Sunday, November 29, 2009

Ketsuekigatabetsu Onna ga Kekkon Suru Hoho血液型別オンナが結婚する方法 – Release Feb 09

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Japan Drama Story:
This is a 4 episodes drama that features the love stories of 4 different blood types female. Each episode play by a lead female actress with blood types from A, B, O and AB. Blood type A Sachie (Kato Rosa) 加藤ローサ is an office lady that works in the accounting department of a company. Blood type B Sachie (Shaku Yumiko) 釈由美子 is a famous drama script writer. Blood type O Sachie (Kashii Yu) 香椎由宇 is a sales girl that works in a furniture shop. Blood type AB Sachie (Mizukawa Asami) 水川あさみis a university student that works as a lab researcher.

Feelings and comments:
I’m not sure if the blood type character prediction true or not but this type of topic can really cook up an interesting story. In addition this drama has 4 beautiful ladies that lead each episode, definitely attracts lots of viewers. Particularly in episode blood type O, Kashii Yu (香椎由宇) shows off her ability to speak Chinese language with her partner Wilson Chen (陳柏霖) from Taiwan.
Other than using blood type to describe the characteristic and love life of a person, we also have horoscopes, astrology, tarot, Chinese zodiac, numerology and other similar stuff. Each and every method has their mysterious way of prediction. Perhaps that is the reason why it is so popular. Just do a search online and you’ll find lots of sites about horoscopes and many other predictions. You may even try it out yourself to see how true it is. When you’re feeling down or having lots of pressure from work or life, this can be a good way to relax and have a little fun. Just remember not to go too deep with it and get addicted. Besides it’s just a prediction and guide. We still have to build our life with our own bare hands.

Things that caught my eyes:
Kondo Haruna (近藤春菜) that acts as the one and only friend for the main character is the only person that appears in all four episodes. The main character in all episodes has the same name call Sachie (幸恵). It’s a name that represents happiness.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. It’s interesting to see if blood types really matters. Just make sure that you don’t compare it in front of your loves one.

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Kami no Shizuku神の雫 – Release Jan 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 is the son of the famous wine critic. Despite from the famous wine critic family, Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 hates wine and did not go along well with his father. One day Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 was informed about the death of his father and a will that is left behind. Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 must compete with Tomine Issei (Tanabe Seiichi) 田辺誠一 to solve the wine identify puzzles in order to inherit the fortune of wine collection from his father. Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 has no interest in the fortune but the intention of his father. In order to understand his father, he has no choice but to accept the challenge.

Feelings and comments:
This drama is all about wine. If you’re interested to learn more about wine, this drama might just be the right one for you. There will also be lots of French speaking scenes, not to mention all those poems and descriptions on how the wine tastes too. In some ways, this drama might be boring to certain people.
In order to get to know a person, perhaps the best way is to go into their world and experience the same thing they did, especially people that are famous in arts, singing, acting, managing, royalty, designing and many more. We can’t really understand what they are thinking unless we place ourselves in their position.
One thing that impressed me is that the wine identifies puzzles is able to connect the wine with facts of life. Some part of it might over expressing it but it really does make sense.

Things that caught my eyes:
No doubt wine is the most eye capturing scenes but there are couple of things that I have to say. Kanzaki Shizuku (Kamenashi Kazuya) 亀梨和也 likes to say “wake up, Bacchus (God of Wine)” before drinking the wine. Tomine Issei (Tanabe Seiichi) 田辺誠一 likes to roar after tasting the wine.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. You’ll probably like this drama unless you hate wine.

Purchase:
Original Soundtrack, 2009 Japanese Drama : - Kami No Shizuku (Les Gouttes De Dieu) - W/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: ONE DROP by KAT-TUN

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Meitantei no Okite名探偵の掟 – Release April 09

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Japan Drama Story:
Tenkaichi Daigoro (Matsuda Shota) 松田翔太 is a famous private investigator. Whenever crime happens, he will be there. Okawara Banzo (Kimura Yuichi) 木村祐一 is a high ranking police detective and Fujii Mana (Kashii Yu) 香椎由宇 is a rookie police detective that is under his guidance. Together 3 of them created a story of a famous private investigator. Each episode features a crime story with a typical trick of a detective story.

Feelings and comments:
This is definitely a strange detective drama. The story basically is making fun with the typical detective story instead of telling the detective story. You basically don’t have to think how the crimes go because there is no logic behind it. The only thing that you might learned from this drama is how a detective story written and the rules to write them. This is supposed to be a funny and humor story but sadly the jokes are just too cold.
Although the so call famous private investigator Tenkaichi Daigoro (Matsuda Shota) 松田翔太 did not solve mostly of the crimes but he actually found out some other information. Perhaps the most normal person in this drama is Fujii Mana (Kashii Yu) 香椎由宇.

