Fan reviews: Water Boys Season 2

ester_grace · 24 Nov 2010

Good sequel and casts esp ichihara hayato.

ItachiSama · 20 Feb 2008

Is a nice dorama and with love, friendship, family ties and so on. A dorama not to be miss. ^^

juowei630 · 18 Oct 2007

I really love the water boys series, 1 and 2, they are both freaking awesome. They remind you how crazy we were when we were young

yuki loves teppei · 25 Aug 2007

this is soo good! koike teppei really looks different here.. especially the hair!! but he is still so cute! GAN CHAN! sugar baby love! hehe..

Wynter · 13 Jun 2007

A lot of the same elements used in Waterboys was used in Waterboys 2. You still have the small group of synchro swimmers struggling to find a way to keep their club alive, and struggling to find a place to practice/perform. You have the same problem with members, who join when the club is popular, and leave when the club is slandered against. You have the teachers who are opposed to the club for their own biased reasons. You have the female lead that is in love with the male lead, but hides her feelings because her friend likes the same guy. You have one of the boys getting physically injured and hospitalized as a result. You even have the aquarium where the synchro boys go to work.

However, regardless of the fact that you have the same basic structure in both dramas, the second season still manages to hold its own. The situations were varied and interesting, and although plot points are near-identical, the characters manage to grasp your attention. The five gchosenh main synchro boys were delightful to watch, as was Asami Reina is the overbearing student president. Kaneko Takatoshi was brilliant as Saotome-sensei. Ifm really glad he wasnft overdone and annoying to watch. And of course, Ishihara Satomi was wonderful and lovely and balanced the male lead, Ichihara Hayato quite well. Although Ifm not at all attracted to him, he was adorable and paired with Satomi-chan, helped the gkawai-meterh blow a fuse.

I think Ifve become immune to skinny Japanese boys in speedos. I suppose Nakao Akiyoshi had a hand in it. Although hefs not terribly good-looking, he has a nice, ripped body (compared to the othersc), and so he at least I could admire as a female viewer.

japanese_lover · 11 Dec 2006

omg~!!
i juz love this movie so much...
i am sooo in love wit hayato~!
he is sooo hot...
i wish i cld find da dvd wit eng subs..
dey alwayz hav chinese subs..haihz...

toykimura · 1 Dec 2006

Rather than go through all the similarities between this reboot and the other versions, I'll comment on what most impressed me. The kids in this series are small and noble and very endearing. Who couldn't love those precious, eager faces? I wanted to adopt them all. The acting, as in most doramas, is uneven. The leads are very subtle and earnest. Some of the secondary and tertiary characters are over-the-top, which caused me a bit of confusion. I should be used to it, but it clashes with the more realistic performances.

The parents are loving and sacrifice for their kids. All the corny portrayals of parents and adults in other doramas annoy me. At least even the silly adults in this one are kind-hearted. The more realistically-portrayed adults are likeable and set good examples.

The story is corny and goofy and sweet. What it lacks in believability, it makes up for in the charm and kindness of its characters. Water Boys 2 is a morality play, teaching its young viewers how to behave and care for the needs of others. Some might find this annoying, but I found it refreshing and it made me care deeply for the story's kids. They are winning and adorable, unlike the selfish and obnoxious teens that seem to proliferate.

Perhaps Water Boys 2 is a wishful reflection of the best in young people -- idealism, optimism, mercy, perseverance. At any rate, I usually have no interest in re-watching a series, but this one will be played over and over. I wish all kids were like these.

dekatrain · 2 Nov 2006

To me, waterboys 2 is a much more polished sequel to its predecessor, if a bit superficial in its actual characters. The music updated with strings and piano, there's breathtaking scenery, two promising leads in hayato and satomi - but the supporting cast just didn't match up against that of series one. Nevertheless, it keeps you thoroughly entertained, even when you sense a bit of deja vu. In general, I do think it's a worthy secessor of the previous series, even though its obviously been revamped and possibly lost a bit of its original image.

zoglog · 6 Sep 2006

I mainly watched this one for the girls in the show. It was much hotness indeed. However too much of the plot was recycled from the first show for me to fully enjoy it though. I mean they even recycled the theme song =(. I expect progress not rehashes!

aznpride26 · 14 Apr 2006

i love this drama! eikichikun is so cute and so is the rest of his sychronized swimming team. this drama is absolutely wonderful. i also enjoyed watching saotome sensei. hes a great actor.
much love for water boys2

noodlefreak · 17 Mar 2006

I loved watching this drama. I thought it was a good combination between comedy and drama. Some parts were just so funny...and other times I found myself wanting to cry. This drama turned me into an Ichihara fan...and he and Satomi looked so cute together.
I liked the summer feel to it...and the theme song Niji fits well. Oh and did I mention how cool I thought the choreography was? It was just really fun in my opinion

JAP FREAK · 17 Mar 2006

ishihara hayato >_< !!!

Brandon · 30 Oct 2005

After watching this JP drama , I felling this drama is good in
selledin Malaysia . Forever vote Hayato <Waterboys 2>
Gambateh............. Don't give up

Brandon · 30 Oct 2005

After watching this JP drama , I felling this drama is good in
selledin Malaysia . Forever vote Hayato <Waterboys 2>
Gambateh............. Don't give up

Brandon · 30 Oct 2005

After watching this JP drama , I felling this drama is good in
selledin Malaysia . Forever vote Hayato <Waterboys 2>
Gambateh............. Don't give up

reif1508 · 27 Oct 2005

I just finished watched water boys. When make comparison, I like much water boys 2. More funny, sad, happiness and great effort to training synchoro. Good, very good....I hope that director perform water boys 3. Great drama....

eddie · 25 Oct 2005

i was happy with this drama as i watch it in Malaysia....i was one of its kind and give a lot of motivation to the teenager.....i like the act by all the 5 WB and i like hayato ichihara the most....this drama have encourage me to learn Japanese and i have already bought a copy of Water Boys2 VCD....this show bring back a lot of memory to me and i encourage all teenager to watch it

i LOVE ichihara hayato!! · 25 Oct 2005

this show got me hooked on japanese shows!!i think its because of the eye candy(ichihara hayato!!) and the sypnosis of this show..its a show not worth missing every weekend.
i didnt watch waterboys 1 so i have no idea what to compare,but i can asure you dat waterboys 2 is worth watching.the last episode got me crying.
i hope there would be waterboys 3 with the same cast.ichihara hayato n friends acted really well.the twins also should be given credit.they're so adorable!!
vivala waterboys 2!!!

<<i love ichihara hayato!!>>

angel_87 · 28 Sep 2005

i love this drama so much. i got hooked up to this drama because of all the characters. even though it is not as funny as water boys 1, i enjoyed every minute of it.

ayi_tomokawa · 31 Aug 2005

wow. i didn't know there was water boys ll .. now i do .. cool .. but i'm still watching .. but i bet it will be great .. as the first one ..^^