There's no thread for the summer dorama I anticipated the most, so I decided to make one!^^
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Yamada Taro Monogatari, a dorama adapted from Morinaga Ai's manga published in 1996. All 14 volumes has been re-released recently.
By the same producer (Setoguchi Katsuaki) and director (Ishii Yasuharu) of Hana Yori Dango series. And a script written by MAGY. Comes a heart-warming, yet hillarious comedy drama about a poor boy named Yamada Taro.
Have no idea why, but seem like the Hana Yori Dango production team might have grew fondness over ARASHI, and so they casted 2 members of the group this time, Ninomiya Kazunari as Yamada Taro and Sakurai Sho as Mimura Takuya. And another themesong by ARASHI, titled HAPPINESS. Arashi's new single, due to be release in mid-August. (the song sounds good! I think I might like this song as much as I like Kitto Daijoubu^^)
For the heroine role, a relatively new actress, Tabe Mikako, has been casted, as Ikegami Takako, the girl who got head over heels for Yamada Taro. Most probably some of you might have seen her before in the movie, Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love. She also has a role in the upcoming summer movie, Saiyuuki The Movie, co-starring Katori Shingo and Fukatsu Eri.
Back in 2001, the manga had also been adapted to a Taiwanese drama, titled Poor Prince, starring Vic Zhou of F4.
I just watched the 20-mins making of this drama, and I decided to top this drama on my must-watch summer dorama list as #1!^^ This is a really heart-warming, touching, yet hillarious dorama... and less love story. I think I got enough highschool love story dramas, that's why I anticipate this one more than HanaKimi^^
The story focus on Yamada Taro(Ninomiya Kazunari), the down-to-earth and popular boy in school, whom so many girls falls for. Many rumours spread that he's a rich boy, that inherits a wealthy and distinguished family. But in reality, he is actually a member of a very, very poor family, and he has to feed one mother and 6 younger little siblings. He actually never tell lies about his background, its just the girls in school who always makes assumption themselves about his background, so even if he tells the truth that he's poor, no one believes him.
Ikegami Takako(Tabe Mikako), is also a poor girl and has a good-for-nothing parents. Her dream is "tama no koshi", gets marry to money. Her goal is to marry a rich man. And one day, she meet Taro. As soon as she hear about Yamada Taro's rumoured background, she is determined to be Taro's bride. But later... bit by bit, she come to seriously falls for him.
Mimura Takuya(Sakurai Sho), is a cold boy, and REALLY comes from a wealthy and distinguished family that runs the tea ceremony business. And he is Taro's close friend.
This is the manga background story. And as I just watched the making, seems like the dorama plot had to deviate from the manga plot, due to the fact they casted 2 ARASHI members, so obviously they cannot let Sakurai Sho to be a not really-important, supporting character. So, in the drama, there will be a lot of focus on Mimura Takuya character too. Thus, we can say there are 2 male leads in this drama.
In the drama, when Taro and Mimura met for the first time, seem like Mimura didn't like Taro much. But then he gradually see Taro's true character, and they become close friends.
I didn't really like Tabe Mikako's face, the first time I saw her. But in the making, she turns out to be quite fun and she proves she can act a character far different from herself.
In one scene, where she and Nino has to do a romantic scene, he hold her arm and they look into each other's eyes... suddenly, Tabe Mikako could not hold back her laugh^^ Nino looked bored, "She's laughing again...". And she said, "I went dokidoki for real there! Yabai, I think I've fallen in love with Ninomiya-kun,". Nino respond and talk to the staff, "Really! Yeah... I think she's fallen for me for real already,". Its great to see they get along^^ She gets along well with Sakurai Sho, too.
In the opening title's filming, Sho who stood beside Tabe Mikako, said to Nino, "Just now, I made a confession to her,". Nino was like, "You what??".
"Yeah, I asked her whether or not I can do an air-guitar duet together with her," :sweat: :hehe: The girl is very lucky, nee... Each and every one of Arashi fans, might envy her from now on^^
For Nino fans, you'll enjoy the view of Nino with his cute younger siblings. He has great chemistry with the little kids, and I think there will be lots of touching moments with them. During the making, one of his younger sibling sleeps for real in a scene filming, and Nino rubbed his/her cheek^^
I'll look forward to this dorama very much!
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Yamada Taro Monogatari, a dorama adapted from Morinaga Ai's manga published in 1996. All 14 volumes has been re-released recently.
By the same producer (Setoguchi Katsuaki) and director (Ishii Yasuharu) of Hana Yori Dango series. And a script written by MAGY. Comes a heart-warming, yet hillarious comedy drama about a poor boy named Yamada Taro.
Have no idea why, but seem like the Hana Yori Dango production team might have grew fondness over ARASHI, and so they casted 2 members of the group this time, Ninomiya Kazunari as Yamada Taro and Sakurai Sho as Mimura Takuya. And another themesong by ARASHI, titled HAPPINESS. Arashi's new single, due to be release in mid-August. (the song sounds good! I think I might like this song as much as I like Kitto Daijoubu^^)
For the heroine role, a relatively new actress, Tabe Mikako, has been casted, as Ikegami Takako, the girl who got head over heels for Yamada Taro. Most probably some of you might have seen her before in the movie, Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love. She also has a role in the upcoming summer movie, Saiyuuki The Movie, co-starring Katori Shingo and Fukatsu Eri.
Back in 2001, the manga had also been adapted to a Taiwanese drama, titled Poor Prince, starring Vic Zhou of F4.
I just watched the 20-mins making of this drama, and I decided to top this drama on my must-watch summer dorama list as #1!^^ This is a really heart-warming, touching, yet hillarious dorama... and less love story. I think I got enough highschool love story dramas, that's why I anticipate this one more than HanaKimi^^
The story focus on Yamada Taro(Ninomiya Kazunari), the down-to-earth and popular boy in school, whom so many girls falls for. Many rumours spread that he's a rich boy, that inherits a wealthy and distinguished family. But in reality, he is actually a member of a very, very poor family, and he has to feed one mother and 6 younger little siblings. He actually never tell lies about his background, its just the girls in school who always makes assumption themselves about his background, so even if he tells the truth that he's poor, no one believes him.
Ikegami Takako(Tabe Mikako), is also a poor girl and has a good-for-nothing parents. Her dream is "tama no koshi", gets marry to money. Her goal is to marry a rich man. And one day, she meet Taro. As soon as she hear about Yamada Taro's rumoured background, she is determined to be Taro's bride. But later... bit by bit, she come to seriously falls for him.
Mimura Takuya(Sakurai Sho), is a cold boy, and REALLY comes from a wealthy and distinguished family that runs the tea ceremony business. And he is Taro's close friend.
This is the manga background story. And as I just watched the making, seems like the dorama plot had to deviate from the manga plot, due to the fact they casted 2 ARASHI members, so obviously they cannot let Sakurai Sho to be a not really-important, supporting character. So, in the drama, there will be a lot of focus on Mimura Takuya character too. Thus, we can say there are 2 male leads in this drama.
In the drama, when Taro and Mimura met for the first time, seem like Mimura didn't like Taro much. But then he gradually see Taro's true character, and they become close friends.
I didn't really like Tabe Mikako's face, the first time I saw her. But in the making, she turns out to be quite fun and she proves she can act a character far different from herself.
In one scene, where she and Nino has to do a romantic scene, he hold her arm and they look into each other's eyes... suddenly, Tabe Mikako could not hold back her laugh^^ Nino looked bored, "She's laughing again...". And she said, "I went dokidoki for real there! Yabai, I think I've fallen in love with Ninomiya-kun,". Nino respond and talk to the staff, "Really! Yeah... I think she's fallen for me for real already,". Its great to see they get along^^ She gets along well with Sakurai Sho, too.
In the opening title's filming, Sho who stood beside Tabe Mikako, said to Nino, "Just now, I made a confession to her,". Nino was like, "You what??".
"Yeah, I asked her whether or not I can do an air-guitar duet together with her," :sweat: :hehe: The girl is very lucky, nee... Each and every one of Arashi fans, might envy her from now on^^
For Nino fans, you'll enjoy the view of Nino with his cute younger siblings. He has great chemistry with the little kids, and I think there will be lots of touching moments with them. During the making, one of his younger sibling sleeps for real in a scene filming, and Nino rubbed his/her cheek^^
I'll look forward to this dorama very much!
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