Oh my, it’s a tried and true formula: cast a girl in the role of a bright and bubbly personality and dress her up in the most dazzling of pretty outfits and you’ve got a CRUSH in the making, and such it was with Haruna Kawaguchi in the role of Kurumi Mashiba in the new romcom Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte!!
Kurumi is a popular social media “influencer” who is just about to hit a landmark 100,000 followers. When we tune in on her, she is on her way to an event where she is the coordinator for her company.
So involved with her tweeting that she goes to the wrong venue, and she ends up accepting a ride from a quirky chef named Shun Fujino (Ryusei Yokohama) whom she bumped into on the bus.
On the way he admonishes her for her seeming reliance on her electronic toys, but she tells him that her gadgets are important and she can’t life without them!
Once at the venue, she makes her way to the wardrobe room where company president Shogo Hayama (Osamu Mukai) is waiting for her to get him all duked out for the event. the two are close and there is even an air of attraction between the two. But business is hectic and they never get to say what is on their minds!
Meanwhile Kurumi is in dire need of a place to stay, and her co-worker Koko (the ever-ardent Yui Natsukawa) invites her to stay at HER place for a minimal price! Kurumi happily accepts and wastes no time moving in, but she is stunned to find the eccentric chef whom she took a ride with some days ago living there!
Come to find out, the place is a Share House and Kurumi will be living with at least 3 other people! She finds it a task to re-adjust her life around these other guys (and gals) and hopes it won’t be long til she can scrape up enough to move out on her own.
But bad new strikes when her beloved President Hayama steps down from his position and disappears, leaving the young girl lost and rudderless. Even the announcement of her 100,000 subscribers can't lift her spirits.
It's here that Kurumi finds that despite the hardships of living with a houseful of people, the warmth and consideration of her new roommates will be the things that get her through these tough times! 
Oh wow, I am loving Haruna in this drama!! At times, she reminds me somewhat of Airi Matsui and Rio Uchida, two actresses I really adore, but she has a flair all her own! Haruna already showed me how much FUN she could be in the comedy “Gokushufudo”, and now she’s stealin' my heart with Kikazaru Koi niha Riyuu ga Atte! Gonna enjoy this one!!
PS: Also a BIG thrill to see Yui Natsukawa in this (an actress really close to my heart) as the sensible, older advisor to all those flighty souls under her roof!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
