Hana Yori Dango

Promotional image for Hana Yori Dango

‘Hana Yori Dango‘ started airing from October 21, 2005 till December 16, 2005 on TBS network. A total of 9 episodes have been aired. Each episode spans to around 46 minutes. On 2006 it was released in four DVDs. A DVD collection has been released, titled ‘Hana yori Dango DVD Box‘ where a photobook is also included. This series is based on the popular manga of Kamio Yoko.

Synopsis

The dorama focuses on Makino Tsukushi’s life and how she has to deal with countless problems, especially at her school. Her problems started when she decided to attend Eitoku Gakuen, an exclusive school where the rich and celebrities attend. The students are all from a high class level and make it a point to flaunt their riches, even at school at various levels. Students are driven to school with limousines, hummers and sports cars. They also make sure to wear the most elevated brands to display how rich they are. It’s quite impressive to see how ridiculously rich some of the students are and how they go to extents to display it.

To make matters even worse, there is a group of four students called ‘Flower Four’ or most commonly ‘F4′, who actually control the whole school because their parents give generous donations to Eitoku. F4 are the richest students, they do whatever they want and entertain themselves by ‘eliminating’ whoever comes in their way from Eitoku with a ‘red notice’. The student who gets a red notice ends up bullied and ostracized until they leave the school. Their system resembles the middle age political system where any sign of rebellion was stunted.

Since Makino is a ‘commoner’ and certainly cannot afford these luxuries, she feels excluded and tries not to stand out and attract attention. Nonetheless she still really hates how the F4 flaunt their power and does not willingly attend to these activities. Yet, she passively accepts it because she knows how proud her family are of her school. However this all changes when she crosses the path of F4 and clashes with their leader, Domyouji Tsukasa. Makino ends up getting a red notice, which leads the whole school to torment her but she refuses to leave Eitoku. A member from F4, Hanazawa Rui secretly helps her during this difficult time which leads to Makino falling for him.

Domyouji is used to being in control and when Makino refuses to bend at his will he is baffled and enraged. Things start changing when Makino punches him, which reminds him of the only person who wasn’t intimidated by him; his sister. Surprisingly he starts falling in love with Makino, but he isn’t very good at displaying his feelings so he ends up confusing her by his bursts of jealousy and his strange displays of affection. Without wanting to Makino’s life is turned upside down, getting unwanted attention and rivals, while she unsuccessfully tries living a normal life.

Tsukasa's way of settling the score

Tsukasa confessing again

Makino is thrown in a love triangle, trying to decide who she likes. However, Makino slowly starts trusting Domyouji and accepting him as he is. Most of the episodes see them facing rivals, misunderstandings and unbelieveable obstacles. However Makino also finds a lot of allies, who are determined on making the two of them get together, no matter what!

The Characters

Inoue Mao as Makino Tsukushi
Makino Tsukushi is the protagonist of this dorama. She is a typical high school student from a middle class family. When she is accepted to the distinguished high school Eitoku Gakuren, she is horrified to see that the students attend school to flaunt their status and is disgusted at F4’s attitude.
However she sacrifices her happiness and attends, because her family are thrilled at the idea that she attends such a prestigious school. Yet this is only the start of her troubles. When her friend Sanjou Sakurako ends up spilling juice over Domyouji, Makino decides to stand up for her which leads to her getting a red notice.
Makino’s strong character is clearly portrayed when she’s being bullied by the whole school. She hates being pushed around and she retaliates and confronts Domyouji, something that would lead to him falling for her. Her stubborn attitude rivals to the one of Domyogi leading them to clash at every single opportunity.
It is also interesting to note that this was Inoue Mao’s first major act in a dorama, where she acted brilliantly and won an award as best actress in the ‘47th Television Drama Academy Awards’.

 
Matsumoto Jun as Domyouji Tsukasa
Domyouji Tsukasa is the leader of F4 and the heir to the international Domyougi Financial group. He’s a spoilt, arrogant and bull-headed person, who hates losing. Thus it’s quite common to see him beating people up when he’s pissed off. Also he seems to mix words quite a lot, leading to confusing and funny moments.
He falls for Makino, the only girl who doesn’t care about his money, fame or power. He awkwardly tries extremely hard to get Makino’s affections in the wrong ways. He threatens to kill her if she doesn’t do what he wants, claims that she loves him and buys expensive gifts to her family which lead to a very frustrated Makino. Jun Matsumoto is part of popular J-pop band ARASHI. He won an award as best supporting actor in the ‘47th Television Drama Academy Awards’.

Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui
Hanazawa Rui is the most mysterious and introverted member of F4. He frequently spends his time in the fire escape staircase reading or sleeping. Despite that he’s a member of F4, he doesn’t seem to enjoy their activities and he’s intrigued when Makino stands up for them to the point that he starts helping her.
Makino falls for Rui but quickly realizes that he has hidden feelings for his childhood friend, Shizuka and she urges him to follow her and quit holding back his feelings. Makino helped Rui express himself more and he slowly ends up falling for her too!
Shun is the former boyfriend of J-Pop idol Yaguchi Mari. He got the role as Rui because Jun told the producers that if they didn’t give Shun the role, he wouldn’t act as Domyouji. In real life, Jun and Shun are good friends, all the way from theGokusen days.

Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro
Nishikado Sojiro is the son of the head of a prestigious tea ceremony school. His elegant appearance and manners are quite deceiving though. He’s a typical rich playboy, who is always playing around with different girls and avoids commitment. In the end he never seems to consider any girl seriously.
He’s often seen partying with Mimasaka Akira, with whom he gets along quite well, probably because of their mutual love for women. His attitude is quite laid-back, charismatic and full of confidence, however he tends to lose his temper if things do not go his way. Despite the fact he’s a social person, he’s quite cold and detached from anyone, except F4. Shota actually comes from a family of actors, so it was inevitable that he’d end up as one himself.

Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira
Mimasaka Akira is the most mature and reasonable member of F4. Despite being seen as a side-kick, usually he’s the one who patches up everything when something goes wrong and probably the person who keeps F4 together. He’s known to give a helping hand, whenever something comes up.
His family are bosses in the Underground. He’s also known to enjoy women who are much older than him, especially if they’re married and is considered a ‘lady killer’. And very much like Sojiro, he doesn’t take any relationship seriously and he avoids commitment.
Abe was actually born in China. His family moved to Japan at age 9 and he’s of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage and speaks both languages fluently.

Sato Megumi as Sanjou Sakurako
Sanjou Sakurako came to Eitoku as a transfer student. She quickly bonded with Makino and became her first and only female friend at Eitoku. Sakurako was the only person who didn’t seem to mind that Makino was poor and also seemed to enjoy her mother’s cooking.
When she ends up spilling juice on Domyouji, Makino stands up for her. Sakurako ends up quitting school but Makino and her still keep in contact during her absence.
However Sakurako’s intentions are quite obscure. She is seen as timid and shy and yet in reality she’s quite different. Actually Sakurako is a manipulative individual who holds a grudge and a secret for many years. In the end Makino’s and Sakurako’s relationship is quite odd. They are friends yet rivals and they seem to always aim for the same goal.

Matsushima Nanako as Domyouji Tsubaki 
Domyouji Tsubaki is Tsukasa’s gorgeous elder sister. She’s married to a hotel owner in Los Angeles and seems to live a happy life. She frequently visits Japan to see her brother. Apart from Makino Tsubaki is the only person who stands up for his nonsense and frequently punches him and pushes him around. Nonetheless they seem to have a strong bond, where Tsubaki is often seen offering advice and help to her brother.
Her warm and bright character livens up every episode she takes part. However in the past she has given up a love because of her mother’s pressure and she regrets it. When she meets Makino, she quickly warms up to her, maybe because their characters are so similar. She sees potential within Tsukushi and Tsukasa and so she is frequently seen as giving a helping hand.
Matsushima Nanako is a very famous actress who starred in the 1996 movie ‘Ringu’ which became a hit. Her popularity is widespread and she regularly tops such polls as ‘best jeanist’ or ‘favorite female star’.

The Music

This dorama happens to have an excellent soundtrack along with a brilliant cast. The opening song, Wish is actually by ARASHI, the group which Jun makes part of. This single was extremely popular and topped the Oricon charts selling a total of 303,812 copies.

Otsuka Ai composed and sang the image song for this dorama called Planetarium, which was released as her 10th single. Unlike the opening song, Planetarium was a slow and melancholic ballad. This single was another hit, getting the top spot on Oricon, selling 315,669 copies and ranking as Ai’s 2nd highest selling single.

