Japanese storytelling is characteristic to be downtempo. There are no big plot twists on it. Instead, they focus on concrete feelings or fears and they develop them. This series is not the exception. But the way in which it is told and how the story grows with the main character, Wako, is really engaging.
Wako is a woman on her thirties that is concerned about marriage, having a child and having a job. She's in a solid ground but that doesn't make her happy. She wants to turn around her life but she fears to lose all and never get to that situation again. That's because she's getting older and, in the context of the Japanese society, it's every time more difficult to fulfil those goals from scratch. When she feels surpassed, founds a way to escape from that difficult reality, which to society's standard point of view can result disgusting.
In fact, these ignominious situations are really well portraited on the series, being sometimes difficult to keep watching since you are observing the moral decadence of a woman, but in the other hand, it's overwhelming to see her neverending pursuit of happiness.
20 Reviews
Depends on your tastes. I loved it.
ineedagooduser31 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This is a show that handles the topic of older person/younger person in a mature manner. However it depends on the viewers, if you like this sort of thing then it will be amazing. If not then...oh well.
I loved it even if there was stuff that made me gag. I loved 90% of it, mostly but I can't rate it higher because of the gratuitous amounts of explicit intercourse which got tiresome. I know its part of the story but did they have to go that far? Anyway, pretty good. I give it a A-
I loved it even if there was stuff that made me gag. I loved 90% of it, mostly but I can't rate it higher because of the gratuitous amounts of explicit intercourse which got tiresome. I know its part of the story but did they have to go that far? Anyway, pretty good. I give it a A-
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alaningle79 March 2022
A thirty two year old woman who works in a movie theatre finds a high schooler asleep one day and finds herself attracted to him. She is stuck in a mundane relationship with a salary man who plays video games all night and seems uninterested in their future. She begins an affair with the young boy which raises the question that if two people love each other does it matter about the age difference. Even though the boy looks older then fifteen I still found it uncomfortable to watch, although it does show well the different outlooks on life each one has at their different ages.
IT IS GROOMING, NOT ROMANTIC!
maharanite30 June 2022
Warning: Spoilers
The sinematography of this movie is just so good. The symbols and metaphors is endearing. But, yes. I have to constantly reminding myself that this is grooming. I mean, 30 years old with 15 YEARS OLD BOY?! Ma'am, you're going to jail.
It just frustating to see how the heroine is just so naive and stupid. Sorry, but filming yourself while having sex with a minor is just NUH UH.
Other than that, the story really shows how people live in a mundane life, trying to showcase that they're being fine. How society, especially in Japan, pressure women to fit in certain standard. Standard that is very burdening and also frustrating. In short, this story is one of those "you met me at a very strange period of my life"
Oh, and! Kamio Fuju is so cute :3 looking forward for another project of his!
It just frustating to see how the heroine is just so naive and stupid. Sorry, but filming yourself while having sex with a minor is just NUH UH.
Other than that, the story really shows how people live in a mundane life, trying to showcase that they're being fine. How society, especially in Japan, pressure women to fit in certain standard. Standard that is very burdening and also frustrating. In short, this story is one of those "you met me at a very strange period of my life"
Oh, and! Kamio Fuju is so cute :3 looking forward for another project of his!
Brilliant production and acting
palmana8 January 2022
A very tender and moving approach of an encounter of souls beyond social stereotypes.
Feelings exposed properly and bravely in a society where you live for maintaining appearances of perfection and achievements.
Brilliantly acted and produced.
Feelings exposed properly and bravely in a society where you live for maintaining appearances of perfection and achievements.
Brilliantly acted and produced.
Good but odd
su_wuit_yee11 April 2022
Found it on Netflix. Interesting! The concept is good. Age is just number when it comes to love. And There's no point in staying with someone if you are bored or have no lust/love.
.... still tho, they skipped all the steps and jumped to oral without even holding hands or kissing ?? A bit too much for an Asian movie. Well may be I am just not that used to R21 movie.
.... still tho, they skipped all the steps and jumped to oral without even holding hands or kissing ?? A bit too much for an Asian movie. Well may be I am just not that used to R21 movie.
Great drama
TheodoraEh15 November 2022
First of all, if you're coming to this drama after Kdramas, like I did, be prepared to be a bit shocked and surprised. The love/sex scenes would never make it to Korean dramas.