Things that caught my eyes:
The special door that allows the characters to enter and discuss about the story is unique, but that’s just crazy. Instead my attention was drawn towards Tenkaichi Daigoro (Matsuda Shota) 松田翔太’s Nike shoes.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fan of Matsuda Shota (松田翔太) and Kashii Yu (香椎由宇) should watch it. This drama looks more like a comedy rather than a detective story.

Purchase:
2009 Japanese Drama : - Meitantei No Okite - W/ English Subtitle

Drama Theme Song: Fighting Pose no Uta by Baba Toshihide

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Triangleトライアングル – Release Jan 09

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Japan Drama Story:
A 10 year old girl was killed back in 1984. The murderer was not found and the case remains unsolved until now. A man name Goda Ryoji (Eguchi Yosuke) 江口洋介 seems to have some connection with this case. He used to be a doctor but later become an international police. One day Goda Ryoji (Eguchi Yosuke) 江口洋介 disguised as personal tour guide for a girl name Sachi (Hirosue Ryoko) 広末涼子 in France. Sachi (Hirosue Ryoko) 広末涼子 seems to has some connection with the unsolved case too. As Goda Ryoji (Eguchi Yosuke) 江口洋介transferred himself back to Japan police department, a colleague name Kuroki Shun (Inagaki Goro) 稲垣吾郎 received a mysterious call informing that the case (The 1984 10 year old girl murder case) hasn’t end…yet.

Feelings and comments:
The drama looks more like a mystery suspense story then a detective story. The question of “Who kill the little girl?” always surrounded the whole story. As it’s a unsolved murder case, it gets complicated as time goes by. The script of the drama is well written in a sense that it makes you wonder everybody is a suspect. It just seems like every characters have some secrets that connect to the unsolved murder case.
There are so many people died in murder cases in the world every single minute as we speak. There are also a lot of people died in the frequent natural disaster lately. We don’t actually feel the impact unless our loves one involved. It just takes a death of a person close by, either murdered or died of natural disaster to change our life completely. Honestly I don’t think we can understand the feelings unless we experience the lost of loves one ourselves. Perhaps the best way is to imagine and think “What if…” Only then we might start to do what we can to help those that involved in the unfortunate tragedy, Instead of just having thoughts of “Doesn’t concern me…”

Things that caught my eyes:
The scene and each clips of the drama is well connected, It makes you suspect there are some untold secrets behind. The drama really did a good job in fooling our eyes.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching. You just can’t stop until you finish the whole series.

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Original Soundtrack

Drama Theme Song: Sayonara wa Iwanai by Oda Kazumasa

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Akai Ito赤い糸 – Release Dec 08

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Japan Drama Story:
It is said that fate brings couple together. If both of them are meant to be each other, there will be an invisible red string that connects them together. Takemiya Mei (Minamisawa Nao) 南沢奈央 and Nishino Atsushi (Mizobata Junpei) 溝端淳平 both birthday is on the same date 29th February. Both of them celebrates birthday once every four years. Every since they were young, they keep on bumping into each other. It’s like both of them are meant for each other. Still both of them keep on separated as life is full of obstacles. Even with all the pain, suffer and problems, they still connects and love each other.

Feelings and comments:
Once in a while we get to watch great love story drama from Japan, and this is one of them. Akai ito is base on one of the bestselling novels in Japan 2007. All the casts in this drama is new and young. The things that capture the heart of the viewers are the story, song and wonderful script. There are basically two parts of this love story, movie version and drama version. You may choose to skip the movie version and jump right into the drama version as that’s the main complete story. If you already watch the drama version, don’t bother to watch the movie version.
Do you believe in fate? According to legend, an invisible red string connects those that are meant to be together. That’s basically what’s this love story is about. The thin red string will be stretch, bend and twisted but it will never break. That’s just a way to say that no matter how tough life is, the couple will still be together at the end. I suppose only couples that love each other can feel the existence of the red string. Ever incidents that happened in life have reasons. Either good or bad, these are the things that create the person that we are now.

Things that caught my eyes:
The theme song is one of the best love songs that I ever heard. The pictures shown at the end of every episode is nicely captured. Be sure to take a look, especially the pictures of all the couples. These couples are standing side by side but are separated by a distance of a person. It just seems like they are connected by the red string.

Japan Drama Rating:
Worth watching. This is another beautiful love story base on a bestselling novel. The script is nicely written. The scene is beautifully captured and the song is great.

Purchase:
Original Soundtrack,2009 Japanese Drama: Akai Ito w/English SubtitleAkai Ito / Red Thread of Fate Japanese Movie with English subtitle

Drama Theme Song: 366 Nichi by HY

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