I just watched episode 1 \XD/
Thoughts (that are spoiler-ish):
- I feel faintly alarmed and kind of stunned that I managed to comprehend a lot of the dialogue without subs. Without English subs, anyway. There were Mandarin and Japanese subs. I think the Jap subs did help here and there. I feel like I could almost... sub this. With a spot translator. 8D
- Aw, Ryo's kinda cute here. I wanted to ruffle his hair and pet him on the head a bunch of times. I felt sad that he didn't manage to get the news to the others first.
- I liked seeing the rest of K8 in it. Yoko~~ ♥ I want more of them.
- No comment on the fiancee and her kids and her mom as yet. Well, not really. I have one thing to say: the youngest kid continues to amaze me as she did in Zenkai Girl - and it just about killed me when she told her mom she's an Arashi fan and opened that cupboard thingy to reveal pics of Sho all over XDD
- Sho and Ohno's cameo was amusing. They hardly did anything but Ohno and his perpetual, "Where's Maru?" was funny. Oh-chan, why so stuck on Maru? lol
- Also, Joushima. XD And that little dance thingy that he did with his "son" and Ryo. I kinda loved it teehee~
- It does remind me of Mukodono in that she's so unaware that he's a famous figure at the beginning.
- I think it was a clever choice to use a real-life celebrity - as in to literally use his "real-life" persona - in the show. It makes it easier on the production since you don't have to design and print magazine covers or posters and stuff just for the show. Or to invent TV shows, songs, concerts and stuff for him. All that stuff is already out there, waiting to be used. So, really clever decision there.
- The new song works quite well with the drama. Thumbs up to whoever chose it. :)b
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