Zettai Kareshi

Jdrama review...

At last after few months of no reviews, I finally can find the time to actually finish a complete set of drama AND find the time to write my own personal review on it.

Zettai Kareshi did create quite a buzz when it was announced. Mainly becoz of the hugely popular original manga and the three main leads that was cast. Hayami Mokomichi as Night Tenjo and Mizushima Hiro as Asamoto Soshi, those 2 hot guys are simply irresistible. Seriously with tht kind of good looking cast, for sure the TV station is able to catch the viewers attention. As for the main lady lead, Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko, I was expecting a prettier lead as to match up the two other HOT male leads but I guess her appearance is supposed to be a simple cute looking lady.


Now moving on to the main event, the review. Spoiler ahead. Dont read if you dont want to ruin the excitement.

What I can honestly say is that I don't exactly over ga-ga over this show. Why? Coz I find the show to be a bit boring and a lil' annoying after the first few episodes. Mainly becoz I grew tired of Night's childish antics. Honestly, having a hot looking boyfriend (though only an artificial intelligence) but with a childish and clingy attitude kinda turn me off. I would feel a bit suffocated with that. (>.<) Anyway, going back to the show. I felt that all three main character didn't have the necessary chemistry. I don't really feel any 'love' from Soshi nor the chemistry between Soshi and Riiko. So, that's kinda disappointing. >_>

As for Riiko and Tenjo. Hmm... Hayami did a decent job playing a robot. An annoying one tht is. First few episodes are totally boring, I was practically dragging myself to finish this drama, mainly becoz I want to get rid of it from my harddrive. :P. But things got interesting for me in the final 3 episodes, when Night started to have his own will, only then tht I felt a bit of love connection between Night and Riiko. Things tht Night done in the few last episodes does touch the heart a bit and it kinda make my heart ache a bit, knowing tht he's gonna... err... lets say... die. The final message from Night kinda a heartbreaking one coz we do really know how much he loved Riiko.


And in the end, Riiko did follow Soshi to Paris though there's no actual love connection in their relationship yet. Maybe a bit of liking to each other but definitely not love. So, it can be safely said tht, though Riiko is with Soshi, a human and not an A.I, her heart truly belongs to Night. In a way, it's a win win situation for Riiko, she got both... (>.<) Night's heart and Soshi. I'm jealous. >_>

Well, I dont want to dwell much on it since I find this drama kinda average despite the hugely popular original manga. I personally prefers the manga though.

Hope other people would enjoy this more than me. :P

Ooppss, I almost forgot, I really love the drama's theme song.

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Yutaka Takenouchi's Upcoming Drama ~ Tomorrow

Spring season dramas are not even over yet but summer one are here knocking on my door already. Been super busy with life lately doesn't help any bit. Trying to catch up with the spring season but I'm already making list for summer season. And here is one drama that I've already put in my must watch list.

Tomorrow, main cast will be Yutaka Takenouchi.... *faint*..... yeah, faint.... he's probably among the few Japanese artists that I find to be really... really... really good looking. KYAAA!!! Sorry but I couldn't help it with this fangirling moment. I'm sure lots of girls go the same bizarre spasms every time his name is being mention. Okay, enough with fangirling already.

What's 'Tomorrow' all about? Well, it's a medical drama. *Sigh* ~ Like I don't have enough exposure already. ~ Anyway, Takenouchi plays a surgeon who retired 8 years ago to work for the municipal government. However, he ends up returning to the profession to help a local hospital on the verge of bankruptcy. Kanno plays a co-worker, taking on the role of a nurse for the first time in her acting career. [credit - Tokyograph]

I seriously can't wait for this drama and it starts on July 6th. On my birthday. Yay! Consider that as a birthday present. Hee~

Btw, here's a glimpse of the Yutaka's upcoming drama.

Look promising and I love the song also. It's a ballad titled 'Hikari' sang by Mai Hoshimura.

Hope it's gonna be a great drama. Enjoy!

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Last Friends

I must say, Last Friends has a lot of gorgeous casts.

Red ribbon signify the line of fate that connects a person to his or her destined partner.

'Last Friends' is one of the Japanese dramas that I am currently watching. I nearly gave this drama a miss due to a friend's opinion saying that it's a boring drama. Luckily another friend convinced me to watch it. The different opinion maybe due to the drama's content. Last Friends evolve around serious matters such as domestic violence, lesbian, gay, marital affairs and etc. I guess for people who don't like stories that involve real life matters and prefers comedy or light drama, I guess they probably won't enjoy this drama. Anyway, I give more review after I've watch the whole series and if I have the time to do so. But for the moment just enjoy the drama's theme song. Titled 'Prisoner of Love' by Utada Hikaru.

U want it? Well, it's HERE.

Enjoy!!!

