I think this season for 2006 Summer dramas has a lot of problems, hence a lot of low ratings.

SAPURI
I'm in the demographics to watch Monday night dramas: female, in her 20~30s, likes a good love story with a plot...........
BUT "Sapuri" puts Itoh Misaki on a Monday night with a KAT-TUN member and very few "stock blockbuster actors" to help fill in the cast (think "PRIDE," "Last Christmas"...people love 'em!). Personally, Kamenashi + Itoh Misaki working together is not going to inspire 30-somethings. The story also is a bit here-and-there, and you're never sure why you should care about any of them.

SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS
Ueta Aya normally can pack a punch with her fans, but here she is playing an unlikely goofy, awkward and just plain boring main character. The humor is not IN-YOUR-FACE like many of the other humorous dramas Ueto has starred in. It's a bit "nerdy" for lack of a better word? A lot of the comedians who appear in this are more of an impact for their fans than Ueto Aya could be. And yet--the show is NOT funny (and the blogs that say it are apparently get the dull jokes that the rest of us don't).

REGATTA
Let's face it, Mokomichi alone is still not a common enough face to bring in high ratings. "Gambatte Ikimasshoi" anyone? Talk about snooze fest! And they even stole one of the characters again??? (to the person above, it's about boat-racing/regatta-racing)

DANCE DRILL
To be frank, it SHOCKS me that this has a rating over 6%. The story doesn't know WHERE it's going...But never underestimate the power of the public dying to watch teenage girls in any type of uniform with a high skirt. ;--;

"Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" has surpassed my expectations and is my fave with "Fushin no Toki" followed by "My Boss, My Hero," (a remake that was popular will probably be popular in drama form, duh!) "Dare yorimo..." and "CA to Oyobi!"

..........ending rant!

yume wrote:

I think this season for 2006 Summer dramas has a lot of problems, hence a lot of low ratings. SAPURI I'm in the demographics to watch Monday night dramas: female, in her 20~30s, likes a good love story with a plot........... BUT "Sapuri" puts Itoh Misaki on a Monday night with a KAT-TUN member and very few "stock blockbuster actors" to help fill in the cast (think "PRIDE," "Last Christmas"...people love 'em!). Personally, Kamenashi + Itoh Misaki working together is not going to inspire 30-somethings. The story also is a bit here-and-there, and you're never sure why you should care about any of them. SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS Ueta Aya normally can pack a punch with her fans, but here she is playing an unlikely goofy, awkward and just plain boring main character. The humor is not IN-YOUR-FACE like many of the other humorous dramas Ueto has starred in. It's a bit "nerdy" for lack of a better word? A lot of the comedians who appear in this are more of an impact for their fans than Ueto Aya could be. And yet--the show is NOT funny (and the blogs that say it are apparently get the dull jokes that the rest of us don't). REGATTA Let's face it, Mokomichi alone is still not a common enough face to bring in high ratings. "Gambatte Ikimasshoi" anyone? Talk about snooze fest! And they even stole one of the characters again??? (to the person above, it's about boat-racing/regatta-racing) DANCE DRILL To be frank, it SHOCKS me that this has a rating over 6%. The story doesn't know WHERE it's going...But never underestimate the power of the public dying to watch teenage girls in any type of uniform with a high skirt. ;--; "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" has surpassed my expectations and is my fave with "Fushin no Toki" followed by "My Boss, My Hero," (a remake that was popular will probably be popular in drama form, duh!) "Dare yorimo..." and "CA to Oyobi!" ..........ending rant!

thx for the review - got a better idea of which series from this season to get now (or not get)
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yume wrote:

I think this season for 2006 Summer dramas has a lot of problems, hence a lot of low ratings. SAPURI I'm in the demographics to watch Monday night dramas: female, in her 20~30s, likes a good love story with a plot........... BUT "Sapuri" puts Itoh Misaki on a Monday night with a KAT-TUN member and very few "stock blockbuster actors" to help fill in the cast (think "PRIDE," "Last Christmas"...people love 'em!). Personally, Kamenashi + Itoh Misaki working together is not going to inspire 30-somethings. The story also is a bit here-and-there, and you're never sure why you should care about any of them. SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS Ueta Aya normally can pack a punch with her fans, but here she is playing an unlikely goofy, awkward and just plain boring main character. The humor is not IN-YOUR-FACE like many of the other humorous dramas Ueto has starred in. It's a bit "nerdy" for lack of a better word? A lot of the comedians who appear in this are more of an impact for their fans than Ueto Aya could be. And yet--the show is NOT funny (and the blogs that say it are apparently get the dull jokes that the rest of us don't). REGATTA Let's face it, Mokomichi alone is still not a common enough face to bring in high ratings. "Gambatte Ikimasshoi" anyone? Talk about snooze fest! And they even stole one of the characters again??? (to the person above, it's about boat-racing/regatta-racing) DANCE DRILL To be frank, it SHOCKS me that this has a rating over 6%. The story doesn't know WHERE it's going...But never underestimate the power of the public dying to watch teenage girls in any type of uniform with a high skirt. ;--; "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" has surpassed my expectations and is my fave with "Fushin no Toki" followed by "My Boss, My Hero," (a remake that was popular will probably be popular in drama form, duh!) "Dare yorimo..." and "CA to Oyobi!" ..........ending rant!

Nice review.

yume wrote:

I think this season for 2006 Summer dramas has a lot of problems, hence a lot of low ratings. SAPURI I'm in the demographics to watch Monday night dramas: female, in her 20~30s, likes a good love story with a plot........... BUT "Sapuri" puts Itoh Misaki on a Monday night with a KAT-TUN member and very few "stock blockbuster actors" to help fill in the cast (think "PRIDE," "Last Christmas"...people love 'em!). Personally, Kamenashi + Itoh Misaki working together is not going to inspire 30-somethings. The story also is a bit here-and-there, and you're never sure why you should care about any of them. SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS Ueta Aya normally can pack a punch with her fans, but here she is playing an unlikely goofy, awkward and just plain boring main character. The humor is not IN-YOUR-FACE like many of the other humorous dramas Ueto has starred in. It's a bit "nerdy" for lack of a better word? A lot of the comedians who appear in this are more of an impact for their fans than Ueto Aya could be. And yet--the show is NOT funny (and the blogs that say it are apparently get the dull jokes that the rest of us don't). REGATTA Let's face it, Mokomichi alone is still not a common enough face to bring in high ratings. "Gambatte Ikimasshoi" anyone? Talk about snooze fest! And they even stole one of the characters again??? (to the person above, it's about boat-racing/regatta-racing) DANCE DRILL To be frank, it SHOCKS me that this has a rating over 6%. The story doesn't know WHERE it's going...But never underestimate the power of the public dying to watch teenage girls in any type of uniform with a high skirt. ;--; "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" has surpassed my expectations and is my fave with "Fushin no Toki" followed by "My Boss, My Hero," (a remake that was popular will probably be popular in drama form, duh!) "Dare yorimo..." and "CA to Oyobi!" ..........ending rant!

I agree your review..SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS should have a good rating

I should say that "Taiyou no Uta" is not so bad, too.
Two actors who seem doomed to play depressing roles for another year or so: Yamada Takayuki and Sawajiri Erika.

(In "Sekachuu," "Byakuyakou," & even "Koi ga Shitai x3" his characters never really 'get the girl+happy ending'. Sawajiri just has the unfortunate beginning of being killed off in her first starring roles. )

yume wrote:

