Papa Knows Best: Oi, Handsome!

 
Pretty fun new drama about an older man named Gentaro Ito ( Kotaro Yoshida) dealing with the return of all three of his daughters to the house when each of their love relationships go south...

There is the oldest Yuka (Haruka Kinami), a single gal dating a married man, who has the misfortune of running into an ex she dumped years ago (Kenta Hamano) every day and in the restaurants she frequents,

The second , Rika (Yui Sakuma), a woman married to a uncaring, spoiled jerk (Renn Kiriyama) who criticizes her and ignores her efforts,

and the sweet and sassy youngest daughter Mika (Rena Takeda), a bubbly but too carefree girl dealing with a deadbeat boyfriend (Ren Sudo) with dreams of having his manga get published!

Along with them is Chizuru (Megumi), the ever-suffering wife of this cantankerous (and yet entirely sensible) old man, who knows how to read him and handle him by observing his everyday actions!

An interesting role for Kotaro Yoshida who has made a career out of playing these unlikeable and slimy guys, here as a caring (if overly strict) Dad to his girls, loved by his wife and even respected by his underlings at work. So convincing are his speeches that his words even inadvertently manage to cheer up a woman nearby who has just gone through a bad breakup, when he is talking to his employees. He has no idea who she is or what she's talking about when she comes up and thanks him for giving her courage again, LOL

PS: Who IS that beautiful girl? Looks like Nozomi Sasaki...
Oi Handsome reminds me of the old Masakazu Tamura family dramas "Otousan" and"Oyaji" where the Dad is a loud complainer but really loves his family! In any case, I laughed out loud while watching the first episode of Oi Handsome and have already watched it twice! Sure to be a must-see for me! 

PS: I don’t know if they just happened to focus more on Mika in the first episode, but Rena Takeda absolutely stole the show! She was SO doggone cute and SPAZZY, the way she deals with her Papa as well as her good-for-nothing mangaka-wannabe boyfriend is entertaining beyond belief!

There’s this one fun passage where she’s trying to prove to her boyfriend she can get along without him. He says how will you open jars without me?, and she  uses all her strength to show that she can open it herself.

Then says she can’t wear her blue dress because who will button up the back for her? She makes a valiant struggle to button it up herself, and when she does, triumphantly declares herself self sufficient and kicks him out! 

Humorously, the next day she proudly wears the dress but we see she hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet....LOLOL

Mika might be the best role she’s played yet, and I'm delighted to see MORE!!!