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I don't get the hype
Unfortunately my disappointment with this drama was made worse because of the high rating. I was enjoying myself for maybe the first three episodes, then it started to drag, and by episode 6, I was watching at 3x speed just to get through it. I probably should have dropped it, but I wanted to see if it somehow brought everything together in an interesting way in the end, but that didn't happen.
My biggest problem was how bloated the story was in combination with extremely shallow character development. They were doing wayyyy too much between the kidnapping, the corporate intrigue, the commentary on social issues, and the family dynamics/secrets, and none of it was handled in a compelling or unique way, often leaning towards over-dramatic. And I think Japan needs to give up the supernatural color-seeing gimmick, because between Octo, Numaru Minato-ku Joshikosei, and now this one, it's becoming a harbinger of failure. Not to mention, why has Sakurada Hiyori been in two of them???
I didn't care about any of the characters, and I think several of them could've been cut out with little to no impact on the course of events, like the influencer couple and Yui's father's secretary. Yui and Daisuke were excruciatingly bad at being on the run which was frustrating to see, and because the "boss" of the original kidnapping plan died super early and it was figured out not too long after that Yui was with Daisuke willingly, there were barely any stakes or tension. The true "villains" of the story were also hardly around, highlighting the lazy writing and making the final episodes fall especially flat.
The cast was the best part of the drama, although nobody was delivering life-changing performances. Yui and Daisuke had decent chemistry and their back and forth was cute, but their romance wasn't built up in a particularly natural or convincing way.
Overall, it was a slog to get through - it didn't even get me worked up or angry; I was just bored. I guess it's fine to watch if you just want to look at Sano Hayato (and the cameos from the M!LK members were fun) but don't go in expecting anything super high quality like the ratings suggest.
My biggest problem was how bloated the story was in combination with extremely shallow character development. They were doing wayyyy too much between the kidnapping, the corporate intrigue, the commentary on social issues, and the family dynamics/secrets, and none of it was handled in a compelling or unique way, often leaning towards over-dramatic. And I think Japan needs to give up the supernatural color-seeing gimmick, because between Octo, Numaru Minato-ku Joshikosei, and now this one, it's becoming a harbinger of failure. Not to mention, why has Sakurada Hiyori been in two of them???
I didn't care about any of the characters, and I think several of them could've been cut out with little to no impact on the course of events, like the influencer couple and Yui's father's secretary. Yui and Daisuke were excruciatingly bad at being on the run which was frustrating to see, and because the "boss" of the original kidnapping plan died super early and it was figured out not too long after that Yui was with Daisuke willingly, there were barely any stakes or tension. The true "villains" of the story were also hardly around, highlighting the lazy writing and making the final episodes fall especially flat.
The cast was the best part of the drama, although nobody was delivering life-changing performances. Yui and Daisuke had decent chemistry and their back and forth was cute, but their romance wasn't built up in a particularly natural or convincing way.
Overall, it was a slog to get through - it didn't even get me worked up or angry; I was just bored. I guess it's fine to watch if you just want to look at Sano Hayato (and the cameos from the M!LK members were fun) but don't go in expecting anything super high quality like the ratings suggest.
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