I think this season for 2006 Summer dramas has a lot of problems, hence a lot of low ratings. SAPURI I'm in the demographics to watch Monday night dramas: female, in her 20~30s, likes a good love story with a plot........... BUT "Sapuri" puts Itoh Misaki on a Monday night with a KAT-TUN member and very few "stock blockbuster actors" to help fill in the cast (think "PRIDE," "Last Christmas"...people love 'em!). Personally, Kamenashi + Itoh Misaki working together is not going to inspire 30-somethings. The story also is a bit here-and-there, and you're never sure why you should care about any of them. SHIMOKITA SUNDAYS Ueta Aya normally can pack a punch with her fans, but here she is playing an unlikely goofy, awkward and just plain boring main character. The humor is not IN-YOUR-FACE like many of the other humorous dramas Ueto has starred in. It's a bit "nerdy" for lack of a better word? A lot of the comedians who appear in this are more of an impact for their fans than Ueto Aya could be. And yet--the show is NOT funny (and the blogs that say it are apparently get the dull jokes that the rest of us don't). REGATTA Let's face it, Mokomichi alone is still not a common enough face to bring in high ratings. "Gambatte Ikimasshoi" anyone? Talk about snooze fest! And they even stole one of the characters again??? (to the person above, it's about boat-racing/regatta-racing) DANCE DRILL To be frank, it SHOCKS me that this has a rating over 6%. The story doesn't know WHERE it's going...But never underestimate the power of the public dying to watch teenage girls in any type of uniform with a high skirt. ;--; "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko" has surpassed my expectations and is my fave with "Fushin no Toki" followed by "My Boss, My Hero," (a remake that was popular will probably be popular in drama form, duh!) "Dare yorimo..." and "CA to Oyobi!" ..........ending rant!

it's a great review indeed
thanks alot
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For the past week, Dance Drill, CA to Oyobi and Shimitoka Sundays ALL went below 10%. Terrible.
Shimitoka Sundays only got 8.1%. And i'd thought Regatta's 9.5% was the lowest a drama can go..

It definitely got a lot worst this week for some dramas.

Ratings for Doramas in Summer (Week 3)
Sapuri 17.9%_13.0%_14.4%
Dance��Drill 11.0%_9.5%_9.5%
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko 20.2%_14.4%_15.9%_16.5%
CA to Oyobi 13.0%_10.6%_9.1%_9.3%
PS - Rashomon 13.9%_11.9%_9.5%_10.2%
Shimokita Sundays 11.4%_8.1%_
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi 13.2%_12.8%_12.3%_
Fushin no Toki 14.0%_13.5%_12.5%_
Taiyo no Uta 13.8%_6.9%
Regatta - Kimi to Ita Eien 9.5%_5.2%
My Boss, My Hero 19.0%_16.7%_18.1%
Dare yori mo Mama o Aisu 13.4%_10.9%_10.2%_12.8%
Komyou ga Tsuji 19.8%_22.7%_22.6%_22.0%_21.5%_21.8%_21.9%_20.8%_20.3%_20.5%_21.3%_17.2%_20.1%_20.9%_21.7%_20.8%_20.8%_19.8%_20.6%_20.9%_20.4%_21.2%_24.1%_21.1%_21.9%_20.2%_21.1%_20.9%_22.9%

looks like kekkon, my boss is holding up...

everyone else is at rockbottom or close ......and i thought last season's j-dramas were low....these are sadly pathetic ratings....

wow, i completely agree - totally pathetic - guess the only one i might even look at is my boss, my hero - these ratings look like complete disasters - maybe this'll be a wakeup sign for the networks to get some better writers
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Shindou wrote:

wow, i completely agree - totally pathetic - guess the only one i might even look at is my boss, my hero - these ratings look like complete disasters - maybe this'll be a wakeup sign for the networks to get some better writers

good maybe they'll get these shit shows off the air

weren't some of the ratings low because they showed howl's moving castle on the 21st? but 6.9 % for taiyou no uta
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Tu_triky wrote:

good maybe they'll get these shit shows off the air

they better, at least hire some ppl who can come up with some creative scripts at the very least
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Shindou wrote:

they better, at least hire some ppl who can come up with some creative scripts at the very least

i could write more inspired stories after eating a hot dog.

Dangs, taiyou no uta 6,9 and regatta 5,2 What I dont get is that how is Shimokita Sunday doing better than taiyou no uta or regatta? That show dammit sucks so bad. Still watching it though ahahaha... taiyou no uta totally deserves more than 6,9... I hope the ratings get up though

Yay, My Boss is doing real good, and Kekkon Dekinai got over 15 % kekkon dekinai probably keeps rising from now on.

Taiyou no Uta recently had its movie in the theaters. Most know what it is about.

It's nothing that special.

