Sunao ni Narenakute - Final Thoughts

I decided to take a look this drama because Eita and Juri Ueno were starring in it. They both previously starred in my favorite series, Nodame Cantabile drama and movie. However, the story begins with five people who meet through a social networking called Twitter. So, they decided to meet face to face in a cafe meeting. In addition, it deals with people who have personal problems which they later learn to either over come it or reconcile with. I have to warn you though, there will be spoilers down below.

It seems like Nakaji is a magnet for emotional problems from each his friends. First, he meets Haru who later takes an interest in him, but is uncertain about her feelings towards Nakaji. Similarity with Nakaji, he seems to like Haru, but he is having an affair with a another woman who is already married. Which that woman becomes jealous of Haru who sees her hanging out with Nakaji so often that tries to sabotage their friendship. Then, he meets the Doctor who takes an interest in Haru, but also finds out that Nakaji like her as well. So, there is some rivalry going on between the two of them. Then there is Peach, who all of a sudden confesses to Nakji that she likes him after he helped her took her to the hospital, after she had a miscarriage. However, that relationship lasted a very short time. Lastly there's Linda, who later confesses that he actually has feelings for Nakaji. So, it seems like everybody loves Nakaji. I was surprised that he did not mind at all for his friends to dump all their personal problems onto him. But I don't blame them for having to seek some guidance from him. I mean, he's the type of guy who can read people's emotional very easily. And, he provides all the emotional support for his friends.

Overall, I thought it was an interesting drama, but there isn't really anything new about this drama. It's basically a typical romance story with lots of drama going on. Plus, I was getting tiresome with this whole falling-in-love-with-multiple-people affair among the five Twitter friends. However, if you're interested in a complex love pentagon and comfortable with the over dramatizations, then this drama is for you. But for me, I'm not used to over dramatic situations, and maybe that's the one thing I was turned off by this drama.

Character list:

Nakaji (Eita)
Real name Nakashima Keisuke. He is a photographer, but low in status. He takes pictures for an erotic magazine. But he is aiming to become a professional photography just like his father.

Haru (Juri Ueno)
Also named Mizuno Tsukiko. A part time high school teacher. She’s a type of person who is not straightforward and has no self confidence in herself. Her father left his family ever since her mother in menopause. And her brother is under rehabilitation of drugs.

Doctor (Jejung)
His actual name is Park Sung-soo. He came from South Korea to Japan five years ago with his sister. On twitter, he lies that he is a doctor, while in reality he’s only a medical equipment salesman. Since the business is not doing well, the company is in trouble.

Peach (Megumi Seki)
Nishimura is a best friend and high school classmate of Haru. She conveniences Haru to come with her to a cafe meeting to meet their Twitter friends. She's the type of person who is open minded and very straightforward. But she also doesn't like to think too much of her own decisions in life. She has a boyfriend who has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant.

Linda (Tamayama Tetsuji)
Ichihara Kaoru is a magazine editor of a medium-sized publisher. Due to the previous sales, he’d been appointed to be editor in chief, and currently is aiming to be an editor. But he’s been receiving an intense sexual harassment from a female editor.