Tamaki Hiroshi

qnuy wrote:

I lol-ed and :smitten: at the same time. He looks more fresh there. His sunken cheeks make him look much older meh! I hope he keeps gaining more weight :hehe:

i hope he gains weight too. seems like he is getting too skinny lol.

anyway i heard about the okada being the first choice for chiaki too. i guess it was something like he wanted the theme song to be a V6 song but was rejected and hence tamaki. now that it is, i happy with tamaki playing chiaki. it was a great choice. XD

mrs_chiba wrote: i happy with tamaki playing chiaki. it was a great choice. XD

It was. Tamaki-kun really became Chiaki-senpai. :victory:

mrs_chiba wrote:

i hope he gains weight too. seems like he is getting too skinny lol.

anyway i heard about the okada being the first choice for chiaki too. i guess it was something like he wanted the theme song to be a V6 song but was rejected and hence tamaki. now that it is, i happy with tamaki playing chiaki. it was a great choice. XD

I didn't know the part about Okada wanting a V6 song to be the theme song. I'm glad it was rejected. I have nothing against V6 but it would be so odd to use a pop song in Nodame Cantabile, classical music it should be.

Tamaki was indeed the perfect choice :thumbsup:

qnuy wrote:I didn't know the part about Okada wanting a V6 song to be the theme song. I'm glad it was rejected. I have nothing against V6 but it would be so odd to use a pop song in Nodame Cantabile, classical music it should be.

Oddly, they use pop songs in the intro and end of the anime versions of Nodame... Very strange, IMO. :headscratch:

Tamaki was indeed the perfect choice :thumbsup:

Yup, he took the role and made it his own. :victory:

really? coz I don't watch the anime, I just read the manga. That's weird :headscratch:

qnuy wrote:really? coz I don't watch the anime, I just read the manga. That's weird :headscratch:

You should check out the anime... It's quite good, particularly Season 2, Paris Hen. :victory:

Here's a link to an anime BT site: http://tokyotosho.info/search.php?terms=Nodame+Cantabile&type=0 :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
You should check out the anime... It's quite good, particularly Season 2, Paris Hen. :victory:

Here's a link to an anime BT site: http://tokyotosho.info/search.php?terms=Nodame+Cantabile&type=0 :victory:

I think I should. Thanks for the link :victory:

qnuy wrote:I think I should. Thanks for the link :victory:

I think it's worth the effort. :)

I was skeptical at the beginning, too, but like the live-action, I got caught up in it as well... :victory:

Hey, do you guys know about asiandvdclub.org?

I just noticed that they have the MW DVD available for download via BT... :)

Two catches, though:
1. You have to register.
2. You MUST maintain a good upload to download ratio (>1.00) or they'll ban you for life.

Lots of great Asian movies (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc.) and Anime to download via BT... In DVD quality. :victory:

Sorry for sounding like a commercial. :ashamed:

bmwracer wrote:
I think it's worth the effort. :)

I was skeptical at the beginning, too, but like the live-action, I got caught up in it as well... :victory:

frankly I didn't expect anything when I first watched Nodame nor I knew about it being adapted from the manga and it also has the anime. There was this japanese rental shop which has any japanese dramas, old and new, and lots of japanese variety shows. I felt like being in heaven whenever I was there because I couldn't download a thing back then. I was so much into Dr. Koto's Clinic at that time then I saw Nodame Cantabile, just merely because I saw Tamaki on the cover :hehe:. I took it, brought it to the cashier, watched it at home, expecting nothing coz it has no subtitle and bham! I WAS HOOKED!

so yeah, I knew about the live action first then I started collecting the manga. The truth is I don't really like the drawing because I like mangas with pretty and beautiful characters in them, like Garasu no Kamen or Seito Shokun (my all time fave mangas btw), but since I really love the live action, I managed to collect it from vol 1, I even bought the last vol even though it's in japanese. I wasn't really interested to watch the anime because I thought it was pretty much the same as the manga :bonk: but I think I should give it a try :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Hey, do you guys know about asiandvdclub.org?

I just noticed that they have the MW DVD available for download via BT... :)

Two catches, though:
1. You have to register.
2. You MUST maintain a good upload to download ratio (>1.00) or they'll ban you for life.

