She has zero time for romance. He's a walking red flag with a chef's knife. Disaster? Obviously.
Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestSakurazawa Jun is 27 years old and excels in her job, is fashionable, has many hobbies and lives a very fulfilled life. Her life is driven by her primary motto "love is just a waste of time!" and she has no experience in romantic relationships or with men. Before her appears Nagamine Shuma, an incredibly handsome chef in training who knows exactly what women want to hear and feel. He's someone who lives in the moment, lets people come and go, is cool and not serious about love. For some reason, Shuma is intrigued by Jun and decides to approach her...
Acting
Hirose's perfect deadpan against Matsumura's smoldering chaos
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like humans negotiating desire
Costume
Jun's power fits that scream 'I have a therapist AND a 401k'
Alice Hirose
Jun Sakurazawa
Hokuto Matsumura
Shuma Nagamine
Nanase Nishino
Kyoko Kiyomiya
Marie Iitoyo
Arisa Mayama
Amane Okayama
Katsumi Uchimura
Naohito Fujiki
Kaname Iwahashi
Yuu Kashii
Misaki Nakagawa
Yuta Furukawa
Takuto Sakairi
Junki Tozuka
Hiroshi Otsu
Karin Ono
Hinako Takeuchi
Ryosuke Mikata
Toshihiko Kiyomiya
Akira Ohashi
Yoshikazu Tanabe
Seiya Osada
Aota Chief
Rika Makino
Manami Oka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references a famous 90s J-pop hit, signaling the show's interrogation of romantic ideals an entire generation grew up on.
Director Miyawaki specifically cast Hirose against type after her 'perfect girl' roles, wanting to explore what happens when competence becomes isolation.
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