I know it's probably a cultural thing, but I've never seen a couple say they love each other, only like.
Yup, it's a cultural thing and it goes far back into their childhood. Neither do parents say I love you to their kids, nor do kids say I love you to their parents (which doesn't mean they don't love each other, they just show it more through actions).
From what japanese people said, they feel shy, awkward and embarrassed to say it. It's not like it's never ever used, it's just veeery rare. So for couples, "I really like you" (daisuki desu) is an equivalent to our "I love you". And the meaning of their I love you (aishiteru) is kinda like even above love, like...absolute devotion with heart and soul kinda thing? It's a strong word :)
I'll try to sum it up: - Soga and Sakae's relationship progressed quite fast, with no break up. Sakae was very straight-forward about his feelings and got to know Soga was divorced right in the first chapter. The reason for the divorce was Soga not being able to have kids with the wife, hence why the wife divorced him - Mizuki is not Sakae's ex. He didn't even know him on a personal level, only as "the owner of the restaurant". He's a random dude who was also transferred from Tokyo to Osaka, who was coming to eat at Sakae's place where Kaname (Sakae's friend) took a liking to him. Mizuki initially didn't like to be touched/kissed/being intimate in his relationships and didn't understand why, but then Kaname kissed him and he didn't hate it. (Also, Mizuki's first name in the manga is Tadayuki, not Mizuki) - the scene from the drama where Mizuki got saved from that dude by Sakae also happend differently. Kaname was the one being harassed and Mizuki saved him. They ended up being a couple. - Mizuki in the drama is portrayed as someone that slept around. But in the manga, Sakae said he also used to sleep around
Btw the whole manga has only 5 chapters, it's a pretty quick read :)
Don't ever expect a live-action adaptation of ANYTHING to be an exact copy of the source material. There is no…
It's an adaptation. So yes, I will expect them to follow the source material for some degree at least.
If not, we'll gonna end up with dramas like High School Return of a Gangster, where they completely changed the whole genre because they thought "it's difficult to see BL as a genre that guarantees success" 😏
So, I went to read the manga version out of frustration...and now, I just can't wrap my head around how much they changed stuff in the drama..like WHY?! :(
i love this show alot i just find the fact he keeps having flashbacks of his dog a litttle weird lol
I understand him on the other hand. Have you ever had a pet you've been emotionally attached to and it suddenly died? Cause I sure had and the grief was not easy to get over..
Sakae letting Mizuki THAT involved in his relationship with Soga is just disappointing to me...dude why are you just standing there not saying anything and leting Mizuki make decissions for you? I initially though Mizuki is doing it to push Soga to some action, but now idk anymore...
...not to mention the break-up? They barely got together and Sakae wants to break up? What do you even want at this point, Sakae...?
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How I wish your comment could be pinned on top of all of the others...I just knew ppl would overlook Mizuki's sh*tty character ever since they showed their ''smexy'' scene...
From what japanese people said, they feel shy, awkward and embarrassed to say it. It's not like it's never ever used, it's just veeery rare. So for couples, "I really like you" (daisuki desu) is an equivalent to our "I love you".
And the meaning of their I love you (aishiteru) is kinda like even above love, like...absolute devotion with heart and soul kinda thing? It's a strong word :)
I think it's similar in Korea, too :)
- Soga and Sakae's relationship progressed quite fast, with no break up. Sakae was very straight-forward about his feelings and got to know Soga was divorced right in the first chapter. The reason for the divorce was Soga not being able to have kids with the wife, hence why the wife divorced him
- Mizuki is not Sakae's ex. He didn't even know him on a personal level, only as "the owner of the restaurant". He's a random dude who was also transferred from Tokyo to Osaka, who was coming to eat at Sakae's place where Kaname (Sakae's friend) took a liking to him. Mizuki initially didn't like to be touched/kissed/being intimate in his relationships and didn't understand why, but then Kaname kissed him and he didn't hate it. (Also, Mizuki's first name in the manga is Tadayuki, not Mizuki)
- the scene from the drama where Mizuki got saved from that dude by Sakae also happend differently. Kaname was the one being harassed and Mizuki saved him. They ended up being a couple.
- Mizuki in the drama is portrayed as someone that slept around. But in the manga, Sakae said he also used to sleep around
Btw the whole manga has only 5 chapters, it's a pretty quick read :)
If not, we'll gonna end up with dramas like High School Return of a Gangster, where they completely changed the whole genre because they thought "it's difficult to see BL as a genre that guarantees success" 😏
...not to mention the break-up? They barely got together and Sakae wants to break up? What do you even want at this point, Sakae...?