Unexpectedly engaging story about imperfect people
Interesting, atypical characters make this an entertaining watch. We have a female lead who got jilted at the altar by her two-timing fiancé and starts to question her taste in men when she gets involved with a scumbag (as the title suggests) shortly after her failed wedding. She’s spunky and stubborn and sincere, but also a bit naive.
Not that she has any examples of healthy relationships or reliable men in her life, with no father, a divorced sister, and an immature mother who has a different boyfriend for every day of the week.
It’s the scumbag who’s our male lead — admittedly a sexy and enigmatic one, but still a jerk. Yuta Tamamori plays the role with an understated charisma that provides an interesting foil to the FL’s enthusiastic and somewhat impulsive personality. His character capitalizes on his good looks as a bartender who charms women out of their money on the side. However, there’s a saying that all behavior is caused, and his stems from a secret (and probably PTSD) that keep him closed off to genuine relationships.
What that secret is and whether or not he stays a scumbag, I’ll leave to you, dear viewer, to find out.
I wouldn’t call this a sports drama — boxing is just the backdrop to a story about damaged people trying to figure how to not let their pasts define them. However, this J-drama does offer some surprisingly emotional performances along with a bit of mystery, some laughs, and an "odd couple" romance (though this takes a backseat to other plot elements) with leads whose contrasting personalities make for a compelling watch.
Not that she has any examples of healthy relationships or reliable men in her life, with no father, a divorced sister, and an immature mother who has a different boyfriend for every day of the week.
It’s the scumbag who’s our male lead — admittedly a sexy and enigmatic one, but still a jerk. Yuta Tamamori plays the role with an understated charisma that provides an interesting foil to the FL’s enthusiastic and somewhat impulsive personality. His character capitalizes on his good looks as a bartender who charms women out of their money on the side. However, there’s a saying that all behavior is caused, and his stems from a secret (and probably PTSD) that keep him closed off to genuine relationships.
What that secret is and whether or not he stays a scumbag, I’ll leave to you, dear viewer, to find out.
I wouldn’t call this a sports drama — boxing is just the backdrop to a story about damaged people trying to figure how to not let their pasts define them. However, this J-drama does offer some surprisingly emotional performances along with a bit of mystery, some laughs, and an "odd couple" romance (though this takes a backseat to other plot elements) with leads whose contrasting personalities make for a compelling watch.
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