I love Grand Love Stories!
9 / 10Wynter · 18 Jan 2009
Rennai Kekkon no Housoku was a refreshing drama to watch, which seems contradictory considering itfs an older drama. The plot is your average love triangle, where one is cheering for the average, goofy, not-so-handsome, genuine guy instead of the hardcore handsome younger guy.
Koizumi Kyoko has proven yet again that shefs not just a singer, but also a solid actress. She has an onscreen presence that pulls you right in, and although a lot of her characterfs actions were selfish, I still felt sympathetic towards her characterfs situation. However, the outstanding performance award should go to Yanagiba Toshiro! I have never seen him act as this type of character and he completely blew me away with his good-natured charm. I think this is the first time Ifve actually see him SMILE in a dramac. Itfs really rare when a main character can act as the comic-relief as well, and Tanagiba made it happen flawlessly. All the secondary characters deserve shout-outs as well, as the casting director did a brilliant job, but I need to single out Kobayashi Satomi. Shefs just found a new fan in me. She was probably my favourite character in this drama.
Although the ending of the drama is given away in the intro song (letfs hope intentionally), the ending pushed the drama from an 8/10 to 9/10. If you want to know why, youfll just have to watch the show.