Inspirational Japanese dramas

Somehow I really enjoy Japanese dramas these years. And I have found them closer to everyday life and not overly dreamy like the cliched poor-girl-meets-a-rich-man kind of Korean dramas. I was often left feeling more lost after watching dramas of other regions because it made me long for having a prince charming kind of person beside me and that really didn't help my already loner life at all. Besides, another pro of Japanese dramas is that it doesn't take as much time to watch the whole thing as they are usually comprised of 8 to 12  episodes. And the following dramas have inspired, taught, or affirmed me in one way or another. There are also some other good ones I have watched over the years but they don't speak as much to my heart as these ones do.

I love the interaction of the lead character with his pet tortoise, George. And in one of the last episodes, when the guy asked his superior at worker, the senior professor, why his mom just left, disappeared from his life for 11 or so years and then came back hiding her true identity working as his housemaid afterwards and why it took her so long to come back. The wise professor just simply said maybe that was exactly the time she needed. And just like that it really took the guilt that I had been placing and the question I had been asking of myself about the time I have been taking for moratorium. I cannot explain this to anyone else and all I can say is this is just the time I need and I don't expect others to understand it. 

I can relate to the female lead character so much as a fellow unemployed person. Even though her life was much funner than mine surrounded by interesting characters as her neighbors. I also suffer from panic attack and social anxiety so I can understand why she needed to take time off to focus on herself and stop worrying about anyone else' opinions of her. And it was through this leisure period of her life that she got to meet good friends and learned more about what she did want. There is a monologue that speaks to me deeply on one of the scenes of the comic book version and it says, "But, perhaps there are things can only be found when you get lost or get stuck."And that is exactly what I feel about this period of my life. Even though I have got almost nothing now, I also have learned a great deal about myself and other things. 

I actually randomly clicked on the link of the drama without much thought. I liked the leading actor and it seemed interesting enough to watch but I didn't expect this much fun from watching it. Even though the characters' lives and mine were nothing alike. But it just inspired me to play the piano again and reminded me my love for music. And it was really touching to see how the female character enjoyed wholeheartedly while playing the piano and getting lost in the music she was playing. Even though the ending didn't suggest anything but I really believe the main characters would end up being together. And as a person that was slow to tell emotions and unaware of others' relationship status, he wasn't aware that he actually liked her and stubbornly refused to admit it. 

On a side note, I read the manga version and learned that they became a couple later after moving to Paris together. I was overjoyed to read this odd couple's story. And I was even more ecstatic to learn that there were two movies about their life in Paris! I can't wait to watch them!

The last but not the least is the drama about three very different people joined a violin class. Similar to one of the other dramas I listed, the female leading character also took her time off after quitting her job to start learning about who she was and eventually found herself and love of her life despite of her fear. I learned from the drama that everyone could be lonely in one way or another, and we all need to meet one or two people with whom we could share tears and laughter with as our true selves and those people in our lives could be anyone regardless of societal status, age and race,etc. It was extra encouraging that she and her love got eight years of age gap yet somehow they found each other. Because I also feel like a young girl trapped in an adult woman's body. I am still looking for myself despite of my age. And I find myself usually attracted to younger guys. Besides, I also got fear and kind of prepared myself for being alone my whole life because of lack in experience and the unlikeliness of meeting anyone that is right for me. Despite of the last bit of depressing thought, this drama taught me to enjoy music wholeheartedly. And it was one of the things in my life that no one would grade it. I didn't need to do it for any other reasons but just because I like it.