Other than that, this drama deals with a fictional, out of the ordinary love story. All the actors did an amazing job. There are many issues presented, mostly about what's supposed to be the definition of a successful/adequate adult and about living life on auto mode versus being creative/out of the norm.
I'd just like to make a note after reading some of the reviews. There are still countries around the world that marry off their kids at 12 years old or maybe even younger. This fact is real. This drama is fiction. Choose what upsets you most. Personally I saw it as an allegory of how even though we grow up, some of us find adult living and expectations overwhelming. And even in cases where we do know what we want and don't want, these might be contradictory and require a different perspective/effort in order to fit in with the rest of the world.
Other than that, this drama deals with a fictional, out of the ordinary love story. All the actors did an amazing job. There are many issues presented, mostly about what's supposed to be the definition of a successful/adequate adult and about living life on auto mode versus being creative/out of the norm.
I'd just like to make a note after reading some of the reviews. There are still countries around the world that marry off their kids at 12 years old or maybe even younger. This fact is real. This drama is fiction. Choose what upsets you most. Personally I saw it as an allegory of how even though we grow up, some of us find adult living and expectations overwhelming. And even in cases where we do know what we want and don't want, these might be contradictory and require a different perspective/effort in order to fit in with the rest of the world.
Leaves a lasting Impression
rayhaanfuller8 June 2019
One of the best dramas i seen in a very long time. The cinematography, music and the main leads makes this drama something really special and memorable. It makes you feel so many emotions and you feel for the characters. This was movie quality and the best Jdrama that has come out. I wish more jdramas looked and was written as good like this drama.
Compelling and Provocative Series About Moving Forward and Following your Dreams!
spasek15 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Anyone who simply views this series as a story about a 31-year-old woman being in a relationship with a 15-year-old boy is simply not looking deep enough. The world is made up of religious, societal, and even cultural "rules" about how to live. Many of those "rules" involve telling others how to live.
Wako is a young woman who has always lived her life under the premise of doing what everyone else expects her to do. I've lived in Korea, China, and Taiwan as an ESL teacher. I don't think many people understand or appreciate what it means to be a woman who is being told how to live her life. In many cases, they are told as children what they will do for the rest of their lives. This is no joke. I had a mother who'd already told her 8-year-old daughter that she was going to be a doctor. And, yes, if you're a woman at/near 30, and if you aren't married yet, you will undergo enormous pressure to hurry up and marry and have kids. Asian parents often live vicariously through their kids.
Wako is constantly reminded of how old she is and how she needs to hurry up and marry and have kids. She is in a familiar and comfortable four-year relationship with a boyfriend with whom she no longer connects with. Of course, as with 99% of the people on this planet, we often prefer the mundane, shallow, and unfulfilling life to taking a chance on something better. In short, people settle. And perhaps there is nothing so sad as someone who settles. Someone once said, "Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there." This is why so many people lapse into doing things they don't love. Why? Because it's safe.
Iko represents a step out of that comfort zone for Wako. Of course, they are despised and nearly ostracized. Those who believe in the "rules" will likely say, "And rightly so!" But this series isn't about the relationship as much as it represents going against the grain. Swim up river even when everyone else is going down it. Don't be a lemming. Follow your own heart and your own dreams no matter how many people cry against you. Carpe Diem!
Of course, it does take courage to do this. To tell your family and friends that you aspire and want to do something that they all disapprove of. Wako finally understands why she isn't happy. She looks for "love" and approval in all of the wrong places, in everyone, and yet she can't understand why this does not bring her happiness. Love can only come from within. It can't be found outside of yourself. And it isn't until Wako finally realizes that the only person who is responsible for her love and happiness is herself.
The series is beautifully filmed, deftly acted, and the story is something that is sorely needed in today's world that loves to tell everyone what to do and how to live. The world wants followers. Masters dare to walk alone on a path created only by them. And yet ironically, people find them so compelling that they end up saying, "How did you do that? How can I do that?" The master can only respond, "Not by following me, but by following your Self. By being true to who you are! That is the only way!" Becoming absolutely vulnerable to your Self and others is the only true courage. And that is what this series represents.
