Good Morning Call (2016)

The story of this drama and the manga its adapted from, as everyone has pointed out, is not original. Girl and boy start living together and have to hide it from the people at school.

I enjoyed almost every episode, some felt like "filler" episodes but were still enjoyable. I didn't care much for Yuri's storyline. Girl needs to get it togther and stop unloading her problems on teenagers! It was also very annoying how cold Uehara was, but I still loved him because I am a sucker like Nao.

I enjoyed this drama so much, staying up till midnight on Thursdays, waiting for the new episode! The acting was very good, I really liked everyone's portrayal of their characters. Nagasawa Koya as Abe and Arai Moe as Marina were my favourites, such good comedic timing! Fukuhara Haruka was very, very good and I look forward to seeing her in more dramas.

I would definitely re watch this, and I really hope they do another season. I would recommend this drama for anyone who likes romantic high school dramas.

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I started out liking this show, really I did. Fukuhara Haruka is a gem, a beautiful, perfect acting, sweet gem. If ever I saw someone act the way I imagined a manga to be in real life, Fukuhara accomplished it in this series. It was a delight. And whenever Uehara was flustered or out of his depth, I liked watching the series as a whole. However, I literally shipped Nao with absolutely ANYONE in the show except Uehara.

I don't understand why people like these kinds of shows. Typically bubbly, happy girl with so-so or terrible grades + good at everything, rarely talks, absurdly popular guy who treats her like shit but she's 150% devoted to him anyway?

In this show, Nao will ask Uehara a question, a simple one similar to 'What would you like for dinner tonight?' and Uehara will blow up at her for being annoying or butting into his life and then someone will tell Nao about how today is some hard day in Uehara's life or something bad happened at work/school with Uehara that day and then Nao rushes to find some way to apologize to Uehara for being so stupid and not realizing that he's having a hard time, when she did nothing wrong and definitely nothing to deserve him lashing out at her.

Every time she finds joy in something, he criticizes her for it. Literally every time she's happy imagining something, typically involving her and Uehara, Uehara walks into the room and in ONE SENTENCE has her frowning and fidgeting, unsure of how to respond without making him more upset.

Nao is surrounded by people who care about her, who SHOW HER they care about her, who make her smile and laugh and feel good. The only time Uehara makes her feel good is when he's in her mind. And we're meant to believe he loves her too because every once in awhile he frowns when some other guy is being nice to her, or because, when other characters practically force him into it, he does something nice for her, because that one time they had a meal together and he didn't immediately tell her she was stupid for thinking he was enjoying himself, because they had one scene where they slept in the same room because the heating was broken.

Except 90% of the time Uehara accompanies such scenes with dialogue calling Nao an idiot or stupid for thinking it's romantic, for thinking he would ever do anything just for her, for thinking that the moment is nice, happy, or that he's kind. And not in the endearing way some characters do, where you can tell 'stupid' is a term of endearment, but as an actual insult.

That's not a loving relationship. That's abusive. That's toxic. And I put up with it for all but the last 2 episodes, waiting and hoping that Uehara was going to wake the f*ck up and stop being like that, learn from past mistakes and events, grow up and stop acting like a 4 year old who doesn't understand that other people have feelings too. But it didn't happen. And I couldn't finish the show. I couldn't stand to watch a finale where, I assume, everything is tied up with a neat little bow and we're promised that Nao and Uehara are going to have a wonderful, happy, love filled life together. Because I can't believe it. I can't watch what I know is going to be a loveless, abusive relationship. I hated every second of it.

