Coffee & Vanilla (2019)

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I'm gonna be honest-i didn't hate this show. It was sort of addicting, but for the wrong reasons. I only wanted to watch the next episode to see what other dumbshit idea the writer wrote next. This dollar store quality, cheesy, cheap whatnot plot is meant to be ridiculous and dramatic.Its just every cliche coming together and forming one big old clot of cliche. Your'e not supposed to expect a decent story with redeemable characters. The FL has zero personality, she's made out of foam and only breathes for the ML. The ML just tries to act tough and sexy when he's actually the opposite. He saw the FL for 1 sec and was like yeah i'm gonna marry that girl.

Anyways if u want to just watch something to fill that awaited guilty pleasure that we all crave once in a while, then yes go ahead. But don't bother trying to be logical :)

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Love at first sight heard many time but start a date or start a relationship after that not even give a chance to understand each other completely not heard. Then entry 2nd man I though there will be a love triangle but that man story didn't go much ,then again entry of a man with negative attitude I thought this character has something suspicious that this character now I give spark to the story but after two episode that spark blow off and last all the time I wait for a secret to disclose about male lead that he had seen doubtful with the starting of few episodes that may he had a past ,he had done bad in his past but whatever story come out it had no power or craze which I was expected ,As a whole the drama has no story which make sense but their love story balance the drama (the way he crazy about her ..) other than rest part of story was boring..

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Fast paced romance/ adapted from a manga

If you don't like a drama that is based off of a manga than this is not for you at all or fast paced romance than you are also out of luck.

Storyline/Plot: There wasn't much or any of a storyline to begin with, I had watched it on Viki and the synopsis was very accurate to what I had watched. I didn't mind the lack of storyline which is why I gave it 5.0 since it wasn't misleading. One thing I didn't like was the constant guys liking Risa (FL), even though she was dating Hiroto (ML). Also, it was disgusting how her friend didn't have any morals (I don't believe in girl code), since she found it okay to date her friend's boyfriend.

Acting/Cast: I liked the cast especially since the main leads are from Good Morning Call which was also another good drama. It was a bit cheesy at times with the acting but it was good for how each character was supposed to be portrayed.

In conclusion, it was a good drama for what it was. I didn't really take this all to serious since it wasn't suppose to be serious, it was suppose to be watched for the romance and skinship. So, I wasn't to serious with this review and critizing it. I would definitely re-watch it for something short but entertaining.

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this is kind of a rant. i hope no one feels hurt by it:')

This drama has no storyline. I have no problem with fast-paced romance, (even though I prefer the slow-burn one because you can feel connected with the characters as indivuals and feel the sexual tension, intensity slowly) but it has to be well executed for me, as a viewer to feel it. I watched this drama to the end to find a storyline which was non-existent in Coffee and Vanilla.

The characters had nothing special about them that would make me feel something about them, except that they are supposed to be attractive. A character having a pretty face doesn't mean anything if they are not well-written. The female lead always have the same "surprised pikachu face" expression throughout if not all, then most of the drama.

However I was worried about the female lead as I thought that this drama had a thriller or psychology trope. But when I was surprised to know that it wasn't, I thought that this was a healing romance because I had a strong feeling that the male lead was abused by his mother which he was, but it was kind of normalised(?).

Nevertheless, in the start, I sincerely believed that the male lead had something wrong with him like there was something off with him. (Well, there was. He was a manipulating, possesive jerk who is a big red flag) but I thought it was something related to the non-existence plot of Coffee and Vanilla. But there wasn't. They treated his character as if he is the perfect guy or something.

Coffee and Vanilla's characters had zero personality, zero chemistry and zero development. And their reactions to a very extreme situation or to an awful incident like sexual assualt was too light that I wasn't able to feel the connection with the characters and their feelings felt like nothing to me as they were too unrealistic to a point where I couldn't empathasize with them.

The supporting characters had no life apart from harming the fl and ml's already harmed relationship, praising the fl or the ml and falling in love with the fl or the ml only to fall out of love in like less than one week.

Won't be talking about the love triangle. It's pretty much only there to make the ml jealous or something and to give the ml and fl a reason to make out:')

A lot of reviewers here are either praising the so-called intimate moments or calling those moments robotic and not intense at all. Honestly, I never noticed their expressions when they were making-out. Maybe, I was used to the male lead's "i am so hot, so lemme give y'all an eye-smile" expression and the fl's "lemme pretend i am a surprised pikachu" expression that I could never notice it:')
However, when the 2nd ml and the 2nd fl made out, i was like, "what the hell, gal?" Why would someone make out with their longtime best friend's sexual assaulter knowing that they sexually assualted their friend?

