Kalen Anzai cast as Ayu in the drama adaptation of "M 愛すべき人がいて"

[Evolution7/4]

Thats right! I forgot.

[pedronekoi]

I'm really liking the narrative in the dorama. Even tho it's very soap opera-esque, I'm feeling it's very accurate. Masa did play a huge part in Ayu's career and sucess and during her All Night Nippon you can see how grateful she is to him for making her a singer and celebrity. As a fan, I'm glad they made the whole visuals and recreate the PVs and jackets.

I don't like the Reika part at all as well as the other group bullying drama. lol I wonder if they will show Ayu's performance on Music Station in which she is really sick and coughing that hapenned (allegedly) on the same day they broke up.

[attractive nausea]

^ They will show it. It was on the final episode teaser

[chu-lips]

Do this dorama well-received in Japan?

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by chu-lips

Do this dorama well-received in Japan?

I would say so. It trends each week pretty high on Twitter, but it's sort of more of a "so bad it's good" sort of watch rather than "this is really well made".

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

I’ve had a lot of people who know I like Ayu ask me if I’m watching it because they are too~

People who otherwise wouldn’t be so interested in Ayu.

So I’d say there’s a certain reach that it’s achieving. But yes, so bad it’s good seems to be a good way to describe it lol.

[Toniayu123]

Ayu herself said so on her insta stories lol I myself couldn’t finish the drama, I just can’t with the acting.

[Chris85]

I've only seen a short clip on IG and the dramatic music was very beautiful.

[Evolution7/4]

I want a photo of Kalen and Ayu together! I want a sit down interview too but I feel like the photo is a more realistic expectation lol Ayu has broke her silence and mentioned the drama on insta stories. Can anyone translate?

[attractive nausea]

Originally Posted by Evolution7/4

I want a photo of Kalen and Ayu together! I want a sit down interview too but I feel like the photo is a more realistic expectation lol Ayu has broke her silence and mentioned the drama on insta stories. Can anyone translate?

From google translate : She quoted the writer of the drama who said he was afraid of people's feedback after the last episode, but he said that if people say "it was so bad that it's good" he would be happy. Ayu then say that yes, she hated it but loved it at the same time and she thanks the people on the last photo (Max and idk who) for witnessing the story or something.

[Katsuyuki012]

Last episode: https://blitzfansub.com/m-ai-subeki-...episode-7-end/

[Andrenekoi]

I can imagine Ayu being pissed over some stuff on this final episode lol. The scene with her rivals was genuinelly cute though.

[Machiko]

Overall I enjoyed it, though I really would have loved it to looke more 1990/early 2000's (with fashion, hairstyles, makeup trends)! I'm kind of confused by the leap between Masa being given 3 projects to pull him away from Ayu, to Masa becoming the president, it wasn't explained at any point?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Machiko

Overall I enjoyed it, though I really would have loved it to looke more 1990/early 2000's (with fashion, hairstyles, makeup trends)! I'm kind of confused by the leap between Masa being given 3 projects to pull him away from Ayu, to Masa becoming the president, it wasn't explained at any point?

The second half of the drama felt really rushed. I wonder if they really axed some episodes due to the coronavirus as someone said over here.

Considering it's the drama's title, the composition of M deserved an whole episode (the final one).

Also, I would like to see how the loveppears cover idea came to life, considering it was kinda controversial at the time

[Evolution7/4]

Love that she was candid about it being bad!

[jiarongisme]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

The second half of the drama felt really rushed. I wonder if they really axed some episodes due to the coronavirus as someone said over here.

Considering it's the drama's title, the composition of M deserved an whole episode (the final one).

Also, I would like to see how the loveppears cover idea came to life, considering it was kinda controversial at the time

Totally agree. Would've loved to see how CREA came to be, and also the decision to go to New York for LOVEppears. Oh well.

This show is truly so bad that it's good. I really can't wait for the Reika spin-off. I hope Blitz subs it too.

[truehappiness]

There's a bit of funny context with the text too. remove-mom on the AHS Discord had a rough translation that essentially mentioned the same things... and another bit!

Originally Posted by remove-mom

Congrats on the final episode! Here's an excerpt from an interview with Osamu Suzuki (the writer of the drama):
"I'm the most worried (of anyone) -- what if it makes Ayu really angry, and the like. there's also the fact that not talking about the drama adds to the interest in its own respect. In my own head, I feel like if the final episode airs and I get comments on Insta about how the drama was so bad that it was good, everything will be okay and I'll be so relieved I'll be able to poop... but what if that doesn't happen?"

(Ayu is answering here) Mr. Suzuki, it happened. It really was so bad that it was good, and I hated and loved it. Please don't poop!(?) good work, everyone who watched and enjoyed this drama! Sleep well, "M"...

Thank you for being there to witness history.

The funny bit is that Osamu Suzuki seemed to talk about Ayu's reaction stressing him out to the point of constipation maybe and that he wouldn't be able to poop until Ayu did say something about the drama... then Ayu answered along with "Please don't poop" as sort of a reassurance that he doesn't have to worry about pooping LOL.

Originally Posted by attractive nausea

From google translate : She quoted the writer of the drama who said he was afraid of people's feedback after the last episode, but he said that if people say "it was so bad that it's good" he would be happy. Ayu then say that yes, she hated it but loved it at the same time and she thanks the people on the last photo (Max and idk who) for witnessing the story or something.

I think the last line was more to people who watched as thanks to "witnessing the history" that the drama showed?

Also the guy in the picture is Susumu Fujita, the president of CyberAgent. They operate the TV station that developed the drama.

[Evolution7/4]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

The funny bit is that Osamu Suzuki seemed to talk about Ayu's reaction stressing him out to the point of constipation maybe and that he wouldn't be able to poop until Ayu did say something about the drama... then Ayu answered along with "Please don't poop" as sort of a reassurance that he doesn't have to worry about pooping LOL.

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by ruixiong89

Ayu commented about the performance on one particular episode of music station. Apparently it seems that the jewellery was quite a last minute thing and as a result of that, Ayu had difficulty gasping for air. It's rather difficult to sing in fact (as long as your throat area is being pressed against by things, it's going to cause irritation and constriction of your windpipe).

If I'm not wrong, it was during her first performance of Dearest on Music Station with a special video of her lives being played that she commented on the performance.

Interesting to note that Ayu commented on that performance before of appears with the coughing and had some kind of explanation for it with her necklace but now we know it's because of Max and her breaking up that day from the book... right?

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

Interesting to note that Ayu commented on that performance before of appears with the coughing and had some kind of explanation for it with her necklace but now we know it's because of Max and her breaking up that day from the book... right?

I had only ever heard fans speculate that it was because of the necklace (actually it was part of the dress). To me it looked like she swallowed wrong just before she started to sing, hence the coughing. In the tv documentary it is said that's the day they broke up and she had been emotional all day long resulting in a poor performance. Cool that they kept that performance in, but weird that they changed it to simply, Ayu is emotional and crying, not coughing. Also, Kalen didn't look to be crying at all lol.

Also, I'm sure Ayu is real happy that Max cheated on her for her own good, lol.

Otherwise, I ended up enjoying the whole show. You can tell it was super rushed at the end though and they started getting clumsier with the factual basis and continuity.