twiz aka unagibento

Equal parts mildly entertaining and appallingly patronizing toward women. I like the historical tidbits about major fashion brands, but this drama is a caricature of its own genre - "aging" 30 year old who can't get married, taken to an extreme that's painful to watch. However, I did enjoy the message at the end of the 2nd episode, regarding moving on from a toxic ex: "Loving yourself is not the same as spoiling yourself. Love yourself, because there's only one of you in this world. If you don't first love you, who will?" It's a surprising nugget of wisdom in an otherwise played-out plot.

Editing this to blitzfansub.com, completely forgot to check there first

I loved episode 5 but I'm a bit irked at the previews for the next episode. Are they really bringing in a competing woman already? They couldn't even enjoy an entire 2 days as a couple first? I wish dramas learned better ways to build tension in romantic arcs. Believe me, a couple can destroy things all by themselves without a 3rd party getting involved.

He needs a different profile photo. It does him no justice.

The plot is identical to other josei dramas released in the same year: woman is 30/in 30s and is identified as being "too old" as a good marriage candidate; woman meets surly man who's ready to tell her everything that's wrong with her or that she's doing wrong to keep her single, even though he's the same age range and single too; both of them spend most of the drama pursuing other people only to realize that they should be with each other at the end. It usually also means that as a couple they'll get the least screentime, so I guess it's a bonus that we at least get 2 kisses in this one? Similar dramas: Otona Joshi, Tokyo Tarareba Musume and It's Not That I can't Marry...

It's ok. All the characters were charming and it's a low-stakes time waster. There was some wasted potential in the boss/ex-subordinate power dynamic: at the start the chemistry was so potent, but the drama never really utilized it. It became the same story that was apparently over-used in 2015-2016 josei jdramas, that I can summarize below:

Yup... ZERO development in Coffee & Vanilla. I was so irritated

This drama is giving me LIFE, I love it. One thing I respect about jdramas is that they often discuss these power dynamics as actual outright *kinks* instead of as just plot devices/trope personality traits (domineering boss, etc). That being said, the CEO is kinda topping from the bottom in this so far, lol. Also, from certain angles he reminds me a little of James Spader, which gives this drama some reverse bizarro "Secretary" vibes...

Looks like it's fully subbed on KissAsian for any wondering.

I like the story, but I feel like after 3 episodes, this is one of Shotaro's weaker roles. It's not his fault, but there's not much in Fujiwara's character that any poker-faced actor couldn't portray. I hope the role progresses into something more 3-dimensional, since Shotaro's been amazing in his other roles.

Yes, all of this. Shoujo and josei are a *mood*. I love any jdrama that gives me the nostalgia of reading so many fluffy mangas.

Medicals & procedurals usually aren't my genre, and I was afraid the FL's singlemindedness toward the ML might be too much for me, but this drama is such a gem. By the 3rd episode I could appreciate the FL's raw pureness, and the drama is delicately complex. Also, Sato is a snack in this. Damn. I might have made a 5-year career plan around him too because that man does not have a single bad angle.

It seemed to end on a cliffhanger, so maybe there'll be a second season? One can only hope.

Watch the drama first, then this movie. Here's the drama: https://kisskh.at/16182-kurosaki-kun-no-iinari-ni-nante-naranai. It starts a little earlier. They have a recap of what happens in it in the movie too, but I think it's best to watch the drama first.

Reminds me a little of Ferryman except it's more silly and there's 3 clueless guys instead of one. Bureau of Transformer is also kind of silly like this. You just have to know what you're getting into. That said, it mellows a little bit after the first few episodes, and I came to appreciate the comedic acting of the male trio. You'll get some decent fan service of them shirtless a few times, hah. The romance was very slight - I wish it played a greater role since the couple had great chemistry, but it's a very short series. I mostly loved all the random dancing in this series.

I really loved this whole series. However the last episode is a side story from a different time period and it's movie-length. I would have enjoyed the side story better if it weren't so long and more similar to the side story at the end of Season 2. It was interesting, but not enough to watch an entire movie after the main story wrapped up when I'm still trying to digest the main story's ending.

iQiyi finally added machine-translated subs to this on the English iQiyi app! Seasons 2 & 3 are VIP, but Season 1 is under the free section. Just the app, not the website for subs. **Be Warned**: there's enough sexual content in just Episodes 3 and 4 to make this not suitable for family watching. Out of 20 episodes I doubt that will be all of it.

Oh my, so much sad saxophone music. I've seen a few lakorns with this theme so my shock threshold is probably a bit too high. I'm comparing this to the other infamous torture/captivity lakorns: Sawan Biang and Game Payabaht. I think the ML is a lamb compared to the ML in Sawan Biang. However, I was impressed with the progression of romance AFTER the captivity in this one. It was the most natural and believable, which is rare, in this theme. It also twisted/dodged a few tropes I was dreading, so I respect it for that. Also, the sister was SO unlikable. It was so easy to dislike her. Sometimes I had to fast forward just seeing her smile, so bravo to the casting crew for picking that chick.

Tang Parn Kammathep, Game Payabaht, Lhong Ngao Jun (but subs are hard to find). For ones where ML assumes the FL is "bad": Kleun Cheewit, Sanaeha Sunya Kaen, Raeng Tawan maybe.

Pim is fantastic as usual in this. The brother (Pakorn)'s character arc was the most impressive overall. I would classify this as "accidentally" slow burn romance. FWIW I don't think the actors for the ML/FL were very well-matched from the start, but they also weren't given any great material to work with. The kidnapping that this plot is built around squandered its potential and stalled on any real development. It should have been a great opportunity for romantic tension, but instead it brought in a new set of supporting characters for comedic relief and a couple 2-bit flat antagonists. Their romance didn't really "inflate" until around the last 4 episodes but there were so many other subplots to contend with, too.