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This drama has been adapted from the shoujo manga of the same name, so it does have a very shoujoish atmosphere around it. It's like watching a manga instead of reading it. The circumstances are all same. The drama is like the main ambassador representing most of the shoujo manga ever written. Its highly cliched, hilarious and although we all know what is going to happen, we still read it up. Admit it or not, everyone sometime or the other likes a little dose of cliche,ain't we?
STORY:
The story is same. THE INNOCENT DULL UNPOPULAR GIRL + THE HIGHLY DESIRABLE, INTELLIGENT AND 'most important, should be there traits' POPULAR AND CONCEITED GUY( type of guy which makes a girl squeal and fall head over heals for him) reminds you of something, eh?
The drama is full of cliches but it is still enjoyable and hilarious, the type of drama you don't need to think hard, you just watch it. actually if you think and question the stuff, you will never gonna enjoy the drama. Just sit, watch, enjoy its hilarity, cliches and bubbly and light atmosphere and relieve your stress.
Its boring sometimes though and one thing is missing here. a little bit of skinship and real kisses( c'mon who doesn't love real kisses,the barely-touching-lips IS NOT KISSING)!
ACTING; I loved the girl. She is sweet, bubbly cute with her manga like reactions and over the top imaginations. i had a problem with the main lead. HE LOOKED SO INDIFFERENT, i know you are supposed to be cold but atleast show some emotions, a little bit of jealousy(we understand you are jealous but we can't feel it). the second lead actors were better. Issei was cool and i felt so bad for daichi. He is too hot to be made the second lead. In my opinion this actor should be given the role of the main lead.
Music; nothing i can remember. Though it gave a happy vibe
Rewatch: I don't rewatch dramas unless i super like it, so no no for me.
So, you can watch it as a filler show. Or as a break after super intense stuff or drama. Cause this is perfect for easy watch. DON'T WATCH IT ID YOU ARE A FAN OR INTENSE INTERESTING INNOVATIVE DRAMA, cause this is definitely not one.
p.s THIS SO REMINDS OF ITAZURA NA KISS AND L.DK

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This drama has everything a delusion romance fanatic would want. From absolute jerk of a male lead to the most delusional, gullible and thick headed female lead. The storyline is the most cliche thing ever and it's feels like the writers were torn between teaching filial values, adhering the law and giving this story an obligatory happy ending.
What's more, the love triangles (yes there are more than one) for the male and the female leads don't cease to end nor does the jealousy and misunderstandings which occur due to lack of communication. Also, the male lead has his own fan club (which is creepy considering he is not a celebrity) who just like the lead characters are delusional and jerks of the highest order.
Also the female lead's character is the utopia of patriarchy, she's soft spoken, docile, doesn't complain and nor does she believes that she deserves to be treated well.

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Here’s the thing; I was really looking forward to this drama, and for a while it met my expectations. But then it just started dragging and getting annoying and now that it’s over, I’m just disappointed.

I had been wanting to watch this drama for so long because the plot really interested me. I love the forced living situations. But it wasn’t on my netflix and for the longest time nobody was uploading it. I ended up building up a lot of personal hype and was very excited when the streaming websites started uploading it.

I liked it at first. It had a lot of the classic cliches. Although it wasn’t a very unique story, it had a really cute vibe.

But then it started to drag. They overused the same conflict and it just got annoying. I started getting agitated with everyone and everything.

At first I thought that Uehara wasn’t like bullying her, he was very closed off and guarded. But the more I watched the more I realized I was wrong. 90% of the time he was cold and distant and rude and it got worse after they started dating. Not to mention the actor wasn’t that good so Uehara was expressionless throughout the drama.

I didn’t like Daichi. At all. Part of the reason was because he looks like my friend’s asshole ex and the feelings were transferring over, but then he started disregarding all of Nao’s feelings and was incredibly hypocritical about the living together situation and ugh everything about him bugged the crap out of me.

In these dramas, I always have a problem with the lack of trust. She always second guessed Uehara, like she never believed in his feelings from the beginning.

Nao was so frivolous about Uehara and he got really cold towards her. They had terrible communication. This was always one of the biggest problems I have with the ItaKiss stories.

The writers kept repeating the lack of trust and terrible communication causing issues between Nao and Uehara and it got so tiring. It was the same thing over and over again, and Nao got so whiny and annoying and obsessive. It wasn't a healthy relationship.

Like for a long time it was so cute, and when the two of them did have moments together they were really sweet. Like I thought the ending was really cute. But overall, the characters were annoying and the acting wasn’t great. Issei was the best part of the drama, give me Kentaro in a lead please.

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I was hoping for funny and cute romance story. Did I really ask too much?

Everything would be ok if not this 0 skill actor who plays Uehara..
I fuckin hate him so much I can't watch this show anymore... I got 6 episodes to go but everytime I see his face I want to turn off TV
Where the fuck did they find this guy?! I understand his character is not "nice pretty boy" but his face has 0 expressions.. like WTF all the time the same look. This is really bad actor. Wooden block would play better.

Nao is great! She could play main character in School Rumble. She remindes me of Tenma so much.
Very cute girl and her acting is fine too.

