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Not even Todoroki and Hibiki's backstory have been explained? And Min-jun lookalike?

Thank you for explaining, sounds like it's frustrating to watch. Is this Minjun lookalike still alive? And have they once acknowledged he looks like Minjun?

Did they ever explain Hibiki and Todoroki's backstory?

That's totally something I would bring up if I were Saki as well lol, I'd tell him he had already decided it with me first and he can't go back on his word lol, just love how she brought up his rules thing and used it against him

Most dramas that have aired until now and most of the ones that are airing currently aren't set in today's world either though so I don't see it as a problem at all tbh. Wouldn't want every show in every season starting from last year, until now, and in the future to be set with the pandemic in mind either and some people want to escape reality too

Well put, I agree as well. I just felt like it's something to consider when they were fighting over the double booking.

Totally but even if you were in Saki's position, where this offer only comes once in a life time (that's stretching but you get it) especially after being removed from a project, this party is more important than Koichi's yearly BBQ party. Koichi doesn't lose out on anything if he misses out on the event this year but I do get that's not really the point but that's still something to consider, you know?

Nah I have a feeling eventually they'll start to realize they do need each other and as time progresses, they start to understand each other better.

Plus, the condition alone, required to bring your partner to the party, I thought already was kinda silly too.

It's not clear imo to see if he cut it or not but he totally changed his hairstyle. Hopefully it's because Kira wants to grab Asahi's attention or something and she doesn't notice it so he switches back so we can have his iconic hair flip :D

the two kisses at the end! I didn't expect those considering the current situation (and just had one last episode) but it was nice to see~ and that ending! Serotonin boost right there, the cutest ending I've seen in a while and there's still 6 episodes left to go??

While I get what Saki was trying to do, coming to the barbecue event as well after Koichi came to her party but tbf considering the circumstances that come with Saki's party, her event was 5x more important than Koichi's random barbecue party that comes every year.

That couple judging Saki's marriage and humiliating Saki was so uncalled for, he did not need to call her out nor should he be voicing his opinion like that in front of everyone, total jerk. And the woman that has a crush on Koichi is such an a-hole smh, purposefully taking Saki to a forest and leaving her alone. That's so like, 2000s jdrama... in a bad way.

Enjoyed episode 2! I'm glad they slowed down a bit because episode one was really packed. Koichi, hilarious as always and love the part when he was lowkey trying to give Saki a ballpoint pen as a gift, so tsundere XD

and again, the way Kenshi Yonezu's Pale Blue came in at the end.. so good.

EP4 was fun and so good, and Kira was the MVP in this episode (so hilarious!) rooting for him and Asahi! Again, the quality of this show hasn't dropped once and in fact has gotten better per episode ^^

There's a possibility Rintaro & Mio's backstory is based on the Urashima Taro folktale; Nagisa could be the Otohime (the undersea princess)

https://twitter.com/maulichuu/status/1386881349139668995?s=19 a turtle (otohime) in the the manga that just came out today

@alullinthewind explains the title in the comments

I can vouch for this, I didn't necessarily disliked classical music but watching this show made me grow an appreciation for classical music.

The koi dance is hugely popular and became a nationwide sensation in Japan in 2016 (when it was airing) and they added a few new moves into the dance in this SP :)

Anybody wanna change the profile pic?

and then somehow there were hurdles on the side walk and he jumped over them like he was in a hurdle race XD

Episode 1, subbed by Furritsusubs and available to watch on: https://furritsubs.livejournal.com/20202.html

The passing of the "baton" and Iruma hitting a foul ball at the prosecutor twice in EP2 lmao. Love the banter between Yutaka and Haru, they totally have chemistry working together.

First episode of Dragon Zakura 2 got 14.8% viewership ratings, making it the highest rating out of all the dramas this season! This show was also voted as the most highly anticipated spring drama this season among JP audiences.