Nomoto is a beautiful woman who loves to cook.
She enjoys the process of cooking. She carefully prepares delicious food and takes photos to post on social platforms. She prepares exquisite lunch dishes for herself every day.
Colleagues praised her for her good cooking skills and she would be a good wife and mother in the future.
These words made Nomoto feel uncomfortable.
She simply likes to cook and does it for herself, not to become a good wife and mother.
But Nomoto also has a problem. Although she likes to cook, she has a small stomach, her appetite is very "elegant", and she often accidentally cooks too much.
Nomoto came home from get off work that day. When he entered the elevator, he met a slightly fat woman carrying several bags of fried chicken.
Nomoto greeted him and asked politely, "With so much takeout, how many people can eat it?"
The woman said that she ate alone.
This surprised Nomoto.
Back in the apartment, Nomoto couldn't help but start to imagine how the woman looked like eating.
She has a nice name, Kasuga, and lives next door to Nomoto.
One day, Nomoto made braised pork rice for dinner and accidentally made too much. At this time, she thought of Haruhi, that woman with an amazing appetite.
A moment later, Nomoto knocked on Kasuga's door by mistake and invited her to come to his house for dinner.
Although she was a little surprised, Kasuga still sat at the Nomoto family's dining table. There was a large plate of braised pork rice on the table.
Seeing Kasuga eating a big meal, Nomoto felt a sense of accomplishment.
A woman who loves to cook met a woman who loved to eat. The two hit it off and became a perfect meal partner.
This is the Japanese drama "Women Who Want to Cook and Women Who Want to Eat", referred to as "Food Girl". The first season was released in 2022 and was very popular. The second season was launched this year, and the Douban score soared to 9.4 points.
As a warm-style food drama, "Fan Girl" is particularly friendly to foodies. The friendship between women is warm and healing, and it is very comfortable to watch.
But it is not only a food drama. It attempts to tell a variety of issues in the tone of food, involving the emotions, self-identity and exploration of lesbians, problems of the original family, the oppression of women by patriarchy, and the benefits given to women by traditional society. pressure.
Compared with those film and television dramas that are limited to showing such social issues, "Fan Girl" goes a step further and tries to give women their own attitudes and explore solutions.
The story between Nomoto and Kasuga begins with food. One loves to eat and the other loves to cook. They have developed from diners and cooks to companions with a good relationship.
Infected by Kasuga's great appetite, Nomoto's appetite also began to increase.
was influenced by Nomoto's love for food, and Kasuga also became interested in cooking.
In the second season, Nomoto and Haruhi have already studied the recipes together, and single-person cooking has become a double-person cooking mode.
Because of Nomotoâs company, when driving to the market on spring weekends, I would deliberately go to the beach and realize that the scenery here is so beautiful.
Nomoto feels sincerely happy when he can see Haruhi eating delicious food every time after cooking.
Also because of Kasuga, Nomoto was able to receive considerate care when he was feeling unwell such as dysmenorrhea or fever.
Although Kasuga doesn't talk much, she is steady, gentle and considerate, which makes Nomoto feel very at ease. I really hope that such happy days can continue forever.
As a mature woman in her 30s, Nomoto is a solo artist with little love experience, but she still wakes up the man in her dream with a few words from a colleague.
Nomoto was a little overwhelmed and turned to the Internet for help, opening the door to a new world through search engines.
searched for lesbian topics, watched a lesbian movie for the first time, followed people in the same field on social platforms, and made a close friend, Sister Yako, who could support her and answer questions at any time.
After some exploration and confusion, Nomoto finally decided that she could no longer ignore her feelings. She just liked Miss Kasuga, and that was fine.
Some viewers complained that the way these two get along is very polite and courteous.Throughout the first season, the two young ladies had almost no physical contact and only held hands while climbing the steps. After the two confirmed their relationship in the second season of
, they still respected each other as guests. It was not until the finale that they had their first cautious hug.
For those who come here to enjoy sweets, the sweetness may be a bit bland. Apart from Nomotoâs delicacies, there are indeed no meat dishes.
Both of them are mature women, but they have no experience in love, and they are as innocent as elementary school students. This is also what people criticize about the show.
