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Very interesting. But where is this going? I'm so worried. Secretly I was hoping Ichika is reboot version of Natsumi. But even if she's not, I hope she's not the bad guy. I can't picture good ending for this drama :( I think it's gonna be sad ending.

THIS DRAMA IS SO FXCKING INTERESTING! EVERY. SINGLE. EPISODE!

I don’t know the point of this drama other than life goes on.

I know Boss is the villain, but it’s so pitiful that he went back to the past (virtually) to save his lover even if that means sacrificing millions of lives and yet his lover doesn’t have memory about him and even when her memory returned she still chose someone else.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks Koda Rika is annoying…

I like the way Koichi disapproves Sanno Kozo wholeheartedly. He didn’t want his money, he didn’t go to the promised meeting, he didn’t call him ‘father’, he indirectly told Kozo all his horses are weak, when he finally initiated to meet Kozo it’s because he’s worried about the horse 😂

The acting in this drama is spectacular!

I don’t care how much they try to glorify Sanno President, I still think he’s a trash father and husband.

I knew it! The Boss is Shiki’s husband. But since it seems he’s not particularly showing affection to Shiki and mentioned that he’s taking care of Shiki per someone’s request, I guess Shiki’s husband really died in this timeline and Boss is the version who has not met or become married couple with Shiki…. In another words, he’s from parallel world. This way there still be a room for romance between Bunta x Shiki. It’s Jdrama afterall

Mitani Koki’s style is like that. Very theatrical. I think Suda did a good job acting as eccentric director. Doesn’t change the fact Kube is annoying tho 🤣

This drama is like Queen’s Gambit + Hikaru no Go, only it’s Shogi. Abema really stepped up their game. Cinematography is also beautiful.

I agree with everything you said. The good thing about this drama is the high production, which are reflected in the star studded casts, beautiful cinematography, extravagant sets and extras, soundtracks... But the writing aspects: story and character, subpar. The premise of this drama is awfully similar to NANA. I feel bad to the FL, character/acting wise, she's too plain. I can't help but to think she's just a cheaper substitute for Nagano Mei or Nounen Rena. Talking about character/acting, only Suda Masaki shines LOL. Tho, I appreciate the main casts' effort to learn to actually play the instruments

I agree with everything you said. If I may add, I also love the moral lesson and character growth. I like that they didn't end the drama romanticizing DV. I love that both Kajin and Kanon realized that his love was not real love at the end. Or at least, even if it was love, doesn't mean they should endure all the violence he did.

I watched it on bilibili.
Spoiler:
Iteya is dead. Kanon went to jail. Kajin started her own office. Mogami Yoko published best seller book with Jun as her secretary

Never mind. I found it :)

Wow. FInally Macken is active again in Japan? Does this mean he has finished filming One Piece 2? On top of that in Matsujun's new drama! I can't believe next year Arashi 5 is going to reunite again for the last time. I am so so happy but so so sad in the same time T^T
But it's unrelated to this drama, I know, I know. Can't wait for this drama to air and get subbed.

I didn't know MDL censors the comments. I think they deleted my question comment.

Since the drama has finished, there’s something I’m curious about.
1. Nada Okutarou died because of accident. Mogami Yoko didn’t kill him but, she could have helped him but she didn’t. And then she faked his death. Is what she did considered a crime?
2. I’m not sure what’s that cable that strangled Nada Okutarou to death. Is it some kind of S&M device? So he really was a pervert?

I know the script is logical and realistic, which made me wonder if that’s indeed the producer’s intention. However what I meant was, I had hoped they wrote a better ending for Kanon, where she didn’t have to go to jail or commit a murder. Like her life is not miserable enough, the producer still decide to make her go to jail 😢

The ending is unsatisfying to me :( Surely it's good ending for Mogami Yoko and Kajin Ayame, but they skipped the part where Kanon actually have to serve 7 years in prison for killing Iteya. I wonder if this series want to show the flaws in the judicial system in Japan for DV victims, and the societal inequality between men and women in Japan. Kanon was the biggest victim here enduring years of DV yet she's the one who's taking the biggest L.

What I hate the most is where the secretary lady visited Kanon in jail and sugarcoated stuffs about Kajin. Dude. Kajin slept with her husband, and when Kajin got DV'd too by Iteya, she used Kanon to report Iteya to authorities. It's for her own safety, not Kanon! If anything, the only two times Kajin ever cared about Kanon are first, when Kanon first called her asking for help and Kajin went to the bridge at night to meet her (but unsuccessful because Iteya came instead of Kanon), and second, when Iteya's dead and she undid the necktie from Iteya's legs and convinced Kanon to say that it was self defense.

I wished at least they make Iteya's death proven to be self defense and thus reduced Kanon's jail sentence.