Dorama 2020

Love Lasts Forever (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo) Japanese Drama Review & Summary

Global Granary Drama Recommendation

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• Genre: Romance, Medical, Doctor/Nurses, Live-action Manga
• Release Date: 14 January 2020
• Origin: Japan, Adapted from a manga by Enjoji Maki
• Dorama: 10 Episodes

Cast

• Takeru Sato as Dr Tendo Kairi
• Kamishiraishi Mone as Sakura Nanase
• Karina as Ruuyuko
• Maiguma Katsuma as Dr Kisugi
• Watanabe Keisuke as Nishi Ryuusei
• Yamamoto Koji as Koishikawa Rokurou
• Yoshikaa Ai as Sakai Yuika
• Hotta Mayu as Kanno Misa
• Katase Nana as Yuuki Sayoko (Staff Nurse)
• Kami Hiraiwa as Mariko Negishi (Head Nurse)
• Misako Renbutso as Minori/Wakabayashi
• Kusei as Numazu Yukito

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Episode 1

Aww, this drama is so cute and the charismatic Takeru Satoh leads.

Anyway, Sakura was about to graduate from high school but not sure what to do afterwards.

Her class was on a school day trip to Tokyo on 23 November 2015.

Sakura had a notebook of what she was going to be doing during that day trip.  She was going to go to all the temples and shops where she could pray for a good match for her one day.  Apparently her family has had problems with finding their match.  Like her father and mother who ended up divorced?!!! That is why she lived with her grandparents.

While she was wandering around Tokyo, she saw an elderly woman collapsed on the street. She did not really know what to do but the woman obviously needed help.

So she shouted for help at the top of her voice.

Luckily a passing doctor who was jogging heard her and took over looking after the woman who had an anaphylactic shock.

The moment Sakuro saw the doctor, she fell in love.  He was gorgeous and so kind to her and to the patient.

He was Dr Tendo and told her that he worked at Hiura General Hospital.

Dr Tendo had to accompany the woman in the ambulance but before he left he told Sakura that it was all due to her that the woman survived what could have been a fatal situation.

Sakura there and then knew what was she going to do as she watched the ambulance moving away.

Five years later…

Sakura was now a nurse and will intern at Hiura General Hospital as she had been longing and aiming for.

She tried to find Dr Tendo immediately.

She saw him as he leaving the operating theatre.

Sakura did not waste any time.

She told Dr Tendo that she had loved him for the last five years and she had become a nurse because of him.

This got embarrassing not only because Dr Tendo seemed not to remember her at all and told her she was a rock, stupid, to confess to him after five years of unrequited love but the whole scene was witnessed by the hospital staff.

On her first day, Sakura got her nickname as Hero for having had the courage to approach the hospital Devil.

It was not a great experience for Sakura working side by side with Dr Tendo as she tends to make a lot of mistakes.

There came a point when Dr Tendo told her to just quit as she was not any good.  He said also that she only became a nurse to follow him.

Anyway, Sakura is a competent nurse when she was not assisting Dr Tendo.  And Dr Tendo realised this soon enough.

He was slightly more approachable so she walked home with him one evening.

Dr Tendo asked her how long was she going to follow him as he stood in front of his apartment.

Sakura was clueless about what was he was saying. She said she was not following him because she was actually standing in front of her own apartment.

It turned out that they are now next-door neighbors.

But it was no way romantic as she soon found out.

Dr Tendo looked like he was already living in with someone as a woman intimately welcomed him into the apartment.

Episode 2

Possible romance for the lead is back on.

it turned out the woman who was hanging on Dr Tendo as soon as he got home was Ruuyuko, his older sister.

The whole apartment building is own by the Tendos, a family of doctors except for Ruuyuko, who was rather partial to drink and rock & roll lifestyle.

Ruuyuko, instead, managed the apartment building.  She told this mini-life story to Sakura who started dreaming being intimate with Dr Tendo again.  Ruuyuko asked Sakura if she was the newbie nurse who declared her love and then was rejected by the Devil?

As Ruuyuko was so friendly, Sakura happily confessed that it was her.

The next day in the hospital, she decided to intern at the cardio unit.  She was paired with Dr Tendo and they became the Tendo Team.

Dr Tendo was not very enthusiastic about being teamed with Sakura and he had reasons to be.

Sakura was hopeless most of the times.  On their rounds, she runs the medical trolley straight to Dr Tendo.  Then she took blood from a patient and was complimented for it.  Sakura said she was actually good with injections and was so pleased with herself she accidentally injected the used needle to her hand.

Dr Tendo had to tend to her immediately.  He told her that he was wasting ten minutes of hospital round looking after her.

There was a very sad story in this episode, the gorgeous young patient Kanda died.

Kanda was working in an electrical appliances shop and was passionate about his job and knows everything about the merchandise.  He was hoping that he gets send home from the hospital soon because he wanted to see a girl who was on a first date when he collapsed.

Anyway, even Dr Tendo knew that Kanda’s condition is worsening.

Even Sakura noticed that Kanda had lost his appetite.  To cheer him up, Sakura took especial care of him and cheering him up.  This seemed to work.  Sakura confessed to him that her rice cooker she brought from her hometown had stopped working and she was looking for a new rice cooker.

Kanda happily said that he was going to look out for one for her.

Among the new nurse interns at the hospital, Sakai was the best and everyone knew it.

It was her who noticed that Kanda was having an attack as she looked up at the monitor at the nursing station.

Sakura commented later to Sakai that she can never be as good as Sakai.

Sakai looked at Sakura and said: “I came here to learned, you came here to be liked.”

Which is very true.  Every opportunity she gets she would confessed to Dr Tendo. She told him to go on a date with her, etc.  Sometimes she is so cute and sometimes you just want her to shut up.

But she did shut up when Kanda died.  Everyone did.  Kanda was adorable and popular.

Sakura went home rather lethargic and promptly collapsed in front of her apartment door.

Ruuyuko saw her.

When Sakura woke up, she saw Dr Tendo tending to her.  He told her that she had a fever and it seemed she was malnourished.

