dangermousie | If you thought Koizora was a bit too down to earth: prostitution, mad hair, and death by dune buggy

I finally caved and got Seaside Love Story (Suna no ue no Koibitotachi) starring Nagase Tomoya and Honjou Manami. It had no subs but was dirt-cheap and how could I refuse a drama with the plot of Manami accidentally running over Nagase's gf via a dune buggy (!!!) but then falling in love with grieving, vengeful Nagase herself. And he falls back for her! And the dead gf's mother guilts Manami into sleeping with random men! And there is kissing and bed scenes. And did I mention death via dune buggy? Ahahahahaha!

I found the following vid for it. Beware of the hair!

Tomoya_Suna(Namida) 2 from http://issyworld.vox.com/

You know, I know Nagase is in JE, but if I didn't know for sure, I would never guess as (1) he looks like a man and not a girl; (2) is in his 30s by now; (3) is actually in a band which plays their own instruments; and (4) makes all these dramas with sex in them. It's like a weird parallel world. How and why this occurred remains a mystery.