Dorama 2020

Kono Koi Atatamemasuka (Japanese Drama Review & Summary)

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• Genre: Romance, Rich Man/Poor Woman, Business, Baking, Food, Cakes, Love Quad; CEO Love Story
• Release Date: October 2020
• Origin: Japan
• Dorama: 10 Episodes

Cast

• Mori Nana as Inoue Kiki
• Nakamura Tomoya as Asaba Takumi
• Nakano Taiga as Shintani Makoto
• Ishibashi Shizuka as Kitawaga Riho
• Iizuka Satoshi as Uesugi Kazuya [Coco Every store manager]
• Furukawa Kotone as Li Shi Han (Kiki’s friend)
• Ichinose Hayate as Usui Rikuto
• Yamamoto Koji as Kamiko Ryo (Managing Director of Coco Every store chain)
• Ichikawa Mikako as Ichioka Tomoko

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Episode 1 – 2

Kiki was 21 years old.  She was a member of an underground idol until she got told by the producer that she was like a gum.  You can chew it over and over until there is no taste to it anymore.  She was immediately replaced by another girl.

She was feeling like a loser especially when her former girl group had debuted quite successfully.

Now she works as a part-timer in a corner shop.

She also vlogs about desserts you can get at the convenience stores and her reviews are spot on, which was noticed by the new president of Coco Every.

The president was a gorgeous Asada Takumi who recruited her to create a new dessert for Coco Every.

Episode 3

Kiki was ecstatic when her puff pastry won the new sweets to be sold at the chain of Coco Every.  She was given an award for her effort and had a lovely presentation with President Asaba.

She was also deliriously happy because she thought her attraction with Asaba was mutual.

But her world came crashing down when she found him in an intimate embrace with the lovely Riho.

Episode 4

Shintani was surprised to find Kiki looking so unhappy the next morning. She was almost lifeless.

Riho was an old friend of Shintani.  Riho told him that she had a rather comforting time with Asada the night before.  He hugged her she told Shintani.

Shintani then realised that Kiki saw them that was why she was so unhappy.

Li Shi Han told Kiki that perhaps she should forget about Asada. And the first thing she should do was to delete the photo of Asada and her on her phone so she could move on.

The Team was told by Asada to create a new dessert immediately using apples that are rather battered, the last harvest of the season.

Riho was the team leader and was rather protective of her new creation.

But when they submitted their new product to the inspectors, it was turned down unanimously.

So back to square one.  This time the team worked together and even went as far as going to the apple orchard with Asada.

Their latest batch of dessert was very promising.

After coming from the farm, Asada invited them to dinner.

Kiki declined immediately and then Shintani refused as well and followed Kiki.

Asada and Riho were on their way to dinner when Asada got a call.

Meanwhile, Shintani took Kiki home.  He then gave her a quick kiss as he deposited her to her home.

Episode 5

Makoto confessed to Kiki.  She did not turn him down.

Kiki then found out that Riho and Asada are starting over their relationship,

Asaba was fired because he tried to make a deal to sell Coco Every to Exozon.

As he was driving away in his car, Kiki shamelessly confessed that she loves him.  She wonders whether he heard her or not.

Kamiko Ryo became the interim president of Coco Every.

Episode 6

Kiki convinced the newly sacked Asaba to work in the convenience store rather than being in denial that he was not upset otherwise this would lead to depression.

Asaba became a trainee at the one and only branch of Coco Every convenience store where Kiki’s friends and colleagues work.

The friends then decided to have an away day/ training at a spa. They insisted a reluctant Asaba to join them.

Riho was supposed to have a big day because her bread pudding was approved and selling very well.  When she tried to contact Asaba, he was unavailable.

She confessed to Makoto that she was very unsure of her relationship with Asaba. She might be losing him.

She became more despondent when she saw a group photo of the friends with Asaba in the spa.

Kiki was so into Asaba and took every opportunity to play cute at him.

Asaba asked her about what she told him a couple of days ago… about the I love you thing.