Under Genre, Romance needs to be deleted and Betrayal needs to be added. This drama just brought my regards, my…
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
"Betray"
verb (used with object)
1.
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty:
"Benedict Arnold betrayed his country."
2.
to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling:
"to betray a trust."
3.
to disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to:
"to betray one's friends."
4.
to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence:
"to betray a secret."
5.
to reveal unconsciously (something one would preferably conceal):
"Her nervousness betrays her insecurity."
6.
to show or exhibit; reveal; disclose:
"an unfeeling remark that betrays his lack of concern."
7.
to deceive, misguide, or corrupt:
"a young lawyer betrayed by political ambitions into irreparable folly."
Shio-san wasn't in a romantic relationship with Gai-kun, regardless of what she may or may not have felt for him in that moment, so she didn't betray nor cheat on anyone.
Please forgive me for intruding, I liked your review and agree on many points, but in what way was this drama…
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I'm really sad about the lack of characterisation, to be honest. It was what disappointed me the most, and the reason why I viewed every other thing as a giant flaw, I think. Oh, well, it was still an okay-watch, by the way.
About Riko, I see your point, and I'm not saying I don't agree with that interpretation, but my complaint was more on the oh ever-so-green self-sacrifice women have to make to conquer love (which equals - for them - to happiness). She didn't even want to move because she wanted to be closer to Naoki just cause she thought she couldn't "keep him" if she left. I don't know, it was the last straw; whether she endangered her career or not, the final conclusion we had was that she was only happy if she had (romantic) love. And, like I said, this happens all the time, especially in doramas, but this time it bothered me more. I don't know .-.
I liked Mai, I wish we had seen more of her, to be honest!
I agree with you on the Natsuki part. The dorama does try to explain her actions, and I also agree with the sexism coming from viewers calling her names. But I feel like that is mostly a side effect of the cheating itself (I wouldn't forgive anyone for cheating, in fact I hate the other guy too, I think he's disgusting) and, of course, of the fact that she cheated on the kind, naive, gentle Naoki. Other than that, I love that she's a go-getter. I felt like she was, despite all, the best female character in the dorama.
ProDai was actually the other dorama with Yamapi I've seen (my first one with him), and I actually loved it (time travel AND romance??? Sign me up right away!!). Yesterday I watched the first episode of Summer Nude and, not gonna lie, I squealed a little when I saw Nagasawa Masami!
About Code Blue, unfortunately it's not the no-romance part that turns me off, but the medical part. I don't like procedurals very much so I'm very picky as to which to watch, but if it's a show about good sentiments (friendship, love, family), I'll watch about anything, so long as it's not depressing. :3
Nobuta is on my to-watch list, I'm just very reluctant because I don't like Horikita Maki very much ^^" while I've never heard about Kurosagi, so I'm gonna check it out, arigatou! *-*
Thanks to you for the talk! ^^ It's been very nice! ^^
I'm the opposite, I love sports dramas but I was surprised that I still liked this overall. I agree with all your…
Thanks! I explained why I think the sexism parts bothered me so much in the comment above, but I still don't have a real reason, it's just what I felt? I don't know how to explain it >.<
I just got on board of the Yamapi train, so if you have any suggestions, fire away ;) (Even sports doramas are okay, I noticed the only games that were shown in the episodes kept me on the edge of my seat, so I wanted to give them a try xD)
Please forgive me for intruding, I liked your review and agree on many points, but in what way was this drama…
Hello! I just saw this comment, sorry, I'm still new to this site and I don't where I am supposed to get a notification xD
Anyway, about the sexism part: it links with what I've said about the character development not being there. Both Naoki and Riko somehow manage to fulfil their dreams in the end, but it bugged me to no end that Riko literally gave it up to run to Naoki. She was in the middle of the rehearsal and just blanked out and ran away to support Naoki in his "important time" - and the maestro looked at her all sweet and sympathetic and said "go, love is important"?? SERIOUSLY x.x
Now, jdoramas in general are sexist, yes; I don't know why this bothered me so much more than, say, what regularly happens in Itazura na Kiss,* but I think it's because of the lack of character development, if it makes sense...
Another thing I hated was how Mai, like, only thought and talked about boys all the time?? I really don't understand what her purpose in the story is, and, to be honest, I'm kinda sad about it because I liked her and I hoped we could see her more.
Another character I wished we saw more about is Natsuki. She's antagonised throughout the whole dorama and, while I hate cheating and I would NEVER forgive her for that, she didn't deserve what she got. I found her to be the most realistic character of them all, to tell the truth. The way the dorama antagonises her, though, is inherently sexist if you think about it. We (the spectators) hate her because she cheats on Naoki, who's the nicest guy in the universe (no, I'm serious, I swear, it's not sarcasm xD), and I get that; we mostly hate her, though, _because_ Naoki is the nicest guy ever. She has always been dissatisfied with her relationship, though, and everything she said to Naoki was the truth: he didn't work hard to achieve his dreams and left everything in the hands of a mysterious "fate" a/o "talent". She didn't dream for a better future, she wanted to build it, and I admire her for that. Really, if it weren't for the cheating part, she would have certainly been my favourite character.
