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heavy spoliers
**first timestamps**ep 1 okayy now i watched a drAMA yesterday(First love, again) in which they hugged in the 2nd or 3rd ep and i felt that it was too fast paced....now in this drama(life love on the line) its only the first ep and they are already kissing yet it does not feel fast at all??? i guess the reason is that in the previous drama their feelings for each other were not actually "visible" to me as audience..even if there were alr 2 eps they did not have any chemistry...However inn this drama, one ep in and we can alr see the llove through their eyes mannnn so maybe that is why the kiss did not feel fast paced coz there was development of feelings first which was visible..
ep 2 2:45 goshhh why doesn't this feel rushed at all?? maybe coz of the same above reason 8:20 ahhhh
ep 4 15:12 shocked enough to see an Indian but was even more shocked when she started speakingn hindiii wahhhhh
*****NOW REVIEW*******
This was one of the most or probably THE most realistic drama i have watched so far. Initially i did not have much expectations since this only had 4 episodes. However ill have to admit i was surprised at how this one was delivered and it did not disappoint. The first 2 eps were very fluffy ofc since it was them when they were youthful and full of energy with not many responsibilities on their shoulders. As i mentioned earlier, Akira already kissed Yuki in the first episode. Yet, it did not feel rushed at all because they had the Chemistry, Akira had the "look of love " in eyes so it felt okay (with the other drama i watched. .well there was very less to no chemistry so even the hug felt too much)..As i said the first 2 episodes were really fluffy and i expected the series to follow the same track with a lil angst here and there but NO
Things took an unexpected turn..I did not expect them to show the characters live through their 17, 19, 20 21, 28 all these years together.I thought the story will end when they are in highschool itself but no. They went far and beyond and then, the storm arrived.. We could clearly see the change in Akira's character he had become more "serious" about life, leaving all their teenage fantasies behind...while Yuki, he was still the same kid he was when he was 17.
things were becoming serious and akira wanted to live a normal life but being gay is not normal so he broke up with Yuki and ended their 11 year long relationship, married another girl, 5 yrs or maybe 3 yrs later proceeded to break her heart as well.then looked for yuki as he realised his love for him and realised that he couldnot do this anymore...then met yuki and had his own "happily ever after"
Now as much as i hate Akira, i can totally relate to him (does that mean i hate myself...? hahaha..yes) but wait i cannot completely relate to his "wanting to live a normal life" thing. What i can relate to is "loving someone too much" yes he loved yuki too much which is one of the reasons (besides the normal life thing) why he left him.. Always being anxious, not wanting to leave their side, being affected by everything they do. I can totally relate. When you love someone too much, you are also too over the top scared of losing them too. You feel that if one day they would die or go away or whatever, you would not be able to bear that which is why Akira (probably mee too) decided to run away. Ik thats cowardly, and i am not trying to justify the cowardice..IT IS wrong ik it...your cowardice is not a reason to hurt someone ik and as i said im not justifying it..im just giving an insight as to WHY and HOW it's like that.
about the ending well, i have mixed feelings i actually did not want them to get back together but then seeing how much they love each other and how Yuki too is heartbroken to not be besides Akira, i was like okay, as long as you (yuki) are okay, im okay too.
as for the rating, its not a 10 or 9 for me but def a 8 smthin
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Sweet & Simple, Summarized Story
The story and the setting are very sweet with the story progressing quickly in years.The story is again a bit realistic and shows how people from the LGBTQ community suffer and go through self-acceptance and go above and beyond to get into the normal that is defined by society.
I loved the acting of both the leads and the way how their character progressed as years go by.
Nishi Yuuki's character played by Raiku is just adorable and clear in his mind, I immediately liked the character and loved that the character stayed as it is till the very end.
Ito Akira played Shirasu Jin showed every emotion, him getting tense about the "Normal", his worry, his love, everything was portrayed perfectly.
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Nishi & Ito--A Beautiful and Realistic Love Story
Ito and Nishi are two high school students who meet and fall in love while playing a balancing game on the white line of the street. Throughout their courtship and lives, this line always brings them to each other. Ito lives a reliable yet boring life, and has no true ambition straying from that path. This goal is further reinforced as his free spirited older sister continues to frustrate their parents by not following a more traditional path. Despite falling deeply in love with Nishi, Ito struggles throughout his relationship and his life trying to fit this "non traditional" relationship into his reliable, "normal life." Shirasu Jin does a wonderful job conveying a man living at odds with heart. His struggle becomes the viewers struggle. Even when he makes errors in judgment, we empathize.Nishi is all heart and imagination compared to his lover. Although Raiku plays Nishi with wide-eyed innocence and social awkwardness, the character never lives in a fantasy land. His ability to eschew society's expectations makes him one of the bravest and most fulfilled characters in the show/movie. Nishi and Ito have excellent chemistry and balance each other, making them one of my favorite TV couples to root for.
