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In this video, we will explain Honey Lemon Soda.
This movie tells the
story of a high school girl who is shy in front of other people.
She has always been an easy target for bullies because of her nature.
Until she meets a laid-back boy with lemon-yellow hair who helps her.
The boy is popular, but something of an aloof guy.
As she develops feelings for him,
he remains elusive as he has his own secret.
Will she be able to fight back against her bullies?
and can they be together despite their own circumstances?
Let's find out in Honey Lemon Soda.
Honey Lemon Soda begins with the story of Ishimori Uka,
a shy middle school girl who finds it difficult to make friends.
One day, after coming home from school, Uka pensively thought
about which high school she would choose when she graduated from middle school.
It is at this time that she crosses paths with Remi,
a student from her school who often bullies her.
As might be expected,
Remi pushes Uka down, then taunts her for choosing an unpopular high school filled with losers.
Being insulted like that, Uka didn't dare to fight back.
She just sat there silently,
clenching her fists.
Not long after, Uka saw Miura Kai, a handsome student with lemon hair,
who always carried a bottle of lemon soda with him.
Kai stood in front of Uka,
trying to cheer her up while shaking his lemon soda bottle.
Kai even suggested that Uka go to the same high school as him.
Hearing that, Uka seemed to have hope that she would be able
to live a normal life in high school without having to be afraid of bullying.
Long story short,
Uka was accepted into the same high school as Kai.
By pedaling her bicycle to school,
Uka welcomes her first day with a smile.
She believes that life at her new school will be fine.
Meanwhile, Kai immediately became the center of attention among the students at the high school.
Kai's popularity however, made other students jealous and mocked him.
Kai returned the taunt by splashing lemon soda on them.
Unfortunately, Uka, who happened to be passing by, was splashed by the lemon soda.
As a result, Uka's uniform was wet.
On the other hand,
Kai looks surprised to see Uka enrolling in the same high school.
Uka begins to live out her high school days,
where she slowly opens up and talks to her new friends in class.
However, those days only lasted for a moment,
because it turned out that Remi went to the same school as her.
In the school corridor, Remi mocked her again.
She calls Uka as Stone, because Uka is always silent when teased.
Uka's bullying continues.
Every day, Uka's personal belongings are thrown into the trash,
but again, Uka doesn't dare fight back.
Concerned about Uka's situation,
Kai tries to get her to talk, suggesting Uka to cultivate the courage to take revenge on,
or at least fight against the bullies.
If she felt unable, then at least asked someone for help.
Hearing Kai's suggestion, Uka could only squeeze her own hand while holding back her emotions.
It's not that Uka doesn't want to ask for help, but she doesn't want to involve other people in the problems she faces.
Therefore, she prefers to remain silent, to the point that she also thinks
that she is a stone. The next day, Uka meets Remi and her friends again in the corner of the school.
There, Remi asked Uka to buy her some food. Uka responded with silence like a stone. Irritated,
Remi pushed her down. The commotion immediately attracted the attention of other students,
including Kai. Seeing Uka being bullied again, Kai sat crouched beside Uka, with a look in his
eyes that clearly pitied Uka. Kai said if Uka needed help, he was willing to help.
Uka, who couldn't stand the suffering anymore, finally burst into tears, and asked Kai to help
her. Kai patted Uka's head to calm her down. Then, Kai stood up and gave Remi and her gang
a stern warning never to bother Uka again, or else they would suffer the consequences. Without saying
anything, Remi left with a huff. Since then, Uka can live her days in peace. In fact, she now gets
three new friends who are also Kai's friends. They are Ayumi Endo, Satoru Seto, and Tomoya Takamine.
One afternoon in the classroom, while Kai was seen sleeping soundly in his seat, the three friends
were chatting with Uka happily. They interrogate Uka and ask why Uka chose their school. Uka openly
said that, when she was in middle school, she was always bullied so she didn't have any friends,
to the point that she thought that coming to school was unpleasant. Therefore,
Uka acts like a rock so that she doesn't hurt her own heart and others. However, someone has brought
her back to her senses, making her determined to change, so she can live a normal high school
life like any other teenager. Kai, who was pretending to be asleep, overheard Uka's words.
One day, the teacher rearranged the seats in the classroom. Luckily, Uka got a seat next to Kai
in the front row. Since then, Kai has discovered that Uka is a smart student, and that gives him
an idea. In class, Kai announced that whoever Uka was friends with, their grades could definitely
improve. His classmates believe Kai's words, and they start to be friends with Uka. Since then,
Uka doesn't feel alone anymore, because Kai will always be there to help her,
and her classmates always greet her. Seeing the attention that Kai gave to Uka, Tomoya suspected
that Kai had special feelings for Uka. However, Kai didn't want to admit it. Because actually,
behind his helpful nature, Kai has a secret in his life. One afternoon, Kai invites Uka to gather
with his friends at a cafe to study together. They will have an exam soon, so Kai and his friends
need Uka to explain the material that will appear in the exam. Not long after, a girl named Serina,
and her two friends approached them. Serina turns out to be Kai's ex-girlfriend. Even though they
broke up, Serina is still on good terms with Kai. But suddenly, Serina's friend taunts Uka,
who she doesn't think is worthy to sit next to Kai. The insult made Serina angry. She immediately
grabbed the glass and spilled its contents onto her friend. Then Serina apologized to Uka for her
friend's outrageous words. However, the next day on the school roof, Serina is surrounded by her
friends. They demanded that Serina apologize for her annoying behavior. Feeling innocent, Serina
refused to do so. Her refusal certainly angered them, to the point that one of them was about
to slap Serina. At this moment, Uka appeared and accidentally saw what they were doing. Uka decides
to repay Serina by defending her. And luckily, Kai came and joined in defending Serina. Feeling
the situation was not favorable, They then left them. On the school roof, Uka saw the closeness
between Kai and Serina. She also realizes that Kai still pays special attention to Serina, even
though she doesn't know why the two of them broke up. Whatever the reason, Uka now feels insecure
because she doesn't feel equal to the beautiful Serina. One afternoon, Uka chats with Serina
and Ayumi. From this conversation, Uka finally found out about Serina and Kai's first meeting.
