What dramas are you currently watching?

Wynter wrote:

Awwww Hotaru no Hikari was a disaapointment? I haven't seen it yet, but I've heard grand reviews.

Ignore him...Hotaru no Hikari was a lot of fun...Ayase in a great comic role...

runpup wrote:

Ignore him...Hotaru no Hikari was a lot of fun...Ayase in a great comic role...

Ignore me at your own peril....it was lame. They dragged that shiet out to the max...it has little substance or originality.

I'm finally watching Trick 2 after having that drama for about a year now. :sweat: So far, I'm liking it and I can't wait for Shiro's episodes. :mrgreen:

cori wrote:I'm finally watching Trick 2 after having that drama for about a year now. :sweat: So far, I'm liking it and I can't wait for Shiro's episodes. :mrgreen:

As usual, he plays a nutjob.

Wynter wrote:

Awwww Hotaru no Hikari was a disaapointment? I haven't seen it yet, but I've heard grand reviews.

I had a little trouble getting used to Ayase playing a nerdish type. But once I got used to it, I really enjoyed this drama. This is just another example of how great an actress she is to pull this off with such realism. This is definitely better than average but not as good as a KimuTaku drama, as I said before, such as Pride and Love Generation which are truly at the pinnacle of romantic comedies. For me it's good enough to warrant a second and possibly a third watching. I can easily give it a 9/10.
:woot:

I will read your Churasan review with interest. It's no secret that for me Churasan is the ultimate height of enjoyment in the asadora realm.
:woot:

Watching Nodame again. I don't feel like starting anything new and you can't go wrong with this one. :dancing:

ralphm1999 wrote:

I had a little trouble getting used to Ayase playing a nerdish type. But once I got used to it, I really enjoyed this drama. This is just another example of how great an actress she is to pull this off with such realism. This is definitely better than average but not as good as a KimuTaku drama, as I said before, such as Pride and Love Generation which are truly at the pinnacle of romantic comedies. For me it's good enough to warrant a second and possibly a third watching. I can easily give it a 9/10.
:woot:

I will read your Churasan review with interest. It's no secret that for me Churasan is the ultimate height of enjoyment in the asadora realm.
:woot:

Thank you SO MUCH for exposing me to Churasan! I'm forever in your debt. :how:

@MissMon: Amen. :victory:

MissMonika wrote:Watching Nodame again. I don't feel like starting anything new and you can't go wrong with this one. :dancing:

:glomp:

Word, OC girl.....!! :victory:

ralphm1999 wrote:

I had a little trouble getting used to Ayase playing a nerdish type. But once I got used to it, I really enjoyed this drama. This is just another example of how great an actress she is to pull this off with such realism. This is definitely better than average but not as good as a KimuTaku drama, as I said before, such as Pride and Love Generation which are truly at the pinnacle of romantic comedies. For me it's good enough to warrant a second and possibly a third watching. I can easily give it a 9/10.
:woot:

Pride a romantic comedy...dunno about that one...not to say I didn't like it...I did.

bmwracer wrote:
As usual, he plays a nutjob.

Those are the roles he does so well. :mrgreen:

Tu_triky wrote:Pride a romantic comedy...dunno about that one...

Rose-colored Kimutaku glasses. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
Rose-colored Kimutaku glasses. ;)

For reals, dood. That or mad bong hits.

Tu_triky wrote:For reals, dood. That or mad bong hits.

"Gettin' 'The Glow'." :hehe: :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:
"Gettin' 'The Glow'." :hehe: :rofl:

LOL....must be a really good lighter. :P

LOL. I loved Pride. I can watch that over and over. But then again, I'm partial to Kimutaku. Well, I am a girl. There'd have to be something wrong with me if I didn't like him. :hehe: :rofl:

Tu_triky wrote:LOL....must be a really good lighter. :P

Probably a Zippo.



Ack, off-topic... Sumimasen. :ashamed:

MissMonika wrote:LOL. I loved Pride. I can watch that over and over. But then again, I'm partial to Kimutaku. Well, I am a girl. There'd have to be something wrong with me if I didn't like him. :hehe: :rofl:

Haha...it was good...it just wasn't a romantic comedy...

Wynter wrote:I finished Churasan! :mecry: Definitely gets a 10/10 for me, and a vote as well.

Glad you liked it. The one thing that bothered me was:

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Eri's illness/operation. There is NO WAY they are going to let her die!!! If they had killed off Eri, people would have attacked NHK studios with pitchforks and torches and burned the place down. It would have been like killing off Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I really think they could have come up with something better at that point instead of the "serious illness" cliche.

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watching Haken no Hinkaku
nice play by kuru kuru perm..... :hehe:

gaijinmark wrote: Glad you liked it. The one thing that bothered me was:

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Eri's illness/operation. There is NO WAY they are going to let her die!!! If they had killed off Eri, people would have attacked NHK studios with pitchforks and torches and burned the place down. It would have been like killing off Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I really think they could have come up with something better at that point instead of the "serious illness" cliche.

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When I first saw Churasan broadcast before there were any sequels, and I was already familiar with the Japanese penchant to have the saddest possible ending revelling especially in having one of the beloved costars perish, I thought for sure that Eri was going to die.
Especially when Yoko made that statement about having a friend who was so cheerful and died the next day. It was a perfect setup to portray that kind of premonition... the dim lights... the depressed look on everyone's face and the classical music in the background.