jdorama.com Forum Index
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   RegisterRegister  Log inLog in 
Top 100
Top 100
Spring 2019   Summer 2019   Fall 2019   Winter 2020  
Love Shuffle
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    jdorama.com Forum Index -> Discussions on Japanese Dramas
View previous topic :: View next topic  
gaijinmark



Joined: 13 Apr 2007
Posts: 12121
Location: It was fun while it lasted.
Country: Finland

PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

tofuuuuu wrote:

- The spoilers can/should be hidden
    Okay, here goes:
    Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler:
    If anybody else wants to add to that, feel free to do so.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
bmwracer



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 125547
Location: Juri-chan's speed dial
Country: United States

PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

gaijinmark wrote:
    If anybody else wants to add to that, feel free to do so.

Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler:
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
tofuuuuu



Joined: 12 May 2008
Posts: 655


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Thanks gaijinmark Victory! Peace!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
gaijinmark



Joined: 13 Apr 2007
Posts: 12121
Location: It was fun while it lasted.
Country: Finland

PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

tofuuuuu wrote:
Thanks gaijinmark Victory! Peace!
    dou itashimashite (and there is no butler)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
MadameWu



Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 1


PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

It was great! Yay Panda! Big Grin
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jitpunkia



Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 25
Location: Los Angeles
Country: United States

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

middle of ep5 . really interesting drama . kinda funny too
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
jitpunkia



Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 25
Location: Los Angeles
Country: United States

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

oh another thing , uso wa ite yo joe . where does it come from? joe wa dare?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
gaijinmark



Joined: 13 Apr 2007
Posts: 12121
Location: It was fun while it lasted.
Country: Finland

PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

jitpunkia wrote:
oh another thing , uso wa ite yo joe . where does it come from? joe wa dare?
    They sort of explained that in episode 1. There was an American baseball player named Joe Jackson who got caught cheating. (Actually, for getting paid to lose games.) When he was going to trial, outside the courthouse a little kid said, "Say it ain't so Joe." That's where the "Joe" comes from.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Jav_sol



Joined: 07 Oct 2008
Posts: 3305


PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

jitpunkia wrote:
oh another thing , uso wa ite yo joe . where does it come from? joe wa dare?


Read more about him here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson

And the scandal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
jitpunkia



Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Posts: 25
Location: Los Angeles
Country: United States

PostPosted: Fri May 15, 2009 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

yeah panda . just finished it . it was a good drama . i wanna move on to Smile, but no idea where i can stream it

yeah panda
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail MSN Messenger
bmwracer



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 125547
Location: Juri-chan's speed dial
Country: United States

PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Finished it today in an insane flurry of episodes... Smile

I'd give it a 7.5/10.

Parts of the story were interesting at times and other parts were rather tiring and had me reaching for the fast forward button... I think the drama was several episodes too long.

Also, the four Love Shuffle participants who weren't living on the 28th floor (Mei, Kairi, Yukki, and Reiko) were less developed and rather less interesting for that reason...

EDIT: Also, they played Fantasy and Eternal Flame to death... Doesn't the production staff have access to more music than that??? Shake Head


Last edited by bmwracer on Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:26 pm; edited 1 time in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
kisarazu



Joined: 11 Oct 2007
Posts: 2416
Location: Toma's heart <3

PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

OMG. why is tamaki getting skinny!! huhuh i feel bad for him.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Wynter



Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 19307
Location: Musa's Pocket
Country: Canada

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Review: 8/10

Like with all dramas that are recommended to me specifically, I go in hoping I really enjoy it. And I really enjoyed Love Shuffle.

I�fm already a huge fan of Karina�fs, and to a smaller degree of Tamaki Hiroshi�fs, so the casting was really easy getting into. The chemistry between the four main characters is what makes the show hold for me. I fell in love with Ojiro, I got carried away with Kiku-rin, I wanted to be Ai-Ai, and I wanted to bully Usa-kun. Among the outer circle, I have to admit that Kojima Hijiri�fs character, Reiko, is my favourite, with Kairi being the most endearing.