She had not been eating well because her broken rice cooker.  Sakura started crying and collapsed in Dr Tendo’s arms.  She told Dr Tendo she was going to quit nursing. She also said  that Dr Tendo was right.  She was a hopeless nurse.

Dr Tendo laid her back in bed and told her to rest.

He then said that he was wrong, she was a good nurse.

Dr Tendo went back to his apartment but can’t settle so he returned to Sakura’s apartment but found that she was with Dr Kisugi.

Episode 3

This episode is rather cute.

Dr Tendo found Dr Kisugi at Sakura’s apartment.  He did not like that Dr Kisugi was friendly with Sakura and he let Kisugi know it by being familiar with Sakura.  Dr Tendo took her pulse, and examined her if the fever had not subsided.

Dr Kisugi left them to it but warned Dr Tendo that he had to stay up to watch over Sakura until she was passed being feverish.

Anyway, Sakura got better quickly and went back to work.  Again, she had not improved her nursing skills when she’s working with Dr Tendo.  In fact, it got much worse because a patient refused to have his blood drawn by Sakura again and requested, instead, that Sakai took it.

Because of this Sakura suddenly lost confidence taking blood and Dr Tendo had to suspend her from taking blood tests.  He calls her baka, meaning stupid, a fool.

It may sound harsh but Sakura mistakenly entered the information of a patient into a different patient’s record.

Thank goodness Dr Tendo realised it otherwise they would have sent a patient home basing the prognosis from the wrong record information.

She kept making mistakes because her brain is addled with other things like her love for Dr Tendo and being liked by everyone.

She overheard this same thing from Sakai who complained to a staff nurse about having to do extra jobs as she now had to cover for Sakura, who had her brain somewhere else when working with Dr Tendo.

Sakura was really sad but realised that Sakai had got a point.

Sakura started practicing drawing blood using an artificial arm to get her mojo back.

This was how Dr Kisugi found her.  He offered his arm as her specimen but she refused as she might hurt him.  Her confidence was so low.

Dr Kisugi noticed how sad she had become so he told her about Dr Tendo.  He said that Dr Tendo used to have a girlfriend who was a young doctor, the same batch as them.

The girl was everything.  She was feisty, confident and intelligent.  But during the final year of their internship, she got sick.

Dr Kisugi said that it was the first and last time he saw Dr Tendo cry.

The girl eventually died from cardiomyopathy.

Ever since then Dr Tendo had gone deep into his shell, he does not smile, he does not talk much and seldom mingle with colleagues.

Sakura felt sad for Dr Tendo.  After eight years he had not recovered.

Anyway, one of the patients was going berserk and insisting to go home before proper diagnosis and treatment were given to him.

Dr Tendo looked at the patient’s records and noticed that Sakura had inputted some important information that was overlooked by the nurses.

This made the nurses, including Sakai, to realise that Sakura was not completely idiotic after all.  Just a little bit!

The staff at Cardio-unit took Sakura and Sakai for a welcome drink.  They were surprised when Dr Tendo showed up.

Sakura made a little speech, she used every opportunity to tell Dr Tendo that she likes him and in this speech was no different.

She said that she likes Dr Tendo, yes she said she really likes him but she realised that she was not a good nurse so from that time on, she would put all her energy into becoming the good nurse.

She was so earnest with her promise that Dr Kisugi saw her in a new light.  He sort of said that he was joining in.  Meaning it will be a love triangle.

Sakai observed that Dr Kisugi was looking rather interestedly at Sakura.

And Sakura got so drunk during the meal that everyone left her in the care of Dr Tendo as they live in the same building.

He piggyback her until she started to feel queasy.

Sakura drunkenly revealed that she has heard about his dead girlfriend.  Sakura said that she understood and sympathised that he was upset about it but it had been eight years.

She promised him that she will put the smile back into his face and laughter into his life.  She then fell asleep.

Dr Tendo looked at her and said that if she was really serious about becoming a good nurse then he will train her to be the best nurse.

Awww

Episode 4

Sakura with Ruuyuko went to pray and get their fortune at the temple.

Sakura’s fortune said that she was going to have extraordinary luck.  In her love life, she will have an unexpected confession.

Suddenly Sakura remembered that she was not supposed to be focusing on her love life anymore but to become a better nurse.  Her career fortune said, “If there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Well, Sakura started her mission to become the better or best nurse.  She gave 110 percent to her duty.

When one of her patients,Tazawa, was about to be discharged, she especially created a hand-written little booklet of little recipes that he could try at home as he lives alone.  The other patients wanted one too. She is popular with them.

She was still grinning when she saw Dr. Tendo in the corridor.  She apologised to him of what happened the previous night.

He remembered that she promised to make him smile again and be happy, happy, happy.

There was an emergency, a woman with a suspected heart attack had been admitted at the ER.

Sakura started getting post-it notes which stated very caring sentiments.

The nurses at the hospital said that it was Dr. Kisugi for sure who was sending the notes because he was that kind of guy, caring and kind.

One of the male nurses said that was true because when he was on duty for the longest time, Dr Kisugi sent him food and he almost developed a crush on him.

Yuuki Sayoko further added that Dr Kisugi was the most popular doctor in the hospital, everybody loves him for his kindness. But Sayoko warned to never misinterpret his generosity and to fall in love with Dr Kisugi because he was like that with everybody.  He can’t give you more that you want.

Sakura got another note in her letterbox at the apartment building telling her to get an early night and some rest.  At that same moment, she saw Dr Kisugi and thank him for the caring notes.

Dr Kisugi at first did not understand what she was talking about and then he denied that he was the one sending them.

They both ended up together inside Dr Tendo’s apartment when Ruuyuki invited them in after seeing them with confused looks.

Ruuyuki said that Sakura has a stalker.

From the kitchen, Dr Tendo sniggered.  He said who in their right mind would stalk Sakura?

Sakura said that she might have a couple of stalkers.

Ruuyuki said that this issue is serious, she then said that Dr Kisugi should pretend to be Sakura’s boyfriend and escort her to work for the moment.

