Proposal Daisakusen
The most striking thought I had throughout this drama was, as long as one’s not in some weird Japanese school and is not bullied, Japanese high schools are pretty fun. Sailor seifuku is cute, the guys’ winter attire is cute (no not the normal western blazers), the school festivals are fun, the list goes on.
Yamapi was so-so as Iwase Ken (Kenzou to Yoshida Rei, Nagasawa Masami). I feel he has only like, two expressions: shocked and regret. The “Hallelujah Chance!” sequence was really lame, and with every episode I keep wondering how can such a plot go on for 11 episodes. And it seemed like the producers were already planning to have an SP. Or perhaps they never expect the scriptwriter to be so long winded and the true ending for the drama would end up in the SP’S first 10 minutes or so.
I find it pretty sad for Tada sensei (Fujiki Naohito) that he has to fall for his junior who was about six years younger and taught before in high school. I like Fujiki lots, but somehow I don’t really feel the chemistry between him and Nagasawa. Pragmatically speaking, she should have just gotten married to him, since Tada sensei is loads better than Kenzou. He’s a assistant professor in university while Kenzou is just a normal salaryman. And same-age guys are always more immature than the actual age. But any hopeless romantic would be rooting for Rei and Kenzou all the way.
The whole point behind this drama is that if what you wish for and tried to do things the way you wanted it, doesn’t appear straightaway, it doesn’t mean it will never happen. You just have to wait for it. Like how Ken travelled back in time 10 times, and only changed small things each time, but the ultimate big change came only in the end. I’m reminded of a Chinese saying, “Accumulate little by little; it becomes lots.” Yep, that’s why we have 11 episodes.
The comic relief characters made this drama more bearable. One undoubtedly is Tsurumi Hiyashi (Hamada Gaku). This guy sure is funny. But he has traits Kenzou lacks, and somehow never get to learn. Tsuru doesn’t mind losing face, doesn’t mind getting laughed at, seems childish but is actually pretty mature. Others like their high school teacher (Matsushige Yutaka) who went university with his previous students to become a ceramics artist, and actually likes to cross-dress, and this classmate Socrates (Watabe Gota) who’s a drama-mama adds to the comedy aspect of this drama. Lastly, it’s disappointing to see Hiraoka Yuta in a super supporting cast, though it should be noted he’s the smarter one among the five friends, as well as looking like a player but has only one girlfriend throughout the whole series.
A light-hearted drama recommended to viewers who feel like escaping reality once in awhile.
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