Pure Bliss!!!

I made the dire mistake of deciding to check out just the beginning of this drama late at night on a work night. I did not sleep and had to stumble through presentations and meetings like a zombie today but still coming here to write a review because I loved it.

Honestly I've watched so many great dramas in the last few weeks (I Hear The Sunspot, Bad Buddy and now this) that I think I have to take a break to reset lest they blur together in my head. But this drama was pure enjoyment from start to finish. I loved the sci-fi/fantasy aspects of it, the learning to accept love and love yourself message and the wonderful actors. It was one of the rare dramas where I enjoyed all the side characters as well as the leads. It starts out seemingly cute and fluffy with the two leads having an age gap that makes you wonder whether their relationship will really take off. Just past the halfway mark it takes a turn and becomes darker, sadder but never 'traumatic in the K-trauma' sense. But the ending is a sweet reward which celebrates friendship and self-love and second chances.

Yes cheesy as hell but it is the good stuff, melted gruyere on a bowl of French onion soup yumminess. I don't recommend staying up all night on a work night (I did feel some regret during my harrowing day) so if you are the type to get caught up in a drama and binge watch then plan your start time/day accordingly. You have been warned, you will want to binge.

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A Finely Tuned, Wonderfully Acted Drama

I rarely cry during dramas but this one brought me to tears a few times. It is not traumatic rather it treated its characters sympathetically and humanely without flinching from the difficulties they were experiencing. Full disclosure, I'd read the manga and was amazed by how closely this drama aligned to both the scenes in the manga and the characterizations. I loved that about it. Both lead actors were so authentic that I never doubted their intentions or jumped out of my suspension of disbelief. The side characters were overall positive and sympathetic and the filming was quite lovely especially the summer days on the roof when Kohei feeds Taichi.

I've seen a few reviews on here that were unhappy with the lack of romantic development but, as with the drama, I found Taichi's acceptance of his own feelings and of Kohei to be slow and sweet and realistic. I highly recommend this drama.

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Pure Escapist Sweetness

I don't usually write reviews but I also don't usually rewatch dramas either and I rewatched this entire drama right after finishing it the first time. First, the negatives (they are very minor): Some weird edits/cuts, music was mediocre and the secondary couples didn't hold my interest at all. But the positives! Wow! The chemistry between the leads was amazing (I did some research afterwards and can see that they have acted as a couple several times before). Maybe that is why they seemed so comfortable with each other. I found myself squeeing even from the hugs and eye contact. The snogging was next level even though there really wasn't enough of it for my taste. The romance is soft and sweet and the overall 'feel' of it was like having a cozy blanket thrown over you on a rainy day. Also, there were nice, kind and strong female characters (no annoying female antagonist which is way too common in BL dramas). I highly recommend watching this (and rewatching). I will be looking for more dramas featuring these two leads.

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Straight-up Fire!!!

This is the first drama I've given straight across tens to in the rating. I'm only 6 episodes in but my enthusiasm made me come here to write this. Obviously I'm late to the party and even now, it took me a few episodes before I stopped doubting the hype. When it started, I thought the two leads were kind of cute, sometimes a bit plain. By episode 4 they began to sparkle in every scene like the cutest of heavenly creatures. Their chemistry started chemistrying and I started sqeeing at practically every scene they were in together. The banter, the giggles, the eye contact even the fights. These two bounce off of each other like magnetically charged electrons, emitting sparks in their wakes. Toxic masculinity on display here, but not glorified at all. The writing is so good, the actors (especially the leads) are phenomenal, the sound track is nigh perfect. OK enough gushing from me, but if you've been putting this one off like I did, this is your signal to cue it up on Viki or whatever platform you have access to asap. A rewatch is definitely in the cards for me and I am so happy I'm only half way through it and have several more hours of bliss.

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