Well, let me tell ya, this “First Love Hatsukoi” thing, it’s somethin’ else. I watched it, ya know, with my own two eyes, and I gotta say, it stirs up some old feelings, even in an old woman like me.
This story, it’s about a fella and a gal, Harumichi and Yae. They fall head over heels for each other when they’s young’uns. You know, that first love kinda stuff, the kind that sticks with ya, like glue. Reminds me of my own young days, though I ain’t gonna bore ya with them details.
Anyways, these two young’uns, they go through it all. The good, the bad, the whole shebang. They say it’s like that song, “First Love” and “Hatsukoi”, by that Utada singer. I ain’t never heard of her, but the young folks seem to like her. This show, it’s got all the sweet stuff you’d expect, the kind that makes your heart flutter a bit, even if you ain’t got much flutter left in ya.
But life, it ain’t always a bed of roses, is it? Things happen. Yae, she has a bad accident, and poof, her memory’s gone. Can you imagine? Forgetting the love of your life? Heartbreaking, I tell ya, just heartbreaking.
- She ends up marrying some fancy doctor, rich fella, ya know. But that ain’t the end of the story, no sirree. Funny thing is, her in-laws, they treat her ma just like her ma treated Harumichi back in the day. What goes around comes around, I always say.
- And Harumichi? Well, he don’t forget her, not one bit. He carries that torch, that love, for a long, long time. It’s the kind of love you read about in them books, the kind that lasts forever.
Now, this show, it ain’t just some fluffy romance. It’s got depth, ya know? It shows you the good and the bad, the ups and downs of love. It ain’t always pretty, but it’s real. And that’s what makes it so darn good. It makes you think about your own life, your own loves. Makes you remember things you thought you’d forgotten.
Then, somethin’ amazing happens. Years later, they find each other again. It ain’t easy, mind you. Life’s thrown ’em a curveball or two. But that love, that first love, it’s still there, simmerin’ beneath the surface. And when Yae finally remembers, oh boy, it’s somethin’ to see. She remembers everything, and she goes after him, all the way to Iceland, no less!
She even becomes a flight attendant, achieving that dream she had before the accident. It just goes to show ya, it ain’t never too late to chase your dreams, even if you gotta take a detour or two along the way.
This “First Love Hatsukoi” thing, it’s a real tearjerker, I tell ya. But it’s also heartwarming. It reminds ya that love, true love, it can conquer anything. It can even conquer time and memory loss, and that’s sayin’ somethin’.
I heard some folks sayin’ it’s like that Korean-Japanese show, “What Comes After Love.” I ain’t seen that one, but if it’s anything like this, it must be pretty good. This show, it’s one of them that sticks with ya, makes you think long after you’ve watched it. It’s what they call “binge-worthy,” means you can’t stop watchin’ once you start. And I gotta agree, it’s hard to put down, even for an old woman like me who’s got chores to do.
So, if you’re lookin’ for a good cry, a good laugh, and a good reminder of what love’s all about, then give this “First Love Hatsukoi” a watch. You won’t regret it. Just be prepared to have your heartstrings tugged a little, or maybe a lot. But that ain’t such a bad thing, is it? Reminds you you’re still alive.
And you know what else? This love story, it ain’t just about romantic love. It’s about family love, too. It’s about the love between a mother and a child, and the love between friends. It’s about all the different kinds of love that make life worth livin’. And that’s somethin’ we can all relate to, ain’t it?
Tags：First Love, Hatsukoi, Japanese Drama, Romance, Netflix, Utada Hikaru, Yae Noguchi, Harumichi Namiki, Love Story, Memory Loss