Zettai Kareshi Theme Song : Okaeri by Ayaka

Currently watching Zettai Kareshi, review probably will be added later when I've finished watching the whole series. Just wanna note that I love the theme song for this drama. Ayaka definitely have the vocal and right expression for this song. Really love it! Well here the PV to the song...

Takuya Kimura's Spring '08 Drama : Change CM

(>.<) ..... I know this is so lame... this news is so outdated but I don't care. It seems that I don't have enough hours in my life lately. (>.<) ....

Takuya Kimura's Spring '08 drama title Change is very much anticipated by a lot of ppl and the first episode is already shown on the 12th of May. Well, here is the CM for Change, in case ppl are interested. Please pay close attention to his hair..... *LMAO* ... it's SOOOO..... (@.@) ..... *ROFL*



Oh btw, from the info that I got, the theme song is sang by Madonna.

Ohno & Toma upcoming drama : Maou

Ohno Satoshi of Arashi fame and Ikuta Toma will be coming up with a new suspense drama in Julai 2008. I don't have much info yet on this but the drama is a remake of a popular Korean drama title 'The Devil' which was aired last year. Come to think of it. I actually skipped 'The Devil' coz I find it boring. I hope that it wouldn't be the same as with this one since Ikuta Toma is in it. Lately I've become fond of his acting and have been looking forward for his future drama. Maybe my wish has finally come true, that is to see Toma in a serious role. This is the synopsis that I got from DA.

'This drama is a remake of the popular suspense drama The Devil that was aired in Korea last year. Ohno Satoshi will be playing the role of a two-faced lawyer, one of which is a kind hearted soul and the other who is plotting revenge, using his brilliant mind, on the person who killed his relative. On the other hand, Ikuta Toma will play the double lead role of the man, who has become a detective due to his dark past, who is pursuing the mysterious series of murders and fighting against The Devil (Maou).'

Below is short video clip about the upcoming show.


Online Videos by Veoh.com


Well, I'll put this temporarily in my watch list since Toma is in it. I'll add more info when I have it.

Credits : Egg-Chan at DA

Zettai Kareshi

Upcoming spring season drama 2008. Zettai Kareshi. An adaptation from a popular manga. Obviously it provides plenty of eye candy. Heck who needs more eye candy when you have the present of Hayami Mokomichi as Night Tenjo and Mizushima Hiro as Soshi Asamoto. This drama spell sizzling H.O.T... It starts April 8th. I'm sure a lot of people have this in their watch list already. Well here is the main cast.

That's one hot looking A.I.
(You'll know what I mean after you've watch the drama)

The lucky girl who get to run around with two definitely HOT guys....
Damn... I'm jealous....

He sizzles in Hana Kimi... I'm sure he'll sizzle in Zettai Kareshi too....
(Somehow this room is gettin' kinda warm.... hihihihi....)

You can take a peek at the CM for this drama over here.



Enjoy ppl!!!

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Hana Yori Dango Final - The Movie

Yay... the final to the drama gonna be released in Jun. Finally I can get back the Oguri Shun that I love. Watching Oguri Shun in Binbo Danshi gives me heartache. Why u ask? I just can't stand to watch his hairstyle. It's just waayyyy too frizzy. But probably it was needed that way to suit his character. LOL!!! Can't wait.... Btw, here's the trailer to the movie.



Too bad the trailer's too short and didn't reveal much of anything. Waiting patiently here....

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Honey & Clover OST : Canvas by Ken Hirai

Okay people... a quick post here. Found this on Youtube. Since I love Honey & Clover so much, here is the OST. It's truly a moving song and I just love the way Ken Hirai sings this song. With passion. Enjoy!!!



Damn he's hot and the dimples.....Kyaaaa!!! (>.<)..... Too bad he's gay but heck I love his voice....

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Japanese Drama - Winter 2008

Hey ya ppl! Haven't been posting anything lately coz life was being bleh on me. Well now, I been watching few Japanese dramas since Korean drama industry seem to be in the cloudy side. These are some of the drama that I've been following :

• Bara no nai Hanaya
• Honey and Clover
• Binbo Danshi
• Koshonin
• 1 Pound Gospel
• Nodame Cantabile SP

I'm gonna add my reviews on all the dramas later when I completed the whole series. But I really loves Bara no nai Hanaya at this moment. A definite must watch especially is you really like drama like 'Pride'. Not giving anymore comments right now, I'm gonna wait and put everything in my reviews later.

Jaa!

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Nodame Cantabile SP

Hey there! It has been quite for some time I didn't put up anything over here. Been rather busy lately. So I'm here to write about Nodame Cantabile SP. I'm not sure whether I had done a review on the drama in this blog. Well that doesn't matter anyway. I'll just add in stuff from the drama over here.

Warning! Spoiler ahead for those who haven't watch it.

