Top Ten Underrated Dramas: Number Seven
Two years later. . .you thought I forgot about this, didn't you?
Top Ten Underrated Asian Dramas!
In order to come up with the list, I looked at several factors: the ratings in their original country, how often they are rec'ed to people in forums and on journals, and how many people were talking about them on journals, forums, etc as they aired. Number Ten was the Japanese ensemble drama Love Shuffle. Number Nine was the Korean drama Happy Together. Number eight was the Chinese drama Young Warriors of the Yang Clan.
Number Seven is the 2007 Japanese drama Yukan Club
WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!
Drama Name: Yukan Club
Country: Japan
Air Dates:2007-Oct-16 to 2007-Dec-18
Summary: Shochikubai Miroku (Akanishi Jin) is the son of a police commissioner (father) and also a traveller (mother). Miroku has lots of connections and is a very good fighter. His interest is his motorcycle.Kikumasamune Seishiro (Yokoyuma Yu) is the rich son of a large hospital. He also fights as well as Miroku. He is a good fighter with smarts.
Bido Granmarie (Taguchi Junnosuke) is the son of a Swedish ambassador. He's also a playboy, dating many girls at once. Granmarie can't see himself going steady because he thinks the world can't handle it. Kenbishi Yuri (Minami) is the rich daughter of a world-renowned president of the Kenbishi Business. She loves to indulge on eating. She's also a good fighter, but can never beat Seishiro. Hakushika Noriko (Kashii Yu) is the daughter of a famous japanese painter (father) and her mother is from a tradition tea ceremony family. Her only hate is men and can get very violent when they touch her.Kizakura Karen (Suzuki Emi) lives with her mother, a rich jewel dealer. Her dream is to marry into a rich family using her attractive body and style.
Together, they formed the Yukan Club, solving mysteries to pass time. - dramawiki
Cast: Akanishi Jin (Gokusen 2, Bandage), Yokoyama Yu (13-sai no Hello Work, Hidarime Tantei EYE), Taguchi Junnosuke (Hanayome to Papa, Legal High), Suzuki Emi (Ryokiteki na Kanojo, Kiraware Matsuko no Issho), Kashii Yu (Mori no Asagao, Meitantei no Okite), Minami (Ningen Konchuki, Karyu no Utage) and Kaga Takeshi (Good Life~Arigato,Papa. Sayonara~, JOKER Yurusarezaru Sosakan)
Writer: Egashira Michiru (Gokusen series and film, Tumbling, Misaki Number One!!. The series is loosely based on the manga of the same name by Ichijo Yukari.
Director: Otani Taro (Zeni Geba, the Gokusen series)
Why It’s Underrated: The show started out well, with ratings at 15%, but the ratings dropped as the series went on. I also found the fan threads/journals for the series were used less and less as the series went on. Maybe viewers thought they would have an overall series mystery to solve. Or maybe they were disappointed in the lack of romance. Or maybe the fact that the show was episodic bothered them? All these reasons were most likely reasons the show ended with a viewer average of 12.63%.
Why You Should Watch It: The series is fast and breezy with some underlying seriousness. The cast has lovely chemistry and are all great to look at.(all the main males are Johnny's, if that helps). There are a lot of laughs here. And, if you aren't 'shipping these characters by the end, there is something wrong with you. There is no romance in the series, but - the chemistry!
Favorite Scenes: SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!!
01. Anytime the yukan club dons customs to go solve their mysteriousness event of the week.
02. Miroku tearfully singing to his father over the phone.
03. Yuri's "kidnapping"
04. Mike He's guest appearance - all of it, but especially the very end.
My score - 7.5/10. Maybe not the best drama of the list. But, it is one of the funniest. It's bright and easy and full of smiles and laughs.
Top Ten Underrated Asian Dramas!
In order to come up with the list, I looked at several factors: the ratings in their original country, how often they are rec'ed to people in forums and on journals, and how many people were talking about them on journals, forums, etc as they aired. Number Ten was the Japanese ensemble drama Love Shuffle. Number Nine was the Korean drama Happy Together. Number eight was the Chinese drama Young Warriors of the Yang Clan.
Number Seven is the 2007 Japanese drama Yukan Club
WARNING: SPOILERS!!!!
Drama Name: Yukan Club
Country: Japan
Air Dates:2007-Oct-16 to 2007-Dec-18
Summary: Shochikubai Miroku (Akanishi Jin) is the son of a police commissioner (father) and also a traveller (mother). Miroku has lots of connections and is a very good fighter. His interest is his motorcycle.Kikumasamune Seishiro (Yokoyuma Yu) is the rich son of a large hospital. He also fights as well as Miroku. He is a good fighter with smarts.
Bido Granmarie (Taguchi Junnosuke) is the son of a Swedish ambassador. He's also a playboy, dating many girls at once. Granmarie can't see himself going steady because he thinks the world can't handle it. Kenbishi Yuri (Minami) is the rich daughter of a world-renowned president of the Kenbishi Business. She loves to indulge on eating. She's also a good fighter, but can never beat Seishiro. Hakushika Noriko (Kashii Yu) is the daughter of a famous japanese painter (father) and her mother is from a tradition tea ceremony family. Her only hate is men and can get very violent when they touch her.Kizakura Karen (Suzuki Emi) lives with her mother, a rich jewel dealer. Her dream is to marry into a rich family using her attractive body and style.
Together, they formed the Yukan Club, solving mysteries to pass time. - dramawiki
Cast: Akanishi Jin (Gokusen 2, Bandage), Yokoyama Yu (13-sai no Hello Work, Hidarime Tantei EYE), Taguchi Junnosuke (Hanayome to Papa, Legal High), Suzuki Emi (Ryokiteki na Kanojo, Kiraware Matsuko no Issho), Kashii Yu (Mori no Asagao, Meitantei no Okite), Minami (Ningen Konchuki, Karyu no Utage) and Kaga Takeshi (Good Life~Arigato,Papa. Sayonara~, JOKER Yurusarezaru Sosakan)
Writer: Egashira Michiru (Gokusen series and film, Tumbling, Misaki Number One!!. The series is loosely based on the manga of the same name by Ichijo Yukari.
Director: Otani Taro (Zeni Geba, the Gokusen series)
Why It’s Underrated: The show started out well, with ratings at 15%, but the ratings dropped as the series went on. I also found the fan threads/journals for the series were used less and less as the series went on. Maybe viewers thought they would have an overall series mystery to solve. Or maybe they were disappointed in the lack of romance. Or maybe the fact that the show was episodic bothered them? All these reasons were most likely reasons the show ended with a viewer average of 12.63%.
Why You Should Watch It: The series is fast and breezy with some underlying seriousness. The cast has lovely chemistry and are all great to look at.(all the main males are Johnny's, if that helps). There are a lot of laughs here. And, if you aren't 'shipping these characters by the end, there is something wrong with you. There is no romance in the series, but - the chemistry!
Favorite Scenes: SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!!
01. Anytime the yukan club dons customs to go solve their mysteriousness event of the week.
02. Miroku tearfully singing to his father over the phone.
03. Yuri's "kidnapping"
04. Mike He's guest appearance - all of it, but especially the very end.
Click to viewMy score - 7.5/10. Maybe not the best drama of the list. But, it is one of the funniest. It's bright and easy and full of smiles and laughs.