Asian dramas have proved to me that timidity never moves a relationship forward. And what we have here is one person who voices everything and one person who voices next to nothing. It's tragic. Each of them is equally responsible for the failure of their relationship. I'm not sure who I feel worse for. Probably Kaoru since it hit him like a ton of bricks from out of nowhere. I just really, really wish that they could have talked and that Kaoru could have seen the real Yurika.

As for a rewatch, that's probably a No. Unless I'm feeling really blue and want to get myself into an even deeper funk.

The actors were phenomenal. Loved both Ryota Bando and Kana Kita as the leads. Their chemistry was undeniable and they gave truly solid performances.

And since the music is such an integral part of this drama, I did love it. Yuuri has a great talent for writing clearly tragic and forlorn love songs, and I love that the drama is pretty much based on some of his songs. That's pretty cool and actually filming him in the apartment singing for the end credits of each episode was brilliant.

Dried Flower really is a beautiful little drama, very bittersweet and melancholy, watching the slow decay of a relationship that began with such potential. Even though it makes me sad, I did love watching it. Not all stories have a happy ending because that really is life. It was a terrific way to spend 90 minutes.

And why did they break up? As Kaoru said, "probably because he didn't know why." And that was their problem in a nutshell.