Just finished watching Nodame Cantabile SP1 and SP2. Both 2 hours show were great but I like SP 2 the best. Probably becoz it showed more emotional side of Nodame and Chiaki finally confronted his true feelings towards Nodame. Seeing Chiaki being jealous made me go 'That's right, Chiaki. You should have made your move earlier'. Hahaha.... it was precious to see Chiaki being jealous of Kuriko-Kun.


I believe the highlight of this SP is the part when Chiaki kissed Nodame beside the castle lake. The build up for this scene was really intense. I was bracing myself for it. Sitting up straight as I started to anticipate the long awaited kiss between Nodame and Chiaki.


And as soon as the moment arrived.... it was like.... (>_<) ..... Huh?! That's it? I went WTH? You call that a kiss? It was flat as a pancake. There was no passion or any hint of love behind the kiss. Just two lips sticking to each other. Argghhh.... It really puts out my plan of lighting up some fireworks when in case both of them kissed. Damn. Even though Japanese dramas can be different and unique from the rest of the world. They really should learn how to kiss.... Man, it's the only thing that ruined the show. Other than that everything is very enjoyable as you can expect from Nodame Cantabile. The other casts are also very entertaining. I was kinda shocked to see that Eiji Wentz's acting skill had improve tremendously since the last I saw him in Gokusen. He shows that he had grown and can handle comedy. I hope that I can see him acting in more mature and serious roles. And not forgetting being so cute in it. (>_<) Another cast that caught my eyes is Becky. It's the first time that I watched her acting. Not bad might I say and she a beauty also. Looking forward to her future shows.

Now.... That's it. I don't have anymore idea juice to squeeze. Until next time. Well until next drama that is. See ya then.....

(>_<)

Honey & Clover

Just finish watching Honey & Clover 2nd episode. Preliminary impression? So far so good. Emotions started to move in the 2nd episode. You can notice how the actors and actresses slowly evolving in their characters.

The love triangles. The feeling of bliss and heartbreak.

I'm not going to say much until I've watched the whole series. Hope that it'll get even better in the coming weeks. Btw, I love the ending song by Hirai Ken title Canvas. Can't wait for it to be released in February.

(>.<)

Hachimitsu to Clover [CM]....

This is another CM for Honey and Clover. From the CM you can see the other side of Ikuta Toma character. Totally different from his Nakatsu of Hana Kimi....

Binbo Danshi [CM] ~ Oguri Shun....

Found CM of Binbo Dashi. Main cast Oguri Shun. Judging by the CM, it seems that its going to be hilarious..... hahaha...... (^o^) .... It's totally different from his past characters that he had played before. Oguri Shun had always acted as the cool and mysterious guy and now we are going to see the goofy side of Oguri Shun in Binbo Danshi.....

Hachimitsu to Clover [CM]....

Hachimitsu to Clover a.k.a Honey and Clover CM....

Hachimitsu to Clover a.k.a Honey and Clover Pics...

Finally I found some pics of Honey and Clover casts. Even though it was scanned from some magazine but still, at least we have something to view. Credits to the person who worked the extra mile to scan and upload it.

Cast of Hachimitsu to Clover a.k.a Honey and Clover.

Narumi Riko as Hanamoto Hagumi


Ikuta Toma as Takemoto Yuta

Pics credit to Soompi and nanmaP (d-addicts)

Galileo....

JDrama Review



Even though this series hasn't ended. I could not restraint myself from writing about this drama anymore. I really love it very much. I enjoyed every single episodes and been looking forward for the next one. Credit goes to the original novel, written by Higashino Keigo.

The main actor, Fukuyama Masaharu played his role as Yukawa Manabu brilliantly. As for his opposite, Shibasaki Kou played as Utsumi Kaoru. A rookie policewoman who would do anything in trying to solve her cases. Of course with the help from Yukawa who happens to be a genius physicist and also an associate professor. Utsumi manage to convince Yukawa time after time to help her solve mysterious cases by intriguing his from the unexplainable mysteries that surrounds the case. He believes that every action have their own explanation and he is determined to proof it from his point of view. That is of course from a scientific way.

Each episode brings different excitement. Myself personally, because of each episode would involve a lot of scientific explanation. Whether it is from physics or biology or chemistry or maybe it's combination point of view. I believe that all of these types of science cannot be divided and will always interlinked with each other. Though the explanation for each episode can be from as simple as a physics theory or from a plain chemistry formula that we learned from high school. The drama managed to make it really interesting to watch and gain knowledge at the same time. This drama successfully grab the viewers attention week after week.

Fukuyama being a talented singer and songwriter wrote this drama's theme song, titled KISS Shite. And it is sang by none other than his opposite, Shibasaki Kou who goes by the alias name of KOH+. The funky music suits well for this drama and I really enjoy listening to it.




