Beach boys [ビーチボーイズ] The actors, the lifestyle portrayed... It's such a beautiful lifestyle to be leading...
Double score [ダブル スコア] Good cop show that mixes brashness and level-headedness til one gives way to the other. Ha.
GTO [麻辣教師] It's warm and a feel good dorama. Makes me wish I had Onizuka for my high school teacher!
Hero I like this show coz I'm in the same line as Kohei-san and he's really inspiring! Of course, then there's Kimura-san who brings so much character & spunk to the role of Kohei!
Ichi Ritoru no Namida [1リットルの涙] I cried so hard for this show even though I was not a fan of any artiste in this show. The plot is strong and although cliched at times, it was very real.
Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Shuji X Akira is the most potent combination JE has launched. This dorama is one of the best high school doramas ever produced - there are tears and many laughs and Akira is one mame-chichi friend to have! ^^
Taiyo no Kisetsu [太陽の季節] This is one strong performance by Takki and the instrumentals for this doramas are so so painfully elegant that it's a crime that no official OST was ever launched for this dorama! It's one of those doramas that will stand the test of time and emerge a classic. Takki should be so glad that he got this dorama because it makes non-fans like me know why his fans are crazy over him.
Imai Tsubasa [今井翼] His boke-ness, his umai dancing and his love for Tackey all make him the ultimate man in ribi-land! *rabu rabu*
Kimura Takuya [木村拓哉] The undisputed king of Japanese doramas. He almost always manages to make each dorama character his own. Good actor.
Sorimachi Takashi [反町隆史] He is the character that he plays and pulls you into the world of his character... although his roles have been quite confined to the rebel-with-a-heart types.
ribi's dramas (9)
Beach boys [ビーチボーイズ] Rating: 10/10 (Bought & Watched) A light-hearted drama that is enlightening, one that propelled Sorimachi Takashi to fame.
GTO [麻辣教師] Rating: 10/10 One drama that I can re-watch over and over again, simply unforgettable!
Hero Rating: 8/10 (Bought & Watched) I like this show coz I'm in the same line as Kohei-san and he's really inspiring! Of course, then there's Kimura-san who brings so much character & spunk to the role of Kohei!
Hoshi no kinka 1 [星の金貨] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) One of my first J-doramas watched - a tearjerker that leaves such a deep impression.
Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Funny! Nagase Tomoya is truly adorable here - and I'm not even a fan of his!
Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星] Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched) One of the very best doramas that I've ever watched. It's so tragic that I am deeply affected by it. One of Takuya Kimura's strongest performance to date.
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Food fight [フードファイト] Stayed off food coz of Mitsuru! [Rating: 8/10] It's one of those feel-good doramas that's predictable but still made me go awwww everytime Mitsuru pulls through and wins the eating contest. BUT he really put me off the food by the way he stuffed himself during the competition. I was full everytime I watched the dorama!
The only surprise was the crow. Being the typical baka that I am, I didn't realise that it was Takuya Kimura who voiced it til ages later after I've finished watching the whole dorama. He's good as the annoying but lovable crow.