Ise and Nao are quite powerful in ep17. The acting is excellent. The filming is bright and upbeat as a counter to Ue's meanness. It's a really nice filming technique when two of them are terrified about doing joint sports. Their heads are down, eyes to the floor, and they both turn black and white. Ue always has Nao on a rollercoaster. He'll announce he has to say something. She hopes that he'll confess. Instead, it's about how her antics have been driving him crazy. His list includes things that weren't her fault in the least! She's now feeling low, but Ue concludes by saying, ‘Nevertheless, it's been fun’. He walks away leaving her more jumbled up than sheets in the dryer.
And now, for some Scooby Snacks:
⏱ Her goofy clumsiness is called dojikko in anime
⏱ We see the guy who's done the most rejections grudgingly form a friendship with the guy who's received the most rejections.
⏱ {Eavesdropping, Abe overhears: "You won't be seeing me anymore."} He says to Isseki: “Did you just get dumped by your stalker?” 😅
⏱ Kamikaze love confessions. Going hot into somewhere cold. No idea of the outcome. Love on the EDGE! A person approaches someone s/he hardly knows, sans any positive signals: "I (love admire) you; would you be my (BF/GF)? 🤔 When does that ever work?
⏱ Ue tells Abe: “As always, you have no self-awareness.” Ha! Right back at you. That's true for most of us. Until each of us can admit that we have lots to work on, it's not important to compare, and that no one else's deficiencies improve us in the least, then one does not have self-awareness. Nobody wants to be a walking talking irony, so consider this.
⏱ No matter who wants to be her prince in the play, Ue ends up playing her prince in real life.
⏱ Manga mix up scene at the ferris wheel! They go full comic book outside the love ferris wheel trying to get the couples right. Abe ends up in the couple's car alone.
⏱ I'm sad to say that these two remind me of Archie and Edith from the 70's sitcom, All in the Family. It's no challenge to imagine Ue calling Nao a “dingbat.”
QUOTES🗣
It's easier to be with someone who loves you rather than to be with someone you love.
Idiot!
Moron!
“You're only a paying attention to yourself. That causes trouble for people.”
IMHO〰🖍
📣8.2 📝7.6 🎭8 💓6.5 🦋4.8 🎨6 🔚8.5 ▪ 🌞5⚡2 😅4 😭2 😱2 😯3 🤢1 🤔6 💤0 🤗7
🎵/🔊: 7 the most dramatic times and most episodes and with what sounds like African chanting and beating on the bongos. It's rhythmic and it really adds to the excitement
Age 12+ 2 F💣s
Re-📺? I did. Liked it twice
⛔Mini spoiler⛔
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“I know.”
At the very end, Ue says “I love you”. Nao straightens her entire spine, looks him in the eye, and responds: “I know.” For those of you who can't stand Nao's obsequious and apologizing manner, can you see that it was working up to this moment? Neither one of them was okay. It's just that Nao's dysfunction is easier to live with.
From lite&trite to heavy&serious, here's some recs ~
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Ouran High School Host Club-8,,
Ao-chan Can't Study-7.8,
Special A Class 💓8.2,
Maid Sama-10,
Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion-8.6,
Mischievous Kiss,
True Beauty-7.5,
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun-7.7,
Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady With the Lamp-6.5 (tweens),
Colourcloud Palace-7.5,
Hakkenden,
7th Time Loop-7.9,
Honey & Clover,
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU,
Princess Principal 8.6,
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale-7.5
Real Girl-7.5,
Toradora-8.5,
My Happy Marriage-8.3,
Nina the Starry Bride-8.4,
Your Lie In April-9,
Violet Evergarden-9.5
🇯🇵 live action
Blazing Transfer Students-6.5,
Fullmetal Alchemist-5.5 Feature film,
Good morning call 7.9,
Map for The Wedding-7,
Million Yen Women (100-manen no Onna-tachi)-7.5,
Mischievous Kiss Love in Tokyo-7.8,
My Love from the Stars-6.8,
Samurai Gourmet-7.5
F 📽 🇯🇵 School Live-5.6
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My first ever drama so I am attached to it, doesn't change the fact that it's a pretty bad drama
I really tried to like the ML, but every single one of the other love interests that were introduced, were a better match and just way healthier.I could not bring myself to understand why the FL was so obsessed with this moody character of Uehara.
Ignoring this kind of red flaggish relationship of the FL and ML, I have to say some of the other characters really grew to me.
I fell in love with Daichi and even though Yuris whole story line was kind of icky I liked her.
Ending this review, I want to point out that there were of course some good (very few good) moments between the ML and the FL and I never regretted watching this drama (except most of the second season).
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As of right now (episode 13) I'm dropping this. I can't stand how this show makes me feel. It's driving me insane.When I first started this, I thought this show was so cute and I thought the MC was so quirky but quickly that turned into pure overreacting annoyance.
As a shy person, we may be meek but nowhere do we flail about when we are startled or scared. I hated how anytime something happened, she would jerk her arms around like someone just tazed her or something.
