In a bustling city, Hiroko struggles to reach an apple on a lone tree until Koji, a rising artist who lost his hearing at age 7, helps her. Koji, who communicates through his paintings, and Hiroko, an aspiring actress with a part-time job, continue to meet in the park. As Hiroko discovers Koji is deaf, she starts learning Japanese sign language to communicate with him. Their growing relationship faces various challenges along the way.
In a bustling city, Hiroko struggles to reach an apple on a lone tree until Koji, a rising artist who lost his hearing at age 7, helps her. Koji, who communicates through his paintings, and Hiroko, an aspiring actress with a part-time job, continue to meet in the park. As Hiroko discovers Koji is deaf, she starts learning Japanese sign language to communicate with him. Their growing relationship faces various challenges along the way.
In a bustling city, Hiroko struggles to reach an apple on a lone tree until Koji, a rising artist who lost his hearing at age 7, helps her. Koji, who communicates through his paintings, and Hiroko, an aspiring actress with a part-time job, continue to meet in the park. As Hiroko discovers Koji is deaf, she starts learning Japanese sign language to communicate with him. Their growing relationship faces various challenges along the way.
In a bustling city, Hiroko struggles to reach an apple on a lone tree until Koji, a rising artist who lost his hearing at age 7, helps her. Koji, who communicates through his paintings, and Hiroko, an aspiring actress with a part-time job, continue to meet in the park. As Hiroko discovers Koji is deaf, she starts learning Japanese sign language to communicate with him. Their growing relationship faces various challenges along the way.
Zhou Shen Shen loses her voice after a bus accident and gets taken to the hospital by her friend, Zuo Jun, who blames himself for making her mute. There she meets Qi Wei Yi, a boy whose leg got broken by jealous peers. He finds a letter she had put in a bomb shelter wall. They leave each other letters and promise to come back in the Christmas of 2006. They become good friends and fall in love, but Wei Yi is unaware that Shen Shen is mute. When he has to leave before her, he gives her his phone number and tells her to call him.
Years pass and in the year of 2006 ,they met again but is unaware of who each other is until Wei Yi finds out he has liver cancer and is dying. So he decides to go back to the hospital he went to as a child and he finds out that Shen Shen is his childhood love but not wanting to hurt her when he dies, he hides his identity and eventually pushes her away
Years pass and in the year of 2006 ,they met again but is unaware of who each other is until Wei Yi finds out he has liver cancer and is dying. So he decides to go back to the hospital he went to as a child and he finds out that Shen Shen is his childhood love but not wanting to hurt her when he dies, he hides his identity and eventually pushes her away
The dynamic between the couple in The Forbidden Flower reminded me of the couple in Aishiteiru to Ittekure. In both dramas a youthful female lead with an outgoing, vibrant personality quickly falls for and pursues an older man with a quieter more reserved presence (in Aishiteiru to Ittekure the male lead doesn't speak because he's deaf; in The Forbidden Flower he's just a more introverted personality and man of few words). Both dramas stood out to me for the how natural the actors felt together, especially something about the physicality of their interactions. The storylines aren't particularly similar; The Forbidden Flower is more melo (and has an unfortunate sideplot that interrupts the main storyline) while Aishiteiru to Ittekure is quite uneventful through much of the drama (can border in boring); but both have mostly mellow, down-to-earth atmosphere.
'Aishiteiru to ittekure' is one of my favorite j-drama of all time!!
The story, the characters and even the actors were so much better, But I got really similar vibes from these shows -
The similarity was mainly with the lead couple's age gap, their overall chemistry, the 'teacher's student' trope and the setting of the story.
I feel like if you have seen one of these series, Chances are you will also like the other series.
The story, the characters and even the actors were so much better, But I got really similar vibes from these shows -
The similarity was mainly with the lead couple's age gap, their overall chemistry, the 'teacher's student' trope and the setting of the story.
I feel like if you have seen one of these series, Chances are you will also like the other series.
Original story Japanese drama stars Tokiwa Takako & Toyokawa Etsushi.
In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while holding a part-time job.
The two meet again and again in the park until one day, she learns that Kohji is deaf. Through their initial attraction, Hiroko begins to learn Japanese sign language in order to communicate with Kohji and as their relationship develops, several obstacles arise as well.
In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while holding a part-time job.
The two meet again and again in the park until one day, she learns that Kohji is deaf. Through their initial attraction, Hiroko begins to learn Japanese sign language in order to communicate with Kohji and as their relationship develops, several obstacles arise as well.
In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while holding a part-time job. The two meet again and again in the park until one day, she learns that Kohji is deaf. Through their initial attraction, Hiroko begins to learn Japanese sign language in order to communicate with Kohji and as their relationship develops, several obstacles arise as well.
Singer Hyeon Seok develops problems with his hearing (Menieres syndrome) and has to stop his recordings. He notices a picture of Hokkaido in a magazine and decides to travel there. He eventually arrives in a a small village in Hokkaido for rest. While there, he reminisces about the old days. The owner of the inn offers him a Japanese meal. There he meets a bright cheerful girl named Megumi.
In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while holding a part-time job. The two meet again and again in the park until one day, she learns that Kohji is deaf. Through their initial attraction, Hiroko begins to learn Japanese sign language in order to communicate with Kohji and as their relationship develops, several obstacles arise as well.
In the middle of a bustling metropolis, how could it be that there is only one apple tree? No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple for her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while holding a part-time job. The two meet again and again in the park until one day, she learns that Kohji is deaf. Through their initial attraction, Hiroko begins to learn Japanese sign language in order to communicate with Kohji and as their relationship develops, several obstacles arise as well.
