The drama “Ichiban Sukina Hana (The Most Beautiful Flower)” exceeds the legendary conversation drama “Quartet”.

Quartet,” which aired in 2005, is an adult love suspense in which four men and women, Takako Matsu, Hikari Mitsushima, Issei Takahashi, and Ryuhei Matsuda, who dream of making a living through music, form a quartet and start living together in Karuizawa. The brilliant conversational drama by screenwriter Yuji Sakamoto has won numerous drama awards. It is considered one of the milestones of conversational drama.

Yuji Sakamoto took a certain determination in writing this work.

He said, “This is a fluffy story about ‘funny people living in a villa in Karuizawa, playing musical instruments. Later, the story of Maki’s (Matsu) husband’s disappearance and elements of suspense are added, but it is no exaggeration to say that Mr. Sakamoto’s strong will to add nothing but conversational drama gave birth to that stylish exchange of famous lines” (producer, production company).

The first episode of “Quartet,” a conversational drama that defied common sense, featured the “fried lemon” debate, in which the actors fought over whether to put lemon on fried chicken or not. Since the shocking first episode, each episode has had a famous line that has grabbed the viewers’ hearts and minds.

The first line was, “If you’ve ever eaten a meal while crying, you’ll live.

I always love you so much that I forget that I love you.

I’m not fair, and Beppu (Matsuda) is not fair either. But on a cold morning, I ate Sapporo Ichiban on the balcony and it was delicious. That should be the climax of our relationship.

If you make it black and white, it will turn inside out, just like Othello. I love, love, love, love, love, love to kill you.

We, the viewers, were often able to witness the moment when these “beads of words” were born and fell. It was truly a drama of bliss. We can only bow down in admiration to the production team that put this project together.

On the other hand, Miku Ikata, who wrote the script for “Ichiban Sukina Hana” is also a Yuji Sakamoto child, having repeatedly seen Sakamoto’s “Woman” and “A Restaurant with Problems. Ichiban suki na hana” is both a tribute to “Quartet” and an ambitious work that challenges “Quartet.

In the flowerbed of Tsubaki’s house, an engagement ring is buried and an ice cream stick with the word “Oksama” written on it stands alone. Yukue (Tabe), Yoru (Imada), and Momiji (Kamio) join their hands together every time they visit the house, so when Jun’ai suddenly comes to visit in episode 3, they can’t help but join their hands together.

This scene, too, is cousinly. He also says, “I can be everyone’s good person, but I can’t be someone one person loves the most,” “There are many things I shouldn’t say, but there is nothing I shouldn’t think,” and “Two people are crueler than one. There are many things you shouldn’t say, but there’s nothing you can’t think. How will the theme of this work, “Can friendship be established between a man and a woman? I am curious to see how they will portray the theme of the show, “Is friendship possible between a man and a woman?

Will this production end up being an homage to “Quartet”? Or will it be an ambitious work that challenges “Quartet”? We are looking forward to seeing what the future holds.