Bring on the Melody

Original title: Haruchika

2017

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

152

YOUR RATING

Shori Sato and Kanna Hashimoto in Bring on the Melody (2017)

Drama Music Mystery

Haruta and Chika were childhood friends until the former's family moved away. It is a new year at high school, freshmen are enrolling and the two meet again. Chika wants to be a member of th... Read allHaruta and Chika were childhood friends until the former's family moved away. It is a new year at high school, freshmen are enrolling and the two meet again. Chika wants to be a member of the wind instruments' club, but it is about to be cancelled unless more members are recruite... Read allHaruta and Chika were childhood friends until the former's family moved away. It is a new year at high school, freshmen are enrolling and the two meet again. Chika wants to be a member of the wind instruments' club, but it is about to be cancelled unless more members are recruited. The club is more than a mere music collective however.

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

152

YOUR RATING

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Featured review

5/10

Boring

I like japanese high school movies and I like movies with a musical theme and there are a few good ones that blend those two things together, but this one here unfortunately failed to keep me interested. The main girl is a pretty cute, feisty one. But the story about her putting the defunct brass band back together just isn't very captivating. There is a little subplot about a troubled boy from her class, but the movie doesn't really draw you in emotionally. It just kind of drags on. The romance part is very weak too, almost a side show. I watched it in two sittings, because I got bored, so take that for what it's worth.