Conclusion

I must say this dorama was quite entertaining to watch. Every single tiny detail and aspect about it was just perfect. The actors were well selected and fitted their role so realistically that the watcher could easily relate with how they were feeling. Inoue Mao really does an excellent job by portraying Makino’s woes and confused feelings and is extremely entertaining to watch. Also watching how carefully they selected the scenes and the high budget, I was thrilled to see how they replicated the manga scenes into reality.

Tsubaki realising how dense Tsukasa is

Tsukushi trying to learn the piano.

‘Hana Yori Dango‘ is definitely one of the best doramas ever released. There was nothing to gripe about and everything is definitely set to be of the highest quality. Despite only having nine episodes the series covered a huge part of the manga and it wraps up everything quite well in the end. Thus it is no surprise that this series got a high rating and fanbase.

What has brought this dorama to life, was the fantastic amount of chemistry between the characters of Tsukasa and Tsukushi. While their relationship is quite odd and awkward, it creates a spark between them which makes you feel that they’re made for each other, no matter how many problems may arise.

On a final note I do suggest you keep an eye out for ‘Hana Yori Dango 2‘ which will continue from where the first series ended and shall take the protagonists to New York.

here's the DVD box :D

i like masujun i this dorama...

so lovey dovey, tsukasa with tsukushi ><

Proposal Daisakusen

Proposal Daisakusen Promotional Photograph

“Proposal Daisakusen“, otherwise known as “Operation Love”, is a Japanese television drama series. This series started being aired in April 2007, with the season finale at the end of June on Fuji TV. A total of eleven episodes were recorded, which is the standard in Japan. In March 2008, a special was aired to conclude the whole series.

This drama was extremely popular in Japan, with an average rating of 17.3%. Consequently it has won a fair amount of awards. At the 53rd Japanese Television Academy Awards, it won the award for Best Drama, Best Theme Song and the Special Award. Furthermore at the 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix it won the award for Best Drama and Yamashita Tomohisa and Nagasawa Masami won the Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. Hamada Gaku and Eikura Nana also won the Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress awards.

here's The Synopsis and The Characters

Synopsis

The plot focuses on Iwase Ken, a young man who is attending the wedding ceremony of his childhood friend, Yoshida Rei. The whole ceremony seems to be a typical joyful celebration, almost perfect in every way. The wedding ceremony seems to be the dream wedding of any girl, with a beautiful church, a stunning wedding gown and a sophisticated celebration after. However on this day, Ken is overcome with this overwhelming feeling that he has lost Rei forever and realises that he has always been in love with her. He spends most of the day feeling miserable and regretting the fact that he held back and never took a chance to confess his feelings to Rei in all those years that he had known her.

“The majority of humans don’t understand the reality of something till it’s over.”
- The Fairy

While Ken is feeling sorry for himself, Rei entrusts him to give a speech at the wedding, which makes matters even worse. Ken becomes even more miserable when a slideshow of Rei’s life is shown. He begins to remember all the chances he missed and is not proud of the way he treated her in the past. With that thought in mind, he wishes to himself that he could relive his past and somehow manage to be the person marrying Rei today.

Promotional Photo

Magazine Photoshoot

Coincidentally at the same wedding, someone notices how pitiful this young man looks. This happens to be a fairy who has never seen anyone have such strong feelings of regret towards the bride. This fairy decided to give Ken a helping hand to win over the girl he loves by returning to the past. Ken is given the chance to go back to the past with the help of photos from the slideshow.

However this is not as easy at it seems! Ken is has zero skills in love and despite his best intentions, he always seems have wrong timing or do the wrong things. Also most of his efforts at confessing his feelings to Rei end up being thwarted! Both him and the fairy know that the chances of winning the girl he loves are very slim. Nonetheless Ken is stubbornly set on winning Rei. Can Ken finally capture Rei’s heart and change his fate?