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LITERALLY SAID SPEED

Ok. This is my first Japanese Drama so I don't know if they are supposed to act like this but I am just going, to be honest. If you guys know plz reply.

First I am going to talk about the good things before the bad. The actors are good looking and the main characters are so sweet. That's it.

Now the bad parts:
- THIS DRAMA IS FASTER THAN EMINEM RAPPING. Like, when I watched the first episode, I just sat there and was like: What in mother's good earth was that. HELLO PEOPLE!!! THEY DID THE YOU-KNOW-WHAT IN THE FIRST EPISODE AND THEY DATED JUST LIKE THAT!

- Some of the things just genuinely didn't make sense. First, the ML is a CEO. Cool right? Then, out of nowhere, he goes on a date with the FL BFF. Later, two love triangles happen and finished within 2 seconds. Boom! Now he's a host and his mom pretends to be sick. WTH?

- Lastly, the drama said that the ML had a dark past. But what was it? I don't see a dark past. Did I just get catfished?

Overall, I cringed, complained and had butterflies. I would recommend this drama who just wants something direct, basic and fast. Sometimes, we just need those types of dramas.

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Manga was better, but it’s an ok PG version.

This is one of those things where I love the book, manga in this case, but not the drama series. First off, they didn’t match up the characters looks with the manga. Second, they rushed so many things to that I was like predicting the way the story was flowing, example it’s like reading 50 shades of grey and watching the movie right after and getting the PG version. Because it was so rushed it felt like the ML had more passion than the FL. Which in the book she is naive and air headed but not to the point of annoyance. This was like she was being forced and I ain’t into that kinda thing. And they make such a big deal about his “dark past” but honestly that’s the only “drama” in here and SPOILER it’s not that big of a deal. Everything else that could add to the story line was pushed way down. She has some slight growth personality wise in the manga as well so that also helps keep you interested in that version. Production was good, as well as the music but I would prefer a stronger pairing to really resemble the manga for a better feel of lovey/steamy atmosphere. Because let’s be honest, that is what it’s all about for this particular show. Overall Rating was a 3.5... I watched it and it didn’t make me love or hate it. Just made me wish I was reading the book version instead.

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This drama was so unbearably skippable

- The relationship was severely rushed, therefore there was no deep connection to the couple, which makes viewers want to root for them.
- There were two separate love triangles that were implied, both being swept under the rug very easily and quickly making it a waste of time.
- The FL's personality was unbearable, she had no backbone and real personality other than being "cute". There are multiple men that are in "love" with the FL for no reason and it makes her character worst.
- There were basically more kiss scenes than speaking lines, leaving no room for a story whatsoever
- Any trials they had in their relationship lasted not even half an episode there was nothing that made the viewers want to root for the couple

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Only watched because of Sakurada Dori

Honestly, this drama is trash and should be in the bin. The female lead is so gullible and has no power. The male lead is so toxic and just unbearable(not the actor). It has been only a month or two since they met in the drama and the ml wants everyone to know that she will be mine forever. I completed it because I don't like dropping dramas but I should have done that with this one. There are so many scenes where she is sexually assaulted and it was unbearable to watch. Every episode had an intimate scene between the main couple and I just questioned myself that is it necessary? Go ahead and watch at your own risk.

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Don't expect much character development when watching this. Hopefully, in the manga the plot and characters were more thought-out. The main female lead seems to find herself in multiple love triangles and/or situations where she is forcibly being pinned down, kissed or needs to rescued by her savior (older bf). Her role is to play an extremely vulnerable, naive, inexperienced, young pretty girl but her innocence at times could be viewed as borderline stupidity. There was one scene where she tells him, "I realized that I am useless without you." I literally laughed. How did she make it this far in life on her own or to college? I get she may feel a bit insecure. She is younger than the main male lead who is confident, experienced and owns his own business. But, I do feel they should have given her just a tad bit of a back bone. Anything to bring a little bit of life/spice to her role. Surprisingly, expect a few toned down 50 shades of Grey scenes which are extremely rare in asian dramas. This probably has some content for a more mature audience since there may be a few scenes some may find triggering. It is short enough that it is easy to watch if you'd like to give it a try.

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