Scum Wish (Japanese: クズの本懐 Kuzu no Honkai) is a Japanese television drama series based on the manga series of the same name by Mengo Yokoyari. The drama premiered on Fuji TV on January 18, 2017.
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original language: Japanese
IMDb Rating* 5.8/10
Episodes; 12
Storyline
Hanabi Yasuraoka (Miyu Yoshimoto) and Mugi Awaya (Dori Sakurada) look an ideal high school couple, but they both like someone else. Both aged 17, they are popular, good-looking and appear to have bright futures ahead of them.
But the duo shares a dark secret – their relationship is actually a hollow sham. Although they are both burning with love, the real objects of their passions are actually other people.
Mugi Awaya is madly in love with a young woman who used to tutor him when he was in middle school. And Hanabi Yasuraoka also loves a teacher – the newest member of the high school teaching staff. Unfortunately, that same teacher only seems to have eyes for some else: Hanabi Yasuraoka’s homeroom teacher.
Review
THIS DRAMA, this is, DEEP DEEP, and dark, it's so much more than just a "mature" drama,, NOT for someone who's looking for some romance, you'll be good if you watch it without any expectations/ judgements, be open-minded and you'll like it more than one would imagine. IRL, it would be seen as some teens just messing up with their teachers and messing up among themselves, BUT teenage is much more than that. This drama would take you inside the mind of what teenagers go through exactly. Teen is a complicated stage of life, and I'm sure this drama portrays it very well.
A movie critic Annu Khan on her Instagram (Ugly_yeoja0t7) said, "The casts specially hero and heroine were cute.😚 The story of this Drama was quite unique... Heroes and heroines, they both were in love with someone else but because they couldn't get their love, they ended up falling for each other. Although they pledge not to fall in love with one another, they were keep trying to find love. There was nothing like any loyalty between them. I Don't know why most of Japanese dramas doesn't show loyalty between couples, Every cast's acting were superb whether they were positive or negative. And the romantic scenes were too good😍😚 Story was totally different from other dramas. But the ending, wasn't expected that though TBH. Anyway according to drama's storyline, the ending was balanced because if ending would have been expected as I imagined that would look more selfish. So yeah! the ending was Good as far as storyline is considered . And I personally I loved this drama...✌️💜"
Another critic says "The drama is realistic according to my perspective. People
are complaining a lot about the teacher-student relationships here, but I couldn't care less, because there's much more worse happening in the world in real
life.
The odd title is what first drew me to this intriguing
Japanese show, as well as reviews referring to the “dark” tone/mood.
And yes, it’s quite full-on in various ways as the mercurial intensity of teen romance is explored. We all know that the onslaught of puberty unleashes major bodily changes and all those raging hormones create emotional mayhem too. Mother Nature says you’re ready to breed, and falling in love with someone means a rollercoaster of moods whether they reciprocate or not. And the emotional immaturity of teens is certainly no barrier to mental turmoil.
High-schooler Hanabi ( a passionate Miyu Yashimoto ) has a major crush on
Narumi ( Kouki Mizuta ) a kindly teacher whose had an association with her from
a young age. Her classmate Mugi ( a brooding Dori Sakuruda ) has a crush on the
lovely Ms Minagawa ( Rina Aizawa ), another teacher at the same school. Both
students realise their love is doomed yet cling on to a thin thread of hope.
They also decide to form a sort of team, whereby they’ll try to satisfy each
other’s emotional and physical needs in lieu of getting who they want. And vow
NOT to fall in love !
The Japanese are always more liberal than the
Koreans when it comes to the S word on TV. In fact, it seems to me that
Japanese men are more obsessed with the subject than anyone else on the planet.
It’s the only country I’m aware of where women need a separate train carriage
because lustful men can’t keep their hands to themselves. So pathetic!
Nevertheless, I do applaud that liberality and it’s a topic which really does
need to be out in the open. It’s truly absurd that something which brings so
much pleasure is so repressed, but then religion has been very focussed in
demonising the female body as well as the bigger picture. Plus it’s great that
gay couples are seen on J Drama whereas I’ve yet to see one in K Drama.
So the lusty antics on display here are a
universe away from the prudes in Korea, yet they’re totally consistent with the
mindset of the average teen and adults are definitely not immune either. Apart
from lots of kissing, we have fingers touching genitalia and standard bonking
too. What’s quite clever is that all of it is suggested very clearly without a
breast or a bottom being shown. Possibly the most intense physical scene
concerns a female classmate of Hanabi’s called Sanae who is deeply in love with
her. Another involving Mugi’s member is interesting too.
As to the cast, Ms Yashimoto is very good as
the conflicted Hanabi, though Mr Sakuruda is a bit too sullen most of the time.
And yes, I realise the words “sullen” and “teen” usually go together but I
still think it’s excessive in this case. Ms Aizawa is interesting as a beauty
who enjoys her power over men, and thoroughly impressive is Sarii Ikegami as
the stricken Sanae. She has some heavy-duty scenes to manage and does so with
heart-breaking assurance."