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Highly ambitious, but faltered along the way

The Sign has everything I adore in a series: romance, mystery, action and that infallible touch of mythology, which is my weakness. Under these circumstances, my rating should be higher, also considering the story is interesting, the plot is airtight (plot holes are one of my peeves), and the chemistry genuinely chemistry - fies.

Not that this is a bad rating, but again, I would generally rate something like this much higher. So let me explain my thought process, starting with the mystery/action aspect. It's solid, it truly is. Albeit slightly predictable and simple, it was consistent. I genuinely loved that they solved multiple cases that umbrella - ed as one big case, and as far as I took note, there were no loose ends or plot holes. Every case they worked seamlessly tied up with the major case through the players, and it even seemed like they would link the mythological aspect to this plotline.

That's where I was wrong. Let's clear this up first: I know it's difficult to incorporate mythology/history into a fictional account. It requires tons of research, poring over books, journals, documents, and so much more. I also understand that when you're working with mythology and history, it's a difficult situation to maneuver, (especially when you're talking about two major characters who's stories have wide and varying interpretations). But there's still room to work with. Without giving away too much, let's just say I expected more. They promised grandeur and complexity, but what we got was absolutely none of that. The entire mythological plotline was tied up to the romance between the leads and not much more.

Which then leads us to.. the romance. I'm going to be completely honest, Billy and Babe, they have chemistry. I did say the chemistry chemistry - fied, and I wasn't lying. They have a hot and cold relationship in the beginning, which I'm going to chalk up to a genuine plot point, it was understandable. Even when you felt they were being bratty, frustrating or just a teensy bit hypocritical, they turned the situation around pretty smoothly and soon. It's really too bad we didn't get to see enough though. This is a totally subjective opinion, but they spent so much time focusing on solving the cases, and the mystery of their past that there was barely any romance. At least for me. And I know it's ironic because I said I appreciated the well developed story, but I wanted romance as well. That's more of a me thing, but I just wanted to mention it.

Let me segue back to my rating now, because despite the positives, I did kind of end up saying they could have improved upon it. That is the reason for my rating.
The truth is, I genuinely enjoyed watching the series. The plot was innovative, the characters were endearing and you all know that I already have a slight bias because of the mythology plot they used. When you watch the series, you can tell they put a ton of effort into this. The cast, the crew, everyone. But I just wanted that little bit more. Again, that's a me thing.

While I do wish they had changed a few things, tied up the loose ends that inevitably cropped up, it was a decent series, and truly one of a kind: I don't see a lot of mythological BLs and it was a rare treat in that sense.

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An afterthought - I mean the season feels like an afterthought

The announcement of a third season itself felt like a capitalisation effort if I'm being honest - on the back of it's own popularity because the finale of season 2 of Alice in Borderland, except for a tiny bit, didn't really leave much to interpretation. I liked that about it. I was confused sure, had a ton of questions but I was satisfied with the ending. So when it was announced that it's coming back for another season, I thought 'yeah.. alright.. maybe we get some answers'
But now I'm just disappointed that I didn't anticipate my disappointment.

Firstly, and again, it's not like there was room for much interpretation except for that very last scene in the previous season finale. But I do appreciate a show that can end satisfactorily and still leave a bit to the imagination. Revisiting that plot over and over again kind of takes away the shock factor because you know what's coming.

I was going to watch it anyway though, and surprisingly, it held up so well! The story picked up perfectly from where it left off, the premise was quite exciting because all the characters, old and new, were now back in Borderland playing against the Joker, in a seemingly no structure, no rules situation - which I loved. It is the perfect embodiment of the joker card condensed into a plot.

The new characters were surprisingly very immediately likeable (which I've found is quite rare in sequels), the games once again had me on the edge of my seat, sometimes even made me cry (because we all know what goes down in them) and just watching Arisu on screen again was nice because I love Alice in Borderland. With each episode, the story just kept clicking into place and I was so happy. Finally! A sequel that felt fresh and innovative.

That thought lasted four episodes. Longer than I thought it would but not long enough. Because with every other scene, this season was starting to look more and more like another show I know. One that Netflix released just a while ago, one that I would rather not talk about. Not a huge deal in the massive scheme of things, but unfortunately, this is also where I started losing interest. They did manage to reel me back in with the final game, but wow. That finale..

