dangermousie | A Farewell to Smile...

I think I just might have to give up on Matsumoto Jun and Aragaki Yui's Smile. It's a huge pity as it's the first Japanese drama to catch my attention in a year (I am much more for Korean and Taiwanese dramas, as I am sure you've noticed) and I have found it understated, touching, and all-around pitch-perfect. Plus, the story is something I would eat up with a big big spoon: prejudice, hopeful love, and two very appealing leads.

BUT. I do not speak Japanese and there are no subs anywhere I can access past episode 3 even though we are on ep 8 already. I cannot watch without subs - that would just be an excercise in frustration. I will go back to it if the subs for it ever become available, but for now, good-bye to Bito and Hana, alas.

But before that, I bring you a few caps from ep 3. Because it was, as every other ep so far, pitch-perfect.

This was in the previouslies but I love the moment too much not to recap.

We had two seconds without misery ergo...

O-T-P!!!

They are so darn cute together - Bito's total incredulity that someone can actually like him or, more generally, that something good can actually happen to him - *sniff*