Business Kon: Suki ni Nattara Rikonshimasu (2024)

A decent weekend binge

In typical j-drama fashion, this drama has a laser focus on the A-plot. The fact that the story is the usual contract marriage is more or less coincidental. This is also its Achilles heel. The plot is shallow and winds down a familiar path.

To wit, the leads are photogenic. The story is straightforward and tropey. The production is decent. The young cast did well enough. The ML is a bit stiff but that’s par for the course. The FL has more work to do, and she earned her keep. The SML’s role is largely redundant. It injected a tiny bit of angst but that’s about it

The show is solid if uninspired. I certainly won’t go out of my way to hunt it down. If you stumbled across it then it is a decent weekend binge (it is only 9 x 22 mins eps after all). The interaction between the leads is cute, and there is nothing inherently offensive to disturb your inner peace. I enjoyed the show while it lasts. It is a one-time watch for me.

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Simple and Cute

I liked it. It's nothing much: not much drama, not much budget, not much rythm.... but if you take it as it is, it's actually quite cute and heart warming.

The plot itself is kind of cliché and you know right away how it's going to end. Still, their journey through married life is endearing and the mains are sweet both individually and together. If you're used to japanese cheesy acting, their awkward and quirky moments will have your heart.

There are specific moments that I particularly enjoyed, such as, for example, the whole 'being intimate without love' thing. It was unexpected from this kind of dramas that usually either never mention s*x or on the opposite make a giant deal out of it as if the characters were teenagers.
Also, I liked the dynamic between the two. I'm so sick of dramas where the man (or the more masculine figure in case of BL/GL) is always in control of his feelings and whatever evolvs around them, especially when he's a CEO or something similar. They always act like nothing can surprise them and always stay put while the feminine figure panics on their own. Here, Donose actually panics a lot and Miyagi is as much in control as he is.
Their acting, especially in the few crisis scenes, was awesome. (SPOILER) The scene in Ep 8 where Miyabi comes back after running away, when Donose tries to talk to her and then kiss her when she tries to leave again was phenomenal.

Now, I do think that it was long and a bit boring sometimes too. More than anything, I rolled my eyes around the last episodes each time they listed to themselves all the reasons they liked each other, because they kept bringing up the same 2-3 things each time as if they had shared nothing else during the 6 months (like Miyabi saying that Donose let her be herself and always refer to that one and only time where he said she should get the dress she wants) I don't know if this is a poor decision from the director or if they didn't have enough budget to shoot other scenes but yeah, that made the romance a bit more superficial.
The end was also too abrupt for me. Once again, maybe it's because of budget but they should have shorten all the flashbacks and "lost in thoughts" moments to leave space for a longer ending with a more impactful redemption process and maybe more of their happy married life at the end.

To conclude, it was a nice watch, perfect if you're not looking for something too deep. People are being harsh on this one and I think those who like simple and sweet romances should give it a try.

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