Dorama update
I have been watching quite few doramas recently, some of the currently aired ones and some of the older ones:
Anego I have finished Anego, I totally loved it. I liked the open ending and I liked the scene of Noda's proposal to Kurosawa. I adored him for his reaction to her proposal - he actually said that he is going to think for 5 years! I thought it was a proof of his feelings for her. I guess I was expecting him to say "No" immediately because I must say that 11 years of age difference is not something easy to overcome, for one thing he must have his own parents who will be very much against! His quite girly "I am going to think 5 years" came across like something very cute and something rather hopeful. But of course, Noda didn't have 5 years to think! She went and plunged into that horrid affair.. But by and by, the ending came as very hopeful to me.
Proposal Daisakusen I must be in a minority here and I am really sorry, but I didn't like it all that much. It wasn't bad for me and the main heroine Rei is very sweet but watching of the first episode required quite a bit of using "fast forward" button as it seems to be developing quite slowly.. I am also not a fan of this storyline - going into the past for 100 times in attempt to change something usually results in much repetition. But I am not giving up on it yet, I have only seen 1 episode I am going to see how this develops!!!
Liar GameI am really drawn to it. It has some lovely quality of originally, especially in it's cinematography. It seems to me that many Japanese dramas adopt quite uniform colouring of warm yellows and natural browns which I grown to like recently. But Liar game has a fiest of colous - pinks and reds and blues. And of course, "Liar Game" has a fast-moving interesting story and it also has Matsuda Shota as Shinichi. Just look at this post by vierran45!!!!!!!
Hanayome to Papa I watched it from winterspel's recommendation and it was an instantaneous love!! (Drama Wiki's info: Hanayome to Papa)
Let me tell it all in pictures:
The main herouine Aiko (Ishihara Satomi) is bright and cute as a button, she is just starting her work in designer industry and she is already rockin'! She wants to escape her father's tyranny and marry as soon as possible:
Her male colleague Miura Seiji (Taguchi Junnosuke) who seems to be already ready to marry her (and it is only episode 1!!) is cute too:
And her father Uzaki Kentaro (Tokito Saburo) is something!!!! He is over-protective and created all these crazy rules in their house, like "no opposite sex friendship", but in reality he loves Aiko to bits. Plus he is a great cook:
I love him when he sings because he sings really well!!!!
Father's lovely OTP:
And here is Aiko's boss Narumi Shunichi ! Hmm. I like him so much I seem to be getting into the wrong ship here. He is "an icicle who wants to melt" , by dangermousie's categorization:
He is trying to hide a smirk because Aiko called him "inferior"!! This is a world-play: Miura Seiji's nickname in the office is "proud". This must sound similar to "inferior" in Japanese because Aiko mixed these two worlds..
He-he! And in return he is giving her some nasty remark on her dress style (which is terrible). But oh boy!! He should look at himself and his haircut first!!
Narumi Shunichi (Koizumi Koutaro) in the car, full of angst because (I think) he had very hard childhood and Aiko and her father's relationship reminded him about his own ever-absent father. ** snif **
OMPH!! Now he is full of thoughts because of Aiko's resignation letter:
Mawang I have been following this very faithfully, I find it very intriguing. This is definitely no your run-of-the-mill kdrama, it is rather quite intricately done supernatural crime story.
The roots of the story are in the past crime, in the death of the only brother of a very talented young lawyer, Oh Seung Ha (Jo Ji Hoon). This crime went somehow unpunished and in the present time an unknown killer is taking revenge on everyone involved in this past crime. A young and energetic policeman Kang Oh Soo (Uhm Tae Woong) is investigating the string of deaths connected together by the killer's signature. This signature is a tarot card that he sends to every victim. It is not clear yet, but Kang Oh Soo seems to be connected somehow to Oh Seung Ha's brother's death. During the cause of his investigation Kang Oh Soo asked for some help from a psychic, a beatiful yong woman Seo Hae In (played by Shin Min Ah). Seo Hae In is working in a library where she meets Oh Seung Ha by chance.
