Sunday, September 30, 2007

Proposal Daisakusen プロポーズ大作戦 – Release April 07

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Japan Drama Story:

The story starts at a wedding ceremony where most of us assume that Iwase Ken (Yamashita Tomohisa) 山下智久 is the bridegroom and Yoshida Rei (Nagasawa Masami) 長澤まさみ is the bride. Turns out that the bridegroom is actually Tada Tetsuya (Fujiki Naohito) 藤木直人, that is their teacher. Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei knew each other when they are young. They grew up together attending the same school until college. Deep inside their heart they like each other very much. Unfortunately they never did confess and express their feelings to each other. Thus Iwase Ken end up looking at the person he loves married to another person. Iwase Ken feel regret during the wedding. If he would have take things more seriously and act more aggressively then he might be the person standing next to Yoshida Rei. As he prays that he could go back in time to fix it, a fairy appears and granted his wishes. There fore Iwase Ken started his journey of making Yoshida Rei as his bride.

Feelings and Comments:

You might not like the character of Iwase Ken but that’s the main point of this drama. If you love someone, you need to say it out loud so that he/she can hear it. Don’t ever let go any chances you have. Any reasons that you have for not doing so is just excuse that you’ll regret. There is no second chance or redo, there is only now. This drama really cooks up the relationship and feelings between Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei. Man who is insensitive and rarely say the words “Love you”. Woman who is hoping man understands and afraid of rejection. These feelings are being brought out nicely in this drama.

Things that caught my eyes:

The theme songs and the music push the emotion of the drama up another level. Nagasawa Masami expresses and brought up the feeling of a young girl who is in love nicely. Wedding ceremony is always nice to watch.

Japan Drama Rating:

Worth watching it. A beautiful love story told in a fairy tale style.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Hotelier ホテリアー – Release April 07

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Japan Drama Story:

As you can see it yourself, it’s about stories that related to Tokyo Ocean Hotel. Odagiri Kyoko (Ueto Aya) 上戸彩 is the assistance manager of the hotel that facing financial crisis and the potential of taking over. During the hotel 30th anniversary the president of the hotel fell sick and never recovered. In order to save the hotel from the cricis, Odagiri Kyoko went to Korea in search of Ogata Kouhei (Tanabe Seiichi) 田辺誠一 for help. Together they try to bring up the hotel with the help of other stuff. At the other hand a professional in business takeover Mizusawa Keigo (Oikawa Mitsuhiro) 及川光博 was hired to take over the hotel. Part of the reason that Mizusawa Keigo takes this job is because he has a crush on Odagiri Kyoko. The best part is that Mizusawa Keigo stays in Tokyo Ocean Hotel for the job and romance.

Feeling and comments:

The main focus of this drama is Ueto Aya 上戸彩. The story lack of depth seems like everything just glance through very fast. This drama does have the shadow of “Pretty Woman” but did not set up well. Of cause it's also a remake of the famous Korean Drama - Hotelier. Even so it does have a few tricks and surprise in it. The Korean actor (Bae Yong Jun) and some Korean conversation does impress a bit.

Things that caught my eyes:

The conversation between Odagiri Kyoko (Ueto Aya) 上戸彩 and the Korean Actor - Bae Yong Jun in Korean languages leaves a big impression. The theme song that sings by (Ueto Aya) 上戸彩 is not bad at all.

Japan Drama Rating:

Fan of (Ueto Aya) 上戸彩 is a must watch. If not then skip it.

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Bambino! バンビーノ! - Release April 07

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Japan Drama Story:
Simple story line of how a young man wanted to become an Italian chef. The fighting spirit of a young man can be seen. Working hard to full fill his dream. This drama is base on a popular Japanese comic.

Feelings & Comments:
Opening theme song is nice as it is by the famous band "Arashi". Beautiful restaurant represented by its dinning room and kitchen. It is nice to watch the cast cooking in the clean and beautiful kitchen. The 2 young actress Karina 香里奈 and Komatsu Ayaka 小松彩夏 looks very cute and nice in the drama.

Things that caught my eyes:
The pasta is always seems delicious and so as the desserts.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. Not bad at all. The restaurant's dinning, kitchen and the food are very attractive. The whole cooking drama is presented in high class and beautiful way. Plus the strong cast which makes the drama seems natural.

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Teppan Shoujo Akane 鉄板少女アカネ - Release Oct 06

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Japan Drama Story:
Kagura Akane (Horikita Maki) 堀北真希 runs a teppanyaki restaurant in Tokyo. Her father who was the No.1 chef in Japan went on a journey alone after the death of her mother. Akane tries to find her father while battles against a large company from her restaurant. With the help of her friends, she travels around Japan to search for her father and prepare herself to become a good chef like her father.