I thought that would be the worst of it, but no... she has to chase the one person -- the ONE PERSON -- who doesn't give a crap about her. Everyone around her loves her and treats her so much better than he does. I literally do not understand why the hell she is so gaga over him.
Now at episode 13 we have a new character - why? No idea. More over the top drama? She popped up and instantly it's one of those "oh here the fuck we go. *eye roll*" moments.
I really will say I stuck around as long as I did for Dori Sakurada. Say what you will, but I love that man. He makes every show he is on imo. Maybe I'm just biased.. maybe not. Doesn't take away from the fact that this show drove me nuts.
I really tried to stick it out. I tried. But I can't anymore. I feel like screaming at my screen the whole time. Will I come back to this? Maybe someday, but not right now. Plus, I'm 99.9% sure I know how this will end. So i'm sure I won't be missing out on anything.
UPDATE 2/22/21:
Oh holy hell was fuckery was that bullshit? I hate season 1 so much. All through this show FL is "in love" with the ML who couldn't give a damn about her. All through this show he literally treats her like shit on his shoes. Why would you treat your girlfriend that way? No, really. Tell me. Because any time he is around ANY OTHER FEMALE he is so sweet to them. I wish I was kidding, but nope. He is sweet ,talks to them like they are friends and doesn't mind being around them.. Meanwhile, Nao gets the cold shoulder all the time and brushed off. Everyone that meets her instantly loves her, and just look at all the guys that want to be with her, yet she wants to stay with Uehara. WHY?! I honestly don't understand! Make it make sense! She even say he is sweet to her and blah blah blah.... bitch, where?! Because he looks at you and has rare fleeting moments where he makes you smile BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DOES IN YOUR THOUGHTS?!? Literally.... only in your thoughts is he ever actually a caring boyfriend. He man reminds me of a gaslighting narcissist. And I can't get over when he was with that other girl and saw the milk pudding and said "I know someone who loves that stuff like crazy" --- I'm sorry, would it break you in half to say "girlfriend"? Especially when you're with another girl?
Just a few other parts that just drive me up the wall:
-S1E14; 24:28(?) "I guess our future together doesn't look good."
You, sir..... are a mighty BITCH!
S1E14:
-"Being with you is really exhausting"
Ex-fucking-cuse me!?
-"I don't trust myself. I don't know if I can trust behave if we sleep in the same room."
You literally just told her she was exhausting to be around then say that shit? Y'all have slept in the same room before?! THE FUCK!? SHE'S SCARED, YOU JERK!!!
-"Don't worry, I'm not interested in anyone but you right now"
Are you... are you fucking joking right now? Is he joking? Is that supposed to be some kind of compliment? *beats head against keyboard* kdhfkdasuhfsdkhufvds UGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
Just so much is wrong with this show that it makes me want to scream myself raw. And before anyone asks why I kept watching, oh yeah... I pulled one of *THOSE* people. I watched it purely for Daichi Shinozaki.
Don't hate. The man is amazing and dhwdiufhwiufhewiuf I love him. So I want to support him. Don't act like you haven't done it before.
Now, the ultimate question, will I watch season two? I swore I wouldn't but I cheated and looked up how season 2 goes and from what I saw.... *chefs kiss* I just might actually watch it to see if that shit show really happens. If not, I'll just drop it .... again. lol
Also, yes, it ended exactly how I knew it would. No surprise there.
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He would be endearing if there weren't other guys who treat her better. Juxtaposing the main lead against literally ANYONE else makes you really hate him...Not once did I find myself rooting for their love. I had so much hope that she would wisen up and think "this guy sucks! He treats me bad, I am better than this!" which would make a refreshing twist on this tired genre. They signed off for a season 2 so maybe there is hope for a healthier relationship.
I would have dropped this show halfway if it weren't for the lovable secondary characters. They make the show something special, and I would pay good money to see a spinoff show featuring the Ramen guy.
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Intensity lacking, Artificial Romance, No chemistry & Wasted characters
Good Morning Call is certainly that kind of a romantic-comedy drama focusing between two opposing characters, Nao and Uehara, that have hardly any good chemistry together.The story was promising but the side characters could be used more wisely. Rather than using the side characters to lead the story in favor of the cold, anti-social Uehara and the dense Nao, they could use Daichi or Issei as the main second lead-rivals of Uehara's & Nao's relationship. Instead of posing a threat, these 2nd lead characters were just taking shots from Uehara who was simply doing nothing, and Nao who kept falling for him out of nowhere, calling him kind(?) and nice(?).
This leads to the creation of the most dull + artificial romance between two characters that I've ever seen. At the end of the day, despite the constant obstacles that their relationship was attracting, they were able to survive them unscratched, as if nothing actually happened.
No matter how many characters were being introduced, they all existed for one main reason; To make Uehara and Nao get closer together, failing each time. This in reality would have actually resulted in many break ups already.