Dr Kisugi agreed but Dr Tendo was not liking the idea.

Dr Kisugi made good of his promise and went to work with Sakura the next day.

Sakura realised how popular Dr Kisugi was as they walked to the hospital; everyone knew him.

Sakai saw them and got a bit jealous.  She has a crush on Dr Kisugi.

The patient who was admitted with a heart attack refused to have a bypass surgery despite Dr Kisugi explaining to her that plaques were blocking the blood flowing in her arteries and this good be fatal.

Sakura later learned that the patient wanted to attend the wedding of her estranged daughter which will happen soon.  Having surgery now would mean she will be confined in the hospital for a few weeks which would make her miss the wedding.

Sakura explained this to Dr Kisugi, who reassured her that he will take this into consideration.  He would weigh up the health and wellbeing of his patient.

Unfortunately, Tsuruoka, the patient, took a turn for the worse.

Dr Kisugi said he should have operated on Tsuruoka immediately.

Tsuruoka, however, said that she wanted to go to the wedding and asked Sakura to make it happened. She asked what was there for her life? All she wanted was to see her daughter, who she had not seen for twenty years after her divorce, in her wedding dress.

Their conversation was overheard by Dr Tendo.

Anyway, Sakura researched about the venue, how long it would take to get the patient back and forth, etc.

At a convened medical review, Sakura talked about Tsuruoka.  She told the hospital doctors that she would take the day off to escort Tsuruoka to the wedding venue herself.  It would take an hour to get there so the patient will only be away for three hours max.

The doctors said she was a new recruit and there were other things to consider like the hospital being sued if something happens to the patient.

Dr Tendo volunteered to take the day off as well and go with Sakura.

So the patient’s wish was granted and had an emotional reunion with her daughter.

They then return the patient to the hospital under Dr Kisugi’s care.

Tsuruoka was so grateful to Sakura.  She said that Sakura is so sweet, she loves her.

Dr Kisugi said he knew what she meant, which rather surprised Tsuruoka.

Outside of the hospital, Sakura realised that she misplaced her mobile phone.

Dr Tendo said he will take her back to the venue.

But Sakura declined the offer and started running.

This part is rather confusing for me.  The venue is supposed to be an hour’s drive but it looks like Sakura only took 5 minutes to run to the venue.

Anyway, when she got there, her stalker was waiting for her with her phone.  It was Tazawa, the guy she made the mini-recipe booklet for.

Sakura was very surprised and then Tazawa tried to hug her but suddenly Dr Tendo was there and rescued Sakura.

Tazawa, however, found a steel bar to use on Dr Tendo but the doctor was prepared to fight.  They were on the ground fighting when bigger tube bars got dislodged from a shelf and were about to fall near the two men.

Sakura threw herself on Dr Tendo to protect him.

She ended up with a bleeding head.

When the ambulance came, Dr Tendo instructed to bring them to Hiura Hospital.  Again, if the venue was an hour away from the hospital, surely the ambulance would bring the patient to the nearest hospital to check and treat for a possible brain hemorrhage?!!!

Anyway, Sakura was given emergency treatment inside the ambulance.  She was really cringey to the point of being a little creepy.  She removed her oxygen mask and went on and on how much she loves Dr Tendo, she said she would say it even hundreds of times.

Then suddenly she started to blackout and Dr Kendo got really worried.

Dr Tendo told her that if she gets through this he would do whatever she wants, like go on dates and kiss.

No! Sakura did not go into a coma or die.  She actually did not even lose consciousness.  She just fell asleep. LOL

And after a short stint at the Hiura Hospital, she was moaning again at Dr Tendo.  She said that she felt she was not medically treated well at the hospital.  She lost a lot of blood but Dr Tendo took only a few minutes to patch her up.

Dr Tendo said it was because she only needed a couple of stitches for her wound.

Anyway, Sakura mentioned about what he promised her in the ambulance.  Dating and kissing.

Dr Tendo just said she was baka, stupid, it was just her imagination.

She kept thinking about it until she was not sure if it was indeed just pure imagination.

Then he kissed her and said that was part of the treatment.

Next episode, please.

Episode 5

Sakura ran after Dr Tendo to check the meaning of the kiss.  She told him that he might have had thousands of kisses before but that was her first one and she doesn’t know what that kiss meant.

Dr Tendo told her that they were officially dating as he went to his own apartment, leaving Sakura looking like a fish out of water.

She went inside her own apartment almost in a trance.

And then, Dr Tendo knocked on her door.

Sakura was rather nervous, especially when she saw her bed and her brain overdrive.

Dr Tendo wanted to speak to her about how they are going about their new relationship.  He told her that she must not reveal it to anyone, especially at work. She must not act so giddily every time he was nearby, not to give him her goofy smile, etc.  She must behave professionally.  Their personal life must stay outside of the hospital.

Sakura agreed to everything he said and wanted.

The next day at the hospital, she was all professional to him which actually rather surprised him.

Her co-worker though, started teasing her about her would.  They were still talking about the time she was rushed to the hospital.  They said that Dr Tendo was really worried. They asked if there was a change in their relationship.

Poor Sakura, she was aching to reveal all but she tried to hide it the best she can.

Anyway, the ‘star’ patient for this episode was the son of Mariko Negishi, the Head Nurse.

Shinto was Mariko’s only child.  He was a professional e-gamer but had collapsed.  He had something abnormal with his heart rhythm, arrhythmia.

He needed ablation which Sakura put forward herself to he Dr Tenko’s assistant during the procedure.

She studied hard for it, she even attended and watch carefully other ablations being performed on other patients.

But still, she was a newbie and it would be her first time to assist in the procedure.

Mariko was so concerned about this. She went to see Dr Tendo and begged him to appoint a more suitable or rather more experienced nurse.  She said that she knew she was a bit out of order requesting such but Shinto was her only son and she can’t bear anything going wrong with him.  She was already feeling guilty working all the time being a single parent.  She further added that Sakura tends to get distracted when Dr Tendo was around.

This was overhead by Dr Kisugi.