Shindou wrote:

wow, i completely agree - totally pathetic - guess the only one i might even look at is my boss, my hero - these ratings look like complete disasters - maybe this'll be a wakeup sign for the networks to get some better writers

You�Lre totally right. I�Lm totally dissapointed about this year�Ls dramas. None I�Lve seen I could say it�Ls good. The stories look like they�Lre all the same old stories you�Lve must seen once, in another dramas, with different actors and some difference on the plot.
I�Lm honestly tired to see an officer lady falling in love with a younger guy, but it wouldn�Lt be so tiring if we had more carismatic leading actors - sorry to say, but Itou Misaki is far away from being a good actress like Shinohara Ryoko (Anego) or Koyuki (Kimi wa Petto). I don�Lt see chemistry about her and Kamenashi. They look so wrong together.

And although I love tragic dramas, Taiyou no Uta is a bit boring. I wouldn�Lt say it�Ls good neither, but I truly was hoping for something better. Also in this case, the leading pair don�Lt seem to have any chemistry.

Because you�Lre all saying that Kekkon Dekinai Otoko is good, I�Lll give it a try. With Abe Hiroshi, it looks like this drama is promissing. Hope I�Lm right.

jade_frost wrote:

It definitely got a lot worst this week for some dramas. Ratings for Doramas in Summer (Week 3) Sapuri 17.9%_13.0%_14.4% Dance��Drill 11.0%_9.5%_9.5% Kekkon Dekinai Otoko 20.2%_14.4%_15.9%_16.5% CA to Oyobi 13.0%_10.6%_9.1%_9.3% PS - Rashomon 13.9%_11.9%_9.5%_10.2% Shimokita Sundays 11.4%_8.1%_ Hanayome wa Yakudoshi 13.2%_12.8%_12.3%_ Fushin no Toki 14.0%_13.5%_12.5%_ Taiyo no Uta 13.8%_6.9% Regatta - Kimi to Ita Eien 9.5%_5.2% My Boss, My Hero 19.0%_16.7%_18.1% Dare yori mo Mama o Aisu 13.4%_10.9%_10.2%_12.8% Komyou ga Tsuji 19.8%_22.7%_22.6%_22.0%_21.5%_21.8%_21.9%_20.8%_20.3%_20.5%_21.3%_17.2%_20.1%_20.9%_21.7%_20.8%_20.8%_19.8%_20.6%_20.9%_20.4%_21.2%_24.1%_21.1%_21.9%_20.2%_21.1%_20.9%_22.9%

not for My Boss My Hero, Kekkon and Sapuri..
Hanayome is quite stable..
and Dance Drill even it is below 10%, it remained the same..
ganbatte..
hahhahahah

Regatta got the lowest...
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Ratings for Doramas in Summer (Week 4)
Sapuri 17.9%_13.0%_14.4%_12.2%
Dance��Drill 11.0%_9.5%_9.5%_8.0%
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko 20.2%_14.4%_15.9%_16.5%_15.1%
CA to Oyobi 13.0%_10.6%_9.1%_9.3%_7.9%_9.3%
PS - Rashomon 13.9%_11.9%_9.5%_10.2%_6.2%_10.3%
Shimokita Sundays 11.4%_8.1%_6.3%_7.5%_6.9%
Hanayome wa Yakudoshi 13.2%_12.8%_12.3%_11.3%_12.1%_10.4%
Fushin no Toki 14.0%_13.5%_12.5%_12.5%_11.5%_10.3%
Taiyo no Uta 13.8%_6.9%_8.4%
Regatta - Kimi to Ita Eien 9.5%_5.2%_5.7%
My Boss, My Hero 19.0%_16.7%_18.1%_17.4%
Dare yori mo Mama o Aisu 13.4%_10.9%_10.2%_12.8%_11.3%
Komyou ga Tsuji 19.8%_22.7%_22.6%_22.0%_21.5%_21.8%_21.9%_20.8%_20.3%_20.5%_21.3%_17.2%_20.1%_20.9%_21.7%_20.8%_20.8%_19.8%_20.6%_20.9%_20.4%_21.2%_24.1%_21.1%_21.9%_20.2%_21.1%_20.9%_22.9%_20.6%

ahh, so low ratings again... seems like ppl dont like taiyou no uta or regatta.. kinda sad. but well, atleast my boss does good kekkon dekinai too, i hope it stays that good ^^