This is first drama I will probably not finish... bleh ;/

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How could i not fall in love with this series. I don't think any of the actors main or supportive role over did any scenes in all of the episodes. The storyline is cute and I just started this series this past weekend with my husband and couldn't stop watching till we finished the whole first season in one day. The main actor does an awesome job playing the hard to read sometimes cold hearted jerk but only shows his vulnerable side to the one who matters most and the main actress does such a great job showing the right emotions and facial expressions at the right scene you can't help but keep watching these two. I can't wait for season 2 if there will be one. If not i can watch season 1 over and over again.

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I watched this religiously for a few weeks and then put it on hold. Not because it wasn't good - the acting was decent enough, the story line was OK but it didn't bring anything too new. The story follows two people who find themselves living together after a mix up with a landlady. It is basically just the story of them living together and the problems that brings and what happens. This mix up is basically the main problem and part to the drama.

I believe it was casted well for the characters they wanted to create. Personally, I dislike the I-have-no-feelings-but-I-am-attractive male characters, which is presumably the route they wanted to have Uehara have. To think about this, Shiraishi did well. It is a similar thing with the female lead, where the character is relatively over-the-top, but it is quite clear this was the aim so it is not a problem. If these are the sort of characters you enjoy to follow, then this drama is very much something you should watch. I know when I first watched this, I really enjoyed these sorts of characters.

The music was quite repetitive, but personally I do not believe overdone. It wasn't like most dramas where they have an overplayed sad song for all sad situations. This makes it quite good and bareable.

I don't believe it has a big rewatch value, but it I will certainly watch the sequel.

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Good Morning Call was originally a manga, therefore the show has that cutesy, shoujo feel throughout and I LOVE IT! This show is perfect if you want a bit of light high school romance with two or three love rivals along the way. The excitement of the issue the two main characters face (Yoshikawa Nao and Uehara Hisashi) keeps it fresh but still believable, making this drama more of a slice of life than something like Hana Yori Dango for instance. I personally found all the characters very likeable, with strong personalities, giving the show a depth that some J-Dramas lack. Take note that this isn't some drama that will change your life or leave a lasting impression but just something that is more than enjoyable to past some free time. All in all an innocent drama suitable for all ages but most definitely targeted at teenage girls who love a bit of high school romance! ^_^

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Im going to be honest here, I never liked any Live-actions or Stories based in mangas, or Live-actions based on animes, because they usually ruin the story while adapting it to be real. And that is the reason why I loved this show, because, as the ending disclaimer says, this is a fictional drama, and I get that, that is the reason why there is a lot of clichés, as well as knowing what is going to happen next, and you know what? I dont care if that is suppose to make this series bad, because, in my opinion, is the only live-action that deserves to take a look more than only the trailers. Im ready to hear people saying ¨No, but love doesnt work like this, this is so unrealistic, we have seen things like this in the past, too much cliché¨ and I respect your opinion, but Im not going to change mine. This is a drama, something you only watch for entertainment, that is it. This is the reason why I am giving this drama a 10 stars, one of the only shows I watched non-stop for 2 days (Obviously, taking out when I sleep, I eat, etc etc...) and that actually made me cry, because, although this is not how love is, this is the so used story about the unpopular girl with the popular cold guy, that is how a series for me should be. I cannot wait to see Season 2 (Which, in the GMC official instagram was confirmed)
The music for some reason will always be stuck in my head, such as the opening and the problem song that sounds in the background when something is going to happen, litterally, everytime now I see someone running in the street following someone, that song sounds in my head.

¨But 10 means masterpiece, why would you rate that¨ Because I dont think anything here is a true Masterpiece, non drama is perfect, and that is ok. There is no need to have something perfect.
Plus, if something was truly perfect, there wouldnt be haters on it, which is impossible, everyone is different, and that is ok.

I would rewatch this entire drama just because of the fancies, I would love to re-watch it again before Season 2 airs :D

I really recommend you to watch this drama, not because is extremely good, or because I like it, I recommend it for those who search that typically cliché high school drama ;) This shows shouldnt be taken so seriously tbh...

PD: Also, if you were like me and said ¨I dont watch Manga or Anime Live-actions, they ruin the story¨ go ahead and watch Good Morning Call, from what I believe, for me the essence of each character is kep the same ;)

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