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Would Have Been More Interesting If They Had Better Chemistry... Or Better Kisses
As many other reviewers wrote, the kisses are dead. They are literally the closed mouth kisses of Japanese dramas of the early 2000s.
BUT!!
If you can get past that, the drama is actually quite nice.
•❅✧❅✦ STORY •❅✧❅✦
Saeki and Wataru's love story is definitely a coming of age story. They are both awkward despite giving the illusion that they are mature. Yet they are trying their best to tackle obstacles that come their way.
Saeki's sudden move to Canada could have been handled better, but he's only a high school student. Of course he didn't know how (poorly) he handled his move back then when he was in high school would haunt him and Wataru's relationship years later in college. But this is a big part of their storyline and a big part of both character's growths.
The drama is good. The story is good and the actors did their best. If I had to nitpick at something, it would be that Saeki's childhood should have been expanded or left on the cutting room floor. A big emphasis was put on his past, with Wataru being Saeki's hero. But we actually don't see how Saeki struggled with it. We only see the part where he met Wataru, so we don't really see how else his past bothered him. In that aspect, it's hard to understand how one interaction with Wataru made him Saeki's hero for life. That being said, it's not really an issue when watching because the characters have other issues they are dealing with.
•❅✧❅✦ The Kiss Scenes... And Their Chemistry •❅✧❅✦
There are quite a few kiss scenes, but the scenes are short and they have dead lips, aka closed mouth. The actors also don't seem to radiate the aura of really wanting to kiss each other. The actors are decent at acting, but when it comes to the love scenes it's very dead. Saeki claims he is holding back his feeling for Wataru and wants to do more than kissing, but he doesn't look like it. His body langauage, nor his facial expressions seem to say, "I want you so bad, but I trasure you so I won't touch you."
Sorry, but Saeki and Wataru look like best friends rather than loves. Even Wataru is the same. He claims he is slowly falling in love with Saeki, but his body language looks like it's just another tuesday for him.
However, I will add that unless you are really paying attention to those small details, it's not really noticable. The actors are really trying their best to act, so you can't really see that they lack romantic chemistry... Until they start kissing. Aside from the kisses though, if you are just casually watching, you might not notice they lack romantic chemistry, because the actors do have chemistry... It's just the chemistry is for being best friends, not so much romance.
•❅✧❅✦ OVERALL •❅✧❅✦
Overall, the drama was fun to watch. It's not something I would put on repeat, but it was a fun watch. The plot is good and the actors are decent. Maybe if they had more romantic chemistry it could have been a drama I put on repeat.
BUT!!
If you can get past that, the drama is actually quite nice.
•❅✧❅✦ STORY •❅✧❅✦
Saeki and Wataru's love story is definitely a coming of age story. They are both awkward despite giving the illusion that they are mature. Yet they are trying their best to tackle obstacles that come their way.
Saeki's sudden move to Canada could have been handled better, but he's only a high school student. Of course he didn't know how (poorly) he handled his move back then when he was in high school would haunt him and Wataru's relationship years later in college. But this is a big part of their storyline and a big part of both character's growths.
The drama is good. The story is good and the actors did their best. If I had to nitpick at something, it would be that Saeki's childhood should have been expanded or left on the cutting room floor. A big emphasis was put on his past, with Wataru being Saeki's hero. But we actually don't see how Saeki struggled with it. We only see the part where he met Wataru, so we don't really see how else his past bothered him. In that aspect, it's hard to understand how one interaction with Wataru made him Saeki's hero for life. That being said, it's not really an issue when watching because the characters have other issues they are dealing with.
•❅✧❅✦ The Kiss Scenes... And Their Chemistry •❅✧❅✦
There are quite a few kiss scenes, but the scenes are short and they have dead lips, aka closed mouth. The actors also don't seem to radiate the aura of really wanting to kiss each other. The actors are decent at acting, but when it comes to the love scenes it's very dead. Saeki claims he is holding back his feeling for Wataru and wants to do more than kissing, but he doesn't look like it. His body langauage, nor his facial expressions seem to say, "I want you so bad, but I trasure you so I won't touch you."
Sorry, but Saeki and Wataru look like best friends rather than loves. Even Wataru is the same. He claims he is slowly falling in love with Saeki, but his body language looks like it's just another tuesday for him.
However, I will add that unless you are really paying attention to those small details, it's not really noticable. The actors are really trying their best to act, so you can't really see that they lack romantic chemistry... Until they start kissing. Aside from the kisses though, if you are just casually watching, you might not notice they lack romantic chemistry, because the actors do have chemistry... It's just the chemistry is for being best friends, not so much romance.
•❅✧❅✦ OVERALL •❅✧❅✦
Overall, the drama was fun to watch. It's not something I would put on repeat, but it was a fun watch. The plot is good and the actors are decent. Maybe if they had more romantic chemistry it could have been a drama I put on repeat.
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