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iikii
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Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Surprising Good

I know the plot before watching it and expected it to be average but it is surprising good and real in some sense. The first episode when she laughed with her best friend during the painting scene got me, wow it is such beautiful scene. Then the rest of the episodes didn't disappoint either. Acting is good too and there's a good message to this show about the body and self.

The downside is perhaps the supporting character kaga didn't get the girl but it is a realistic portrayal of romance. Then this series is too short, only 6 episodes. I am hoping to see more of normal ayumi but there isn't much except for the last episode.

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8bitern
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Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0

Yet another body swap tale, though this time told in a slighly darker form.

The popular body swap genre has been around for over a well over a century. From F. Asley's Vice Vera to Freaky Friday, it's essentially the same rehashed tale of individuals who switch places, live each other's lives, gain a better understanding for each other before they switch back and all is good again.
Though the story has been done many times before, Switched to it's credit brings something new to the genre by creating a much darker and more dramatic storyline based around depression, loneliness, envy and bullying. An while the darker plot-line is effective, it's also full of silly plot holes and slightly dumb characters. When the male leads discover the female leads have switched bodies, the reaction is not of shock and astonishment but instant acceptance.
The acting was a bit mixed, the two male leads were at best pretty average but excellent performances from the two female leads essentially carried the show along.
For me there were moments I liked it and at points the story was quite emotional, but in equal amounts it was pretty silly and tedious. It's ok as a live action drama but probably would have worked far better as an anime.

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Delaura
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May 5, 2022
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
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Couple Issue

The story line was quite fasinating actually. Kaga was superb cute with Ayumi as Umine. After every moment we experiened with Mizumoto, i felt that he was a real bad guy. He is acting so well! I hesitated when i figure out who was the bad one but there is no bad one. I think the message they want to say is so important. In these days, pretty much everyone knows what really bullying is. I was also the one who bullied from some girls that i knew them as a friend and I kinda get Umine's feelings. What Umine had done was also wrong in some ethical way. But you'll get it why she is acting that way. Also the wrong couple was together in the end but aganist all odds, it was so good! Give a chance please!

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blacketix
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Oct 14, 2024
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Overall 9.0
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

Rollercoaster of emotions

I watched this series a long time ago and rediscovered it recently. It was just as emotional, if not more, as when I watched this the first time. The acting is very good and the switches from body to body feel so real to me. The different personalities these actors and actresses can portray is something so unique.

Although, I did find it hard to believe that Umine was ugly when Tomita Miu is such a beautiful woman.

Really good and emotional nostalgia trip from 2018.
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Julia Dias
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Me senti na obrigação de resenhar esse drama em português!

Switched passou pela minha FY do Tik Tok. Era rapidinho, 6 episódios pela Netflix, fui ver sem medo, mesmo sendo desconfiadinha com j-dramas. QUE GRATA SURPRESA EU TIVE.

Que história incrível! Somos apresentados a Ayumi Kohinata, uma garota que tem tudo: uma família amorosa, amigos leais, popularidade, beleza e ainda por cima, namora o cara por quem ela sempre foi apaixonada. Ela é muito feliz e por isso, não faz ideia do quanto outras pessoas ao seu redor têm certas dificuldades. Uma dessas pessoas é a sua colega de escola, Zenko Umine, que é exatamente o oposto da Ayumi: ninguém a acha bonita, não tem amigos, seu pai a abandonou e a relação com a mãe é péssima. Além de tudo, a menina ainda sofre bullying!

Se fôssemos pelo padrão das histórias, a Ayumi seria a garota má e a Zenko a mocinha injustiçada. Porém, esse drama é muito mais profundo que isso. O pontapé inicial da história acontece quando a Zenko descobre uma forma de trocar de corpo com a Ayumi e se tornar a garota mais bonita e desejada da escola. Em contrapartida, a Ayumi vai para o corpo da colega de classe que não tem nada na vida além de desesperança.

É um triste vermos o quanto a Ayumi, que era tão feliz, sofre uma mega injustiça e vira alguém como a Zenko. A primeira reação é colocar a Zenko no patamar de vilã e torcer para que a "mocinha" recupere tudo que lhe foi roubado. Mas é aí que a magia drama começa, e começamos a pensar que aquela vida horrível é a mesma que a Zenko viveu durante os 16 anos dela. Será que ela é tão culpada assim por querer desesperadamente ser feliz?

Enquanto tenta ter o seu corpo de volta, a Ayumi aprende algumas lições sobre amizade e lealdade. Na verdade, as duas aprendem, pois mesmo estando linda, a Zenko ainda não se sente suficientemente boa como a Ayumi. Esse drama ensina que o que temos por dentro, diz muito mais sobre nós que aparência e beleza!

Outro destaque é para os meninos do drama! Meu personagem favorito inclusive é o Kaga, melhor amigo da Ayumi. Ele é divertido e da leveza ao drama. Inclusive, friendshipp goals para o trio de amigos principal! Eu costumo detestar triângulos amorosos, mas esse aqui foi muito bem construído! No fim, mesmo meu shipp não tendo acontecido, fiquei feliz e torci pelo casal ❤️

No geral, aprendi muitas lições com esse j-drama. Eu amei e quero ver novamente em breve!

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aboutfangirling
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Overall 6.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
Tengo una relación complicada con las historias donde hacen villana a la víctima, cada vez me gusta menos que sea ella la que deba aprender la lección al final.

Umine es una adolescente solitaria, con una dura vida familiar, que cree que todos la odian por su apariencia. Si bien ella es agresiva hacia las personas que quieren acercarse, eso no les da derecho a los demás de molestarla y hablar sobre ella. Sus compañeros de clase son tan falsos, pasan de tratarla mal a tratarla bien cuando se convierte en parte de los chicos populares. Aunque, por la forma en que trataron la historia, nunca pude sentir mucha empatía por ella.

El personaje que más me gustó fue Kaga Shunpei, el eterno mejor amigo de la dulce Ayumi Kohinata, es un chico muy amable y adorable.

Lo que menos me convenció fue el episodio final. Todo se resolvió muy rápido, no hubo grandes consecuencias para ningún personaje y nadie nunca se dio cuenta de todos esos suicidios.

La moraleja del dorama es que lo importante es lo que está dentro y no cómo luce una persona. Muy bonito y todo, pero creo que con este tipo de tramas se debería empezar a hacer notar que hay todo un sistema que establece lo qué es atractivo y lo que no, y eso se debe destruir.

El mensaje que más me gustó fue este porque siempre puedo identificarme con él: basta con una persona que te aprecie y apoye realmente para poder sentir un poco más ligero el peso que cargas.

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