Just finished Change and I never thought that I will like this series so much!! This is one of the best of Kimu's drama ever! He's the perfect actor to play Asakura Keita, the 'incompetent' politician. The plot is great. I really admire the scriptwriter. Meanwhile we used to see the peak of story in the middle of series, this drama peak is in the (nearly) end of series. And this is one of the best drama ending.
But for sure, this drama isn't 100% perfect. The main story is too idealist. In the real world, there is no way idealist person will win in politics... It can be said, too good to be true. Moreover, please WATCH it!!

Flash bout Jin, he said in Popolo Oct that he need to inhale oxygen to make sure that he can continue to perform on the stage after Lovejuice and BnMD. Great ha? o_o
Flash #2, he'll interview JODIE FOSTER next week on CTKT (and I bet it will be in English). Finally!! After 'silly' interview with Usher and Leona Lewis, we need someone that really can speak English (at least better than Japanese :p)
Flash #3, I have no idea what's happening to Shirota Yuu yesterday, but he was in Waratte Iitomo show and receive surprise phone call from his senpai AND flower from Jin and Pig (yes, they are put their name there). Seems like Jiji was in happy mood since Arashi single sold really well :p

PS. I just upgrade my home PC and now I have home theater XD (even that means money money money money and money to spend again and again *sigh*)
PS. 2 I thought that my Personal Trainer is a gay, but seems like I've saw him with his gf :p He's good looking btw ;p

Everybody knows this series right? The one who recently made into dorama. But I got to be honest, I like the manga better than the drama. Reason. try to read it urself :D A bit hint, this is the manga cover:

Tempting? *blink*
The story itself, is not to different. The background, the cast, the plot is different, but not the main story about ideal boyfriend who created to satisfied the master a.k.a girl. In manga, the main char, Izawa Riiko, is still a high school student. Which had lot of interesting problem related with friends, live, and sex. Yes, sex :D (One of the scene story is about Night become a Host in Host club and seducing woman to pleasure her). The manga rated as PG 15+, but not vulgar at all. I'm a bit surprise when knowing the mangaka is Yuu Watase. She used to wrote something more adventure and classic. But I think she made it with this manga.
The dorama, well I bit disappointed with the cast. Hayami Mocomichi as Tenjo Night is really a shock. His acting in the beginning of series is really unimpressive. Good thing that he improved in the middle of series. His acting to become an human robot sometime will make us smile or even laugh. Like when he had to fell down. He really fell down like a machine, in the middle of forest! And how he trying to make Riko smile will make us smile too. Meanwhile Mizushima Hiro char is not to 'shining' though... He played well, but just not as good as expected. What a shock when I saw Namikiri char played by Sasaki Kuranosuke. I don't say he's bad, but he's too old to play Namikiri char! Namikiri at manga is more younger, lived, and funky. I was thinking someone like Masuda Shota to play it... Not much to say for Aibu Saki. She is the one who plaed Happy with Junno before, and pretty cute indeed. Since they change the story from gako into work live, I think she played Riiko pretty well.
Moreover, the drama can make me crying in some of epi. I should admit that I do cried in almost ending series. Its so touching. Im not a fan of love story drama, but this drama is good. The beginning is bit boring cause u can easily predict whats gonna happen next. But start from middle (around epi 6), the plot getting more interesting (so typically Japanese drama).
The ratting is average though, since its aired with Last Friend as well. But at least still good to watch (even I just finished the last 6 epi today)

Episode: 11
Genre : Renzoku
DL: English Hardsubs by SARS
Wiki: Manga, Dorama

Oh, about the promo. I've read somewhere at KTLOVE that in Germany tabloid wrote about this series wit put Jin pic on it. The White Angle Docomo pic one. Seems like Jin face is pretty good to attract ppl XD (Im trying to find the pic, but seems like its really hard to find...)

Im a bad employee I know... In workplace and work hour, i watched video, and its long run time. Yes, I just finished watch Prodai SP :p



Actually this love-drama-shoujou is not my kind of type, but well the 'fairy' thing drag me into it :D

this maybe the second entry bout this things... (well, before i've once post bout Yukan Club and Hana Kimi)
why Japan producers love to make manga into screen, many of them is dorama?
i think the reason might be:
1. the manga story is interesting
2. promote the manga itself
3. ratting
4. less creative in story line a.k.a drought idea :p

in some case, the first reason goes well, such as in Hana Kimi. but the rest, somehow its... *thumbs down*
Hana Kimi is good in packaging. the director and crew did it so well. the cast.. sorry to say, but Shun and Maki didn't spark in my eyes. its all about Nakatsu a.k.a Toma and Nanba senpai ^^ (okay, im bias here :D). and the ratting goes well for this series, make both sponsors and producers glad. a good example for a success manga into screen (even in beginning, many ppl doubt this series since its different from the manga, but i found its not THAT different. plus, the Taiwan version out first, which ppl said its more lot better since it just exactly like the manga)

