A new favourite Jdrama!!!
The plot: One day, a kid just randomly appears out of thin air in her apartment claiming to be her son from the future. He’s 5 so he’s not born until 5 years after this show, and his mission is to find his father - Ma-Kun - who left when he was still very young.The show is slice-of-life in the best way. The FL participates in a local theatre group (run by her ex), and also has a part-time job at a call centre. Once her future son appears, she has the responsibility of finding childcare for him and looking after him whilst managing her acting and work.
Whilst the basic premise aims to find Sato’s father, by the way the FL’s life was going at the very beginning of episode 1, I feel like the implicit meaning of the show is to also show you have a future. You might not be able to picture it, but it exists. Before the FL’s son appeared, the FL was burnt out and tired, and whilst she really struggled with balancing having a child on top of that, she managed to rely on the people to help her and rediscover her passion for acting (something she was supposed to give up after 10 years if it didn’t bring success).
Now, onto the possible dads!! There’s 3 possibilities: her ex and theatre group manager (Yoshi), the FL’s childhood friend and nursery school teacher (Ma-Sensei), and another actor in her theatre troupe (Yano-Kun). I won’t give my opinions of them individually, but just know that Ma-Sensei is my favourite!!
Other shows that may bring the same vibes:
Where Does the Sea Begin (2024) and Light of My Lion (2024) both involve someone abruptly becoming a caregiver/parent to a child and the trials and tribulations that it brings alone!
Life’s Punchline (2021) has some very loose similarities. It involves a comedy trio who had a pact to give up on their dream if they didn’t make it in 10 years after high school. Also very slice-of-life with a skit called Melon Soda which I still think about after five years. Also has a FL who has struggled with depression and burn out and found comfort in this comedy trio.
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It lacked in quite a few aspects
I was really enjoying the first half of this drama, but what went wrong? I will try to explain without any spoilers.It had such a strong start. I was really into the interactions that the FL and ML were having. It was smooth sailing.
But then it became disjointed. It didn't feel like a love story anymore. The FL didn't even feel like a main character. I think both her and the other FL were heavily underdeveloped, and I'm quite disappointed in that. In general, I don'
t think the characterisation was that great looking back. Eve the two MLs felt underdeveloped. We didn't get much insight into their motivations and backstory. The acting was decent though.
Now, back to the plot. What the heck was going on? I feel like they didn't give much of a build up into the second half. It felt like the same person was placing the leads in to the same predicament over and over again. And like many have mentioned in the comments, that last episode was a bit of a mess. This drama could have benefitted from an extra episodes to make it 11 like most 90s JDramas. It would have been in their favour.
Can't remember the music at all. And I have little intention to re watch this, at least not any time soon.
Clearly my review was all over the place (much like the drama), so bear with me. If you are a fan of 90s Japanese dramas and have already watched the more popular ones, maybe give this a chance. I don't think you'll regret it.
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