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They should! My poor Mind keeps getting brokenhearted. Hope he finds someone who treasures him

Tai moves are so sexy… when they all perform Together on stage he really stands out. He’s a dancer in real Life right?

The brother is really unsufferable. One minute he’s telling his big brother to forget about Lu Feng and the next he’s pushing him to be with him. Make up your mind once and for all! And also maybe mind your own business and let them be as codependent as they please 😉

Ok, all fine and dandy but NOW please, for the love of god, NOW please both of you get therapy ASAP

He should have stopped at We leave you alone. The “love” comment isn’t offensive per se (perhaps because We are used to such sterotypical comments) but it says a lot about the man’s percepiton of women.

It's not just Japanese culture. In many parts of the world having a kid is the turning point for a woman's career and life. Many women do not go back to work, or have to reduce their job to a part-time (if possible) because they have to care for their children, while men are not affected in the slightest (she says in fact the her husband - while working in the same field - doesn't stop working). Having a child does not have the same impact on men and women on a social level. If you leave your job to care for your child for the first years of his life, it will be harder to find a new job later, and the companies will not hire you for fear of a new pregnancy or absence due to problems of different nature regarding your kids. Not the same for a man. Nobody expects him to not go to work because the kid is sick. In absence of specific laws (like for example mandatory paternity leave - like in some northern european countries -, or adequate childcare services) it's very hard for a woman to make maternity and career coexist. And this is one of the many reasons why, not only in Japan but in many other countries, birth rates are plummeting.

And I with you. Cause everybody knows women only talk about love, clothes and gossip, right? While men only talk about cars and football while drinking beer.

I really don’t understand the contempt you harbor toward Kuji and Azuma.

They are two adults who have been through a lot in life, yet despite everything—their differences, life’s hardships and their own wounds—they’re trying to make their relationship work so that both of them can find comfort in a shared journey.

There are no strict rules; every person has needs that must be respected without making them feel “wrong” in any way.

“Kuji has unresolved issues and Azuma is a spineless codependent.”
To me, these sound like sweeping judgments that leave no room for the nuances of their personalities or the possibility of those nuances coexisting. Yet they’re telling you exactly the opposite: we’re broken individually, but we can be whole together without giving up who we are. We can take it slow, we can give ourselves time to get used to each other—there’s no rush.

For my part, maturity has taught me that since life sucks more or less for everybody, each of us has the right to find our own happiness however and wherever we can—sometimes even in places that might seem dysfunctional to outsiders. But in the end, what do outsiders care?

I'm not trying to change your mind, I'm not that presumptuous and you have every right to your opinion. And of course you don't care enough. I just wanted to rant about the fact that there isn't a single proper way to live relationships (of any kind). As long as it works for the people involved and is respectful.

Correct. The real sin (at least for the most recent Catholics doctrine) is not much being gay but rather acting on it. You can love someone of the same sex but you shouldn't act on any physical level. Then of course we know that priests and in general religious people rarely adhere to what they preach and expect from others. Anyway, what I wanted to say was that the last scene of the second episode was really on point because the sin happens when you act on your impulses (lust).

What I’ve always loved about narrative works is that, regardless of the meaning the author intends to convey, the viewer will take away whatever meaning they choose to assign to it. It’s as if each of us, watching the same episode, sees a different one, ultimately searching for ourselves within it, like in a mirror.

It’s surprising, for example, how my perspective and yours are completely opposite.
Take, for instance, the issue of the house key.

Kuji is a loner who has always lived alone; he’s used to not sharing his space or his time with anyone. He makes his own decisions independently; he hasn’t had to answer to anyone for practically his entire life. Giving Azuma a key to his house means giving up part of that freedom. No, not freedom—this state of mind. It’s neither an easy nor a quick process. Yet he’s ready to face it, obviously on his own terms. I believe respecting one’s own inclinations is part of a mature and responsible way of living relationships. If I go against my nature to please you, how long can it last? He gives him the key, but asks him to respect his space. Is that such an absurd request?
I’ve lived alone for years, and the idea that someone—even someone I love—might invade my space and my daily life fills me with anxiety. So I can understand why Kuji asks Azuma to let him know before he comes over, so he can get used to the new situation gradually without feeling like it’s an intrusion.

Aaaand I'm pretty sure you won't agree on anything I've written because your mirror reflects a different image from mine ;)

I really loved this, beginning to end. Loved the characters, the setting, the vibe. I loved the old house (to me one of the main characters). I loved that it was never over the top but that it could convey so many emotions with little gestures. Are the characters flawed? Of course they are, like real people. Is it a perfect relationship? Of course not, like every last real life relationship. But it works for them and that's all that matters. That's where, to me, the beauty of this show lies. I'll rewatch for sure because I'm sure there are details that I've missed.

A special mention to Azuma wearing that keyring like an engagement ring.

hahaha, let's sign them up for anatomy remedial classes! 😆

I think it was for the advantages the status was providing her. She said that thanks to being married to him she was able to consolidate her position in the company

Many have you have already written What I had come here to say, so I won’t repeat it. But I still need to vent: I really, really despise the younger brother. Not an ounce of compassion from me.

I came here to say exactly this, you did it for me

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OK, everyone, I’ve got a question for all those of you who are shocked by the change in tone in the NC scenes.
Choose the answer you think is most plausible:
1- The production team were completely drunk whilst filming the first part of the episodes, and then suddenly after 6 episodes they came to their senses; they started filming the NC scenes properly but kept the badly shot ones because they couldn’t be bothered to reshoot them;
2- The first episodes were filmed by a bunch of amateurs who had no idea what they were doing, but since they were working for free, nobody batted an eyelid. The actors adapted to the low filming standards and did a rubbish job. Suddenly the professionals returned (perhaps they’d been on strike—as we all know it happens often in Japan) to take charge of the situation; they raised the standard but left the old footage in to keep the amateurs happy;
3- It was a deliberate stylistic choice. From the very beginning, the sex scenes were choreographed in an amateurish and almost ridiculous - grotesque if you like - manner, as a deliberate narrative choice, so that the moment of the switch between the two protagonists would be clear to the viewer. The moment when sex was no longer just gymnastics aimed at satisfying a whim, in which the other person was merely a means to an end, (especially for Kaji, whose point of view is the one that usually accompanies those scenes) but the sharing of all-encompassing feelings.

Now take your pick, I'm curious.

I certainly hope not, and that the reference will Just end there! 😅. But who knows, perhaps they’re leaving us breadcrumbs along the way… now I’m wondering if they left other references that I’ve missed

I appreciated the Romeo and juliet quote at the beginning of the episode, as a parallel to the fact that nakhun is a Shakespeare student in present time.

Fr, he was really gorgeous. Maybe different make-up and hair style?