Few days ago I watched Todome no Kiss. I keep watching the last two eps. That’s how much I loved it. It‘s got little angst, comedy and a love quartet. The quartet part is bit confusing as the ML doesn‘t believe in love and kinda finds a way to manipulate the things happening around him in his own favor. Thus a little bit mystery as well. The ending was satisfying, not necessarily a happy one for everyone, but not a sad ending either.
Nigeru wa haji da ga yaku ni tatsu: If you enjoy contract marriage storys, but be warned the ML is a bit dense when it comes to love.
Family’s Form: ML and FL are happy with their single lives. Or they pretend to? In the beginning they are neighbors who are not fond of each other, then they become friends while getting know about each other, listening to and consoling each other. Do not expect any lovey dovey stuff.
Kahoko no Kahogo: FL is a college student who doesn‘t know anything about the world. Her mom overprotected her in every aspect of her life. She can‘t/won’t decide on anything, her mom decides, she does. Well, until she meets the ML, another student. He has no family and knows about how hard living can be. The total opposite of FL.
If you are ok with watching older shows:
Hana Yori Dango: Japanese version of Boys over Flowers. In my opinion much much better than its Korean counterpart. A classic.
Love Generation: A Kimura Takuya drama. ML only cares about himself. FL falls in love with him. The story was nothing special. Office life, living together, seperating, getting together. Keep in mind this was a early 90s drama hence the story was new back then. But what worked for me, I think was the chemistry of the leads. And I remember I loved the ost. Well and KimuTaku.
Pride: Another KimuTaku show :) I think the same as above applies here as well. Only difference, no office but sports drama. I don‘t remember well but I think at first they were not together because of love but just to spend time. Having no responsibilities and so on. But then comes love.
