Drama Review: Toki wo Kakeru Bando

10

Rating

★★★

Episodes

10

Drama Digest:

A narrative about the enigmatic and self-described music producer Ryo, who creates a trio of female musicians and catapults them to fame. A fast-paced conversational drama with comedic overtones, together with different trials, produce the next generation of musicians. The Korean drama “Additional” has been recreated in this one.

The Feel-Good Part:

The tunes are excellent and catchy, and the words have nice meanings. This drama has had a promising start.

The Disappointing Factor:

The editing is occasionally lackluster, and the side stories should have been written better. The television show could have taken more surprising turns to maintain its charm.

In-Depth Analysis:

After the three members of a girl band—Yuki (Shiraishi Sei), Shiori (Nagai Mijika), and Toko (Ohara Yuno)—are informed by their record company that they have been sacked, a mystery man (Miura Shohei) claiming to be a music producer appears in front of the group. He mentions seeing the band perform and says they are 100% unsaleable. “Let me be your producer if you want to be successful.” He surprisingly reveals that he is from the future when they contest his belief that they will fail. Will the band be able to make their significant debut with the aid of this enigmatic, eccentric producer? As they endure his tests and face adversity, Yuki, Shiori, and Toko grow closer.

Star Power:

The cast includes Yuki Ebana, the band’s lead singer and guitarist, played by Sei Shiraishi. Toko’s father owns a ramen business, and Yuno Ohara plays the drums for Toko Murakami, the drummer for Chahhan. Yuki is a strong-willed lady who wants to make most of the band’s decisions but is gradually calming down. She is Yuki’s antithesis because Toko began the series acting so submissively, but she is gradually transforming thanks to the assistance of their “new manager.” Shiori Kato, played by Mijika Nagai, writes the majority of the songs for the group. She tends to be a downer who frequently expresses intention to end her life, but despite Shiori’s seriousness, she would never follow through. As a result of her extreme stage fright, she has twice passed out during performances. As Ryo, Shohei Miura, claims to be from the year 2019 and has no last name as of yet. He was a record producer in that year in the future, and as of yet, we don’t know how he traveled back in time by 13 years. He assumed management of the group very quickly and promised to make them famous. We occasionally catch a glimpse of the year 2019 when it seems Chahhan’s rise to success was real and where it also seemed he was near death.

Overall Opinion:

This was an unadulterated healthy delight. The comedy starts off precisely when it needs to and the episodes are highly engaging. This has a brief length and is ideal for a binge, but I opted to watch it over the course of a week. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get to know these endearing individuals better. Along with its humorous aspects, the drama also has some heartfelt moments when the sentiment may not be very shocking but the performance makes up for it.