Maybe in everyoneâs perception, 30+ means rich experience. Nowadays, it seems hard for us to believe that there can be such pure love at the age of 30+40+.
But in the play, the emotional development between the two heroines is natural. Based on the cultural etiquette of other countries, their daily interactions are indeed very polite. They always ask questions seriously, answer solemnly, and express their emotions very well. restraint.
There is a rare and valuable thing in this - respect.
They particularly respect each other's feelings, pay attention to the boundaries between people, and worry about not caring about the other person's mood because of themselves.
For such beautiful emotions to develop between them, mutual respect is particularly important.
In the play, you can feel the unique temperament of this kind of gentle person, who respects the other person's wishes very much and never forces it. Words of thanks can be blurted out at any time, but true love is always difficult to express because Afraid of causing trouble to the other person.
The women in the drama are all very gentle beings. They are kind, gentle, good at listening, and tolerant.
Nagyun, who just moved into the apartment, has some social fears and was diagnosed with a phobia of partying. Since elementary school, he has been unable to eat in front of others.
When Nagumo heard this about his situation, Kasuga, who was pouring tea, did not comment on it, nor was he curious about gossip. Instead, he immediately realized, can Nagumo drink tea?
Kasuga and Nomoto did not give up inviting her because of Nagumo's phobia of dinner parties, nor did they pay too much attention to Nagumo's embarrassment when everyone shared a table of delicious food but she couldn't eat it. Instead, they explained to their new friends in advance that Nagumo The cloud doesn't eat.
Everyone fully respects Nayun's situation and takes care of her feelings without forcing or paying too much attention. They are casual, considerate and meticulous.
It was precisely because of the friendship of a group of such good female friends that Nanyun was able to try to take the first bite of food at a party without any baggage.
There is another very eye-catching character in the drama, that is Sister Yako.
She is simply the perfect kind of intimate big sister.
Yako was Nomotoâs netizen at first, and provided Nomoto with great support and help during the period when Nomoto was confused about his own sexuality and identity.
Later, their friendship developed offline, and they have become good friends who can have curry parties and octopus balls parties together.
Yako is a sister with high emotional intelligence who is very perceptive and can sense the subtle emotions of her friends.
Kasuga and Nomoto wanted to find a new house and move out of the apartment. Nayun was a little disappointed. Yako saw this and called Nayun specifically before leaving.
Yako Kaikai Nagumo's passage is very wise and poetic.
"The relationship between people is sometimes like the rotation of stars. Depending on the period, there are times when they are close and there are times when they are far away. This in itself is something that cannot be helped. However, reaching out to them, I think Not bad."
"In short, even if the two people have moved, if they want to meet, just contact them, and then invite them to a party and play together, it doesn't matter. Although sometimes I feel that I am willful and worried, so I give up contacting the other party, but If you do this, you will regret it. I want to tell you, donât let yourself regret it."
This inexplicable passage reminded me of what Qin Lan said in "Hua Shao 5" that was broadcast some time ago. Everyone is like a star in the sky."
In Yako, she can understand and accept the status of all women, fully empathize with them, provide unconditional support, and give her own advice when the other party needs it.
She is undoubtedly the most experienced and wise woman among this group of good friends.
Yako herself belongs to a sexual minority group and is an asexual among lesbians.
She also experienced confusion about her own identity when she was young. As a person who has experienced it, she was able to gently and firmly tell Nomoto when she was confused that whether she is gay or straight, human existence is inherently diverse. , there is no so-called standard, just accept yourself as you are.
The friendship shown in this drama is so beautiful. It is really friendly to sexual minorities and social terrorism. For i people, it is simply a paradise.
Having said that, this drama is not a fairy tale. No matter how kind and gentle they are, they still have to face this real society. When Kasuga and Nomoto rented a house as a couple, they quickly encountered some practical obstacles.
When facing the real estate agent, Nomoto still couldn't tell them that they were a couple, only that they were friends. After communicating with Haruhi later,
decided to tell the true relationship between them.
Because they cannot meet the requirements of "serious couples for the purpose of marriage", many landlords may refuse to rent houses to same-sex couples, and the number of houses they can choose from will be much smaller.