Mariko then started assigning duties to her nurses. She gave Shinto’s ablation to Kumi and Mayu.

Sakura was very surprised because she genuinely thought that she was going to be doing the assisting.

She went to Mariko to ask about it. Why was not given the task?

Mariko said that it was Dr Tendo’s decision.  (What a liar!)

Anyway, Sakura went to find Dr Tendo immediately and asked him why did he not give him the the role when he almost promised her she could do it when she first asked.

Dr Tendo just looked at her being hysterical.

Sakura went on and on and even said that probably he thought that she was so distracted with him, etc.

Dr Tendo did not say much and just left her to it.

She was really so angry and was still so upset when she was leaving the hospital.

Dr Kisugi found her mopping at the hospital garden.

Sakura confessed that she was now dating Dr Tendo but she was upset with him for his cavalier attitude towards her.  She then added that despite all that, she still truly loves him.

Dr Kisugi truly loves Sakura himself and would like to see her happy so he told her that Dr Tendo was begged by Mariko to drop Sakura as the assisting nurse on the oblation procedure for her son.

Dr Kisugi advised Sakura to speak to Dr Tendo now, that minute.

Sakura went to find Dr Tendo but she was told that he was performing an emergency ablation on Shinto, who had an attack.

Sakura went to the viewing theatre and saw that Dr Tendo was rather flummoxed with how the procedure was progressing. He was worried.

Sakura went to the microphone next to the watching Mariko.  Sakura said that she noticed that Shinto had a cough and would constantly chew mints to relieve his cough.  She thinks Shinto may have undiagnosed asthma.

This all may the difference.  Dr Tendo asked Sakura to scrub up and come inside the theatre to assist.

Shinto was tended to properly.

Mariko was so grateful to Dr Tendo and especially to Sakura.  She said that she was Shinto’s mother and yet she did not notice that he had a couple.

Anyway, it was the scheduling period for the nurses.  Everyone wanted that day or that day of more days off etc.

Mariko asked Sakura which day she was going to take off.

Sakura said she was not bothered.  She wants to stay in the hospital to study and learn.

Suddenly there was a voice, it was Dr Tendo who instructed to clear Sakura’s calendar especially the eight because he was taking her out for a meal.

Everyone was flabbergasted.

Dr Tendo patted Sakura gently on the head and said that she was his girlfriend.

If everyone was surprised then Sakura was the most stunned.

And this would apparently continue to the next episode because a very unexpected presence showed up.

Minori is back.  I thought she died!

Episode 6

Yes, Minori is dead. It was her younger sister, Wakabayashi who had just turned up at Huira Hospital.

Everyone was oohing and aahing at how beautiful Wakabayashi was which made Sakura felt bad for herself.

It did not help that her supposed date with Dr Tendo was unceremoniously canceled because he had to go to Osaka for a conference… and yes Wakabayashi was also going with him because she had been invited as a special guest having just come back from a prestigious medical school in America.

Anyway, since Sakura had a couple of days break, she asked Ryuusei to spend it with her doing pub crawl.

At first Ryuusei was tempted but she said that Sakura should definitely go to Osaka and spy on Dr Tendo.  Sakura cannot really allow Wakabayashi to take Dr Tendo from her.

So Sakura stealthily stalked Dr Tendo in Osaka.  She then encountered another accident where an elderly man collapsed in the street, Sakura was once again aided by no other than Dr Tendo.

Sakura was surprised that he was there but Dr Tendo said he knew all along that she was stalking him.

Dr Tendo did not go to the conference dinner party, instead, he treated Sakura to takoyaki. He said that you cannot come to Osaka and not eat takoyaki.

They found out that they were to share the same hotel room.  Ryuusei made sure of it.

It was a very sedate evening though.  Sakura spent a long time in the bathroom debating against herself of what to do.  When she finally came out, she said that she was inexperienced but she would leave everything to Dr Tendo, who she found was already (pretending to be) sleeping.

Sakura was so relieved and jumped into bed next to him and promptly slept.  He was amazed at how she did it.  He did give her a very light and rather tender kiss on the lips.

The next morning Sakura woke up alone but Dr Tendo said that he was going to wait for her downstairs.

She attended the seminar where he was the guest speaker.  Sakura noticed how lively Wakayabashi was while sitting in front watching Dr Tendo.  She was feeling rather uneasy especially when Wakayabashi later sought her out to speak with her.

She wanted to know the person who replaced Minori in Dr Tendo’s heart.

Sakura immediately said that she more or less imposed herself on Dr Tendo until he did not have much of a choice.  Sakura said that she chased after Dr Tendo.

Wakayabashi said that Sakura was the opposite of her sister.

Instead of growing closer, Sakura felt further and further away from Dr Tendo.  She was uncomfortable when all her happy colleagues wanted to know what adventure she had with Dr Tendo in Osaka.  Sakura gave them presents to keep them quiet and distracted.

The patient of the week was Wada, a former nurse, who had been making Sakai’ life so stressful.  Being a nurse, Wada would complain and comment at everything Sakai did.

The only thing that made Sakai smile was when Dr Kisugi said that he had the same problem with his mother who was a pharmacist.  He said that to this day, she does not fully trust him to write a good prescription.

Anyway, Wada ended up having a heart attack and needed to be operated asap.  Wakayabashi assisted Dr Tendo and they did make a very competent and good looking team.  This was observed by many, which was heard by Sakura who was already feeling low.

Her self-esteem was at the lowest when she happened to pass Dr Tendo’s office and saw him talking intently with Wakayabashi, who just happened to say how much she admired his skill and talent as a doctor, so much so that she had fallen in love with him.

Sakura did not wait to hear what would happen next.

She was just so upset, she ended up drinking beer in the park to drown her sorrow.

She was singing while half-drunk already when Dr Kisugi told her that she had enough.  He took the can from her,

Poor Sakura said that Wakayabashi was so much better than her and also better suited for Dr Tendo.

Sakura got up and started to go bur Dr Kisugi pulled her in a tight hug, telling her that he will always be with her because he was in love with her.