Wako is a young woman who has always lived her life under the premise of doing what everyone else expects her to do. I've lived in Korea, China, and Taiwan as an ESL teacher. I don't think many people understand or appreciate what it means to be a woman who is being told how to live her life. In many cases, they are told as children what they will do for the rest of their lives. This is no joke. I had a mother who'd already told her 8-year-old daughter that she was going to be a doctor. And, yes, if you're a woman at/near 30, and if you aren't married yet, you will undergo enormous pressure to hurry up and marry and have kids. Asian parents often live vicariously through their kids.
Wako is constantly reminded of how old she is and how she needs to hurry up and marry and have kids. She is in a familiar and comfortable four-year relationship with a boyfriend with whom she no longer connects with. Of course, as with 99% of the people on this planet, we often prefer the mundane, shallow, and unfulfilling life to taking a chance on something better. In short, people settle. And perhaps there is nothing so sad as someone who settles. Someone once said, "Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there." This is why so many people lapse into doing things they don't love. Why? Because it's safe.
Iko represents a step out of that comfort zone for Wako. Of course, they are despised and nearly ostracized. Those who believe in the "rules" will likely say, "And rightly so!" But this series isn't about the relationship as much as it represents going against the grain. Swim up river even when everyone else is going down it. Don't be a lemming. Follow your own heart and your own dreams no matter how many people cry against you. Carpe Diem!
Of course, it does take courage to do this. To tell your family and friends that you aspire and want to do something that they all disapprove of. Wako finally understands why she isn't happy. She looks for "love" and approval in all of the wrong places, in everyone, and yet she can't understand why this does not bring her happiness. Love can only come from within. It can't be found outside of yourself. And it isn't until Wako finally realizes that the only person who is responsible for her love and happiness is herself.
The series is beautifully filmed, deftly acted, and the story is something that is sorely needed in today's world that loves to tell everyone what to do and how to live. The world wants followers. Masters dare to walk alone on a path created only by them. And yet ironically, people find them so compelling that they end up saying, "How did you do that? How can I do that?" The master can only respond, "Not by following me, but by following your Self. By being true to who you are! That is the only way!" Becoming absolutely vulnerable to your Self and others is the only true courage. And that is what this series represents.
Could have been good but...
jellica38627 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I like the message of the show about Japanese society and it's pressure on women to fit in a certain mold in order to be "happy". I really want to like this show but I'm disturbed at the karaoke scene, which is basically rape. It's really uncomfortable just thinking about a 31 year old woman preying on a 15 year old boy. I feel like I'm in a parent's nightmare with that scene. I find it hard to be happy for Wako realizing her dream and whatnot, and the ending scene where Iko and Wako told each other's dream for the future would have been so cute if I didn't know that Wako is a pedophile. It's good that they put a disclaimer that it's a work of fiction because I don't think a 15 year old is mature enough to handle a situation like that, Iko would need years of therapy just to get over the situation that Wako puts him through just because she can't control her itch. Other than sex, I do not know what Wako likes about Iko, surely a "mature" woman who can't tolerate socks being left behind would put up with Iko's crazy jealous attitude towards her, that's like a major red flag in a relationship regardless of age. I feel like the ending was hurried and fairytale-ish, they should have made Iko a bit older in the story and his family situation should have been explained better. This show leaves me feeling frustrated even though it's a happy ending, I don't know if it's intentional for the audience to feel this way, maybe there's a metaphor or some deep meaning to it. Overall, I did not like the show, sorry for ranting.
Good...But Odd Flim
jenaycarter14 February 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This series is really good however I do wish we got a better ending than the one we received.
A lot could have been explained at the end. I personally feel that Wako needed a therapist or something because let's all be real he's 15 years old and she's 32! The whole time I saw red flags!!! I swear there were times where I thought Wako would go to jail or he would at least tell his parents about what she did to him in the karaoke room. But I guess he enjoyed what she did him just that much that he went back for more. And another thing part of me knows that what their doing is wrong but I shipped their relationship all the way to the end of the series! I do like how she ended it??? I'm not so sure how to explain the ending and that's what frustrating about the whole thing.
In conclusion this is a must watch and a who ever watches this can determine for themselves how they feel about Wako and Yumeaki because honestly....yeah.
A lot could have been explained at the end. I personally feel that Wako needed a therapist or something because let's all be real he's 15 years old and she's 32! The whole time I saw red flags!!! I swear there were times where I thought Wako would go to jail or he would at least tell his parents about what she did to him in the karaoke room. But I guess he enjoyed what she did him just that much that he went back for more. And another thing part of me knows that what their doing is wrong but I shipped their relationship all the way to the end of the series! I do like how she ended it??? I'm not so sure how to explain the ending and that's what frustrating about the whole thing.
