despite Kame-horse-face's acting, it's okay
7 / 10
5 Mar 2007
Despite Kame--face's lousy acting (ruins the show, really), this is actually pretty good! the what seemed to be a cliche theme -bimbo>love<rich, ugly>love<pretty- was actually done pretty well...
Too bad the pace becomes a bit slow at times. but it's needed occasionally for touchy romantic doramas like this. And you can't call it repetitive, coz what can you expect froma modern day cinderella story? you can see it all coming. no good company tries to kidnap the rich girl for money, mother of the poor boy being a club worker and does bitchy stuff to rip money off from the rich girl's parents, parents don't agree with the relationship. And of course the obsticles keep coming. And all you have left, is to be expecting the ending.
And what annoyed me the most is that you can really feel how they're trying to sell fruity faces!
I mean, like i said before, using Kame--face for doing a role of someone poor? that dude looks like he does more treatment than Paris Hilton. He's like the fruity version of Blekt.
What's good about this story is, unlike Beautiful Life (gosh i still don't understand why people like that dorama so much), there's actually a side story in it. A story about the love between the beauty and the ugly played by Toda Erika and Kokki so you won't be too focuused and
get bored with the main story. So it's like a modern day cinderella story with a little beauty and the beast seasoning.
Actualy, i'm not surprised if this dorama got an award. The story was a bit heavy and serious, and it's in the mainstream, a very touchy sweet romantic love story. What would surprise me is if any of the cast got an award. It's not what i would call stellar acting, and for some, not even close. But it's good to see the young ones do some serious acting, not the typical teenage love stories.
And the fact that it only has 10 episodes prevented it from being draggy. also, it's not only about love, but friendship too. and good news: it has a pretty solid plot!
a 6.5/10 but more of a 7/10
it's actually worth watching. when i read the reviews, people don't seem to like the ending. i don't really like it too, a bit cliche, but what can do you expect? it's cinderella
If only it wasn't Kame--face's annoying yet lousy acting (hard to admit, but his acting has improved), for instance, his role was done by another young actor that i think is pretty talanted, maybe like Satoshi Tsumabuki, i woould've given it an 8/10. If all characters were played
by superb casts maybe i could've even gave it more.
if you wan't comparison, it's better than Sappuri.
To me, it was worth watching just form Toda Erika! She's so pretty in here!!! she looked super awsome as a medical school student
most important thing, advanced warning yo! : do not watch this if you are against, or cannot stand explicit girl-and-girl kissing scenes!