I'm not a passionate of classic music but when I watched this drama I couldn't stop until the last episode, even when I already knew the plot because I previously watched the anime version. Tamaki Hiroshi is outstanding in his role of Chiaki. Yuri Ueno was also incredible in her role of Nodame. Very reliable to the original anime. I recommend to watch the continuation 'Special in Europe' where they move to Paris aiming to do their real performance (Chiaki as a director and Nodame in her solo concerto)Even for people that don't understand much about classic music is quite interesting and addictive.