Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto (2024)

A Journey of Reconciliation for Long Lost Lovers

“I love you” aren’t easy words to say. For many, expressing emotion through actions is much easier than putting emotion into words, especially when misunderstandings and miscommunication have colored how you feel about relationships.

In the Japanese BL Love is Better the Second Time Around, adapted from the manga series Koi wo Surunara Nidome ga Joto by Kinoshita Keiko, Hasegawa Makoto and Furuya Robin takes center stage as Miyata Akihiro and Iwanaga Takashi, two men on the verge of starting over after being torn apart in their youth over a misunderstanding.

Short and full of desire, Love is Better the Second Time Around finds editor Miyata Akihiro being forced to confront his first love when he is assigned to university professor Iwanaga Takashi, a confident, suave man he’d once loved enough to elope with. A man who Miyata believed played with his feelings.

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Coup de cœur pour cette seconde chance laissée à l'amour

Koi wo Suru Nara Nidome ga Joto ne fait pas l'unanimité, mais pour moi, il est un coup de cœur. Dans un mélange de maturité, d'honnêteté et d'intensité, cette histoire a fait son chemin jusqu'à faire s'emballer mon cœur.

Dans une romance, il y a quelque chose qui me prend toujours au dépourvu. C'est à partir du moment où l'histoire me donne envie de retomber amoureuse. D'oublier mes blessures passées pour retrouver ce sentiment unique, de ces papillons dans le ventre et des genoux qui tremblent. Et Koi wo Suru Nara Nidome ga Joto y est parvenu.

J'ai adoré les personnages. Iwanaga Takashi séduit. Miyata Akihiro résiste. Chacun est comme un papillon. Ils sont attirés l'un par l'autre, mais l'un tente de résister alors que l'autre ne cesse de le séduire, ouvertement. En parlant d'être ouvert, l'honnêteté des personnages, la façon dont ils s'expriment et avouent leurs sentiments (bons, mauvais ou incertains). Ils se parlent, ils communiquent, ils partagent. Hasegawa Makoto et Furuya Robin possèdent une magnifique alchimie. Les baisers sont exceptionnels (et pour ceux qui lisent mes avis, j'aime vraiment beaucoup les beaux baisers), quant aux scènes intimes, elles sont toutes aussi belles.

J'ai sincèrement aimé la ténacité de l'un et la résistance de l'autre. Des refus qui n'ont pas pour unique but de faire traîner, mais pour éviter de souffrir une nouvelle fois. Et finalement, les barrières tombent et une seconde chance est laissée. Et c'est beau. Leurs sourires sont d'une douceur réconfortante et d'une chaleur enivrante.

En revanche, il y a quelques défauts. Sans surprise, c'est un format trop court pour pleinement exploiter toutes les intrigues et les personnages. Cependant, c'était malin de se concentrer sur la romance sans distractions. Malheureusement, on peut aussi bouder le dernier épisode qui se révèle le moins bon. S'il est agréable, qu'il fait plaisir et qu'il est mignon, on a perdu la tempête émotionnelle des épisodes précédents, c'est dommage.

Bref, Koi wo Suru Nara Nidome ga Joto est l'une des petites merveilles de cette année, à mes yeux. J'ai aimé chaque épisode et chaque personnage. Ils étaient amoureux la première fois, et ils sont toujours amoureux pour la seconde fois. Et c'est encore meilleur cette fois-là. Coup de cœur !

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Most underrated drama

This drama is really fantastic people who was Thai bl this seems bit different to them may be because of not much comedy scenes or kiss scenes but quite romantic and based on past bl this drama contains child hood crush, past memory and office relationship wow drama no much complicated twist simple and clear unfortunately we have very less episodes and if they make more episodes with 1 hr time it would have been good but still they covered all the plots without truncating I loved this drama and Japanese bl always have different vibe the voice of actors and the music story is a kind of silent I enjoyed it and recommend to all bl fans

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Complete package but not totally my type

Categorize this show as an ordinary one especially since I am having a hard time deciding whether I liked it or not. They have the angst, the growth and connection of the romance, the appeal from the cast, the amazing setup of soundtracks, and a nice sequence of the stories from the beginning until the end. Yet, it is not my cup of tea and I am certain that people out there might enjoy this show to their fullest. But, I was hoping as well that despite not my preference in a romantic genre, it’s their job to make things work for everyone.

Aloha is so cute in this series with his sassy and bitchy attitude. However, Makoto devours this show with his excellence in delivering the perfect blend of emotions and charms. The intimate scenes were the best element in the drama; hot, sexy, and fulfilling. As expected with Japanese productions, they always took a lot of effort to create pleasant and arousing scenes for their characters. But not to the point of overly doing it, that mostly happens in Thai BL shows.

The story is dramatic in a good way in that it tackles reconnection and attempting to succeed on the second try. It was a good plot for two grown adults and how they face up against hindrances in their mature ages. It was cool to see them nourish their romance with a happy ending.

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a chance that will dictate the rest of life

The live rivalries were too much for me as if seemed when 1 decided to give up the next came up so seemed like everyone was taking turns. Now the past incident, I found heartwarming as it really captured high school romance and what first love truly is.

The acting I felt everyone was a bit over the top when trying to achieve their goals as manipulative behaviour was being used and they had no consequences for them.

I don't quite believe the first rival just giving up as they've known each other for a while and know him quite deeply. The second one is more believable as if makes sense he was going nowhere

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Yea.. HARD PASS

The storyline seemed interesting and the first and second episode were okay.. But the actor who plays Miyata Akihiro makes this series extremely unbearable.. He is not even pretending to be interested in his characters role.. He's tense, but definitely not in the way of the characters personality and role.. He tense in a very visible very uncomfortable way whenever their is any male to male contact in the show.. It's pretty clearly written on his face that he was very reluctantly doing this role for a paycheck or perhaps to fill out his portfolio.. The rest of the cast was great and the actor who played the professor seemed to be trying his hardest to bring the story to life, but his co-star was just not a good fit.. Overall I would say that if your interested in picking this show up don't bother..

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Second Chances.

I think it's time to admit that some types of mature romances aren't just for me. This was the case with this show.

Miyata Akihiro, a sincere and diligent editor of a business magazine by chance gets to meet his first love, Iwanaga Takashi while working on an article. However, he is still haunted by his previous experience as a teenager with the untouchable Iwanaga sensei, who had bet on their love. Now, as adults, Iwanaga once again expresses his interest in Miyata-san, who is determined not to fall for the easy-going Iwanaga-sensei again.

The characters, particularly Miyata-san is the reason I held on until the end. He was careful and cautious with his words and actions. I was never once annoyed or angered by his choices.
As for Iwanaga sensei... I have no idea about him even after the end. There was so much more to him than what was being shown, but I just couldn't feel anything for his character at all.
I enjoyed the flashbacks, but they seemed incomplete to the story, inspite of giving some glimpse into their past, particularly Miyata-san.
Both the actors nailed their roles, and the overall atmosphere of the drama was pleasant.
It seems to be one of those dramas, which I feel had a lot of potential, but somehow managed to miss me.

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Pretty good, could be better

i enjoyed this drama, it was relatively light and nicely done. the main couple’s casting was good, too. they’re both beautiful. i liked the dynamic between them, their banter felt pretty natural and their scenes together didn’t feel forced, though i have few things i didn’t like.

i felt like the story would have been more naturally paced had there been more episodes, but i know bl dramas outside of thailand aren’t quite there yet.

despite miyata liking takashi deep down, it felt like miyata came around to admitting he liked takashi ahead of the plot a bit and he discarded that girlfriend rather quickly, too. she was more of the token girl that gets dumped for the boy, no real characterization on her part. could have done without that. but he played hard to get with takashi, then all of a sudden he warmed up and went all in and they sleep together, but the scene was still noticeablely chaste (i’ll forgive this since miyazaki says it’s his first time) and that push and pull felt a bit odd to me, especially in a limited time frame and especially because i felt like for two people who were once lovers and haven’t seen each other in over a decade, i expected a bit more passion and fire but idk. i also felt two love rivals in such a short amount of episodes was unnecessary and the second love rival was rather random, too.

we actually got more kisses between miyata and takashi than i expected going into it, but that being said, they were far more chaste than they should have been for two men in their 30s. not that we needed NC scenes left and right, but a few kisses more than the “press and hold” would’ve made sense. i mean, i’ve seen some pretty passionate scenes in japanese series, i know they can do it. but overall, it was a decent series and still worth the watch.

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UM AMOR CONFUSO MAS AINDA SIM UM BOM AMOR PARA REVIVER

Essa é uma história de dois garotos que estavam juntos na escola mas por conta de um mal entendido acabam se separando e agora anos depois eles se reencontram.
A história é interessante e os protagonistas tem uma ótima química, só achei que poderiam ter otimizado tempo com as tramas paralelas porque no final não agregaram em nada.
Em alguns momentos eu não entendia se o Iwanaga Takashi realmente amava o Miyata Akihiro no presente ou se ele ainda estava descobrindo isso e eu não entendia muito bem se o Miyata Akihiro queria mesmo essa relação ou não porque ele nunca esclareceu as coisas do passado e ficava sofrendo a toa, mas no geral é uma boa série e cumpre o que promete.
As cenas íntimas são excelentes e a trama tem uma boa duração.
Não é memorável, mas é boa.
Fun Fact: em vários momentos eu sentia que o Miyata Akihiro parecia o Type de "TharnType". Não tem nada haver com a personalidade e atitudes do Type e sim o olhar, um pouco do jeito, eu senti isso várias vezes e achei engraçado kkkkk.

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