Meanwhile, Dr Tendo was sitting alone in his office, looking rather thoughtful!

Episode 7

This episode is my favourite so far.  I love it.

Dr Kisugi confessed to Sakura, she thanked him but turned him down.  She told him without prevarication that she had ever seen him as a close friend, a confidante she can tell her troubles and share her thoughts with.  Other than that, nothing else because Dr Tendo is the one in her heart.

Dr Kisugi seemed to love her even more for her unadulterated honesty and advised her to seek Dr Tendo to thrash out the state of their relationship.

When she got outside her apartment door, she saw Dr Tendo coming out of the lift.

He took her to his apartment and asked her what was upsetting her.

She went on and on about how Wakabayashi liked him and how they were so much more compatible in looks, ability, sophistication, and intelligence.   While she and Dr Tendo are in different leagues.

He went to her and said, “the fact that you and I are in a different league was established a million years ago.”  He then started snogging her and said “you are not allowed to cry alone” and would have probably gone on snogging her if Ruuyusei did not come home at that precise moment.

Ruuyusei did give them a couple of amusement park tickets.

The next day, Wakabayashi wanted to talk to Sakura. She said that she confessed to Dr Tendo but got a very brutal rebuff and that was the end of her one-sided life for the doctor. Wakabayashi is moving on.

Sakura then happened to meet Dr Kisugi and they initially had a very awkward moment but Dr Kisugi as he is, so kind and gentle said that what he confessed to her last night was all true but because he likes her and cares for Dr Tendo as well, then he will support them. Awww. Sakai overheard them.

Dr Kisugi said that whether she believed it or not, he does have a lot of admirers. He and Dr Tendo were known as Brad Pitt and Leonardo Di Caprio of Hiura Hospital. 🙂

She was coming home when she saw a selection of toffee apples on display but they cost a fortune.

While she was totally absorbed with the apples on a stick, she was suddenly grabbed by a good-looking boy and told his date that the bemused Sakura was his new girlfriend.

The date threw a glass of ice-tea over Sakura. So the boy took her shopping for new clothes and surprised her later with one of the toffee apples.

The boy asked her to hang out with him for the rest of the day but Sakura said she can’t because she has a boyfriend who is gorgeous and good at his job.

The next day, Sakura was taken to the very exclusive section of the hospital – the VIP rooms.

Apparently, a patient had especially asked for her to be his nurse.

As Sakura found out the patient was Kamijo, the boy she met the day before. He had a heart problem which was first diagnosed when he was a child.

Kamijo, who the staff at the hospital calls the Trustfund Kid comes from a very rich and distinguished family who regularly donates to the Hiura Hospital.

Kamijo himself was very generous to his friends and would shower them with presents and treats.

Ruuyusei said that rich kids are usually insecure and often buy affection and admiration from others.

Anyway, the day out of Sakura and Dr Tendo at the amusement park was so sweet.  They are so charming together.  Mone is so cute.  I thought she was so plain especially when I saw her in the latest LDK movie but in this drama she is so charming.  And Sato, he is so gorgeous.

Sakai thought she saw her chance to confess to Dr Kisugi, who was looking rather glum and thoughtful, so she shouted iskedes… but then she chickened out and qualified it that what she meant was she likes both rice ball and curry bread.

Kamijo’s symptoms are getting worse.  Sakura was at his beck and call.  He would call her for the most innocuous excuse.

He thought he could buy her as well ad got her a beautiful necklace which she refused to accept.  He asked her if she could be his. He will take her anywhere and give her everything.  He then hugged her.

Sakura could not really push him away because he looked so sad and lonely.  And that was how Dr Tendo found them, Sakura patting Kamijo reassuringly in the back while he hugged her.

Sakura continued to be kind and gentle to him.  This only made Kamijo likes her more and more.

Unfortunately for her, Dr Tendo was not so amused.  In fact, he was very stressed.

Ryuusei was in the bar when she met Rokurou again. She confessed that she might get married soon. She showed him photos of her blind dates.  I think Ryuusei and Rokurou will end up together.

Kamijo was really determined to create a problem between Dr Tendo and Sakura. He told Dr Tendo that Sakura had been seducing him.  She had made the first move when they first met.  He commented that what would she do with other men.

Wakabayashi and Kamijo’s bodyguard heard a commotion in Kamijo’s room.  Upon investigation, they saw both Kamijo and Dr Tendo on the floor.  Dr Tendo was helping Kamijo to get up.

It was at the nursing station where Sakura found out that Dr Tendo had taken the day off because of illness.  They were looking at her when she seemed to be clueless about Dr Tendo’s state of health.

Sakura immediately accepted that she was a neglectful girlfriend, she did not know that her boyfriend was ill.

She then went to Dr Tendo after her shift and cooked him a warming congee.

While he looks so cute and vulnerable, she asked him about Minori.

He said that the death of Minori is like pain and fear of losing someone close to you.  As a doctor, that is how he feels for his patients.

But he then said that Sakura was too close and attentive to Kamaji and he does not like it.  Awwwwwwww

She said that he was jealous and kissed him.

Sakura was happy to arrive at work with Dr Kendo the next day.

Their happiness turned to shock when Kamijo came in and said that he was suing Dr Tendo for violence and psychological damage towards his patient.

Episode 8

Kamijo sued Dr Tendo and his proof of the doctor’s violence against him was his bruised shoulder.

Everyone sympathised with Dr Tendo as it was not like him to intentionally hurt a patient, ever.

Wakabayashi said that she did not see any bruises when she examined Kamijo.

Yukito said it was simple, Kamijo hurt himself after he lodged his complaint against Dr Tendo.

Dr Tendo was taken off as an official doctor/surgeon for Kamijo.

Dr Kisugi will take over.

Meanwhile, Ruuyusei was packing to go back home to the family house to discuss marriage with her parents. She told Sakura to look after Kairi (Dr Tendo).

Sakura tried to.  But when she was with Dr Tendo, she turns into a total klutz.  She made a mess in the kitchen, she vacuumed an expensive shirt.

