Saw this 2016 jdorama on Prime and thought why not? Hayami Akari was great as the sister in Nanyobi ni Umareta no and you can't go wrong with Sasaki Nozomi. Fukuyadou is about 3 sisters who are from a traditional sweets making family in Kyoto.
The oldest sister played by Sasaki Nozomi is leaving the family, 2nd sister played by Hayami Akari does not want to take over the family business and youngest daughter does not want any part of the family succession drama.
Fukuyadou Honpo is a light hearted romp and the beginning of Fukuyadou Honpo really reminded me of Daisy Luck, a light hearted Sasaki Nozomi and Shokotan romp show that I enjoyed a lot more than I expected. Plus, who doesn't like looking at all the Kyoto scenery and everyone wants to see this traditional sweets shop suceed.
The problem is somehow the story is very, very boring. Sasaki Nozomi's story about her fiance is mind numbingly bad and they have zero chemistry together. Hayami Akari and Ichihara Hayato start off ok with all the bickering but gets boring when the get together. Don't remember anything about the youngest sister except I quit after 9 episode out of sheer boredom.
It's not like Daisy Luck is a KDO and I keep my expectations low but light and fluffy still requires some chemistry and sufficient humour. I would watch Sasaki Nozomi in anything but I can't believe someone made such a boring show that started off promising. Avoid. If you want a light hearted romp, twatch Daisy Luck instead.
On a side note, there is not much Japanese stuff on the Australian Amazon Prime but I know there are plenty of shows on the Japanese Prime. The trailer for Shinya Shokudo 3 showed up on my youtube for some reason but it is not in the Australian Prime. :(
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For traditional sweets Jdrama there's 2008's Ando Natsu. For western baking dramas, that list is too long.
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