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And another drama added to my watchlist thanks to this cast! The entire April line up looks so good, seems like I'll be watching more than 10 J dramas at the same time again HAHA

I'm sorry but I hated that the doc slapped the ML (his patient) & used such demeaning language to "cure" his alcohol addiction. Maybe I'm overtly sensitive but I dropped it after that scene. It didn't help that 20 mins in, the plot wasn't hooking me.
Sad because I like the leads, & also Japanese movies/drama set in small towns.

Thank you so much!! Can't wait to binge this :)

YES to this cast!! Can't wait :)

IKR!! Some of my fav actors are coming back on screen in April! I already saved 5 to my watchlist. This is the sixth. So so hyped!!

Yes, they're all strong, independent characters :)
I don't like weak & clingy female characters either.
Do note Nagi's Long Vacation is about the FL's growth from a weak, socially awkward woman into an independent, strong woman. The development is so so well done!

Thank you subber san! I enjoyed this drama all the way to the end :)

The writer also wrote Osozaki no Himawari & Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru. Both are amazing slice of life dramas :)

A lot of J dramas I watched had a sequel / special episode. So I don't think its rare. But yeah I think this one is unlikely to have one. That ending was probably just for dramatic effect.

Nope it is 75 mins inclusive of break. So 60 min episode is correct. The usual episode is 45 mins only without break (60 mins with break)

Just saw the finale raw as I couldn't resist. Whatever little I understood had me screaming. All the psychological games the characters were playing with each other
OMGGG MY HEART COULDN'T HANDLE ALL THAT INTENSITY & THEN IT GOT ALL EMOTIONAL :((
Ayase Haruka & Takahashi Issei hit it out of the park in that scene in the room. This is one of those shows where neither did I want nor hope for romance, but damn the past 2 episodes had me shipping these two so hard. That ending killed me with its perfection. Are we gonna get a special episode or a 2nd season? I hope so though the ending was probably for dramatic effect haha.

Can't wait for the subs!

YES PLEASEEE!

No they have been filming for some time. S2 started yesterday alongside the end of S1.

YES! Colour me excited!!!

Kakou no Futari wasn't as easy watch for me. It is definitely not for everybody. Like I felt like I really had to stop myself from thinking about my morals & really take it for what it was given the sexual content. If you can actually take that, then you should really give it a try. It explores intimacy, mid life crisis & just sex in a real way. Emoto Tasuku, as usual, was brilliant!

Kokoro No Kizu is one of those rare dramas that explores mental health . I loved it so much. It's such an underrated gem in the slice of life genre. And Emoto Tasuku is a BRILLIANT actor.

Yeah! I agree. Too bad I constantly come across comments on this site with people generalizing J dramas as bad on the basis of one or two dramas they found bad or did not like. It makes me sad. There's so much to explore with J dramas, they literally make the most variety of dramas from all kinds of themes.

Really? Great! Will check it out :)

Oh really? I loved Byakuyako. I didn't find it slow at all. I haven't read the book though.
RE: Count of Monte Cristo - For me, it's one of the better (or best) adaptations so far!

Taiyou & Saku kissing Masora in the ambulance was so so beautiful. I can’t remember the last drama (or any drama) that I watched that showcased such a beautiful platonic bond between two men & a woman. I cried so bad in that scene.

And surprise suprise! Masora didn't die in the finale, as many of us expected her to :)