It's such a shame that characters that had potential to turn this romance upside down, and create a lot of conflict were simply used as puppets for the main leads' romance, which again, is artificial at best.
Other than that, the acting was not impressive at all. At times, the characters were either over-exaggerating or just simply had a poker face 24/7 (I'm looking at you Uehara).
The music was decent for the show, and some OSTs were actually really good and fit the atmosphere in certain moments.
Cinematography-wise, nothing impressive either, but the camera quality for many Japanese shows is kind of old and not very clear. The sunlight it too much on certain scenes too.
All in all, if you are the type of person who has time to spare, then this romantic-comedy drama will be a good start for you to get into the Japanese romance scene, despite how dull & artificial the romance is in this show.
If you are more like a veteran like me, who has seen good romance-drama series from South Korea too, then this show ain't for you.
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Good Morning Call
it’s a very typical high school crush to lovers story but’’ I loved it the actors are perfectly fit for their roles beautiful actresses and handsome actors. This Good Morning Call was the first time Japanese series I have watched after a long time because I do always watching Korean drama but since I watched this I started to watch other Japanese dramas and series on netflix. Let’s go back to this series at first i thought it’s gonna be boring but i was wrong it was funny and cute and it’s open to all ages but for some times i’m waiting for some scene that Issei will push himself to so that more dramatic scenes would rise but it’s fine. And for me I like to see Nao and Issei more than Uehara. I wish there will be season 3 ;-))Was this review helpful to you?
My first review in a japanese drama
I am a fan of kdrama and my daughter is japanese drama fan. And it was a second time for me to watch a japanese drama. The first time is You are my destiny japanese remake. Because I am an avid fan of fated to love storyline. I watched all the version. Much to say, it didnt catched my attention fully. But i come to watched this drama Good Morning Call thru netflix recommendation. I got curious. And it happened that out of curiousity i begun to loved this drama.First, the female lead was so good in acting. It was her not the main lead got my attention. Her emotions, bubbly, sad, good heart reflects on her . As if she is not acting but it was really her, not the character in a drama. I really loved Nao. A true person.
Second, the story line. Nao fell in love with Euhara, but not immediately even he was the most popular person in school. It grows on their daily co habitation. She understand his inner self. Though she too has some insecurities. They trying to grow together. Slowly and so many obstacles. But that's love, growing together thru ups and down. And i as married woman for 23yrs. You loved a person not because you are the same as his but mostly opposite to you but understand each other. When Euhara told Nao "I love You" Nao replied "I know". Mostly men do not say I love you often same with my husband . It was very rare, but when they say it, it was with sincerity. And I just felt it. Since they are young, insecurity and jealousy is common with young couple but they will somehow conquer it.
3. friendship. Nao got true friends. And even her admirers becomes her friends because she was an honest person. Her honesty warms their heart. Though she didn't reciprocate their feeling they still wanted to stay friends with her. All the character played well. All the support roles were great even Daichi i loved him. Marina was really a bff. Abe character was hilarious but great too.
4. Music and rewatch value. I highly recommended it. It will give you a warm feeling. That you will re watch it till you are satisfied. Even the music were good.
I think i already have a long review. Hahaha. I hope you enjoy this as i do. I will try to watch more japanese drama in the future. Next in my list is coffee and vanilla. Nao and Daichi will be the lead actors. I know they too have chemistry.
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The plot interested me how the couple were already living together in the first episode. It was different for me that they couple(to be) just are living together. The show developed their relationship of how living together can change your relationship with the people you live with. I kind of hated the episodes where they go back and forth if they love each other or not too repetitive.
Characters I hate were Uehara's sister in law or first crush because she mostly kept appearing too much but then stop appearing which made the show better. I'm not sure why some of the guys except Uehara keep telling Nao that they like her or secretly like her while she likes Uehara or is her boyfriend.
There were some really funny moments that I enjoy. That ending I won't spoil made me go WOW. It's almost certain that a second season was gonna happen and it will be interesting to watch. I don't see why it had 17 episodes which felt long a little, wished the ending part where they kissed would of been better a little.
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In the case of Good Morning Call, Uehara and Yoshikawa were victims of a contract scam and are forced to live in the same apartment--alone. Of course, they don't get along at all at first, but they gradually start to get used to each other, and their companionship turns into something more.
Uehara and Yoshikawa are your typical cool-guy-and-clumsy-girl pair, but I love how their characters aren't overdone. Uehara can be cold at times, but he becomes more open and shows his vulnerability at some points. Yoshikawa is a klutz, but she's a great cook and she has a lot of heart. I loved their dynamics so much, and I shipped them from episode 1. The actors had so much chemistry, and I believed in their relationship.
Aside from ship-py feels, Good Morning Call is an excellent show to get some laughs from. The humor wasn't forced at all, and I found myself laughing out loud really often. The side characters were also fabulous, and each had their own entertaining personalities. Everyone brought something to the story.
Overall, if you're looking for a show that will make you swoon and laugh, please do give Good Morning Call a try.
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