what is this =__=
I come, bearing horrible news (and the 3rd day of the meme).
This summer, for the first time ever, three dramas are coming to Japanese TV...
Three dramas, all about a girl crossdressing and a horde of supposed bishounen.
Three dramas that will bring ruin upon us all...well, at least upon themselves.
Three dramas that unfortunately take their roots from very popular source material.
WHY, JAPAN, WHY???!?!
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (aka "HanaKimi")
Coinciding with Maeda Atsuko's (AKB48 front girl) solo debut. The original production team has been brought back to redo this drama, which simply does not make sense. The script for the series that screened, what, 4 years ago absolutely sucked, and that is one role I'm sure Oguri Shun wish he never did. That said, the stars for the original series (Maki, Shun and Toma) are still very current and famous, so remaking it almost seems like biting their thumb at these guys. Maeda's performance in Q10 was so atrocious that I can already foresee myself not being able to sit through the first episode. Besides, no one can take Toma's place, he alone made the original series watchable.
Ouran Koukou Host Club
YES, you read that clearly. YES, after years and years of fans concommittantly fantasising about and dreading this happening...it is happening. Tamaki is going to be Yamamoto Yusuke, who was the psychic guy in HanaKimi and I can't say I'm going to like him, although I can rather imagine him doing a cringeworthy representation of Tamaki's exuberant narcissism. Haruhi is not going to be Maki, thank god, but Kawaguchi Haruna, who for one thing is at least still in high school, and though she wasn't a good actress from the last two dramas I've seen with her, at least she tries to act. That said...she's not a good actress. Ugh.
You're Beautiful
People who watch Korean dramas would know what I'm talking about. YES. THAT ONE. This is going to be a Johnny's fare with two Kis-Mai-Ft 2 boys fronting the band and Yaotome Hikaru (HSJ) to round off the third, and supposedly with "cameos of real stars" (i.e. this is going to be Shounen Club). Presumably this is to coincide with KMF2's delayed CD release. I've never watched KMF2 performances but my friend assures me that they can't sing. On the other hand, while Hikaru isn't the best singer in HSJ I believe he can sing AND act (IMO he stole the show in Orthros no Inu), which might just even things out. Especially since the only thing I remember about Tamamori's appearance in Gokusen the Movie is that it is utterly immemorable, even though he was supposedly a major character. I have never heard of the girl, Takimoto Miori, but she looks kinda spunky.
So there you go...some crossdressing fun (or bad camp) to look forward to.
OMG What am I gonna do with my time for the next three months DDDDDD=
Day 3 ~ Character you'd date
I never really think of characters in date-ability ==;;;;;; The most logical reason being - they don't exist, so there's no use thinking about it. And there are a lot of characters I like that I would not go near with a six foot pole, like, say, Inuyasha XD
Sagara Sousuke ~ Full Metal Panic!
This is what happens when I never watch shoujo anime Orz I chose this guy because it would be an utterly hilarious experience watching him embarrass himself by blowing up every moving item he does not recognise...XDDDD Okay, and he's also straightforward and focussed in an endearing way, and he can pummel any potential threat into the dust (or blow them into smithereens), so he wouldn't be a bad date...if it only happens once and lasts no longer than an hour XDDD
Hanazawa Rui ~ Hana Yori Dango
Dramas are full of likeable and dateable guys (duh), and Hanazawa Rui isn't even the best of them, but man, ever since watching the Taiwanese version and reading the manga (can't remember which came first...) it was just so sad to see Hanazawa Rui being left stringing the whole way, and he was so damn supportive and sweet and intelligent and helpful. Don't get me wrong, Doumyouji and Makino is my OTP all the way, but the Hanazawa Rui and Makino pair is so sweet I just can't let them go. And I LOVE Shun's singsong "Ma~Ki~No~" ♥
This summer, for the first time ever, three dramas are coming to Japanese TV...
Three dramas, all about a girl crossdressing and a horde of supposed bishounen.
Three dramas that will bring ruin upon us all...well, at least upon themselves.
Three dramas that unfortunately take their roots from very popular source material.
WHY, JAPAN, WHY???!?!
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (aka "HanaKimi")
Coinciding with Maeda Atsuko's (AKB48 front girl) solo debut. The original production team has been brought back to redo this drama, which simply does not make sense. The script for the series that screened, what, 4 years ago absolutely sucked, and that is one role I'm sure Oguri Shun wish he never did. That said, the stars for the original series (Maki, Shun and Toma) are still very current and famous, so remaking it almost seems like biting their thumb at these guys. Maeda's performance in Q10 was so atrocious that I can already foresee myself not being able to sit through the first episode. Besides, no one can take Toma's place, he alone made the original series watchable.
Ouran Koukou Host Club
YES, you read that clearly. YES, after years and years of fans concommittantly fantasising about and dreading this happening...it is happening. Tamaki is going to be Yamamoto Yusuke, who was the psychic guy in HanaKimi and I can't say I'm going to like him, although I can rather imagine him doing a cringeworthy representation of Tamaki's exuberant narcissism. Haruhi is not going to be Maki, thank god, but Kawaguchi Haruna, who for one thing is at least still in high school, and though she wasn't a good actress from the last two dramas I've seen with her, at least she tries to act. That said...she's not a good actress. Ugh.
You're Beautiful
People who watch Korean dramas would know what I'm talking about. YES. THAT ONE. This is going to be a Johnny's fare with two Kis-Mai-Ft 2 boys fronting the band and Yaotome Hikaru (HSJ) to round off the third, and supposedly with "cameos of real stars" (i.e. this is going to be Shounen Club). Presumably this is to coincide with KMF2's delayed CD release. I've never watched KMF2 performances but my friend assures me that they can't sing. On the other hand, while Hikaru isn't the best singer in HSJ I believe he can sing AND act (IMO he stole the show in Orthros no Inu), which might just even things out. Especially since the only thing I remember about Tamamori's appearance in Gokusen the Movie is that it is utterly immemorable, even though he was supposedly a major character. I have never heard of the girl, Takimoto Miori, but she looks kinda spunky.
So there you go...some crossdressing fun (or bad camp) to look forward to.
OMG What am I gonna do with my time for the next three months DDDDDD=
Day 3 ~ Character you'd date
I never really think of characters in date-ability ==;;;;;; The most logical reason being - they don't exist, so there's no use thinking about it. And there are a lot of characters I like that I would not go near with a six foot pole, like, say, Inuyasha XD
Sagara Sousuke ~ Full Metal Panic!
This is what happens when I never watch shoujo anime Orz I chose this guy because it would be an utterly hilarious experience watching him embarrass himself by blowing up every moving item he does not recognise...XDDDD Okay, and he's also straightforward and focussed in an endearing way, and he can pummel any potential threat into the dust (or blow them into smithereens), so he wouldn't be a bad date...if it only happens once and lasts no longer than an hour XDDD
Hanazawa Rui ~ Hana Yori Dango
Dramas are full of likeable and dateable guys (duh), and Hanazawa Rui isn't even the best of them, but man, ever since watching the Taiwanese version and reading the manga (can't remember which came first...) it was just so sad to see Hanazawa Rui being left stringing the whole way, and he was so damn supportive and sweet and intelligent and helpful. Don't get me wrong, Doumyouji and Makino is my OTP all the way, but the Hanazawa Rui and Makino pair is so sweet I just can't let them go. And I LOVE Shun's singsong "Ma~Ki~No~" ♥