K-Drama 
Sometimes you dance in the rain and sometimes you don't
I liked the story and complexities of the issues they tried to show, but I really really did not like the characters. It kind of surprised me that I did not like that characters, because there are very few dramas that have made me feel that way and those are usually really dark. This one isn't dark, just... eh.Typically I don't mind nitty-gritty, toxic stuff, but there was something about these characters that I just really couldn't get over. I think there are certain negative character depictions of a character while trying to also hold them as a "good person" without showing their positive qualities isn't for me. It's something different than someone with human flaws and/or someone trying to better themselves. It was confusing at times and there were no other qualities to grab onto.
The story is nothing new. They talking about gray areas of cheating and control. I'm glad they tried to talked about sex in a relationship in a positive way. I didn't like that it was kind of mangled with expecting another person to stable or satiate another persons mood/sex desires without pointing out how that was wrong. It made me feel like people just expect that crappy situation and it leaves you feeling kind of hopeless in a way. Maybe if the episodes were longer, they could have explored that more instead of leaving a lot as interpretation.
The acting was alright. All the elements just didn't line up for me to like it that much. I'm not saying no one else should watch this. Others enjoyed it, you might too or you might not. It just wasn't for me and that's okay.
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Poorly Adapted and Really Mysoginistic
I don't know why this novel adaptation was poorly done. The director didn't even bothered to make the gf point of view and villanize her like she commited a sin for not having sex with her bf. The whole story didn't even show how complicated their situation are, it just a whole story to excuse any cheating. which makes the viewer didn't even bother to call her bitch and being mysoginist to the gf. but what do i expect from fujoshi-targeted media. definitely the worst bl i ever seen in my life. The cast acting literally saved this dorama, and the reason why i watched this till the endWas this review helpful to you?
Brilliant ?
I was looking for a bl that wasnt too long as some just drag on for hours with no substance......not this one 7 eps 25mins long ideal, brilliant story and fabulous acting , had my stomach doing flutters and butterflies at the romance, it did help that everyone was beautiful to watch , so over all i loved this thanks 😊Was this review helpful to you?
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Honestly I had no problem with it at the beginning but then I was like "why are people so hung up on sex?"Also I got spoiled of the ending and I was like "poor kazuaki" cuz wdym your best friend which you really find precious and cherish him just doesn't see you as just a friend. I mean it's okay that he doesn't see kazuaki as just a friend but even after kazuaki pushed him away gently and saying indirectly that he's basically asexual and just doesn't see him more than best friends he still pushed boundaries and just thought about himself. Now kazuaki is left all alone just because he's only asexual and no one understands him, that sad fact about kazuaki is just blurred and hidden by the "happiness" the watchers gets because the main characters get together at the end of the drama so it's a happy ending. but it became a really sad story for kazuaki and I don't think that his best friend is really a good person either. he just finds mc "loveable" and likes him because he allows him to have sex together. I don't really think it's love between them but just desire for sex and also like relief and happiness that they're allowed to do it with each other but barely any real romance other than physical attraction and similarity in their struggle with sex.
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Captivating drama about fragile relationships and psychological journey
At first, I avoided this drama because of the infidelity theme but was actually quite surprised by how different it was. I feel like the story summary tricked me a lot. The drama focuses more on emotional connection and intimacy rather than lust.The main character's current relationships in the story are extremely fragile in the first place. The infidelity serves as a catalyst for changes in both their lives. One thing I really appreciate is all the little details in the script; I feel you have to rewatch a second or third time to catch them all especially with the psychological abuse between Fujisawa and Sei. Lots of dialogues and details, especially in earlier episodes, will make you understand how Sei feels he is difficult to be with, or how because he has no connection to others in his life, he became grateful to Fujisawa for putting up with him. Another thing I really likes are the foreshadowing and symbolism. The droplets representing little sprinkles of desires. The rain bringing the two main characters closer and closer each time. The foreshadowing of phones being people's hidden secrets.
All four characters are well developed. The only setback was probably the length of this drama because the story and plot is quite detailed and needed few more episodes but they unfortunately end up with a shorter drama slot run. Hopefully they can follow up with a sequel since the books still has two other novels.
