Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo (2020)

Superb!
I really love Takeru eversince. He's the reason why I started watching JDramas. And I fell more deeply into him after watching this. For the first time, I've seen him kissed and hugged a girl so many times. I didn't know he can be that sweet, loving and manly. Sides of him we can't see on his other dramas. His gaze really amazes me. How can a person's eyes be so expressive just by looking. I can't take it!
It's been 3 days since Ive finished watching KoiTsudu and I still can't get over TakeMone. I don't think I ever will. Their chemistry is just so great, I almost think they're real. I'm sincerely hoping for more projects to the both of them (to feed my TakeMone ship).
I'm not a fan of medical dramas and I tend to pick Japanese dramas I watch as I'm more into KDramas but this one can be on top of my list. I really love the story, acting, cast and the OST. If ever this drama has a hundred episode, I'll still watch it. That's how good this drama is. I've watched this in one sitting and I'll rewatch this forever.
I'm hoping for season 2 (cross fingers) or a movie version with the same casts just like Rich Man, Poor Woman.
Overall, I'll rate it a hundred star. 10 stars aren't enough for dramas like this. My love for this drama will lasts forever.

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On paper, "Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo" is not my cup of tea. Cheesy and outright silly with overly caricatured characters, as you would expect from a drama based on a manga. And yet, I absolutely adored this. The cast truly made this drama for me, particularly Sato Takeru. I've been a solid fan of his acting over the years, but he just takes his intensely tsundere character of Tendou-sensei and gives him incredibly beautiful moments of nuance, breaking up his near monotonous stoic image. The plot is quite basic in its flow, and at times, misogynistic, but if you are willing (and perhaps want to) overlook that and just get lost in the romantic banter and guilty pleasure aspects of the drama, it's really enjoyable. This drama's hardly about realism - it's romantic cutesy-ness that will make you giggle if that is your thing. And sometimes, that's all you might want from a drama. :)

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This drama was so pure and innocent!

I knew I was going to be down for a vibe similar to S2 of ‘Itazura na Kiss’ and it did not disappoint.
Sakura Nanase is such a cutie. Tries so hard, deserves the world.
Tendo-sensei is the classic cold demeanor male lead (his nickname is literally 'the devil' so I mean) but dammmn is he smooth.

The overall plot is solid. Although, at times plot lines well aren't spaced out well? It’s probably because the director's aware they must cram everything into 10 episodes, but the result of this is that all the major plot developments/plot lines are over and done with so quickly and it leaves the audience wondering what was the point of even going there in the first place.

Another thing, (minor spoiler but I must rant) our couple keeps getting interrupted in either of their apartments by Tendo's sister, you’d think after the first time they’d learn to LOCK the DOOR! And also, didn’t Tendo come over to SAKURA's apartment? Why is his sister barging into Sakura’s apartment??

But apart from that, this drama is a nice easy watch. The best part for me is it helps remind me of the good old days of S2 of Mischievous Kiss, my all time fave. It's hard to not enjoy this drama ♥︎

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I started this drama without expecting much, of course at first the female lead actively chasing after the male lead was really embarrassing to watch up till the point that I understood that it was from deep admiration of his commitment and dedication to his job to saving lives as a doctor. The male lead being very cold at first was disheartening to watch until he gradually began to melt and like his unrelenting nurse Female lead who proved that she only had eyes for him and no other man whether he was good or bad until he felt unworthy of her love and devotion .
I liked that at the end he was also concerned about her career growth and development above his feelings, this made me really like his character plus he was hella building that chemistry with his girl once he fell for her.
There wasn’t any crazy love triangle or family intrusion in this drama . Just simple and straightforward 10 episodes of them growing to fall deeper in love .
As basic as the story line was, I would watch it again and again because it brings such good feelings.

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Basically, a teenage fanfiction

I usually love Japanese dramas, but this was just so ridiculous, that the longer I watched, the lower I kept rating it. My God.

The FL became a nurse for all the wrong reasons, and remained one for all the wrong reasons, too. I feel so bad for the ML, just imagine someone following you like a puppy at your workplace and proclaiming (unwanted) love for you every chance they get. And then on top of that, every single person you know trying to set you up with the girl you don't want to have anything to do with, including family, friends, colleagues and patients! I'd quit the job on the spot.

But what frustrated me the most was that the FL constantly kept acting like a 15 year old, in everything from the way she interacted with people to the way she acted at her workplace, and even worse, to her ideas of what a romantic relationship looked like; all of it felt so immature! It felt like watching a minor flirt with her boss. It felt like watching a saesang obsess over her idol. It felt like an adaptation of a teenage fanfiction. For 10 episodes straight. Ughhh.

