Please Love the Useless Me Review

Title: Please Love the Useless Me

AKA: Please Love Me! 

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Episodes: 10

Broadcast Period: Jan-2016 to Mar-2016

Cast: Kyoko Fukada, Dean Fujioka, Shohei Miura, Maho Nonami, Takehiko Ono, Mimura,

Michio (Kyoko Fukada) is 30-years-old. She keeps looking for a job after her previous employer went bankrupt, but she is unable to find work. Michio still supports her younger boyfriend and her savings is almost gone. Then, Michio meets her ex-boss Ayumu (Dean Fujioka). She was scared of Ayumu when they worked together. Ayumu now runs a tearoom which his grandmother ran. Michio decides to work part-time at Ayumu's tearoom, there, she various troubles everyday. Ayumu helps Michio, which allows her to see a different side of him that she never noticed before.

A short simple love story, but more than romance it felt like it was a life lesson. Like ‘Love yourself first, so others can love you’. It didn’t have the heavy feeling or anything, but that’s what Japanese dramas are best at, having to deal with life-problems and still manage to make it bearable and enjoyable. The cast were well picked and definitely had character growth throughout the drama. I definitely enjoyed this drama, and recommend to all.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Kyo no Hi wa Sayonara SP Review

Title: Kyo no Hi wa Sayonara

AKA: Farwell for today

Genre: Human

Broadcast date: 23 Aug 2013

Cast: Ohno Satoshi, Miura Tomokazu, Kishimoto Kayako, Mimura, Fudaka Kyoko, Kimura Fumino and Yamada Ryosuke.

Fujioka Kouta (Ohno Satoshi) is a bit of a lazy guy, who somehow managed to get a job at a restaurant. With no future aspirations and being cowardly about proposing to his long timed girlfriend, Kouta lives day by day like a normal person. One night, after taking his girlfriend home, Kouta passes out on the sidewalk and brought to the hospital where he is informed that he has a kind of blood cancer called “Myeloma”, which luckily has an 80% chance of survival. Kouta starts his treatment with chemotherapy, and befriends a kid called Harada (Yamada Ryosuke), who suffers from the same thing and had suffered form it ever since he was 8, which also left him without a leg.

This story is about Kouta fighting his disease and learning that there are things in life you can’t get around no matter how hard you fight…

Okay, bias aside, this is one heck of a special, with the entire package! Like I cried the entire time, almost 1½ hours straight! Though I was crept out by Yamada Ryosuke’s character I have to admit, he did a good job. Ohno delivered spot on, and I really believe he has an amazing ability. The story is not high thriller or completely exciting, but it does captivate you, and you do feel every moment of the screen story, from the lead actor to the supporting cast.

The only thing about this is that it is a special so I can’t really give it 5 stars, but you do get a great story, amazing acting, and it really is recommendable. I personally believe that it is a must watch story.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥½ / 4½ out of 5 hearts