Love the cinematography, color grading and music. It is consistent to its theme. Lots of rewatch value for me personally because each time you will pick up details you did not before. Last, the casting was on point and the acting was perfect for me. Matsumoto Hiroki, as Fujisawa Kazuaki, though really stood out to me with his acting. He is such a toxic character but his eyes acting really show all the range of emotions he felt without much dialogues.
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Loneliness, Rain, and the Person Who Finally Sees You
When It Rains, It Pours completely caught me off guard.I started it because the premise sounded interesting. Seven episodes later, I had stayed up far later than I intended, woke up after only a few hours of sleep, and instead of going back to bed immediately returned to this story because I needed to know what happened to these two people.
This is a quiet, melancholy drama about loneliness—not the loneliness of having no one, but the particular kind that comes from sharing your life with someone and still feeling profoundly alone.
Hagiwara Kazuaki lives with his longtime girlfriend in a relationship that appears perfectly normal from the outside, while physical and emotional intimacy have gradually disappeared. Nakarai Sei lives with the man he loves, someone who cares for him deeply in many ways but refuses the physical affection Sei desperately wants. Their situations are different, but the emotional emptiness is painfully similar.
The drama establishes that parallel beautifully. Even the physical spaces around them tell the story: separate beds, distance within shared rooms, people living side by side while being unable to reach one another.
An accidental email connects Kazuaki and Sei before either realizes who the other person is. That anonymity gives them something neither has elsewhere: a place to be completely honest. Their conversations gradually become more personal, and when their anonymous connection and their real-world relationship finally intersect, the story becomes even more compelling.
What I loved most is that their relationship is built first on recognition. They understand one another’s loneliness before either fully understands what is developing between them. The attraction matters, but the emotional core is much deeper: each becomes the person who notices, listens, remembers, and moves toward the other instead of away.
The drama also handles physical intimacy with unusual care. One relationship in particular establishes consent through repeated, explicit checking; asking before touching, paying attention to discomfort, and making sure the other person is okay. Later events make that attentiveness even more meaningful. The series clearly understands that desire and entitlement are not the same thing.
The rain imagery runs through the entire story and is much more than an aesthetic choice. Umbrellas, storm warnings, rain sounds, a storm glass, and repeated meetings in the rain all become part of the emotional language of the drama. “When it rains, it pours” begins as a description of everything going wrong at once, but by the ending the rain has accumulated another meaning entirely.
The acting is restrained and excellent. This is not a drama filled with huge speeches or constant dramatic confrontations. Much of the emotion lives in pauses, expressions, avoidance, small gestures, and the things people cannot quite bring themselves to say. The pacing is slow in the best sense: the external plot moves quietly, but emotionally the story is always progressing.
And despite the short runtime—only seven episodes of roughly 25 minutes—the characters feel remarkably complete. Even characters who cause tremendous pain are given psychological complexity without the writing confusing explanation with justification.
The final episode brought everything together beautifully. The ending feels earned rather than simply romantic, because both characters have had to make difficult choices about who they are, what they need, and what kind of life they want before they can truly choose each other.
This was one of those rare dramas where I did not merely want to know how the story ended. I wanted to stay inside its world.
Beautifully written, quietly devastating, intimate, and ultimately hopeful.
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Slow Burner
Enjoyed the slow burn of this love story. Some great acting throughout the series. An easy dreamy series to watch with a nice tea or coffee by the window on a rainy day. You’ll get sucked into the characters and before you know it, it’s over. Would have enjoyed seeing their next steps and what all the characters do next.Was this review helpful to you?
The best from Japan
I think that watching every single episode 4 times says it all, no? Brilliant acting, skilled and charismatic actors, complex storyline , fabulous OST , beautiful visuals, cinematography and photography and everything you’d wish in a BL . I was tempted to take away half a point for its shortness and the rushed ending and also for ignoring Sei’s sexual assault (but that was the author’s fault and not the series’s) but I won’t because damn it, this a masterpiece and my fav BL ever. A special episode would have been like a gift from heaven but that’s ok, we’re happy with what we got. Japan, you’re awesome ! Arigato.Was this review helpful to you?
What a great piece of cinema! Lovely series!