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A cliche made right

This drama, to be honest, is so fluffy with cringeworthy moments, but nonetheless, I had a lot of fun watching it. Having watched a lot of intense and suspense-packed dramas recently, I needed something lighthearted and cheesy and Koi Wa Tsuzuku Yo Doko Made Mo was a very pleasant break. The story is very cliche and predictable, but it did have a few heartfelt moments and when a cliche is made right, it can be very fruitful.
I loved the acting and the FL made the show so much more cheerful to watch.
I probably won't rewatch it because of how simple the drama is, but I feel like many people definitely will rewatch it for the exact same reason. The supporting characters could have had a better and stronger storyline which was the only place I was disappointed.
Definitely worth a watch though.

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i started this drama after watching a clip on Instagram which showed FL confessed to ML and his response is
*DAREDA OMAEHA*
That part was so fun to watch, i decided i wanted to watch it right away and this became my first ongoing jdrama i usually dont ongoing jdrama cause mostly they are take a long time to translate plus 1 episode per week
this such a good drama though, story does seems like Itazura na Kiss S2 but i liked MLs Acting in this one....
this drama has all the things i wanted to happen in Itazura na Kiss S2
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those who are hesitating to watch please to watch it its only 10 episode and its literally amazing and specially episode 9
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EPISODE 9 is FUNNY, ROMANTIC, EMOTIONAL, and little sad...
BUT all is well if end is well*<3* so many scenes from this episode are engraved in brain
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OOPS am i exaggerating , well it definately is perfect choice
*DO IT WATCH AND TELL ME IF YOU U FIND MY REVIEW HELPFULL*

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I wasn't originally planning on watching this title, but decided to give it a go, and happily watched the entire show. It's a light, fluffy rom-com, with some medical drama thrown in.
The chemistry between the two leads was great, I loved it, and the two leads were likable in their own ways. Sakura was a bit of a cringy ditz sometimes, but not enough to overly irritate me and I liked how eventually she moved away from the goal of simply getting the guy, and invested more into being a nurse.
I think what disappointed me a bit was the side characters and how their own endings were rushed. Little investment saw little payoff.
Plots like meeting families was a rush job, but I find Japanese dramas like this never delve too deep into certain story lines, so I didn't bring my star rating down.
Overall, a quick binge weekend show.

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I came across this Japanese drama through a fan-made video in YouTube. I immediately fell in love with the chemistry of the male and female leads, including the story itself. The drama is really similar to another Japanese drama (e.g. Mischievous Kiss); however, there were some parts that were different.

Honestly, I was a bit worried about whether this drama was going to be extremely cheesy. This drama does have some cheesy scenes though, but I didn't mind them too much! It was super cute. Throughout my time watching this drama, I was fan-girling and squealing over every single scene that the leads had together. I was way too addicted with this drama like to the point I was rewatching fan-made videos of them. The acting of both Kamishiraishi Mone and Sato Takeru was amazing in this drama. Overall, this drama was really fun, and I was satisfied with the flow and ending. Would I watch the drama again? Yes, on days when I'm feeling a sweet romance drama.

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I have enjoyed this so much that I really felt the necessity of writing a review. First of all, I think this drama is not for everyone. If you like romantic and funny light/simple dramas to disconnect, laugh and have a wonderful time this is definitely for you. Its not the biggest discovery because there is nothing new at all but if you like these kind of dramas, this drama precisely will make you smile and have fun and you will potentially end up loving it!

Story - I really liked the story. Is not a new plot at all, however, I have to admit that I usually really enjoy this kind of simple romantic stories with no weird/complicated plots that sometimes tend to be too much. In fact, I have read the manga and I think this story is much more better (less complicated and more "real"?). I also liked the fact that the writers made an effort to add medical cases and not focusing only in the main leads story. The only thing I may dislike is the story between the ML's sister and the nurse. It felt incomplete/not well wrapped up.

Cast - I am a Sato Takeru fan and in this drama he was amazing. He really brings to life the ML! Even though he plays a poker-face character, I think he managed to transmit the ML feelings, background, reasons he acts in a certain way, etc. very well. The actress playing the FL also did a good job. She portrays the typical cute lovable FL, however, I do think she did well transmitting her nervousness when the ML was close to her. But definitely Sato Takeru's contribution is what made this drama so enjoyable and hello? Those kisses? OMG I didn't expect that at all (-_-) I think I have just felt in love again.

Music - I had dreams with that song, imagine how much I liked the main song in my subconscious. Plus, what the hell, that song really fitted the majority of the situations!