In the end, the lack of character development tied with the sexism is what made me very disappointed in this dorama. Maybe the fact that there was hardly any growth made the sexism stand out more? I don't know, really. I hope I managed to get my point across, I really don't know how to explain it >.<
Seeing as I'm not a fan of detective series, I wanted to watch this because of Kitagawa Keiko & the butler-heiress relationship (doesn't have to be romantic - from the plot I gathered they're the "comical" type anyway), do you think I could enjoy it? If you believe it focuses TOO MUCH on the mystery/detective genre, then it probably won't be good for me, so please let me know! :)
"Betray"
verb (used with object)
1.
to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty:
"Benedict Arnold betrayed his country."
2.
to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling:
"to betray a trust."
3.
to disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to:
"to betray one's friends."
4.
to reveal or disclose in violation of confidence:
"to betray a secret."
5.
to reveal unconsciously (something one would preferably conceal):
"Her nervousness betrays her insecurity."
6.
to show or exhibit; reveal; disclose:
"an unfeeling remark that betrays his lack of concern."
7.
to deceive, misguide, or corrupt:
"a young lawyer betrayed by political ambitions into irreparable folly."
(source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/betrayal)
Shio-san wasn't in a romantic relationship with Gai-kun, regardless of what she may or may not have felt for him in that moment, so she didn't betray nor cheat on anyone.
I'm really sad about the lack of characterisation, to be honest. It was what disappointed me the most, and the reason why I viewed every other thing as a giant flaw, I think. Oh, well, it was still an okay-watch, by the way.
About Riko, I see your point, and I'm not saying I don't agree with that interpretation, but my complaint was more on the oh ever-so-green self-sacrifice women have to make to conquer love (which equals - for them - to happiness). She didn't even want to move because she wanted to be closer to Naoki just cause she thought she couldn't "keep him" if she left. I don't know, it was the last straw; whether she endangered her career or not, the final conclusion we had was that she was only happy if she had (romantic) love. And, like I said, this happens all the time, especially in doramas, but this time it bothered me more. I don't know .-.
I liked Mai, I wish we had seen more of her, to be honest!
I agree with you on the Natsuki part. The dorama does try to explain her actions, and I also agree with the sexism coming from viewers calling her names. But I feel like that is mostly a side effect of the cheating itself (I wouldn't forgive anyone for cheating, in fact I hate the other guy too, I think he's disgusting) and, of course, of the fact that she cheated on the kind, naive, gentle Naoki. Other than that, I love that she's a go-getter. I felt like she was, despite all, the best female character in the dorama.
ProDai was actually the other dorama with Yamapi I've seen (my first one with him), and I actually loved it (time travel AND romance??? Sign me up right away!!). Yesterday I watched the first episode of Summer Nude and, not gonna lie, I squealed a little when I saw Nagasawa Masami!
About Code Blue, unfortunately it's not the no-romance part that turns me off, but the medical part. I don't like procedurals very much so I'm very picky as to which to watch, but if it's a show about good sentiments (friendship, love, family), I'll watch about anything, so long as it's not depressing. :3
Nobuta is on my to-watch list, I'm just very reluctant because I don't like Horikita Maki very much ^^" while I've never heard about Kurosagi, so I'm gonna check it out, arigatou! *-*
Thanks to you for the talk! ^^ It's been very nice! ^^
I just got on board of the Yamapi train, so if you have any suggestions, fire away ;) (Even sports doramas are okay, I noticed the only games that were shown in the episodes kept me on the edge of my seat, so I wanted to give them a try xD)
Anyway, about the sexism part: it links with what I've said about the character development not being there. Both Naoki and Riko somehow manage to fulfil their dreams in the end, but it bugged me to no end that Riko literally gave it up to run to Naoki. She was in the middle of the rehearsal and just blanked out and ran away to support Naoki in his "important time" - and the maestro looked at her all sweet and sympathetic and said "go, love is important"?? SERIOUSLY x.x
Now, jdoramas in general are sexist, yes; I don't know why this bothered me so much more than, say, what regularly happens in Itazura na Kiss,* but I think it's because of the lack of character development, if it makes sense...
Another thing I hated was how Mai, like, only thought and talked about boys all the time?? I really don't understand what her purpose in the story is, and, to be honest, I'm kinda sad about it because I liked her and I hoped we could see her more.
Another character I wished we saw more about is Natsuki. She's antagonised throughout the whole dorama and, while I hate cheating and I would NEVER forgive her for that, she didn't deserve what she got. I found her to be the most realistic character of them all, to tell the truth. The way the dorama antagonises her, though, is inherently sexist if you think about it. We (the spectators) hate her because she cheats on Naoki, who's the nicest guy in the universe (no, I'm serious, I swear, it's not sarcasm xD), and I get that; we mostly hate her, though, _because_ Naoki is the nicest guy ever. She has always been dissatisfied with her relationship, though, and everything she said to Naoki was the truth: he didn't work hard to achieve his dreams and left everything in the hands of a mysterious "fate" a/o "talent". She didn't dream for a better future, she wanted to build it, and I admire her for that. Really, if it weren't for the cheating part, she would have certainly been my favourite character.
In the end, the lack of character development tied with the sexism is what made me very disappointed in this dorama. Maybe the fact that there was hardly any growth made the sexism stand out more? I don't know, really. I hope I managed to get my point across, I really don't know how to explain it >.<
*Ok, no, that still bothers me so much more.
But then the last two episodes happened.