The writers don't give the couple an easy path to their happily ever after, but the brevity of the series guarantees that the viewers won't have to sob into their tissues for very long.
My only complaint is that the haircuts for the actors never changed during the course of their years together, which made it difficult to mark the passage of time.
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Beatiful — but watch the Director's Cut instead
Title. I had watched the drama version before realizing there were extra scenes and going back to watch those. It's only about 10 minutes more but WOW, that cut added a bunch of scenes I had been craving and wrapped up a few loose ends. I'd definitely recommend just watching that instead of this drama.All that aside, however, wow. This was just beautiful and it had stole my heart from the beginning. 10 minutes in and I was sold. The chemistry between the leads, the little bits of nervousness and secrecy — it was all done so well.
The second half got a little cliche (The director's cut does explain it better than the drama does) but even though it had a twist I didn't love, I felt like it was understandable and it made the later climaxes worth it. Would definitely recommend this, it's going to give me a hangover for a week.
The OST was great too, especially a really nice beach scene with a song called Don't Turn Away by 5 Alarm!
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Yuki is baby (p.s. claps for the seesaw scene!)
i cried…a lot more than i was expecting and will most likely continue to cry especially for Yuki due to the simple fact that he is baby. loved each episode and resonated heavily with Akira’s sister’s remarks about living one’s life honestly rather than remaining overly cautious (looking at you Akira, and also myself in the mirror bc same) could use a bit more smiley Yuki and Akira moments but still love the dramatic bits that pierced my aching heart after every line. overall, a great drama to watch for a decent cry (for a person who has designated crying times, this did wonders for my emotional output this evening!) and as a hopeless romantic who loves love as much as the torturous heartache that comes with it, the softer scenes shared between the two leads warmed my heart (Yuki going out before sunrise to look for Akira’s favorite lighter; the forehead-to-forehead contact; the literal first interaction on a white line; could we get anymore affection. i will definitely read the manga that this was adapted from (as it appears to have a different ending) sooo i look forward to reading more about this couple as they take a significant amount of my tears :’) #smilethroughthepainWas this review helpful to you?
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Great Story With Unique Characters
I binge-watched this mini BL drama and loved it. It felt like watching a short film.I loved how the two characters met. It was fresh and quirky. I adored the characterization of both the characters, but especially Yuki. I adored how intimacy was portrayed -- especially when Yuki did not enjoy kissing and then admitted as to why. I liked their communication and I felt they really understood each other. Seeing them go through so many years together really made me more interested in their relationship and dynamic. Mild spoiler ahead, but when Yuki admitted to wanting to go back to school for scriptwriting and when Akira supported him wholeheartedly although he might not have chosen that path for Yuki, this moment was GOLD. I love the unquestioning support the two gave each other. This romance story was simply beautiful.
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Not what I expected!
Honestly?I really didn´t think much about this drama when I started watching it. You know, expectations were mid. This series had proven me wrong right from the start.
I am a intro skipper - I don´t want to spoil things for my self just because I watch the intro. In this series I didn´t even notice that it was the intro from the start! Moving on: the story moved very nicely. I honestly can´t remember being bored while watching (that usually happens to me...). I was always eager to find out about what is going to happen, and I was super involved in watching the timeline move so naturally. It is an interesting concept with the timeline moving forward, but it made sense!
The relationship between the mains didn´t feel too forced or faked. I find them super cute together! All the little steps that they had to take while being together made the series exciting and kind of relatable in a way. Then the plot twist came and I was stunned! I haven´t seen a twist quite like this one. Although I was quite confused for a second as to what is the reason behind Akiras actions, but I quickly understood. One of the most interesting plots I´ve seen in a while!
Such a cute ending too!
Overall I´m a fan! I pretty much liked everything about this, even the soundtrack (which I don´t usually pay much attention to). The acting was natural and beliavable, characters and the story didn´t bore me one bit.
Definitelly might rewatch!
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Lack of Storytelling, or something like that.. x.x
Like:+ The soundtrack is absolutely great! Supports the scenes perfectly in atmosphere.
+ The display of emotions is good. I was definitely touched by the story, the characters, their feelings. I could clearly see how someone felt.
Room for improvement:
- although I could see how the felt, I couldn't really understand why they felt this way. Here we come to my biggest problem with this show ->
- the kind of storytelling. I don't have a problem with the time jumps. Actually really liked them. But I do have a problem with the way they tell the story. They just show a bunch of scenes, but imho there is a huge lack of explaining the story. I couldn't understand Yuki at first. And then I couldn't understand Akira. Although Akiras reasons are explained a bit better later, it was still hard to figure out why they behave in a certain way sometimes. And because of the time jumps all the time I got a feeling of being disconnected to the story. I couldn't hold on to this feeling, because I always got ripped out of the moment. And then confusion started to built up, because I got a lot of situations I didn't really understand and they stacked. ^^'
- I think, another problem with this was the lack of chemistry. What I mean is..is see the emotions and I know, what I should feel. But I don't feel anything. I wasn't in awe with them.. u.u the acting was quite okay. So I don't think this was the matter. I think, the chemistry was missing, because I didn't understand the characters behavior.
