Keita, an elementary school special needs teacher, meets Hikaru, a new pastry chef, at a wedding meeting of his colleague. Keita is in charge of the message video, and Hikaru is in charge of the cake. Hikaru is taken aback by Keita's flirtatiousness but is moved by Keita's video at the wedding. Keita is so impressed by her that he invites Hikaru to afternoon tea with him. He grows fond of Hikaru, who is so devoted to sweets that she dreams of opening a café. Hikaru is also touched by Keita's kindness and falls in love with him. Hikaru, who says this is her “first love”, decides to bake a cake every month on their anniversary date. In the midst of these happy days filled with sweets, Keita wishes that Hikaru would fulfill a certain dream. One day, Hikaru stops contacting him. Keita finds out the truth... (Source: Japanese = kbc.co.jp || Translation = srj333 at MyDramaList) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: 福岡恋愛白書 20 スイーツメモリーズ
- Also Known As: Fukuoka Renai Hakusho 20: Sweet Memories
- Director: Ninomiya Takashi
- Screenwriter: Kawabe Yuko
- Genres: Food, Romance
Cast & Credits
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![Inaba Yu in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Inaba Yu in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Inaba YuUeda KeitaMain Role -
![Nakata Seina in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Nakata Seina in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Nakata SeinaMatsumoto HikaruMain Role -
![Yamaya Kasumi in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Yamaya Kasumi in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Yamaya KasumiMatsumoto NatsumiSupport Role -
![Nagatomo Ikuma in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Nagatomo Ikuma in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Nagatomo IkumaOba TaroSupport Role -
![Kaneko Miyu in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Kaneko Miyu in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Kaneko MiyuNagano YumiSupport Role -
![Ikeda Tetsuhiro in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special]( "Ikeda Tetsuhiro in Love Stories from Fukuoka 20 Japanese Special")
Ikeda TetsuhiroIkedaSupport Role
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Reviews
Sweet food, sweet memories
This is the 20th installment in this series of short love stories. The location is Fukuoka, Japan, a prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu. I’m proud to say I live in this beautiful part of Japan.What I like:
The story is short, at only 51 minutes. And it is literally sweet, as the FL is a pastry chef. And the drama, this time taking place in Kitakyushu City, is well-produced, as are all the previous episodes of this series. The two main leads are great, as usual. Nakata Seina, playing the part of Matsumoto Hikaru, and Inaba Yu, who plays Ueda Keita, are both very capable actors, and they make for a nice, albeit older-man, younger-woman couple. The viewer definitely won't want to miss the beginning, to see how the two got together. It's very cute. As well all the delicious sweets that fill the screen!
What I don’t like:
I felt like Hikaru's trouble could have been more fleshed out, and more attention could have been payed to Keita's frustrations when he couldn't get in touch with her. But because of the short time of this special, I don't think that was possible. I wanted to know more about what happened after everything, but I guess they just ran out of time.
I recommend this to anyone who wants a well-made, short and sweet romantic drama. You get main leads showing a variety of emotions. You get lots of sweets. And you can enjoy taking in the parts of Japan away from the usual Tokyo locations.
