Fan reviews: Taiyou no uta

ester_grace · 24 Dec 2010

The movie is much better

popdod · 21 Jul 2008

Erika Sawajiri is getting too professional in acting dying roles. From her 1 litre of tears experience, i guess she had perfected the emotional scene. The only difference between 1 litre of tears and this is....one seek to live while the other seek for her dreams, her ambition of being a singer. Both dramas motivates ppl...but somehow this drama seems a bit of lacking. Kinda a fantasy that you know, won't happen in real life. Not the sickness but her luck meeting an understanding b.f and a music producer willingly to release her album. Nonetheless, the core part of the drama is the music. 2 excellent piece of songs sang by Erika Sawajiri. Not fully polish but great to listen.

Deceased · 18 Jul 2008

Erika Sawajiri seems like perfecting her acting skills for those dying-from-illness roles. She is darn good in this drama.

But then again...if to choose....i prefer 1 litre of tears. Simply bcoz..the buildup and sadness of this drama is toward the end....

but

1 litre of tears start to get very emo from episode 3 onwards. Literally can cry every episode after that.

Despite that...this dorama still worth your time watching. Great casts too!

and of coz......The Nice Songs.
MUST DOWNLOAD!!!

aznanimedude · 25 Jun 2007

i admit when i first heard of this drama and what the character would be like i thought, oh another 1 litre of tears, but i decided to give it a try if not for my love of dramas but because of my appreciation for sawajiri erika's acting ability. i can honestly say i was pleased with what i saw. it was a surprise to hear a decent singing voice come out of erika-san's mouth, and i feel that the romance being developed to the point it was was a plus. honestly i knew the ending would not be the happy kind but for awhile the ending hit me as depressing, but then after staying with it and watching it, i came to realize what a beautiful ending it was. people may say it didn't live up to expectations, but in my opinion it did quite a good job

eml132 · 5 Jun 2007

The music alone is worth watching the drama, Taiyo no Uta and Stay With Me are such amazing songs that I have to listen to them everyday! Erika Sawajiri fans will not be disappointed as she gives another wonderful performance.

Saras · 27 Apr 2007

In my opinion taiyou no uta is the best movie of sawajiri erika i've ever watch...the soundtracks are great and the story is cool..i want to watch it again...

Steve · 17 Apr 2007

nice storyline, erika and yamada made a good couple.
the way how they get closed, how yamada act cold toward her at first time, and finally how he support her.
well...the ending is a bit (or even very) unexpected, if it were not then it worth 10 from me.
it is disease related drama but not like One litre of tears that the main char got worse day by day (actually ep by ep) and so it is predictable, and then we can guess that the show will be all about how she will struggle for her life.
But this drama is a bit different, it involved many other thing:
how she affect the other chars (yamada's friends, the singer, the producer, etc), yamada's past with the singer.

may_t · 28 Mar 2007

Yamada Takayuki was so cute in here!!... and erika is so pretty!!
they made a cute on screen couple.. plus i love her song taiyou no uta!!!!.. this is one of my recommend j-dramas!!.. i love this drama 4-ever, lol!~

Wynter · 1 Mar 2007

Although I found the storyline, especially in the first few episodes, quite a bit like Ichi Ritoru no Namida, this drama was able to hold itfs own. I havenft seen the movie so I have nothing to compare it to, and I think this gave me an advantage while watching it.

The drama is memorable, but not necessarily because of the tragic story. The show focused more on life itself and friendship. I found this a nice change from all the other dramas in which the disease is the main character and everything else takes a second seat. Sawajiri Erika was grand in portraying her role. She was really convincing and REAL. Yamada Takayuki is one of the finest young actors out there and he didnft disappoint. The casting for all characters was nicely done. The songs featured in the drama were also lovely and added a nice touch.

I did find that the plot moved rather quickly. Everything happens so fast that itfs almost overwhelming. And I did get peeved that Karou died before she could even perform one last time. Her whole disease just seemed to be an excuse to have a tragic ending. It wasnft played out smoothly at all. Other than this, it was a good drama to watch. Itfs not up to par with other gtear-jerkersh but it still holds it own and therefore deserves a watching.

Jhvx · 11 Feb 2007

It's a good dorama, but I think One Litter of Tears is far better. I would not qualify it as a MUST SEE but it's a good one

suraya_san · 26 Jan 2007

I may not b good in giving reviews..
Like any other sad JDramas, Taiyou no uta touches the heart of everyone who watches it.. A life altering drama, I may say..
Giving-up to live isnt an answer when u have an incurable disease.
Great combination of actors an actresses.My second of Erika Sawajiri's and my 1st of Yamada Takayuki's.. I think Yamada Takayuki is a great newcomer.. so, my next jdrama wud be Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu..
Great songs.. U'll love it..
What are u waiting for, go and watch this drama!!!!!

Kikkusu · 2 Jan 2007

Imagine being a person diagnosed with an incurable disease that you may not live too long. you have already accepted your fate but suddenly you fall in love? coupled with some added twists this is a must see drama.

goodmen · 31 Dec 2006

hey guys, may i know how u all get this show? where to download or buy the dvd set?

Coolsmurf · 18 Dec 2006

On its own, it would be considered just ok. if compared with 1 litres of tears or the movie version of taiyou no uta, it goes down several notches. the songs by erika was good but if compared with yui, it wasn't comparable. just it's luck to have been shown right after the movie...it had too much to fulfil the expectations of the watching public which explains the low ratings. too much unecessary sub-plots...as compared to the movie which focused on the 2 leads instead...and the music of course...

booniez · 2 Nov 2006

I'll give this drama an 8/10, but it's more like an 8.5. Sawajiri Erika is once again playing a doomed girl so I wonder how much of an acting challenge she was presented with when making this story. Yamada Takayuki is also playing a familiar role. This should really be the *last* time these two play these types of roles. It'll get stale very quickly. These two are in their 20's so it's about time they stopped playing teenagers. I am not down on the drama. It was actually very entertaining. The supporting cast was very good and more important to the story than those of 1-littoru. This needed to be the case since the effect of the main character on the others had to be shown.

Don't expect this to be a tearjerker -- it wasn't. If we had a scale for that, it rates a 5/10 -- if not lower.

aigts · 2 Nov 2006

This drama will change the way you see life just like "1 Liter of Tears". Good casting and storyline, definately worth watching.

mr.children · 29 Oct 2006

The movie is great, it has good lesson in it, nevertheless, the thing that make this movie great, is erika sawajiri. She is simply the best, her movie are all very good

paten · 19 Oct 2006

I watch this drama coz Erika is in it, well, it's an average drama ... why? coz i watch 1 ritoru no mida(1 Litre of Tears) before and is much more better than this one, well not bad drama....

robetella · 16 Oct 2006

Just finished this. Man the ending was cruel but as we all know she had to go due to the disease she had. But overall of this jdrama wasn't focused on what she had to suffer and not as intense as what 1LOT & Sekaii gave us an impression of, instead what the author was trying to prove to us was her undying passion for her dreams in spite of her disabilities, how strong she was and persevering all the way to her last breath which really touched my heart. Highly recommended jdrama for all to watch especially if you're a Erika fan like me! =D

shizune · 10 Oct 2006

wat a drama plot..never watch any sickness of this XP thing..1st time ever watch..gud story line and even good act.. cried a lot during watching this drama..must see dorama~ *winkwink*