AWESOME!!! This drama not only talk about music (but I really love the music scenes), but they talk a lot too about the friendship which feels like family. They support each other when the troubles come. The conflicts outside the quartet are not too deep also not too shallow. The settlement somehow didn't feel like a settlement for me, maybe because it's go so smooth so I didn't realize that the problems are solved.

My first thought after I read the synopsis is that somehow I will find any suspense theme in this dorama. My other first guess is that the three of them hired by Maki Maki’s mother-in-law to make friends and observes her. Refer to the synopsis, not only Beppu, but every member in the quartet have a secret either from their past or their present. At first, I think I can say a lot about this drama, but then I realize that I can't told the beauty of this drama with words. So maybe it's better for you all to watch and feel the warmth of this drama.

Two of my favorite actor/actress are here and I'm really pleased. Takahashi Issey is really funny in here! He had a lot of lines and he nailed it to say it with such a speed (⁀ᗢ⁀) The other casts played great too, but for me the outstanding acting goes to Takahashi Issey and Mitsushima Hikari.

Music :
I really love the ending song of this drama because it's the song sung by the four of them : Otonano Okite - Doughnuts Hole

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The atmosphere of this movie is similar with Meet Me @ 1006. Or so the peoples say, thus I watched this movie. But besides that, there's Takahashi Issey and I can't resist not to watch (^_^;) The different tactic in this movie which differentiate it with other time travel movie/drama is that this movie start with the past time, not with the present time, so I don't really feel the time travel atmosphere.

After I watch this, in my opinion the things that similar with Meet Me @ 1006 is the mission of male lead to save the female lead, and when the mission complete the merge/the portal/the miracle--or whatever they've named--ended. Sadly, in my opinion this movie is not too strong. Maybe because :
1. The category is movie, they must packed a lot of things in the short time
2. No side story, just romance
3. I put my hope too high because I watched Meet Me @ 1006 before this

But don't worry, the movie still watchable and the story still great. No plot hole and have a detail.

The male and female lead's act is not questionable. They have a good act, even though I didn't get the great chemistry between them in this movie.

My most favorite part is when Shiori and Hirano went to Shiori's college. Their interaction is really natural and heartwarming.

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I finished this drama only in 2 days. I can't stop watching this. Really! Every episodes gave me a story, a question, an answer, a mix thrill between happy; curious; upset and excited. I really can write a review without me telling a hole story, but believe me, this drama really worth my lack of sleep and panda's eye o(≧▽≦)o

The story mainly tells us about time-travel or merge time every 10:06 p.m until 10:52 p.m and the reason behind that is very romantic in my opinion. Not like other movie / drama about time-travel, this drama let the actions change in the past also change the future.

There's likely a single case told in this drama. The other case is surprisingly connected in the end. The case not really complicated in my opinion, but the emotions mixed in that case makes it more interesting.

Even though the ending classified as positive, but 3 last episodes really play with my emotion. I even shed a tears (^_^;) But don't worry, all is settled down.
My most favorite part? I can't pick one because I love the whole part, but I like the scene when the past Ke Zhen Yu become the messenger for the future Ke Zhen Yu (^o^)

The acting of Lego Lee is really superb! He can delivered two different characters just based on the time and the hairstyles (^o^) And the changes of his feeling towards the female lead is quite smooth and makes me adore him (o˘◡˘o)
Nikki Shieh's acting is not bad too, she's doing great especially in the final episodes. In the early episodes, I feel she can do better.

This is one of the drama that I'll re-watch no matter what for sure! And this drama makes me curious to make a flying horse ( ´ ▽ ` )

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I read the synopsis and it's draw my attention, so I start to watch it. But somehow the early episodes bored me, because I don't really understand the flow and the goal of this drama. The large number of casts also made me a little confused. However, starting from episode 3 I began to be very interested in this drama because the relationship between the casts began to form. In addition, the male lead began to show interest in the female lead, and that's very funny! o(≧▽≦)o

The conflicts are strong enough, with the smooth completion. I'm amaze with Xing Yun's big heart when she learned that Chu Nan's true love is Shen Qing. I know that it's because she don't love Chu Nan, but in my opinion the fact is quite shocking. Conflict with He Yu is get into my nerve, because somehow I dislike when he too much chase after Xin Yun. But, thanks to Yao Qing who brake He Yu's scenario. The conflict that I hate the most is the conflict with Zhang Si Rui. I don't like manipulative woman like her.

