judochick wrote:

^that's not juri

No?

EDIT: I guess you can read the text on the side... I don't see her name in kanji...

bmwracer wrote:

No? EDIT: I guess you can read the text on the side... I don't see her name in kanji...

yeah, the kanji on the side ���y is the name of the actress who plays eita's girlfriend.
i thought that was juri before i read the text, though.
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judochick wrote:

yeah, the kanji on the side ���y is the name of the actress who plays eita's girlfriend. i thought that was juri before i read the text, though.

It sure does look like Juri-chan... Maybe that's why the pic was posted.

Saw the first ep.

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I'm confused, so did Hikaru know she was pregnant before she tried to sleep with "Linda"?

bmwracer wrote:

It sure does look like Juri-chan... Maybe that's why the pic was posted.

Really? I knew it wasn't Juri. I'm surprised you didn't notice, you've seen Juri so many times, what with all the pics you post.

Jav_sol wrote:

Saw the first ep. Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler: I'm confused, so did Hikaru know she was pregnant before she tried to sleep with "Linda"?

I thought so... She seems like a weird chick.

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Really? I knew it wasn't Juri. I'm surprised you didn't notice, you've seen Juri so many times, what with all the pics you post.

I honestly wasn't sure... I suppose the fingernail polish should have been a giveaway.

bmwracer wrote:

I honestly wasn't sure... I suppose the fingernail polish should have been a giveaway.

bmwracer, i am shocked
you're juri-chan's #1 otaku!
you should've been able to tell LOL
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bmwracer wrote:

I thought so... She seems like a weird chick

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For a moment I thought she was going to say it was Linda's kid, somehow, even though nothing happened. Yeah, she is strange.

judochick wrote:

bmwracer, i am shocked you're juri-chan's #1 otaku! you should've been able to tell LOL

Hey, I'm not infallible...

bmwracer wrote:

Hey, I'm not infallible...

LOL, you surprised us.

bmwracer wrote:

Hey, I'm not infallible...

apparently so...
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judochick wrote:

apparently so...

I just watched the first episode. I liked it, but I have to say so far the acting is much stronger than the writing. The three supporting actors were good, but I liked Juri and Eita's performance so best. Haru character's especially could have turned into a very flat, blah character, but with an extra movement of the eye or a turn of the head, Juri somehow managed to convince me that there's more depth to this girl than first appears. I did notice the vestiges of Nodame earlier on in the episode, and I have to say I wasn't too pleased with that. It's okay in certain contexts, maybe later in the show when we've already gotten a firm grasp of Sunao ni Narenakute's Haru, but this early on the show, it's a distraction for the viewers. We trying to connect to Haru, not Nodame again. I don't think Juri was doing it consciously though.

Oh, one thing I do have to applaud Jejung for is his portrayal of um, Doctor's (forgot his character's real name) blossoming crush on Haru. The lingering glances were enough to show the viewer that Doctor's got some particular interest in Haru, but it's not so overt that you'd wonder why the other characters haven't noticed as well.

Overall, I'd say I'm sticking with this drama, but for the moment, it's only riding off Juri and Eita's acting prowess. The drama itself seems like its trying to be too hip and the swipe-screen transitions kind of annoy me. Somehow I'm already sick of the constant twitter-twitter.

tabemonster wrote:

I just watched the first episode. I liked it, but I have to say so far the acting is much stronger than the writing. The three supporting actors were good, but I liked Juri and Eita's performance so best. Haru character's especially could have turned into a very flat, blah character, but with an extra movement of the eye or a turn of the head, Juri somehow managed to convince me that there's more depth to this girl than first appears. I did notice the vestiges of Nodame earlier on in the episode, and I have to say I wasn't too pleased with that. It's okay in certain contexts, maybe later in the show when we've already gotten a firm grasp of Sunao ni Narenakute's Haru, but this early on the show, it's a distraction for the viewers. We trying to connect to Haru, not Nodame again. I don't think Juri was doing it consciously though.

I think that's more of the viewers issue than Juri-chan's: the Nodame character is so ingrained in our minds (and hearts? ) that we're always going to "see" that character in Juri-chan's acting unless she radically changes her look and demeanor entirely, like in Last Friends.

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Overall, I'd say I'm sticking with this drama, but for the moment, it's only riding off Juri and Eita's acting prowess. The drama itself seems like its trying to be too hip and the swipe-screen transitions kind of annoy me. Somehow I'm already sick of the constant twitter-twitter.

LOL, everyone seems fixated on those transitions and the product placement, but they're not a distraction to me one bit... Guess I'm more focused on the story/characters than the extraneous stuff.

judochick wrote:

what i'm really hoping, though, is a juri/eita love story

No, just look forward on what will it go through up to the last episode.

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I think the ending would be some sort of a tragic ending.

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Oh, one thing I do have to applaud Jejung for is his portrayal of um, Doctor's (forgot his character's real name) blossoming crush on Haru. The lingering glances were enough to show the viewer that Doctor's got some particular interest in Haru, but it's not so overt that you'd wonder why the other characters haven't noticed as well.

I'm a big fan of Jae Joong. And he's my top Korean crush.
even pre-ordered his AnAn April issue but I think he sucked on his character here. Though I haven't watched his Heaven's Postman and Vacation Korean dramas. He seemed to be unsure of what he's going to do on some point.

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Aside from the good performances from Eita and Juri-chan, I hope it's the only thing it has in common with LF

I hope so too. Let's just see on the later episodes.
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soulhunter14 wrote:

judochick wrote: what i'm really hoping, though, is a juri/eita love story No, just look forward on what will it go through up to the last episode. Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler: I think the ending would be some sort of a tragic ending.

Oh man.

I hope you're wrong.

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I think he sucked on his character here.

Well his character is pretty spineless, that's for sure... And a liar, to boot.

Good first episode......Great shots of the city....

One thing...At first glance, I thought "Doctor" was Yamapi..

niknik wrote:

Good first episode......Great shots of the city.... One thing...At first glance, I thought "Doctor" was Yamapi..

LOL.

Maybe this guy is the Korean version.

tabemonster wrote:

Overall, I'd say I'm sticking with this drama, but for the moment, it's only riding off Juri and Eita's acting prowess. The drama itself seems like its trying to be too hip and the swipe-screen transitions kind of annoy me. Somehow I'm already sick of the constant twitter-twitter.

I agree... I can't really bring myself to care about the other characters, although I know it's only the first episode and things will (hopefully) develop.

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For example, when "Linda" was being slobbered on by his boss, I didn't feel as sorry for him as I probably should have... That actor is kind of wooden, IMO.

And yes, the show is trying so hard to be cool that it's... not very. I find the screen transitions a bit distracting, if not annoying.

Still, I'm going to keep watching! I love Ueno Juri and Eita is adorabe as ever, unfortunate haircut/ears notwithstanding.

Laica wrote:

Still, I'm going to keep watching! I love Ueno Juri and Eita is adorabe as ever, unfortunate haircut/ears notwithstanding.

LOL his ears are what make him adorable
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^ LOL, all of you seem to despise the transitions... Now when I see the transitions, I laugh.