PIECE 2012 - Addicted to Sweet Romance Mystery

Actually I don't know how many times I watched Piece episode one in these two years, I feel so calm and heart-warming with the atmosphere and cinematography. I'm remember the day when this drama still airing, just waiting, hunger for new episode. And what more suffer that time is no subs out yet, so i created livejournal account to download the subs at Aozorasubs. Thanks the drama is worth-watching!

This two is so sweet I like their secret relationship anyway. So sweett, especially at the bus scene.

What I like about Piece is the romance is not childish even the main cast at high school/college, not cheesy or wasted like other love school drama (where I'm also watched Sprout at the same month).  I mean is the romance is real, you can feel the chemistry and tension between Mizuho(Tsubasa Honda) and Narumi(Nakayama Yuma). Great cinematography and soundtrack adding to make this shows alive and be it own class. The music is stuck on my head after finished watching it.

Suga Mizuho does not like the typical heroin for romance high school genre. She's different - she's so cool, smart, brilliant enough to know what kind of player of Narumi, at the end she got that he was a loner.

Narumi so eye-candy, handsome, kind to all students, not taken anything seriously, and not very open-minded. At the first I like him but as the series progress, he turned scary for what happened to his family. But all I know he was a loner, pity.

The story started when Mizuho get called from her schoolmate that one of their classmate, Origuchi Haruka (Erena Mizuno) died because of sickness. During her funeral, they reunited with their schoolmates and each character related with each other as the series progress. Mizuho met again with her secret-dating-relationship with popular boy, (Narumi) during their high school days. The drama make the whole main point when Origuchi mother's asks Mizuho (Narumi there during the scene) to find her daughter's boyfriend which his pregnant with. All this plot describes the journey of Mizuho to find Haruka's boyfriend, she reconnected again with her friends at school days.

Too cute to handle =D

At the middle of drama Yanai and Mizuho get a lot of screentimes, theirs friendship become strong.

I love the mystery revolved around it. The chemistry between Narumi and Mizuhon is outstanding and sweet. And friendship built between Mizuho and Yanai Kento. Sometimes i think they should be together as both of them have more screen time at the middle of the series. But it was impossible right, as they just only a friendship base. I also have eye with Haruka even she's get bullied and called ugly. Erena Mizuno such a great actress to play the roles like that, i mean she looks very ugly and plain. But other things is Erena is so beautiful off-screen.

Haruka get bullied, and called as ugly. But at the end she's the most cherish and strongest character in this drama. 

I love the fact that Mizuho and Narumi their secret relationship, where's the level is neither lovers nor friends. They are between the stage. And i love Mizuho monologue and persective what she feels about the person you like, similar with me when you fall in love. She wants to know what him feels, what he like/disliked, family and his thinking. Mizuho totally cannot read and understand Narumi at the beginning.  As the series progress, many conflicted and unexpected event happen. The question about who Haruka's boyfriend is just like the puzzle besides all characters have a lot of layers too.

The ending

Scene at the ending was beautifully done, i like how the scriptwriter make they didn't end up together and went separated ways.

Actually I think i'm the only one that like the ending of this drama. Mizuho don't be together with Narumi after so much time of her effort to know and digging about Narumi. The scene at the end when they are separated at the bridge is just beautifully done, and i'm support with Mizuho right decision. Why? Narumi had seen Mizuho's attempt to know about him, and relation about his family even entered his private matters. He knows about her feelings, yet he still not open-minded about everything happen around him. He may likes Mizuho. But. He didn't show an EFFORT. While Mizuho had an effort. So why she should be someone that unsure to be with you? Be with someone that not make an effort for both relationship? And the decision was right at the enddd when Narumi didn't CHASE her. It was bitterly sad but pretty realistic.

Music 

There are three songs played in this drama that attached with me until now.

1) Matchbox Twenty - Parade (most favourite, keep repeating everyday on Ipod)

2) Matchbox Twenty - Overjoyed

3) Matchbox Twenty - I Will

Parade

And there is music videos that i'll keep it and replayed! Beautifully done.

Memorable quotes

There are four types of human beings.

The ones who never get into the wrong bus.

The ones who only get into the wrong bus.

The ones who, when they find they've got into the wrong bus, immediately change bus.

And then...

Those who carry on despite knowing they're on the wrong bus. ~ Suga Mizuho

I guess you had a lot of fun digging up someone's secret. ~ Narumi

Rating: 9.5/10, Totally recommended for those new in jdrama.