Title: グッドモーニング・コール Guddo Mōningu Kōru (Good Morning Call
English Title: Good Morning Call
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2016
Episode: 17
Cast:
- 白石隼也 Shiraishi Shunya
- 福原遥 Fukuhara Haruka
- 桜田通 Sakurada Dori
- 荒井萌 Arai Moe
- 健太郎 Kentaro
- 永嶋柊吾 Nagashima Shugo
- 長澤航也 Nagasawa Koya
- 田中日奈子 Tanaka Hinako
- 森絵梨佳 Mori Erika
- 田中圭 Tanaka Kei
- おかやまはじめ Okayama Hajime
- 藤田朋子 Fujita Tomoko
- 秋元才加 Akimoto Sayaka
- 手塚真生 Tezuka Mai
- 佐藤ミケーラ Sato Michaela
- 中村優一 Nakamura Yuichi
- 矢島舞美 Yajima Maimi
- 長谷川朝晴 Hasegawa Tomoharu
SYNOPSIS
Yoshikawa Nao is living alone in an apartment even though she's just in high school, after convincing her parents moving to the country that she'll be fine on her own.
Nao is surprised to find out that the most popular boy in her school, Uehara Hisashi, has also rented the same apartment. Hisashi is a cool guy who is a straight-A student even though he doesn't seem to study. He works a lot of part-time jobs to support himself after he left home.
Nao and Hisashi both don't have any other place to go so they decided to live together for the time being.
REVIEW
Good Morning Call is an interesting drama about two people who don't like each other living together in an apartment. Yoshikawa Nao and Uehara Hisashi invariably get to know each other on a deeper level, and they end up falling in love.
I don't think it's such a big deal to live together with someone of the opposite gender, assuming that both individuals are decent human beings. However, I suppose such a living set-up is not really acceptable for society, hence the endless fictional accounts revolving around the said theme.
Anyway, Nao seems to be a good person but she won't be winning a great housemate award ever. Hisashi has established a few house rules that are not difficult to follow, such as (1) don't go inside the bedrooms, (2) don't eat other people's food in the refrigerator, and (3) don't tell other people about their living arrangement.
Hisashi has logical reasoning for all his rules; (1) respect each other's privacy, (2) be mindful of other people's possessions, and (3) they will be expelled once the school authorities find out that they are living together. So it's frustrating for Nao to be so careless about following the few house rules that she has agreed to in the first place.
Perhaps some of her transgressions cannot be avoided, but I was frustrated that she ate a milk pudding she didn't buy because there were two in the fridge and she assumed that one is for her. I mean, why would you even make that assumption? And why would you eat something that's not yours without the permission of the owner?
I honestly don't understand how Nao thinks sometimes. When Nao told her best friend Konno Marina that the's living with Hisashi, he was understandably upset and he told Nao that he doesn't trust Marina. Nao was very indignant that he would even say that, and she said it's not fair for Hisashi to say he doesn't trust Marina because he doesn't know her. When they were having this conversation, I was like, that's the point; he doesn't trust her because he doesn't know her. I mean, I'm all for presuming goodwill of other people, but it's important to still be wary.
Good Morning Call was an easy drama to watch, but I can't help feeling it went on far longer than it should. Better editing would have served it well, especially if it cut down the running time to maybe ten episodes that are about forty-five minutes long each.
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