Now, THIS is what I would call "THE perfect romance" (just as it was the case with "Naguru Onna" - another one of my all-time faves, which I never fail to recommend ^___-).
No CEOs, no COLD MALE LEAD (often code for "the ML can't act, so we just had to write him like that"), no lousily written FL, no cheap and shallow "fluff overdose", but instead beautifully written, deeply humane characters and a witty script filled with funny moments as well as with moving scenes (I'm not ashamed to admit that my eyes got wet more than once!).
The cast did mostly tremendously well (honorable mentions for the two leads, Kuroki Hitomi and Kaneshiro Takeshi, and for Enomoto Kanako!), the music is *fabulous* (Paul Anka, folks! 'nuff said!), and the "packaging" is good too.
Perfect 10, as far as I'm concerned! Wholeheartedly recommended! ^___-