I was disappointed with the first episode. I was like "why are they adding more characters and swaying away so much from the main story?". The main point of this was supposed to be on how to transform horror-girl Sunako-chan (Imagine Sadako from the movie The Ring) into a perfect Japanese lady (Yamato Nadeshiko). I only got to read a few chapters from the manga (thanks to my college friend Jen) but I do understood where the manga was going to.
Well it turned out that they wanted to add more adventures amidst the trial of transforming Sunako-chan. This is typical of Jdoramas. Running for only 10-11 episodes, they usually have a certain storyline for each episode within the main story for all the episodes. Just like a sitcom. So there were little adventures within Sunako-chan's big adventure of turning into a Yamato Nadeshiko.
It kind of reminds you of F4 of Hana Yori Dango for having 4 hot guys. Kyohei, played by Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN isn't the type of guy you would say as very handsome at first. But as time goes by he became handsome to me, just like how I saw him in Gokusen 2. He kind of reminds me of Matsumoto Jun. They have the same expressions and they act quite similar when they play high and mighty roles.
The guy who played Takenaga was cute too, and he looks a lot like Wu Chun.The other guy, Ranmaru was just okay. But Tegoshi Yuya or Yukinojo in the drama was super cute! He seems similar with Ryeowook of SuJu because they are guys who look like dolls. Hihihi!
The love was just right, not too forced and not so lame. But other lessons to learn from here is to love/like someone because of his/her heart and not for his looks. Kyohei's story about having a very handsome face seems quite exaggerated though. I don't believe he has the face that can launch a thousand girls into his house. Well for a normal guy like him...NO. But if he is a celebrity...YES. It made his life miserable. That's why he doesn't like people to judge by the looks only. hence Sunako-chan wasn't forced to change her looks in the end. No more changing because of free rent. Haha!
Another point I want to raise is about Kyohei's side story about his mom and well as Takeru's story with his mom. The point is, at first it is your parents that protect you when you're still young but the roles reverses as you get older.
It's not as good as other Jdorama adaptations of manga but I still got to enjoy it. It gave me lots of laughs and tears too.
Now I'm so addicted to KAT-TUN's song for this Jdorama "Love Yourself"! Yeah, that's the main theme...LOVE YOURSELF!
