Tokyo Elevator Girl

24 Jun 2001, 18:00 #1

I remembered watching this show (Tokyo Girls?) many years ago which was aired in Singapore. I only managed to watch a few episodes but I liked it quite alot.

Does anyone knows this show? (I may have got the title wrong!) Any idea whether it is available for sales?

24 Jun 2001, 22:12 #2

Was it 'Tokyo Elevator Girl' starring Rie Miyazawa?

25 Jun 2001, 00:20 #3

I'm not too sure as I wasn't that of a JDrama fan at that time. So,"Tokyo Elevator Girl" was ever aired in Singapore? I kind of remember that the drama I was looking for was about 3 girls working in Tokyo trying to get themselves associated with "elite" boyfriends. Is it the right one?

25 Jun 2001, 00:55 #4

Actually, from wat i remember, Rie worked in this departmental store in Tokyo as an elevator girl. Later, she fell for this photographer, I think..she had to pick between 2 guys, one of them a married man. It was shown in Singapore abt 5-6 years ago. She had this colleague who was having an affair with a married supervisor. Is this show the right one? I liked this show too...

25 Jun 2001, 19:52 #5

Hi funky_2500

I'm not too sure about that as I have only watched a few episodes and was so long ago. I think it was also about 5-6 years ago that I've seen it on the TV. Anyway, from your brief story line, I think I will like this drama whether it is or not the one that I'm looking for.So, I'll be heading towards the VCD shop to grab & watch it.

Honto ni doomo arigato.

26 Jun 2001, 01:05 #6

Do itashimashite..!
Hope you'll manage to find this show..and enjoy watching it! Take care..

9 Jul 2005, 03:00 #7

Hmm, wonder of Tu_triky knows of this thread??? ;)

9 Jul 2005, 03:45 #8

bmwracer wrote:Hmm, wonder of Tu_triky knows of this thread??? ;)

actually i didn't know of until you mentioned it....learn something new everyday...

9 Jul 2005, 03:47 #9

Tu_triky wrote:actually i didn't know of until you mentioned it....learn something new everyday...

The last post was four years to the day... :hehe:

9 Jul 2005, 04:00 #10

bmwracer wrote:
The last post was four years to the day... :hehe:

no wonder i never did a search for that drama and that was long before i registered on this board.

heck, the show aired in l.a. back in '92...

mukashi hanashi (old story).

9 Jul 2005, 04:27 #11

Tu_triky wrote:mukashi hanashi (old story).

But a very good drama.

At least I thought so. ;)

9 Jul 2005, 04:35 #12

bmwracer wrote:
But a very good drama.

At least I thought so. ;)

well you know i'm a fan so i'd have to agree with you. interestingly enough that was the first drama i ever watched shortly after i began college, and started taking japanese language classes....rie miyazawa was the queen of the idols at that stitch in time....she was the most highly paid female tarento at the time, too. she was even starring in commercials with the likes of arnold schwarzenegger! well you know the story...

i'm just glad that after her bouts with depression and her eating disorder that she made a meteoric rise back to the top as a serious actress, not just a piece of fluff that was sure to fade.

9 Jul 2005, 04:42 #13

Tu_triky wrote:well you know i'm a fan so i'd have to agree with you. interestingly enough that was the first drama i ever watched shortly after i began college, and started taking japanese language classes....rie miyazawa was the queen of the idols at that stitch in time....she was the most highly paid female tarento at the time, too. she was even starring in commercials with the likes of arnold schwarzenegger! well you know the story...

Yeah, she was definitely at the pinnacle of her career at that time...

I even have some footage of her from Entertainment Tonight when everyone was ga-ga about her photobook Santa Fe....

i'm just glad that after her bouts with depression and her eating disorder that she made a meteoric rise back to the top as a serious actress, not just a piece of fluff that was sure to fade.

Absolutely. A great recovery. :applaud:

9 Jul 2005, 04:44 #14

Hmm, I've never seen this drama before. It might have been shown in NorCal before I began watching Japanese programming.

9 Jul 2005, 04:50 #15

dochira wrote:Hmm, I've never seen this drama before. It might have been shown in NorCal before I began watching Japanese programming.

I'll send it to ya, bud. ;)

9 Jul 2005, 04:53 #16

bmwracer wrote:
I'll send it to ya, bud. ;)

Domo sumimasen. In return, someone posted another Kurokawa no Techou special. I'll be grabbing this within the next couple of days.

9 Jul 2005, 04:56 #17

dochira wrote:Domo sumimasen. In return, someone posted another Kurokawa no Techou special. I'll be grabbing this within the next couple of days.

Sugoi....! :thumbsup:

9 Jul 2005, 05:00 #18

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, she was definitely at the pinnacle of her career at that time...

I even have some footage of her from Entertainment Tonight when everyone was ga-ga about her photobook Santa Fe....

that's the ONLY syashinshu in my possession; at the time, i asked a friend of mine from college who went to japan to actually buy it for me...i still have it....i think it was the an all time bestseller..it sold out all printings.

bmwracer wrote:
Absolutely. A great recovery. :applaud:

for reals.

11 Jul 2005, 01:34 #19

Hey. I remember this drama. Dang...it was a while back. :mrgreen:

Any chance anybody knows the theme song for Tokyo Elevator Girls? Anybody have the OST? :fingerscrossed:

11 Jul 2005, 04:11 #20

BmwM3Rod wrote:Hey. I remember this drama. Dang...it was a while back. :mrgreen:

Any chance anybody knows the theme song for Tokyo Elevator Girls? Anybody have the OST? :fingerscrossed:

nah, but if your speaking of the song that plays during the closing credits...i'm pretty sure that song is performed by rie miyazawa, herself.

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