IT jobs are a great way to make a very good living and be independent and valued... And it is easy to get an IT…
It's hard not being afraid when you're socialized to be afraid and you're unsupported to make a change. Been there, done that, have a wardrobe of t-shirts.
(this has been a very interesting conversation btw even if I don't agree with everything you're saying)
Moving to a big city, immigration, changing jobs, joining organizations, having friends and networks is the way…
I just started looking into a SCRUM cert so thanks for that 😅 I have a long career as a communications consultant but with AI and the severe drop in media consumption going on I'd love to transition something that pays as well or better but is a bit less insane.
And you insist on bad stuff that happens when women try to escape patriarchy LOL Korea is not Saudi Arabia :)…
Have you heard of the Chinese drama Prisoner of Beauty? It has the exact dynamic of cunning woman manipulating a man to survive. But you will probably get a stroke if you watch it, lol.
Watched the first episode and found it a bit slow. Is it because they are still building the story? Is it getting…
The first three episodes involve a lot of setup, the story takes off once they're on the road traveling. Having said that, the drama isn't primarily about the romance (tho I love the romance) but about ordinary people trying to do the right thing when they are at the mercy of morally bankrupt rulers.
I think it's worth sticking out because a Dream Within a dream was a response to all of the s*** that happened when AJTL was targeted in an online hate campaign with LYN suffering most of the abuse. You will understand ADWAD much better when you realize that Nan Heng being misunderstood by everyone is a parallel to what happened to LYN. Also the ep 1 scene of ADWAD is a parody of things that people were saying about LYN online when AJTL aired.
I was thinking of writing a Bluesky thread on him but now I'm just going to share your article 😅 just a small correction: it's Berklee, not Berkeley. Common mistake but Berkeley is part of the University of California while Berklee is the music conservatory.
I rewatched this scene at the end of episode 3 and the beginning of episode 4. When she says "Kaoru isn't…
Yes! I absolutely love that night rooftop scene and how they instinctively wanted to be together after they were both assaulted. I talked about it in one of the discussion threads. The flickering neon heart ðŸ˜
Loved loved loved this drama until the last episode. So unsatisfying. Why did they spend 3/4s of the last episode…
I read that they had planned for 12 episodes but couldn't shoot them because the FL got sick multiple times during the shoot and the ML's schedule couldn't be adjusted. Unfortunately it shows, we really needed to see Kaoru's journey to stop hating himself for failing the test. Without that the final scene just didn't land the way it should have. Still freaking loved this drama though, and I deeply appreciate the care and attention the writer and director paid to the storytelling.
She lost me when she dumped the red wine over Raul's head. . Inexcusable. Not to mention calling Raul stupid.…
Yes, there's been problems with women accumulating enormous debts paying for hosts and then getting pushed into prostitution to pay them off. But there's different perspectives on the problem:
It's interesting that this was the only article I could find in Japanese that talks about how the patriarchy and toxic masculinity are depicted in Learning to Love. Even the writer and director of the drama didn't discuss it in interviews and neither did fans. Is it considered too controversial a topic to broach? I know that Japan has some of the lowest equality between the sexes of any developed nation in the world.
I love this quote:
>Aimi grew up at age 35 under the shackles of her father, the epitome of patriarchy and paternalism. She works as a teacher at a Catholic girls' school, and is thoroughly confined to the shackles of being a "serious and chaste woman" both at home and at work. She once tried to fly out of her cage by falling in love, but it didn't work out and she ended up attempting suicide.
>Kaworu is his stage name; his real name is Takamori Taiga. He has a learning disability that makes it extremely difficult for him to read and write, and he cannot even write his own name properly. Aimi is by his side, teaching him step by step how to read and write. He grew up being told that his inability to study is his own fault, and it is difficult for him to recognize the opportunity gap that has resulted from not receiving education or careful training. He has survived in the nightlife world by relying on his looks, physical attractiveness, and ability to communicate verbally without using letters, but he too has lived his life believing that his only occupation is to exaggerate his "masculinity."
> At first glance, the worlds in which the two characters live seem to be contrasting, but they are very similar in the sense that they are "made to believe that they have no choice but to live by exaggerating the roles of men and women." The audience unconsciously accepts the gradual twist that Juliet and Romeo, who thought they lived in different worlds, are actually trapped in the same world, and find themselves rooting for the couple's love.
The end of episode 3 is the scene where Manami goes to The Joker to find Kaoru after their fight. That alone tells…
You make great points and the voiceover was wonderful in that scene. I love it when we get Manami's thoughts.
I really think for Taiga it was when Manami said he wasn't stupid and used -san to address him. I think his offer to sleep with her wasn't just a way to thank her, he unconsciously wanted to be with her and this was the only way he knew how to get close to her.
Even though in ep 4 he tries to exploit her again it's because he's scolded by the club president and he's scared of his feelings so he goes back to behaving like Kaoru. But he's immediately ashamed when he puts 500,000 yen on her tab.
I saw some people below saying they were confused about when Manami and Taiga fell in love but I think it happened…
The end of episode 3 is the scene where Manami goes to The Joker to find Kaoru after their fight. That alone tells you she's developing feelings for him but then Akina humiliates Kaoru by telling him the stupid ones have to work harder and Manami defends him. She couldn't tolerate seeing Akina abuse him. The look on Kaoru's face in that scene shows that he's starting to have real feelings for Manami.
