TxPepper

One-video compilation:
https://youtu.be/9nN9tA2EFkk?si=j1RokmHyV76vqnG6

I'm traveling right now so I don't have access to my Netflix account so I can't view this drama.

Reading the comments... why don't people be mature viewers and give this drama chance to stand on it's own merits? Yeah, it's the Japanese version of the original Korean so what. Like one, like both; hate one, like the other; hate both. Lots of choices.

Free your mind. Take a chance. Make your own decision.

I was wondering the same thing. I probably clicked on three pages of search links to see if his name comes up.

I even did a screenshot of the ending credits, then an image language translate. I found one possibility.

I'm guessing the actor would currently be in his 40s by now. The Female Lead is currently 42.

I'll probably do a little bit more sleuthing because that's just the way I roll. 😆

You can go here to track the OST song releases:

https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Dreaming_of_Freaking_Fairytale_OST

I fell for Kim Myung Soo in "Angel's Last Mission: Love" so much so, he currently claims the lockscreen on my phone. 😄

For those still confused about the last third of the movie, the Wikipedia entry explains the movie very well.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy-Long-Legs_(2005_film)

Break my heart 💔 and make me ugly-cry.... again! 🤧😢

Last month it was "Angel's Last Mission: Love" that wiped me out. This month it's this drama.

I would love to see an updated remake of this drama.

I visited SoKo in 2014. Tap-to-pay was in full swing.

If she had her phone, she could have paid that way.

Or.... just a continuity error. 😆

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Contactless payments first started in SoKo back in 1995. The US didn’t get into the swing until ten years later.

One of these days, I'll be able to watch it without turning nice pristine tissues into piles of soggy little wads.

Rewatching and still 😢.

I'm on rewatch mode....

This was AFTER the long surgery... where he almost died!

To try and wrangle a sedated body into a fitted, dress shirt is difficult at best but add post-surgery, sutures, etc... it's just poor continuity or wardrobe wasn't paying attention. 😆

Excitment is great! But people.... let the company make some money first from theater ticket sales before revenue stops due to pirated digital files.

When the production company makes money, then future projects can happen. Writers, actors, film crews, wardrobe design, on and on get paid. New dramas/movies makes everyone happy!

Learn to deal with a little delayed gratification. It's a sign of maturity.

Hmmm. I think I would put "bad guy" in quotation marks because he really wasn't the unseen-but reported criminal-bad guy as such. Yes, he was a potential romantic interested for the FL, but he wasn’t the criminal-that-the-police-was-looking-for that the ML thought he was.

Just my two-cents. 🙂

Look it up here...

https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Autumn%27s_Concerto_OST

While I loved the way the movie ended... so "Japanese minimalist" and typical, I would have loved it even more if Seiji's face would have been shown.

After just finishing the movie a few minutes ago, reflective thoughts start seeping it.....

Not seeing Seiji at the end, was like hiding him behind a figurative mask. Ending the movie this way was much like it started with Akane behind her mask. But at least in this ending, they are not hiding from each other.

Happy that they are now living their best life... and one can infer, that it will be together. 😊

Seriously! So "Japanese".

My explanation down below.

Just now (Feb 2024) reading your article dated May 2022.

Maybe if you would have started your post with "Based on release date, these are my picks for Best OSTs of 2021". There would be less confusion regarding dramas not mentioned based on the comments I'm reading.

As it was, I was a little confused as to timeline for inclusion, looked at the posting date and then inferred the selections were based on the year 2021.

Now... I'm off to check your recommendations!

I had to look up Lee Jong Suk. I'm not a fan of his look (but he could be a great actor). Shallow me... I haven't made a point of watching him for this reason.

I think it has to do with the shape of his lips, particularly the corners. The upturned corners makes it look like he's perpetually smiling.

This creates a cognitive dissonance as to what his eyes might be trying to convey.

Song Kang almost falls into this lip-shape issue but just barely falls short *whew*. His lips just look crazy kissable. 😆

I haven't watched this drama, but sometimes, the dialog needs to be changed to satisfy the Censors-That-Hold-All-The-Power so the drama can be released for distribution. Rather than refilming that segment, voice-over/dubbing is done as a quick, less expensive fix.

There are number dramas languishing on the shelves (for years) because of not passing censorship, topic was taboo, perceived historical inaccuracy, etc.

Holy molly! That's was a scorcher for an Asian drama! Thanks for the share!