Trouble-chan

Thanks for the info GGib - I will definitely watch it, I can handle some sad moments rather than a tragic ending. Having health issues myself I know not every day will be sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, so some honesty is nice.....it's the sad endings that kill my heart though; and there seems to be so many of those lately.

It was okay - not great, but it wasn't awful either. The ending was a bit.....whatever.

Likewise - what I loved about it was that Taliw (Kotoko) wasn't useless at EVERYTHING she touched. TenTen (Irie) was NOT just evil for kicks and giggles (which was the reason the 2012 Japanese version is my no.2) and King (SL) was not the 'comic relief' he'd been in all the other versions but was actually a SERIOUS threat to TenTen. Also TenTen's mum wasn't some crazed stalker - but just a mum who loved her sons a bit too much and who saw Taliw for the sweet, loving girl she was. Likewise Taliw's dad wasn't an idiot and the story was completely more believable for all the little changes. I LOVED it. The chemistry between the three main leads made it even more convincing.

There was supposed to be a second series - but it doesn't look like it's happening now; I suppose they'll reboot it again (like the Taiwanese version, tragically, did) with a completely different cast. A shame because the original cast worked so well together - ALL of them.

I have to say that I think 'A Love So Beautiful' is also very like InK - cold, super smart guy (who also becomes a doctor) rejects and rebuffs dim girl who adores him....only for her best, dim, male friend to chase her too; cue many misunderstandings that are almost identical to InK......I mean seriously - the author of the book says its apparently based on her 'real life' love story....is she honestly saying she LIVED Itazura na Kiss then?!! XD

There's a few, a really FEW, differences to the original InK trope (probably so she won't get completely accused of plagiarism) but actually LESS than say there was in Kiss Me. For most of us who've read the manga, watched the anime and sat through EVERY.SINGLE.VERSION repeatedly so we can recite EACH variation of the plot in our sleep (and probably do) we can see the many, Many, MANY GLARING similarities between A Love so Beautiful and the InK franchise like shining neon signs immediately. Us devotees of the InK world just laugh at those who say, "oh but A Love So Beautiful' is different in a few ways to InK.....and the author says it's not InK and instead based on her own real life love story".....yup and Kiss Me is MORE different than ALSB and yet THAT is still part of the InK franchise. So yeah, to me and others, ALSB is basically one of the versions (admitted or not).

Likewise - I liked him so very much and their connection was definitely soulmates. I really despised the writer after that because it added NOTHING to the story and was such a pointless plot twist. So yeah, we stick with ours! :)

Heathenkitties - I AM a survivor or domestic abuse and rape at the hands of an ex boyfriend. Yet I would rather leave it to the COURTS to PROVE his guilt than just take it to the court of Media and Netizens. Justice is IMPORTANT, but these days EVERY man is automatically guilty and EVERY woman is automatically innocent.

NOT the truth though is it? A guy here in the UK recently killed himself because his girlfriend abused him, but when he tried to complain NO ONE believed him and actually some thought SHE was the victim. So he killed himself, he hung himself as I recall. She only got a year and that was suspended, for ABH.

So we can NEVER go the other way and see ALL women as innocent victims and ALL men as abusers. MEN can be abused and harrassed too - they can be killed by women too. It doesn't matter about the difference in statistics; it matters that a false accusation can ruin someone's life, can drive them to suicide or even that a MALE victim will die because NO ONE believes him.

We should seek JUSTICE on the wrongdoers, NOT persecute the entire gender. I didn't blame the ENTIRE male population of the world because of the actions of one sicko. I am happily married for nearly 26 years to my hero who proves NOT all men are monsters. I'm also sure there's more like him out there.

Besides, if we say a drunk woman cannot be held responsible for her actions then we cannot say the drunken man IS responsible for his. Double standards are NOT acceptable. There is NO SUCH THING as 'positive discrimination' to 'even the balance.' Justice, like democracy, is for EVERYONE EQUALLY. If a victim was male, female, straight, LGBT, or an alien from the Planet Zog I would STILL DEMAND they get fair and equal treatment. THAT is the ONLY thing we should be fighting for.

That sounds like the brother from hell......just get a shovel....tell your mum he moved to the US and lose the body in the mountains. Job done.

Haruka - is Saito Takumi the genuine bad guy as the trailer implies? I hope not as he's my bias. But I'll still watch it; just wanted to know if I'm going to be sad. lol!

Tamaki Hiroshi's always good, it's going to be nice to see him in such a serious drama for once. Can't wait for it either. :) Are we thinking his feelings for his adopted sister are more than brotherly or genuinely just trying to protect someone he does see as only a sibling? Oh well, will have to wait for it to hit the sites....or youtube; we're into May so it should be soon hopefully. :D

I didn't say how or why it was sad; so it wasn't really a spoiler. but i've ticked the spoiler thing anyway.

Basically that too many people are willing to condemn someone JUST because they are a man accused by a woman. The #MeToo is basically labelling ALL men as sexual predators WITHOUT evidence or trial. As a victim myself I understand that justice is needed, BUT justice IS what is required NOT just trial by media and netizens. NOT all men are automatically guilty. Also I've heard people say that a woman cannot be held accountable for her actions when drunk - yet here we are saying a man can be. THAT is double standards and THAT is NOT acceptable.

