"Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" deals with three women who have find difficulties in dating and finding love. They all went to the same high-school and now begin to live under the same roof by chance ... 27-year-old Emi Fujii (Karina) is a single, career woman who has yet to get over her ex-boyfriend. 24-year-old Saki Ogura (Yuriko Yoshitaka) has had difficulty in finding a job and then started working as a hostess. She has never fallen in love. 22-year-old Mako Hanzawa (Yuko Oshima) is a temp worker. Her love love life so far has been futile. [asianmediawiki]

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  Karina 香里奈 (Emi Fujii)

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  Yoshitaka Yuriko (Saki Ogura)

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  Oshima Yuko (Mako Hanzawa)

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  Tanaka Kei (Yu Hasegawa)

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  Katsumura Masanobu (Unknown)

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  Nakao Akiyoshi (Unknown)

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• Jan 18, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen

  phoenixtearz9
  4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  8
  • Story  8
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  8
  • Rewatch Value  8

  I went into this drama not expecting much, but I am happy to say I was wrong. This drama really does take a look at love through the eyes of women. Every woman is different, so there is no real way to truly understand how a woman feels about love. But with this drama, you get a good look into the minds/hearts of women.
  
  I thought this was going to be a Japanese adaptation of "Sex in the City" which I really hated, but it wasn't. Granted there were some similarities, but not enough to make me think "Oh this is just like, that show." The feel of this drama enticed me from the first episode.. the way its written, makes you feel like your one of the girls, because no matter what, as a woman you will identify with any and all of the character's at some point or other.
  
  Acting wise, I was very impressed with all the actresses, but the most impressed by Karina. I didn't recognize her at first, because she was just so natural, I honestly wonder if she was even wearing make-up for most of the show. Her character was more like me than the other's so I probably identified with her more. Even the supporting actors were good too. The music was really good as well. And I will be re-watching at some point.
  
  Now, why this drama didn't get a perfect score.. At places I found myself saying, "Yeah that's true, but..." I felt like that a lot with this drama, so it could have been written a little better. read more

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• Jan 14, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen

  iAcchan
  3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  8
  • Story  9
  • Acting/Cast  8
  • Music  7
  • Rewatch Value  6

  "The blue bird of happiness." Im sure everyone has looked for it at one point or another of their life, or maybe you're still looking for it. This drama follows the story of three women who cant seem to find this bird.
  
  Story 9/10 - Three seperate women, three different backgrounds. This drama isnt meant for being a "take me outside reality" drama but rather to make you think about your own life as you follow the stories of the three women on screen. The characters face different problems: One: Giving up on love and finding it troublesome, Two:True love doesn't really exist, Three: I've never been loved, with each seperate circumstances, viewers are able to fit themselves into the drama and see what choices the characters make, and be able to reflect on the characters actions as well as their own personal actions in real life. Females are able to connect to this drama easier while males are given an insight on a female's way of thinking.
  
  Acting/Cast 8/10 : Not the greatest you'll see, many viewers will probably find this show boring due to the lack of action or eye candy, but they do play their roles well enough. Yuko shows her inexperience through not being able to deny her first crush while Karina is portrayed as "one of the guys." If you can get passed the acting, this drama will make you think about yourself, in one way or another.
  
  Music/OST 7/10 : Again, not the greatest, but helps contribute to the drama.
  
  Overall 7/10 : It's definitely a slow paced drama, which is what I believe was intended. Its a type of melodrama that you lay down on your couch with a blanket, kick back and drink a cup of hot chocolate.
  
  Rewatch 6/10 : Once was enough. Its enough to make you think about yourself, and those around you. read more

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