kentv

I've only watched a few jdramas so I wasn't familiar with any of the cast members. I'm not a musician myself but my oldest sons were in a local band for a number of years and I got a chance to see firsthand some of that world. I really enjoyed the FL playing her drums in the rain in Episode 1. Truth be told, her story is the story, though as others have mentioned, the series star is the music. I really enjoy the "positive outlook" FL in this type of series, maybe because I don't bump into too many here in the States. And maybe they only exist in fictional series.

The only time I got bored was in episodes 8 & 9 when the writer felt they needed to expand the backstories for the band members. Episode 10 made up for it with a creative victory lap where the band was joined by some of the former villains who turned into allies. Overall a feel good series loaded with enjoyable music.