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Rosy Fragoso
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Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 8.5

Um romance maduro

Esse é o dorama mais antigo que já assisti, mas em nenhum momento senti que era algo datado, pois os dramas são muito atuais.
A história é muito madura e foge dos clichês fofos (que eu também adoro). O romance acontece de maneira muito natural, devido ao compartilhamento honesto e recíproco do cotidiano dos protagonistas. A música é viciante. Os personagens são ótimos e nos envolvemos rapidamente na vida de cada um. Compreendemos rapidamente cada perspectiva. Eu amei assistir.
Recomendo! Foi uma grata surpresa.
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lilili
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Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
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A Classic for a Reason

I recently started watching Jdramas and this drama kept getting recommended to me as a must watch classic. Everyone was right -- this is one of the best dramas I've ever watched in any language. The story itself is pretty basic: an aging model gets ditched on her wedding day and ends up moving into her ex's old apartment with his former roommate, a classical pianist whose career is floundering. It's a slow burn opposites attract romance. But the execution is truly special.

A lot of people have already shouted out KimuTaku and the rest of the cast for their stellar performances and also the OST which is wonderful but I want to spend some time talking about the directing because it's incredibly good and makes it feel more like a film instead of a drama.

The drama mostly takes place in the apartment building where Minami and Sena live. It's a real apartment building not a set and the production took full advantage of the location. After a while ago you'll notice that certain emotional beats take place in certain parts of the building and street. For example almost all of their fights take place in the cramped apartment. But they draw closer when they are on the rooftop or on the basketball court adjacent to the building. Whenever Sena is feeling lost, lonely or contemplative he tends to stand alone on the path overlooking the river.

There are some iconic scenes that illustrate how the director used the site. One is when Sena throws Minami's glitter ball three stories down to the street and then catches it when it bounces back to him, symbolizing the ability to bounce back after setbacks. Another is when Minami tells Sena that she's planning on marrying her boyfriend, after she exits the building she can hear Sena playing her favorite song followed by the wedding march (heart wrenching!). Another one is a spectacular shot that starts with Sena standing alone in the apartment after Minami has moved out and then pans out across the river until he's out of sight to illustrate how lonely and isolated he feels now that she's no longer living with him.

Another thing I noticed was the hair styling and costuming. When the drama starts Sena wears a tweed jacket that seems to symbolize how trapped he feels in his life. Even his hair is styled in such a way to look stiff and unmoving. Minami wears trendy clothes in loud colors and a lot of makeup. But things change as they start to fall in love with each other and to emotionally mature. Sena stops wearing the blazer and is usually in tees when he's spending time with Minami and his hair becomes softer and looser. Minami starts wearing jeans and cotton shirts and very little makeup. She also starts to wear white shirts which are associated with Sena since he's often in a white shirt when teaching and performing.

These are just a few examples but honestly you could easily do a shot by shot analysis of this drama. Just how they use the visual space in the apartment in different scenes tells you so much about what's going on with and between the characters at different parts of the story.

This might sound dry and technical but it shows the care and attention that the production team put into all the details of the drama. And as a result you end up falling in love with the characters.

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Jessie
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Nov 25, 2023
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Y ASÍ ES COMO SE HACEN COMEDIAS ROMANTICAS!

Mi principal problema cuando se trata de dramas y comedias románticas es que, sin importar la trama, especialmente en los dramas adolescentes coreanos, siempre termino cabreada porque los personajes son personas horribles. O no puedo soportar al protagonista, o ella termina con el imbécil que la trató como una mierda en lugar del buen chico y simplemente odio todo el asunto. Son dramas como este los que me hicieron darme cuenta de que en realidad me gustan las comedias románticas y los dramas, pero sólo si están bien escritos.

En este drama Sena, un pianista, se enamora de Minami, una modelo, quien también se enamora de él. Me encanta cómo el drama gira en torno a estos dos, pero también se trata de cómo Sena intenta encontrar su camino en su carrera musical y cómo Minami intenta encontrar su lugar en el mundo fuera del modelaje. Es tan lindo cuando, especialmente las chicas, son más que una simple historia de amor.

En general, el drama es divertido y entretenido, agradable y lento con personajes muy agradables, lo que hace que el drama sea perfecto para mí, porque me encanta cuando no puedes odiar a ningún personaje y puedes entender por qué hacen lo que hacen todos, incluso cuando hieren a los protagonistas. Desde la banda sonora en inglés hasta la canción principal japonesa, realmente me encantó volver a ver este drama especialmente en verano, pero cualquier temporada es buena.

Esta increíblemente escrita, sobre dos personas que empiezan como extraños, pasan a amigos y acaban como amantes, que te engancha desde el primer episodio, con una mente increíblemente abierta sobre cómo son las mujeres y los hombres jóvenes sin perder el ritmo en la diversión y comedia, con un final increíble. ¡Definitivamente lo recomiendo a todos!

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Miss Purple
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Dec 11, 2021
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Overall 6.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 1.0

Um Clássico Fora dos Padrões

Como uma boa amante de J-drama eu não poderia deixar este clássico dos anos 90 fora da minha lista de assistidos.

Compreendo completamente porque este drama tem seu lugar garantido na lista dos mais assistidos do período Heisei (Janeiro de 1989 a 30 de Abril de 2019). O drama é completamente diferente dos J-dramas atuais, até parece uma série americana.

Em Long Vacation você irá encontrar uma protagonista com um comportamento e atitudes bem ocidentais, que fala o dá na telha sem esconder seus sentimentos, ou seja, uma mulher completamente diferente dos padrões vistos nos J-dramas. Talvez seja esta a razão do sucesso do drama, afinal, não é todo dia que os japoneses veem na TV uma personagem assim, não é mesmo?

Gostei da OST e das atuações, os protagonistas fizeram um ótimo trabalho juntos. A história é simples, mas funciona e desenvolve bem. O ponto marcante do drama é realmente o comportamento totalmente fora dos padrões mostrados nos dramas japoneses para uma personagem feminina.

Se você assim como eu gosta do Takuya, este drama não pode faltar em sua lista de assistidos.

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