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The brother she chose randomly died. WTFFFF. WHY.

WTF was that ending?! I want to recommend this but that ending was so damn melodramatic and idiotic that it took away everything this drama kinda established organically. URGHHHHHHHHH it definitely ruined the drama a little for me.

OK the rest of the drama aside -
The synopsis makes this sound like some kind of superficial drama where a woman ping pongs between two men, but this was surprisingly more than that. I am not a fan of love triangles but I could really feel the way the FL's heart shifted from one brother to the next. It was pretty organic and not like those convoluted love triangles these days.
I'm gonna say this for the nth time but they just don't make these kind of mature romances anymore, especially they don't show passion this way anymore.

Do I recommend this? Only if you're a fan of either of the leads.

Go check out my 90s dramas / movies list! Majority of the titles on the list are romances.

For more recent ones, these are some at the top of my head though there are probably a lot more -
Date
Summer Snow
Horimiya
Fight Song
Neechan no Koibito
Koi Desu: Yankee-kun to Hakujou Garu
#Remolove
Renai Mangaka
Densha Otoko
Hana Yori Dango
Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi
Neko
Animals
Promise Cinderella
Koi Wa Deep Ni
Hotaru no Hikari
Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi
Rich Man, Poor Woman
Love Lasts Forever
Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte
Kono Koi Atatamemasu Ka
Nagareboshi
Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Takane No Hana
Second Virgin

If you don't mind BLs:
Old Fashion Cupcake
Cherry Magic
Ossan's Love

Here you go, my list to get you started!
https://mydramalist.com/list/LQJEl7R3

My forever favourite <333

My list of recommendations, here you go!
https://mydramalist.com/list/LQJEl7R3

So sad that he hasn't done any dorama since Sekai Ichii Muzakashi Koi. He was the most adorable dork in that, I loved him so much in that rom com <3

That turn in E10 though.. what's up with Jiro
And Kasumi. is that regret and jealousy I see on your face when you saw Ryuichi and Hana?
I wasn't expecting that.
I love that the brothers fought it out though.

It's still ongoing.
I think it's a beautifully written and acted drama.
But watch for yourself and decide if you like it or not :)

I agree on the flashbacks. Whoever hat edited it did a bad job for me IMO. Number of times, it took me out of what was going on in the present into a random flashback and then back into another. I didn't mind the son/Uta's story.
RE: the pointless confess and run away with a time skip - I am not a fan of those tropes either. But I didn't mind it with this story, because I didn't find it pointless. I do think he had an overbearing sense of guilt in being unable to protect her and he was trying to be careful since she couldn't remember him. But he also probably didn't want to do anything to trigger it for her, fearing any bad outcomes / hurt for her.

I don't think this drama comes even close to how good Japanese dramas are. It's probably getting a lot of love because of the cinematography, acting and score. J dramas are known for their scripts and writing, which was unfortunately the most underwhelming factor in this.

He didn't want to start anything with her without her knowing the past. And he was scared of telling her about the past, because he probably thought it would hurt her to know the way their last meeting before the accident was. He also had an overwhelming guilt that he caused the accident by walking away from her in anger. He couldn't protect her.
He probably also feared that her feelings might change if she were to find out that he hid the past from her.
That's what I think.

Such a stunner and she can act too! Loved her in First Love: Hatsukoi <3

OMG he's all grown up! So handsome and charming as Tsuzuru in First Love: Hatsukoi <3

IKRRRRRRRRRR all the songs were perfectly selected and gave me so many feels! The score was A1 too.

IKRRRR <3
Well I didn't expect it to be disappoint given the A1 cast and Utada Hikaru's songs. But yes, I loved it more than I thought I would.

Happy :)

He's only there for a few scenes unfortunately.

It was because of his guilt. He was scared of hurting her again and scared that he won't be able to protect her.

There were a number of times where the flashbacks could have been edited into the story better so that it would flow with what was actually going on. Putting that aside, this was a beautifully shot and acted drama filled with a lot of heart, yearning and nostalgia of a lost time. The soundtrack was freaking A1, and the characters were really grounded and had great chemistry together. I rooted for all of them. This was no masterpiece but I liked it. I do wish it was longer as I wouldn't have minded watching all these characters more.
I hope Netflix will make / upload more quality J dramas because they are criminally underrated and deserve more attention and love.
I'd recommend this for all, especially those who were around in the 90s and / or love romances:)

How could you work for more than a decade and not be paid? Shouldn't he have demanded the payment a lot earlier? Just curious, lol.