The Characters

Yamashita Tomohisa as Iwase Ken
Iwase Ken is the protagonist of this drama. His nickname, Ken-zou was given to him by Rei. It is fairly clear from the start that Ken is the opposite of every girl’s dream. He’s slow, indecisive, insensitive and lacks any kind of a romantic spirit. Ken wasted most of his youth stubbornly avoiding his feelings for Rei, which was a cowardly act in itself. Instead he foolishly chased after superficial girls, only to get rejected. Ken is also quite childish, believing that buying Rei coffee milk would make her marry him or getting excited over something silly as compatibility over the love calculator.

Despite his shortcomings, anyone would sympatise with him and cheer on his impossible quest. When he returned to the past, Ken tried his best to amend his mistakes and stubbornly keeps persisting until the very end, despite of the odds being against him. In many occasions, Ken would fail to summon his courage to confess his feelings to Rei or secretly sacrifice his happiness in order to make Rei happy. In the end it is clear that Ken would go through great lengths for his friends and Rei. All these aspects make Ken a very realistic character and someone who any guy can relate to.

Nagasawa Masami as Yoshida Rei
Rei is Ken’s childhood friend. She has a cheerful, calm and sweet personality, which makes her well-liked by everyone. Her observant nature makes her considerate of other people’s feelings and she always thinks of her friends before of herself. Unlike Ken, Rei takes school duties very seriously and always scolds Ken for skipping his duties. Rei is very serious in whatever she does and she has never given her parents any trouble.

Rei also has a vulnerable quality, where she holds back and keeps her emotions bottled up when she is heartbroken or upset. She usually doesn’t say anything but a person who knows her well would notice these slight changes in her expression. Ken seems the only person who manages to make Rei feel this way, especially when he doesn’t keep his word or he lets her down. Rei fell in love with Ken when she was very young but Ken never seemed to notice her feelings and never took her seriously. When Rei grew up, she slowly gave up her love for Ken and rather than taking a risk, she decided to date Tada instead.

Eikura Nana as Oku Eri 
Eri is Rei’s best friend and confidante. Initially Eri is portrayed to be a vain and self-centered girl, whose sole interest is to date handsome men. In high school Eri was extremely popular and attracted the attention of all the males in her school. For this reason she was nicknamed the “class Madonna”. Tsurumi was also infatuated with Eri and he persistently kept on trying to win her affections. Eri ignored Tsurumi whenever it happened and pretended it never happened.

Despite of her high opinion of herself, Eri is yet another likeable character. She has a bubbly personality and is constantly energetic. Although she may appear carefree and unreliable, Eri always stands by her friends and keeps her commitments. As an adult Eri kept trying to find the perfect guy but unfortunately she kept falling for men who treated her badly. However due to an intervention by Ken, Tsurumi stops Eri from going back with her ex boyfriend. In the end Tsurumi and Eri finally get their own happy ending.

Hamada Gaku as Tsurumi Hisashi 
Tsurumi is definitely the funniest character in the series. His boundless energy and his undying enthusiasm are infectious. Tsurumi always puts his heart in whatever he does, even though he fails many times. Because of his loud and energetic nature, he is frequently seen as annoying and a lot of people tease him for this quality. Also since Tsurumi is quite short, he is frequently teased for “not growing up”, which ignited his obsession with drinking lots of milk and his job as a milkman.

He is madly in love with Eri but unlike Ken he makes no secret of it. Throughout the whole series Tsuru goes through countless unsuccessful attempts to make Eri love him. These demonstrations are frequently over-the-top, like writing a gigantic confession on the baseball court. Despite of all the rejections, Tsuru persistently kept on trying and with a little help from Ken he was successful.

Hiraoka Yuta as Enokido Mikio
Mikio is the smartest and most mature person in the group of friends. He frequently teases Ken and Tsurumi when they act childish or when they foolishly chase after girls. Mikio is very sharp and he quickly caught on the fact that Ken came to the future and tries to help him. He is also very ambitious and aims to be a movie director.

For these reasons he is perceived as being rather cool and a lot of girls like him. Unlike Ken and Tsurumi he seems more skilled into dating and relationships although he seems to be quite reluctant on committing fully to his girlfriend, Yuko. For this reason, Mikio had a lot of arguments with his girlfriend. Tsurumi is impressed at his skills and frequently calls him “Master” when he needs advice on girls.

