#pretty proofreader
Pretty Proofreader (Ep 2)
Etsuko Kono (Satomi Ishihara) got overjoyed by her success that she overlooked a typo error of the cover page after printing hundreds of books which affects the company and an upcoming books event.
Feeling guilty, Etsuko work hard to make amends by not taking breaks, as her supportive colleagues shares her concern as they too had made a mistake in their line of work before she came into the company.
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 1)
Etsuko Kono (Satomi Ishihara) aspires to be a fashion editor at her dream publishing company known to publish all her favourite fashion magazines. However, she was rejected seven times as they already have an editor.
Etsuko tried to convince the interviewers for the eight time that she knows about their magazines and how she can improve their contents further to gain more audience and customers to generate more sales, but to no avail.
One of the interviewers, Naoto Takehara (Goro Kishitani) decides to take her in. Unknown to Etsuko who thinks she got a job as an editor came to realise on her first day that she is hired to work in the back office as a proofreader.
Her job is to correct typo errors and inadequate parts of documents for the editor, before they are sent for publishing. Devastated, she nonetheless give it a try giving herself three months to pick up whatever skills she can get.
Soon she began to realise the importance of proofreading and figure out ways to edit the documents herself before handing over to the editor, creating a rift between the two, while Naoto find this new development interesting.
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 10)
Etsuko Kono (Satomi Ishihara) is depressed when she misses her chance of getting her dream job as an editor that she’s been chasing after for many years as she was too focused on her current job as a proofreader.
She fears there will not be another opportunity but Hachiro Kaizuka (Munetaka Aoki) believes there will always be an opportunity but not the one we expect.
He respects her for taking her current job seriously and professionally even though it wasn’t a job she wanted in the first place.
Acing a job that you love is natural but acing a job that you don’t even love but grow to like, that is extraordinary.
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 10)
“Even at our age, isn’t it exciting to be chasing after a dream? Don’t let go of the dreams that didn’t come true.”
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 10)
With success, comes jealousy. Daisaku Hongo (Takeshi Kaga) is a successful writer who gains more popularity with every book release causing his friend to envy him as he too wanted to become a writer but did not managed to be one.
Problem with us is that we only see the highlight reels of others, especially on social media that we envy them for it and we want what they have but we did not realise the sacrifices and problems that comes along behind the scenes.
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 9)
Often times, the more essential the job is, the less people know about it. They keep the world spinning without anyone realising until they stop doing it.
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Pretty Proofread (Ep 9)
Etsuko Kono (Satomi Ishihara) wants to be the center of attention as she finds working in the back office where no one knows what she’s doing is lonely.
Toyoko Morio (Tsubasa Honda)’s work is known by the public but it also makes her an easy target of hate and criticism when something goes wrong.
It is an example of the grass is greener on the other side.
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Pretty Proofreader (Ep 7)
“Living with you makes me realise a lot of things.”
Yukito Orihara (Masaki Suda) is a struggling writer who got kicked out of his apartment as he is unable to pay his monthly rents.
Fate has it that Toyoko Morio (Tsubasa Honda) is on the lookout for a male model for her fashion magazine company and saw him by chance.
Failure to get a model will cost her job as she is already seen by her employers as no longer reliable in contributing to the company.
Morio offered Yukito to stay with her until he succeeded in becoming an official model for her company and earning his own paycheque.
Becoming a model is not an easy feat as it is more than just having good looks but other factors which requires Morio’s help in brushing up.
Yukito used to view her as a “successful” career woman who has everything but living with her makes him realise that she’s just as lost as he is.
I find their platonic relationship relatable and understandable, two lost souls putting up a fake image in public, pretending they are fine when they are not.
Afraid of being judged and criticised by others for not meeting their expectations of how a person of their age or gender should be.
Getting bombarded with questions that make you doubt your self worth like,
“Being a writer has no future. Your passion is useless. You should wake up.”
“What good is having a good career and own house if you are still single.”
Because of these, we tend to focus on the negative aspects as “pressured” by others instead of the positives ones. We can re-look them in a different way.
“Being a writer has no future. Your passion is useless. You should wake up.”
You HAVE a passion in something that others don’t. What makes you able to tolerate challenges and hardships is your passion in doing it.What good is having a good career and own house if you are still single.”
You HAVE a career, you OWN a house, while others are still struggling to find a job or getting their own homes when property prices are soaring.
I guess this is what they mean by gratitude. Thankful for the things that you have, instead of focusing on things that you do not have.
Don’t let the noises of others weigh you down. They only judge based on what they see on the surface and based on their own life experiences.
You know yourself. You know what you want.
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