Kamiya Naoki is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko! --Tokyograph

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  Yamashita Tomohisa (Kamiya Naoki)

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  Kitagawa Keiko (Shirakawa Riko)

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  Oomasa Aya (Kamiya Yuri)

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  Ito Hideaki (Kawasaki Tomoya)

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  Maya Miki (Kamiya Makiko)

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  Aoki Munetaka (Shuto Moriguchi)

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• Jun 3, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  xlovelight
  17 of 17 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  10
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  9

  A great drama with a wonderful storyline! Just when you think you can predict the ending, the story twists again. Simple yet powerful storyline, one doesn't have to be a fan of basketball to watch.
  
  
  
  Yamapi (Naoki) is a great actor here but sometimes he falls a bit flat, making his character feel a bit two-dimensional, though it's mostly due to his lines (not his fault - he's a great actor).
  
  
  
  The chemistry between Naoki and Riko was wonderful, though it's true when Natsuki said their relationship is just to "lick each other's wounds" I felt that it was true, in a sense that they played more on the "dream" part than the "love" part.
  
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  I love the way they portray characters and each and every single one of the character, be it minor or major brought an interesting part to the show.
  
  
  
  Props goes to Shuji, Mai-chan and Utsu - they were supporting actors but they were FANTASTIC. Love the way they bring out their characters!
  
  
  
  A light hearted drama without being too pointless or too serious - great watch. You can't help but to fall head over heels with Yamapi here!
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• May 3, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  blackstar_aria
  16 of 16 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  10

  I stayed up all night to finish this drama when I watched it. This a very sweet story about 2 people who meet each other and fight to not fall in love. Yamapi in all his super cuteness, plays a naive basketball player who is on the rise. Keiko plays a sweet innocent violin player who is making no money and about to give up. By chance they meet, and keep running into each other, and eventually become each others support when troubles come. I know i cant give any spoilers but...... watch out for the girlfriend she is an unbelievable mess.
  
  if you like romance stories this is an awesome one that doesn't bog you down with too much basketball terminology.

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