OH MY WORD!!!! The eye candy!!!! Satomi Ishihara and Yamapi are such gorgeous people- if they got married and had kids, they'd have the cutest babies ever!!! And also, Yamapi in a suit at the end.. ???????????? He is one fine looking man!

Down to the nitty gritty (may contain possible spoilers):

Story: 6.5/10
I feel like most Japanese dramas lack in this area. I felt that certain parts of the drama were dragged out too long, while other things weren't addressed at all. I wanted them to expand more on Takane's parents, his upbringing and why he's so stoic and emotionless, his previous girlfriends (even just little tidbits!). The thing with Masako and the student should've been addressed. I certainly got confused at what this drama was doing at times- I was thinking it was gonna be a romance, then at times it was comedic, comedic to the point where I couldn't take the other scenes seriously (the beginning scenes with the grandma was more comedic, then later in in the story, it was a total 180 degree change, the romance between Arthur and Momoe was totally unnecessary). It was the subpar writing at fault- a skilled writer will incorporate all of these seemlessly (ex. Hama Yori Dango).
This drama had waaaaaaaaaaaay to many love triangles and squares going on! I just wanna focus on the main couple, plus a few other important people, and that's it!
The almost-kisses got kinda annoying. If I were the guy, I would've just went back in a finished the job. I will say that the kiss scene at the end was good. I normally cringe when people do kiss scenes in Japanese dramas. It's so platonic and emotionless. Yamapi's kiss scenes are either improving, he has a thing for Satomi Ishihara or both. Either way, im all for it!
Some thoughts on individual characters:
Takane was cute, yet possessive and stalkerish. He wasn't highly possessive but he still was (with his "I'm never gonna let you go" lines). He kept saying those lines even though she was creeped out/didn't like them (but I guess in his defense, he's lacking experience in communication with other girls due to being a monk). I didn't like his persistence at first, but when I saw that they were constantly backed up by his actions, I caved in. Someone who is honest and sincere like that should be loved back! He's basically a child looking for love

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It's the usual story.

Girl has an illness. She impacts a boy's life. Then she dies. The end.

I did like the acting from the main leads. Their chemistry felt very natural, although it always felt like she was manipulating him into doing what she wanted (I seriously didn't like that). It felt like she was taking advantage of him being a gloomy and quiet person. But the way he opens up little by little because of her existence in his life was nice to see. I also liked that we got to see a little bit from her perspective too. The music and cinematography was good.

It definitely is slower paced, although it wasn't too slow. I will admit though, I did check the clock a couple of times.

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I used to be a Hey Say Jump fan when I was younger... about 8 years ago or so. Sometimes, I get curious about bands that I use to obsess over and occasionally check them out. When I found this show on YouTube, I was curious. Then, I saw how handsome some of them became!.... and saw how interesting and funny this show is! The premise of the show is that viewers (or the staff) have the members investigate odd things/problems/anything interesting.
The guys are definitely funny, especially Yaotome Hikaru. I like them in variety shows, but I think they are most interesting/funny/natural when they're altogether like this. They look like they're good friends and get along well with each other ? (I've become a JUMP fan again after watching this, but I don't listen to their music. I just watch their shows XD)

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