Looking for recommendations 🥺
Hello Beanies! It’s been a while since I posted something on the wall. I hope all beanies are staying safe. Schools have been temporarily closed because of the Covid-19 and because I’m immunosuppressed (well, I was the last time I took a blood test), I have to be extra careful and be confined to my apartment.
This has freed up my month from the continuous clinic visits that were stressing me out and taking a toll on school. I’ve been keeping up with ‘Hi, Bye Mama’ and ‘I will go to you when the weather is nice’ and though I’ve been enjoying them, I’m in this personal rut so I need a ‘pick me up’ in form of a drama.
I enjoyed ‘Hospital Playlist’ but ruts have a knack for making one’s life extra dreary. I broke down today and gorged on snacks even though I’ve been staying away for almost 2 months because of my health.
Anyway, what I’m craving is a good J-drama. I kinda want to watch something romantic for some reason. But most romantic J-dramas I’ve seen either have a very depressing, unsatisfying and anticlimactic ending or they’re romcoms with love-triangles, candy characters and the most irritating of all, there’s a ‘Master-slave’ type dynamic between the main leads with the ML just being an emotionally abusive twat and the FL is non the wiser.
So, this is a difficult ask but can J-drama watching beanies recommend a good drama with romance elements that do not have any of the above tropes, or at least, doesn’t focus on them for long? 🥺🥺
Thank you and stay safe Beanies!
Have you tried Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu? It’s so cute and fun. I also really enjoyed Boku, Unmei no Hito desu, which is a rom-com of sorts, but is really unique in its setup and execution, and is a fluffy, normal romance with nothing that really makes you roll your eyes at the stupid.
I liked Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto for all its got a bit of a Candy-Tsundre setup, just because the characters are sweet and the overall tone isn’t drowning in angst and over-the-top emotions, and it feels very slice-of-life.
I enjoyed Tatta Hitotsu no Koi for all it drowned in angst; I liked the reversal with the rich girl-poor boy setup and how it constantly sort of turned tropes sideways. But I also have a soft spot for both the lead actors, especially the female lead, Ayase Haruka who was lovely in the movie Tonight, at Romance Theater.
I’ve seen ‘Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu’. In fact, I read the manga first before going to search for the live adaptation. I really enjoyed it. I’ve also seen and enjoyed ‘ Boku, Unmei no Hito desu’.
I haven’t seen ‘Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto’ but because the title more or less implied some sort of love-triangle, I was put off every time I came across it. Does it a have any form of love-triangle and if it does, is that the main focus? I think ‘love-triangles’ tops my most-hated tropes list and ties with ‘emotionally abusive twat’ trope.
I have seen parts of ‘Hitotsu no Koi’. I just never get to finishing it. I don’t know why. I tried it because of the ML after I saw ‘Boku, Unmei no Hito desu’. I appreciated how very different he was in both dramas. On the other hand, I haven’t tried ‘Tonight, at Romance Theatre.’ I’m off to try it. Thank you for the recommendation 🖤
The three sweethearts in the title refer to the three brothers she works with in the show. The premise is that the oldest, who she had/has a crush on invites her to work at their family restaurant, but the real love story is between her and the middle brother. There is technically a triangle but it never felt frustrating or stupid to me because the characters themselves were well done, and the relationships between the brothers were lovely. Also, the FL relationships with each of them is fun to watch too, since the four of them all live together. There are some typical tropes, but overall I never found them frustrating or annoying because the overall storytelling was strong enough to overcome it.
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi has been on my to be watched list for so long. Everytime I’m reminded of it I think “I need to watch that” and then promptly go watch something else.
Second A Girl and Three Sweethearts. While it does have that set up the heroine is not chasing after the Tsundere.
The other two I will have to look up and check out.
It is a movie but I found Kimi ni Todoke to be super sweet. It has a romance but I also liked watching the friendships develop too.
I also really liked Pride. Maybe not the most fluffy and there is a bit of a triangle, but I loved the main actor in it.
I think Tatta Hitotsu no Koi feels very old school just because it is old and is kind of a reverse Cinderalla story, but I found it to be very satisfying by the end. But I also I think I was also very much in the mood for an angsty, youthful romance when I watched it.
IamPilgrim
March 14, 2020 at 8:24 AM
Looking for recommendations 🥺
Hello Beanies! It’s been a while since I posted something on the wall. I hope all beanies are staying safe. Schools have been temporarily closed because of the Covid-19 and because I’m immunosuppressed (well, I was the last time I took a blood test), I have to be extra careful and be confined to my apartment.