[PV] KISS Shite by KOH+ ~ Galileo's theme song....


There'a another reason why I like this drama. I particularly liked Fukuyama's character. Simply because of his character reminds me of my own thesis supervisor. He was exactly the same character of Yukawa. Genius, tall, handsome and eccentric at times. Hahahaha... (^o^) ... making it to be a pain in the @#$ when working with him sometimes. But his enthusiasm made me worked even harder.

Hope that you enjoy watching the drama as much as I am. As I find it to be different from other dramas that I'd watched before. Enjoy!!! (^_^) v

My Boss My Hero

JDrama Review....

What can I write about My Boss My Hero (MBMH)? I've got high recommendation for this drama since last year but for some reasons unknown, I wasn't at all interested in Japanese dramas during that time. Maybe because I was too engrossed with Korean drama. But I finally started to watch JDramas this year and MBMH falls under the must watch list. Had just finish watching it.


My verdict? Herm.... Honestly I was expecting it to be more but I should fairly say that it was very entertaining. Herm.... Maybe because I was expecting too much from it. Having Nagase Tomoya playing the lead as the 27 years old and a pretty dumb coming to be Yakuza leader was a good move by the drama production. I guess comedy has been Nagase's genre. His acting in MBMH reminds me of his 2001, Mukodono. His left a fairly good impression in my mind. It was a very good family comedy. I really enjoyed it very much. As for MBMH.... u can say that it's a stress reliever. It's kinda a slapstick comedy. So it can be enjoyable for ppl who likes this kind of drama. Personally I enjoyed it very much but I didn't like his over face expressions when he portraits Sakaki Makio character. But then again, what other face expressions am I suppose to expect from a 27 yeas old-dumb-yakuza leader posing as a 17 years old guy going to a private school... eh? Still remember the scene where he wore those home made Anikinder costume, the helium gas and that funny belt. It was sooooo..... hilarious I laughed until I almost fell from my seat. Miahahahahaa.......
Even though this drama is a comedy, there are few times where some seriousness kicks in. I particularly like the serious side of Nagase Tomoya when he was in jail and apologized to his teacher. His serious side really shows and at that point I really wish to watch Nagase in a serious drama roles. He seems to be able to carry such roles. But even now, his new drama is also a comedy... well romantic comedy from what I read, titled Utahime. Maybe I'll watch it later and post my comments. Neway, MBMH is a very good stress reliever. So, depress or stress out ppl go and watch it. I'm sure u'll be relief after watching it. Happy viewing!!! (^_^) v

Honey and Clover ~ Ikuta Toma

Upcoming JDrama....

Good news to Honey and Clover series fan. They are going to come out with the live action drama coming this January 8th on Fuji TV. Even though, I'm not a fan of Honey and Clover manga or anime, I was excited becoz Ikuta Toma gonna be in it. Yay!!! (^o^).... Honey and Clover tells about the lives of 5 college students and their love triangles. Ikuta Toma gonna play Takemoto Yuta and meanwhile his other half, Morita Shinobu will be played by Narimiya Hiroki. Hanamoto Hagumi is played by Narumi Riko.

P/S : Sorry I couldn't find any image from the live action drama. The image from the anime will have to do for now....


Latest addition....
In my sudden interest in Honey and Clover live action drama, I did some more snooping and googling around. So I finally got around the plot of Honey and Clover and to tell you the truth, it got my interest and I really have high expectation for this drama. Just because Ikuta Toma going to be playing the serious role as Takemoto rather than the crazy role as Morita. Which to some people... I guess... they would expect that he'll be playing the happy go lucky and crazy character, as he did in Hana Kimi when he was casted as Nakatsu. Even though I like the crazy character of Nakatsu, I missed Junpei of Hana Yori Dango character. He was mysterious and incredibly HOT in it. Cant wait to watch Ikuta Toma playing the mellow character as Takemoto Yuta.

Binbo Danshi ~ Oguri Shun...

Upcoming JDrama...

Just got new info about Oguri Shun. Seems that he's been busy lately with a lot of new projects. Other than his new movie, Crows Zero and also the up and coming, Hana Yori Dango The MOvie, Oguri Shun's new drama will be coming out in early January 2008. Title 'Binbo Danshi', he'll be appearing as a poor college student but with a optimistic mind. And because of him overly nice character, he found himself to be taking in other people's debts and have to face difficulties and challenges in paying off those debts. This plot kinda reminds me of Liar Game. The main character was so... or it is too... nice. I don't know whether to call it nice or just plain stupidity. Well now, lets not dwell into it too much.

Binbo Danshi will be another comedy for Oguri Shun apart from his recent success 'Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'. Unfortunately that is all the information that I get. I'll be updating it once I have more info. So Oguri Shun's fans keep an eye for this drama. I know I will.
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