In conclusion this is a must watch and a who ever watches this can determine for themselves how they feel about Wako and Yumeaki because honestly....yeah.
Though with questionable romance at the core still brilliantly delivered
sophiamarinova2 December 2022
I have to admit that in the initial episodes I was very troubled about the age difference. This was almost a stumbling block. However, what the young actor brings to his character is super unique- he brings just the right mixture of innocence, youthful insecurities but also a level of deeper maturity well beyond his age. Perhaps that desire to be a mature adult made him look like he was older though he clearly wasn't mature on so many levels. All performances were good but I thought that his acting and character were brilliant. I personally esteem the fact that Japanese filmmakers would often present the intimacy of a relationship honestly and in more intense albeit thankfully not obscene ways. However here the relationship was driven almost purely by passion. Yes, it was an intense passionate relationship but I frankly did not see it as lasting romance. The age difference is definitely a big red flag because our female protagonist is meeting a young boy still in high school. Although I do believe the feelings and passion was mutual, the idea that the young man is potentially a victim was there. It is true that emotions of this scope can derail a young person and make them particularly vulnerable. Keeping his student's ID to get him to come back was manipulative too. Now although there are no absolute standards for falling in love, it's understood in most societies that a young person should be protected. So while I bought into the idea of shared interests, longing for each other and loving passion, I still did not see the protagonists as a real or healthy couple. I'm not sure I fully understood the ending. In spite of several significant issues, the writing was consistently strong, story engaging and acting superb, so I still think this is a strong production. This is the reason for a strong rating.
Interesting Show
smartytart20027 September 2020
I've watched every episode on Netflix & I found this Japanese drama series very interesting when I watched it.Bored of her Lazy Boyfriend,31 year old Wako met Yumeaki which he's 15 years old & she became very interesting to him despite their age difference,the cinematography was wonderful.
The truth about society & cinema
miss_berlia13 May 2024
A woman in her 30s going through life and relationship troubles finds answers in the form of an underaged(15-16) boy. The portrayal of the story is simple. No big twists. It's like they filmed a small section of somebody's lives.
The series is top-notch in terms of acting, cinematography, background music, direction and overall social messages perspective.
Wako is shown depressed, selfish, loving, logical, torn, determined, passionate. The journey of her emotional growth is amazing! She navigates through her unhappy relationship, to falling for a 15-year old, then giving up for moral reasons. She comes back strong with a clear mind and direction to achieving everything she wants.
Iko's character is also well written. Its wonderful how they have captured little nuances of the age, the nature of their relationship.
Futa is the underrated character. His basic personality also hides details of reality. How if you do not believe you are part of the problem, you will never improve and go back to same patterns.
The underaged part is morally problematic, but that is the whole point of the series! Most people questioning the plot would be horrified if they find out how casually the same thing in happening around them, and the globe! And there are so many other takeaways from the series too.
Problems of women (especially in Japan/Asian countries) entering their 30s without a partner.
Impact of breaking trust- how all 3 of them were differently affected.
The dirty and the helpless side of Love.
What adolescence feels like: not an adult, not a kid.
How its never too late to make things right, and it only takes the courage to do it.
If anything, what I like most is how human the story is. At no point do I find this story non-fictional. Congrats to the team on the final product.
The series is top-notch in terms of acting, cinematography, background music, direction and overall social messages perspective.
Wako is shown depressed, selfish, loving, logical, torn, determined, passionate. The journey of her emotional growth is amazing! She navigates through her unhappy relationship, to falling for a 15-year old, then giving up for moral reasons. She comes back strong with a clear mind and direction to achieving everything she wants.
Iko's character is also well written. Its wonderful how they have captured little nuances of the age, the nature of their relationship.
Futa is the underrated character. His basic personality also hides details of reality. How if you do not believe you are part of the problem, you will never improve and go back to same patterns.
The underaged part is morally problematic, but that is the whole point of the series! Most people questioning the plot would be horrified if they find out how casually the same thing in happening around them, and the globe! And there are so many other takeaways from the series too.
Problems of women (especially in Japan/Asian countries) entering their 30s without a partner.
Impact of breaking trust- how all 3 of them were differently affected.
