Anaa

BL is just like any other romance genre, about people who fall in love romantically. But in this series, we can see that relationship is not always rainbows and blushes, it's about be there for each other through ups and downs. Love can be extremely hard work, but it's worth it. Relationship will always gonna have some sort of conflict especially when both parties are in the same field/job, but how you manage it, that's where the test comes. And that's what the series is doing, they combine romance and human being life.

It's true that the series is focused more on shirasaki since s1, just like the manga too. This is where hayama have to delivered through his outside visual (body language, posture, eyes, dialogue, the music, etc) to send the story from hayama's perspective without too many dialogue to the audiences.
Extra information, if the series turns the focus to hayama, you can hear the cue from the background music. Akasaka main theme music has 2 version, hayama ver and shirasaki ver (you can listen to their score in Spotify or yt music). Everytime the scene focuses on hayama, the main theme music (hayama ver) is playing

This series may not be everyone cup of tea, but i absolutely love this series since s1 and s2 is definitely better. One thing i love about akasaka series is that how they portray rawness of human life, from falling in love slowly, navigating your life with your partner, adult stuff, pressure and tense of work, the feeling of when you found the problem solutions, a dream, an insecurity, and the hard work of living the life and sacrifice.
Nothing dramatic or fancy happened in this series, just human being living their best life, but life is al about ups and downs, and this series delivered it. And I'm here for it ❤️

I hope there'll be season 3 because i want them to cover every volume of the manga

Love both music, fit so nice with the series. Currently on repeat 🔁

Can someone tell me the composer of the score soundtrack? It sounds beautiful

Lol she kinda does..

Lowkey I'm interested to read the fictional novel, it sounds intriguing and somehow reminds me of a book called crime and punishment by dostoevsky

Idk why but that campus garden scene, where shizuma just shallow in his throat, that little detail is somehow just amazing

Beautifully explained! That scene where minato said he's used to it, my heart sank. He probably faces a lot of hate before :( I'm so glad shizuma stand and placed a boundaries of respect to his friend and made it clear that he don't like people who doesn't respect others, respect is just easy honestly. And the fact that his friend had the audacity to be, "huh? me?" after just disrespect someone he barely knew, i mean he's also the one who ditch shizuma when he's heavily drunk and let minato take care of him. Def not a great friend to begin 🫠

Relationship always have ups and down. Their work starting to catching up on their nerves, hopefully they can find a way to go with it even with the pressure from work

interesting point! i agree that hayama prob did not let go his role because of shirasaki, but more because of what people expected for him, just like his manager said in eps 2 that people build their dreams through hayama which is his main reason he choose the movie project. but giving up this role may not be too much of a pain or waste because shirasaki will get it and through that it gave him strength to accept it and be grateful for his opportunity and surroundings

I agreed. Need to wait for the full episodes i guess, jdrama ratings usually goes up after the drama released all episodes

I also noticed that the book is placed directly below from the picture frames, is like hayama 'buried' his dream role to let shirasaki take the shine because at the end shirasaki is hayama's treasure and part of his life, which is much more important to hayama.

I can imagine that if hayama insist to keep going with auditions, their relationship will be on the thin thread

I check the episode again, it's him. I haven't seen his performance in so long, hopefully this is a sign that he'll play more roles. Barefoot left me a great impression of him

Girl i cried too 🥹 made me remember the time where i gotta put my dreams on hold but it's the best solution after all, it's a win win. life doesn't always go the way we want, it's hurtful but one way on the other it's worthwhile.
Hayama and I need to jam to "The winner takes it All" by ABBA 🥹

Unfortunately you're 100% right, this shows is just so dark. But one thing i learned from this drama is that you'll find a light even at the darkest place

My interpretation is that not only he did let go his dream role for a duty, but by this sacrifice he'll (or he prob already knew) able to see shirasaki to be the spotlight, and as much as he's sad about the role, he's happy for shirasaki for getting the part. That's why the camera point the book and then finished at the pictures frame, indicate that the book back at shelf is that he's sad and empty but then the pictures reminds him that he is also proud for shirasaki and letting go his dream role wasn't that much of a waste after all

Hope it helps 😄

I absolutely love how realistic this show is, showcase the real case of dream and duty, and feeling want to be chosen and the duty of being the chosen. Just like eps 4, this eps made me staring to the wall and thinking about life and duty, feeling related and understand both hayama and shirasaki, and damn adulting is complicated.

And that scene where hayama put the book back into it place, made my heart sink because that's what i also did back when i have to put my dreams on hold.
Alexa please play "The Winner Takes it All" by ABBA 🥹

No need to question all the actors acting, they all amazing. they all portray the characters exactly what the characters went through, absolutely love them all. And mister sakuma has become wiser as the time goes, he is one of those friend where you can go and tell them your problems and need some advices <3

Wait is he the one that represent the movie offer to hayama?

Can you share the link please?

That's actually interesting ideas, hopefully the author can take notes on this. I think it's probably also because the manga wasn't that much popular back in 2019, but now that the series is popular maybe they change their minds 🤔 (kind of same with my personal weatherman manga, where they completed at 2020 and then decided to continue again in 2025)