Fujiki Naohito as Tada Tetsuya 
Tada is the antagonist of the series, since he’s Ken’s competitor. He happened to be the teacher for Ken’s class when they were high school seniors. He is rather shy and reserved. In the beginning he seemed to focus simply on inputting information into the students’ brains, making him quite boring to the majority of the students. He never bothered to talk or understand his students. Somehow Tada seemed to live in his own world making him quite unlikable.

Tada realises only too late that his mathematical explanations are too complicated and that he’s so distant from his own students. Despite of the fact that he knows that it’s in his interest to distance Tada from the students, Ken decides to do the right thing and shows a paper that Tada designed for his students. In it Tada had written down the qualities of his students and drew an image of each of them, showing that deep inside he cared a lot for his students. Despite of his awkward personality, Tada is a kind-hearted person and always tries to do the right thing.

The Music

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The ending theme song, “Ashita Hareru Kana” is performed by Kuwata Keisuke. Kuwate Keisuke is famous in the Japanese entertainment scene for being a record producer, a movie director and a musician. He’s also the lead vocalist and guitarist of the popular Southern All Stars band.

The song is quite romantic and melancholic, accompanied with a choir of children, a piano and a guitar. It was perfectly suited for a wedding. With this theme song he won the award for “Best Television Theme Song” at the 53rd Japanese Television Awards, in 2007.

The insert song “Chiisana Koi no Uta”, was a rock song performed by the indie rock bandMongol800. In the drama, it was Ken’s favourite song and it also happens to be their most loved hit. The song can be loosely translated as “Small Love Song” and the lyrics fit the relationship between Rei and Ken perfectly.

The lyrics narrate a love story from the beginning till the end. It starts with the meeting of these two people and how his feelings simply kept growing since he met her. At one point, he realised that the most important person to him was the one standing next to him. In the end this person cannot forget his loved one and his feelings will never change towards her. However knows that expressing these feelings into words is not enough. Only his actions and emotions can truly explain how he feels. Ken has shown on countless times how he couldn’t express his feelings in words and only through his actions he showed Rei that he cared about her. In the end what matters is the memories he cherished with her and he knows they shall be imprinted in his heart forever.

“Time have passed since I first met you. The letters with my feelings grow in numbers, without us realizing, it is already echoing between us.”

Themes

This drama contains a lot of themes, giving it a whole new dimension. The predominant theme is naturally that of love. Love is frequently defined and portrayed in a restricted way by society and the media. Yet Rei and Ken manage to overcome all the clichés of love and show that love can be expressed in a different manner. Despite the fact that they always seemed to back down at confessing their feelings and that they were not an official couple, it is clear that Rei and Ken know each other extremely well and they always do special things for each other, without expecting anything in return.

“You said you wanted it. So I dealt with the responsibility of getting it.” 
- Ken

Don't Knock New York

Ken would always try to make Rei happy and would sacrifice anything when she asks him to do something for him. When he returned to the past, he urged her to speak to her grandfather, knowing that he would die a few months later and she would regret it for the rest of her life. He also spent a lot of money and time to win “Don’t Knock New York” bag that he knew Rei wanted so much. On the other hand, Rei was always noticing everything about Ken and would do little things to make him happy. This is clear when Rei bought him a figurine of Randy Bass for his birthday and hid it in the library, since she knew he admired the baseball player so much. She also noticed Ken had hurt his arm so she included a band aid. Rei supported Ken’s baseball dream and even became a manager of his team, despite the fact that he wasn’t so good at it. Those little special moments were much more meaningful than the typical love stories in books or movies.

Rei's gift to Ken

Ken's holding Rei's gift.

The fairy believes that loving and being the right person will lead to a miracle since love can change a person’s destiny. However such a miracle is rare, since few people are happily married for the rest of their lives. He also strongly believes that marrying the person you love second best is not going to make you truly happy. Despite of that, many people accept their own fate passively and would be content with simply that.

The themes of fate and human will are quite strong. The fairy frequently makes reference to how people often explain the unfavourable turn of events to be “unexpected” or “accidental” but they do not take responsibility of their actions or try to change the course of events. They would prefer to find excuses and complain about how fate is unfair. However the fairy thinks that things happen for a reason and that humans should work hard at reaching their own dreams rather than blaming fate.