This has freed up my month from the continuous clinic visits that were stressing me out and taking a toll on school. I’ve been keeping up with ‘Hi, Bye Mama’ and ‘I will go to you when the weather is nice’ and though I’ve been enjoying them, I’m in this personal rut so I need a ‘pick me up’ in form of a drama.
I enjoyed ‘Hospital Playlist’ but ruts have a knack for making one’s life extra dreary. I broke down today and gorged on snacks even though I’ve been staying away for almost 2 months because of my health.
Anyway, what I’m craving is a good J-drama. I kinda want to watch something romantic for some reason. But most romantic J-dramas I’ve seen either have a very depressing, unsatisfying and anticlimactic ending or they’re romcoms with love-triangles, candy characters and the most irritating of all, there’s a ‘Master-slave’ type dynamic between the main leads with the ML just being an emotionally abusive twat and the FL is non the wiser.
So, this is a difficult ask but can J-drama watching beanies recommend a good drama with romance elements that do not have any of the above tropes, or at least, doesn’t focus on them for long? 🥺🥺
Thank you and stay safe Beanies!
SnarkyJellyfish
March 14, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Have you tried Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu? It’s so cute and fun. I also really enjoyed Boku, Unmei no Hito desu, which is a rom-com of sorts, but is really unique in its setup and execution, and is a fluffy, normal romance with nothing that really makes you roll your eyes at the stupid.
I liked Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto for all its got a bit of a Candy-Tsundre setup, just because the characters are sweet and the overall tone isn’t drowning in angst and over-the-top emotions, and it feels very slice-of-life.
I enjoyed Tatta Hitotsu no Koi for all it drowned in angst; I liked the reversal with the rich girl-poor boy setup and how it constantly sort of turned tropes sideways. But I also have a soft spot for both the lead actors, especially the female lead, Ayase Haruka who was lovely in the movie Tonight, at Romance Theater.
IamPilgrim
March 14, 2020 at 9:49 AM
I’ve seen ‘Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu’. In fact, I read the manga first before going to search for the live adaptation. I really enjoyed it. I’ve also seen and enjoyed ‘ Boku, Unmei no Hito desu’.
I haven’t seen ‘Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto’ but because the title more or less implied some sort of love-triangle, I was put off every time I came across it. Does it a have any form of love-triangle and if it does, is that the main focus? I think ‘love-triangles’ tops my most-hated tropes list and ties with ‘emotionally abusive twat’ trope.
I have seen parts of ‘Hitotsu no Koi’. I just never get to finishing it. I don’t know why. I tried it because of the ML after I saw ‘Boku, Unmei no Hito desu’. I appreciated how very different he was in both dramas. On the other hand, I haven’t tried ‘Tonight, at Romance Theatre.’ I’m off to try it. Thank you for the recommendation 🖤
SnarkyJellyfish
March 14, 2020 at 10:08 AM
The three sweethearts in the title refer to the three brothers she works with in the show. The premise is that the oldest, who she had/has a crush on invites her to work at their family restaurant, but the real love story is between her and the middle brother. There is technically a triangle but it never felt frustrating or stupid to me because the characters themselves were well done, and the relationships between the brothers were lovely. Also, the FL relationships with each of them is fun to watch too, since the four of them all live together. There are some typical tropes, but overall I never found them frustrating or annoying because the overall storytelling was strong enough to overcome it.
Beverly
March 14, 2020 at 10:10 AM
Tatta Hitotsu no Koi has been on my to be watched list for so long. Everytime I’m reminded of it I think “I need to watch that” and then promptly go watch something else.
Second A Girl and Three Sweethearts. While it does have that set up the heroine is not chasing after the Tsundere.
The other two I will have to look up and check out.
It is a movie but I found Kimi ni Todoke to be super sweet. It has a romance but I also liked watching the friendships develop too.
I also really liked Pride. Maybe not the most fluffy and there is a bit of a triangle, but I loved the main actor in it.
SnarkyJellyfish
March 14, 2020 at 10:15 AM
I think Tatta Hitotsu no Koi feels very old school just because it is old and is kind of a reverse Cinderalla story, but I found it to be very satisfying by the end. But I also I think I was also very much in the mood for an angsty, youthful romance when I watched it.
sirena
March 14, 2020 at 9:28 AM
Please stay safe and be well
Ally
March 14, 2020 at 9:57 AM
Stay well! Yes, you would have been at great risk. I hope you find your drama and that this is over soon.