Room of Kingルームオブキング– Release Oct 08

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Japan Drama Story:
9 different people with different background and occupation are brought to a big apartment. They are offered a very low rent by the landlords. Actually they are invited to play a game by the landlords, a game to see who will become king. 9 of them are freelancer (Mizushima Hiro) 水嶋ヒロ, bank officer (Suzuki Anne) 鈴木杏, gynecologist (Igawa Haruka) 井川遥, stylist (Watabe Atsuro) 渡部篤郎, chef (Itao Itsuji) 板尾創路, housewife (Ishino Mako) 石野真子, IT worker (Fukazawa Atsuji) 深沢敦, movie producer (Hirayama Hiroyuki) 平山広行 and NEET (Ohkura Koji) 大倉孝二. The one that crown as king will win the apartment.

Feelings and comments:
It’s actually nothing special about this drama. All we have here is the lifestyle and story of 9 different people. Each person has their own problems and sometimes meeting the right people can help solve it. We survive by helping each other.
Another thing to expect is who will first become successful in their career and crown as king. It seems that no matter what job we hold has the opportunity to end up good. Like is just full of surprises. Well, perhaps the story that we heard or watched might be too perfect compare to real life.

Things that caught my eyes:
The only thing that interests me is the apartment with 9 rooms. Sadly the apartment doesn’t seem as grand as I expected.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fan of Mizushima Hiro (水嶋ヒロ) should watch it. If not watch it only when free.

Purchase:
2008 Japanese Drama : Room of King w/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: Ai NEED by kimaguren

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Giragiraギラギラ – Release Oct 08

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Japan Drama Story:
Nanase Kohei (Sasaki Kuranosuke) 佐々木蔵之介 got lay off by company and unable to get a new job for quite some time. He is married and desperately needed a job as he is the only source of income in his family. Nanase Kohei (Sasaki Kuranosuke) 佐々木蔵之介 does not has an education degree and that makes it difficult to get a job anywhere. Finally he has no choice but to return to the occupation that he’s use to be the good at, a male host. Nanase Kohei (Sasaki Kuranosuke) 佐々木蔵之介 used to be No.1 host at his former host club. After leaving his former host club for about 10 years, the club is not the same as it used to be during his time. Furthermore at the age of 36, it’s a bit too old for the job. It’s a survival competition in the world of male host and advantage is towards those 20 year old youngsters. Without his wife knowledge, he returns to his former male host job and challenge other young host to prove that he still has what it takes to become No.1 male host. This time he has to struggle to fight for his family and his survival in the male host world.

Feelings and comments:
When a man loves a woman, he’ll do anything to make her happy and protect her. Well, that’s the strong message that I get from this drama. Another message will be no matter what good reason you have for keeping a secret from your wife, it’s still not a good idea as you always end up backfire.
This is the first time that I witness Sasaki Kuranosuke (佐々木蔵之介) as lead actor in a drama. Even though he still has a lot to improve for his facial expression but overall he did a good job in this drama. The story line is a bit rush but you won’t feel bored watching it. I still feel a sense of not enough from this drama, perhaps there might be a special version coming out later.
You can always look good if you put money and effort on to your appearance, but it’s the personality, knowledge and the value within that makes a person attractive and charming. There are things that you can’t buy with money. You can only win it with your heart, and that is the most treasures thing in the world.

Things that caught my eyes:
The suits that the hosts wear is very fashionable, mostly can be seen from celebrities only.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching. It’s an exciting experience into the world of host club.

Purchase:
2008 Japanese Drama : Giragira w/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: Jonetsu no Daisho by GIRL NEXT DOOR

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Oh! My Girl!!オー！マイ・ガール！！– Release Oct 08

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Japan Drama Story:
Yamashita Kotaro (Hayami Mokomichi) 速水もこみち use to stay alone in a small rented room. He is poor and always works hard for the rental. He works in a magazine publisher company and dream of one day that he is able to publish his own work. Even thought he published his work in cell phone version of digital novel for free, his work doesn’t receive much comment. One day a six year old girl name Sakurai Anne (Yoshida Riko) 吉田里琴 appear in his life and clams to be his niece and was force to be her temporally guardian. Sakurai Anne (Yoshida Riko) 吉田里琴 is the daughter of a famous actress also known as his sister. Along with Sakurai Anne’s manager Fuji Mineko (Kato Rosa) 加藤ローサ, three of them started a new life by looking after Sakurai Anne and her young acting career. Having to take care of a 6 year old girl is hard enough for a 20 year old poor guy, plus he has to keep it a secret that Sakurai Anne is staying with him and she’s the daughter of the famous actress.

Feelings and comments:
Being the children of celebrities is not easy at all. Privacy is always the thing that celebrities fight for in order to have a balance between work and family. In most of the cases, children eventually become the victim. Still that is not always the case. We also have seen lots of children that come from celebrities’ background gain success at a very young age. It is always interesting to listen to their stories.
Even with the present of 2 talented actors like Hayami Mokomichi (速水もこみち) and Kato Rosa (加藤ローサ), Yoshida Riko (吉田里琴) still seems to be the brightest star in this drama. Honestly, she is so cute in this drama.

Things that caught my eyes:
No doubt that most of my attention on this drama is the cute young star Yoshida Riko (吉田里琴). Her char in this drama as a young actress gives her a lot of opportunities to show her talent. She might be the next big star in years to come.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. It’s a drama suitable for family of all ages. The main attraction is the young star Yoshida Riko (吉田里琴).

Purchase:
2008 Japanese Drama : Oh! My Girl!! w/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: Toki no Ashioto by Kobukuro

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