We Can't Do Just Plain Love (2025)

Humor, Sex, Cringe, Chemistry, Weirdness.....this drama has it all!

Subjective Gut Rating: 7.25 (due to super low expectations)
Objective Rating: 6.0-7.0


My expectations for this drama are on par with “Sweat and Soap” but worse. Mm… I think I am right to think that way. I was one of the weird people who actually really liked “Sweat and Soap”. It was ridiculous, yet very sweet and cute. Now, what about “Tada no Renai Nanka de Kikkonai: Kojirase Joshi to Fetishna Buka”? It’s definitely not as innocent as “Sweat and Soap”.

The drama is a lot more erotic and the type of cringe is very different from “Sweat and Soap”. The plot itself is interesting, afterall, the English title of the drama is “We Can't Do Just Plain Love: She's Got a Fetish, He's Got Low Self-Esteem”. We have another smell fetish, but definitely not as cringe as “Sweat and Soap”. The over excited male organ is quite funny, actually. I thought I would see more instances of that, instead of the same high school flashback. The main romance is surprisingly honest and they are actually very communicative about each other’s feelings and horniness. It was actually quite refreshing to see, especially coming from the female lead. I’ve seen my share of shy, naive, innocent and super passive Japanese FLs, so it’s a nice change to have FL here being the persistent one to chase after ML.

This drama is not shy in showing us that the main leads have a very physical relationship. They are often kissing, caressing and having sex. It’s a nice change from the more demure dramas with bad fish kisses. However, I found the most cringe-worthy part of the drama is the sex, particularly the “humping” part. Mmm… how do I put it in a way that doesn’t make me sound super crude? Let’s just say it seems like the ML isn’t exerting much effort, or at least the drama does not show a lot of movement. They’re supposed to be enjoying sex a lot, but all they do is talk the whole time and all the time, and not move much. Their kisses and caressing, on the other hand, are so much better.

The acting is not too bad for a manga adaptation. The leads have pretty good chemistry and I enjoy their scenes together. I think because they are so honest with each other, and the female lead doesn’t shy away from speaking up, it makes their relationship very enjoyable to watch. But I think both ML and FL could use a little more emotions during the sexy scenes.

I was honestly expecting a worse drama, but it turned out to be OK. Low expectations for the win! Do I recommend it? I don’t think I can say yes, unless you are intentionally seeking for something like this.


Completed: 3/27/2026 Review #679

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não serve nem para passar o tempo

iniciei sem expectativas...
um "casal" de escritório, que se envolvem na proposta de "curar" seus fetiches e traumas.
o personagem masculino é retraído e não se aproxima de mulheres, pois tem er#cao involuntária.
e a protagonista tem fetiches por cheiro.
a proposta é " ser parceiros íntimos para curar um ao outro"
a pesar da proposta senti falta de um desenvolvimento do casal.
eles se apaixonam conforme vão se relacionando, porém por serem um casal que compartilham a cama, esperava um desenvolvimento mais marcante.
enredo fraco, desenvolvimento ruim.
é apenas mais um jdrama "picante" com uma história ruim.

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