I did not like that finale. Because I did not sit through five good episodes to end it with a debate on the crisis of existence. It left me with so many questions, and not any that I could answer myself. By the time it was over, I repeatedly asked myself 'that's it?'
Because all that happened, felt like it needn't have happened. The way they concluded it just felt so unsatisfactory and that's when I realized that right from the beginning, all the returning characters were behaving very uncharacteristically and at the end, I had recieved no answers to my questions from season 2.

This finale was not it, but even worse was the very last scene. For the love of all things good, let's not make this a habit. I'll once again mention the show I will not mention because they pulled the same thing months ago. LET'S STOP MILKING THE COW.
We do not need a remake. We do not need another sequel. Let's just not. This season itself felt like an afterthought, we do not need more.

This was a strange experience - I enjoyed it, but I'm still not satisfied. I loved seeing more, but I don't think the story needs to be developed any more! While it was nice to see all the characters from the first couple of seasons again, I hope they don't revamp this plot.

For six episodes, this was mostly enjoyable. If you enjoyed the prequels, chances are you will enjoy this season as well. You might also be just that bit disappointed, but it's fair.

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Try, try again - A Miracle in Us

I think I spent half an hour trying to come up with a catchy hook that could perfectly describe The Winning Try in one sentence - and based off of this preamble you can see I failed. That's because this drama invoked so many different feelings and emotions in me, joy, nostalgia, sadness, anger, frustration, ecstatic overload, hope, several of them together, and sometimes all at once.

I always say it's the miracle of sport, to feel these many emotions in a short span of time.. I've never seen anything else do it quite like sport does.

The Winning Try follows Ju Ga Ram and the rugby team from his alma mater, Hanyang High, as they begin a new year with a new coach in the form of Ga Ram, and all the chaos he brings with him. They are shaken up, first, because no one expected Ga Ram to return to rugby after a doping scandal three years prior, when he was a player - but most of the shake ups come when the rugby team realizes that their coach is smart, passionate, determined, and maybe just a bit of a dork.
Suddenly, the man who was once treated as an outsider even by his own team, is an integral part of the proceedings, he is their heart and soul.

He's bringing in new players, techniques, pulling all his cards to ensure his boys get the best possible chances of being miracles (something they say, I did not make this up), miracles that are going to win the national championship.

The lives of the rugby team aren't the only ones shaken up by Ga Ram's arrival - the entire school, including his ex, his former coach, former principal and former friend, all feel the impact.

I love this series. I love it. But there were so many things I didn't love about it. As a collective, I've rated it high, but honestly, the high rating is only because of the rugby team.

I love those guys. Along with Ga Ram, they are the heart and soul of this series. Again, so much emotion, so much at stake for each of them, but they learn how to put everything aside - just to come together as a team for their dreams. By the end of the twelve episodes, I was in awe of how much each of them had grown. And we did get to see all of them, this wasn't a situation where one of them is the star player, no one else matters - no, no. They were a team. They fought, argued, threw punches, felt jealous, but all that was just one percent of everyone they went through together.
This is why I seek out sports dramas - the human connection formed through teamwork and bonding is something else. I loved every single minute the rugby team was on screen.

However, the further we went into the story, the less focus they got? My rating just for the rugby storyline (my current rating) is high, but if I factor in all the other filler scenes we got that actually took away from the team's screentime? My rating would be much lower.

These scenes added no real depth or value for me. The entire shooting storyline for example. Half of the characters were not required for the plot at all. We had Bae I Ji, shooting coach, player and Ga Ram's ex. It should've stopped there. Instead we had another shooting coach, two players, a corrupt vice principal and a corrupt education minister (?). And their roles were relevant to the plot when they were hindrances to the rugby team, but soon it branched off into its own, unnecessary storyline.

So many scenes that could have been devoted to the rugby team - instead I would say around one-third of the story focused on all the wrong details. My rating nevertheless remains high.. but oh.. so much I wish they'd done instead of what we actually got.

The acting on all fronts, nevertheless, was brilliant. I sound like a broken record, but, especially Ga Ram and the team. Haven't even mentioned their names yet for all the times I've referenced them, and here they are - Yoon Seong Jun, Oh Yeong Gwang, So Myeong U, Do Hyeong Sik, Kim Ju Yang, Pyo Seon Ho and the maknae, Mun Ung. All seven of them were played by actors who gave performances of a lifetime, so much passion and heart, so good. And Yoon Kye Sang.. my god. No one else could've portrayed the bold and enigmatic Ga Ram better. All the actors were simply brilliant.

