7.5 / 10Despite being formulaic, preachy and idealistic, this was heartwarming and enjoyable enough. That eye…
I wish Mamiya Shotaro and Hirose Suzu were paired together.. I was rooting for them after her confession in the basketball court WASTED POTENTIAL THERE
Episode 7 ramblings as I watch the episodeNarita Ryo
I'm sorry I didn't get a notification for your reply so I just saw it when I came back on this page.
I can see where you're coming from. I think I viewed this drama in a way of looking at their relationship as a whole and seeing it as a action-reaction thing with a problem map in mind, while you're viewing it more personally where you see yourself in Otoyan's shoes. So his POV makes sense to you. And because his POV makes more sense to you, you're able to view Ichiko as the bigger problem in the relationship.
For me, I have never been in a relationship. The only experience I have is that I work with tons of divorce couples and families, so I don't view either POV (of Otoyan / Ichiko) on it's own.. I view it in response to each other, and view it more in terms of trying to spot problem areas of both Otoyan and Ichiko specifically in response to each other.
I completely get Otoyon's psychology as you pointed out of how he feared the rejection and that made him appear distant. But I was viewing it more in terms of how his actions was affecting the relationship. Same with Ichiko. Not so much of their individual psychologies and what led them to be the way they were, but more of how they were acting and reacting in response to each other. Because we can be for instance, very harsh with people in general, but softer towards our partner or someone close to us. We're not always the same with different people, because each person brings out different shades to us.
I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself well? But I can't take sides on who is more wrong or who is more problematic? I see it as a chicken/egg situation where both of them were at fault (definitely 1 more than another) but I didn't spend time thinking about who is more at fault? Rather my focus was more on - do they want to fix this and how can they fix this. And the answer lies not in the personality because that is hard to change, but more of changing how you can act / react to the other, which they did in the end.
Whats the point of being in marriage that you have to "work through" smh?? Is divorce really that big of a deal…
Some people choose to work on their relationship not because they're scared of divorce but because they really do love their partner.
No relationship / marriage is perfect. The idea of "working through" does not mean the relationship is at a dead end, it's more of the relationship reaching a point where two people probably can't see eye to eye on an issue. It's a matter of 'to each his own' how they chose to respond.
For example, if your partner doesn't want to have sex, you can divorce if that is a deal-breaker. But some people choose not to, and decide other ways to find that excitement or pleasure each other etc because they genuine love their partner, and do not render that one obstacle big enough to invalidate everything they share together. Most relationships have a "working through" stage, unless that person is really blessed to have a hunky-dory relationship.
Also, depending on which country you stay in, divorce can be a big deal. In many countries, divorce is a tough, lengthy process that costs a lot of money and drains you out both psychologically and economically. Not to mention, the judgment that comes from people close to you. In some countries, like The Philipines and the Vatican city, divorce still remains largely illegal.
7.5 / 10 Despite being formulaic, preachy and idealistic, this was heartwarming and enjoyable enough. That eye candy cast of solid actors also made this an easier watch I MEAN LOOK AT ALL OF THEM 😍
Enjoyed the acting, and the fact that the leads loved each other all the way till the end. Other than that, the writing was subpar, sappy and predictable.
What a bummer! I loved the drama so much that I was looking forward to the movie sequel.Can't wait to watch it…
Nope, not yet. The film just came out in the theatre less than 2 months back. So you have to wait a few more months for the DVD or Blu-ray version to be released. Then it will be ripped online and the fansubbers can subsequently sub it :)
Fence Soratobu Kouhoushitsu Juhan Shuttai! Kotaki Kyodai to Shikuhakku Unnatural I Am A Hero Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu MIU 404 Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku My Love Story!! Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
I've never fallen asleep while watching a movie in the theatre, and then this movie happened. Kai Ko generally picks quality scripts.. not sure what happened with this one. Or maybe I was too dumb to understand it. Didn't like the FL's performance either. Tried picking it up again over the weekend and I had to drop it once again.
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WASTED POTENTIAL THERE
I can see where you're coming from. I think I viewed this drama in a way of looking at their relationship as a whole and seeing it as a action-reaction thing with a problem map in mind, while you're viewing it more personally where you see yourself in Otoyan's shoes. So his POV makes sense to you. And because his POV makes more sense to you, you're able to view Ichiko as the bigger problem in the relationship.
For me, I have never been in a relationship. The only experience I have is that I work with tons of divorce couples and families, so I don't view either POV (of Otoyan / Ichiko) on it's own.. I view it in response to each other, and view it more in terms of trying to spot problem areas of both Otoyan and Ichiko specifically in response to each other.
I completely get Otoyon's psychology as you pointed out of how he feared the rejection and that made him appear distant. But I was viewing it more in terms of how his actions was affecting the relationship. Same with Ichiko. Not so much of their individual psychologies and what led them to be the way they were, but more of how they were acting and reacting in response to each other. Because we can be for instance, very harsh with people in general, but softer towards our partner or someone close to us. We're not always the same with different people, because each person brings out different shades to us.
I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself well? But I can't take sides on who is more wrong or who is more problematic? I see it as a chicken/egg situation where both of them were at fault (definitely 1 more than another) but I didn't spend time thinking about who is more at fault? Rather my focus was more on - do they want to fix this and how can they fix this. And the answer lies not in the personality because that is hard to change, but more of changing how you can act / react to the other, which they did in the end.
I hope I made sense HAHA
No relationship / marriage is perfect. The idea of "working through" does not mean the relationship is at a dead end, it's more of the relationship reaching a point where two people probably can't see eye to eye on an issue. It's a matter of 'to each his own' how they chose to respond.
For example, if your partner doesn't want to have sex, you can divorce if that is a deal-breaker. But some people choose not to, and decide other ways to find that excitement or pleasure each other etc because they genuine love their partner, and do not render that one obstacle big enough to invalidate everything they share together. Most relationships have a "working through" stage, unless that person is really blessed to have a hunky-dory relationship.
Also, depending on which country you stay in, divorce can be a big deal. In many countries, divorce is a tough, lengthy process that costs a lot of money and drains you out both psychologically and economically. Not to mention, the judgment that comes from people close to you.
In some countries, like The Philipines and the Vatican city, divorce still remains largely illegal.
Most J-dramas are subbed and uploaded by fansubbers on that site.
Despite being formulaic, preachy and idealistic, this was heartwarming and enjoyable enough.
That eye candy cast of solid actors also made this an easier watch I MEAN LOOK AT ALL OF THEM 😍
*instantly adds to watchlist*
SIGH I wish he did more Japanese films / TV.
Damn you must be really young HAHA
I keep coming back to this page to see if there are updates on his new projects..
Fence
Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Juhan Shuttai!
Kotaki Kyodai to Shikuhakku
Unnatural
I Am A Hero
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
MIU 404
Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku
My Love Story!!
Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
Soratobu Kouhoushitsu
Interesting...
Kai Ko generally picks quality scripts.. not sure what happened with this one. Or maybe I was too dumb to understand it. Didn't like the FL's performance either.
Tried picking it up again over the weekend and I had to drop it once again.