Dr Tendo can’t take her ministering anymore, so he asked her to sit in front of him which she quickly did.  He the seductively took her face in his hands and said: “I was not dating you because I wanted you to take care of me.”

Dr Tendo told Sakura that he will not be looking after Kamijo but she had to take care of him and do it well.

Kamijo continued to be depressed because despite making life for Dr Tendo difficult, the doctor still appeared rather cool.

But as Sakura promised Dr Tendo, she did her best to cheer Kamijo up and she devised little exercises to keep him moving.

Meanwhile, young Airi was finally going to have her surgery.  A little mechanical heart device for children will be transplanted on her.

And Dr Tendo will be operating with Wakabayashi.

Dr Tendo was touched when little Airi confessed to him that she likes him.  Puppy love.

Meanwhile Sakura did not forget to cheer Dr Tendo as well as she was cheering up Kamijo.

She made rice balls for Dr Tendo and when he found it was not a ball by almost as flat as a pancake.

It turned out that Nurse Yukito accidentally squashed the rice balls.

Dr Tendo was happily chomping them away while Sakura sat next to him.

Kamijo could see how happy they were and it only made him sadder.

Sakura went to see Dr Tendo and told him that it was Appreciation Day.

They end up in a ramen restaurant.  (The ramen looked so good, I suddenly want to go to Wagamama).

Dr Tendo, however, was really too busy looking at his paperwork which he brought with him.

Dr Tendo noticed that Sakura became quiet.  He asked her what was wrong?

She said not to worry, but she then told him lovingly and happily that she could stare at him forever.  Awww

Dr Tendo put away his documents and then he cupped his face with his hand and seductively allowed Sakura to stare at him as much as she likes.  So cute.

Sakura was in seventh heaven but got embarrassed.  They were so cute.

Kamijo struck again.  He just can’t take it that Dr Tendo was just so cool as if nothing can bother him so he made sure that Dr Tendo got taken off from operating on young Airi.

Th staff in the hospital was upset about it but pragmatic enough to know that they cannot really do much because Kamijo’s family has control over the matter and the hospital as they donate a large sum each year which is needed by the hospital.

Sakura felt rather guilty about it as she knew Kamijo was harassing Dr Tendo because of her.

Kamaji told her that she can change his mind if she goes to Singapore with him when he transfers as his private nurse. He said that they have a seaside resthouse in Singapore.

If she goes with him, he will drop his lawsuit against Dr Tendo.

Sakura went on a bowling date with Dr Tendo.

Dr Tendo was an expert bowler and got lucky strike everytime.

Surprisingly, Sakura did as well until the end, she had two pins left.

She made a bet with Dr Tendo that if she did a spare then he had to be with her forever.

No one is more surprised than Sakura that she managed to do it.

On their way home, Sakura started singing about raw egg and rice.

Dr Tendon asked what was she singing about.

She said it was her own investion/lyrics which she made up when she was studying nursing.  She studied so hard she only ate raw egg which she would stir in rice.  And then she would tell herself that she was going to see Tendo Sensei.   She was going to reunite with Dr Tendo no matter what!

Dr Tendo liked what he heard.  He extended his hand to Sakura and they started walking side by side and hand in hand.

Dr Tendo was told that the case lodged by Kamijo against him had been dropped.

It meant that Dr Tendo can now do the surgery on Airi.

It was a success and he was glad about it but he found out immediately that Sakura had resigned and already left.

Kamijo read the letter from Sakura.  She apologised that she can’t go with him to Singapore.  But she believed that he will be alright and wish him that he will be able to find something he really want to do with his life.  She gave him a little booklet of what he should be enjoying after he recovers from his surgery,

Kamijo and Dr Tendo had a heart to heart as both were longing for Sakura, who had left Tokyo.

Dr Tendo admitted that Kamijo saw immediately what was special about Sakura. It took him a bit longer.

Dr Tendo reassured Kamijo that he will be able to keep going and not to worry about his health.

Kamijo told Dr Tendo to pass on a message to Sakura that he enjoyed his one-sided love on her.

Meanwhile, Sakai noticed how sad Dr Kisugi without Sakura. She finally got enough confidence to confess to him. She said she would like to be the new Sakura in his life.

Meanwhile, Sakura was working as a nurse in the countryside.  It was a one-doctor and a nurse (her) in a clinic.  The facility was rather antiquated.

She was asked by the doctor to get some sweets and custard in the shop.  On her way back she received a call from Ruuyusei.

Speaking of Ruuyusei, she was in the bar again when Rokurou asked her what was happening to her. She mentioned that she got back from her parents’ house to discuss her marriage which she did not really want.

Rokurou surprised her by asking her “Why not be wit me?  I can look after you!”  Apparently he had always meant to asked her to be with him when they first dated several years ago.  I love their cute romance as well.

Anyway, going back to Sakura, she finally answered the call because she felt guilty for leaving immediately without settling her rent.

The person who spoke on the phone was Dr Tendo, which shocked Sakura.  She then told him that she was now settled she had a new job as a nurse and she just assisted a major operation.

She was more or less telling Dr Tendo that she was ok on her own. But suddenly a pair of arms embraced her from the back.

Dr Tendo said that Sakura was not allowed to disappear by herself and didn’t they agree that they will be together forever?

Omg!  This is just the cutest.

Episode 9

Sakura’s current boss, the doctor in the clinic found Sakura and Dr Tendo being lovey dovey in the street.  He said to Dr Tendo to take Sakura away and back to Tokyo.

To Sakura, he told her to show Dr Tendo around their community and let him meet her family.

Sakura suddenly got nervous.

During a family dinner, Sakura’s mother, father, grandpa, brother interrogated Dr Tendo of his true intention towards Sakura. They then assumed that he had come to ask for Sakura’s hand in marriage.

They were wondering for such a gorgeous accomplished guy, what does he see in Sakura who is not particularly pretty or outstanding?  They were also curious about how they got together.

Dr Tendo was really put on the spot.  He was just about to say something when neighbours also came to see the handsome doctor.