The production value was obviously high, and the music! So good! Felt very refreshing and pleasant to the ears.

I love this drama - and highly recommend it. Absolutely do. I was moved to tears almost every episode if that says something. Because sport really does move you, doesn't it?

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Chaotic, heartwarming and entertaining

A truly underrated series if I may say so. Based on the synopsis alone, the actual emotional depth of this series is barely depicted.

A wager between roommates to set one of them up with their crush after a round of Never Have I Ever, leading to outlandish schemes, team work and tons of chaos, but what also followed was an unapologetically sex positive series that highlighted consent, pleasure, sexuality and much more. All while keeping comedy and romance at the forefront, giving us the perfect mix of emotions.

Both the pairings in here have my heart, so different in dynamics between the pairings and between the people in each pairing, and they worked so well together. Communication, honest conversations, trust, they had it all. Above all, it was just how much they understood their dynamics with the other person in the relationship. It may have been frustrating as a viewer and sometimes even for the characters, but there wasn't a single moment where each of them didn't make it a point to visualise a clear picture of what their relationship was like at that point. The chemistry was dazzling and the angst, oh the angst. You can't help but root for them.

And I mean all of them, because the bond between the four of them was highlighted no less than the romantic relationships. What may have started out as a bet, eventually developed into a kind of brotherhood where they could always go to each other for advice, talk freely and trust in the fact that they would always be there for each other. All the supporting characters were no less, each of them had their own distinct personalities much like the leads and it was chaotic and fun to watch all of them interact.

This was thoroughly entertaining, start to finish, and it is truly underrated with well written characters, a solid story and not a single scene that I had to skip. A gem indeed.

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To me, today

I found this because I very recently watched another adaptation of the same story, started it because of a recommendation, kept with it because of how interesting it got and finished it with a greater appreciation of just.. feeling appreciative.
Because despite being a story about second chances, it was always about taking chances on what you want.

The story is creative and crisp, the plot is solid and moves at a brisk pace, and doesn't feel too dramatic, even with the fantastical setting. The leads are characters you can root for, and they have great chemistry. It's a complete package and a good drama.

But I have watched this story before. The adaptation I watched was the K Drama, Marry My Husband and naturally, I couldn't help but compare the two. There were some things I preferred about the K Drama, and some aspects that were better executed here, in the J Drama. Both solid in their own right, but asking me, this is the one I would recommend before the K Drama.

Firstly, because the story is much more consice and palatable. One thing I really didn't like about Marry My Husband was the amount of filler scenes they had, and cutting out a lot of the stuff from the latter half in this version really helped with the story.

Second, the characters. I think with the exception of Tomoya (Min Hwan in the K Drama), I preferred how the characters were written in the J Drama. At points, I would say I preferred the character writing here completely to that of the K Drama. Misa was much more feisty and pro active, Wataru felt less like a caricature of "perfect human being", Reina was much more devious and cunning, and Tomoya was so incredibly pathetic as a character.
The way all of them interacted with each other was also so much more believable than in the K Drama, all of that felt highly dramatized and here it was quite representative of how human beings behave at times. The actors themselves did so well, like I said, for the most part, the character writing was much better here, and every actor took the brief and ran with it. The performances were incredible.

Third, the CHEMISTRY. Sorry but, Park Min Young and Na In Woo had zero chemistry, but luckily, Koshiba Fuka and Satoh Takeru brought it! Overall, the J Drama would be the version I prefer and would recommend.

You win some and lose some though, and there were tiny things like Lee Yi Kyung's portrayal of Min Hwan or Lee Gi Kwang as Eun Ho and his impact on the plot that I missed here. Plus, a couple of aspects I think they could have bettered upon - particularly the last few episodes. There were some moments that felt completely out of character for so many characters and though it can be likened to impulsiveness and emotion, I just didn't understand those actions. And one that really, really disappointed me? The ending! Not the actual ending but the ending our antagonists got. Without spoiling anything, it just didn't make sense to me and I wish it had been executed just a bit different.

There is however one thing that disappointed me in both versions.. the romance. Why you ask? I just didn't buy it. I had a hard time believing either of the couples in either version were really that into each other that they would sacrifice themselves for each other's sake (like the dramas were clearly trying to tell us), but I never felt that soulmates level connection anywhere.

That was a long drawn out comparison to say that you can watch any version you'd like but my recommendation is this one here. The overall impression this made was a lot better and even without comparison, it has a great story and message.