Hopefully that makes my point clearer. Sorry, two strokes and mild brain damage from the second one means I sometimes struggle to make a point. What makes sense in my head doesn't always come out as clearly in practice. Sorry.

Last Winter We Parted -- Saito Takumi, that's all I need to know; not only my bias but I have NEVER seen anything he's done and not liked it. So this is a definite for me.

Thanks for this article! there's others too that I will be putting on my Plan To Watch list. :)

This is my way of listing it (for my order of preference):-
1. Kiss Me
2. Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo (1&2)
3. It Started with a Kiss and They Kissed Again
4. Playful Kiss
5. Say That You Love Me
6. Mischievous Kiss The Movies
7. Miss in Kiss

I haven't seen Say That You Love Me Yet......someone actually told me it WASN'T about InK....so I will be watching it soon. That said, it can't be worse than Miss in Kiss....NOTHING can be worse than Miss in Kiss......lol!

EDIT -- started watching Say That You Love Me, and I was right; it's STILL better than Miss in Kiss. Admittedly, I've got a long way to go to finish it.....but I doubt it'll be worse from here (ep3) at this point in MiK I was already desperate to scratch out my eyes and cut out my brain! So I've put it into the list above at no.5 as I think it's better than the movies.

Vkookminj -- just a shout out to an ARMY. I'm an ARMY mum, my daughter is ARMY - her bias is Namjoon, her bias breaker is Hobi. I ADORE their music and their love of ARMY. They're like adopted sons - I'm a bit too old to have a bias though! lol!

As to this situation I think it would be best to go by the old line of 'innocent until proven guilty'. I think too many people are quick to judge. If a girl cannot be condemned for getting out of her depth with a man when SHE is drunk, then a man cannot be blamed when doing the same when HE is drunk.

As a woman I do find this sudden loathing of all things male more than a little alarming. NOT all women are saints and NOT all men are sinners - there are both on both sides of the fence and we would do well to remember that. As a rape victim and a victim of abuse at the hands of an ex-boyfriend I would be LOATHE to blame the entire male population for his actions (I would never have met my wonderful husband for one thing)- but that is, apparently, what we are doing now. If a man is accused then he is automatically guilty. To me this is as bad as saying he is automatically innocent because he's a man.

I say we forget their ending and stick with our version; I believe he didn't die - he collapsed and she went to him and he had an operation for whatever was wrong with him and then they carried on as brother and sister, fighting their feelings. Then suddenly, two years down the line (not so long they don't get the rest of their lives together) the old sod croaks and they find a letter begging for forgiveness for his selfishness. He said that he knew she wasn't really his daughter, that her mother made a mistake but he was lonely and his son never visited....etc, etc.

They move away from the house that held so many lies, had a child and lived happily together. Suck on that writers!

Just too angry with the legitimate version.

I REALLY like him as a person. I've seen interviews with him and he's SO nervous and shy, UNTIL the interviewer asks about his wife and baby and then his whole face lights up and he sort of creeps out of his shell. He readily admits he's painfully shy and very socially awkward.

I really don't think he's experienced enough for lead roles...YET. But he's VERY good in support roles. I agree - given time he will do well; I just wish they would give him a break and let him hone his skills on support roles for a while. It will help him with his shyness too. I say this as someone who was the same when I was younger (still am occasionally) and who's daughter is like it now.

But you're right, he's BEST point is he NEVER does repetitive roles which is so nice to see. I do like him a lot; he's such a nice guy.

Open endings drive me NUTS. I want either a season 2 or a conclusion...don't tell me 'it's up to me' how I 'interpret' the final scenes....I will CUT you (the writers). XD

Likewise, ALL my animals are rescues and we've had some very troubled ones down the years, but this cat (I'm pretty sure) is almost feral. We respect her almost wild nature, but my MiL treats her like she's a human baby. I mean my MiL is the epitomy of 'crazy cat lady'!!

I swear that cat has had her trapped in her seat because she wanted a lap and even though my MiL wanted some tea and a biscuit that cat spat at her every time she tried to move! Luckily she could reach the toy (some loose pigeon feathers glued to a string and attached to a stick that I made it) and after 3 hours of sitting immobile, managed to entice it off. I told her to just stand up....but apparently the "dear little soul" would try and BITE her. Csn you imagine that cat alone with her iin human form?! Rofl!

Oh God thank you...i thouht I'd missed something important...apparently not, and EVERYone's equally confused. Thank you again for telling me. Kind of an annoyjng ending though, right?

I have no idea......I mean the cat is super independent (even by cat standards) and WE do give her space when she wants it. She is also a thug (the cat, not my MiL -she just hates me verbally) and has terrorised our dogs to the point where they don't even like visiting if she's in the same room (and they LIKE cats...I think they both think they're some kind or weird puppy); so maybe she doesn't like that, unlike us, the MiL follows her around fussing over her when all she wants 'alone time' (the cat, not the MiL)...Lol!! All I know for sure and certain is the way that little cat looks at her, if the Devil didn't already have a restraining order, my MiL would be down there already organising a coup! ;)