The storyline is very interesting, but the plot is very normal. When you get over the initial shock of the �gLove Shuffle�h concept, the drama falls back on character development. I find the success of the drama, for me, comes from this fallback.

To be sure, there was one nagging element that really bothered me throughout this drama, and that was Shihori-chan�fs character, Mei. Why couldn�ft someone have killed her off?! I have never experienced such a fake, stupid, manipulative, oblvious character in my life. She�fs the reason I rated the drama a 8/10 and not a 9/10 or 10/10.

Other than her, I found the show good. I�fve seen it three times already, so I think it�fs safe to say that I highly recommend it. ^_^
_________________

Wanna trade? My Drama List (UPDATED: July, 2013)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
bmwracer



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 125547
Location: Juri-chan's speed dial
Country: United States

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Wynter wrote:
To be sure, there was one nagging element that really bothered me throughout this drama, and that was Shihori-chan�fs character, Mei.

I strongly agree here... She's such a pathetic little flake... I had to really fight off hitting the FF button when her scenes came up.

Quote:
Other than her, I found the show good. I�fve seen it three times already, so I think it�fs safe to say that I highly recommend it. ^_^

Though I found the drama rather enjoyable, I can't say I'd watch it again anytime soon...

And I hope to NEVER hear Eternal Flame ever again. bleh
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
sadacori



Joined: 31 Mar 2007
Posts: 3930
Location: �p���_�N�ƔL�B
Country: United States

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Wynter wrote:
I�fve seen it three times already, so I think it�fs safe to say that I highly recommend it. ^_^


WHAT?? Three times??? I don't think I watched any drama that much before! Maybe I'll have to get this drama...
_________________
Japanese drama trades (on hiatus)

Currently watching: Netflix stuff
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Wynter



Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 19307
Location: Musa's Pocket
Country: Canada

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

I've watched it on my own, then with my sister over the weekend (we watch loads together. It's fun), and then with my students.

So yea, three times.
_________________

Wanna trade? My Drama List (UPDATED: July, 2013)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
bmwracer



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 125547
Location: Juri-chan's speed dial
Country: United States

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Wynter wrote:
Among the outer circle, I have to admit that Kojima Hijiri�fs character, Reiko, is my favourite, with Kairi being the most endearing

I agree with the Reiko character, but the Kairi character just bugged me to death: she was basically catatonic through the entire drama...

Yeah, that was her character, but I didn't find it endearing one bit. bleh
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Wynter



Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 19307
Location: Musa's Pocket
Country: Canada

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

bmwracer wrote:

I agree with the Reiko character, but the Kairi character just bugged me to death: she was basically catatonic through the entire drama...

Yeah, that was her character, but I didn't find it endearing one bit. bleh


I think it was more her relationship with Ojiro. I liked the two of them together. I thought they had great chemistry. On her own she's rather boring.
_________________

Wanna trade? My Drama List (UPDATED: July, 2013)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
bmwracer



Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 125547
Location: Juri-chan's speed dial
Country: United States

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

Wynter wrote:
I think it was more her relationship with Ojiro. I liked the two of them together. I thought they had great chemistry. On her own she's rather boring.

Ah, you like O-san 'cause he's a photog like you... Victory! Peace! Mr Green
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Wynter



Joined: 23 Jul 2006
Posts: 19307
Location: Musa's Pocket
Country: Canada

PostPosted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top

bmwracer wrote:

Ah, you like O-san 'cause he's a photog like you... Victory! Peace! Mr Green


There are various reasons. Smitten
_________________

Wanna trade? My Drama List (UPDATED: July, 2013)
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
Display posts from previous:   
   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    jdorama.com Forum Index -> Discussions on Japanese Dramas All times are GMT + 8 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  Next
Page 5 of 7

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum