What I hated the most of this drama are:
- That annoying mother of Kuroiwa
- Also the mom of Hijiri was something
- Dramatic to the point of tacking help frompolice
- how the character of Kawai has became of a real loser
I love to watch noona romance genre or student teacher genre stories but was very painful they didn't had even a moment of happinnes, well at least thy got together in the end that's what counts
I wish there were more scenes of them together when he became a proper adult but sadly they just showed some seconds not more
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Stupid plot
FL is such a hypocrite. She acted like she wanted to be a good teacher, but all she did was being in love with a minor!!! Her character is so weak and annoying.Story telling is bad. I can't seem to believe that they fall in love. Nothing happened that would make it make sense for a teacher to fall for student. Also, she should just quit teaching if her feeling is that easily swayed. She can't seem to be able to control herself, let alone control her students.
FL acting is also plain. She can only make one face, trying to be cute and all. I don't seem to enjoy the show and not recommend anyone wasting time with it.
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The wrong kind of problematic!
You wanna see a beautiful love story between an adult and a child? Congratulations, you've found it...I think everybody who decides to watch this after reading the synopsis expects to be confronted with a seriously messed-up plot and expects to feel disgusted with the female teacher who catches feelings for the 15-year-old student. And while I did think that the teacher was completely inappropiate and should have been banned from ever teaching again, I was also thinking that this scenario should have been depicted in a much more scandelous way just to show how truly problematic the leads' romance is. Instead this series really tried to depict this unacceptable scenario in the most acceptable way possible and delivered us a romantic love story.
Going into this, I wanted problematic characters and forbidden love, yes, but I was hoping for it not to be romanticized. They definitey addressed the problem of such a taboo relationship and its negative effects on the child, but in the end, the whole message of the show still was "If it's true love, it's gonna work out anyway" and that's not a good way to deal with kind of issue.
My biggest problem about this series was the FL. Apart from the fact that she was boring as hell and had no consistant or interesting character traits, I was really repulsed by the way she stood up for her feelings for the underage boy. Also, the people around her, apart from the pair of mothers of the FL and ML, did not react appropiately to this messed-up couple. A romance between a 15-year-old and a 25-year-old is unacceptable and the fact that this woman fell for a child is not something that can be forgiven or forgotten even if they give us multiple timeskips.
But despite my many complaints, I gave it a relatively good score of 7/10 because of the sheer fact that I was very entertained by this series. As I was watching it, I kept needing to know what happens next and though I did not enjoy the side couple nor the direction they took with the main couple's journey, I was kept on my toes the whole time and that explains my rating.
Anyway, despite the producer's obvious attempts to make the audience root for their relationship and understand their unconditional love for each other, I found myself really hoping for them to not end up together, no matter how many years passed, because let's face it, who in their right mind can root for this kind of romance?
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Drama tries to sell inappropriate as romantic
I genuinely went into this drama with an open mind. I thought we were getting a simple, harmless setup: a kid with an innocent one-sided crush, they grow apart, and years later when he’s actually an adult, they reconnect and the romance naturally develops. Cute, believable, and morally intact. But apparently the writers said, “Why follow logic when chaos exists?”Because what we actually got was… wild. This grown woman doesn’t just gently reject a child’s crush and set boundaries like a functioning adult. No, she somehow catches feelings back. For a kid. And then to make it even worse, she kisses him. I don’t care how persistent the boy was; persistence from a minor is not an excuse for an adult to lose all sense of judgment. And let’s not forget she had a whole fiancé during this mess. A real, fully grown man. The disrespect was astronomical.
Honestly, the only sane character in the entire situation was the boy’s mother. Her reaction wasn’t overprotective; it was common sense. If anything, she was too calm. I completely support her. Accepting the female lead should have never even been an option, and the fact that the drama tries to frame it as some tragic love story is mind-boggling.
In short, this wasn’t romantic. It was uncomfortable. And no amount of cute music or soft lighting is going to change that.
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This, is a story of true love
I never knew japanese dramas were this good, until I watched this one. The rawness of the emotions, the storyline, the realistic pacing and events, the acting, THE ACTING, loved how they didn't ruin any character, and the fact that you can understand every character's perspective without blaming them or hating them for their actions, proves just how beautifully written this story is. Let's not even talk about the ost; it clings at your heart in ways you never knew was possible.Loved every second, every minute, every hour of this wonderful experience.
This drama is everything, and more.
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Jdramareally are high quality, this is one of those you can't easely forget and even want to watch again in the future/Story 10/10
the story very interesting even if it's not something new...the way they made it was wonderful
it's a story about 15 teen who fall in love with his sensei...the gap age to my opinion is not so big , because there in Japane there are very young teacher. so i think she is 21-22 years old when she start teaching, she look also very young
They fall inlove and to love theres no bonderies, it feels the story really streching the limit as we know it today with all the rulls and politcly corect people star to lose sence of love, this one make you belive that love exist again
it's not so easy to convey people today that real love like this not a feiry tail but i think they did here great job to make you feel it's there/
ACting 9/10
The main actor is just superb
The real down to this drama and that is why 9 of 10 , because the actress... she realy realy don't know how to convince with her pale acting esspecially infront of this superb actor when he is even just dubate and begginer..it's very strange and there are scenes that it's upsetting because it could be so much better
especialy the parts when they kiss and when she cry or need to be sad or pasionet...she just can't
Music 9/10
The piano in the background are nostalgic and i love it it's fit to the all old fashion style of the drama . it's like vintage style and uselly this is how Japanese produce...like the 80's and the music is from the 80's but the ending song i like less i feel sometimes it's not strong enough with this strong plot and the great actor. and producing and sudenly the main song is pale.
There are couple of cons:
1. the main actress
2. the main song
3. the mother...i think they could make her more human but she look wicked and mad.. maybe it's the actress acting and not what the producer want really, it's seems not so relate to the plot because they are all human there's no bad and good in this drama and suddenly there this mother that act like evil, it's very strange
4. the plots have holes
first the relationshop between the teacher and student is little weak...we didn't watch how they develope their relationship other hole is the conection between the father and son...it's too fast to understand what is ha.ppening to them after they didn't meet 13 years and sudenly they hug it's ok?! strange.
5. it's rushed a lot...i think they can strech it more
6 the classmate...also the girl friend classmate very annoying very
7 all the classmate are pale without any loyalty of real relationship...it's feel like acting the characters are flat.
8. i think what is the main reasone is the actress acting also in the kiss scenes...its' just ruined the entire drama for me, she don't look in love...or sad it's can drive you crasy because the actor is so loveable and do good job and she is numb
overall it's my second jdrama i love this year, very good . for the best you can watch my other reviews
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Oh so close, but not close enough
*sigh* Japan tricked me again. I have literally only found like 3 Jdramas that are swoon worthy. Everything else is just bittersweet with an emphasis on the bitter. This was one of them, until the last 2 episodes. While there are many types of love, I will NEVER believe you can truly be in love with someone and they be in love with you but they still separate because "love can't overcome everything". Yes love can overcome everything. It's not easy, but its not the love part thats not easy, its the choices you make, the sacrifices you make for love. I'm not talking about maybe being in love, I'm talking about your soulmate love. This had a lot of that but, they switched it at the end to "lets become better people first". I can understand that to an extent, but not the way this drama did it with a contract at the end.I totally agree having a relationship with a minor is bad and a big no no. I do not think she was at fault for swaying him at all. Meaning, they didn't show or suggest she did in any way. He was very aggressive towards her in the beginning and running hot later as well. Yes, he was 15, so its somewhat understandable. But, also, so what? Are we not holding teenagers responsible for their emotional actions at all just because they are young? That's ridiculous to me.
If you want to talk about power dynamics, lets talk about it. The teacher is pretty small and not strong. Physically, he can over take her. Her power as a teach/adult was full on challenged from episode 1. Yes, she should have reported the slap he gave her in the hallway. But what would they have done? Nothing. They would have asked that she let it go. Which was what they did when that other kid spread harmful rumors about her on the website. It impacted her job and life. She was told to let it slide by the head of the school.
Being a pedophile means you like children in an inappropriate way. She did and does not! The way they wrote it was "right soulmate at the wrong time". She did not act on anything and tried to stay clear of him. Again, he was the aggressor in all of these situations. You couldn't even tell she had any feelings for him until she slightly admitted it half way through the seires.
Yes, it is wrong.
Now that's out of the way.
I really wish she would have stuck to her decision to be with him and not sign that stupid contract. To me, that was stupid. They ended up together anyway. It would have been a whole lot better if they just talked it through and said they were going to become better people and to "wait for me" kind of deal. Instead, they literally said "bye bye" to each other like they would never see each other again. Stupid.
When are they going to make a drama that really does stick to "to hell with everyone else, I'm not giving up my soulmate."? Thats what I was really hoping for in this. That is what they kept acting like. But instead we get a lot of promises of them both saying and acting like they will be together no matter what, to then throw it out the window, and then at the very last 15 seconds get back together. *sigh*
The mother of the teen was insufferable. I didn't empathize with the teacher he was in love with, I was fully feeling the teen when I watched this because I have also felt that way in those years. My mother did a similar thing to me and I think it's crazy. Rather than getting angry and dismissing your teens feelings, you should try and reach out more and understand. Telling someone not to feel or that they are wrong about how they feel won't change a persons feelings, it will only make them hide them. And when he was 18, ugh, her getting the police involved at that point was dumb and controlling. If she really had an issue with it, she should have called them when he was 15 to report it.
She said many times that he was acting crazy before that teacher even showed up.
That teacher literally gave him a goal and purpose when he had no direction in the beginning.
Love can overcome anything with the right person and no one can ever tell me any different.
The only reason I'm giving it 7 is because they got together at the end. If they didn't get together, I would have given it a 1. There were some good and endearing parts that really touched me, but mostly skippable moments when they weren't together, which was a lot of it.
Just my opinion. Not judging anyone else. If you are looking for a great romance drama, this isn't it. Still, I'd say try it. See if you like it. Maybe you will.
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Well done!
Totally worth the guilt trip.Pretty photography.
Endearing characters, all of them!
Lovely mood if sometimes so suffocating... I fast forwarded because the angst was too intense for me
but I eventually returned and watched the whole thing.
I highly recommend it.
Not a flaw.
Enjoy!
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A tale of courage
This is not a story that condones or encourages romantic relationships with minors.This is a story about the mistakes we make, the consequences we pay and the painfully unforgettable memories that come with it.
This is a story that smells of nostalgia, youth and first love.
A story that inspires courage.
I had to express most of my feelings in my native language but let's take a look at the ratings in English:
---- Story 8.0/10
Although the focus of the story is on the forbidden relationship between Hijiri and Akira, the story follows Hijiri's time and growth as a teacher. We watch her grow from an immature, naive, lacking-in-confidence newbie to a teacher who was able to face her students and parents straight on. Despite being commented by numerous people that she wasn't suited to become a teacher, she held on to her passion. It's one of the things I appreciated most in this drama. The transformation of Hijiri as an individual, the courage she mustered, the resolve she grew to have, it was her memories with and feelings for Akira that gave her the strength to stand on her own. Confidence, courage, determination. These are not things that others can give you. The fact that she was able to find them within herself at the end of everything is enough proof that it had been a journey well worth it.
And of course, I loved the storyline revolving around Hijiri and Akira. By no means was their time together long enough to be convincing that it would be a relationship that lasts forever, but the fireworks at night, the fingers that barely intertwined, the stolen stares and skipped heartbeats, the gradual setting of the sun, the gentle waves of the ocean, the desperation, fear and uncontrollable desires. Sometimes there's just no reason at all. And the fact that a J like me was convinced of their thoughts for each other really shows how successful the production was in the portrayal of their journey together. I haven't watched a lot of Japanese dramas but most that I've watched, I always had to fast forward in some of the parts. But not this. Unless it's the Shotaro-Haraguchi storyline, which I'm not a fan of but I'm most likely in the minority. Anyway that's how much I was engrossed in how Hijiri and Akira's story unfolded. The plot is not flawless in the least (that slap?? And we need more of the ending), but there is an immense charm to it that made me finish the whole thing in one day.
---- Cast 8.0/10
Honestly, everyone was pretty great (how is this Mizukami's debut role??) but Arimura's acting lacked just a bit of depth in some places. It would have made the watching experience more engrossing if her acting was better, as important as her role was. But most of the times her performance was passable and there were several scenes where I was impressed with her acting as well.
---- Music 9.0/10
"Prologue" is such an amazing song. The lyrics spoke of what Hijiri and Akira couldn't. All of the BGMs/OSTs fit the vibe so well.
---- Rewatch value 8.5/10
Even though it was so depressing in parts, I loved the atmosphere of the series, especially the first five episodes! I rewatched it the next day I finished it and plan to do it in the near future again.
---- Overall 9.0/10
Because I enjoyed it so much and because I was so inspired by the characters. I can't say that I will ever have as much courage as Hijiri and Akira did. In fact I'm fairly certain I never will and never had. But it's incredibly endearing to know the courage and transformation love brings.
Lastly, major props to the production team - every cliffhanger, every close-up shot, every slow-motion frame, the impeccable timing when the OSTs played, the colours, the angles. All of these built together to make the story as memorable as it is.
后记：
爱。
不是一个应该轻轻被抛出的字眼。
15岁的恋慕，到底是一时冲动的喜欢，还是炽热长久的爱情，我想中学圣日记用了八年告诉我，青春的美好不限于懵懂纯粹，也可以深沉热烈。
如果在报纸上看到一则女老师和中学三年级的男生在一起的新闻，我想我一定会无法理解和认同。能够让我真心的为他们应援，大概是中学圣日记的成功之处。（当然也因为罔田弟弟真的好帅啊！！！！99年我可以！！（划掉
中学圣日记并没有美化师生恋。相反的，每个角色都有自己的立场，身为观众我也深以为然。看完之后的我依然不认同成年人和未成年的交往，但是这个故事的妙处在于体现每个人的犹豫，让步，失误，纠结，退却。很真实。如果想要爽快的看剧，也许不该选择伦理剧，看些打戏爽剧傻白甜的戏就够了。伦理剧之所以是伦理剧，是为了展现人们在明明知道不应该，在明明畏惧世人的眼光，在连自己都不知道自己在做什么的时候，还是跟随内心做出决定，那一份不知道是对是错的勇敢。
为什么被这个故事打动，就是因为勇气。
----晶的勇气来得相对简单，因为青春（笑
在还没有经历世道的磨练，在被社会的框架限制之前，我们都曾经有过或多或少的叛道离经。那是因为我们被体制，被父母，被老师所保护。曾经的自己或许不懂，但是进入社会，就能体会到作为一个小孩子，是有多么的幸福。成为大人，是要为自己负责任的。而未成年，可以为所欲为，可以肆意妄为，可以有无限的勇气。在明明什么都不懂却自以为是的年纪，也许以为只要两个人愿意就可以对抗全世界。只要我放弃一切，就可以守护你。这份不知道是充满傻气还是勇气的认真着实让人动容，恰恰正是15岁独有的执着热血。但正因为晶只有15岁，世界不会容忍他的放弃。
因为15岁。
----圣的勇气来得艰难，因为社会。
明明知道对方是个孩子，明明知道会自毁前程，明明知道没有任何一个人会认同，如何义无反顾？但是又无法忽视自己的内心，被对方的勇敢和热忱一点一点的打动。这样的犹豫不决反反复复，很真实。很人性化。因为一份不知道是否长久的爱而愿意违背世间的规矩，这很不理智，可是很勇敢。而圣最后能够拿出这份勇气，让我很佩服。
我非常羡慕这份勇气。因为我没有，绝对。
很多人都说圣是个绿茶婊，口嫌体正直。我却完全能够理解她的做法。最初只是把晶当成孩子的圣，一点一点发现他的优秀，被依赖，被信任，被认可，都是在圣还一点自信都没有的时候打动她的原因。身为一名教师，她要怎么接受自己竟然对自己未成年的学生动心？就算动心，也要否认，要拒绝。可是圣一味的逃避终究还是败给了夏日的悸动。
被拆散是无可厚非的。未成年之所以是未成年就是因为这个年纪的我们还什么都不知道，而身为成年人的父母老师监护人绝对有义务和权力终止两个人的关系。
重逢，却也是必然。（18岁的晶太帅了无法不再次沦陷吧？？
中间的拉拉扯扯，说白了，谁可以在那种离别下没有一点留恋？看到晶狂踩自行车摔倒还站起来狂奔我都不行了，遑论是已经被打动的圣。
留恋留恋，挥之不去。
我还是那个时候的我。你还是那个时候的你。
所以继续逃避，继续沦陷。
看似反复甚至更严重的情节，悄然起了一些变化。15岁和18岁的区别，还是挺大的。就像剧里说的 ’この年の三年、ヤバイな’。遇到圣的事情好像总是被打回15岁小屁孩原形的晶，也在悄悄成熟。
为了你，成为更好的自己。这就是爱情最该有的样子。
所以你说为什么可以爱八年，因为从来没有开始过没有拥有过的，总是会在回忆里发酵升华。也许他们会被现实打败，也许会永远热恋，我不知道。可是经历过这样的感情，难以忘怀。是以我这样旁观的观众，也难以忘怀。
看的时候不断感叹，青春だね。やっぱり青春だね。まだまだ子供だね。对于有这种想法的自己难免有点伤感。
我真的，是大人了。
-- 最后想说这部戏每个晶圣在一起的场面都是名场面啊太强了！！初见，春夜喜雨，表白，体育祭，包扎，火车，夏日花火，离别，重逢，山江岛的脚车，小木屋，摩天轮，每一个夕阳，每一个海边 T_T（略过还是不知所谓的巴掌（划掉
-- 两次的离别都太戳心——从脚车上摔下来重新站起狂奔的晶，迎着风大喊 “我会成为大人的 所以你别离开”（我靠眼睛又开始流汗），也许这个时候他才真正感受到‘大人’和‘小孩’的区别，全力的奔跑，竭力的呐喊，但是无力，太无力。——站在摩天轮底下仰望圣的晶，能够说出 “我会一直祈祷你能幸福”，真的，真的，真的让我很感动。你终于学会放手，长大了。那三声加油，那本沉重的笔记本，传递他的真心。被这样爱过，真的无法忘怀。
（完了我中毒了出不来啊啊啊
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The not so confident teacher in a reputed school fell in love with her student. The consequences she had to face is picturised in this drama.
Hijrichan is not your usual teacher. She is well aware that her love is a minor. Based on that she takes a sensible practical decision which is not very easy. Her fiance Kawai comes to help her but she refuses to let any other to help her with this. She is well aware that such things have to be handled only by her.
Hijrichan and Kuroiwakun faces opposition from Society and their parents - which is a given considering the situation that the student is a minor. But Hijri's sensible decision calms the situation.
Hijri, Akira, their parents, Kawai, his love interest - every one is right in their own way.
A very sensitive subject relevant in Society handled in a very brilliant way - that's what this drama is.
You need to watch this for the cute love story between Hijri and Akira and how practical they are with their love.
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Woooow, this is the first J-drama I watch after a long time and I have to say it has reached my expectatives. Even though the teacher-student romance thing is kinda edgy, the writers could handle it well and gave the story a realistic ending. I predicted that they would end up together right after he turned 18, but it wasn't the case. I love how she continued to pursue her dream as a teacher and went to work abroad, despite everyone was telling her she ''should just get married''. I also found interesting how Haraguchi being Bi was considered normal to all the characters and there was no issue. Her whole character was actually really cool and I liked her initiative.
Another good thing was that there were no hard feelings between the four main characters, like, between the exes, lovers, and stuff. That's really mature. I like how Hijiri and Akira's moms ended up being supportive of their children by the end of the show. Character development was definitely a 10/10!
Tl;dr. An amusing story with interesting and well developed characters, I recommend everyone to watch it, even if the student-teacher concept looks weird. :)
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Perfection at its core- The legendary 10/10
I hesitated to watch this, thinking it might be an NTR/cheating drama (which I hate), but not once did it feel that way. The show keeps everything pure and heartfelt.The actors bring their characters to life—you feel every tear, every smile, every moment. Even the side characters are well-developed, making the story richer.
The story is beautiful. It pulls you in and refuses to let go. I lost count of how many times I cried or smiled from the heart. It explores life choices, their impact, and the weight of love in a way that stays with you.
Extra credit to the music, especially Prologue by URU. That song alone elevated this from a 9 to a 10. The second it plays, expect tears.
Nitpick? At times, I didn’t know who to root for. The drama gives every perspective depth, making you care for all of them—even when you don’t want to.
Final verdict: Watch this. You won’t be disappointed
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