While not a massive tour de force of originality, the music themed Reversal Orchestra DID have its charming moments, mostly by adorable actress Mugi Kadowaki as the clumsy but sweet violinist Hatsune Tanioka as she takes on coming out of self imposed retirement and dealing with a cantankerous boss/conductor, the blunt Asahi Tokiwa, played by Kei Tanaka!
I mentioned before that I fully expected the drama to be padded with the "member problem of the week" stories and holy heck I was right, but it was the growing connection between Tanioka and Tokiwa that made for a great watch- Who knew that watching them having a conversation in a car or arguing on the way home could be so much fun!
I mentioned before that I fully expected the drama to be padded with the "member problem of the week" stories and holy heck I was right, but it was the growing connection between Tanioka and Tokiwa that made for a great watch- Who knew that watching them having a conversation in a car or arguing on the way home could be so much fun!
There's this one scene where Tanioka is having the most adorable meltdown where I first thought, "I should be making clips of these moments"! unfortunately, the scene is a bit of a spoiler, so I won't post it here. However there were a couple of other scenes in that same episode that gave off the same vibe that I CAN, like this one where the two have been shown the new promotional goods for the orchestra, including hand lotion with their faces on the bottle.
Not one to shy away from free hand cream, Hatsune takes one and it's cute to watch her use it as the two bicker about random nothingness! You can see how they've grown as partners as Hatsune is downright playful against the grumpy Tokiwa!
Another really cute thing is that whenever Tokiwa acts snippy to her, Hatsune kicks her foot in frustration, and when he softens his tone and she thinks he's becoming nice, when he reverts back to his stodgy self, she kicks the floor again, LOL! But there's a smile of her face so she knows his gruffness is all for play.
It's these little moments like this that made the drama ultimately worth checking out!