The ending of episode 9 made the whole thing feel very disconnected. It was a beautiful and impressive episode, yes, and at times frustrating because reality itself is frustrating—so lacking in discernment that it allowed itself to be deceived like that and handed over all its assets. But the series has something very detached about it. For example, her reaction to losing all her savings. And what felt even more disconnected was the ending, when the former couple sat together in the food bar and she told him she never really knew him and he never really knew her. Six years together is not a day, not a year, not even two. It is a long time to know someone. In a way, her character stirred even more anger and aversion in me. She could have deceived the other side, but not only did she not apologize—she suddenly claimed she never knew him, which is very strange in my view.
This series could have been much better if it were more realistic and grounded in humanity, instead of trying to force some message that “Japan is changing.” That is simply not good enough in my eyes. There are no flashbacks to their past at all, no reference to memories that could explain how she supposedly didn’t know him. After all, he never hid anything the way she did. She was the fake one, not him. They forced the attempt to convey that message far too hard.
And the scene where he tried to be friendly to a colleague by giving him a rice ball—it seemed really strange to me that he was dismissed from his job because that was considered harassment. It was exaggerated. I don’t know if such things actually happen, but there is also something called a hearing, and it is hard for me to believe that this would not be done in Japan. There are witnesses, colleagues who can give testimony. You don’t just fire someone out of nowhere because he gave a rice ball. It is excessive.
I don’t want it to end. It’s episode 9 and it feels way too fast. I think a series like this could have continued for a long time if their love had developed again, with more and more events happening, and maybe if they had been in other relationships before… In short, it’s a pity that it’s about to end.
Hioki is such a cutie pie, I just love his face so much when he’s on screen 🥹😌😌
It was hard for me to connect with him because of his previous series (Teen Spirit) , but here I really fell in love with him. He’s truly talented, There’s no connection between his previous character and this one, and he’s doing an amazing job.
The lead actor is utterly lacking in charisma, and his performance is painfully bland. His facial expressions never change, his delivery is flat and monotone, and there’s no charm, nuance, or energy in anything he does. Whether the scene calls for joy or anger, he looks exactly the same. I have no idea why he was cast; it was a seriously poor casting decision. The only things that kept the series afloat were the passable storyline and UP’s performance.
I love this series, but the last two episodes are making me waver, and I’m a bit disappointed because it went in a very clichéd direction. It’s quite common in Japanese cinematic culture, but still, I hoped things would unfold differently. I think a person can change, but not to the extent of becoming a completely different person, so it’s not entirely convincing that a couple who has been together for seven years (if I’m not mistaken) has one partner pretending to be someone she isn’t, not knowing herself, and then when she comes back to the relationship, she returns as her “true self.” It’s hard for me to connect to that, because I think that if she were with someone who accepts her or gives her the space she needs, she would be herself regardless of what she wants or doesn’t want.
In other words, this whole concept of going back and making the same choices again as a more mature person seems impossible to me. A person doesn’t change to that degree, even through crises. At least in my view, it’s hard to buy it, especially when throughout all that time there was nothing to suggest she was in love with her ex or had fallen in love with him. Her motivations were never pure from the start. So how can she suddenly, after all those years, develop something she never saw before? Is it only because her ex started cooking or understanding the meaning of effort behind cooking? That feels very shallow to me. There are many other aspects to tolerance; a person expresses them in all kinds of situations, not just in one domain.
In short, it’s very strange. In a way, it contradicts the whole idea of flexibility. If the screenwriter is already being flexible, then let them continue the story toward a new and different relationship, instead of dragging us back into the usual tropes.
3/10 The dumbest plot I’ve seen so far in BL, .The only good thing in the series is the actor Cha Se. I think this screenwriter should be completely boycotted from working in the industry. The main character talks like a 5 year-old, this nonsense has to stop.
7 out of 10 The music was good, the lead actor (the model) was good, the first two episodes were really great, everything after that was mediocre , There was no chemistry between them, and the lead actor Nagano wasn’t good. but still entertaining if you accept that the main character isn’t smart and the plot is extremely silly
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This series could have been much better if it were more realistic and grounded in humanity, instead of trying to force some message that “Japan is changing.” That is simply not good enough in my eyes. There are no flashbacks to their past at all, no reference to memories that could explain how she supposedly didn’t know him. After all, he never hid anything the way she did. She was the fake one, not him. They forced the attempt to convey that message far too hard.
And the scene where he tried to be friendly to a colleague by giving him a rice ball—it seemed really strange to me that he was dismissed from his job because that was considered harassment. It was exaggerated. I don’t know if such things actually happen, but there is also something called a hearing, and it is hard for me to believe that this would not be done in Japan. There are witnesses, colleagues who can give testimony. You don’t just fire someone out of nowhere because he gave a rice ball. It is excessive.
In short… it’s a bit annoying.
In other words, this whole concept of going back and making the same choices again as a more mature person seems impossible to me. A person doesn’t change to that degree, even through crises. At least in my view, it’s hard to buy it, especially when throughout all that time there was nothing to suggest she was in love with her ex or had fallen in love with him. Her motivations were never pure from the start. So how can she suddenly, after all those years, develop something she never saw before? Is it only because her ex started cooking or understanding the meaning of effort behind cooking? That feels very shallow to me. There are many other aspects to tolerance; a person expresses them in all kinds of situations, not just in one domain.
In short, it’s very strange. In a way, it contradicts the whole idea of flexibility. If the screenwriter is already being flexible, then let them continue the story toward a new and different relationship, instead of dragging us back into the usual tropes.
The dumbest plot I’ve seen so far in BL, .The only good thing in the series is the actor Cha Se.
I think this screenwriter should be completely boycotted from working in the industry. The main character talks like a 5 year-old, this nonsense has to stop.
The music was good, the lead actor (the model) was good, the first two episodes were really great, everything after that was mediocre , There was no chemistry between them, and the lead actor Nagano wasn’t good.
but still entertaining if you accept that the main character isn’t smart and the plot is extremely silly