Being a relatively newbie to jdramas and kdramas, the previous 'oldest' jdrama series I watched was 'Orange Day's" which I really liked. This series is almost 30 years old. What I really liked about it was the female roles: the women were independent feisty and dressed how they liked... they spoke about sex and appeared totally normal etc... It seemed to me to be a series that could have represented a lot of different cultures. Not knowing the history of jdramas or mangas I don't know why there is such a modern feel to this series which is 30 years old compared to some more recent series where the female roles are passive and not very vocal. Not being from Asia I am not the person who can explain why this series seems more modern than stuff produced now! As I watched it on Netflix (where I watched 'Orange Day's) It would be great if there were more 'older' jdramas available to watch.. I recognised the actor who played the FLs brother from "Step mum and daughter blues" and the young gifted pianist is actress from the quirky "Quartet". I believe that this was an extremely popular series at the time for the main leads.. I've seen the ML in some other series but unfortunately haven't gotten to see the actress who played the FL in anything else which is a shame.Really realistic story with great acting 90s costumes and nice OST.
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