The dirty and the helpless side of Love.
What adolescence feels like: not an adult, not a kid.
How its never too late to make things right, and it only takes the courage to do it.
If anything, what I like most is how human the story is. At no point do I find this story non-fictional. Congrats to the team on the final product.
Morally impossible to get through..
owenkranz2 November 2021
I hate to be that person who reviews something like this, but I cannot get behind this when it is literally based off of a predatory relationship. 31 and 15 is morally wrong AND illegal. It is impossible to watch this when there is 1) so many sexual encounters between the two protagonists (which btw is r*pe) and 2) they (as in whoever is behind the production) is constantly emphasizing that she is 31 and he is 15. It's always being brought up and it makes it even weirder. They just keep emphasizing that male female character knows what she is doing is wrong.
I just cannot get on board with this show when it is romanticization a predatory relationship.
I just cannot get on board with this show when it is romanticization a predatory relationship.
Definitely not your average drama
manuel-nascimento22 January 2024
J-dramas in my experience always mean some sort of cliché-adhering, trope-involving affairs, mixing romantic themes and coming-of-age themes, etc., that moset of the time barely make it above the cut.
This show however really struck me as departing from all of that and honestly presenting a premise of: what if a 30y+ old girl got "stuck" in her relationship that seemed to not go nowhere and met someone who's 15y old and made all her life feelings in question? It's naive and dramatic on so many levels, starting with the age gap, but sadly if you're like me you can relate to the dimension of being older and seemingly all the sparks of life are diluted into nothingness and though you're not even 40 you feel like you're dead... SO... this one premise really moves you.
Together with all this, the cinematography on this show is WAY above average. In many of the multiple 25 min episodes I felt like I was watching a masterpiece movie from a respected cinematographer - this never happens on an american TV show. It's a TV series that feels like a succession of very good quality indie movies with great taste.
It may start as just another japanese romantic show but it's incredibly WAY more deeper than that. So many things nowadays purport to be "feminist", whatever that means. Besides all that I've written above, this show has got to be one of few times I felt something true about that. Highly recommended.
This show however really struck me as departing from all of that and honestly presenting a premise of: what if a 30y+ old girl got "stuck" in her relationship that seemed to not go nowhere and met someone who's 15y old and made all her life feelings in question? It's naive and dramatic on so many levels, starting with the age gap, but sadly if you're like me you can relate to the dimension of being older and seemingly all the sparks of life are diluted into nothingness and though you're not even 40 you feel like you're dead... SO... this one premise really moves you.
Together with all this, the cinematography on this show is WAY above average. In many of the multiple 25 min episodes I felt like I was watching a masterpiece movie from a respected cinematographer - this never happens on an american TV show. It's a TV series that feels like a succession of very good quality indie movies with great taste.
It may start as just another japanese romantic show but it's incredibly WAY more deeper than that. So many things nowadays purport to be "feminist", whatever that means. Besides all that I've written above, this show has got to be one of few times I felt something true about that. Highly recommended.
Have we grown into the adults that we imagined ourselves would be?
ting0319-629-17723118 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Have we grown into the adults that we imagined ourselves would be? Have we been doing what we SHOULD do but not spending time paying more attention to what's important? How many times have we put others first and held resentments and only realized when we could have walked away so long ago? What's more wrong than the other? To belittle herself so that she fits in the expectation of a mediocre and ordinary life that the society expects? Or to fall in love with a tonnage boy?
These are the raw emotions that I felt whe watching this tv series. Yes, the romance itself is strange and some may find it unacceptable, but it's a TV drama with beautiful (at times erotic) cinematography. I have not seen such a good japanese drama in this genre for a long while. It seems irrelevant while also realistic at the same time. The plot makes the most extreme combination possible, an 30ish female and a teenage boy. It invites the audience to feel the sentiments as well as to questions what we will do if we were her or hm.
Oddly, we are the stories we tell ourselves. She told herself that she's always the second choice to others while she had been treating herself as a second choice to herself as well.
There is no 'us' if there is no 'I', as the author of The Choice: Embrace The Possible , Edith Eger, realized that her unhappiness and resentment in her marriage derived from this very idea. This drama also touches upon this concept at the end, which I really like and admire this very courage to walk away, to be honest with herself, in order for both of them to become 'I' before there could ever be a 'us'.
