Old Fashion Cupcake (2022)

it's a quick cute drama u

I like the story line of this drama but the thing is its so short it's a little two short for me like 5 episode and only like 30 minutes for each episode is already too short but it's very beautiful and cute .... if it was 25 episodes long I would watch it like it's that cute the actors are so beautiful and their acting is very good. and I don't know if it because it's a short drama or anything but the misunderstanding didn't last a long time.... I love how the end of the drama even though there isn't a lot of cute love scenes or anything like that I like that and I would recommend watching this drama if you want a little cute drama which has romance but I felt like there was a lot of friendship and this story is a little unique from all the other boss and subcordinate romance because the subcordinate liked him before he what his Boss so that is very different I like this drama I would recommended to anyone who wants to watch it it's very cute but I don't think it's a drama that I will Rewatch but if you watch it it's very good for a one time you for sure......
even though I did feel like "I'm 40 year old " is used alot but whatever ?

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5 episódios e um sonho

é de se imaginar que uma história com 5 episódios de 25min passa uma insegurança para quem assiste de que se ela vai ser realmente boa. quando uma série assim é tão comentada como foi com old fashion cupcake e ainda oferece uma das cenas mais memoráveis da indústria, é um atestado claro de qualidade e demonstração de que através do esforço pode-se entregar um trabalho coeso e incrível.

infelizmente eu sofro do mal de ter uma memória ruim e isso me faz esquecer de boa parte das coisas que assisto, mas hora ou outra isso se torna uma experiência bacana pois eu me pego vibrando por momentos como se fosse a primeira vez. eu gosto muito como essa série é uma receita perfeita, em um curto tempo eles conseguem trabalhar a história tão bem que se não fosse a ânsia por mais episódios não se pareceriam apenas cinco. é muito interessante ver o romance entre homens mais velhos se desenvolver pois existe uma certa negligência que as vezes se submetemos por uma vergonha causada pela ideia de "acho que estou muito velho para isso", a liberdade de você se permitir ser feliz e ainda encontrar o amor da sua vida deve ser uma sensação transformadora e é o que se acompanha aqui.

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Too Short, A Few Good Scenes

Japanese Series don't have a lot of Excitement, Anticipation, Laughter, or Background of Characters.

For me, they always seem to miss the mark in pulling me thoroughly into the story and giving me a reason to fall in love with the characters. Successful Short Series are really rare and honestly, if the story is well done then I want to see more, not less.

This series left so much unsaid and unfinished; I just did not feel the warmth or the love. The best moments were when they displayed jealousy, in some instances without even realizing that's what they were doing.

I personally do not like the way the series had such a depressing, dark tone to it, with dark alleys and crappy rooms, which also seems to be the norm with Japanese series.

This show has no rewatch value for me. Other reviews are more positive than mine, so give it a try, at least it won't take up much of your time.

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It Doesn't Quite Take the Cake

I was interested in this drama because of its unusual nature. The vast majority of BL dramas are about young adult men. This one about a romance between almost 40-year-old and an almost 30-year-old, peaked my interest. That being said, it didn't quite take the cake for me for a variety of reasons.

First, it felt very dry to me. Nozue's life borders on depressing and its obvious he's not happy in it, but I didn't feel like his emotions or mental state were well represented and there overall seemed to be a lack of emotion. So I really struggled to get into the story and really care about any of the characters. It also doesn't help that the drama is so short, five episodes all under a half hour. I don't think it had a chance to really spread its wings and give us a chance to get to know Nozue and Togawa as individuals before getting to know them as a pair.

Second, while I appreciate what the drama was going for with a more unique couple, I think that was part of its downfall for me. I felt like the characters needed to have more background and more depth to really allow people to be invested in their lives. While I'm at an age where I can understand the grind of work life, something about the way it was portrayed, I couldn't fully relate. Mentally I appreciated what they were going for, but emotionally, I never really felt drawn in and I think that's so important in a drama like this. With younger BL dramas, you can get away with a lot more fluff, I think. This one was going for more substance and it just fell flat, for me at least.

Third, I found the whole anti-aging process to be awkward at best and downright uncomfortable at worst. The whole premise of anti-aging felt off to me. I understood what Togawa was going for, but I felt like anti-aging was just the wrong wording for it. There is nothing wrong with getting older and I felt like that aspect of the drama was pushing society's view of younger is better which I hate. That is such a toxic message and I really wish the focus had just been on experiencing new things together and getting Nozue out of his shell. On that same thread, the whole pretending to be girls was very weird to me. Again, I understood what they were going for, but I don't think it was executed well and it times it was just uncomfortable to watch.

Fourth, and here lies my biggest issue, is at the end when Togawa says, "Having an age gap or being a minority is the same as having different hometowns or cheering for a different baseball team. It's nothing." I get that he is trying to tell Nozue that their age gap and being gay won't be issues or will be minor issues at most and something they can work through together. On the one hand, I can appreciate that and appreciate his confidence in their ability to essentially take on the world, on the other hand, though it also comes across as horribly out of touch and insensitive. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan, homosexual couples do not enjoy the same legal protections that heterosexual couples do. To say that being a minority is nothing, to me, minimizes the struggles and persecution those people have to deal with every day. That quote really disappointed me and left a bad taste in my mouth.