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This, but fully developed

I love sports dramas. Absolutely love them and the setting for this one was much like every sports drama I love but so unlike them as well. A football team is purchased by an entertainment company and actors, idols and models from that company are soon on the player's roster of the football team.
The team's just been relegated, their teamwork is non - existant, and the new players have been brought in to improve the image of the team and help them get back into the spotlight but the thing is, the new players are not exactly pro - footballers.
Each of the leads have their own baggage, they're immediately at odds for some reason or the other and they have very interesting connections to each other.. the plot is writing itself.

But this is also the plot for a full length series, maybe an hour each episode. Eight 25 minute episodes are enough to make a complete story, but again, not with this many storylines.

I loved most of it, honestly, I binged the episodes in a day. The major plot was solid, a football team in dissaray, recently bought and gone through a major upheaval, teammates who don't get along well, players who can't play football and the necessity to get the team together before the next season.
And unlike other sports dramas, the entire focus here was on the players finding their own way, there wasn't a manager or a coach who was the lead rallying the team together.

And because of that, there was a huge ensemble cast, like I mentioned above, characters with their own aspirations, baggage and connections to other characters. They were extremely interesting characters as well, a ton of different personalities in one dressing room, and the best of them all were the leads.

I loved the leads. First, because they are a prime example of one of my recent favourite tropes: losers in love. Where they've been simping after each other for years, and have essentially fallen in love with each other minutes after they meet officially. Their enemies to lovers storyline mixed with the losers in love energy, paired with the insane chemistry the actors had made for a great love story. The characters were written in a way that they complemented each other when they were together and supported each other as individuals and I just really loved them together.
The other two (almost) couples were also very sweet to watch, and I really would've loved to see more of them together, because they were developed, but not fully.

Developed, but not fully, that was the only problem with the series. The huge ensemble cast didn't really get the character development I wanted them to, and neither did the major plot. In a bid to tie up all the loose ends within the plot, they ensured that every conflict and character who could be a potential loose end, only to tie everything up within minutes of them being introduced.

That was my only complaint if I'm being honest, that tags along on the back of a bigger complaint, asking that plots and plotlines be more developed, especially when they have this kind of potential. I still very much enjoyed the series and would gladly recommend for a light and short watch.

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Brilliance

I've stopped expecting brilliance from crime dramas, I don't really watch for the suspense anymore either and even with the promise of comedy, after watching the first few episodes, this was at it's best going to be a fun watch.

Atleast, that's what I thought.

This was pure brilliance, I can't hype this up enough, it's brilliant. I wouldn't be too put off by the number of episodes, because before you know it, you've binged 14 episodes in three days and you're just sat on your couch with the dorkiest smile on your face wondering how to fill the void this show will inevitably leave in your drama watching schedule.

This is one of the best examples of a story driven by both plot and characters, and it's so well balanced that you don't feel like either one is being forced down your throat. Each plotline is different, not just within the series, but some I'm seeing for the first time in any series. Because the plot arc changes every two (or three) episodes, you're invested just enough in the case to immerse yourself in the backstory, sometimes be moved by the emotions, and watch the team solve the crime, but not so much that it takes away from what I thought was the absolute best part of the series: the team themselves.

Dorks. The whole lot of them, in the best possible way. There's never a dull moment with the five of them, I almost thought I would bust a gut during some of the scenes. All the characters are way too funny, unnecessarily funny at times and I loved it. But we also got to see so many different sides of them, the happy, the sad, the angry and vulnerable. Sometimes the cases had very personal connections to the team and it was great how the focus shifted to each member while still maintaining a good team balance. There wasn't one character who got more attention than another here, it was an ensemble through and through, with five vastly different characters. I just loved them all.

I'll be honest, crime/thriller is still one of my favourite genres, despite the fact that it rarely surprises me anymore. When it does, it's brilliant and even though it didn't here, it was still brilliant. This isn't a show you love the minute you pick up, but I can ensure by the time you finish it, you'll love it.

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And the music played them off..

Rule of thumb, if you're going to be making a series called First Note of Love.. maybe have more than one note of music and love?

This seriously needed way more music and romance than it had, because even though as a series about grief and moving forward this was actually pretty good, there was definitely more they were trying to bring to the story. And unfortunately, none of that actually came through.

There was just way too much going on for it to no real impact to the story, trying to stuff in grief, romance, music and all the technical aspects that go with it in twelve episodes will give you exactly something like this, half baked for the most part. Half of the story was about finding yourself again after going through something difficult (which again, was well done) and the other half was about producing music, booking a venue, recording the music.. and the romance was just randomly there.