The sentiments still linger so do the questions. If you enjoy dramas that has this effect, it's worth watching. Plus, each episode is around 25 minutes, and I did not fastforward any single bit.
These are the raw emotions that I felt whe watching this tv series. Yes, the romance itself is strange and some may find it unacceptable, but it's a TV drama with beautiful (at times erotic) cinematography. I have not seen such a good japanese drama in this genre for a long while. It seems irrelevant while also realistic at the same time. The plot makes the most extreme combination possible, an 30ish female and a teenage boy. It invites the audience to feel the sentiments as well as to questions what we will do if we were her or hm.
Oddly, we are the stories we tell ourselves. She told herself that she's always the second choice to others while she had been treating herself as a second choice to herself as well.
There is no 'us' if there is no 'I', as the author of The Choice: Embrace The Possible , Edith Eger, realized that her unhappiness and resentment in her marriage derived from this very idea. This drama also touches upon this concept at the end, which I really like and admire this very courage to walk away, to be honest with herself, in order for both of them to become 'I' before there could ever be a 'us'.
The sentiments still linger so do the questions. If you enjoy dramas that has this effect, it's worth watching. Plus, each episode is around 25 minutes, and I did not fastforward any single bit.
One word: Weird..
Yuibass28 December 2018
Warning: Spoilers
I thought I'd check out this series because I'm a fan of japanese drama's. Well this indeed was a drama.
A 30-something year old woman is miserable in her current life, she lives together with her boyfriend of 4 years but isn't happy so she falls in love with a 16 year old boy. Normally they would call that pedofilia but not here.
The woman works at a movie theater and meets the 16 year old kid. She decided to pursue him without thinking for a second that she has a boyfriend already. It's a big lie-fest and everyone is misareble because SOMEONE does not communicate.
The series is a bit of a drag because the main character is not likable, she is annoying and very egocentric. Let alone the weird far fetched philosophical intro and outro wich get explained by the end when you really don't care anymore.
The setup of the series was ok, the actors were ok, it was all just meh..
A 30-something year old woman is miserable in her current life, she lives together with her boyfriend of 4 years but isn't happy so she falls in love with a 16 year old boy. Normally they would call that pedofilia but not here.
The woman works at a movie theater and meets the 16 year old kid. She decided to pursue him without thinking for a second that she has a boyfriend already. It's a big lie-fest and everyone is misareble because SOMEONE does not communicate.
The series is a bit of a drag because the main character is not likable, she is annoying and very egocentric. Let alone the weird far fetched philosophical intro and outro wich get explained by the end when you really don't care anymore.
The setup of the series was ok, the actors were ok, it was all just meh..
I doe not like it
jegharikkeemail20 November 2020
Interesting but questionable story setup
billchouca1 February 2024
Imagine the storyline where the sexes are flipped. In other words, the lead character is a 30-something male, bored with life with a steady girlfriend, who decides to have a fling with a female high schooler. I'm not sure which culture would find this premise acceptable.
But for some reason, as long as the lead character is female, then it's OK and we go into a fantasy storyline.
As depicted in the story, the female lead is just bored of the mundane life she's leading and so goes looking for a hot, underaged pickup. Again, imagine if this was a male lead--any sympathies then?
Then we get into the psychologies of the various characters. I cannot fathom how the 30-something female lead acts like a 30 year old. She's more like a stunted 20 year old. Unhappy with life, she is not able to talk with her boyfriend about their relationship issues and instead decides to have a fling. Doesn't this sound more like what a high schooler or college couple would do?
As with many J-dramas these days, the original story came from a manga series that's geared towards young female audiences. Hence the main female lead feels like a 20 year old.
But for some reason, as long as the lead character is female, then it's OK and we go into a fantasy storyline.
As depicted in the story, the female lead is just bored of the mundane life she's leading and so goes looking for a hot, underaged pickup. Again, imagine if this was a male lead--any sympathies then?
Then we get into the psychologies of the various characters. I cannot fathom how the 30-something female lead acts like a 30 year old. She's more like a stunted 20 year old. Unhappy with life, she is not able to talk with her boyfriend about their relationship issues and instead decides to have a fling. Doesn't this sound more like what a high schooler or college couple would do?
As with many J-dramas these days, the original story came from a manga series that's geared towards young female audiences. Hence the main female lead feels like a 20 year old.
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