With the help of Sister Yako, they found a rental company that was friendly to the LGBT community and finally rented the house they wanted. The second season of
ended with the scene of them imagining their future cohabitation life in their new home.
At first glance, this drama seems to be one of those gourmet dramas with a simple plot and no ambition, with the element of a girl-girl romance added to it.
is gentle and gentle on the outside, but it actually provides a very valuable discussion on women's issues.
Moreover, it clearly gives an attitude that is different from the traditional concept.
This is embodied in the character of Kasuga.
Kasugaâs native family is a typical rural family that values ââsons over daughters.
At home, everything centered on his father and younger brother since he was a child. His mother and Kasuga did the most work and ate the least.
When Kasuga was a child, she often didn't have enough to eat. She was so hungry in the middle of the night that she sneaked into the kitchen to make herself a sandwich, and she had to endure the scolding from her father in fear.
After growing up, Kasuga stayed away from her family and worked in the city to become independent. She has not been back home for ten years.
Despite the long distance, the pressure from her original family still pushed onto her.
His father called him one after another, just to ask Haruhi to go back to his hometown. "Anyway, you are doing a bad job."
Grandma suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It is very difficult for Kasuga's mother to take care of her alone, so her father wants Kasuga to go home and take care of her grandma with her mother.
Kasuga refused.
The father on the other end of the phone cursed her head-on and tried to kidnap her morally.
Kasuga said to her father soberly, "What about you? Why don't you care? They are your parents."
The pressure of traditional patriarchy placed on women is a heavy yoke that seems difficult to break free from.
Kasuga's mother carries this shackles, and Kasuga's colleague Fujita also carries this shackles.
They have become the family's nannies. While busy at work, they also have to take care of their husbands' elderly parents, while the husbands have nothing to do with them.
As a vested interest in the patriarchal society, Kasuga's father not only exploits his wife's labor force, but also drags his daughter who has worked outside the home for many years back to continue to be the family's nanny.
Kasuga is usually taciturn, but this girl actually has a very hard core in her heart. She has power in her heart, and this power comes from the awakening of women.
"I am not an accessory of the family, I want to be myself. I don't want to waste my life for this family."
Although she has the power of awakening, she is alone against the coercion and moral kidnapping of traditional patriarchy. In the process of opposing her father's pua, although Kasuga's attitude is resolute, she will also suffer some inner suffering, and she will worry about doing so. Will Nomoto feel that she is cold and irresponsible?
Fortunately, when Kasuga revealed her experiences and decisions, Nomoto gave her full understanding and support. Nomoto felt sorry for Kasuga like this.
For Nomoto , Kasuga is such a gentle person, and Nomoto cannot forgive Haruhi for making her feel like a cold father.
Not only did her girlfriend give her firm support and emotional support, Kasugaâs colleague Fujita, who happened to be stuck in the burden of serving her parents-in-law Her eldest sister also provided her with sufficient support.
As a person who has suffered deeply, Fujita said to Haruhi: "If you don't want to go back, don't go back. You must value your life and don't sacrifice yourself for your family. If it were me I would say this to my daughter. "
Sister Fujita finally made up her mind to divorce her husband, break free from the shackles, usher in her second life, and start looking for a job again.
"Fan Girl" is really great, I am very happy to see this A sincere, warm and powerful film and television work.
If you want to watch a gourmet show, you can find it in all episodes here, which is both stress-relieving and healing. It will make people greedy after watching it.
If you want to watch a lesbian relationship, there is a sincere and moving pure love in the show. , the kind with extremely high purity, the cp is very sweet and easy to knock.
If you want to watch friendship, then this drama has the best look of female friendship.
If you are facing the confusion of identity recognition, from this drama You can also feel the warm support and companionship.
At the same time, this drama also gives a very sincere discussion on the realistic issues of lesbians and the pressure placed on women by the traditional patriarchal society.
In the anti-male gaze Under the expression, through the behavior and choices of the characters when they are in dilemma, it gives another anti-traditional coping style in the face of the pressure of patriarchal society.
After watching this drama, in a trickle, In the daily eating scenes, I feel a kind of power unique to women, gentle, delicate, firm, and powerful.
Live well, eat seriously, and if you are lucky, love well.
Their love is reflected in one meal. in.
