A timeless piece that will make you love film and music
As someone who watched just about anything and everything, this drama is truly one of my favourites. I came across it on Netflix when they started adding more J-dramas and decided to give it a try, and boy am I glad I did. I rarely give shows such high praise, but this one absolutely deserves it.
Starting off, even though it’s nearly 30 years old, it feels completely timeless. From the start, the way the main characters were portrayed drew me in. You could see they weren’t perfect,they had flaws, made mistakes, and carried their own limitations.
Listening to the male lead play the piano will make you cry one way or another. The feeling I had whenever Sena played for Minami was so overwhelming and profound,I genuinely loved these scenes, You could feel and see everything he was unable to express, all the thoughts and words left unspoken. Even though I don’t relate to it personally, it still hit deep, and it’s one of those things many people can relate to even now.
The show bought this sense of nostalgia and genuineness that is really hard to find in modern dramas, and I love it for that.Also all the dynamics within this show were done so well, and genuinely engaging - from minima and her best friend to Sena and the professor.They made the story meaningful .
Some people might say it’s too fast-paced or that the characters needed more development, but for me, I thought the pacing worked perfectly. It lingered and stretched at times throughout the episodes, but never for too long. You still get to see the journey and character development the main characters go through, especially how they come to terms with their own feelings.
The music in this show was a work of its own. There were no unnecessary plots or overstepping by characters, and even when things got a bit messy at times, it never once felt like a problem.
Compared to other dramas, though I haven’t watched any as old as this: Long Vacation truly one of the best serves as a timeless piece that will make you love film, and music
Starting off, even though it’s nearly 30 years old, it feels completely timeless. From the start, the way the main characters were portrayed drew me in. You could see they weren’t perfect,they had flaws, made mistakes, and carried their own limitations.
Listening to the male lead play the piano will make you cry one way or another. The feeling I had whenever Sena played for Minami was so overwhelming and profound,I genuinely loved these scenes, You could feel and see everything he was unable to express, all the thoughts and words left unspoken. Even though I don’t relate to it personally, it still hit deep, and it’s one of those things many people can relate to even now.
The show bought this sense of nostalgia and genuineness that is really hard to find in modern dramas, and I love it for that.Also all the dynamics within this show were done so well, and genuinely engaging - from minima and her best friend to Sena and the professor.They made the story meaningful .
Some people might say it’s too fast-paced or that the characters needed more development, but for me, I thought the pacing worked perfectly. It lingered and stretched at times throughout the episodes, but never for too long. You still get to see the journey and character development the main characters go through, especially how they come to terms with their own feelings.
The music in this show was a work of its own. There were no unnecessary plots or overstepping by characters, and even when things got a bit messy at times, it never once felt like a problem.
Compared to other dramas, though I haven’t watched any as old as this: Long Vacation truly one of the best serves as a timeless piece that will make you love film, and music
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