Manami leaves the club and Kaoru abandons Akina to run after her and embrace her. Then he offers to sleep with her because he thinks sex is the only thing of value that he has to offer but of course she turns him down because she's not a predator. After all that, Manami pushes to continue their tutoring lessons without admitting to herself what's motivating her.
It's understandable that people are missing this as a turning point in their feelings for each other because it's not a typical expression of romantic passion, instead their feelings come through when they acknowledge each other's humanity.
Tbh I think I would've preferred it if she'd started out as a straight up villain who evolves into a better person as she realizes that getting what she wants through lying isn't worth the price of her soul. Instead she's a practically perfect heroine who deserves to win the game but gets thwarted by cartoon villains so the weight of her deceptions is never really felt in a meaningful way. Because she's obviously a good person, none of her actions truly feel questionable. That of course is why the drama is such a huge hit.
Not hating but I do not get Manamis crush on Kaoru. At what point and why does she start to like him?he was using…
Sorry for the late response but I'm catching up on comments after dodging spoilers for months. I think she truly fell in love with him the night at The Joker when she tells Akina he's not stupid. That's also when he truly fell for her. She needed the provocation of Akina humiliating Taiga for her feelings to finally come together. And he didn't understand she wasn't just a target until she became the first person to say he wasn't stupid. That's why he hugged her and was willing to sleep with her even though of course she was too decent to do anything at that point.
This piece of the OST ‘Gomen-ne Chiwawa Sensei’ is just SO 'serenading' yet decimates me with so much yearning…
Episode 6 is incredible but I started a rewatch last night and after the first two episodes I was struck by how everything that led up to episode 6 is what contributed to the impact. The show really makes you feel their struggles, pain and loneliness so when they finally get one "last" bittersweet day together It feels so cathartic and yet there's an undercurrent of sadness through the whole thing leading up to the goodbye at the gate. The whole drama was put together so beautifully. I just wish they'd been able to film the 12th episode.
(this has been a very interesting conversation btw even if I don't agree with everything you're saying)
It's not only white population that's dropping in the US. That's a myth. Every group is below replacement levels. https://www.reddit.com/r/Natalism/comments/1lm6xcy/updated_total_fertility_rates_by_race_in_the/
I think it's worth sticking out because a Dream Within a dream was a response to all of the s*** that happened when AJTL was targeted in an online hate campaign with LYN suffering most of the abuse. You will understand ADWAD much better when you realize that Nan Heng being misunderstood by everyone is a parallel to what happened to LYN. Also the ep 1 scene of ADWAD is a parody of things that people were saying about LYN online when AJTL aired.
https://unseen-japan.com/host-clubs-new-law-proposed/
https://unseen-japan.com/kabukicho-host-club-expert/
It's interesting that this was the only article I could find in Japanese that talks about how the patriarchy and toxic masculinity are depicted in Learning to Love. Even the writer and director of the drama didn't discuss it in interviews and neither did fans. Is it considered too controversial a topic to broach? I know that Japan has some of the lowest equality between the sexes of any developed nation in the world.
I love this quote:
>Aimi grew up at age 35 under the shackles of her father, the epitome of patriarchy and paternalism. She works as a teacher at a Catholic girls' school, and is thoroughly confined to the shackles of being a "serious and chaste woman" both at home and at work. She once tried to fly out of her cage by falling in love, but it didn't work out and she ended up attempting suicide.
>Kaworu is his stage name; his real name is Takamori Taiga. He has a learning disability that makes it extremely difficult for him to read and write, and he cannot even write his own name properly. Aimi is by his side, teaching him step by step how to read and write. He grew up being told that his inability to study is his own fault, and it is difficult for him to recognize the opportunity gap that has resulted from not receiving education or careful training. He has survived in the nightlife world by relying on his looks, physical attractiveness, and ability to communicate verbally without using letters, but he too has lived his life believing that his only occupation is to exaggerate his "masculinity."
> At first glance, the worlds in which the two characters live seem to be contrasting, but they are very similar in the sense that they are "made to believe that they have no choice but to live by exaggerating the roles of men and women." The audience unconsciously accepts the gradual twist that Juliet and Romeo, who thought they lived in different worlds, are actually trapped in the same world, and find themselves rooting for the couple's love.
I really think for Taiga it was when Manami said he wasn't stupid and used -san to address him. I think his offer to sleep with her wasn't just a way to thank her, he unconsciously wanted to be with her and this was the only way he knew how to get close to her.
Even though in ep 4 he tries to exploit her again it's because he's scolded by the club president and he's scared of his feelings so he goes back to behaving like Kaoru. But he's immediately ashamed when he puts 500,000 yen on her tab.
Manami leaves the club and Kaoru abandons Akina to run after her and embrace her. Then he offers to sleep with her because he thinks sex is the only thing of value that he has to offer but of course she turns him down because she's not a predator. After all that, Manami pushes to continue their tutoring lessons without admitting to herself what's motivating her.
It's understandable that people are missing this as a turning point in their feelings for each other because it's not a typical expression of romantic passion, instead their feelings come through when they acknowledge each other's humanity.