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The tempo is very slow, but consistently good. It's touching, esp towards the end. Too bad that I've not read the novel, so cannot give a review of how good (or bad) the conversion is... The casts did a superb job. You can see (and feel) the transition of Haru, from mentality slow to a genius... and back... recomend this drama to those who loves slow and serious dramas...

forgot to give rating...

Wonder why the reviews given are not very favourable... to me, I love this drama! Basically it's about the group of 7 teens... also, the specials, are woth watching, and here's a short summary for those interested:

19 no haru: about sonoko entering university, and going to hokkaido to meet wataru...

20 no kaze: about the girl that sonoko's teaching, and the problems faced by the rest who started working...

tabitachi no uta(23yrs): sonoko started working, wataru quit his job at Hokkaido... ends up working as host in a club. Then all bad things happen to sonoko... her father died and wataru left for Vietnam (in a youth project)

25 sai: sad story... wataru came bad to Japan, but is marrying the girl he works with during the youth project... and in the whole drama, they almost never met each other!

Hoping for another special this year, or the next, or the next....

This show is corny... very corny! Its directing reminds me of IWGP. For those who likes stupid jokes, you must definitely watch this! This show is also filled with J-drama spoofs, from a look alike of Yangumi (Gokusen) to the Uncle-Auntie version of "102" Proposal. Very funny!

I like this drama! It's a bit sad, and also contains a bit of a mystery. There are scenes where it really touches your heart... and dunno why, but I immediately get into the mood of the drama every time the theme song starts...

This drama started out very well... Partly becos I had thought that this will be another typical teacher-student drama. But I was very wrong...
Basically, the story is about how Nakamura Hideo (the main character) deals with the fact that he has only 1 year to live, and also how the people around him reacts. A very slow drama that is pretty unrealistic. But I like the theme song though!

A hilarious drama! A must watch for all Nakayama's fan!
Kaede (Nakayama) is a kind girl who loves good food (quite similar to Oishi Kankei?), who wants to go home but seems that heaven forbides her to do so...
You'll keep guessing where Kaede will end up for each episode!
If you manage to catch the drama, remember to watch the hilarious ending after the credit roll for the last episode!
Also, take alook at the home page (while it's still up!). It's one of the best that I've seen!