Tsuki no Koibito

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Details
Title: ŒŽ‚Ì—öl
Title (romaji): Tsuki no Koibito
Tagline: Moon Lovers
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2010-May-10 start
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: LOVE RAIN ~ Koi no Ame ~ by Kubota Toshinobu

Cast
Kimura Takuya as Hazuki Rensuke
Shinohara Ryoko as Ninomiya Maemi
Lin Chi Ling as Liu Xiu Mei
Matsuda Shota as Sai Kazami
Kitagawa Keiko as Onuki Miho
Watanabe Ikkei as Kajihata Togo
Hamada Gaku as Maehara Tsuguo
Mikami Kensei as Koizumi Keiichi
Nishiyama Maki as Eruka
Mitsushima Hikari (–ž“‡‚Ђ©‚è) as Anzai Rina
Nakamura Yuri as Kasahara Yuki
Abe Tsuyoshi as Min
Nagatsuka Kyozo

Synopsis
Rensuke Hazuki (Takuya Kimura) is the young president of a highly successful furniture company. Because of his age, looks, and position he is pursued by many women.

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Asano Taeko
Producers: Goto Hiroyuki, Murase Ken (‘º£Œ’)
Directors: Nishitani Hiroshi, Hirano Shin, Ishii Yusuke (Îˆä—S‰î)

Official Site
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/getsukoi/index.html

Just a guess but I'm sure this will do REALLY well in ratings. :beaten: Smart for Fuji Telebi to start this at the end of Golden Week.

Takoyama wrote:Just a guess but I'm sure this will do REALLY well in ratings. :beaten: Smart for Fuji Telebi to start this at the end of Golden Week.

Doesn't hurt to have Kimutaku in the drama, either... Seems like a stereotypical role for him.

Pass.

I loved KT in Pride, but... wow. Lame title, even lamer summary. I agree though, probably a ratings blockbuster. ;)

Laica wrote:Lame title, even lamer summary.

I wanted to say the same, but was afraid of being called a Hater.

@ Takoyama - Hey thanks for starting the TnK thread over here! :)

@ Laica - Lol yeah, the title IS lame and sappy. (Moooooooooon Luhverrzzz :nut:) You can almost hear Barry White's velvety bass in the background.

But I'm really looking forward to this drama. Frankly I'm sick of seeing Kimura in his goodhearted-weirdo-changes-the-world types of roles, or even his "Tom Cruise" roles. He needs to go back to what he does best: a full-on romantic drama, something he hasn't done since... BEAUTIFUL LIFE back in 2000. :sweat: If he's going to go stereotypical, at least it'll be the kind of role most fans like best. :naughty:

bmwracer wrote:
I wanted to say the same, but was afraid of being called a Hater.

You? A Hater? I never considered you one. The term is too facile and irrational: doesn't apply to you. Although if we had to use labels, I'd say you're more of a... "Disdainer," perhaps? :hehe: (But only towards all things KimuTaku- and JE-related. And believe me, I don't blame you, lol :beaten:) I'm the Hater. i.e. cannot abide that little butterball from MY BOSS, MY HERO. Hating is irrational. So is the other extreme: fangirling. ;)

(Hey peace, beemer. We're friends, right? :victory:)

Ender's Girl wrote:You? A Hater? I never considered you one. The term is too facile and irrational: doesn't apply to you. Although if we had to use labels, I'd say you're more of a... "Disdainer," perhaps? :hehe: (But only towards all things KimuTaku- and JE-related. And believe me, I don't blame you, lol :beaten:)

LOL, "Disdainer."

A little bit of a tongue-twister, but I like it. :mrgreen:

I'm the Hater. i.e. cannot abide that little butterball from MY BOSS, MY HERO. Hating is irrational. So is the other extreme: fangirling. ;)

What about "fanboying?" :beaten:

(Hey peace, beemer. We're friends, right? :victory:)

Absolutely. :victory:

Ender's Girl wrote: Lol yeah, the title IS lame and sappy. (Moooooooooon Luhverrzzz :nut:)

Don't judge by the title. Romancing the Stone, my all-time #1, Great-movie-with-a-terrible-title. :applaud:

bmwracer wrote:
What about "fanboying?" :beaten:

Self-awareness, the first step to enlightenment is.