Sakura told Dr Tendo that she had never heard him say that he likes her.

Ruuyuko had a heart to heart with Dr Koishikawa Rokurou about what they talked about last time.  She officially turned him down his confession that he wanted to be with her and look after her.  (Stupid woman, he is rich and dishy and kind)

Poor Dr Koishikawa was regretful for taking his time confessing to her earlier in their relationship when they first went out together.

Nurse Nishi then turned up and Ruuyuko introduced him as her young boyfriend.

Sakura’s father and Dr Tendo was having a drink together.  The father said that he was going to leave Sakura in Dr Tendo’s care and then he said that Sakura is quite a girl.  She was the kind that would always try to finish what she started despite great discomfort and extreme hardship.  She does not easily give up.

Sakura and Dr Tendo were walking hand in hand (or her hand in Dr Tendo’s pocket as it was a cold evening), when they noticed that the little hospital was still lit.  Saura with Dr Tendo went inside.  They found the doctor collapsed on the floor but still trying to reach for the little bottle of morphine that had fallen with the syringe.

The doctor confessed that he was in the late stage of cancer and would die soon.  He had no regrets as his wife had passed on and his children are grown up and able to look after themselves.  He told them that to be able to live well is to learn to accept death.

Sakura and Dr Tendo were back at her house.  They found that Sakura’s mother had already made the bed for them.  They were to share the same bed which shocked Sakura but her mother told her that as they were dating…..

When they were left alone, Sakura confessed to Dr Tendo how much she missed him.

Dr Tendo was just about to kiss her when he said that someone was there with them.

And sure enough, four pairs of eyes were spying on them.  LOL

Dr Tendo said he was going to sleep on the floor while she takes the bed but Sakura cuddled up to him and promptly went to sleep.

They were back at Huira Hospital.  Everyone was happy to see Sakura, and even the usually quiet Sakai was tearful.  Sakura gave her a hug.

Everyone also noticed that Sakura was even more cheerful than usual.

Nurse Yukito said that because Sakura was getting ‘it’ from Dr Tendo.  The other nurses told of Yukito for being crude but they did agree that probably that was it.

Sakura heard their banter about her sex life and told herself that she had not done it with Dr Tendo.

Meanwhile, Nishi waited for Ruuyuko outside her apartment building.  He said to her that he was young and still a new graduate and inexperience but he likes her so much.

Ruuyuko told him that she does not need words, what she needed at this point in her life is action.

The special patient in this week’s episode is a cancer patient who only has six months to live.  He was requesting oblation so he could spend the last remaining months traveling with his wife.  He had always dreamed of traveling while he was still working.

Dr Tendo agreed to do the oblation.

Wakabayashi once again confessed to Dr Tendo.  But once again he rebuffed her.  He said that she really does not like him, she just sees him like a shadow to her dead sister.  She had to get over it.

Having not done ‘it’ with Dr Tendo really bothered Sakura so she asked for advice from Yukito for a male perspective.

Yukito said that there are only two things why a boyfriend had not jumped his girlfriend.  First, she is not sexy and the second, he really cares about her.

Sakura immediately thought that she was not sexy so to remedy it she invited Dr Tendo for a cream party with a possible dessert, lol, saucy minx.

Dr Tendo turned up at Sakura’s flat.

She was dressed sexily and the creamy offerings were set on the table.  And plenty of flickering candles for ambiance.

Sakura tried some scintillating conversation with Dr Tendo, who was as usually quiet.  He was eating lovely crab croquettes.

In desperation, Sakura said she was hot from all the candles and she was going to take a bath.

Dr Tendo finally spoke and said that Sakura sucks (from playing sexy).  He stood up and cornered Sakura for a kiss.  He said that she does not know how hard it had been for him….

He then pushed her in the bed and said, “I am not letting you sleep tonight.” (omg, my heart!). He was kissing her and unbuttoning her dress when suddenly a drunk Ruuyuko and Kairi barged in.

The next morning, Sakura was happily going to work with Dr Tendo when they saw an accident about to happen.  A runaway car was about to plow into pedestrians.  Both Sakura and Dr Tendo tried to help and got caught in the accident themselves.

Dr Tendo noticed that Sakura was rather in a bad way but she still went ahead an helped the many injured people until the ambulance arrived.

Dr Tendo told her to ease up but she said she was a nurse and nurse she must do as he had trained her.

Finally, the ambulance was there and had taken the injured.

Sakura started falling backwards.  It could have been really worse if Dr Tendo was not able to hold on to her before she hit the ground.

She had a blunt force trauma on her head and Dr Tendo was told that if part of her brain is really damaged, she might not be able to regain consciousness.

Dr Tendo stayed with Sakura holding her hand whenever he was not on duty.  He had not slept but would watch her in vigil.

Sakai was overwhelmed with what had happened to Sakura.  She was left crying.  She was comforted by Dr Kisugi.

Wakabayashi also realised that Dr Tendo was ultra devoted to the comatose Sakura.

On the fourth day, Dr Tendo told the sleeping Sakura that she had had enough sleep already.  It was time to wake up.  By the way, why was any member of her own family not show up to see her?!!!

Dr Tendo as his usual was in mid-insult to the comatose Sakura when her fingers started moving in his hand.

Sakura was awake.  She immediately asked how the people at the accident were and also about the man with the oblation?

Seeing that Sakura was now compos mentis, he stood up but stopped and started telling her, confessing why he likes her.  He said that he likes everything about her even her annoying habit of messily eating ice-cream and her inability to do chores.  But what he likes most about her was when she laughs, she is the cutest in the world.  He was crying. He then said iskedes.  ‘I like you.” awww

He then went to hold her again and said. “Don’t dare leave me again.”

Roll on final episode.  🙂 🙂 🙂

The trailer for the finale shows that Sakura will be offered a chance to study abroad.

Episode 10 – Finale

Dr Tendo and Sakura are now fully-fledged lovers.  They stay at each other’s flats. Her accident really bonded them together.

Ruuyuko went to a matchmaker and met the family and potential husband.  She was informed that the family was all teetotaller.

