Anego [アネゴ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) I find it a little slow-paced at the beginning, but it's getting interesting at the end. Quite entertaining. | Bara no nai Hanaya [薔薇のない花屋] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) I love this. Very touching story with all the twist and turns. Seems like most of the things are beautifully done: Katori + Yuko, beautiful shots, the theme song, and even the drama title. Father-daughter scenes always get me the most T T. Worth watching. | Bloody Monday [ブラッディ・マンデイ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Oh my!! Too many holes that distracted my attention to enjoy this dorama. The impression that I got is they are trying to have "24" as a reference, though there's no point to compare these two. I realized that I kept saying "Ignore the bugs! Ignore the bugs!" when watching this show. However, I still managed to finish it and found it ok...Maybe this kind of story is indeed my cup of tea. |
CHANGE Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I find it quite interesting (except the super long speech at the end). Abe Hiroshi is a plus! | Dragon Zakura [ドラゴン桜] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Okaaaay....Pretty average. | Engine [エンジン] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Not bad. Love the kids, and the orphanage scenes. Especially love the crying scene in episode 8. |
Galileo [ガリレオ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Oh I love mystery-oriented series like this. Physics?! Something fresh I've never seen before. I think it's well done. Though there are still some (but not much) illogical things, but they try to make the sense out of it. I think it's worth watching. | Godhand Teru [ゴッドハンド輝] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Since I know it is a short dorama (just 6 episodes), I thought of giving it a try. It is quite entertaining if you are interested in medical stuff. But there's no story plot really. Watch it only if you have time. | Gokusen [ごくせん] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) It is just okay for me. I don't get the high rating's vibe that much. But overall, it's quite fun. |
Hana Yori Dango [花より男子] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Quite entertaining, but not as "great" as I expect it to be (seeing from high ratings others give), but it's fun to watch.. | Hana Yori Dango Season 2 [花より男子] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Okaaaay...Not bad not great. | Jodan Janai! [冗談じゃない!] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Watching for the sake of Juri-chan. Although her talent seems to be wasted by this typical kind of role, but I enjoy the sweet moments between her and Oda Yuji's role. |
Kindaichi shonen no Jikenbo (2005) [金田一少年の事件簿] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Very Kindaichi-not-look-alike Kindaichi! Huh...Watching for the sake of Juri-chan and the mystery plot.. | Last Friends [ラスト・フレンズ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) OK maybe I shouldn't give an 8, a little bit too high in terms of story plot and character development, but there are certain scenes that still impressed me, not to mention Juri-chan's wonderful performance, also Eita's. The story came up so strong at the beginning, but failed at the end, imho. If you want to see the dramatic changes (versatility) of Ueno Juri as an actress, you can watch this.. | Love Shuffle [ラブシャッフル] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Got bored in the beginning and thought that the idea of love shuffle is kinda ridiculous, but somehow managed to finish the entire episodes, and I'm glad I did. I like the interaction between the suicide girl and Shota-kun. Mysterious yet sweet. |
Mei-chan no Shitsuji [メイちゃんの執事] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) I don't know how I end up with this drama. Yeah somehow it can make you laugh and relax, but that's because it's the only thing you can get from this drama. In terms of quality, nah... | Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Aw...Yuko kawaii!! It's always been a pleasure to watch Yuko on screen. Very lovable. The story touches much on family values, which I like. Just that sometimes it's too good to be true, for e.g. it's always Yu-chan that solves all the problems, that made him the man all the time, but I guess that's the purpose of this story. Worth watching. | Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) SUPERB!! HILARIOUS!! This is one of the best doramas I've seen in the recent years. You can't simply imagine a story with the basis of classical music can be so entertaining and addictive, until you see this!! Perfect casts, great story plot and music pieces, everything is great! Highly recommended. GYABOOO!!!! |
Orange Days [オレンジデイズ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I think I like this. Great casts, simple but fun story plot. And I love the ending. | Pride [プライド] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) At first I thought it was a sports-centered drama, but it actually has much romance too. And I love it. The connection bond between the hockey team players, romance game that turn serious between Yuko and Kimutaku's role (Yuko is a plus!!), the "unbelievable" (in a bad way) mother and kareshi...Love it! | ROOKIES [ルーキーズ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I don't know why (in spite of others' review), I thought I love this one more than Gokusen. The story is so simple, but touching, imho. The main theme is a plus. |
Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi 1 [翼の折れた天使たち] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) I love this show actually. The stories are interesting and great performances of the actresses. Juri's one get me the most. Love it!! | | |