Kakafukaka: A Japanese Drama of Love and Awkwardness

There is no official translation for the title , in English or in any other language. 

But this Japanese drama is a mystery in its own right. 

Have you ever met the ex boyfriend or ex-girlfriend that you lost your big V with? If you did, did it go like the drama? If you don’t meet the person again, watch this drama. You will have a chance to expect a type of awkwardness!

As a personal note, it did have the sexual vibe like the drama. It was more in a possessive and obsessive way. And I ran away from there as fast as I!

The drama Kakafukaka begins with a discovery. The current boyfriend was caught cheating. He was leaving the house happily with the mistress. After that we discover that Aki Terada, the main protagonist, is in a very sensitive financial situation. Her situation is like anyone who works part-time or is a salaryman. She can not find a new house because she doesn’t make enough money. She doesn’t want to live in the current house because of the bad memories. I would feel the same way. 

Later, into the story the expression “the world is small” becomes a fact in this drama. Her friend is moving out from a shared house and one of the permanent residents ends up being Tomoya Hongyo. Tomoya is her first boyfriend and the one she lost her virginity to. 

The strangest thing in this drama is the acknowledgment that Tomoya suffers from a selective sexual dysfunction. This condition seems to disappear only when Aki is close. He is deeply in love. After losing his virginity with Aki, he never really got over it. 

Sharing the same bed works the best. Being really close is important without being a couple again. 

So we have modern topics presented in this drama: 

• Girls that look to get married, or live with someone, are expected to work as full time housewives. But some look for a part time job to help with expenses, depending on the personality and situation. Such things are always changing, including now housewives and mothers who are looking for a hobby. If that hobby makes them happy, it can lead to some financial independence. This can cause some conflict with former teachings and education. There have been some reported conflicts between husband and wife. 
• I feel happy about more and more issues like high housing rents being represented in Japanese dramas. It’s not easy to live in cities anymore, tourists invade them with conquering economic weapons. That’s why we get to experience the Real culture only by going rural. By embracing the culture and language, we find authenticity. This is not the version of culture that’s “for sale, only for tourists”. 
• And this type of sexual issues have become more recurrent in recent dramas. An example is “my husband won’t fit.” It means what it means, no joke. 

Main Actress Playing  Aki Terada : 

Aoi Morikawa (森川葵) was born in June 1995, at Aichi prefecture.Her big debut happen after winning  the Seventeen’s Miss Seventeen, where were participating another 5575 applicants. 

You may recognize her as the main actress in the Jdrama Kakegurui(2018). She also had a secondary role in xxxHolic(2013). Both are based on a Manga. 

Main actor Playing Tomoya Hongyo:

Masaki Nakao (中尾暢樹) was born in November 1996, at Saitama prefecture. 

 If you like the series Kamen Rider, then you appreciate this. In the season “ghost” (2015), he appeared in episode 24 as Yamato Kazakiri.