'tatta hitotsu no koi' ~ mysteries of Japanese doramas

I was thinking how to write about this dorama. what to describe, what to say? well, now it turns out it is a collection of mysteries and hocus-pocus.

story

this is a story about pure love that overcomes all possible obstacles. or no?

the story flow was so weak that I was about to drop in the middle and possibly only music made me watch until the end

music

the soundtrack, I am sure, is one of the best - at least among those I've heard. made by Ike Yoshihiro, it is a collection of emotional works, and the main theme sung by Sasja Antheunis, as far as I can understand, were really memorable. the ending song by KAT-TUN was, however, just you average 'kind song about life'.

acting

among all actresses that I see in Japanese doramas there are only a few that look like actresses at all to me. and Haruka Ayase is certainly out of this list. I must say, I wasn't impressed by anybody in particular, including the cute boy playing the Hero's younger brother, even though Japanese children ofter attract me with their adult-like behaviour. maybe only Tanaka Koki was just a bit amusing

I still can't get the stereotypical Japanese images - I mean, an unusual, attractive girl must always keep her lips in the shape of a butterfly?

and a cool guy doesn't take an umbrella or put on something when it rains?

 and a girl who is almost to part with her lover forever cries like this?

conclusion

but this was only the beginning. here is what I understood while watching: 

1. a girl running to meet with her lover always wears high heels so that she can fall down to show how fast and desperately she runs. sneakers? even though she knows she will have to run fast? that's not comme il faut. no, no, no

2. but that's nothing in comparison with a guy who runs after a bus. he runs at the speed of 20-30 kmph easily, because love helps him. obvisouly for the same reason his voice becomes penetrating through any substance which makes it possible to reach o the girl who is inside the bus, moreover sitting in the middle. applying physics to a dorama? no, no, no

to be honest, after 9 long and boring episodes where I couldn't find any feelings between the Hero and the Heroine, to say nothing of any chemistry,  my reaction to the final developments was like

and unfortunately, the way they reunited wasn't really impressing, too. I must be the wrong person to watch doramas like this. no, no, no