#also daiki was that wholesome husband

[kdramalands]

big fat mood

[neranova]

Just finished watching a very wholesome J-drama called Residential Complex or 隣の家族は青く見える (Tonari no Kazoku wa Aoku Mieru/Family Next Door Looks Blue)!

It’s about four families who live in co-op houses. These families are rather different from one another, creating occasional conflict or awkwardness. This drama shows acceptance in Japan, where the culture is more conservative than some others.

First, we have the Igarashi’s, Nana (Fukada Kyoko) and Daiki (Matsuyama Kanichi), who want to conceive a baby, but are struggling and therefore have turn to modern medicine for help.

Then, Kawamura Ryoji and Sugisaki Chihiro who don’t want kids.

Next, Hirose Wataru and Aoki Saku who are a gay couple.

And, the Komiyama family where the husband no longer works and the wife feels the constant pressure to keep up the image of an ideal family.

character chart below the cut

Anyway, the rest here is just me talking about how cute this show is etc!

Like Nana’s supervisor(?) who was super understanding because he too went through the same thing as her.

The Igarashi’s are just such a cute couple!! I don’t watch a lot of J-dramas, but something with how silly Daiki is made me look up the actor...and it was Matsuyama Kenichi. AKA the actor who played L in the Japanese live action of Death Note and the main character from Detroit Metal City. I have watched neither, but I did watch clips from DMC and he really fit the role of Negishi Soichi. Yeah, he really does have a knack for wacky characters. I guess that sorta makes him that much more adorable. And yeah, he’s pretty cute in this show :D

I just really like how accepting and supportive the characters are in the show.

Also, Happy New Year!