I started watching the drama two days ago but even back then, I had wanted to watch this for Gakky and Matsuda Ryuhei. Two of my favorite actors. But given that the drama has aired for quite some time, I was bound to see reviews from people back then when it aired on real time. Sadly, the ones I have seen were far from positive review. They were mostly saying how the drama was plain boring.

Well? I do agree that there were such moments. The drama started out in a slow-paced manner and was consistent with that throughout the drama. We were introduced to the characters through their conversations at the bar and it actually isn`t a bad way of storytelling or fleshing out of character. Although the fact that the setting of the drama is mostly at the bar, I don't think it is something that works well with most audience as it may feel like 'nothing is happening'.

But the charm of the drama lies in its 'slowness' with the ability to build up an attachment to the characters and their relationships as we paced through the episodes.

The drama made many attempts to call out on the Japanese work culture as well as what it truly means to form a relationship. I think that watching this drama will give you the essense of Japanese slice of life dramas that amidst its exaggeration at times, it never forgets to insert meaningful dialogues along the way to remind you what it means to be a human and how life should be lived.

What I dislike on the drama may be the way the supporting characters are writtenー they were very annoying to me despite their comical presence or whether their main purpose was just that; to entertain or provide comedy to the audiences. Both Matsutoya and Ueno, who were our protagonist's colleague, felt like they were not necessary to the drama at all. Though slightly relatable for the dialogues, they didn't really shine on me despite the sudden development later on.

On the other hand, I like the lightheartedness that the drama offered as well as the pacing that I mentioned above. In terms of romance, it was built up slowly that it makes you wonder whether the supposed main couple of the drama would get together in the end or stayput in their current relationship. But along the way, the drama allows you to view a wider scope of what it truly means to be in a relationship: to be there for one another in your lowest and happiest moment in life and to offer comfort in your own ways, not just physically. The main characters, to me, were written realistically in a way that they were both flawed, even in their thinking and while they may not complete one another as cliched as that sounds, they slowly form a friendship that allows them to slowly change for the better unconsciously because of their comfort level with one another.

I think that this drama may not be as worth the watch as compared to most of what I have seen in the past (thus the ratings from me) but if you're curious and want to check it out for Aragaki Yui, I think it is still fine to go on. There will still be some beautiful points to pick up from the drama still.