Rewatch value - I have watched this already 2 times (blame the quarantine), so yes, definitely 10/10.

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This drama took me by surprise - I found it randomly after I had written my review on another drama and saw that someone had given it an amazing review. I was stuck trying to find something to watch and didn't want to commit to something super long as well as a quick watch in the meantime to give another on-air drama some time to come out with more episodes before I started. Little did I know, that this drama would become one of my all-time favorite j-dramas and make my favorites from my 2020 list.

The plot wasn't super original, but I also have never watched a "hospital drama" and I think this was a good intro. This was about a high schooler named Sakura who during an important time in her life, ran into Tendo, a resident at the hospital, that introduced to her new passion in life - winning over his heart and studying to be a nurse to get close to him. And throughout this drama, Sakura is still motivated by her love of Tendo and trying hard to win over his heart, but also come to find out that she has a knack for being a nurse. Maybe not in the "traditional" obvious way of physically healing someone that only seems to matter to Dr. Tendo, but realizing that "emotional" healing is very important as well. Yes...it did pain me seeing Sakura being only really good at blood draws and messing up everything else, but once she found her groove, she realized that she did have her own motivation at her job and added her unique flair to the position. In the process, she was "emotionally healing" Dr. Tendo's heart, which broke years prior, unintentionally.

Dr. Tendo's character was the obvious, not super original, brutting doctor who is all about work and healing everyone by any means. Which is good, but he was so wrapped up in healing people physically, he never thought about the person as a person - except for the one outlier, Anrie.

I loved how both characters went through classic character development but in two different ways. Dr Tendo needed to learn how to trust in other people and listen to other's insights, as well as learn that it isn't all about "saving everyone" but helping people live, so they can "die the way they wish." There was this whole scene. Sakura needed to learn to be her own motivator as well as learn that sometimes it isn't enough to just try your best, but the be your best.

But I think my favorite part in this whole drama was the slow-burning romance on Dr. Tendo's side. I felt bad for Sakura for the most part because she already knew what she wanted, and she stayed put, waiting. Dr. Tendo, on the other hand, needed a little more time, which is fine given his situation, but I enjoyed the slow-burning romance because Dr. Tendo needed the time to get to know Sakura and fall in love with every piece of her. And when he did...OMG....his smile was worth the wait. The secret little half-smiles he tried to hide in the beginning were everything. He also never faltered when he was just getting to know her or started to like her a little. He was in completely when he wanted to get to know her. Given, I was a little skeptical in the beginning because of his little put-downs, but I think it was the first thing he fell in love with - her determination and spirit.

I loved the stories of the different people who came into the hospital, that she helped out. The way they helped Sakura grow in her position as well as show her coworkers and Dr, Tendo that she was an asset.

I think the reason why I couldn't give this a full 10 though, was because of the side romances. I felt that Dr. Koichi's "romance" if you can call it that, was random, and was only put in because they wanted everyone to be happy. Not only that, but Nishi Ryusei's crush that turned into romance was also a completely different story or spinoff that could have been executed better. I feel like I didn't know him as a side character enough to root for him. Also, the whole time, I felt that this hospital that everyone worked at, was full of age gapped relationships. Which is fine...but we didn't have a single romance with two people that were close in age. All the doctors wanted to date nurses and it felt a little overplayed that I didn't too much about the minor characters.

Other than that, I felt like the relationship between Tendo and Sakura wasn't rushed nor laggy. One part of their relationship did seem very random and fast, but maybe it was a way for Tendo to tell Sakura that he wanted to pursue her, and no one else, and only thought of one way to do that.

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Misogynistic trite

I understand that one has to put up with cultural differences in everything one watches, but it is 2021, and Viki and the like are still purchasing licenses for series that put down women from the start to the end. The message is of accepting and normalising that a woman can and should be happy with being called idiot absolutely non-stop. That bullying behaviour is shown as acceptable and desirable. Young women would watch this and think that this is ok. Men would watch this and be reinforced in these kinds of behaviours and beliefs. This is how it becomes normalised for women to be bullied and harassed at work, and to be subjected to pay inequalities. This is how women’s confidence and self-esteem are destroyed on a daily basis. This is how women become victims of violence.
As I said, it is 2021. It doesn’t matter if this is still accepted in Japan, but as Viki and others broadcast this kind of content, Viki and others are responsible for disseminating misogynistic beliefs and behaviour worldwide. As a company, Viki and others should urgently reconsider their ethical and moral code, and stop supporting and contributing to normalising the abuse of women in any way, shape or form.

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