I usually don't write reviews so this won't exactly be well written or very long. However I loved this drama! I was surprised how much I loved it, the dynamic between the two leads is really interesting and left me wanting more. I am hungry to see more from their relationship. I literally just finished watching the last episode after writing this and it seems as if another season is on the cards? So hopefully my wish comes true! Its the words that's on everyone's lips but Kento's acting really has improved after seeing this drama - I'm no expert but its rlly refreshing to see him in a very different kind of role - and he does it well. I always enjoy dramas where the lead ( in this case, the male lead - Eight) is not a good person, he is blatantly a flawed person with a selfish attitude but that's part of what makes it so interesting to watch. Not to mention the cast are all really good looking too lol.
I've said it before but potentially my favourite part of this drama was the dynamic between the two leads. Two very contrasting but equally unusual and fascinating characters coming together in a strange situation.
Eight is a playboy who doesn't believe in love, he is selfish and seduces woman for money and to get ahead in life. In contrast, Saiko is an extreme introvert - her awkward nature often makes her seem eccentric or strange - oh, not to mention her kiss kills you and takes you back 7 days to the past.
All in all I really enjoyed it! I kind of discovered this drama out of the blue and didn't expect to like it so much, a pleasant surprise.

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I really wanted to like this film but in reality it was rather boring. Nothing much going for it plotwise and very slow moving. Not to mention a few alarm bells throughout the film that I cant believe some are willing to gloss over. First is, she's in love with her own uncle? That was extremely off putting for me and sort of glossed over - no one was overly bothered by this issue? I'm not going to complain about it in the sense of that I'd wish they had never written it in, I don't mind flawed /eccentric characters but what does worry me is the effect it has on the wider audience. This is the second time in a Japanese film/tv show I have seen a young girl who has developed romantic/even sexual feelings for her own blood related uncle. I rlly hope this is a fluke and isn't becoming some trend in Japanese cinema where young innocent girls are depicted as often having innapropriate fantasies/feelings towards authority/father/family figures - because its just plain wrong. In both dramas/films it was never really seen as much of a problem either - which is where my problem with it comes into play - because what does that teach an audience?
OK that part of the rant is over. The second part is - our male lead gets rejected, they agree to be just friends, she falls asleep whilst out with him.. and what does he do? He kisses her. A complete violation of her space and trust in him, not to mention it is essentially sexual assault. Yes, he is shown to feel incredibly guilty and ashamed of it - which is better than the uncle issue but that doesn't make it ok. What is worse is that they write her character as if she enjoyed it and wanted it to happen? Which just isn't the case in most real life scenarios, at all. It again just puts out the message that when a girl says "no" she really means yes.
There was also a scene where he pushes his own mother which wasn't the greatest thing to see character wise but I'll stop here.

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