Coffee & Vanilla (2019)

This show is not for the faint heart (not because of mature content) but because of the wtf value

P.s. you might kill yourself if you watch this

What I liked
-Absolutely Nothing
-the best part about this show is watching it on Viki with the timed comments going. If you decide to watch this show beware because its basically "50 Shades of Coffee and Vanilla"

What I disliked
-the fact that this girl acts way to f-ing clueless about everything. I get that she is supposed to be portrayed as innocent but to me, she just seems like a dumb b*tch
-how fast this show got intense. it's like 7 minutes in there in a relationship then at 12 minutes in they're doing the dirty! like calm down, can we take some time to learn about each other or have some character development instead of just going right into it
-the fact that there was supposed to be a love triangle but it was only really brought up in the first and last episode
-**This show was laced with so much sexual harassment that I was like about to just drop dead with shock! like what that the hell did they think they were doing?! she'd say "no" he'd say friggin "yes and unbutton my shirt and kiss me" and she's like "I can't" and he's like "do it!!"

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ok to start off no I have not read the manga and I wrote a review after I first finished this drama and have since deleted that one. This is a drama from when I first finished I thought nothing of it but its been stuck in my head since I watched it!

STORY: its cliche! But I think that’s what I loved so much. You first watch it and you think how unbelievable the relationship is until they throw in the background story (even then it’s still a little side eye). But the story is cute and that’s what it’s meant to be! It’s meant to be a short cute not to angst filled drama and it passed that test. I do wish the episodes or the show itself was longer to get more background and stories from the characters but what we are given is amazing to.

Acting: Both leads are from good morning call so I’m very familiar with them and some of their other works! They never fail to get into character and make me love the characters even more. Dori Sakurada got wayyyy too into character (trust me it’s a good thing in this case). The supporting roles also made the story interesting and even had me rooting for them in the end they were able to bring their characters to life. They made me WANT to go look up other dramas they were in.

MUSIC: eh, there was nothing to memorable for me. I liked maybe one song and even then I wasn’t rushing to go look it up.

REWATCH: like I stated in the beginning of this review at first I put the rewatch value 5 but two weeks after finishing it I’m thinking about it all over again and I am planning to rewatch now! It’s one of those that you comeback too and I think that’s partly do to not the story per say but the actors!!

Yes, it’s cliche. Yes, it’s short. BUT!!! I think watching it is worth your while the show has very sensual scenes and honestly I was kinda shocked at first I never seen a drama like this and that’s part of the reason I love it!

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Ugh!

Ok, I have to admit I started to watch after reading some reviews and wanted to see for myself.
Fortunately there are only 10 episodes because it's really bad. The lead actress seems to love playing stupid and naive girls that have no idea about men and life in general. Twice already Fukuhara Haruka played the exact same role. What does she gets from it? I don't know. Plus, it's really not a good message for women in general and Japanese women in particular. The male lead has no other plan in life than playing with his female toy and "teach" her the ways to pleasure...
The story is non existant, the chemistry between the leads is so boring and really unbelievable. Thank you @sammi for this hilarious review as well as it summarises the whole thing.
Don't waste your time then with this drama. There are many more to explore and enjoy.

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Beware because this is basically me ranting a lot. If you feel like trying this drama park your brain somewhere and retrieve it after you finished because ugh. If you liked it and don't agree well good for you xD, I just felt my pride as a woman very very hurt by this drama.
This drama is basically some 50sog bad written fanfiction (while that novel was already a bad written fanfiction lol) but the "smut" parts are so cringeworthy and straight up uncomfortable to watch I actual had chills on my spine, facepalming and rolling my eyes like a freaking ferris wheel all the time lol
The male lead is what is called a basic f#ckboi, the female is a brainless spineless girl who's constantly oblivious of her surroundings and she apologizes even to someone who just forced a kiss on her. The plot....what plot?! Lol

If this would have been a psychological thriller that depict the risks of being captured by sexual predators and become prisoner in a dangerous mental state (aka brainwashed) then it would be a great start, but unfortunately this thing is supposed to be a romantic fantasy. (??)
So the main leads accidentally meet in a coffee shop, he saves her from one really persistent guy who was trying to hit on her (the 4th in 2 minutes of drama) and there's this moment when their eyes met and the time stops. He asks her on a dinner and she accepts. During this date we get to know that he's 30 and she's 20, but I swear everything about him screamed 20 yo (the amazing thing is that the actor himself is 30 but he looks so young! To me wasn't a good choice but okay, some have baby faces or they're immortal, dunno. Good for them xD) and here's the first red signal: she got asked if she drinks wine and she just seem incapable of saying what's really in her mind, she thinks "gosh I never drank wine" but she does it. In front of a stranger you just met?? That's really dangerous!
She faints after one glass and she wakes up at his house. And he just confess that he loves her (love not like, yes) and asks her to be his girlfriend. She accepts because...idk he's handsome I suppose. In the real word there are two options: is fu#king up your mind to get into your panties or he's a creep. Either way, your spider senses should be tingling in that situation. The fact that it was promised some dark past when he's actually serious got me dumbfounded because I was waiting the time she discovered she's been played all along, he's a drug lord, a killer or idk he sells young naive girls like her. But no, his corny and cringey sentences are really sincere. Lol
But the girl...oh she's another level of irritating. Spineless and in constant search for a validation: the perfect victim for a sexual predator. Every man in this drama just violate her space and she's petrified looking down - well that could be a realistic reaction because even the strong ones can unfortunately experience that panic...the point is that she had this reaction also with his lover: she clenches her fists, shut her eyes and turn her head every time he makes a move on her, the sex scenes looked like he's just raping her or in the best cases, using a sex doll. I don't know if it was the actress who couldn't get in this role or she was requested to be this much passive but I swear that was so uncomfortable! I get the passive type thing, but she was shaking like crazy unbuttoning her shirt and it wasn't even their first rodeo!! How can you call that consent? She looked like she was doing any kind of stuff (even the wine thing) just because she didn't want to disobey him. Gross.
Also! I was really annoyed how she apologized basically for being alive: she was FINE if he was ashamed to date her publicly (it was just her thinking it but still you can't be fine with something like that), she apologized to a couple of guys who forced themselves on her, she apologized for not being a "fine lady" and she was fine he disappeared for weeks with not even a text (my cells screamed he's so shadyyyy but it turned out to be yet another damn young CEO) This girl needed a consultation not a possessive dude that only says "gosh you're cute" and awkwardly pat on her head like she's a pet.
Oh and in the final episode he said something like "we already broke up so I don't need to listen to what you want"............. That really was a calling for a well placed pointy shoe on his jewels at 100km\sec speed. Destroy them so he can't fool anyone else. (I'm usually against violence, but these guys just drained my tolerance)
And yes, I decided to go in with the thriller part and it has a happy ending, she successfully escaped his grip, got him jailed and gained a bit of self respect.
Ps. Also what's that random "youtuber-like" music?? Lol

I really apologize if this rant hurts your feelings about this drama but my pride was hurt too watching this thing xD

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a decent binge-watch with a cute

I probably won't watch this again but it was bingeable for one day and I saw a few clips of the kissing scenes and was interested to see what the show was about(this was my first Japanese show btw.) I watched this purely for the erotica, so I wasn't surprised about the lack of depth or development in the characters.

The plot was full of cliches and isn't really that strong. It’s very fan-fictiony but that works for a lot of people.

The characters were ok. The ML was such eye candy. I don't blame the female lead for being shy in front of him cause gurl same. I was like ? whenever he had any scene with Risa. I personally like their intimate scenes. They're not bad at all. I read complaints about Risa being too stiff and unnatural but that's in line with her character. She's supposed to be shy and innocent and inexperienced with intimacy, so her actions are kinda on brand. She becomes somewhat mature and starts to take stepping stones to adult moves towards the end so that's good I guess lol. The boy who had a crush on the FL and the FL's best friend were kinda just there. And that other CEO guy was just plain weird. I have no idea why he would try to kiss Risa.

The romance is undoubtedly the strongest point in this drama. The skinship was great too. Although it was excessive I really like how Fukami gives Risa back hugs almost every time he sees her. Dori Sakurada was so natural with the kissing and intimate scenes. I'm sure he's very experienced in real life(just an educated guess). Giving this a 6.5 out of 10.

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So I checked it out, because people were talking about it and honestly speaking.....Why???
This is that type of drama where you can not criticaly think, because the whole story is ridiculous. What makes it so overwhelming if I can say so, is that they took the basic 1 hour long 12-16 episode drama and mushed it down to 20 minutes long 10 episode drama. They took all the cliche tropes and just put them in for the sake of it. It makes it seem like something is always happening but when you think about it, nothing is actually happening at all. You have no time to invest into the story or what is currently going on because you are jumping from point to point. So everything becomes this grey mush that has no impact. In my opinion people can skip this one. You will be fine without seeing it. There are better dramas out there that have the exact trope and plot.

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Consider my scarred.

I think the title is so apt for this drama. I don’t think I’ve come across a show more irritating than this drama in the recent times. It is the episode of damsel in distress and a series of scenes with absolutely no plot. While most of the characters were mostly meh, even the lead (Hiroto) though his backstory wasn’t creepy, the FL’s character (Risa) was absolutely atrocious — she basically had zero personality and went along with everything no matter who the person was. This is a very cliched drama with all the cute scenes and no plot to back it up. And the acting, god, even Sakurada Dori’s good looks weren’t a distraction because I was so irritated with how the FL was portrayed. She was constantly awkward and scared and during their intimate scenes she was so wooden that it just makes you feel like cringing into oblivion. So much happens in the first episode without actually happening. The chemistry could have been great but the wooden acting from the female lead really killed it in all the wrong ways. Honestly, I felt there was more chemistry between Hiroto and his secretary, Yuki.

I would only recommend watching this drama if you want your brain cells to die. There’s literally nothing redeemable about it. It’s just a mix of aggressive hugs, cringe dialogues that make you want to throw away the device you’re watching it on, supporting characters who appear out of no where, and plenty of cliched moments.

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Okay so i watched this drama because of Sakurada Dori. I like the actor but this show.....
I will try not to be biased about the whole thing.

STORY :- The story is bit similar to the description but when the description said that there is a dark past about male lead it drew us in right? But the point is that there was no dark past in my opinion as it said in the description. Also some people like cute female lead (I am one of them) but cute doesn't mean not to have a bloody backbone. Also In my opinion the fl here was not a least bit cute more like annoying. Also Fukami hiroto (ml) said that she was so cute so many times that it is now ringing in my eyes. Annoying I must say.
I think the secretary (Ichiyanagi Yuki) was more cute than fl. In episode seven it showed that he liked ml (this is when my bl fan heart died) Anyway there was not much shown regarding him. T_T
Back to the story It wore more like the the leads met had *** and grew fond of each other. And the whole thing was romance with *** and no genuine romance. Its not slow built but a intense fast paced one.

ACTING:- As I said earlier I liked the ml and supporting characters because their acting was good but not the fl. She is was just too annoying. Sorry to Fukuhara Haruka lovers

MUSIC: The music was okay as much I remember. (My whole mind was focused on finding the dark past. lol)

REWATCH VALUE: I don't think I'll rewatch it. It would only annoy me.

OVERALL RATING: Can watch for a quick intense romance. But want to avoid because of "You are so cute" line that was repeated again and again. Seriously the ml should have given some different line from that one.

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Awkward

This was my first Japanese drama. Unfortunately, I selected it without reading about it first. My mistake. I had no idea that this was a manga adaptation. Hence, my shock at the weirdness.

Most of the character interactions felt odd/unnatural. That includes conversations and actions of all roles. I’m assuming this had something to do with manga portrayal.

Thankfully the male lead is attractive because the mature scenes are…awkward. It’s like seeing an accident but you can’t help but look. Poor guy was put in the role of a 30 year-old when he looks the same age as FL. Then the FL is portrayed naive like a child even though she is 20. Which is extremely annoying through the whole thing.

If you plan to watch, go in to it knowing this is not your average drama. Hopefully you’ll enjoy it better than I did.

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First thing to be addressed is, I'm a huge fan of Dori Sakurada. That was the initial reason as to why I chose this drama to watch. Also because I struggled with MAJOR second lead syndrome whilst watching Good Morning Call. Nao and Daichi reunited! I've read the reviews and observed that many were disappointed with the lack of plot, story line, and character development.. I agree, HOWEVER!
To those that are contemplating if they should watch this or not, I only recommend it to those who are looking for something short and sweet to satisfy their thirst for straight-forward and quick paced racy romance! I believe the entire purpose of the show was to bring the 'doki-doki' and heart fluttering feeling to the intended young female audience. A young and naive virgin girl meets a handsome, capable, kinky, and rich man?! Isn't that a fantasy a lot of young women have? It's simply to satiate that fantasy, NOT to offer a well developed story.
However, if you're someone who wants the mature/racy content that this drama offers but also need the character and plot development, I instead recommend Scum's Wish (Kuzu no Honkai). Smutty and racy, yet it seamlessly includes self-growth and acceptance. It stars the same male lead casted in Coffee and Vanilla.

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