Feelings & Comments:
Another drama base on a Japan comic. Each episode has a stand alone story. More like a comedy with a lot of funny scene.

Things that caught my eyes:
(Horikita Maki) 堀北真希 is cute as usual, never tired of watching her. Theme song "Sayonara" by the famous Orange Range also brings the drama to the climax when ever play.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fan of (Horikita Maki) 堀北真希 is a must watch. If not, watch it when you're free.

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Tokyo Tower 東京タワー -Release Jan 07

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Japan Drama Story:
A very warm and heart touching drama about the life of a mother and son story. A single mother that works hard to raise her child with all her love. The relationship between mother and son was carefully produce. Nakayama Masaya (Hayami Mokomichi速水もこみち)- Ma kun and his mother Nakayama Chochi (Baisho Mitsuko 倍賞美津子)stay in the country side when he was young. After graduated from high school, he then went to a university in Tokyo. From there he started his life in Tokyo without the gentle care of his mother. Ma kun continues to stay in Tokyo after graduated from the University. He had some trouble at the beginning but still able to find a job to survive in Tokyo. Later on his mother came to Tokyo to stay with him for the rest of her life.

Feelings & Comments:
The feelings of happy and sad are mix together. A very touching and unfamiliar story that all of us know because we too have our own version of "Mother and son/daughter ". A lot of us have almost the same experience. Mom take care of boy when young, then boy leave home to study, after that find a job in a city far away from home. Then one day we realize that our parents have grown old, then we realize all the work that they done for us. It's never too late to realize it but we always regret that we did not realize it earlier. This is the most difficult debt to payback as it is unable to value by money. Another special item is the detail composed music along the whole drama that brings out the emotion within. This drama surely intended to make you cry.

Things that caught my eyes:
Tokyo tower sure is very attractive place. The music and songs never stop through out the whole drama. The mother Nakayama Chochi (Baisho Mitsuko 倍賞美津子) was very good in the Drama.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching it. A very warm and heart touching drama.

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Nobuta wo Produce 野ブタ。をプロデュース - Release Oct 05

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Japan Drama Story:
It's about the story of 3 different type of people who become friends in high school. Shuji Kiritani (Kamenashi Kazuya)亀梨和也- the most popular guy in the school, Akira Kusano (Yamashita Tomohisa)山下智久- the unpopular guy that does not get along with anybody and Nobuko Kotani (Horikita Maki)堀北真希- a gloomy shy transfer student get together and created this fun and dramatic story. This drama is as what the title said, "produce a pig". The 2 boys are trying to transform Nobuko (or Nobuta) from a gloomy shy girl into the most popular girl in the school. It is more like the ugly duck which become a beautiful swan at the end.

Feelings & Comments:

A very interesting story line back up with 3 young talented cast. It's a fun and cheerful drama that could make you happy when watching it. Maki Horikita 堀北真希and Toda Erika 戸田恵梨香 are the 2 cute girls in the drama. Plus Yamashita Tomohisa 山下智久 and Kamenashi Kazuya 亀梨和也 which is one of the member of KAT-TUN and that makes is enough to attract a lot of viewers. It is interesting to watch how they transform Nobuta to the most popular girl in school.

Things that caught my eyes:
The most fun and interesting to watch is Nobuko Kotani (Maki Horikita)堀北真希. Especially after she got her hair cut. She won best supporting actress award through this drama.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. It's like watch a young girl grew up in high school. Starting from a nobody into a somebody.

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Seito Shokun! 生徒諸君! - Release April 07

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Japan Drama Story:
Another story about how a teacher help and touches the heart of the students. Just like the Drama GTO and Gokusen, the teacher helps student with problems and earn their trust and love. One thing different from the other drama is that it is more realistic and close to the actual case that is happen in life. This drama also base on a popular comic.

Feelings & Comments:
Ending Theme song is "My Generation" by a young talented singer YUI. She did a good job in writing this song. This drama is covered in a sad mood from the beginning but still have a happy ending. I think that's because it is close to the reality and most of the time life is like that. We can see how the teacher trying hard to find happiness and trying to cheer up the students. Well, I think that the teacher - Uchiyama Rina 内山理名 act is little bit too aggressive. She looks like a super teacher mentally because no matter how bad the students and others treated her, she still able to put up her smiling face. This drama mainly focus on how the students recover from problems and incident. What ever done is done and the only thing that we can do is get back on our feet and move on.

Things that caught my eyes:
Ending theme song sound better each time I listen to it. Another character that caught my eyes is Horikita Maki 堀北真希. She is indeed cute and a young fast rising star in Japan.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. Even if most of the time it is covered with sad atmosphere but still able to make me finish the drama in 2 days. At least the theme song is good and it's a happy ending.