Suddenly Ryuusei appeared and proclaimed not to marry the guy.

Ruuyuko then ran off with him.

Ruuyuko knew she will be in trouble with her parents so she begged Sakura to go home with her so see the parents.  The parents won’t be too emotional if someone else was there.

Sakura could not really decline a potential sister-in-law in her time of need.  The mention of parents made her daydream of marrying Dr Tendo.  Ruuyuko had to shake her off her daydreaming.

Dr Tendo had been tasked to speak about the successful operation done on little Airi.  He had to talk about the mechanical heart during a press conference to explain the procedure.

Anyway, Ruuyuko took Sakura with her to go home.  Home was so impressive, Sakura called it a mansion.

Sakura was wearing a black suit and when they met Dr. Tendo senior (father), who is maturely handsome, he asked his daughter why she brought a lawyer with her.

Ruuyuko said she was a friend.

Inside the mansion, Mrs. Tendo was cheerfully preferring some dumplings, while her husband gave to his anger with his daughter from mucking a marriage matchmaking by running away with a young boy.

He told her that she was useless, that she did not have direction in her life and can see that she would always be that way and not even want to take over the business from him.

Sakura can’t take all the negativity being thrown to  Ruuyuko, she said that Ruuyuko was an inspiration to her, she was a loving sister, who looks after her brother well. She was so cool.

The sermon seemed to go on from the father and again Sakura interrupted by saying the dumplings looks appetising as moved to the table.

Mr Tendo Senior finally asked who she really was as she seemed to interrupt a lot.

Suddenly the door open and in walked Kairi who said that Sakura was his girlfriend, the one who changed him, giving his father a meaningful look.  He further added that Sakura is the girl he intends to marry.

Everyone was surprised by happy but not as happy as Sakura who started to hop joyously.  Kairi had to calm her down.

Sakura was in heaven and was contentedly chomping away hot dumplings.

Dr Tendo Senior noticed how Kairi was smiling watching Sakura’s antic.  This made Dr. Tendo Senior thaw towards Sakura.

Ruuyuko was just leaving the house when she saw Nishi waiting outside.  He said he had to come to explain his actions yesterday to her parents.

Ruuyuko said that it had been sorted.  They were walking in her neighbourhood and into the high street when they came across Tendo General Hospital. Ruuyuko said that she finally knew what she wanted to do.  She will take over the hospital to show her father that she was not a loser.

She then told Nishi that when she had matured, she will come to find him. She then qualified that perhaps it was unfair for him to wait for her.

Meanwhile, Kair and Sakura were in his own playground, where they had the sweetest interaction.  Sakura back hugged him while he was sitting on a swing.  She told him that she loves him and that made him smile tenderly.

The next day, Dr Tendo was passing a Tiffany & Co where he looked at rings.

Wakabayashi invited both Dr Tendo and Sakura to lunch where she formally apologised to Sakura.  She showed them her sister’s diary where Minori wrote that she hoped Kairi will find someone who could make him smile once again.

Wakabayashi said that Dr Tendo has been exuding happiness since he got together with Sakura.

But it was not happily ever after yet because there was a little hindrance.

It was the Regional Comprehensive Care Study offered to nurses to study abroad.  This course/training will allow nurses to assist patients in and out of the hospital.

Her co worker thought Sakura was the best candidate.  Though she declined it eventually, it was obvious that she was tempted to go for it and Dr Tendo noticed it.

So he told Sakura to go.

Sakura said how could she?  Being parted from him even for a few hours was unacceptable, she can’t certainly do it for a year.

Dr Tendo hugged her to him and said he felt the same but he saw it her eyes that she wanted to go.

So without much preamble, Sakura packed her bag and was ready to go on the same day as when Dr Tendo was giving the seminar on the mechanical heart.

As only Sakura would do, she thought and told Dr Tendo that her flight was 6 pm when in fact it was 14:00. So Dr Kisugi had to signal Dr Tendo that Sakura was about to fly while Kairi was in the middle of his lecture.

Dr Tendo, ever the professional, continued with his speech but Rouruko, the VP, can see that he was bothered.  So he announced that Dr Tendo was being called out on an emergency so he had to take over.

Dr Tendo hurried to the airport.  He caught Sakura at the last minute.  They hugged tightly and Kairi presented her with the beautiful Tiffany engagement ring and made her promise not to cheat on him.

Sakura smiled and promised and kissed him passionately.

One year later…

Sakura came back and was crossing the road with her suitcase when Dr Tendo called her from the other side.

She ran back to him happily to which he commented that it looks like she was still madly in love with him.  Awwww

At the hospital, Sakura was warmly welcomed and given a surprise… wedding.

Kairi and Sakura looked totally gorgeous but she had a little Cinderella moment where she tripped and Kairi had to kneel down to help her put on her shoes.

They finally reached the altar.  Dr Tendo said his vow and Sakura was about to say her vow but someone collapsed and the wedding was canceled until further notice.

The man who collapsed was ok.

Dr Tendo then asked Sakura that she did not give her answer to the vow.

Sakura said, “I Do” and Dr Tendo kissed her passionately in front of the staff.  Awww

It was so cute. Loved this drama.  I had looked forward to it every week.  Thank you subbers!  More power to you.

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Did you know?

There are extra minutes lasting just under 18 minutes to each episode?

These extra minutes are often really hilarious.

The extra for episode 10 was about the newlywed Kairi and Sakura.

Sakura is now known as Tendo Nanase and she was loving it and still excitedly getting used to it.

She was all lovey-dovey to her gorgeous husband but he was still the same, rather dour at work.

Sakura ran into the new nurse and she recognised him as the god cat who she told Kairi she bumped into the first day she came to work.

But the god cat who heard what was being said intoned that au contraire, he had met them 5 years ago.  He did everything so the two could meet.  He stopped a lady doing a street basking, he stopped a lady beating her mat, he stopped children from making too much noise.

This is really such a cute extra episode and it ended with everyone, the entire cast, dancing with the cat nurse with a meow meow.

Watch it if you can find it, it si so worth it.