Shibuya Taikai is a popular young actor with excellent acting skills and a charming smile. Women are crazy about him, but Taikai has never been in love in his life. He has a 4-year-old sister named Rizumu, who attends nursery school. One day, Rizumu comes back home with a scratch from the nursery school. Taikai is concerned enough that he passes up on a drama series acting offer and decides to take Rizumu to school and pick her up after school. At his sister's school, Taikai Shibuya meets Rizumu's teacher, Aota Aika. He gets attracted to her. Meanwhile, Aika is a devoted nursery school teacher who likes children. She has a warm heart and cares about other people. (Source: AsianWiki; edited by MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the manga "Omukae Shibuya-kun" (お迎え渋谷くん) by Mitsuno Makoto (蜜野まこと) Edit Translation
- English
- Português (Brasil)
- Español
- 한국어
- Native Title: お迎え渋谷くん
- Also Known As: Going Home with Shibuya-Kun
- Screenwriter: Yamaoka Junpei
- Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Where to Watch Omukae Shibuya-kun
Cast & Credits
- Kyomoto TaigaShibuya TaikaiMain Role
- Tanabe MomokoAota AikaMain Role
- Naito ShuichiroKanda Ryuhei [Taikai's co-actor]Support Role
- Hasegawa KyokoShinagawa Kyoko [Taikai's manager]Support Role
- Morobayashi MeiShibuya Rizumu [Taikai's sister]Support Role
- Nakagawa TsubasaHonda Keisuke / "Pon-chan" [Aika's friend]Support Role
Reviews
Everyone needs a break from responsibilities.
A cute and well paced romance between actor Shibuya Taikai and kindergarten teacher Aota Aika, focused on finding happiness.This drama is pure sweetness sprinkled with good old misunderstandings and noble idiocy. Far less infuriating than other titles with similar tropes, sadly it does make you roll your eyes with some of the plot progression.
Shibuya Taikai, even though a popular actor, is an awkward, focused on his family man who seeks little interactions with other people. Taking the role of the head of the family and to some extent a parenting role for his sister. And then he meets Aota Aika and slowly, but surely she puts a smile on his face and makes him want more from his life than just dealing with responsibilities the best he can.
What I found a bit disappointing is how we can truly see the depth of internal struggles Shibuya Taikai is facing only close to the end of the drama. One specific scene makes you understand all the previous choices that he made, but it feels a little too late.
What’s more, I actually have little to nothing to say about Aota Aika. She was cute and fun, but I don’t think she was interesting as an individual character.
The acting was great. Kyomoto Taiga presents a whole variety of different roles playing as Shibuya Taikai. The highlight of his performance was the crying scenes. He did master them, they were both heartbreaking and beautiful, because they were never exaggerated. Just well timed tears - all the expressions kept in the eyes alone.
Overall, a fun watch, probably better as a binge. Could have been a bit shorter, removing some layers of miscommunication.