Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister. This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.

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  Ueno Juri (Mizuno Tsukiko / "Haru")

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  Eita 瑛 太. (Nakajima Keisuke / "Nakaji")

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  Kim Jae Joong (Park Seonsu / "Doctor")

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  Tamayama Tetsuji (Ichihara Kaoru / "Linda")

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  Seki Megumi (Nishimura Hikari / "Peach")

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  Aizawa Rina (Maeda Yuki)

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• Mar 2, 2012 11 of 11 episodes seen

  Mika_neechan
  3 of 5 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  2
  • Story  2
  • Acting/Cast  6
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  1

  With an original plot like that, this drama could have gone so many places... except it didn't. It quickly degraded to being just cliches and everyone falling for Eita. By the end I was wondering why the hell I was still watching it. It becomes at least retarded after a certain point, and all it has left in my memory is that it was probably the worst drama I have ever seen. And I am a huge JJ fan. And a huge Ueno Juri fan. I practically adore everyone on this cast. Still.
  I get angry every time I hear that it's similar to Last friends... That was a great drama. It went all sorts of places, and probed at all sorts of issues. This... everything felt like a cheap attempt at probing issues and problems of today's society. It could have been really good if it kept on in that direction, actually digging deep, actually saying something. I am surprised that so many people liked it "because it was soooo deep and meaningful", even though it was so incredibly shallow. Not even a scratch.
  
  I can't give the acting more than 6, although they were fine, just that the scenario was so badly written, it's impossible to bother with whether they say it with the right expression, when it feels like a bad joke in any case. read more

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• Feb 9, 2012 11 of 11 episodes seen

  Jeaniessi
  7 of 9 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  10
  • Rewatch Value  10

  Sunao Ni Narenakute is an extremely well done drama about friendship, love and growing pains of adulthood.
  
  The situations are mature, the friendships are genuine and the love story is refreshingly real and sweet. The writing of this was very smart and truer to life than most dramas. The 11 episodes went by fairly quickly.
  
  I really enjoyed the premise of five friends coming together by meeting through Twitter. It was such an original take on how people meet, grow to care for each other and become an extended family.
  
  This is a slice of life piece about a particular time and stage in a person's life. It is off the beaten path from the usual standard drama fare. I loved it for that. The serious situations were handled in a realistic way that had me walking away feeling bittersweet but much more on the sweet side.
  
  All of the characters were believable; the actors true and natural. My one small nitpick is that while I like JaeJoong and he improved in Protect the Boss, his acting in this felt a little green and new. But I did like "Doctor" and it wasn't so bad as to be distracting.
  
  This drama really is a very nice piece of work. Sunao Ni Narenakute is an enjoyable watch, even with the angst and troubles that naturally come with the previously mentioned growing pains. This drama is about being true to yourself, learning to be brave in life and love. It is done with humor, some very stark realism and a lot of warmth.
  
  The soundtrack was great! There wasn’t a song out of place. They were a mix of pop and alternative that fit perfectly with the age group portrayed in the drama. The songs were also memorable and this is one of those rare times I wish I owned the OST. (I liken the quality to Soulmate and Coffee Prince)
  
  I am giving the re-watch a 10 because I know I will go back to this drama again.
  
  I recommend this drama very highly. It is smart, fun, touching, and romantic. A WIN in my book. read more

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  Last Friends

  it's the same kind of story, about a group of friends trying to overcome hardships together ; and Eita is in both dramas ;)

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  Orange Days

  They come from the same screen writer and have the same delicate, heartwarming way of describing friendship.

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