“Humans… One thing you have gotten very good at throughout history is making excuses.”
- The Fairy

Throughout the eleven episodes, Ken complained and found excuses for his cowardly nature and his inability to confess to Rei. However his efforts didn’t go to waste and some of his actions in the the past, managed to have a huge impact on the future. He somehow managed to give Rei a lot of happy memories and helped Tsuru and Eri to become a couple. Ken also became more mature and realised that important matters as relationships need a lot of work and simply wanting them isn’t enough.

The concept of going back and changing fate is quite unimaginable. However I’m sure that several people have a very strong regret in their life where despite of the fact that life keeps moving on, these people would keep wishing they could go back and change their life. Nonetheless, even if they were given that chance, some people would be unable to make a difference and overcome their fears. The series proved that this is extremely difficult. In the end Ken realised that the most important thing was to change his present self rather than living in regret for the past. At the end of the day, the present is the most important time of a person’s life.

“Those who say they’ll do it tomorrow are idiots.”
- Rei’s grandfather

Several events, things and people occur both in the past and the future, which make the audience think of fate. The brand “Don’t Knock New York” is featured twice, when Ken gets Rei a bag as a present and when Ken gives up on proposing to Rei and leaves the engagement ring on a cardboard “Don’t Knock New York” stand. Months later, Eri would discover this ring and give the ring to Rei. The marathon runner, Geru is often seen practicing in the past. On Rei’s wedding day, he finally achieves the world record. Also the taxi driver present in the final episode was a faculty member in Ken’s university.

Eri discovering a ring...

...Ken's ring to propose Rei

The theme of friendship is also quite strong. It’s amazing how a group of five childhood students managed to remain good friends after all those years. Together they went through the ups and downs of life. As they grow older, their lives become busy with work and they drift apart. However they always seem to stick together and help each other in the most difficult situations. It was only thanks to Ken, that Tsurumi and Eri got together. Also without Mikio and Eri, Ken would have probably failed to do anything. In the end all of them seem to strongly wish that their friends would have a happy future.

Conclusion

This drama manages to steer off from the typical drama series. Rather than focusing on one era only, the audience is taken through a time machine which goes through Ken and Rei’s life. The audience see how Ken and Rei share a lot of special and meaningful moments together as they grow up. Just for this single reason, one can clearly see how they were made for each other.

“For 14 years, during happy times, during difficult times, during times of suffering, the one who always spent time with Rei, the one who would be able to make her happy, I seriously thought that I am the only one who could do that.”
- Ken

Furthermore the characters are easy to relate to and manage to be quite funny at times. The strong bond of friendship between Rei, Ken, Tsuru and Eri is heartwarming and entertaining without going overboard with drama. Despite the fact that the drama wasn’t extremely romantic, Ken and Rei manage to create a lot of sentimental and touching scenes, where they manage to show how much they care for each other in their own awkward way. At the same time, there are many occasions where Ken and Rei act childish and silly together, showing how comfortable they were around each other.

The concept of the time jump, gave the four friends the opportunity to grow up, giving space for character development. Therefore they are seen at their best and their worst, with all their strengths and flaws, making them even more endearing for the audience. Ken also grows up from his time travel episodes and rather than despairing he takes control of his fate.

The other supporting characters have also done a great job, especially at providing a comic relief to what could be a serious and depressing drama. Socrates, the homeroom teacher and the hamburger chef have been constantly present in the drama, providing some hilarious scenes. The fairy was also a powerful presence in the drama. He provides a lot of philosophical observations about the nature of human beings and continually offers Ken advice on relationships and the hearts of human beings.

Despite the fact that this drama is predominantly about the lost love between Ken and Rei, the writers managed to include a lot of different themes and personalities which gave a lot of life to “Proposal Daisakusen”. The best aspect about this drama was that it achieved the perfect balance between being too serious and ridiculously funny. My only gripe was that the ending was quite short and open ended. Luckily for the audience, the Special managed to provide a sense of closure to Rei and Ken’s story.

Rei missing her chance again...

Ken's second chance

One very important lesson which derives from this drama is that everyone should live their life without a single regret and they should never give up. Ken and Tsurumi were a perfect example of this, in their own way. Despite of knowing how slim their chances were, they still persisted and put their hearts into their efforts. Both chose the hardest road, knowing it was easier to move on but couldn’t forget their loved ones. Knowing that, it is better to try and have failed, rather than not trying at all!

Kya~~ i really love this dorama... spoil alert ^^