Lots of great Asian movies (Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc.) and Anime to download via BT... In DVD quality. :victory:

Sorry for sounding like a commercial. :ashamed:

thanks for the info.

regarding #2, does it mean we have to contribute in uploading stuff there too?

I have watched MW with subtitle as well. I downloaded it from livejournal

qnuy wrote:thanks for the info.

regarding #2, does it mean we have to contribute in uploading stuff there too?

All you have to do is seed whatever you have downloaded, that's all... Hopefully it'll be enough to get your ratio up.

I've never ever uploaded any new stuff, but by seeding what I have downloaded, I managed to get my ratio up to 3.5. :)

I have watched MW with subtitle as well. I downloaded it from livejournal

Oh, okay.

Another nice thing about downloading the DVD is that there might be special features and whatnot... :)

I see, I'll try that then.

yeah, the thing from downloading through livejournal is that they only upload the movies. Thanks beem.

qnuy wrote:I see, I'll try that then.

yeah, the thing from downloading through livejournal is that they only upload the movies. Thanks beem.

I just took a look at the MW torrent... Here are the details:
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IMDb Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242755/

Genre............: Drama - Thriller
Distributor......: CN Entertainment
Movie Release....: 2009
Country..........: Japan
Director.........: Hitoshi Iwamoto

Source...........: DVD Retail (HK)
DVD Format.......: NTSC
DVD Size.........: DVD9

Programs used....: DVD Decrypter
Screen Format....: Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio Format.....: DTS - DD 5.1


Audio Language...: Cantonese - Japanese
Subtitles........: English – Chinese
Running Time.....: 129 min


Menu.............: [X] Untouched

Video............: [X] Untouched

DVD Extras.......: [X] Untouched
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It didn't say what the extras are, but I suppose you can check and compare the cover with Amazon Japan or YesAsia... :)

bmwracer wrote:
I just took a look at the MW torrent... Here are the details:
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[image]

IMDb Link........: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242755/

Genre............: Drama - Thriller
Distributor......: CN Entertainment
Movie Release....: 2009
Country..........: Japan
Director.........: Hitoshi Iwamoto

Source...........: DVD Retail (HK)
DVD Format.......: NTSC
DVD Size.........: DVD9

Programs used....: DVD Decrypter
Screen Format....: Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio Format.....: DTS - DD 5.1


Audio Language...: Cantonese - Japanese
Subtitles........: English – Chinese
Running Time.....: 129 min


Menu.............: [X] Untouched

Video............: [X] Untouched

DVD Extras.......: [X] Untouched
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It didn't say what the extras are, but I suppose you can check and compare the cover with Amazon Japan or YesAsia... :)

wow! It's pretty detailed. Thanks

qnuy wrote:wow! It's pretty detailed. Thanks

No problem. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
You should check out the anime... It's quite good, particularly Season 2, Paris Hen. :victory:

Here's a link to an anime BT site: http://tokyotosho.info/search.php?terms=Nodame+Cantabile&type=0 :victory:

thanks for the link to the anime. is the manga good by the way? cause i kind of can't imagine nodame without music.

also, thanks for the info on MW, i have to watch that!! 2 of my favourite actors. XD

mrs_chiba wrote:thanks for the link to the anime. is the manga good by the way? cause i kind of can't imagine nodame without music.

Yeah, that's why I can't get into reading the manga: no music. :sweat:

mrs_chiba wrote:

thanks for the link to the anime. is the manga good by the way? cause i kind of can't imagine nodame without music.

also, thanks for the info on MW, i have to watch that!! 2 of my favourite actors. XD

i read them all and the series are actually excellent. The drama cuts a big portion of the manga which delves more into Nodame-Chiaki's relationships and how Chiaki falls for Nodame over all the years. At first, I found it hard to like the manga also because the drawing is kind simple and unattractive for a shoujo (manga for girls) but then I was hooked. The manga was dead hilarious and cute. It made me wanna study music as well.
Definitely recommend every one to read it.

leeokita wrote:

At first, I found it hard to like the manga also because the drawing is kind simple and unattractive for a shoujo (manga for girls) but then I was hooked.

my first thought exactly :sweat: