Giulliy

Seeing people's reaction to Squid Game s2 makes me worried about AiB s3.
Pls netflix don't ruin it!

as expected, the pressure must be high

Hi, since I haven't watched the 2003 version, may I know why you didn't like it? Is it the plot, the directing or something else?

The trailer looks sooo good, Love Ryusei-Oryo combination, the child actors also nail their roles.

He grew up so fast, almost as tall as his Oniichan in Tengu's Kitchen.

waiting for Netflix to release it worldwide, It already got "most liked" badge from netflix so I see no reason to continue to gatekeep it.

pretty with refreshing visual and also a good actress

I cried at the ending, glad they find their own path.
And omg the scene when they showed Lion's backside when he's going to school with his bigger-than-his-body randoseru, I shed tears. My kid grew up so fast.
I hope Hiroto & his family can meet quite often, Ibaraki & Tokyo aren't that far, right?

Iri - Faster than me

Omg, he's Sawamura Ikki's son?
Btw idk if it's just me but I think he looks like Yokohama Ryusei a bit.

here some kdrama fans say she's not that pretty too.
But well, in my country being super pale with long & luminous hair is considered pretty & HSH fits the criteria. Not to mention the filter they use in the japanese version sometimes makes the actor's complexion look a bit darker.

I think it's intentional

sure I'll check it out later,
just found out some of his works are available outside Japan.

international streaming platforms really do wonders for j-ent industry. I just hope they keep jdramas' uniqueness and never force it to fit international/western standards.

pls do, here are some recommendations if you need: Nogi Akiko has Unnatural & Miu404, Sakamoto Yuji has Quartet & Woman, Bakarhythm has Brush Up Life/ Rebooting & Trespassers.
They're all available on netflix

I'm in love with the directing style, it's pure art

It's my personal opinion though, I may be biased: Nogi Akiko, Sakamoto Yuji & Bakarhythm.
These 4 rarely have bad dramas.

From what I've seen so far: the haters of the original would definitely hate this adaptation and unfortunately some of the lovers would hate this too due to their bias toward the actors from the origininal.

Wow the rating, I know Jdramas tend to have lower rating whatever the reason but I don't think this drama deserves this number.

He's hard working & determined too, tbh he's not this good during his rookie years and I considered him just another ikemen actor. Thanks for proving me wrong, Ryusei.