Average Rating: 8.1 out of 10 |
The drama is about three friends played by Nagasawa Masami, Ueno Juri, and Eita. Masami plays a beauty parlor assistant who suffered domestic violence from her boyfriend, Juri plays a successful motocross racer, but carries a burden in her heart, and Eita plays a hair and make-up artist, who is attracted to Juri. Due to circumstances, the three begins to live together in a share house.
Starring:
- Nagasawa Masami as Aida Michiru
- Ueno Juri as Kishimoto Ruka
- Eita as Mizushima Takeru
- Nishikido Ryo as Oikawa Sosuke
- Mizukawa Asami as Takigawa Eri
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Great script, dramatic story,
Intensely provocative. Consistently heart stopping. Amazingly fantastic! Until episode 7 that is...
What started off so well ended quite disppointingly, in my opinion. I mean if the drama was going to start off with a bang then it should've ended that way also. Tackling serious issues like that and solving it unrealistically like that was seriously a big downer for me. Some of the problem's weren't even revealed properly, which left some confused. I was expecting a lot better.
Acting:
Same thing as story part. They were all great until epi 7. Then it sort of became repetitive and I really didn't feel like the characters grew from their experiences. The actors' fault or the writers'? I dunno.
Music:
Fantastic music, but overused.
Overall:
I'm disappointed is all I can say. I was hoping this would go under my all-time faves list, but really can't put this drama with the other brilliant ones. This can compare to those.
However, this was still an interesting story to watch, so I still recommend you give it a try. You'll love the beginning, but the ending... I'm not too sure.
After watching the first episode, the first question that popped into my head was.. IS THIS A LESBIAN LOVE STORY? Going into the drama, it wasn't something I expected, and fortunately that's not how it turned out. The drama's main story is the domestic violence story, and the one-sided same-sex love story is just one of its many side stories, which in the end doesn't pull through (so don't get your hopes up if that's what you're looking for).
The story goes on with Michiru getting beat up for atleast half of the series, which is not too bad, because it actually kept me in suspense. For half of the series Michiru goes back and forth from her boyfriend's apartment to the sharehouse, and making the same stupid, but understandable, mistake.
Ruka on the other hand, has problems of her own. She is an aspiring motocross racer, and turns out to have problems with her gender (a big shock..). What happens if she gets exposed? Will she be able to handle the pressure and stand firm? All throughout she only had one person she can really open up to.. Takeru. He seemed to have understood Ruka all the way, and ends up falling for her. Will Ruka be able to accept Takeru's love and forget about Michiru?
Also on the side is Eri's "cool" love story with a married man, Ogurin, who lives with them for a while, and also comes and go.
The share house roommates build a strong bond as the story progress.
The drama has the typical Japanese drama feel to it (DUH it's a J-dorama). It has a nice subtle pace, light mood (most of the time), and interesting characters. The dialogues between the characters are hit and miss. Sometimes it's really good, but sometimes it gets really boring. There are really great INTENSE moments, that become very memorable, which made the drama so great. All throughout the drama was very mysterious, which got frustrating after awhile. Overall I gave the story an 8/10. It tackles a lot of shocking issues like domestic violence and gender/sexual problem, but the conclusion to the issues were somewhat unsatisfying.
The actors were great. Some of the best acting I’ve seen. The breakthrough performance goes to Ueno Juri, who after being hilariously cute in Nodame Cantabile turned into a strong, man-like woman in this drama. The writer wrote the script specifically for the actors so how could it go wrong? I liked everyone’s performance. Masami Nagasawa, Eita, Ryo, Asami, all played their part as to how I believe it’s supposed to be played so I gave it a high 9/10.
The main theme song “Prisoner of Love” by Utada Hikaru was a great choice. One of the main reasons I wanted to watch this drama was because of its theme song, and I definitely wasn’t disappointed with the way the song was over used. It’s a great song and fits the drama perfectly. I’m giving the music a 9/10
Overall, I really liked this drama. It’s not for the faint of heart because of all the intense issues it tackled, which was the reason I can not truly enjoy this drama. It’s a really good, enjoyable drama for what it’s worth. I gave satisfaction 8/10.