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Also loved 'Orange Days'. and Jversion of "Nevertheless"....

Relatively new to both jdramas and kdramas... But have recently just stuck with jdramas because of the more low-key pace with focussing on communications etc.. Will probably watch some kdramas if I can find one where they're not screaming at each other or being beaten by their mothers ! Not speaking either language I do find it difficult to 'switch' from the sound of one to another... but that's just me I guess.

Oh he's MUCH better in 'First Love' "Incurable case of love" was my first jdrama - and seeing Takeru Satoh...loved him and all the other actors apart from FL... too cartoonish.. Felt he was like the Japanese 'Darcy' in "Incurable case of Love'. He's amazing in 'First Love'...watched it lots of times, bought OST, then Utada's cds...

that's what I was thinking too...

she also seems to have a look at her diary: personally wouldn't have kept mine for 10 years!

me too - waiting for his other series to start end July on Netflix

totally and the constant reminders that if you mess with fate something has to change....

Well I thought ring Takeru Satoh !!

I didn't watch the korean version as I don't like the FL

Maybe I've been studying him too much but does it look like his cheeks are fuller than before? (or is it just my eyesight?) Looks amazing in those suits....

that's what I like about jdramas shorter series and quite efficient on plot and character developments in a low-key Japanese way

Just finished episode 4 have to wait 5 days for the next 2 episodes I guess

Loving it too - Hadn't seen Koshiba in anything before but she's really good in this.

was brilliant in Navillera

love this about jdramas

SO looking forward to this lovely Takeru Satoh. haven't seen K versión as don't like main actress.

I'm relatively new to both k and jdramas. Both quite different in styles, acting, clothing etc. Must admit I'm beginning to prefer the more slow paced jdramas perhaps because I'm older than their average viewers!

Definitely worth a second watch - something funny/uplifting in the world we're living in!

Thanks for your review totally agree. I actually felt FL looked almost catatonically depressed for a lot of the series - no doubt due to abusive relationship and then her own guilt at how she behaved. Couldn't understand why she stayed with husband apart from sharing love of the child. I didn't feel she really loved schoolfriend as a lover: he just supported her unconditionally even when he knew he was the father which was heartbreaking. Felt FL stayed married for the baby and to avoid repeating how her mother ended up. Divorce single mother not easy in lots of countries. Never saw ML actor before but all 3 were excellent.

yes it was definitely marital rape - is no-one mentioning it because it's not recognised as such in all countries? Can't think of any other reason why that's why she sought comfort with former school friend.