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Fake Couple japanese drama review
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Fake Couple
6 people found this review helpful
by blackstar_aria
Apr 27, 2016
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
It literally took me forever to finish Fake Couple mainly because I believed I knew where the story was going and turns out I did not. The story is centered on a woman who isolated herself from the world learns to love herself and others. The Good: Fake couple has an awesome cast. The acting was totally believable, and it felt like the actors were lost in their characters. -The character development is second to none with the lead characters going through numerous transformations (thought process changes, style changes, ideal changes, partner changes). -The story takes twists and turns -The supporting cast storylines are not a distraction, but teach the lead characters important lessons -There are many “end of the day” lessons of accepting each other’s differences, loving your self, understanding you are not alone, speaking from your heart and being open to receive love. The Bad: The story has many interesting parts, but I found it to be boring. The plot moves slow, the character development takes a long time to happen, and there are few little moments to rejoice in the lead character’s (Hiro’s) triumphs. I do not like family dramas and this had the "family drama" feeling. Even though the ending is bittersweet, the constant losses the Hiro character takes throughout the whole series make the ending feel sour. I love a strong female lead, I like a story that has a different angle or perspective, but I felt the ending pandered to a more conventional audience while the purpose of the series was to be less conventional. Again, I had a really hard time making it through this one, the whole series was devoid of eye candy and romance (the things I thrive on!). The series seemed to show and compare aspects of heterosexual versus homosexual relationships....but it felt like a family drama. Unless you like family dramas, I don’t know if I can honestly recommend it.
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