9 reviews · average 8.1 / 10
Sun_Shang_Xiang · 14 Apr 2011
Esumi Makiko's character leads a happy if somewhat boring marriage unexpectedly finds herself attracted attracted to a younger man. In parts this drama is slow and perhaps has less passion than other dramas but it is very engaging. Great performances from Esumi Makiko, YamaPi and Yanagiba Toshiro. Nice ending.
prestoli · 31 Oct 2009
Although it was slow-moving in parts and the ending was a bit of a cop out, I thought overall this drama was excellent. It had a very unique feel to me which I can't exactly put my finger on. Perhaps because it was a more complicated depiction of what it means to fall, and be, in love than I expected.
I thought the two leads were excellent, and was particularly surprised to see such a subtle, understated performance from Yamapi. He is head and shoulders above most Johnny's who lack his maturity and have to scream their lines to express emotion.
The chemistry between the leads was very good and I absolutely cared about them as individuals and a couple. He connected with her on many levels while his scenes with Kaori were stilted and downright painful to watch. She was one of the least likeable characters in a drama that I've ever seen, and I thought Ayase's character was an annoying psycho.
I do think the story would have been a bit more plausible and compelling if Yamapi's character were college age. High school is just too young.
chie-chan · 5 Jan 2008
Like a lot of people who had given reviews before me, Yamapi was the reason why I watched this series. I was also prepared for the possibility that this drama wouldn't be anything special because of the (relatively) low viewership ratings as well the negative reviews that it got. However, when I started watching the show, I got hooked. The story was very subtle, and it worked to its advantage, in my opinion. I beg to differ, but there is definitely chemistry between the lead characters. There is always that feeling of the whole relationship being awkward and wrong, and that's how it should be, as it is a case of forbidden love. It's nothing racy, and it appeals more to a person's feelings and sympathies. I haven't seen the last episode yet, but I can tell that a lot of people were disappointed with it. However, I find this series really touching, and even if I didn't read any reviews about it, I would still see it to the end, because it's really good. I've seen a number of dramas, and it's been a while since I've been excited about a series as I am about this one. A bit underrated, true, but it's something that more mature viewers could perhaps understand and relate to.
ena · 9 Mar 2007
For me, this drama was realisation of my thoughts in life.
Although you're married and you love your another half, once in a while you have crazy/wild craving for new romance, new life... It's like as if you're a steady lighting fire, but when you add more wood in it and fire becomes much stronger and more beautiful. I think the drama is simply about it. Kozue-san tries really hard to retain her marriage and be true to herself, but it's very difficult when your heart and your head say different things. Heart calls for romance and adventure, but head tells you to stop.
People are different, therefore, the way one may understand the meaning of this drama will of course be different. For traditional viewers, this drama is like forbidden theme, while for me, this is a relief to think that there are people who think that this kind of love exists in this world.
This is so far my review and impression about the drama after watching 3 episodes. Although I am a person who reads the last page first and fast forwards to see the end, now I am restraining myself to watch each and every episode without knowing the end.
inessalenin · 11 Oct 2006
It was Asian perspective that older female should leave the younger boy. Well, the husband was too good to abandon but, in Kozue's heart, is it really good for leaving the boy????? Nobody knows anything in future!
momoko_ichigo · 24 Feb 2006
erm.. this drama was pretty good but only watched 6 eposides --' but so far its pretty good espically with yamapi acting in this
Evil_Ellie · 29 Jan 2006
First i watched it because YamaPi was in it, and i thought the lead actress was quite pretty and she's good at acting. I thought Yamapi did a great job as the "younger boy having a crush on an older female", he's crying is so sweet! And his dancing in this made me think he really is a professional =)
I didn't think that the ending was that well done though, that made me dislike the drama, i wanted the ending to be a good one. I also didn't like the fact that she is married to a sweet guy, it made me want to root for the adult/teen relationship and the husband/wife. This makes me drama interesting but i felt sorry for the husband.
It's worth watching but i think they dragged some bits on and made it boring, i had to fast forward or always play it 2x faster because it wasn't interesting.
The romance in this is actually convincing for me, i thought Pi and the actress did this whole relationship really well and the sweet and mushy scenes i had to watch twice =)
donna8157 · 3 May 2005
The typical older woman/younger man drama that tries to portray the love in which age doesn't matter. However, the problem with it was that the older woman in this drama was married. It was hard to sympathize with Esumi Makiko's character, Kozue-san when she was married with a man who loves her very much. And there was not much grounds for the love between her and Takuya (Yamashita Tomohisa) for there to have been a plausible love where the audience could root for them. Simply put, there was no chemistry.
This drama fails in one of the most important aspects of Romance storylines - you simply just don't care about the characters. And if that was not enough, the ending is very, very weak.
penguinpingu · 6 Jul 2004
I'm kinda like this drama...the story itself is a little bit real and I think this kind of love never end in happy ending way.
I kinda like the end of the story and all of the actor and actress were fit in the role. Sometimes I think Takuma is a person who hard to understand but it can be that kind of person in this world LOL.
I like this drama ^^