パパとムスメの７日間, Papa to Musume no Nanokakan
aka Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter





This is the title of the drama that i want to recommend today. It is currently airing in Japan, with the last episode due today. Japanese dramas tend to be shorter, so there are only 7 episodes in this drama.





The story goes that Kyoichiro (the Daddy) and Koume (the daughter) hasn't been talking to each other for a long long time. The dad longs to talk to his daughter, yet don't know how to approach her. He works in a cosmetics company but his presence isn't appreciated. Koume, on the other hand, is a high school girl with a crush on Kenta-senpai, her senior in school.


One day, they were taking the train back together after visiting Grandma, and the train met some technical difficulties. By some msyterious force, they switched bodies. Afterwhich, they had no choice but to swap lives, pretending to be each other at work and at school.



Koume insists on helping her dad to bathe, because she doesn't want her dad to see her naked body.



Although switching bodies isn't an original idea anymore, what's unique about this drama is that this time round, the switch is between a dad and a daughter.

The dad learns that studying for exams isn't that easy afterall, and is forced to go on dates with his daughter's crush.

The daughter learns of the practicalities of the working world, and faces the pursuit of a beautiful young subordinate, threatening her parents' marriage.



What's most hilarious in this drama is him acting like a high school girl. Dancing around in the room, inner thighs and acting cute.



"Koume" and Kenta-senpai.




This drama is hilarious and full of surprises. At the same time, it touches on family ties as the dad and daughter draw much closer together and start to understand each other. A very meaningful drama. Go watch go watch go watch!!