The story is great, the chemistry is great, the first and second couple are cute and compatible. This is the kind of drama that I'll watch when I need something funny, fluffy and heartwarming. My favorite part is Xin Yun and Xia Ke at the ferris wheel ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡

Their acting are so natural. I personally love the chemistry between the first couple, but I also love Zhai Zi Lu, his confident is so hilarious.

The opening song is sung by the male lead a.k.a Xing Zhao Lin and the ending song is sung by Bai Lu, the female lead herself. Both songs are cheerful and easy listening, very suitable for the drama. Also, the back sound during the episodes really fit with the scene.

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The story is a little bit dark and heavy, but offer a lot. Like, how we should love ourselves so that we have our own self-confidence, not borrowed from a thing or another people. This movie show us what will we experience when we are too dependent on an object or someone to achieve our dreams. I, personally, feel sorry for Kasane who blindly achieved her dream. At that time in my opinion she lost her humanity because she justified any means to achieve it.

I wonder why that lipstick never used up even though being used for quite a long time, at least since Kasane's mother still young. And because of the intermediary miracle is the lipstick, there's quite lot kissing scene between Kasane and Nina. To be honest, the scene makes me a bit annoyed (⌒_⌒;) Some questions unanswered for me is from where Kasane's mother got the lipstick and where's the woman she stole the face.

As for the acting, I'm used to see Tsuchiya Tao acted as a good girl, so I'm really surprised to see in the early minutes of this movie when she become a mean girl. And in my eyes, she nailed it!

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First of all, this drama makes me want to try some wine (^o^)

There's enough shady topic to be explore in the early episodes, but somehow I feel those topics not too powerful and they failed to attract me, at least until the 4th episode. After that, I feel can't get enough for this drama (^_^)

At first the drama is always focused on how Wei Xun want his taste back with an arrogant manner, but then the story move slightly to the environmental and the peoples around Wei Xun and Buzui. Clue by clue arise with a smooth move which didn't leave the focus on main story.

This is out of the topic, but I think the director or the screen writer of this drama is one of Ghibli Studio's fans, because I found that He Buzui have a Totoro pajama and Xia Fan have a Kaonashi tattoo (^o^)

I love the scene when Buzui learn to taste the wine with Wei Xun. I think they already have the feeling for each other start from that moment (^_^) Wei Xun's effort to confess his feeling is a little bit similar with Wei Yi's on PYHOMS, it really makes me laugh (^o^)

I love this series because it's not only talk about drama and romance topic, but also suspense topic, which the portion is almost similar with the drama and romance. The conflict, the climax and the closure are packaged and delivered beautifully. It really intense for the last 2 episodes, and I love how the casts link to one and another.

The male and female lead seems lack of chemistry in the early episodes, but their chemistry feels better after Lu Wei Xun lost to Mu Chun Feng.

Ireine Song's acting is as cute as usual, she's so natural and attractive. As for the appearance, in my opinion she will be cuter if her hair is a little bit longer.
As for Simon Gong's, I think he's a little bit forced his acting to be an arrogant great sommelier, but when he is being an ordinary Lu Wei Xun, his acting is great.

The other casts doing pretty great too. I personally love Zhang Yu Qing, how she dressed up, how she talk and move. She's so cool! For the male support, I adore Dai Chao because he nailed played the semi-antagonist role.

I love all the music. The opening instrument really represent the wine itself (I think I'm being ridiculous :|), which sophisticated, elegant and flowing. Meanwhile the ending song represent the drama itself, which contain romance, tragedy and conspiracy.

P.S. I love most of He Buzui outfit, especially the Totoro pajama ♡ ～('▽^人)

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This whole 5 episodes runs so intense that I don't even realize it's time to move to the next episode. The first episode is quite difficult for me to understand, but it arise my curiosity, so it's a good sign for me to continue watching. I also wondered if there would be a twisted plot here (^_^) And I'm not disappointed! The twisted plot is there, with a perpetrator which completely unimaginable. And then comes the ending. The ending is ... I can't even express my feeling into words for this kind of ending. Maybe it's a satisfying bittersweet ending?

After I watch this, I make a note to myself to watch Ishi no Mayu and Suisho no Kodo, also Chou no Rikigaku.

First time I saw Furukawa Yuki is on From 5 to 9, and when I watch this mini series, I personally think that his acting has undergone many developments from the first time I saw it. He indeed have a little lines, but his gesture and expressions says a lot. The other casts were did a great job too. They really appreciate their role, so they act very naturally.