The romance definitely had potential (both the couples) and the premise did too, but they really messed up the execution on so many fronts. Way too much technicality, way too many flashbacks and not enough scenes focusing on the music or the romance, which should have been the main focuses!

I don't know, they missed several beats when making this and bit off more than they could chew. If this had twelve, one hour episodes, I could see how all that they tried to include would make sense, but with around twenty five minutes for each episode? It's not feasible and it showed. Which was dissapointing, the way it just slowly tapered off until you just wanted the story to end because nothing new was happening. Too bad.

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There is only one you in the world

Part one was near perfection, and this was a masterpiece.

I'm still reeling from what I witnessed because what began as a revenge plot turned into one of the most poignant retrospect about life.

It's all too complicated to explain the experiences and emotions that Yi Jae is put through his 12 reincarnations, the pain of leaving his loved ones behind, losing someone he loves, living not knowing who he is, and living as if he isn't really living. It isn't until he finally experiences the memories and feelings of the 12 people in full does he truly start living.

Once again, the cast just, wow. I have no other words to describe how amazing this cast was. The guest stars, it is incredible how each of them portrayed their own characters, in addition to portraying their character as Yi Jae. Seo In Guk and Park Seo Dam get an extra round of applause, they played off each other so well, and boy can Seo In Guk act! Admittedly, these four episodes were much more emotional than the previous ones and he brought his A game.

This was a genuinely incredible drama, it is difficult to deal with this many genres and still provide a flawless production in just 8 episodes. However the interpretation, whatever it was that caught your attention, this is an enjoyable ride, through and through.

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Right You, but is it the Right Time?

This miniseries is like a lullaby in the best possible way, might lull you to sleep accidentally but genuinely warm and comforting.

The series is about the leads, just the two of them. Phat is heartbroken and staying with his friend and her younger brother Mhok. There is an instant connection between Mhok and Phat because they have a backstory but it is also incredibly obvious that Phat is not ready to date yet. His friend decides that a series of rituals and methods to help Phat forget his ex is the way to go, and when these don't work, the gang turns to copious amounts of alcohol that leads to serious conversations between Mhok and Phat, and moments that help them both heal from the past love they each carry.

This story was deeper than I expected, albeit a little slow because of the abundance of scenes that lent nothing to the story like the rituals, but for 2 episodes, they manage to keep your attention by instigating the feeling of "will they, won't they?" A good series weighed down by some unnecessary elements.

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The Moment : Since is the continuation of The Moment I Need You, and it seems nice. A nice little look into the lives of the leads since the first series, these five episodes seem to be just that, but that’s all. Just a tiny window into their lives. Was it really necessary, no, but is it still enjoyable? The question seems to be just that. The quality, top notch. The series itself? A pleasant suprise, but it is it anything more and if it is,is it worth a watch? The answer seems to be yes.

THE STORY:
The story follows Mok and Bay on vacation, but Bay’s boss and the boss’ best friend are also vacationing at the same resort. That’s pretty much the story. What was the point of the story, I have no clue. It’s filled with these cute moments between the leads, but I still don’t know what this series is about. Is it leading somewhere? I honestly don’t think so. And yet I’m hooked. There’s just something about this series that I can’t really explain, but it got me to watch all of it and I think that’s what matters.

THE ACTING:
The acting is good. The chemistry is there, but not in a way that it slaps you across the face, it’s more of a gentle caress. I will say that while some scenes do feel stiff and akward, the acting has remained consistent with the first season.

THE PRODUCTION:
This is one of the aspects greatly improved upon. The first series was dark to reflect the mindset of Mok, but this one is light and fluffy, showing just how much Mok’s state has improved. A few details like these are highly appreciated and add an extra dimension to an already good story. The problem here is with the number of episodes. How they will manage to weave an entire story into five episodes of fifteen minutes each is my concern. Hopefully they pull through and give us an actual story.

THE OST:
It’s light and sweet and makes you feel the love. What more can I say?

THE NEGATIVE:
Nothing quite so negative about this series. It’s a beautiful love story and maybe we need that kind of giddy optimism of sunshine and rainbows in our lives.

THE ENDING:
So guess what! Mok was paying Kim from 2moons ( I know his name is Copter, but calling him Kim is just fun! ) to take pictures of Mok and Bay to create a pendrive of moments. That mystery is solved. It was a happy ending overall and after the crapfest that was the Shipper’s ending, I really needed this.