The story focus a lot of Akira and his personal growth, so Yuki is getting lost a bit. I would have liked to get told more about his difficulties regarding skinship etc. So for me, watching the show was like: I see it. I see the emotions. But my brain couldn't figure out why they made certain decisions, because so many things wasn't explained probably for my taste. "Show, don't tell" is the way to go for me.
I was definitely hooked and not bored at all. I can understand the good reviews. The show has definitely a really special vibe! But for me, it could have been better explained (I mean, show more of the thoughts they have, more communication with each other etc, you know?) Because I often see myself struggle with understanding storylines, behavior, decisions etc., when the reasons behind it aren't clearly portrayed.
I feel like my review is as confusion as the show for me lmao. So sorry for that. I really struggle to put my thoughts about this into understandable words. x.x
Gotta go watch the Director's Cut know and hope I'll understand it a little bit better. :D Don't let my review hold you back from watching it. Give it a try!
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Sweet. But also heartbreaking. It was so interesting to follow Akira and Yuuki through the years, from high school till their late thirties and see what happens when... well, life happens. When the honeymoon phase is over and your old baggage starts getting in the way. It felt like watching a slow-burn fanfic where the main hero has to learn his lesson the hard way before earning his happy ending.The drama has angst in spades, especially in the latter half, and my heart broke for Yuuki who didn't do anything wrong but had to pay for Akira's insecurities, instilled in him bit by bit by his mother since he was a kid, and Akira really had to live - and suffer - through what he thought he wanted and truly experience what loneliness felt like before finally realizing where his true happiness lay and deciding to fight for it. The happy ending is then the cherry on top!
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ANOTHER GREAT JAPANESE BL SO FAR
I honestly kinda avoid this drama at first because this drama radiates sad vibes which I hate the most (personally) and I don't have the guts to watch something possibly sad at that time (I know I'm a chicken, nice to meet you). But then, the day when I didn't have anything to watch has finally come and it's like fate when I watched a dorama recommendation video back then...this Life: Senjou no Bokura being the no.1 top recommended dorama with the highest rating. I was like, "maybe I should give it a go", then I just watched it on Viki. And IT IS A GREAT BL! I think that was one of the rightest decisions I've made this year :). This drama unexpectedly has a light romance story with a damn "realistic touch" for the problem. Honestly speaking, that kind of problem is probably what a lot of gay couples in this world are facing right now, the endless judgment about gay people are "not normal" and not belong to society. In my opinion, this drama could successfully bring that issue and solved it in the most realistic way possible. I loved it.Edit: I rewatched it four times this week :)
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wanting it all to wanting to become normal
It's so cute at first then as it went on, it grows up and ends up being so heart wrenching along side with them literally growing up. I would kinda say it's realistic cause as far as I have watched BL dramas from japan, one of the leads most likely would want to become "normal" cause it's not that quite like-able to be in such relationships in japan.What I like is from the beginning, when they met on the sidewalk line, it was super cute! The way they told each other about their imagination on the line that if they fell out of the line, they will be attacked by some things lol it was super adorable way to connect the two leads. When they ended up living together and acting like husband and wife, everything up to that point onwards the episodes just went down-hill from there.
I kinda hate Akira's behavior, I knew he was selfish from when Akira was lowkey pursuing Yuuki but it was not consensual since he just outright kisses him first a lot of times without actually asking Yuuki first about it. You could sense that he's bad news just from there, he decided everything by himself without asking how it would feel for the other! JUST LIKE WHEN HE BROKE UP WITH HIM cause he thought that what his current happiness is not normal but what others experience such as having a wife and family is the normal happiness. He wasn't content and did not overthink it first before making a decision, for a character like Yuuki who was always imaginative but not far away from reality, I thought Akira would be more mature and guide Yuuki but he guide him on his single era and not being able to move on cause he was left confused. I JUST WISHED that he at least made Akira pay for it but it is what it is when you're in-love, you forgive easily which made me really bitter on the ending.
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Akira is an asswipe but it's not entirely his fault...
I know, i know... comp het sucks and Akira is a victim of societal pressure. i get that. BUT HE WAITED A DECADE, ripped apart the person he had been with and then married the woman he's lying to (and moved her into the same apartment he was sharing with Yuki). Honoka is right, he really is the worst. He spent quite a few years with her as well before losing his shit and deciding that after all, he doesn't want to be "normal". Granted, the scene in which he stood up to his mother was amazing... still it doesn't quite fully redeem this character and part of me is happy he can truly find himself and get back to Yuki and part of me wants to punch him in the throat.overall, the acting was wonderful and the storytelling really well done to span such a spread of time in so few episodes. I didn't feel like the important moments were well highlighted and well told.
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