Like the plot, the music is so intense and feels heavy.

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I have this series since I don't know when, but I don't know why I didn't watch it the time I had it. And now, after I watch it, I'm really awed w(°ｏ°)w

Right from the start I'm waiting for the twisted plot. And when the twisted plot coming, I'm really happy I can't stop watching (^o^) The early pace is somehow kind of boring and slow for my taste, but when the secret and gaffe slowly occur one by one, I start to interested so much.

In the middle of the series, the story seems near to the end. That makes me think that there must be something more than the story I've watched. I'm not disappointed, because there was indeed something bigger than what I had watched in the early episodes. Many questions are answered, but many new questions arise.

The last two episodes really become the climax of this series. The last episode really play with my emotion, where I can learn about sacrifice, pain, trust and love. But unfortunately, the ending feels a bit rushed for me. Then to make the ending more complicated, the question arises about who Rui was, which was not answered until the last minute of the series. Or how Arata finally awake.

The seven plus one of the casts really have an outstanding acting skill, but these are my nominee for the great casts :
1. Okada Masaki for played the hero well. His acting, expressions and gestures really represent his feeling or mind at the moment.
2. Gouriki Ayame. Her annoying behavior at the early episodes towards Arata is really annoys me (>.<) But that means she's really all out in her act.
3. Nikaido Fumi as the bullied girl. Her acting really catch my attention and made an impression in my heart. Especially on the last episode when they pointed a gun at each other.

The music (ending theme song) is better after the twisted plot occured.

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I already feels there's something fishy start from the time Kuro gave Hotaru the rules, but I don't know what. Then my suspicions increased when I saw the last scene in the first episode, but I still don't know what the goal of this series except to help Hotaru settled her lingering regrets. As the episodes goes by, comes out more clue here and there, and I feel more like I watch a detective series than a romance, because I try to gathered the clues and makes a conclusion (^_^)

Finally I get the clear image of what's going on when Hotaru settle her lingering regrets with Ren. Truthfully, I never imagine that kind of twisted plot, but that's very interesting and touching! And the ending is somewhat between sweet, happy, bittersweet and heartwarming ending.

This series, even though just contains of 6 episodes with an average duration of 20 minutes for each episode, really can tell a story without leaving unspoken details. The story goes with the good speed, not rushing and not slow too, so that you'll feel comfortable watching it.

I watch this because I want to see another cast by Koseki Yuta and I'm not disappointed with his acting in this series ( ´ ∀ `)ノ～ ♡ But, not only him, in my opinion, the other casts' acting are superb too, they really know what they should do and have a good chemistry between each other.

The musics, whether it's an insert song or the soundtrack are great. They are really suitable to accompany this film.

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I enjoy the story from the very first minute (^_^) The story feels light and fluffy, and those alone makes me smile and helped me to forget the tiring things that I experienced that day. I still remember why I chose to watch this drama in the first place. It started when I watched Master Devil Do Not Kiss Me and I thought that female lead acting wasn't too bad, so I looked for other films that she starred in. I found this film and the synopsis was quite inviting, so I decided to watch it. And I'm not disappointed, in fact I find it hard to stop watching it (o´▽`o)

There's a back and forth plot, which help us to understand some circumstances, especially between Si Tu Mo and Fu Pei. Well, to be honest, Fu Pei personality really get into my nerve and he's the life example for the phrase 'don't take someone for granted'. He is really a fickle guy! (￣︿￣) By the way, I want to know the continuity of the problem between him and his father.

A lot of sweet and adorable things in this drama, I personally love how Gu Wei Yi deal with his feeling to Si Tu Mo and then his behavior towards her. And when he discussed his problem to his professor and lab-mate and how those scientists try to solve the problem (love confession) is hilarious! (^o^)

As for the conflict. I can tell that there's no major conflict in this drama. Yes, indeed there's a conflict, but it's just a daily conflict which included in each episode. But if I must make a conclusion, the major conflict is how Gu Wei Yi with his scientist mind mingle in the ordinary life (^_-)-☆

For me personally, this kind of drama really heaven on earth! There's no emotion roller coaster or drained tears. Oh! There's an emotion roller coaster when you watch Gu Wei Yi's cuteness (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡

Fair Xing's act is great. She's always seems so fresh and all out with her acting. But I mostly like her mellow or tired acts. I don't know, but those feelings really touch my heart. Lin Yi's act is also great. His stiff behavior and expressionless face is so funny. But, his cute-awkward behavior from the time he live with Si Tu Mo is also funny and somehow sweet.

