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If you're still interested in Yamapi's work then one series of his you might try is Buzzer Beat, if you don't mind sports dramas. It's superb and one of my favorites. I've lost count of how many of his dramas/films I've seen so far, but Buzzer Beat is one of my top favorites.

Absolutely! Dark comedy has its place, and I don't often find dramas that have it. It's refreshing that Todome no Kiss just went gung ho for a combination of serious and funny and made it work.

Absolutely, I like Ryusei a lot too as an actor, and he's sweet here as Yuri. But when it comes down to who I would marry, it would be Yamashita. It felt contrived how they got him out of the way. So, so sad.

Well, to be honest, that's just my own personal opinion since a lot of people love it. But I didn't like Last Cinderella. I like him better in nice roles and he's quite a player in Last Cinderella. His character just didn't appeal to me at all.

It's still terrifically sad, though. I've loved him for years and it just . . . feels so surreal. Like an alternate universe.

I don't like the original or the manga so I'm fine with this new version. The leads feel very human, both of them, and I appreciate that.

Yep, his career is over. Caught in one misstep. He should have verified ages. He's an adult and that's what adults do.

It's very unlikely. His Japanese career is finished.

Thank you! Someone with some sense. I just started this drama and there is not enough painful, abusive back history in the world to excuse the ML's behavior. I'm not sure I'll make it through to the end or that I even want to.

Oh my goodness, it's like he and Kento Yamazaki were separated at birth! Love him in The Love Equations! Glad to see he's getting some main roles going forward!

It's subjective and totally depends on what you're looking for.

I feel like crying all over again. It's a beautiful article, thank you.

Thanks so much for the recommendations! I'll try both of them! Now that I've started watching Chinese dramas, I may be hooked. Along with my Japanese dramas of course! ;)

For those with access to Viki, all 8 episodes are now fully subbed in English.

I adored this drama. It's the first Chinese drama I watched and now I'm comparing everything else to it! The ML and FL were just so darling, definitely on my rewatch list!

It's not bad, but the editing job was choppy, unfinished scenes, and a good portion of the story felt like cliches. The actress is supposed to know Japanese but obviously had no clue how to speak it according to the dubbing scene at the end. Her lip movements were completely off. Like other commenters, I agree that the ending kind of ruined the show a bit. I'm not sure what they thought they were doing. I was more invested in the secondary couple that went nowhere much to my sorrow. And I swear the second season of "Love in Progress" was an absolute after-thought since they never showed anything other than the promotional videos being filmed. It just felt like incredibly rushed episodes and that, unfortunately, is the result of poor writing. It really could have been so much better. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" was far superior in the storyline, acting, and episode editing.

The problem with Sakurada Dori is that he does so many smutty roles that it's impossible to tell if he's a good actor. I hope he starts doing some more quality work. That would be refreshing.

I hope if you do decide to try it again that you like it. He did start out a little on the perverted side, true. His character grows quite a bit as the story progresses, though. :)

Watch and you'll find out? :)

That's the quirky smile Kento's known for. He uses it as L in Death Note and as Eight in Todome no Kiss too; it's just kind of his signature, if you will, a symbol of snark. He and Ryusei Yokohama have very similar crooked little grins. It's part of their charm and sets them apart.