(2) BWS: Koide Keisuke
And here I bring the second issue of Boys With Spunk ;) This time the focus will be on Koide Keisuke!
Since there are so many people that I want to post about, I was unsettled with who I wanted to chatter on about next. Ironically, I watched the latest episode of Strawberry Night a few days ago and I knew that I had to post about him next.
Koide Keisuke is a Japanese actor born on February 20, 1984. According to his dramawiki, he's been acting since 2003 and has majored in literature at Keio University. He's one of those actors you do see around a lot in dramas and movies, usually not having the main role, yet somehow managing to leave some sort of impact and impression to the audience.
Other as an actor, I personally don't know much about Koide. I know he infrequently updates his nikki and is apparently rumoured to be dating Mizukawa Asami having been friends since appearing in the same drama Nodame Cantabile (2006) together. [source]
I think the first time I saw him was in Nodame Cantabile. He was that really animated 'high tension' timpani player in the orchestra. Pulling off that crazy `tache and the afro like a pro, I was constantly amused by his presence and his love for Chiaki sempai that he was 'very' possessive of. ;)
(yeah, I couldn't help but add that last pic. Haha)
Then I saw him act in JIN (one of my favourite dramas EVER), but ironically I didn't recognise him as that timpani player in Nodame, which is understandable. In JIN, Koide acted Kyotaro - the samurai of the Tachibana household. The unwavering, kind, stern and loyal brother of Tachibana Saki (acted by Ayase Haruka). I really adored Koide's role. He depicted him nicely. It was only when I searched the other roles, I linked that it was the same actor in Nodame. Let's just say I was pretty shocked by the discovery.
After watching Jin, I became more curious about his other works. I cracked a smile when I saw that he acted again with Ayase Haruka in Cyborg Girl, but instead of acting as her brother - he was infatuated with her. And, not to mention, she was a robot too. I watched it and found it pretty amusing and cute.
Which led me to watch Parade, where he acts as a boyish university student. Pretty laid back and down to earth, fitting amongst the group of misfits staying in the same apartment.
And then watching Surely Someday which I loved too. He played the lead singer to his high school band. It's a pretty cute movie to watch - really whacky.
As you can see, from all these dramas/movies that Koide's appeared in, they're all different. There will be some similar characteristics between the people he acts out, but it just presents how he can adjust and fall easily into a different persona altogether. Right now I'm currently watching him in Strawberry Night. His character is quite strict, firm, but also uncertain and wary of everything he does.
How Koide depicts his characters through his eyes, body language and tone of voice is really intricate and amazing. I still haven't watched him in that drama, Rookies, yet - but I will do so in the future. I look forward to seeing more of his acting roles in the future. If you have any other recommendations, let me know ;)
Previous BWS: (1) Spike Spiegel
Since there are so many people that I want to post about, I was unsettled with who I wanted to chatter on about next. Ironically, I watched the latest episode of Strawberry Night a few days ago and I knew that I had to post about him next.
Koide Keisuke is a Japanese actor born on February 20, 1984. According to his dramawiki, he's been acting since 2003 and has majored in literature at Keio University. He's one of those actors you do see around a lot in dramas and movies, usually not having the main role, yet somehow managing to leave some sort of impact and impression to the audience.
Other as an actor, I personally don't know much about Koide. I know he infrequently updates his nikki and is apparently rumoured to be dating Mizukawa Asami having been friends since appearing in the same drama Nodame Cantabile (2006) together. [source]
I think the first time I saw him was in Nodame Cantabile. He was that really animated 'high tension' timpani player in the orchestra. Pulling off that crazy `tache and the afro like a pro, I was constantly amused by his presence and his love for Chiaki sempai that he was 'very' possessive of. ;)
(yeah, I couldn't help but add that last pic. Haha)
Then I saw him act in JIN (one of my favourite dramas EVER), but ironically I didn't recognise him as that timpani player in Nodame, which is understandable. In JIN, Koide acted Kyotaro - the samurai of the Tachibana household. The unwavering, kind, stern and loyal brother of Tachibana Saki (acted by Ayase Haruka). I really adored Koide's role. He depicted him nicely. It was only when I searched the other roles, I linked that it was the same actor in Nodame. Let's just say I was pretty shocked by the discovery.
After watching Jin, I became more curious about his other works. I cracked a smile when I saw that he acted again with Ayase Haruka in Cyborg Girl, but instead of acting as her brother - he was infatuated with her. And, not to mention, she was a robot too. I watched it and found it pretty amusing and cute.
Which led me to watch Parade, where he acts as a boyish university student. Pretty laid back and down to earth, fitting amongst the group of misfits staying in the same apartment.
And then watching Surely Someday which I loved too. He played the lead singer to his high school band. It's a pretty cute movie to watch - really whacky.
As you can see, from all these dramas/movies that Koide's appeared in, they're all different. There will be some similar characteristics between the people he acts out, but it just presents how he can adjust and fall easily into a different persona altogether. Right now I'm currently watching him in Strawberry Night. His character is quite strict, firm, but also uncertain and wary of everything he does.
How Koide depicts his characters through his eyes, body language and tone of voice is really intricate and amazing. I still haven't watched him in that drama, Rookies, yet - but I will do so in the future. I look forward to seeing more of his acting roles in the future. If you have any other recommendations, let me know ;)
Previous BWS: (1) Spike Spiegel