Now that's not to say it was all bad. The acting was overall quite good. The cinematography and visuals were well done as was the OST. That being said, they were good, but I didn't really find any of it memorable. What I did appreciate is the theme that you are never too old for love.

I wouldn't discourage anyone from watching this drama. As short as it, its worth watching whether you're interested or not. It's not one that I have any real urge to re-watch, it just really didn't hit the mark for me. Its not bad, but its also not good. I really do appreciate what they were going for, I just don't feel that it was well executed which is disappointing because I think it could have been a really unique story.

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GRAN MINISERIE BL JAPONESA

MARAVILLOSA! Fantástica química, maravillosas actuaciones y naturales (muy de agradecer ante la tendencia de exagerar de las series japonesas), gran fotografía, edición, música, guión! Una de las mejores confesiones que he visto en el BL, de esas que te dejan emocionada y que repites una y otra vez, y una pareja maravillosamente normal y 0 tóxica!! Queremos segunda temporada y tercera y verlos en su vida cotidiana y diaria de pareja. Son tan tan bonitos!!!! Por fin un bl de adultos que no te deja con el corazón encogido y triste, con personas sencillas, con sus manías, sus depres y sus ilusiones pero buenas y luminosas . No hay antagonistas, ni mujeres malvadas ni triángulos amorosos. Un placer para el espectador. Must watch!!!!

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Merece totalmente la pena

Se trata de unatrama de jefe/subordinado, pero con ciertos matices que la hacen fresca y diferente.
Para mi gusto, debería haber sido un poco más larga, ya que el desarrollo de la trama queda algo precipitado, algo común en este tipo de historias. Si eres un@ amante del BL, es un imprescindible, es linda, bonita, y la relación entre ambos personajes no es tan tópica como en otras. Los personajes no cuentan con demasiado backbround al comienzo de la historia, pero tampoco lo necesitan, ya que la trama es sencilla. Al final es una historia linda y sin pretensiones.
Se aprecia que le han puesto cariño en la trama. Los personajes para mi gusto no son excesivamente guapos, pero son lindos.

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NO PENSE QUE ME GUSTARA TANTO

Bueno empecemos por la historia, siendo en si que es un poco simple, por así decirlo, la temática de esta serie, no es que sea fan pero tampoco me disgusto, al contrario me gusto mucho como fue desarrollandose, tanto la historia y los personajes.

Hablemos un poco acerca del personaje que más me causo "disgusto" y es Nozue, Dios, es que me estresaba mucho y claro que entiendo su miedo por ser mayor que el otro, pero flaco, por la misma razón de que eres mayor, te debo dar igual lo que los demás piensen, se supone que ya tienes una vida, y por qué no vivirla como tu desees??, pero por otra parte siento que es un personaje muy realista, y eso de lo que más me gusta está serie, y la verdad, si me gusto, porque hay escenas en las que te puedes sentir identificados, como el hecho de buscar desesperadamente de buscar a alguien para no estar solo o solter@, ame sus escenas de celos, es que estaba clarísimo que también gustaba del chico, pero bueno, en resumen, me gusto mucho su desarrollo, claramente me estreso, pero se siento satisfactorio cuando por fin acepta sus sentimientos.

Ahora hablemos del mejor personaje, no lo voy a discutir, es la verdad, Togawa, Dios, con este personaje senti todo lo contrario que con el otro, es que este personaje es de los mejores novios en el bl que hayan podido existir, y por qué?, bueno es simple, él siempre buscaba la felicidad de Nozue, siempre estaba cuando lo necesitaba, lo cuidaba, aconsejaba, Togawa lo amamaba demasiado, estaba muy enamorado, incluso si se llevaba muchos años de diferencia, ame la escena donde de confiesa, el mejor capítulo (el 4) por si lo desean ver, esa escena me dejo muy mal, ya que Togawa tomo toda la valentía y se confeso, incluso sabiendo que lo podían rechazar, y podría perderlo, él se arriesgo, todo por el hombre que amaba, la escena de beso, es muy buena, ya que se ve que Nozue al comienzo como que tenía miedo, pero al final si llego a correrponderle (el beso).

Ya para finalizar, esta serie, no me esperaba que me gustara tanto, pensé que solo la vería y ya, pero me sorprendio, es muy adictiva, cada vez que terminaba un capítulo, quería ver el siguiente, paea ver que pasaba, y bueno, véanse la, les va a gustar, tanto como yo, bueno eso espero, y espero que amen a Tagawa, el mejor!!.

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NÃO FAZ O MEU ESTILO

Gostei da sinopse mas não gostei da história.
Achei tudo muito sem graça na maior parte do tempo, até tem algumas poucas cenas que eu acho fofas mas essas poucas cenas não conseguiram sustentar o meu interesse. Eu só não abandonei porque era curta.
Tudo que esta por trás da história é bom (a depressão pré meia idade, o modo que escolhemos viver e o amor que você não espera) mas na hora da execução eu achei muito bobo, sinto que eles são mais amigos do que qualquer coisa.
Não fiquei interessada e atraída pela história em nenhum momento depois do primeiro episódio, definitivamente não faz o meu estilo.

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