Dorama 2020
Unmei Kara Hajimaru Koi: You Are My Destiny (2020) – Japanese Drama Review & Summary
Unmei Kara Hajimaru Koi: You Are My Destiny (2020) poster
- Genre: Romance, Love Triangle, Tsundere
- Release Date: 2020
- Origin: Japan,Remake of Taiwanese drama, You’re My Destiny
- Dorama: 10 Episodes
Cast
- Takimoto Miori as Satoh Aya
- Kizu Takumi as Ichijo Kei
- Ishikawa Ren as Anna
- Tokito Yuki as Okamoto Hayato
Episode 1
This drama is rather faithful to the Taiwanese version and also it was given a manga-style action. The exaggerated expressions and actions are everywhere.
The leads are likable. I have to admit, of all the versions, Satoh Aya is the most pathetic. She doesn’t have an ounce of self-confidence. And therefore her portrayal of a very easily led and manipulated girl is so believable as a girl who would willingly enter a very temporary contract marriage that favours the male lead’s character.
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Episode 8
Aya was invited by Anna to meet up in a restaurant where Anna gave Aya a document which Anna said Kei asked her to give to Aya to sign.
Episode 9
The document was an Abortion Contract which shocked and broke Aya’s heart.
Despite the contract, she refused to sign it. She walked for miles without meaning to. she was just too shocked.
Kei was getting worried about Aya and went to look for her. He found her crouched on a playground trying to protect the sand sculpture of their unborn baby Prince. But it was a losing battle, the rain poured heavily.
Kei tried to approached Aya but she ran off thinking that he might drag her to a clinic for an abortion.
Unfortunately, Aya was too distraught to notice the coming car before she crossed the road.
She lost little Prince, her baby.
A week later, she still had not seen Kei as she absolutely refused to see him, to have anything to do with him still thinking that he wanted their baby gone.
Hayato told Aya that perhaps a change of scenery would take her mind out of her troubles, sadness, and Kei. He said why not go to Okinawa with him.
Episode 10
Kei tried to see Aya but was told by her mother that Aya had already gone away in a far place. Kei was heartbroken.
His assistant though told him that he saw Aya with her sister at the jetty just yesterday.
A very guilty Anna came to see Kei.
She confessed to him what she had done.
Kei told her that she indeed did such an unforgivable thing but ultimately the fault lies on him because he made Anna the way she was now.
Anyway, Kei’s assistant went to see Aya to beg her to agree to see Kei even just once.
Aya still refused and she said she does not ever want to meet up with Kei again as there was nothing connecting them.
Aya was slowly coming to terms with the loss of her baby. Aya saw her mother praying in the rain for her to regain her smile again. This made Aya think that she should do something.
So she made up her mind that she was going to Okinawa.
Aya and Hayato were on their way when Kei turned up.
They had a very emotional conversation where Aya thank Kei for giving her confidence. But if she stays, she can see herself turning back to being a post-it girl once again. She said she needed to find herself in order to grow.
With this reasoning, Kei cannot really stop Aya. So with breaking heart, Kei said to Aya. “Go. I will never forget you.”
And with one last look Aya smiled her goodbye to the sobbing Kei.
The End.
There must be a season 2?!!!
I don’t hate the ending but I don’t really like it either because I saw the Korean version.
However, it’s a decent ending because it teaches us that we need to find ourselves first before falling in love.
We need to fix our low self esteem and find ourselves in order to not damage ourselves and others around us.
It also teaches us that we don’t need a Prince Charming to come waltzing us.
This japanese drama version is realistic!!
I like it.
I totally agree but we love our romance dramas to have a happy ending. It is escapism. So I hope they do a season 2.
Please make season 2 because the last episode is sad ending 🙁
They should do because it was not really the end based on the Taiwanese and Korean version.
I think there’s really a need to give justice on the ending of this series. I watched both the Taiwanese and Korean version of “You Are My Destiny” (Fated to Love You), and if they really want to satisfy the viewers, SEASON 2 is a must. I was actually expecting it to have a happy ending until the last 2 minutes of the finale episode. I wasn’t so disappointed with the ending, but I cannot say that I’m satisfied. I want more episodes of this series! Please grant us the Season 2.
Aside from that, there are so many unanswered questions and unresolved conflicts. Kei wasn’t even able to explain himself regarding the “fake document” that Anna gave to Aya. My goodness! There should be a justice. Please, we need the SEASON 2. 😭
PS. Give justice to its title, YOU ARE MY DESTINY. Don’t make us guess about what would happen to the love story between Kei and Aya. 😅 Ironically, we already knew the PROPER ending of this series (based on Taiwanese version and other remakes), but we also need to feel SATISFACTION and POETIC JUSTICE for the JAPANESE VERSION. 😁