Main Cast:
Satomi Ishihara as Saeko Takahashi
Jun Matsumoto as Sota Koyurugi
Asami Mizukawa as Kaoruko Inoue
Junpei Mizobata as Treluyer Olivier
Kasumi Arimura as Matsuri Koyurugi
Naoto Takenaka as Makoto Koyurugi
Ryuta Sato as Seinosuke Rokudo
Kiko Mizuhara as Erena Kato
Actually could have done a recap with 3 episodes, usually I need to do a review after each episode but not for this drama as really very little new happens, if something new does happen it's that one of the cast has fallen in love with someone. Though it is too slow paced it's been for some reason an okay watch, cast does has done a solid job to date and made it a bit interesting at least, I will end up finishing this show as I'm curious how it will end up, we all know what will happen just don't know how it will happen and that's Sota and Saeko ending up with each other.
Near the end of episode 2 Sota had met Erena at a party and the two of them really hit it off and he ended up spending the night with her. Through these 2 episodes Sota still has strong feelings for Saeko and they'll never go away but he is spending quite a bit of time with Erena. Actually she seems to be a better fit for Sota, the two of them just seem so compatible, he seems to be a much better and less nervous person around her, she even puts up with all of his fantasies for Saeko. And speaking of Saeko her marriage has not been going well, she's really bored being a regular housewife and her husband is always giving her the third degree, he has a sneaking suspicion she's having an affair, she isn't but that could be happening in future episodes.
Sota's friend and co-worker at his chocolate shop Olivier has his eyes set on Sota's younger sister Matsuri, she's been sneaking around with her best friends boyfriend but looks as though she may have been dumped by him. Olivier has been head over heels for her since he first laid eyes on her but to his dismay when he asked her out she refused him, she didn't give him a reason but though he got turned down odds are the two of them will end up being with each other, there are many, many potential relationships in this drama. Another one that could happen is with Kaoruko, she's been madly in love with Sota since he returned from France, he somehow does not notice this and though she keeps a happy face she's a bit heartbroken. However a cook at the rival chocolate shop had asked her out on a date, she refused at first but they eventually went out but that ended up being a disaster, don't know with who but Kaoruko will be ending up with someone just don't know who at this point.
A bit more is going on with these 'love stories' but that's the basic gist of what's happening at this point, said it's been slow and that's why, too much emphasis on these relationships and such. Think this show would work better if there was some sort of storyline between Sota's chocolate shop and his rival's shop, for some reason they've become sort of friends and can't understand why, a bit of a battle between the two of them would add something more interesting to the show. Also it's getting time for Saeko to start doing something, she's so unhappy in her marriage but has been keeping that a secret, think she needs to end it or perhaps start that affair that her husband thinks she's having.
So far would give this series a grade of a 7.5/10, nothing special as it could have a better pace and be a bit more interesting but still it's an enjoyable watch and does have the potential to improve as the drama goes on. Have a few more screenshots here from these two episodes and will be back in a couple of weeks to give a recap of episodes 5 & 6, hopefully I can make the review a bit longer but then again need a bit more to happen.
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