Reviews

Daw this drama! I loved the concept of the story, it's rather heart-warming with out being too over the top, the fact that it explores the idea of people needing the company of each other for different reasons was better then just straightforward romance. The music, the opening song I really liked and thus I was first introduced to Arashi, when I listen to it as a separate song it does seem cheesy but in a funny way it seems to work ok with the drama. re-watch? oohh yes! I tend not to normally but I think I've re-watched this three times. Reasons being that it's only 10 episodes, it's so easy and a pleasure to watch. It does have an outdated feeling, maybe because of the way it was filmed and the wardrobe choices, but it doesn't matter as this is pure gold!

Leia Mais

There is no doubt that if you want to know about Italian cooking, working as a chef or are just obsessed about food, you might find 'Bambino!' one of the best cookery dramas. If you are looking for a story with a huge depth, twists and magical happenings, you'd best look for something else. 'Bambino!' is a gritty story with no sugar, just salt! After watching Matsumoto Jun in the likes of 'Hana Yori Dango' and 'Kimi Wa Petto' I thought I had watched the limits of the variety of this kid's one eyebrow lifting talent. Watching Matsumoto in 'Bambino!' was like how a kid feels when they discover a new thing their old toy can do! I must admit the main themes of the drama I personally found uninteresting but I found myself drawn in at some point to Shogo's character and developed a need for him to achieve his goals. It's this element that makes it a successful drama but if the subject is not something that interests you, it might be a hard time to ride out to see the outcome of the story. Take my advice and watch the first episode, if you find yourself bored, don't watch it any further, one look at those frustrated eyes and you'll have to watch it to the end, unless you're inhuman!

Leia Mais

For those of you who have watched the other versions of this drama, which are "Hana Yori Dango" and "Meteor Garden" and enjoyed it, may want to watch this Korean version. Extras have been added to the story line which round everything up better like secondary characters back stories and more of a rivalry between the 'Rui and Domyoji' equivalent characters. Jan Di's character has been made more capable to cope with all the rotten situations thrown at her and more smarter than Tsukushi's character.

For those of you who haven't watched any of the previous versions of this drama, watching this will take you on a wonderful journey and a roller coaster of emotions, just make sure you have a pillow handy to hide yourself during the painfully embarrassing moments, and are sitting in a sound proof room so your shouting at the screen won't disturb and freak out the people you live with

Leia Mais

When I read the plot and the cast list I was expecting something interesting with potential for a good story. The first couple of episodes were fine, considering that some great drama's could start off confusing or bad and then bloom into something wonderful. For this drama, this really didn't happen, in fact it was downhill all the way. The story wasn't going anywhere, it just kept going round in circles and after going through all the pain I was expecting a reward unfortunately the ending was as consistently flat as the whole series. I think instead of paying out for Ogura Shun to star in the drama for about two episodes the money could have been better spent on a better writer, such a shame.

Leia Mais

DO NOT WATCH THIS DRAMA. It is cute and funny and mildly interesting in the beginning, but then the plot and the logic disappears. From episode 9 onward, you watch pain without knowing the reason for it, even though that pain is beautiful to watch. And just when you think it is totally done for and you can't watch another moment of this crap, they give you a shining moment, or actually a good episode that makes you giggle and sigh and nod your head saying "that make sense." And the Ending. Abominable. The finale should have been episode 16 so they could have played out the aftermath for an episode, or at least 15 minutes! No, we don't even get to see the moment that the entire series is leading up to. FAIL, drama. You traitor.

Leia Mais

Great drama about friendship, loyalty, love and courage! The first Antarctica expedition was considered to be the biggest achievement of Japan in the post war era and contributed in reviving their pride as a nation. This drama portraits the spirit of Japanese people and their history of endeavors in Japan’s present accomplishment. It introduces many historically famous persons who contributed in building the modern Japan.

The first couple of episodes may seem a bit slow and too idealistic (Now I didn’t mind it at all but it’s for the sake of my endeavor to make this review objective). However, remember that it’s based on a true story and don’t give up on it. This drama is one which gets better with each episode. It had a huge budget and they tried to make it as realistic as possible. I don’t possess much knowledge ‘bout Antarctica but I think they did a fair job.

The life of the drama was, of course, as one can guess from the synopsis, the relationship (or the comradeship as they called it) between the members and the dogs. The nice cinematography was able to capture the expression of the dogs and present it beautifully. The hardship of the expedition, the uncertainty of Antarctica, the struggle of survival and the loyalty of the dogs…everything was enjoyable and inspiring.

As expected, once again, I was mesmerized by the touching performance of Kimura Takuya. Undoubtedly this is one the best works of Kimura I’ve seen so far. Despite that the fact that my favorite character in this drama is not played by Kimura rather by Sakai Masato shows how amazing the rest of the cast was. This drama assembled some of the best TV actors of Japan and each one of them gave their best ….including the dogs.

Watch this drama. Watch it if you love animals. Watch it even if you don’t.

Leia Mais

A realistic coming of age drama showcasing the pains of finding and losing yourself along the way. I would say this is a drama focusing in more on the struggles of maintaining friendships and less on romance but in a way it's refreshing.

Sidenote: For the quest appearance of Lee Min Ki his character and acting are scene stealing and even if you cannot commit to the whole drama at least watch the first two episodes to see his performance. I'm curious to see where the main's in this drama head next a lot of future talents are riddled into this production. At some point I'd love to see Jung Eui Chul in a positive leading man role where he is less the dark and twisty character to the drama.

Leia Mais

i managed to watch Boys on the run til the very end.
Conclusion:
- i still dislike Maruyama. gomen. there are moments when i think wow he's actually kakkoi, but these moments are SO FEW. really.
- i LOVE Saito Takumi. he's HOT, talented, has luscious lips... wow.
- UEDA UEDA UEDA UEDA UEDA MOOOORE. really. i started watching this because of him, and HE GETS LIKE ONLY 4 MINUTES IN EVERY EPISODE. FOOUUR. that's-NOT-ENOUGH. i LOVE him like this badass, rude, i-don't-give-a-rat's ass-about-you character and honestly, his acting is not as bad as i expected.
- aaand another drama, where the main girl wasn't annoying as hell.
I'm not going to watch this drama again, but hmm. it's a good one-time-only drama. makes you laugh (sometimes disgusted...) and if you like Maruyama, you'll have a great time.

Leia Mais