When she was in middle school, it turned out that Serina was often bullied by her friends.
The bullying that Serina received was even more severe than what Uka had experienced. That's when
Kai came to protect Serina. Kai will always act if he sees injustice happening in front of his eyes.
Since then, Serina has always depended on Kai, even though she realized she had to change,
because she couldn't always be protected by others. That's the reason why Serina and Kai broke
up. Serina assures Uka that at this time, she has no special relationship with Kai. But still,
Serina's confession didn't satisfy Uka, who thought that Serina still had feelings for Kai.
Therefore, Uka started avoiding Kai without giving any explanation. Even so, Kai still
tried to approach her. Until one day when they met at the festival, Kai asked for an explanation
of why Uka's attitude towards him had changed. But Uka was silent, acting as if she was a rock.
However, Kai didn't give up. He held Uka's hands while looking into her eyes. Kai said that even
though Uka acted like a stone, in his eyes, Uka is like a gemstone. Kai's words brought Uka to tears,
and Kai once again comforted Uka to make her stop crying. Uka finally realizes her love for Kai.
A few days have passed since the festival, Uka still doesn't know that Kai lives two different
lives. It turns out that Kai works part time as a bartender at a bar at night. Kai lives alone, so
he has to work to make a living. But his busy life made his body tired to the point of getting sick.
As a result, he missed school for several days. Uka was certainly worried, so she finally took the
initiative to visit Kai after school. Arriving at Kai's apartment, Uka finds Kai seriously ill. His
fever was so high that he fainted. Uka immediately took care of him and cooked porridge so Kai would
eat. However, after spending the whole day with Kai, Uka realizes that she hasn't seen
Kai's parents. Kai explained that his parents were abroad. Long story short, Kai is healthy again,
and he has come back to school. When Kai walks in school, there are always girls who approach Kai.
Kai's popularity makes Uka feel insecure. It was also realized by Tomoya who then reprimanded Kai,
saying that Kai's popularity would become a boomerang that destroys his relationship with Uka.
Because of that, Kai wrote in Uka's notebook about his feelings that he will always need Uka and
will look for her wherever Uka goes. But that's still not enough to convince Uka who is still not
confident to be with Kai. On the advice of Ayumi, who asked Uka to express her feelings to Kai,
Uka finally expressed her love for Kai. Unexpectedly, Kai responded by kissing her
lips. Since then, they openly show their close relationship in front of their school friends.
Even so, some of their friends think they are not compatible because Uka doesn't deserve to be
Kai's partner. However, Kai defends Uka, saying openly in front of all the students that they
are officially dating. Days passed, and Uka and Kai's relationship became closer. They always
spend time together, study together and go to favorite places together. However, their intimate
relationship did not last long. When Uka wrote a question in Kai's journal about his family tree,
Kai's expression immediately changed. Kai seemed to avoid answering the question. He is reluctant
to discuss his family matters with anyone, even if that person is his lover. This made their
relationship a little tenuous. Kai became quiet and refused to hang out with his friends. Kai's
change in attitude worries Tomoya. He decides to talk to Uka and tell her about Kai's part
time job. Uka then rushed to the bar where Kai worked. Seeing Uka standing at the entrance, Kai
immediately pulled Uka out of the place. There, Uka asks for an explanation why Kai keeps his job
a secret from her, even though being a bartender isn't a bad thing. But Kai has a different view.
He thinks that the bar belongs to the nightlife, a world that is not suitable for Uka.
Uka still doesn't accept Kai's excuse, because to her, she has the right to know where Kai is,
no matter where in the world. But on the other hand, Kai feels uncomfortable with Uka's attitude
that interferes too much in his life. Without explaining anything, Kai left Uka in confusion.
Christmas Eve arrived, where Uka and her friends celebrated without Kai because of work.
However, when he saw Uka's photos on social media showing their happy days together,
Kai's heart was moved. In the end, Kai realized that Uka's presence meant a lot in his life.
He then ran, leaving his job to look for Uka. Unfortunately, when he arrived
at the Christmas Eve celebration, he only found his friends. Uka had left the place.
In front of his friends, Kai apologized for his behavior so far that he kept his personal life a
secret from them. His friends understand Kai, and then they tell him that Uka is currently going to
the place where Kai met Uka for the first time. By borrowing Satoru's bicycle, Kai rushed after Uka.
At the end of the film, Kai arrived at his destination. A moment later, when he saw Uka,
he wrote the answer to Uka's question in his journal the other day. While holding back tears,
Kai shared that his mother died when he was three years old, while his father disappeared when he
was in his last year of middle school. Since then, he has lived alone. He kept it a secret because he
was afraid that the person he loved would leave him again. After knowing this, Uka promised that
she would always be by Kai's side no matter what. The film ends. The message of this film is, you
have to fight, and show your love if you feel you have found the right person. Because sometimes,
we only realize how important the person we love is when they are no longer by our side.