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"Man or woman, I don't care... I like Mizuki!"
Judging by my headline, it's pretty obvious who stole the show for me. *drum rolls and confetti* NAKATSU ma man!! Now, I'm pretty sure Sano would also eitherway love Mizuki man or woman but I wanted to appreciate Nakatsu in the sense that we witnessed his whole dilemma and confusion, bro was literally going through gender awakening and it was way too fun to watch :D I thought his character there was one of the best. He's funny, charming, friendly etc. and best acted by Toma Ikuta!! (🤩) His character for me had more chesmitry with the FL. I like the fact that he felt shivers/sparks with Mizuka way too early in the story and love his comedic timing and expressions (i luv it whenever he'd experience series of shocks/nosebleeds when touching or simply locking eyes with Mizuka). I mean we saw him fell for her in real time.
I actually like Shon Oguri (literally the best version of Rui for me in HYD) so it's sort of a bummer that I was rooting for the SML here in HK. I did like Sano's interaction and unexplained chemistry with Kagurazaka (Yu Shirota' s character) and I found them rlly cute LMAO. I was always waiting for their screentime tgt.
Well anyways, I don't usually get the SML syndrome but for rare occasions I suffered it in Hana-Kimi. I genuinely feel FL has more chemistry with Nakatsu. If you think about it they're always tgt in normal days in school or dorm. They hang out a lot. They even eat out tgt which we never see the FL does with anyone even Sano. I get that Sano had some real issues which I think I rlly connect and relate with on a personal level. Maybe I just wanted to give Nakatsu's character a chance which unfortunately didn't happen in the drama since FL was way too fixated on Sano which is a good and bad thing. I understand her rationale as to that but I felt like it was way too much or overdone sometimes. I felt it when she was told by Sano as a nuisance, because she got way too carried away LMAO but yeah that direction leads to the SML getting set aside.
I rlly like Nakatsu's character though. The typical funny guy who also gets hurt like anyone else but chooses most of the time to plaster a smile and crack jokes despite breaking inside. I was truly rooting for him. It's definitely not easy coming into terms with your own sexual preference being in an all-boy's school surrounded by guys or as they call "hotties". Coming out was a testament to his deep feelings for Mizuka. And for that he was so brave and secured with himself. Of course he was reluctant initially but he pondered and pondered again and again and thought he likes the person Mizuka is and gender doesn't matter. I rlly felt touched during that moment. Even before he admitted that to himself, he was always doing things for Mizuka and acting out his feelings for her even without realizing.
It's very similar to this old classic kdrama 'You're Beautiful' where a character Jeremy also goes through the whole self-questioning whether you're gay or not but the difference with Nakatsu in Hana-Kimi was he eventually put an end to the battle of confusion and decided to trust his feelings for her. This guy will literally be one of my top fave characters in jdramas.
As for the whole drama, the comedy is on point!! i like the chaos that everyone in Osaka brings in. I love the support roles sm and my gosh so many good looking faces and stylish hairs aaaaa!! I also like the way the 3 dorms have their different personalities but in all they're all the same funny unhinged guys. The constant bond and bicker is so fun, the dorm groups are more often frenemies than friends but you know they're united in that way. The dorm leaders too!! Hana-Kimi does rlly scream OG classic jdrama 😘 And it's rlly funny how we often see them participating and getting busy with different contests and events than staying in their classroom but that's fine because that's where the fun comes from :D
In all, I like this drama! Mostly because of the cast particularly the Osaka boys. For the love interest part, it's sort of a let down cause I think Nakatsu's character had more charm and appeal than Sano (sorry Shun Oguri). Everytime it's Nakatsu's screentime, I literally cheer for him. I just wanted to praise Toma Ikuta for bringing life to this role, as well as everyone who did good with playing their respective roles. So many interesting and funny characters, i see why this is considered as one of the OG classic doramas. So much love, and in another universe you got the girl Nakatsu!! 🙌🔥
I actually like Shon Oguri (literally the best version of Rui for me in HYD) so it's sort of a bummer that I was rooting for the SML here in HK. I did like Sano's interaction and unexplained chemistry with Kagurazaka (Yu Shirota' s character) and I found them rlly cute LMAO. I was always waiting for their screentime tgt.
Well anyways, I don't usually get the SML syndrome but for rare occasions I suffered it in Hana-Kimi. I genuinely feel FL has more chemistry with Nakatsu. If you think about it they're always tgt in normal days in school or dorm. They hang out a lot. They even eat out tgt which we never see the FL does with anyone even Sano. I get that Sano had some real issues which I think I rlly connect and relate with on a personal level. Maybe I just wanted to give Nakatsu's character a chance which unfortunately didn't happen in the drama since FL was way too fixated on Sano which is a good and bad thing. I understand her rationale as to that but I felt like it was way too much or overdone sometimes. I felt it when she was told by Sano as a nuisance, because she got way too carried away LMAO but yeah that direction leads to the SML getting set aside.
I rlly like Nakatsu's character though. The typical funny guy who also gets hurt like anyone else but chooses most of the time to plaster a smile and crack jokes despite breaking inside. I was truly rooting for him. It's definitely not easy coming into terms with your own sexual preference being in an all-boy's school surrounded by guys or as they call "hotties". Coming out was a testament to his deep feelings for Mizuka. And for that he was so brave and secured with himself. Of course he was reluctant initially but he pondered and pondered again and again and thought he likes the person Mizuka is and gender doesn't matter. I rlly felt touched during that moment. Even before he admitted that to himself, he was always doing things for Mizuka and acting out his feelings for her even without realizing.
It's very similar to this old classic kdrama 'You're Beautiful' where a character Jeremy also goes through the whole self-questioning whether you're gay or not but the difference with Nakatsu in Hana-Kimi was he eventually put an end to the battle of confusion and decided to trust his feelings for her. This guy will literally be one of my top fave characters in jdramas.
As for the whole drama, the comedy is on point!! i like the chaos that everyone in Osaka brings in. I love the support roles sm and my gosh so many good looking faces and stylish hairs aaaaa!! I also like the way the 3 dorms have their different personalities but in all they're all the same funny unhinged guys. The constant bond and bicker is so fun, the dorm groups are more often frenemies than friends but you know they're united in that way. The dorm leaders too!! Hana-Kimi does rlly scream OG classic jdrama 😘 And it's rlly funny how we often see them participating and getting busy with different contests and events than staying in their classroom but that's fine because that's where the fun comes from :D
In all, I like this drama! Mostly because of the cast particularly the Osaka boys. For the love interest part, it's sort of a let down cause I think Nakatsu's character had more charm and appeal than Sano (sorry Shun Oguri). Everytime it's Nakatsu's screentime, I literally cheer for him. I just wanted to praise Toma Ikuta for bringing life to this role, as well as everyone who did good with playing their respective roles. So many interesting and funny characters, i see why this is considered as one of the OG classic doramas. So much love, and in another universe you got the girl Nakatsu!! 🙌🔥
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