A trashy drama : flawed and repetitive, in the guilty pleasures realm
It is a very flawed but quite entertaining drama (especially at the beginning for the novelty factor). It features the "romantic" relationship between a yakuza boss and a student, both suffering of insta-lust for each other (not sure it can be called love). After the introduction, the story gets quite repetitive as the yakuza boss is fighting some enemies, the heroine waiting for him to came back to her and then having some sexy time together. That's the whole plot. The end.
The acting was really bad. I commend the commitment of the main male lead to his slow motion entry scenes, and there are also some hot kiss scenes. Unfortunately, that's about all the positive I can find there. Other than that the actors (the main as well as the supporting cast) are really not convincing at delivering the entertainingly cringy lines. The main actress has a mono expression all along the drama, with big rounded eyes as unique way to emote anything, making her acting very fake and flat.
The production is not great but not as bad as the script and the acting. I felt it was quite in line with other Japanese drama I have seen with not a huge budget. The background music is quite forgettable despite its repetitive effect.
I would not recommend this to people unless you are looking for a mindless trashy short drama. And sometimes, there is nothing wrong at watching that kind of show, as it can be pretty entertaining and just what you need. Given the (lack of-) quality in the writing and the acting, and the repetitive aspect to the series, I cannot rate it higher but I cannot deny that I had quite a bit of fun watching it.
The acting was really bad. I commend the commitment of the main male lead to his slow motion entry scenes, and there are also some hot kiss scenes. Unfortunately, that's about all the positive I can find there. Other than that the actors (the main as well as the supporting cast) are really not convincing at delivering the entertainingly cringy lines. The main actress has a mono expression all along the drama, with big rounded eyes as unique way to emote anything, making her acting very fake and flat.
The production is not great but not as bad as the script and the acting. I felt it was quite in line with other Japanese drama I have seen with not a huge budget. The background music is quite forgettable despite its repetitive effect.
I would not recommend this to people unless you are looking for a mindless trashy short drama. And sometimes, there is nothing wrong at watching that kind of show, as it can be pretty entertaining and just what you need. Given the (lack of-) quality in the writing and the acting, and the repetitive aspect to the series, I cannot rate it higher but I cannot deny that I had quite a bit of fun watching it.
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