What dramas are you currently watching?

issy wrote:only seen abe hiroshi in taigas so this is my first time watching him in something without samurai clothing.

You need to watch the Trick series or Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
You need to watch the Trick series or Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. :victory:

I think i will for sure. :victory:
last night watched the 1st ep of shiroi harou and i really liked him in there. i want to see more and more dramas of him. this is great, i found out how to fill the times in between above dramas that i am waiting to watch. i think i will start with kekkon dekinai otoko. oooooooor shall i start with trick series????

issy wrote:i think i will start with kekkon dekinai otoko. oooooooor shall i start with trick series????

Whichever one you can get downloaded first, I think. :D

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i think i am having Abe Hiroshi overload. last night was shiroi harou and today was 4 eps of Tenchijin and 3 eps of Kekkon Dekinai Otoku :crazy:

About to try Love SHuffle. :fingerscrossed:

They're showing Aibou ("Partners") on channel 18. Up to episode 4 and I'm starting to get into it. But then again, episode 4 was about a guy that steals womens underwear. :ashamed:

gaijinmark wrote:They're showing Aibou ("Partners") on channel 18. Up to episode 4 and I'm starting to get into it. But then again, episode 4 was about a guy that steals womens underwear. :ashamed:

Art imitates life, ne? :hehe:

Ep 2 of Love Shuffle.

Think this one will work for me. :fingerscrossed:

So, jumping on the bandwagon, checked out the first episode of Love Shuffle. Fortunately, Geez said it gets better because to this point the most interesting thing has been seeing the photographer guy wearing that "The Who Maximum R & B" t-shirt. But ever since Daisuki I know better than to give up on Karina after just one episode. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:So, jumping on the bandwagon, checked out the first episode of Love Shuffle. Fortunately, Geez said it gets better because to this point the most interesting thing has

Stick with it, GM. :thumbsup:
The first ep is just set up.
Im on ep 4 already. Been watching all evening. There is a certain charming surreal quality to it. Really enjoyable. :victory:

Eve wrote:

Stick with it, GM. :thumbsup:
The first ep is just set up.
Im on ep 4 already. Been watching all evening. There is a certain charming surreal quality to it. Really enjoyable. :victory:

Love Shuffle was my favorite out of last winter's doramas.

Takoyama wrote:

Love Shuffle was my favorite out of last winter's doramas.

Im not surprised. Ive made it through 4 eps just tonight.
That is very unusual for me. :applaud:

Eve wrote:

Im not surprised. Ive made it through 4 eps just tonight.
That is very unusual for me. :applaud:

I was another person who had doubts after the first episode of Love Shuffle, but I persisted and I realised is was going to be one of the best doramas I've seen after the fifth or sixth episode. Nojima Shinji must be the best writer currently working in Japanese drama. It has excellent plotting, pacing, characterisation and dialogue. The show grows into much more something complex and compelling once it goes beyond the initial idea of the Love Shuffle and delves deeper into the lives of the protagonists.

It also helps that the majority of the cast can act. Yoshitaka Yuriko proves she is one of the best young actresses around without saying a word, and there is a real chemistry between Tamaki Hiroshi and Karina. The real surprise for me is Matsuda Shota who I never rated before, who shows given the right material he's a pretty decent actor. His photo-shot confessional scenes where superb.

It also helps that Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire is such a stonking good song.

Highly recommended.

Up thru episode 3 and I dunno why

Spoiler — click to reveal

maybe it was the pandas!!

but it's starting to click now. :applaud:

Cerebus wrote:It also helps that Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire is such a stonking good song.

That's debatable. ;)

Cerebus wrote: The real surprise for me is Matsuda Shota who I never rated before, who shows given the right material he's a pretty decent actor. His photo-shot confessional scenes where superb.

It also helps that Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire is such a stonking good song.

Highly recommended.

Those scenes were very gripping.

And Fantasy rocks!

I just finished watching zettai kareshi and Nodame Cantabile...well both are good drama and I became a fan of both especially Mokomichi....she's so gorgeous...

Hotaru no Hikari --> ep2..I think I'm gonna drop this one cos it was a little boring for me after watching nodame and MBMH...

what do you think about Tiger & Dragon?
is it good?

Cerebus wrote:
It also helps that Fantasy by Earth, Wind & Fire is such a stonking good song.

The other song is Eternal Flame by the Bangles. I actually like the Bangs back in the day. They were a nice alternative from all the big-hair heavy-metal bands. Getting a nice '80s nostalgia buzz when I hear it. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: The other song is Eternal Flame by the Bangles. I actually like the Bangs back in the day. They were a nice alternative from all the big-hair heavy-metal bands. Getting a nice '80s nostalgia buzz when I hear it. [/list:u]

:hehe:

I thought it was Earth Wind and Fire for that one too. :ashamed:

gaijinmark wrote: The other song is Eternal Flame by the Bangles. I actually like the Bangs back in the day. They were a nice alternative from all the big-hair heavy-metal bands. Getting a nice '80s nostalgia buzz when I hear it. [/list:u]

Ah yes, The Bangles, the music wasn't quite my thing, but I have very fond memories of Susanna Hoffs...

One thing I didn't mention about Love Shuffle was the high quality of the subs by Querbeet. Considering some of the exchanges were just a series of untranslatable puns I think their notes did a very good job of explaining things.