This drama had me smiling from beginning to end. In most dramas there are little unrealistic conflicts that seem to occur at every turn, but I noticed, when watching this drama, I found I was left waiting for these to happen when they never did. In my opinion, this is really common with Japanese dramas. They tend to keep it pretty lowkey, which is why I am usually not a fan of them, but the way it was used in this drama makes the audience feel more satisfied than bored and what really made it feel so wholesome and lovely. This is not to say there aren't conflicts in the story, the conflicts are just more realistic and (somewhat) easy to overcome in relation to other dramas. Realism can ruin a show for me, but along with the lighthearted feel that the perfectly scored soundtrack gives and quaintness of the couple's living style, it was perfect. (I also generally don't care too much for the soundtracks in Asian dramas, but the music in this show was great and could probably hold substance on its own for me.)
In Asian dramas/movies that have a gay leading couple, I often find myself waiting for them to kiss or show intimacy, and usually they provide, but in this drama there was very little physical intimacy. This lack of physical intimacy really defetishized their relationship and left me thinking only about how cute they are together and took away the shock of them being gay as a whole. Though it might have been lacking a little too much physical intimacy, if they had made them any closer, the message in the show would have been lost to "look at how hot this gay couple is, it's two men kissing, look, look."
The production quality and acting was also really nice in this drama. The actors were not only somewhat attractive, they seemed to handle the story well. In a lot of gay dramas, the acting is bad and you can really tell that there was a really small budget, but in this drama, the acting and general quality of the show never distracts you from the actual content and gives a feeling that care went into the making of it.
In summary, although this drama contains a lot of qualities that I don't generally like in a drama, they were used in such a way (along with some other better qualities) to make an easy-going watch for one of the best dramas I've watched in a while. It does a great job at making their relationship feel just as natural as a straight relationship and the conflicts that arise because of their sexual orientation feel natural and expected instead of forced like in other dramas.

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