Every frame on the series feels like a photography, all details at scenes are very well planned, it's so beautiful to watch. The plot around two young men with relationship issues, lack of communication but mainly lack of sex. The needs to explore their own sexuality is very intense, the protagonists need to talk about that even if all starts like anonymous emails between two co-workers.We all can get in complicated relationships, and keep on going even if there is huge an visible problems on sight. This series explore that, our attaching to things that are hurting us and hurting the couple as a whole. Another Japanese series reminding us about the assertive communication inside a couple, in this case replaced with no censorship communication with a coworker.
The two young men drives the series with their inner emotional problems, letting go their loved ones to start something new, maybe more healthy, more communicative and lots of more sex. The end was happy ending, and includes everything I was expecting to happen, no need for any more chapter like other reviews said.
"When it rain, it pours" is worth watching it one more time, it's beautiful.
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ABSOLUTE CINEMA
It almost feels unfair to rate this drama so high among a sea of very well done ones I've watched since it's pretty clear to me that the novel that is the source material for this must already be amazing in terms of premise and writing (I'm unable to find a translation of it in English so I can't say for sure), and I have a tendency to rate adaptations lower when I enjoyed the source material more. That being said, my mind unclouded by that type of judgement in this case, it feels safe to say that this is a nearly perfect mini series.The portrayal of sexual frustration is so skillfully subtle yet so impactful, thanks to both the writing and the acting from every member of the cast. It lends a very real depressing atmosphere to the majority of the series until the last few minutes, but this only make the leads' interactions so much more stirring, beautiful, and sensual when it's called for. Their talks through email as well as the "reveal" were so hopeful and adorable. Not only that, but every little interaction with/between other characters felt so real in a way I can also only describe as cute, even the sad ones lol. Like I was watching actual tiny humans inside my screen with real lives of their own (???)
The narrative played out very well and I was hooked from the start. It's already been mentioned, but you can tell every actor in this was truly "in it" which is all one can ask for and allowed for great chemistry between everyone. A few moments related to the supporting characters in the last two episodes kind of left me desiring more, only because I wish the series could have been one or two episodes longer to spend a bit more time focusing on their stories and feelings, though I also want to consider the possibility of constraints due to being an adaptation. If this was a manga (my main area of expertise~) I would have liked to see a sappy bonus chapter of the main two consummating but I am happy with the way it ended here XD. With everything taken into account on top of my undeniable enjoyment of it, I feel this drama was incredible and I can't recommend it enough if you like realistic, sensual stories, and a rational but still hard-hitting dose of angst well-balanced with hopefulness.
P.S. if you enjoyed this drama you should try reading the manga "Kimi ga Boku no Subete" by Nishida Higashi, they both hit the same spot for me :-]
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A bl about cheating..?
Let's start off by saying I do not condone cheating under any circumstances 🥲That being said, this bl is a masterpiece. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It's raw, real, and I felt the emotions through the screen. It explores complex relationships and real relationship issues.
I loved the complexity of Sei's relationship with his "friend". The explanation at the end was realistic, and it showed that sometimes, for whatever reason that may be, relationships just don't work out the way you wanted them to.
As for the other guy (my apologies, I forgot his name already), I also loved the realness of his relationship with his girlfriend. It showed real issues a relationship can encounter, and that sometimes, it just doesn't work out.
My only complaint is the fact that there was no communication in either relationships, when the problem could've easily been resolved with a long talk. Cheating is never the answer. But I get it, it's for the plot ;)
I also wish we'd gotten more epilogue. I absolutely love the main couple, and I wish we'd gotten to see more of their relationship. But the story did end at a good time. This drama was short, but it said everything that needed to be said.
I'd definitely watch this again!
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The bottom could've been hotter
This bl was alright 👍It was mid
But i would never watch it back
Reason because of the bottom
Now some sensitive ppl up in here will start judging saying stuff like "its not the face but the heart"
Or "its the love for each other that counts"
Well folks i am here to say f**k all that s**t
It is very off putting and a major turn off when you see a drop dead gorgeous top acting with a ugly maggot looking like the pigeon in the storks movie that sing "how you like me naw" if yall aint watch the movie look up the pigeon and you'll see what i am talking about
Its a miracle i watched this out
But other than that the "if me and ur partner aint wanna get it on why dont both of us smash since we are horny" got me laughing but at the same time got me thinking about stuff that happens in the world today
But the point is if u r one of those persons who cares about the faces of the cast this aint the right bl for u
But on the other hand those persons who cares and focuses more about the love between the characters well this it for u
But this s**t aint for me
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