Kanta Sato's acting was spot on!

Although the narrative was very simple and not much happens between Yu and Fumika when it comes to the romance side, I still appreciated the authenticity shown by the Kanta Sato when he portrayed a blind masseuse. The way he navigated the subway and streets with his white cane and even moving his face and hands similarly to a blind man was so accurate. There were moments of prejudice towards Yu's blindness, and an uncomfortable but confusing moment where Jerry, Yu's friend seemed to be jealously annoyed that Yu was on a date and came home late. Overall, I still give it a rewatch value of 10 because the blindness was perfectly and authentically represented here.

Blindness is not a burden or a jarring situation in a relationship. There's always somebody for everyone.
(I'm also married to a blind man.)

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If you're into blind romantic male leads, this one's for you!

As someone who's married to a handsome, blind man of my own, I still often scour the corners of the web looking for short films, series, movies or any type of media related to handsome, blind men and you bet this is possibly my most re-watched series so far because of Su Nian Qin. It's special to me because I finished watching it exactly 2 months before I met my husband. I've always been attracted to handsome, blind men since high school so this series really inspired and cemented my resolve to look for and meet someone similar to the main character, Su Nian Qin.

I agree, that although his blindness is a bit cliched without any prosthetics or contact lenses, Evan Lin makes up for it through his slight gestures and movements. I appreciate the way he would move the back of his hands when looking for a chair to sit on, as well as having a talking watch and reading a braille book, but the telescopic cane wasn't very realistic , since it's too flimsy to use outdoors . The white cane would have been more appropriate, but I guess it's the director's choice to match the stylish character.

The story itself is about a bubbly, manic-pixie girl falling for the brooding, lonely, mysterious hottie who also happens to be blind, and all the ups and downs of navigating their relationship. That concept would have been a good story in itself but the second part needed to happen so the drama, including the tear-jerking moments, would build up even further and strengthen their relationship. There were some loose ends and although I liked the supporting characters, it would have been better if they didn't dwell on them for too long.

Give this show a chance and watch it with an open mind. If you're not into love stories then perhaps the music and gentleness of the scenes will be worthy of your time. I'm just glad my husband is not as seriously brooding as Nian Qin.

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