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Taiyou no uta タイヨのうた - Release July 06


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Japan Drama Story:
A story about a girl that loves music but have a incurable disease and a boy who loves her very much. Kaoru Amane (Sawajiri Erika)沢尻 エリカ suffer form XP (xeroderma pigmentosum) and has to avoid direct sunlight can only be out in the street at night. She likes to sing in the street after sunset. Her part of the world started when the moon comes out. Kouji Fujishiro (Yamada Takayuki)山田孝之, a boy that has no idea of what to do in his life after he lost his job. He always hangs out with his friends. His life started when the sun rises. Still both of them are able to meet and started a short love story.

Feelings & Comments:
A very passionate story of a girl fight to full fill her dreams of becoming a singer. Even though she knows that she does not live long, she cherish ever single minutes of her life and appreciate what she had. At the other side, the boy she loves have all the time that she wants but was not doing anything right. Unable to move on due to some problems in the pass and running away instead of dealing with it. After he meets the girl, she touches his heart and changing the way he thinks. There are things that people always take granted of, especially life. We always thing that we have all the time we have but we don't. Put yourself in Kaoru Amane (Sawajiri Erika)沢尻 エリカ position and imagine that you only have 1 year time to live on. What will you do?

Things that caught my eyes:
A beautiful love song that spices out the whole drama.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching it. The song itself is enough to keep on watching it.

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Anego アネゴ - Release April 05

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Japan Drama Story:
Noda Naoko (Shinohara Ryoko 篠原涼子) has been working for 10 years in the company and yet still single. Waiting for a man to come to her life everyday while taking care of other younger workers. With the age of 32 and always like a big sister to others, it's unlikely for her to get a boy friend. Especially when she is the big sister of so many cute female workers. For Noda, there are only 2 option for her future. Either find a man and get married or become a single elite business woman. This story tells the feelings and problems face by a single 32 year old woman that almost given up getting married. At her age, the choice she has is either a married man or a man younger then her. That is if that man still wants her.

Feelings & Comments:
It seems to be a romance story of elder woman - Noda Naoko (Shinohara Ryoko 篠原涼子)with a man - Kurozawa Akihiko (Akanishi Jin 赤西仁)that is younger then her but actually not. The drama focus mainly on the life style and feelings of Noda Naoko. (Shinohara Ryoko 篠原涼子) Being a successful business woman now days might looks cool but still it doesn't quite complete without marriage. In fact trying to survive in the business world of today is tougher for a woman. In reality woman are always the one that sacrifice most and this drama shows it all. A lot of social issue and moral issue can be seen in the company she's working.

Things that caught my eyes:
The song "We will rock you" comes when ever Noda is talking to the us - The viewer. Even in the worst condition, she still able to come out form it nicely. Guess there's always a way when there is a will.

Japan Drama Rate:
Worth watching it. Finding your way through the life of 9 to 5 in the city.

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Densha Otoko 電車男 - Release July 05

Japan Drama Story:

This drama is base on a true story of a geek-train man, Yamada Tsuyoshi (Itoh Atsushi 伊藤淳史) who falls in love with a beautiful, young and rich lady -Hermes, Aoyama Saori(Itoh Misaki 伊東美咲). This story actually originated from a discussion board where millions of internet users sending messages to help the train man. Advices and comments were given to help win the heart of the lady he loves. This story also written as one of the best selling novel. Both of them met during an incident in the train. Train man, Yamada Tsuyoshi helped Hermes, Aoyama Saori from being disturb by a drunk man. From the moment train man Yamada Tsuyoshi saw Hermes, Aoyama Saori, he already in love with her. Thus from that day onwards, train man put up all his effort to try to impress Hermes, Aoyama Saori. As his is just a geek that know only computer and anime, he has no idea on how to approach a lady. With no friends to go for, he seeks help from the internet at the discussion board. As millions of people around Japan are interested in the train man's romance, many advices and helps are given. Even so, both train man and Hermes are from a totally different world. A simple date is as almost a mission impossible to him.

Feelings & comments:
A very special story but yet fits a lot of scenario. We are mostly common with beauty and the beast but this version is more like beauty and the donkey. It gives hope to men out there that you don't have to be rich or good looking to have a beautiful wife. The things that win the hearts of the girls are...you might surprise she loves you.

Things that caught my eyes:
Itoh Misaki 伊東美咲 sure is beautiful. Also I like the character Jinkama Misuzu (Shiraishi Miho 白石美帆). The way she talks impress me. She was quote by the Darth Vader ring tone by the train man.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. It's just like a fairy tale.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

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