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Kimi wa Petto (original) was one of my first dramas and MatsuJun as Momo is still one of my favorite male leads ever.

I would lose my shit if this happened, ngl

I haven't seen most of these (nor do I care to, if I'm honest). You can really see the "easy availability" bias (in the "Most Popular" dramas, at least) that the mostly newer shows on Netflix benefit from.

Anyway, my personal top 10 J-dramas (today... ask me again tomorrow and there will be slight variance, with 1-5 being consistent, otherwise in no particular order):

1. Beach Boys (1997)
2. Long Vacation (1996)
3. Nobuta wo Produce (2005)
4. Legal High (2012)
5. Soratobu Kouhoushitsu (2013)
6. Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)
7. Quartet (2017)
8. Strawberry Night (2012)
9. Summer Nude (2013)
10. Kimi wa Petto (2003) (even incomplete, still the only adaptation of the manga that I like)

...with honorable mentions to Kudo Kankuro's other early 2000s dramas (Tiger & Dragon, Manhattan Love Story, IWGP) and Sorimachi Takashi's other 90s dramas (GTO, Cheap Love, Virgin Road -- I maintain that Sorimachi Takashi in his 20s is the most handsome man to have ever lived).

Very excited for this. Hopefully it'll address the issues that women face regarding pregnancy, such as the expectation that they are responsible for birth control (or failure thereof); job discrimination (not being promoted, or being pushed into temp jobs, with the assumption that they will eventually marry & leave the workforce), etc. While I'm sure there will be some comedy mixed in, perhaps the seeming-absurdity of seeing a man put through such dilemmas will make viewers reconsider how women are treated in the real world. P.S. Just gotta add: One of the reasons (among many) that I love Saito Takumi as an actor is his willingness to take on "weird" premises and treat the roles seriously.

I'm cracking up over the Mr. Magoo comments

Re: ep8: I'm wondering if maybe Aek's friend pointing out that Aue likes him is making Aek doubt his abilities (like, "Oh, so is *that* why he's helping me? Not because I'm actually talented?"). I don't know, I'm still suffering from whiplash and grasping at straws here. Ugh, I was enjoying the slow-paced mutual interest I *thought* we were being given here. I really hope the show pulls out of this.

Alright. So while *I'll* still be checking it out, I won't suggest it to my friends. Thanks for the heads up!

I came here to ask the exact same thing regarding the dogs. Not so much for me, but sometimes I watch dramas with friends who enjoy horror but are *very* sensitive about this kind of stuff. Could you (or anyone) tell me specifically if there are onscreen... uh... demises (or whatever) for the dogs, or off-screen? (It makes a difference for my friends, and whether or not I'll show this drama to them)

tbh I'm more excited about Eguchi Noriko as the lead in a noona romance (for lack of a better term) with Akaso Eiji than I am about the Cherry Mahou reunion. Not that CM wasn't fun & cute but I can already tell I'm gonna get frustrated seeing so many people viewing *this* show through a CM lens.

Why are folks here so invested if this (or any other) show drops or gains .1 of a point in ratings. MDL ratings are so arbitrary anyway, it's not as if it's proof of a show's quality.

I find myself struggling to watch the last 4 eps. so I can mark it "completed" and move on. I just kinda got bored with it.

Okay, this is exactly what I came here to find out. I started ep1 and was like, "Did I miss something?" Like danieruau, after TT (s1) I had no interest in TT s2, so I'm going into this as a stand-alone show, for better or worse (hopefully better, but we shall see).

I kind of felt the same way about Boat until the last episode, when he was allowed to smile and be affectionate. Then I was like, oh, he was *told* to act like that for most of the show. He was 10x more appealing to me when he was allowed to relax and act naturally, which I wish we'd seen moments of earlier throughout the series.

I *was* interested in this, but now I see that she's not actually a math genius, just... practiced ("cheating")? My interested just went way down. I might still check it out (because maybe the synopsis isn't the most accurate) but my enthusiasm is dampened. We don't often get math genius FLs (last one I can remember is the J-drama Hard Nut, which I quite liked).

Whoa, someone else who knows Akaso Eiji from Kamen Rider! *high five*

I didn't notice him 'til he kind of stole scenes wholesale (imo) in Ultimate Note (so, pretty recently). Then I started noticing his name attached to so many drama OSTs (including UN's). I'll look forward to seeing where he goes from there (and maybe a UN sequel? *crosses fingers*).

He'll always be my favorite Hei Yanjing/Hei Xiazi though.

Did anyone else have an "Ahh that's not safe!" moment when they scrolled past the pic from the princess/bodyguard drama where his gun is slung over his shoulder and, like, half a turn away from being pointed at her head?! A soldier (or anyone who handles guns) should have better gun safety habits. (I know, I know, it's fiction-- and the pic looks photoshopped anyway, like they probably weren't even in the same room for the photo-- but it just caught my eye).

I have not watched it, sorry.

I will always remember them for "Feel Your Breeze," "Darling," and "Utao Utao", the theme songs from Gokusen (2002), Kimi wa Petto (2003), and Tiger & Dragon (2005) respectively. These were some of the first Asian dramas I ever watched, so V6 has definitely earned their place in my nostalgic heart.

Same-- I don't remember it being explicitly stated that they were dating (or if they did, I totally missed it). I thought he just has a crush on Prab, who is really taking advantage of the situation. I mean it's not like he's discouraging the guy (or the snacks he brings).