"Mawang" keeps me fully engaged and afraid to miss a word, everything seems to be connected and quite complicated. This is quite unusual for kdramas, they are normally quite easy to watch.. Jo Ji Hoon is absolutely mesmerizing there and I also adore Kang Oh Soo (Uhm Tae Woong) because is so full of vivacity
Anego I have finished Anego, I totally loved it. I liked the open ending and I liked the scene of Noda's proposal to Kurosawa. I adored him for his reaction to her proposal - he actually said that he is going to think for 5 years! I thought it was a proof of his feelings for her. I guess I was expecting him to say "No" immediately because I must say that 11 years of age difference is not something easy to overcome, for one thing he must have his own parents who will be very much against! His quite girly "I am going to think 5 years" came across like something very cute and something rather hopeful. But of course, Noda didn't have 5 years to think! She went and plunged into that horrid affair.. But by and by, the ending came as very hopeful to me.
Proposal Daisakusen I must be in a minority here and I am really sorry, but I didn't like it all that much. It wasn't bad for me and the main heroine Rei is very sweet but watching of the first episode required quite a bit of using "fast forward" button as it seems to be developing quite slowly.. I am also not a fan of this storyline - going into the past for 100 times in attempt to change something usually results in much repetition. But I am not giving up on it yet, I have only seen 1 episode I am going to see how this develops!!!
Liar GameI am really drawn to it. It has some lovely quality of originally, especially in it's cinematography. It seems to me that many Japanese dramas adopt quite uniform colouring of warm yellows and natural browns which I grown to like recently. But Liar game has a fiest of colous - pinks and reds and blues. And of course, "Liar Game" has a fast-moving interesting story and it also has Matsuda Shota as Shinichi. Just look at this post by vierran45!!!!!!!
Hanayome to Papa I watched it from winterspel's recommendation and it was an instantaneous love!! (Drama Wiki's info: Hanayome to Papa)
Let me tell it all in pictures:
The main herouine Aiko (Ishihara Satomi) is bright and cute as a button, she is just starting her work in designer industry and she is already rockin'! She wants to escape her father's tyranny and marry as soon as possible:
Her male colleague Miura Seiji (Taguchi Junnosuke) who seems to be already ready to marry her (and it is only episode 1!!) is cute too:
And her father Uzaki Kentaro (Tokito Saburo) is something!!!! He is over-protective and created all these crazy rules in their house, like "no opposite sex friendship", but in reality he loves Aiko to bits. Plus he is a great cook:
I love him when he sings because he sings really well!!!!
Father's lovely OTP:
And here is Aiko's boss Narumi Shunichi ! Hmm. I like him so much I seem to be getting into the wrong ship here. He is "an icicle who wants to melt" , by dangermousie's categorization:
He is trying to hide a smirk because Aiko called him "inferior"!! This is a world-play: Miura Seiji's nickname in the office is "proud". This must sound similar to "inferior" in Japanese because Aiko mixed these two worlds..
He-he! And in return he is giving her some nasty remark on her dress style (which is terrible). But oh boy!! He should look at himself and his haircut first!!
Narumi Shunichi (Koizumi Koutaro) in the car, full of angst because (I think) he had very hard childhood and Aiko and her father's relationship reminded him about his own ever-absent father. ** snif **
OMPH!! Now he is full of thoughts because of Aiko's resignation letter:
Mawang I have been following this very faithfully, I find it very intriguing. This is definitely no your run-of-the-mill kdrama, it is rather quite intricately done supernatural crime story.
The roots of the story are in the past crime, in the death of the only brother of a very talented young lawyer, Oh Seung Ha (Jo Ji Hoon). This crime went somehow unpunished and in the present time an unknown killer is taking revenge on everyone involved in this past crime. A young and energetic policeman Kang Oh Soo (Uhm Tae Woong) is investigating the string of deaths connected together by the killer's signature. This signature is a tarot card that he sends to every victim. It is not clear yet, but Kang Oh Soo seems to be connected somehow to Oh Seung Ha's brother's death. During the cause of his investigation Kang Oh Soo asked for some help from a psychic, a beatiful yong woman Seo Hae In (played by Shin Min Ah). Seo Hae In is working in a library where she meets Oh Seung Ha by chance.
"Mawang" keeps me fully engaged and afraid to miss a word, everything seems to be connected and quite complicated. This is quite unusual for kdramas, they are normally quite easy to watch.. Jo Ji Hoon is absolutely mesmerizing there and I also adore Kang Oh Soo (Uhm Tae Woong) because is so full of vivacity