Fan reviews: Tsuki no Koibito

rinarina · 21 Sep 2011

Overall I have to say that this is one of a good cinderella drama story, rarely i see this type of plot from japanese drama. Lin Zhi Ling and Kimu Taku are perfect as a couple, his character "Ren" was a cold-hearted person but turned soft when he is with her (Xiu Mei), her character "Xiu Mei" was naive, understanding, and strong fill in his heart with passion and beauty that he never felt before. Shinohara Ryoko as "Maemi" is a faithful friend.

However the ending turned out unexpected which I don't prefer. At the end it's like Takuya being forced to end up with Ryoko since she is Japanese and was with him for a long time already, while actually Takuya chemistry with Lin Zhi Ling is so strong. This is why i think they make this drama short since viewers not really into this type of slow romance and wrong couple ending, compared to South Korean drama whom main couple always shown lot of scenes together and survive the whole problems and end up together happily.

The director and the script writer, mainly the producer looked stupid for the ending and minimize romance between 2 nations while actually that's what is the public want most, we know Takuya Kimura and Lin Zhi Ling have international fan base all over Asia not just in Japan.

GOOD PLOT DRAMA WITH DISAPPOINTING ENDING (WRONG COUPLE)!!!!!!!

Sun_Shang_Xiang · 25 Mar 2011

This is this first Kimu Taku drama I've enjoyed for a long while.I was worried about how good Lin Chi Ling's acting was going to be but was relieved on seeing the result. Actually her character gets less important as the drama progresses.

I actually felt that Kimu Taku who's back on form in this drama was outshone by Matsuda Shota's brilliant performance. Great acting also by Ryoko Shinohara. Loved the ending but felt that Shinohara Ryoko picked the wrong guy....that relationships never going to last ...with both those egos getting onto each other's ways.

Eve · 14 Nov 2010

KimuTaku plays his cool self. Not a role to stretch him but rather one he plays well already.
Shinohara Ryoko is enchanting. Mixing Chinese and Japanese scenery is a refreshing change.
And the ending was very satisfying.
Really enjoyed it.

Spider · 23 Sep 2010

Good drama and really liked Lin Chi Ling's character as she is not only super pretty but she can act as well. I generally like Shinohara Ryoko in most of her roles, "At home dad", "Anego" etc., but her character here was always pouting and puckering her lips and always tossing her hair back, which got to be a bit annoying. Still a good drama with only 8 episodes, so you can finish in a day or two.

Sajen16 · 19 Sep 2010

I expected better as usual Takuya Kimura ended up with the woman who was perfect for his character everyone did a good job especially Takuya and Ryoko but other than that just meh it kind of sucked

occultangle · 12 Jul 2010

I thought Kimura Takuya's character was basically a more extreme version of the type of roles he's usually played before. I wouldn't have thought it a good idea, but the result was perhaps his best role ever. However it was Shuumei who really stole the show, or at least that's what I would like to say, but the show's biggest failure was the lack of screen time she actually receives. Instead we get more of Shinohara Ryoko's character, Maemi. I have to admit I never much cared for her as an actress in general, but it's especially aggravating when I want to know what's going on with Shuumei, but she's always locked up in some hotel room. Which is perhaps why I found the first episode totally amazing, and found myself progressively more disappointed as the show went on. In reality, the whole drama is a not very thinly veiled commentary on the recent economic advances China has seen. I remember reading a quote once about how yamatodamashii was a sort of action oriented, common sense compared to Chinese learning. This is clearly represented by Rensuke who like a great Daimyo must spill some blood for the greater good, but who is inherently caring and righteous, and who is ultimately betrayed by his close friend, who of course has Chinese blood. (I am not trying to state my personal opinions on this either way, just merely reflecting on what I felt the story's message to be. And I would like to point out how ridiculously obvious it becomes when chairs made in China start EXPLODING. Also I don't feel it's necessarily an anti-Chinese message as Regolith is initially the clear aggressor, and Rensuke clearly says that he did "the same things", but I do feel there is an intended parable in Rensuke's development, for how Japan should view themselves in the changing modern world. ) Although the final episode was very well done, and contained some of the series finest moments, the ending was nonetheless particularly disappointing to me. It was exactly the cliche ending I started expecting from the second or third episode, cliche from a general Japanese drama perspective, but even more so as a Kimura Takuya drama. I felt it ended like nearly every other drama he's ever stared in. But it is even further evidence to support my claim on what the the show's message is, and has to be considered a success, at least from that perspective.