When we watch television some us wish to escape reality, some want real stories, but what everyone really wants is a good way to spend their free time. I’m still on the fence about this series. It’s good, but not in a “ Oh my God, you need to watch this right now.” way, but rather in a “ If you have free time it’s a good watch” kind. While there may be no rhyme or reason to why this series was produced, I will say that this is not a waste of time. Give it a try when you have time . Thank You!

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The second instalment of the Girl Next Room series is a sure hit. It’s funny, heartbreaking and heartfelt. This instalment is about Mimi, a girl who has several phobias and a radio DJ who begin talking at three in the morning due to Mimi’s fear of ghosts. They begin talking every night and slowly begin falling love, but what Mimi doesn’t know is DJ Titan is actually Than, her classmate with whom she has a mutual hate.

THE STORY:
The story is very well written. The parts about Than, Peemai and Dausou were extremely heartfelt. Mimi begins to talk to Titan, and begins to fall in love with him, but when she discovers that Than is Titan, she is shocked. When asked who she likes, Than or Titan, she is unable to choose. Only after hearing Than’s past does she realise she loves Than, the one behind the mic, despite his persona.

THE ACTING:
The actors were amazing. Every single one of them. You rarely find series’ with such actors so it is a must watch. Special shoutout to Gun , because he seems to be in every GMM production and always manages to play his character perfectly, however different they may be.

THE PRODUCTION:
Production was perfection! All the storylines were handled very well, especially the Bi/Pansexual storyline of Mimi’s best friend. That is the representation we deserve!

THE OST:
I didn’t pay much attention to the OST, as it was quite forgettable.

THE NEGATIVE:
The only negative was seeing how Mimi treated Than, saying that she loved DJ Titan and not Than, despite them being the same person. At times Mimi got too annoying for me, but despite this a very enjoyable story.

THE ENDING:
Quite a satisfying ending. Despite the fact that Mimi and Than got together, the more satisfying story was Than and Peemai becoming friends again. No hate, but it was obvious that Mimi and Than would get together from the beginning, but seeing Than and Peemai put together their differences after the trauma they experienced really broke me.

I hope this review was helpful to those contemplating on this series. It certainly is a must watch and will not disappoint you. Thank You!

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A spinoff I need a spinoff of

This was a really sweet spinoff and now I kinda want to see Sakuma and Yamase have their own series as themselves, not characters from the series. Well the fictional series. No wait. We get my point.

Hiru no Yume follows Teppei and Yamato, and their love story after the events of Daytime Dream, the drama that was filmed in S1 of At 25 in Akasaka.

It was obviously very short, kind of like an actual special you would get of a side couple that had five seconds of screentime in the main series, and of course I would have loved an actual full fledged story here.

But again, this was very cute, we got what I imagine was part of the special they filmed within the series, we got to see all the leads again and the chemistry between Takuma and Shoma is actually amazing, would love to see them in a spinoff of Akasaka or in a different series.

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I mean.. it's a special..

It's a special episode that once again followed the story of the original special almost to a tee - just two episodes instead of one and both of them combined ran for a shorter amount of time than the original did.

And again, it was panaromic beach views, romance and NC scenes and it felt more like a part of the series than an actual special, so that's something.

There's not much else to say here, chemistry was the same as the series, almost good. I wasn't bored, so that's something.

And I'll take it yeah.
It was weirdly sweet, kind of fun and both objectively and comparatively not bad.

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Umm.. uhh..

I always find it interesting how weirdly fun (albeit equally unhinged) mini vertical series could be if they were full length shows. They're weirdly fun as is as well, but this one was.. oh.. this one was..

It started kind of fun. Your usual amount of incredibly improbable plotline with a combination of very over the top and no facial movement acting. It kept going at that pace.. and then it got strange and bad?

Because it's a mini series, the plot can literally be explained in three sentences - Pat and Leon meet when both of them are in rather unfortunate situations, that somehow ends up with them in a pretend relationship. So Pat takes on the job of Leon's manager to keep up the ruse and because he's taking care of his younger brother and needs money coming in. But of course there's a bunch of problems that crop up, with each of them lasting around five minutes.

I don't know how to rate this - it was okay until it wasn't and over before it began, so, it was kind of bad? I don't know, just like their last series, if you want to aimlessly scroll but still watch something, it's perfect, because that's what I did.

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