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gaijinmark wrote:

Don't judge by the title. Romancing the Stone, my all-time #1, Great-movie-with-a-terrible-title. :applaud:

Fair enough. :grumble: :hehe: Oh but hey -- I don't think "Romancing the Stone" is a terrible title because at least it's unusual, it makes you think "what stone...?" At least that's how it was for me, and I remember being intrigued by the title when I watched it in the '80s. :) "Romance" and "stone" don't usually go together whereas "moon" is more conventionally associated with things romantic. That's why I think "Moon Lovers" is lame for a title: it brings nothing new, just rehashes already trite visual symbolism. :mrgreen:

Well, it's non-issue, anyway. Kimura's new drama could be called "Beach Blanket Bingo" and I'd still watch it. Ten times over. :beaten:

Ender's Girl wrote:Well, it's non-issue, anyway. Kimura's new drama could be called "Beach Blanket Bingo" and I'd still watch it. Ten times over. :beaten:

How about "A Drama With a Lame Title and Plot?" :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
How about "A Drama With a Lame Title and Plot?" :beaten:

Heyyyyy I said the title was lame. Leave the plot alone!!! :beatyou: We don't know enough about the story (all we have is a two-line synopsis, hello!) so there's no reason to call it anything... yet. :shakehead:

To paraphrase gaijinmark: Don't judge by the plot! :rant:

^ Correction: G-Mark said, "Don't judge by the title."

bmwracer wrote:^ Correction: G-Mark said, "Don't judge by the title."

Yah, I know what he said. Just reworded his line, changed "title" to "plot." :mrgreen:

I wonder about putting my toe in this water...

I think it's a strange title considering Takuya said the role he plays is not a nice man but a hard and miserable SOB. I am assuming that in the end the plot will thicken and three females will hit the dust, and may the best girl win him...maybe.

Every time I see that title in English I hear "Mooooon Riverrrr" and it drives me nuts.

I'm hoping that it will at least be more of a comedy. Takuya does comedy rather well now that he is getting older.

Peggy

Ender's Girl wrote:
We don't know enough about the story (all we have is a two-line synopsis, hello!) so there's no reason to call it anything... yet.

Found a little better synopsis:

Kimura plays the president of a company in the interior design industry who gets involved in a web of relationships with the three actresses and Matsuda Shota. Shinohara plays an interior designer who has been holding a torch for Kimura's character since they were in university. Matsuda will play Kimura's subordinate who can speak Mandarin with a secret ambition. Kitagawa will play a rich girl who works as a model and gets close to Kimura's character with a motive. Meanwhile, Lin will play a confidante of Kimura.

And don't bother wasting your time trying to convince BMW that Kimura is a good actor. You'd have better luck converting Osama bin Laden to Christianity.


@ brad2 I hope there's some comedy as well. Shinohara proved she can handle it in Gift :applaud:

gaijinmark wrote:
Don't judge by the title. Romancing the Stone, my all-time #1, Great-movie-with-a-terrible-title. :applaud:

Ender's Girl wrote:
To paraphrase gaijinmark: Don't judge by the plot! :rant:

To motivate myself - I feel like watching this because of the supporting actors, whom I all love - I will have to paraphrase Gmark and Egirl: Don't judge a show by its Kimutaku.

Has anyone had the chance to check out the CMs? The scenes thrown together feel like a weirdly scrambled hodgepodge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBluc8ifUrs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0tvFe1kF4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0tvFe1kF4s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAsMIyKZdqY

We'll know what kind of hard-nosed business man Kimutaku makes on Monday. Those who ever tried watching Lin Chiling in Chinese movies will know that she'd make a better model in a music video than an actress.

I like the ŒŽ9 ŒŽ—ö (getsukyuu getsukoi = monday-9 moon-love) trick they've obviously invented it for, so I can't help liking the title.

gaijinmark wrote:
Found a little better synopsis:

Thanks. Sounds a bit Melrose Place-ish (lol @ "web of relationships" :mwahaha:), but heckyeah I'll take it.

brad2 wrote:
I think it's a strange title considering Takuya said the role he plays is not a nice man but a hard and miserable SOB. I am assuming that in the end the plot will thicken and three females will hit the dust, and may the best girl win him...maybe.

That Shinohara Ryoko bags the "miserable SOB" ... must be! :mrgreen:

EstherM wrote:
Don't judge a show by its Kimutaku.

Lol, I kind of love this! :hehe:

jade_frost wrote:Has anyone had the chance to check out the CMs? The scenes thrown together feel like a weirdly scrambled hodgepodge.

Thanks for providing the links here. :victory: I've seen most of the CMs except for the most recent one because I'd rather not know too much about the plot. My expectations are already jacked up THIS high. :sweat: (Nice theme song, though. La-la-la-la-la-loooove sooong (hey baby, hey baby)... :dancing:)

EstherM wrote:I will have to paraphrase Gmark and Egirl: Don't judge a show by its Kimutaku.

LOL. :rofl:

That would apply to me: I'm a Disdainer. :beaten: