JDrama Recommendations

Femputer wrote:bmwracer --> I read up about Nodame Cantabile and it seems a little like Hotaru no Hikari (which is always a good thing)

I haven't seen that yet, but from the synopsis, I don't see the obvious similarities between the two... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
I haven't seen that yet, but from the synopsis, I don't see the obvious similarities between the two... :sweat:

No there not similar at all...

Hotaru no Hikari is closer in nature to a Densha Otoko...except the hapless protagonist is a woman, not a man.

Tu_triky wrote:No there not similar at all...

Hotaru no Hikari is closer in nature to a Densha Otoko...except the hapless protagonist is a woman, not a man.

Thanks for the confirmation. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Thanks for the confirmation. :victory:

I think both shows are based on manga but that's about the only similarity I can see. A lot of ppl like Hotaru no Hikari...I didn't so much...it's pretty popular but nowhere near as popular as Nodame Cantabile, for obivous, good reasons.

Tu_triky wrote:it's pretty popular

Maybe because of the stars and less so for the story/plot...

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe because of the stars and less so for the story/plot...

Yeah it has 3 pretty famous actors...Ayase Haruka, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Naohito Fujiki.

The story....what story....hehe. There really was no story.

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah it has 3 pretty famous actors...Ayase Haruka, Ryoko Kuninaka, and Naohito Fujiki.

The story....what story....hehe. There really was no story.

Sounds like that other drama MissyMon was talking about... Gal Circle. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Sounds like that other drama MissyMon was talking about... Gal Circle. :hehe:

HAHA...nah that WAS pure crap...I stopped watching after a few episodes...that has got be the dumbest show I've ever seen...it was even panned by journalists....it was worthless. Hotaru was much better than that although, as I implied, it seemed like a bite off of Densha Otoko...which was much better. Again a lot of ppl like Hotaru because of the performances I guess, as there wasn't much of a plot.

Funny thing about GalCir and Hotaru is they both star Naohito Fujiki...

Tu_triky wrote:Funny thing about GalCir and Hotaru is they both star Naohito Fujiki...

Sometimes you're in a good one, sometimes not.

bmwracer wrote:
Sometimes you're in a good one, sometimes not.

Yup...this was the same guy who was in Love Revolution...the guy Esumi Makiko's (Ryoko's friend) character was romantically linked with

Tu_triky wrote:Yup...this was the same guy who was in Love Revolution...the guy Esumi Makiko's (Ryoko's friend) character was romantically linked with

Yup.

Didn't like him in that role... Dude was a player.

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

Didn't like him in that role... Dude was a player.

Yup. His role in Hotaru was decidedly different. Quite the opposite in fact. The show rests on the interaction of his character and Ayase Haruka's...the supporting cast did not add much for the most part.

I think the only similarity between Hotaru no Hikari and Nodame Cantabile is the main characters- slobs. Except that Hotaru hides her slobbiness at work and looks nice and put-together, and Nodame is always the same.

marspeach wrote:Except that Hotaru hides her slobbiness at work and looks nice and put-together, and Nodame is always the same.

Gotta love a gal who's consistent. :hehe:

I agree with marspeach, those are pretty much the similarities I meant when I said they were like each other. Theyfre both total slobs, and are also slightly weird.
The characters do have some key differences, the main one being that Hotaru is quite shy in public whereas Nodame (great recommendation by the way I canft get enough of that drama) is a free spirit who does whatever she feels like. Overall I think they have more similiarities.
Both shows are about two totally opposite personalities falling in love - just as in Nodame Cantabile, the guy in Hotaru no Hikari is initially totally disgusted by the girls slobbiness, but it grows on him and they fall in love.
I donft see why anyone who liked Nodame Cantabile wouldnft like Hotaru no Hikari.

Femputer wrote:I donft see why anyone who liked Nodame Cantabile wouldnft like Hotaru no Hikari.

No Ueno Juri and no classical music. :beaten: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
No Ueno Juri and no classical music. :beaten: :hehe:

Bang on! Hotaru no Hikari was quite enjoyable while it lasted, which wasn't long. Nodame Cantabile, on the other hand, is something you go back to a lot of times.

Femputer wrote:just as in Nodame Cantabile, the guy in Hotaru no Hikari is initially totally disgusted by the girls slobbiness, but it grows on him and they fall in love.

So I have hope after all? :hehe: Hotaru no Hikari sounds like a fun one though. I'm going to try and get it one of these days..

So I have hope after all? Hotaru no Hikari sounds like a fun one though. I'm going to try and get it one of these days..

Yay !! A convert! :woot: Trust me, Hotaru no Hikari won't dissapoint

Femputer wrote:

So I have hope after all? Hotaru no Hikari sounds like a fun one though. I'm going to try and get it one of these days..

Yay !! A convert! :woot: Trust me, Hotaru no Hikari won't dissapoint

A convert? Actually, I've been wanting to see this for a while now, but haven't gotten around to getting it, other than a few episode downloads. :mrgreen: