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You said "thank goodness they never got a kissing scene" which is actually a spoiler. You can't assume that everyone wants to know those things before watching. I understand you might want to help people decide whether to watch it or not so then you need to mark your comment as a spoiler.
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I think I enjoy older Japanese dramas more than older Korean dramas....

I wanted to like this, and the first couple of episodes had a lot of promise, but I just don't like the FL very much. It was kind of disappointing, especially because Yoshizawa Ryo is a favorite of mine. The acting was fine but the writing was so-so.

I've looked for both of your comments, as well as @Coriander, to see if you liked a drama and @chillingindoors, thanks for the lists you've provided too. :-)

Agreed a million times over. I would totally pay for a streaming site like Viki or even iQIYI that was dedicated to Japanese media. Maybe one day.

But they're in high school, and it actually makes more sense than when they're in their thirties.

I loved the UK version and I am SO EXCITED to get to see my fave Yeon Woo Jin onscreen again!

Agree 100%!!!

So has this situation been resolved by now?

Thanks for the additional information - that's helpful background. I would differ with the opinion that it simply comes down to women selling their bodies for money, though. I personally know several women who have been surrogates and they all did it because they had had easy pregnancies before and the couples couldn't get pregnant on their own. They had to have counseling ahead of time and medical professionals followed all of them very closely the whole way through. This is a more complex issue than just human trafficking and it has a lot to do with infertility and the desire to have a child.
I appreciate the information about it being banned in certain countries because of the risk of further exploitation of poor women by rich foreigners, and that is absolutely unacceptable in any circumstance. Where there are specific protective laws and strong protocols in place surrogacy can be done well. If there aren't these protections for people, for poor women in particular, then a law banning it outright is probably the right course of action.

I need to make crystal clear, though, that I'm not advocating going out of country for surrogacy but staying in one's own country - for protections through the law and continuity of care through the medical services. There are just too many risks for exploitation if someone leaves their country for this. But at the same time, if a country bans surrogacy, then they should help couples (and single people and folks in same-gender marriages) be able to adopt children as well.

This is the most "slice of life" movie I've maybe ever seen. It's a good reminder that much of life is spent outwardly silent, with one's thoughts, or in the small movements that make up a day. It's the opposite of fast-paced, and it does take some attention and patience to watch it. But if you can be patient, there are interesting and even sweetly profound moments that happen throughout.

Does this clear up any of the confusion left by the ending to the original Lost Days?

Takahashi Issei (Shinji) is a phenomenal actor

Spoiler!

Ok, wait a minute. Did Farm actually get sexually assaulted and it was never mentioned again, or dealt with?! WTF??!!

Recommend away! I've seen 54 dramas and 23 movies so far so I might have seen some of what you recommend, and my to-watch list is ever-growing. (I've seen almost two hundred K-dramas and movies and a whole bunch of TW-dramas so I'm just catching up with Japanese media.) I keep a loooong watch list so any recommendation is accepted. Dramas and films both.

I don't love all the live-action adaptations though, especially because people seem to always hate them because they don't match their expectations. I prefer original stories, and I do really appreciate the tones of J-doramas in general.

I still love K-dramas and I won't abandon them forever, but I'm taking a break for a bit. Taiwanese dramas can also hit all the right notes, and I enjoy those too.

And thanks for this too! I tried to watch Still the Water on Dramacool, but the picture quality was terrible. I managed to make it through the whole thing, but that was some of the worst uploading quality I've ever seen. For what I could see of it, I recommend it. He's wonderful in that role.

Iki wo Hisomete, that's it - thank you for the reminder. It'll come out at the end of April, and I hope it gets subbed.

Thanks for the list! I do prefer darker, more mature dramas in general. I don't always watch as much violence as AiB, in fact would prefer not to, but I definitely like more serious dramas....and I also love sweet romance stories too. Honestly I like romance sprinkled into everything - just like in life. LOL.

You're right - I'm starting to recognize names from the different drama pages. :-)
What have been your favorites so far this season? I'm still catching up. I just finished Alice in Borderland a few days ago. I don't know what your opinion is about that one, but I loved it so much and I'm still processing it. It reminded me a lot of The Hunger Games - the books more than the movies - and darker. So much to sift through, especially around trauma and guilt, especially survivor's guilt. The acting was 100% all the way around and the cinematography was out of this world. (Plus I got a new fave in Murakami Nijiro and now I'm trying to watch as many of his works as I can find. )

I also really want to see the new drama about COVID that I just saw the trailer for yesterday. I hope it gets subbed and put somewhere where I can see it. It seems like a good one for Netflix, actually.