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I've recently begun to watch Haken no Hinkaku" (loosely translated as "The Dignity of the Temorary Workers")....and I can't believe I waited this long to watch it! The dramas I chose to watch this season (Kira Kira Kenshui, Himitsu no Hanazono, Hana Yori Dango 2) have really been scraping the bottom of the barrel, and I was only continuing to watch NOT because I found them entertaining, but rather to satisfy my inner-need for completion XD Yes, I waste three hours a week watching series I don't enjoy just so I can say I've watched it 'til the end. Except for Kira Kira Kenshui. That series grated my nerves from the very beginning (with the unreliable doctor-in-training, to Wentz who REALLY cannot act to save his life), and the last straw came with the "cliffhanger" for episode 5 (which I won't reveal to you just in case you're still wasting your time watching that series and have yet to reach that episode.)
I love Haruko's extreme personality. She's business-like, distanced, and cold (or so it seems at first) but back at Cantante, the Flamingo bar which she calls home, she's a completely different character. She's fiery, full-of-life...and very good at Flamingo dancing ^^ Her interactions with the other workers at S&F, the company she's working for on-contract for three months, is just hilarious to watch. Especially her fights (or should I say "one-sided yelling"?) with Kuru Kuru Paama (love that nickname XD). But since this IS a drama, we have guys in the office falling in love with her.
Unlike the past dramas I've watched in the past though, I can understand why they are so enchanted with her. The "average" dramas/manga have main female characters who are really just average, with no real...well, anything to draw anyone in yet every good-looking guy who comes her way falls head-over-heels in love with her. I know the writers/producers do this because they want the viewers to basically cut-and-paste themselves into that drama, and believe that this could happen to them too (I don't know in what dreamland that would happen in, but never lose hope! *sarcasm*). But in Haken no Hinkaku Haruko IS the "perfect" human (at least...in terms of working abilities!) and her aloof demeanor creates that much of an enigma. Because let's face it, you're more likely to be intruiged by someone who goes out of their way to distance themselves from you than from someone who's all over you.
This is the only drama that has had its ratings go up with each episode (even Kimura Takuya's drama can't boast that!) So...watch it! Right now! And I'll go back to watching episode 6 (the Valentine's Day episode!) If this drama keeps up its great pace and has a satisfying ending, I might buy the box set when it comes out (even though I'll be $200 short...Hmm...maybe I could ask this for Christmas? Gift cards, anyone? Or cold hard cash, that might be better ^^)
I love Haruko's extreme personality. She's business-like, distanced, and cold (or so it seems at first) but back at Cantante, the Flamingo bar which she calls home, she's a completely different character. She's fiery, full-of-life...and very good at Flamingo dancing ^^ Her interactions with the other workers at S&F, the company she's working for on-contract for three months, is just hilarious to watch. Especially her fights (or should I say "one-sided yelling"?) with Kuru Kuru Paama (love that nickname XD). But since this IS a drama, we have guys in the office falling in love with her.
Unlike the past dramas I've watched in the past though, I can understand why they are so enchanted with her. The "average" dramas/manga have main female characters who are really just average, with no real...well, anything to draw anyone in yet every good-looking guy who comes her way falls head-over-heels in love with her. I know the writers/producers do this because they want the viewers to basically cut-and-paste themselves into that drama, and believe that this could happen to them too (I don't know in what dreamland that would happen in, but never lose hope! *sarcasm*). But in Haken no Hinkaku Haruko IS the "perfect" human (at least...in terms of working abilities!) and her aloof demeanor creates that much of an enigma. Because let's face it, you're more likely to be intruiged by someone who goes out of their way to distance themselves from you than from someone who's all over you.
This is the only drama that has had its ratings go up with each episode (even Kimura Takuya's drama can't boast that!) So...watch it! Right now! And I'll go back to watching episode 6 (the Valentine's Day episode!) If this drama keeps up its great pace and has a satisfying ending, I might buy the box set when it comes out (even though I'll be $200 short...Hmm...maybe I could ask this for Christmas? Gift cards, anyone? Or cold hard cash, that might be better ^^)