Sweet0Girl

I liked this drama. Ren is a brilliant artist who pretty much has decided he will not be hurt by the disappointments of life especially of a person leaving him. He had a selfish mother who only cared for her own needs and he internalized that by fulfilling his need with women as objects and not even trying to get to have anything real intimately with anyone except his childhood friend, Chiki. Ren is called back to his old alma mater for an art seminar and he meets Miu. Miu is struggling with her latest sculpture. She has sworn off relationships after her boyfriend dumps her unceremoniously. She falls for Ren immediately knowing it will most likely lead to heartache. Ren is not willing to give of himself fully and Miu finally realizes she deserves better than that!

Episode 8 is 30 minutes of some of the best TV I've seen this year. Things wrapped up rather nicely and we see Ren's humanity and humility finally. The scene with his mother was really good. I wanted a bit more but what she tells him made sense b/c as selfish as she has been his whole life she still loves him. Ren kind of gets the catharsis he needs by accepting his mother as she is. I also liked that Miu finally gets it! He ask her if she will have regrets if they get back together and she said exactly what she should have!!

What I loved about the series is the cast is really good and I mean everyone but especially Yokohama Ryusei. I have never seen him in anything else and now I want to see his other work. Minami Sara is an actress to watch for me as well. I like her a lot.

I have not watched the Korean series so I have no comparisons to make but I do plan to watch soon.

12/30/24