A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart. --groink

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  Inoue Mao (Fukunaga Mio)

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  Ito Hideaki (Kanou Kazuki)

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  Takenaka Naoto (Banba Dai)

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  Sakai Wakana (Saito Haruna)

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  Hiraoka Yuta (Yuuki Akio)

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  Natsuki Mari (Unknown)

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• Jun 12, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  Siwon-fan
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  • Overall  7
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  • Acting/Cast  8
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  5

  This drama is probably one of the most under-rated ones amongst Japanese fare. A very touching story of a terminally ill but spirited young girl who rediscovers what life is all about. People doubting Mao chan's acting prowess should watch this and shut up. She has single-handedly carried the burden of the story in this drama. The relationship between the brother-sister duo is portrayed with sensitivity, ditto with the love story. The side characters like Banba san or any of the brother's friends or the doctors have given fitting support to the leads. Must watch if you like emotional, slightly slow-paced dramas.

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• May 15, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen

  kdramafan89
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  • Overall  8
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  • Music  7
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  Lovely story of a immature young adult who has closed herself off to people due to her life threatening illness. Her character grows as she finds that love and relationships with people are the most important in life. Mao from Hana Yori Dongo did a really great portrayal as the lead. I hardly recognized her from HYD. The two characters are so different. The relationship between Mio and her brother was sweet. I liked the romance she got to have with the doctor. She finally gets her first real kiss! I was unsure about the ending for a bit.

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