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Does anyone know where I could read the manga? I've tried the regular manga sites and can't find it anywhere. I'd even settle for 'reading' it in Japanese (I don't actually read Japanese but I would make do with the pictures...)

It wasn't even remotely pedophilia - by the time anything happened everyone was of legal age. And they were quite open about their ages and the need to keep clear and legal boundaries. He wasn't 17, he confessed to her when he was 18 - that's legal. This was actually one of the more wholesome of the teacher-student dramas I've ever seen.

And I desperately need to see some behind the scenes footage - I need to know if they were all cracking up or managed to keep a straight face throughout all of this...

I have devoured this show like eating a whole pie in one sitting. Yes, you feel like pretty ill afterwards, but the process is so satisfying. This drama is so freaking good, I don't even have the right adjectives for what I've been able to watch so far.

And If I didn't already think that the sun and moon set on Kiriyama Renn, I for sure do now.
His frantic "Kira!!!" while the kids were jumping on him is now burned into my memory. *wipes eyes from laughing* and his longing for Asahi and frequent attempts to get her to take him seriously *wipes eyes from crying*

Yuu-tan: Let's all do our best in becoming the New Boys Generation. Guinea pig!
Sasami: What's with the guinea pig?
Yuu-tan: It's a rodent.

That's not even the funniest line in this episode but it's hilarious nonetheless. Yuu-tan's guinea pig finger-whiskers....I can't even....
And if Nagata Takato doesn't get a main role after this star turn, the drama gods aren't doing their jobs.

This is the beginning of a review for when this show is over...please please let there be a special episode!

I prefer Japanese romances to K-romances at this point. They have a lot more tolerance for skinship and while the endings aren't always neat and tidy, they often hit all the right notes emotionally.
Just personally, the overuse of dubbing has all but sent me fleeing from C-dramas, but I am currently watching Please Feel At Ease Mr. Ling and making myself ignore the dubbing.

So did Daisuke's grandmother have more than one child with Yoshio? How could both Daisuke and Inagaki be related? Was Yoshio already married as well when they met and started their affair? I was confused by this and must have missed the explanation somehow.

This was my first time to watch anything with Nomura Shuhei and I liked him. But I still have some questions after the film was done and those are in the spoilers below.

This is a little spoiler-y.

This isn't about checking a diversity box. This seems, at least partially, to be centered on folks who live in Korea, speak Korean, and maybe were even born in Korea (or arrived later) but look different than what Koreans are "supposed" to look like. This looks to be continuing the conversation that dramas like Itaewon Class brought to the forefront.

For the record, American dramas look the way they do because that's who lives here. All kinds of different people. TV and films should reflect that. "Identity politics" are only politics for people who don't have to think about their identities on a daily basis.

Something that I never say and am always surprised when I hear it: too many love scenes. These characters were so cute together I wanted even more scenes.

Song Young Kyu also plays lots of smarmy bastards, (this one is no exception) and so I need to see him in something where he's the nice guy or he'll be forever typecast in my mind.

I'm surprised that no one seems to be talking about how amazing the OST is for this drama, especially Where Are You by KATIE. The line "My lie was perfect until it was not" is just brilliant.

He was phenomenal in Come and Hug Me but he was freaking terrifying as a character.

Agree 100%. I'm someone who needs a little romance with their thrillers, etc. For me it helps take the edge off! :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3if7K38xD40
The lyrics make perfect sense when you watch the film.

I would be thrilled with a second season of this. I'm not ready for the end either.

The dog with the bell is just the best. And I love how he keeps ringing it if the humans don't move fast enough! :-)

Yep, I feel the same about that ending scene. I also loved loved loved the single shot of the two lovebirds together, holding hands, just sleeping, on the boat. They're so comfortable with each other already - I love it.
And back to the family fight scene, I love how both men were kind of awkwardly sitting and each muttered something like, It's ok!....they didn't know what to say (which is totally normal!) :-)

I hate those two characters so much (the cafe owner and his ex). Like I haven't hated actually evil characters as much as I hate these two...

Just came here to say that I might be using the "all gloss and no lips" from now on...