This one has a slow start. The first episode was damn slow and boring. It turned into better starting at episode…
I personally have no problem with the way they handled Harrison's character. In fact I quite like him, probably because he is not your typical villain who will bark but no bite. This guy is simply NO-NONSENSE. He will just kill without hesitation. And they also don't hesitate with the special effect. Blood splash, brain scatter, truck crashes the taxi scene, etc
I also have no problem with the way they didn't kill Harrison in the end. Although it's kind of predictable to have that Last Scene with Harrison on the rifle, go hunting. I accept that as a creative ending and no, I won't watch S2 if there will be any in the future....lol
I like that in this drama Yamamoto Koji did not have to show off his muscle...LoL and it's also nice too see how his character die in despair! hehehe
About the lack of backstories as many have commented: I think it was done sufficiently without dragging the series or even adding unnecessary filler episodes.
This one has a slow start. The first episode was damn slow and boring. It turned into better starting at episode 2 though. Suzume Mino was also in the cast but none of worthy fan services to talk about if that matters...lol
I'm not a fan of Netflix produced Jdramas but I think this one was okay.
I notice this very often with Japanese shows on this site unfortunately. I assume the Korean bias is unreal.
Haha you're right! Those "tough childhood" backstories that usually came in the middle of series, are very Kdrama-ish and it's an exhausting trend. It should be stopped and banned already! LOL
This was an enjoyable drama despite the (very) weak mystery/crime/investigation writing. It should have been around…
The revelation in the last 4 episodes was really bad that it made me change the rating to 6.5/10.
PLUS: Cantonese, Hong Kong Bustling Street, Beyond, police in action MINUS: Poor mystery writing, too many plot holes, poor crime investigation writing, not making sense twist, inconsistence characters (thankfully not too obvious but still), wasted potential for a heartwarming family relationship (only exist in the last episode)
This was an enjoyable drama despite the (very) weak mystery/crime/investigation writing. It should have been around 7.5/10 according to my rating system.
This one is definitely much better than its MDL total rating. What I liked about this drama is the mystery is not so predictable. It also has no (or maybe less) logical inconsistency as far as I remember. I guess that's the most crucial part for a mystery drama.
This is actually not bad. But if you saw the other posters elsewhere, please know that the baseball is just a…
I wish they didn't force the romance between the 2 main leads. It could've been better without the romance for this kind of drama but yeah this was during the era where someone has to end up with the other one at the end....so....
This is actually not bad. But if you saw the other posters elsewhere, please know that the baseball is just a clickbait. The focus was more on the workplace and FL growth.
Very interesting but too deep for me. Not sure how faithful it is to the original novel though. For an SP, I still rate this 8/10 for its entertainment value.
I think the strongest point of this drama is the theme song by Original Love. Other than that it was an okay-ish drama as long as you don't mind imperfect characters. The transition between 2 far places also felt unrealistic at times. If you have watched many dramas, the plot was a bit predictable. However, it has that 90's jdrama's charm that I believe you would still enjoy despite all the weakness.
It's an okay-ish movie. In fact the acting was brilliant and kudos to the actors who played their respective instruments…
The big mood-spoiler
1. The music choices was lacking on the ML (Kiyosumi) part. FL (Ushio) said she was feeling something the first time she heard it, but the music they used was simply generic, non-arousing, ambient-lo-fi-like, background music you could hear at random place.
2. Same for everyone who saw the clip of ML playing outdoors. The music was just generic and his "showmanship" was nothing interesting (like Fuji Kaze LoL) that it would go viral. The ML was portrayed as a genius that the record co. boss would confine him to make more musics, but his songs were not that amazing.
3. The chemistry between ML and bassist (Riku) was simply ZERO. They just play a JAM on looping chords, which could be played by any other musician. Why must Riku? Similarly there was no strong reason for them to include drummer (Misaki) in the band. It's not like their music was super complicated that only certain top musician can do. I mean, I understand this was the story-line from manga, but there was no actual audio file in manga. The film production team should come up with something convincing!
4. I imagine ML-FL relationship played a big role in the story-line. Unfortunately, this was not conveyed sufficiently neither did they have a convincing chemistry....it's understandable a 2 hour movie so maybe a drama series format could work better?
It's an okay-ish movie. In fact the acting was brilliant and kudos to the actors who played their respective instruments convincingly, especially Marui Wan. But it could have been better IMO. It felt like something was missing.
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I also have no problem with the way they didn't kill Harrison in the end. Although it's kind of predictable to have that Last Scene with Harrison on the rifle, go hunting. I accept that as a creative ending and no, I won't watch S2 if there will be any in the future....lol
I like that in this drama Yamamoto Koji did not have to show off his muscle...LoL and it's also nice too see how his character die in despair! hehehe
About the lack of backstories as many have commented: I think it was done sufficiently without dragging the series or even adding unnecessary filler episodes.
I'm not a fan of Netflix produced Jdramas but I think this one was okay.
PLUS: Cantonese, Hong Kong Bustling Street, Beyond, police in action
MINUS: Poor mystery writing, too many plot holes, poor crime investigation writing, not making sense twist, inconsistence characters (thankfully not too obvious but still), wasted potential for a heartwarming family relationship (only exist in the last episode)
HOWEVER....
1. The music choices was lacking on the ML (Kiyosumi) part. FL (Ushio) said she was feeling something the first time she heard it, but the music they used was simply generic, non-arousing, ambient-lo-fi-like, background music you could hear at random place.
2. Same for everyone who saw the clip of ML playing outdoors. The music was just generic and his "showmanship" was nothing interesting (like Fuji Kaze LoL) that it would go viral. The ML was portrayed as a genius that the record co. boss would confine him to make more musics, but his songs were not that amazing.
3. The chemistry between ML and bassist (Riku) was simply ZERO. They just play a JAM on looping chords, which could be played by any other musician. Why must Riku? Similarly there was no strong reason for them to include drummer (Misaki) in the band. It's not like their music was super complicated that only certain top musician can do. I mean, I understand this was the story-line from manga, but there was no actual audio file in manga. The film production team should come up with something convincing!
4. I imagine ML-FL relationship played a big role in the story-line. Unfortunately, this was not conveyed sufficiently neither did they have a convincing chemistry....it's understandable a 2 hour movie so maybe a drama series format could work better?