The music represented an exciting, light and cheerful adolescence, makes the audience want to hum along with a smile.

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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]

The story, although it is talk about the illness and tragedy, but didn't loose touch of youth life, like its freshness, cuteness, and of course its romance (*^.^*) The one that really get into my mind is when Takuya follow Mamizu's instruction to atone his mistake of broke Mamizu's snow globe. The day he went to amusement park, wearing a bow hat, riding a roller coaster and eat 'First Love' parfait makes me laugh hard at my office desk, on my lunch hour (≧∇≦)

Kitamura Takumi's act is good, but for the most outstanding act is from Nagano Mei. She's doing very great in this movie ヽ(♡‿♡)ノ

In the end, even though this is a tragedy-kind-of movie, but in my opinion this is a heartwarming and sweet movie.

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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]

First time I saw this drama is on iQiyi. The synopsis seems funny and I'm bit surprised that the male lead named Jerry Yan. The only Jerry Yan I know is the one played Dao Ming Si in Meteor Garden 2001 (^o^;) So I try to watch this drama ... and I can't stop watching! (^_^)

At first, I'm a bit annoyed with Lin Lu's attitude, because she haven't act like a woman, somehow her tomboyish attitude feels exaggerated. But the longer, her attitude changed to be sweeter and cuter. The tomboyish attitude was still there, but it didn't feel excessive like in the beginning.

Shi Lian Shen is so childish and caring at the same time. His childish side makes me exasperated, on the other hand, his caring side makes me scream a scream of joy (^o^) As for Jerry Yan's act, sometimes I can't read his expression. His gesture showed that he annoyed with Lin Lu's attitude, but sometimes at that moment, he seems like he's smiling, not pouting. I don't know, maybe I miss interpreted the expression (^_^;)

But, the interaction between him and Lin Lu always makes me smile (^_^) Their height differences is so cute too! It seems so difficult and tiring to see they're kissing when standing (^o^;)

I love how mature the (should be) antagonist female is. Better than using tricks or hurt the female lead, she choose the more diplomatic and mature ways (like imitating the style and being friends). Those ways are more elegant in my eyes and gain some respects. But, it's a different story for the second male lead. I never thought that he will use a woman who love him and he loved--his best friend too--in order to reach his goal. His acting is really great I really hate him when he's on the screen.

The conflict is something between 'complicated' and 'why you make it so complicated?'. Until now I can't classified the conflict between those category. Following the conflict, the closure feels rushing too. In my opinion, it's better if they add 1 more episode to explain some things in those 3 years, or what makes Shi Lian Shen decided to fight for Lin Lu again. They have some of little hole to patch up, but I can make the conclusion that this is a sweet and heartwarming drama worth to watch.

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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]

It should be a nice movie, but I'm not feel something very spectacular with it. Maybe I'll give you a list of the positive and negative points in my opinion; and I'll let you make a decision.

Positive :
1. There's a little spot for psychological issues and I always love to watch it (^_^)
2. The chemistry between hero and heroine is good, but in my opinion they can do better
3. The ending is such a relief
4. The songs are great touch

Negative :
1. The story telling feels not too tidy, which bit rushing at some scene but feels so slow at other scene
2. The back and forth plot is always be my taste, but in this movie I found it a bit boring, maybe because the era (I'm not sure too)
3. They provide enough details, but it feels spread all over the story irregularly

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[WARNING: the rating and review I give have the possibility to be subjective due to my preference for the genres, scenes or casts]

Someone told me months ago to watch this drama for final closure of Todome no Kiss, but I always forgot to watch it (^_^;)

If you want to watch from episode 1, then it's okay (I did the same), but if you can't wait to see the continue of the last episode of Todome no Kiss, I suggest you to go straight to episode 10. And 80% of my rating is based on the last episode (^_^)

Generally, this drama show us what happened in all parallel worlds that Otarou live (and die) after his (or other casts) death. My favorite parallel world is where Takauji become a host XD But my most favorite parallel world is the last world, where Otarou back to life after kissing Masaki Suda (the last episode) I hope Otarou can make a new pure start with Saiko, because he's so cute when he know Saiko didn't go out with Hasebe (*^.^*)

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