Best drama of the year! Undisputed! The moral message, the story, pacing, writing, characters development, cinematography, soundtrack, casting, what else can I say. Anyway everything is top notch!
Episode 6 is weird. So weird. Can someone tell me if this epsiode is based on the manga? Or is it original story? Because I don't remember the case and I don't remember Yukiko being this... annoying
The only thing that bothers me about the Jdrama airing schedule ,,, too long time between each episode airing…
Japanese, Korean, Chinese or even western tv dramas each have their own goods and bads. You need to get used to it. If you cannot wait every week for new episode, sometimes what I do is wait until the drama finished airing then I'll binge watch it.
Yes, I was skeptical but they did good! He manifested both Suzuki and Aoki so well. And Maki is so Maki. He's…
So happy to see fans of the original manga/anime here! Anyway... I think Itagaki suits Maki ok. Cuz Maki is supposed to be bishonen, petite and looked much younger than his age. Definitely way better than Ikuta Toma. Toma looked too old and too masculine to play Maki. LOL I'm surprised to see Yuuto's acting too. I can see the subtle difference when he played Aoki vs Suzuki. He's grown so much.
This drama is so interesting! I was skeptical, thinking it's gonna be typical school drama like Gokusen, GTO... Which gets boring if you use the same formula again and again and again... But the overall atmosphere of this drama is more like gripping, suspense, mystery drama... And I LOVE IT!
Btw if anyone noticed, this drama picked so many interesting casts. Like Matsuzaka Tori, Yoshioka Riho and Okada Masaki... This trio also acted in 'Yutori Desu Ga, Nanika' which Tori and Riho played same roles (teachers)... Or there are also trio from 8LOOM from the drama 'Kimi no Hana ni Naru'. Is it only me who think they are intentionally seated near each other in the class?
Choosing Itagaki to play Maki is good decision. Appearance wise he looks so much more like Maki in manga/anime than Ikuta Toma. Toma looked too old and too masculine to play Maki.
This drama blew my mind. At first I was skeptical, I was not a big fan of Kimutaku, in addition, they shot their first episode overseas with many foreign cameos and it's cheesy (typical of Japanese drama), so I didn't have high expectation. But quickly going from then, this drama turns out to have some of the best casts, characters, story development, scriptwriting and cinematography among Japanese dramas in recent years. The visual representation of the dishes, cooking processes, and every little details about running a restaurant or cooking as a profession or work in the food and beverage industry... I could tell that this drama is high quality production and that the staffs or everyone who work behind the camera really respect and research the industry, the food and the people very well. Oh, and ofc the moral of story is also good. This drama really came under my radar, but I'm glad I discovered it in 2024 and now I am thrilled to know that I don't have to wait long for sequels because they're going to release SP and Movie in the end of this year!
This drama is so fun. It feels like the characters are really alive inside the tv. There's no perfect MC, or ideal environment, etc. Their worries, their flawed characteristics, their situations, the world they're living in... Everything feels so realistic, but delivered in a light humorous way. Great acting performance by the three MCs and also the side characters.
First half, it was interesting. I was curious bout the mystery revolving Seike Ichiro. But as it entered second half, story getting dragged and monotone. It's common problem in japanese or korean drama. It would've been great if they just concised it to 6-8 episodes instead of the traditional 10-11 episodes format.
I love when bullies get humbled. I don't think they deserve redeeming arc. I don't pity them all. The two last students are the worst. I couldn't care less about their background stories.
Serizawa and Kagami interaction in the whole drama is basically comedic duo but how I wished the writer would make Kagami show some concern for Serizawa in Ep. 5 when she (and the female student) was chased and beaten up by yakuza... You know, to add a little touch of humanity or depth of feelings to his character...
Is this based on manga? I'm just impressed that Sugino cut his hair to look a bit dorky. It took time for me to recognize it was him. Usually ikemen actor wouldn't do that...
I'm surprised to see Yuuto's acting too. I can see the subtle difference when he played Aoki vs Suzuki. He's grown so much.
Btw if anyone noticed, this drama picked so many interesting casts. Like Matsuzaka Tori, Yoshioka Riho and Okada Masaki... This trio also acted in 'Yutori Desu Ga, Nanika' which Tori and Riho played same roles (teachers)... Or there are also trio from 8LOOM from the drama 'Kimi no Hana ni Naru'. Is it only me who think they are intentionally seated near each other in the class?