Summer 2010
This drama stars Matsumoto Jun as Kusunoki Taiga and Takeuchi Yuko as Kitamura Shiori. Taiga is a second generation actor living under the greatness of his father's legacy. He always seems to find an excuse about not being able to "break out" but he never realizes that the problem lies within himself until he meets Kitamura who lives a cheerful life with her daughter. She was a big fan of Taiga's father and supports Taiga in different ways. Taiga soon finds himself attracted to her, but because of an unfortunate accident in the past, she is not quite open to love.
Recommendation: I enjoyed this drama especially since both of the main actors are quite good. Matsujun cracked me up with his childish gestures and Takeuchi Yuko's beauty is mesmerizing. At first I couldn't imagine how Matsujun, who still looks like a kid, can woo an older Takeuchi Yuko, but it did work on a certain level. Kobayashi Seiran who plays Kitamura's daughter, Umi, was really cute and Kiritani Mirei was descent. I liked how Taiga matured from episode to episode and I empathized with Kitamura while she was trying to deal with the death of her husband, but I felt like the 10th and final episode ended abruptly; like it was rushed. Maybe they could have added an 11th episode. The theme song Please Stay With Me by YUI went well with the drama. The genre for this drama is "romantic comedy" but it's not that romantic or super funny. It was a well done drama nonetheless.
STORY: 1.0
ACTING: 1.0
DIRECTING: 0.5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 1.0
EMOTIONAL FACTOR: 0.5
4.0 Out Of 5.0 Crowns
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