I still can't tell how this is going to turn out. I hope it's not embarrassing.:laugh
I think the key to enjoying this project is to have the right expectations going in.

^Agree

Also the hairstyle in that promo pic reminds me to her look during stadium tour

yup she definitely had similar hairstyles to what Kalen's using in the promo pic. especially in her peak. didn't understand when people said ayu never had it considering she had a great variety of hairstyles during her career, including that one. so far I think they are doing a good job, like someone said if they wanted the main character to look exactly like ayu they would have her do it. so I think it's fine that Kalen doesn't look exactly like her.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA

I can't wait to see it.

The eyepatch lady is too much.

Usually when Ayu had that style (ST02, RAINBOW) it was a bit less thick at the ends. The one Kalen looks a bit wiggy by comparison.

true, but I don't think it needs to look exactly like ayu's? if it reminds me of her it's okay lol

This was cringeworthy from beginning to end; I am OUT

It looks cheesy af but to be fair I haven’t liked many Jdrama as of late lol.

It’s hard to imagine dramas like Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Trick, Stand Up, etc. were even aired on Japanese TV lol

I’ll still watch this but it’s certainly not looking “great”...

Looks cheesy like the few other J-drama's I've seen. So I'll watch it anyway. XD

I assume they adapted the scenario to make it looks more like the average drama dealing about love etc... I don’t think it will precisely relate the content of the book. Don't forget that the book is already a fiction based on the real story of AYu.

Lol. It looks as bad and ridiculous as most doramas tho.
By the trailer it seems as if Kalen’s was a secondary role.

I also feel that ayu's character is a secondary role with this new trailer. You barely see her and when you see her... You wish she wasn't there haha.
Oh man... I don't understand a bit but you can tell their acting is cringey AF haha.

At least it may boost M sales *eyerolls*

don't know about sales, but M PV at youtube already has 3 millions views

I saw these youtube links posted by instagram account shohei_fan but they don't work for me (due to youtube restrictions), maybe they work for someone else and they can upload them here?


https://youtu.be/hrgw42rgFqc
https://youtu.be/Zd4SIS2HFzw
https://youtu.be/pjNbvphJtRA

LOLLL she looks nothing like Ayu. Also they seemed to have strayed a bit from Ayu's character..the scene of Ayu shouting at Max in velfare? From the way its described in the book, Ayu was shy and obedient.

Yeah it's totally as cheesy and dramatic as just any other drama but looks worse because of the really bad wigs since Kalen is playing Ayu like any other drama where they can't have natural hair due to it being an adaptation or whatever. Her "hair" in Boys & Girls is... eek.

Given how they're trying to handle other parts where she has to look like Ayu, they only really did okay with the SEASONS look, everything else looks like the hair is too long or too short. The new teasers have her with the M-era hair but it's a bit too long and shaggy so it just looks like a Bieber cut more than something Ayu ever had.

Those are from the TV Asahi account. They, along with Fuji TV and Nippon TV, as far as I know of, geoblock the videos. (Interestingly, not TBS?)

The parts where it’s raining... it’s so sunny and bright but also raining? I know it happens sometimes, but is that the intention here? Lol *i haven’t read the book.

Japan mustn’t have good wigs available because man, that dance class wig is...

Yeah it looks pretty cheesy (and not that great), but I'm disappointed that the Ayu character is clearly not the protagonist, the Max character is??? Ugh, now I'm worried that Ayu's portrayal (particularly in regards to her career and her hard work) is going to be diluted and heavily dependent upon her relationship with Max (I mean, it's clear it was always going to be a romance, but...still, they're literally making specific homages to Ayu's music videos, and I hope that her character has some substance beyond being Max's love interest). Max's actor is clearly superior at acting, so maybe that's why the Max character seems more complex so far, but really the Ayu character just feels like an after-thought addition?

Also, from this trailer, Kalen does not look like, or even -embody- Ayu's mannerisms at all. They really should have gone with an actress.