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Hello, everyone! Long time no see. I feel guilty for not writing in this blog, but at the same time, I also have so many things to do in real life(╥﹏╥) but let's start again and hopefully, I can be more consistent in the future! As the title suggests, let's start September with my ultimate Japanese movie boyfriends( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝) I make this list with no particular order, since they are all the walking green flags. Some of the movies that will be featured 1. Our Meal for Tomorrow (2017) Rice bag jump game that begins their relationship A love story between a quiet Ryota Hayama (Yuto Nakajima) and a cheerful and bright Koharu Uemura (Yuko Araki) that begins with a rice bag jump games in their high school days. They start dating and eventually fall in love when they have a date on a family restaurant.  Opposite attract, grumpy x sunshine, and a heartwarming story. I am kind of surprised that not many people talk about this movie. The chemistry is awesome and the story has a beautiful ...

Hello, everyone! As the title suggests, I want to discuss Japanese x Taiwanese movie that released this year, 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days. Theatrical Poster Also Known As: Sei Shun 18×2 Kimi e to Tsudzuku Michi, Qing Chun 18×2 Er Tong Wang You Ni De Lu Cheng Native Title: 青春18×2 君へと続く道 Screenwriter & Director: Michihito Fujii Genres: Romance, Life, Youth, Drama Release Date: March 14th, 2024 Duration: 2 hours and 3 minutes Casts: Greg Hsu, Kaya Kiyohara, Shunsuke Michieda and others.  This dual timeline movie tells a 36-year-old Jimmy (Greg Hsu), as he goes back to his hometown in Tainan, after an incident that ruins his career. There, he finds photos of his friend group from his past, when he was 18 years old. That was the time when he met his first love, a Japanese woman named Ami (Kaya Kiyohara). Jimmy, without any planning, decides to travel to Japan. Greg Hsu as Jimmy Kaya Kiyohara as Ami Another movie that breaks my heart, but in the best ways possible. This movie is one of...

Hello, everyone! Today I want to share a short review of Matched (2023).  Official Poster Native Title: マッチング Screenwriter & Director: Eiji Uchida  Genres: Thriller, Mystery Release Date: October 9th, 2023 Duration: 1 hr. 50 minutes Casts: Tao Tsuchiya, Daisuke Sakuma, Nobuaki Kaneko, and others. Tao Tsuchiya stars as Rinka, a wedding planner, who feels unlucky with her life. Her mother left when she was so much younger and she also has no luck in dating. One day, she is matched with Tomu (Daisuke Sakuma) through a dating app. In real life, Tomu is completely different than in the app. He starts bombarding her with text messages and even stalking her. At the same time, married couples who met through the same dating app are killed brutally.  As the story goes, clues are unraveled one by one. We also get to see Rinka's life. Her family's life is full of secrets and we will slowly see what happened and why this dating app is so important.  Rinka with her father, af...

Hello, everyone! I didn't write a review for last week so I will post 2 this weekend. Let's talk about Japanese drama with a South Korean actor as one of the leads, Eye Love You. Official Poster  Native Title: アイラブユー Directors: Ryosuke Fukuda, Shingo Okamoto, Akiko Kato Screenwriters: Kisa Miura, Subaru Yamashita, Saki Miura Genres: Comedy, Romance, Supernatural  Episodes: 10 Release Date: January 23 - March 26, 2024 Casts: Fumi Nikaido, Chae Jong Hyeop, Taishi Nakagawa, Mizuki Yamashita, and the others. Yuri Motomiya (Fumi Nikaido) had an accident when she was a child. After this accident, she can hear other people's inner voices if she looks at their eyes. Sometimes, she gets hurt by this ability, so she has difficulties in expressing her emotions and also afraid to know other people's true feeling. She also gives up on love long time ago. One day, Yuri meets Yoon Tae Oh (Chae Jong Hyeop), a friendly, bright, South Korean student. She can hear his inner voice too, but...

Who likes torturing themselves by watching sad, tragedy movies? Well, I do. And here's the movie that I tortured myself with: Drawing Closer. (Official Poster) Title: Drawing Closer  Romaji: Yomei Ichinen no Boku ga, Yomei Hantoshi no Kimi to Deatta Hanashi Native Title: 余命一年の僕が、余命半年の君と出会った話 Director: Takahiro Miki Writer(s): Aoi Morita (novel), Tomoko Yoshida Producer: Sho Toguchi, Tatsuya Sakano  Cinematographer: Hiroo Yanagida  Release Date: June 27th, 2024 Runtime: 1 hour and 59 minutes  Genres: Romance, Slice of Life Casts: Ren Nagase, Natsuki Deguchi, Mayuu Yokota, etc.  Ah, how do I put the words to sum up this movie? Right now, I just want to say: GO WATCH THIS MOVIE, GUYS. IT'S SO GOOD!😭😭 just trust me.  So, what is this movie about? It's about Akito Hayasaka (Ren Nagase), a talented 17 years old artist, whose world feels like it's about to end when he discovered that he has tumor in his heart and he only has a year left to live. Frustrated and d...

Yup, as you've read from the title, the movie that will be discussed has an unexpected little twist, but surprisingly, it works and adds a touch of coziness to it!⋆.ೃ࿔ (Movie Posters) Title: One Second Ahead, One Second Behind Another Title: One Second Ahead of Him Native Title: 1秒先の彼 Screenwriter: Kankuro Kudo Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita  Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi Release Date: July 7th, 2023 Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes  Casts: Masaki Okada, Kaya Kiyohara, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, and others. So, what is this movie about? It's about Hajime Sumeragi (Masaki Okada) who works as a post office counter in Kyoto. He is a very good-looking man but he is always one step ahead in doing everything in his life. He is the kind of person who has fast tempo in life. On the other hand, there is Reika Chosokabe (Kaya Kiyohara), who is always being a slow-tempo person. She is a quiet person and loves taking pictures through her camera. Even though she is one second behind, she seems already...