27 reviews · average 8.8 / 10
Doramafan113 · 6 May 2005
I saw this on t.v. without English Subs so a little was lost on me but I understood enough to get buy. Akiko Yada was lovely and did a great job, and Oda Yuji was fantastic as always. Great supporting cast too! This was a nice traditional love story drama but with a few twists to keep it fresh.
ILuvAYU · 5 Mar 2005
THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST DRAMAS OF 2004! I know it'll always be one of my favourites! i LOVE Yada Akiko! Both she and Oda Yuji did an excellent job. i rent this drama coz of yada and oda, and i was NOT disappointed AT ALL! totally loved it!
ichiban_noodles · 19 Feb 2005
I wonder if Yuji Oda is feeling his age? Akiko was only 10 years old when he did Tokyo Love Story in the early 90's. Anyway, this is a bit of an updated version of that classic. Instead of Kanji/Kanchi we now have Kenji. He still works at Heart Sports, though, this time dealing more with ski equipment instead of tennis rackets and sneakers. :)
Very slick production. Solid cast. Story flows nicely. Even the Wham! song remakes are more than tolerable, LOL. Good for laughs, tears and everything in between. All in all, a very good dorama and highly recommended.
yanie_chan · 8 Feb 2005
Kenji and Yuki is THE BEST COUPLE!!! Really cute couple!!!! I love the way they bicker with each other!! haha....Akiko Yada is cute! I really like Yuki's character! and I looove Yada's drunk acting, sooo funny and kawaii!!^.^ I just love their love story!!! I loooove all the western 80s soundtrack too! sugoi! Last Christmas by WHAM ga daisukiiiii!!! haha...but i dislike Oda Yuuji's version x) i keep wondering why didnt they just use the original song....heehee, Oda may be a great actor...but not a good singer x)
oh, but i have to say, that the love sub-plots are all CRAPS!!! Nana Katase and Tamaki Hiroshi are soooo annoying and boring! Their characters AND story are just crap. While the love triangle story between Goro, the sexy girl and the boy....althou uninteresting, but i like their funny characters^^ oh, but I do like the husband and wife quarrel, between Kenji's first girlfren and her husband...hehee, funny! and they made up thru the radio, very romantic!!^^ their dog is sooooo cute!
But, really....this drama is really just about Kenji and Yuki, for me....^_^ Great couple! i love the scene where Kenji and Yuki did the Titanic-pose!! haha!^^
btw, dont you think the way Yuki calls, "Keen-ji~!!", is sooooo similar with the way Rika Akana calls, "Kaan-chi~!!" ??? i thought i went dejavu there for awhile x)
yan_ange · 30 Jan 2005
Finally, there's another pair of couple that is on the Jap drama scene, it's been quite a while. It was always Takuya Kimura with another actress, but I fully agree, there's some real chemistry between Akiko and Youji in this drama. It's funny, and the way they meet is so cute and different!!! Not a simple boy meets girl....you will see what I mean.....Anyways this had been one of the most enjoyable jap drama I had watched in years, and really Hiroshi is so damn cute!!! Go Akiko...I look forward to more of your acting!!!!
miracles · 8 Dec 2004
I've not watched jdorama for quite some time already. All i can say now is that i'm glad i picked this!! Oda Yuji is such a great actor and Yada Akiko is the cutest! Can't wait to watch the rest of it, yet i don't want it to end so soon!
ephesus · 31 Oct 2004
Based on the first 3 episodes (the description is based on the first 20 minutes of the first episode) this drama has extremely good acting for a jdorama. It also has a great cast (as is bound to happen in this star driven entertainment world in Japan)