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The draw from the start is Kashiwabara. He is outstanding as the flippant and lax young chief of the publishing firm where Matsu works. A tantalizing provocateur to the Matsu-Sakaguchi to-be romance. I feel there is more animation between Kashiwabara & Matsu than Sakaguchi & Matsu. Unfortunately, Kashiwabara dropped out of serial after the second episode. His replacement is lackadaisical. From that point, the beat of the drama weakens considerably.

Nothing very happening until Matsu realizes her feelings for Sakaguchi is not entirely platonic. For the sentimental soul, the beat picks up. Nice touch at the end when Matsu cannot help but giggles as Sakaguchi attempts to smooch her. It underscores the transition from just being childhood friends to lovers.

Eye candy drama for the cast of Kashiwabara, Matsu and Sakaguchi. Also for the trendy apartment lighted with a festival of splashy colors

I watch this drama because of a possible electric interest that a NM-MF combination I thought might generate. Alas, a letdown for me.

While competent in their roles, there is no hot-wiring. The flaw lies in the script. The make-up of NMfs character - way too cool to frigid point whenever MF attempts to bridge a connection. Therefore, the hint of romantic undercurrent between NM and MF is not as well perceived as in gHeroh, heartwarmingly so between Kimura and Matsu.

NMfs hardened aloofness sets the tone of the relationship with MF throughout until it seems to dawn on the scriptwriter that the show is ending without so much as hot air between the leads and to pacify audience, insert an eleventh hour ghappily-ever-afterh closure. Eh??!!! It did nothing but markedly the empty promise of a romance.

Apart from the non-romantic development, it is still watch able for the 2 good-looking leads.

Takuya Kimura is the cool dude as always but his character in this drama is better rounded in the interplay of his family ties. He is often the maverick in his dramas. So it is refreshing to see him as a grudgingly respectful son to his reticent father and a caring, playful bully to his younger brother. Beneath the macho veneer of all three, is an understated love for each other.

His leading lady is not the usual chatty feminine but an ice-cool mechanic that straddles the motorbike. Though her role is rather limited. From the start, both are reluctant to admit their mutual attraction and keep stealing sidelong glances at each other.

The plot (case by case flight incidents and encounters) is not very substantial but carried through by the good performance of the cast. Overall entertaining. Especially if one is a Takuya Kimurafs die-hard (like me) just so to catch his cool vibes!!