and of course another successful drama based from manga is Gokusen. i like the first season better than 2nd season in story line, but for casting, of course Gokusen 2 is better! :p great casting, a bit boring story line for season 2, its not makes the ratting low. i seriously surprise with season 2 ratting. they even beat the first season (i believe thats the main reason why they gonna made Gokusen 3).
even in Gokusen 1 the student main char is Shin (MatsuJun), but how the story goes with Yakumi and all is so good, not boring at all. to be so honest, i guess the main factor Gokusen 2 get a very high ratting not only cause its aired in Sunday 9 pm, but also good for 'eye treatment' a.k.a eye candy :p
i really hope that the season 3 won't drop or give a bad impression for Gokusen image. i mean.. in overall. i dunno what and how they gonna make for the story since it will aired in April this year. some old cast will back -Yakumi of course- and lot of new faces for the students. i dunno if this true or not, but i heard that Fujigaya Taisuke from Kiss My Ft II and Yaotome Hikaru from HSJ as one of them (surprisingly that Yabu not there). i can imagine Fujigaya as a bad boy, but Hikaru? ah, maybe thats why they won't cast Yabu here XD

even i love Jin so much, i will said that Yukan Club is disappointing. the main story is interesting, the manga looks more interesting, but the dorama is... well, i keep watching it only cause Jin...
At first, im not sure how well or famous this Yukan Club manga, but when it will made into dorama, suddenly the manga came out in Indo! what an surprise, really XDD
moreover, the sponsors and producers might be disappointed with how the ratting goes. its not that bad. a normal ratting categories, but its not what they expected, specially when they cast Jin there. this is his first main role drama and since ppl -his fans actually- waiting for almost 2.5 years to see him on screen again, they should expected ratting more than 15% (plus hoping that the manga fans will watched it too).
i don't want to blame the crew or director or the casts, but somehow i felt mad cause they can do it better! i know they already working so hrd to make this drama, since they are in rush, must done it in super speed for 1 epi, but is that a good professional reason?
the story it self in each epi is.. well, since this is a light comedy-gakuen drama, its not that bad, even so unreasonable, but yet is boring...
the casts acting is good, and Minami is excellent. im not say this is the best Jin act, cause he still need lot of experience and learn how to act on camera, but he's improved (and the FANS POWER already proved their love to Jin for winning Best Actor in Grand Prix :p ).  Junno and Yoko is good too since they playing a very different char form themselves (even we will see some real Yoko face in some scenes), thats why im not complaining if Junno really wins any award :D even the Grand Prix result is always make me laugh :p

Death Note! oh gosh, there is rumors that this series will be made into dorama with Pi as the main role *WTH*, but yet isn't come true till now. the movie, DN movie is.. EXCELLENT! i read the manga until finished cause the movies. even the 2nd movies def different with the manga, but its still great. the dialogs was so smart and both L and Light is a great chars. maybe this is the perfect example for a success manga into screen case. there is no ratting, but the ppl enthusiastic to go to theater and buy the DVD is great. i hear that Hollywood wants to make a remake for this movies (now the reason #3 and #4 goes)

Hana Yori Dango series... i've watched the Taiwan version first and its blah (the first season is fine, but MG 2 is big mistake...) and good thing that HYD with MatsuJun is good. good promo, good casting, good packaging, good crews provide good ratting too. even i don't quite like the 2nd season, but the ratting goes so well, beat the first season. MatsuJun is perfect for Domiyouji Tsukasa, and we all hate his hair style there :p to be honest, im not to remember this drama story (each epi), since i don't like it to much cause.. too drama :D

then Chobits. i couldn't gather more info bout this series ratting and so on, but i've read the manga and i am a Clamp fan. im quite disappointed with the dramas. the main story is not so far from the manga, but how they made it into drama is too... well.. just an average drama for me. even i admit that the main cast is similar with Kame and Ohkura! :p and the girl whose become Chobits is the girl in 24 hrs TV 2006 in KT late night part (part 11 if u guys DL)

the last manga into screen i've watched is... Tantei Gakuen Q. im not read the manga, but i've watched the anime and quite like it. the series isn't to much exact like the anime (or maybe manga), but surprisingly good! i never wondering that this kids made a good job for playing a young detectives (i want to say 'kid detectives', but they are teenagers in the series - even in the SP they all more younger). the ratting might not so well, even so they already made a good job. nice and interesting stories, good packaging. i watched the SP with Detective Conan 2, and i must said that this film is more interesting than Conan.

for this season drama, there is Honey and Clover which become an 'very expected drama', but come with very low ratting... i remember when this drama announce, im so excited. the manga is good (i've read even not finish), and of course cause Toma name was there. i want to know how he's gonna play this time since Takemoto char is such a looser (similar with Nakatsu). maybe he's fit for this kind of role :p
when the first epi airing and i saw the ratting, i believe its not only me who's shocked.. im not gonna believe why the first epi ratting is only 12.9% and keep dropping until now (in 9.8% for 3rd epi). but when i watched the first epi with my pal, i understand why the ratting so low... its BORING! really! even Toma couldn't make me stay seat and watch *sigh (and im not even finished the first epi)
i heard hat the crew and producers getting frustrated cause its way far from what they expected (i guess the cast also share the same feeling too). i feel bad for Toma. he's talented to be an actor, but well... seems like he need more chance. i know Toma's fans will never cares bout ratting since its Toma there ^^

and of course Ichi Pound no Fukuin. when the first this drama announce with Kame as main actor, i'll search this in google and wiki (i believe many of Kame and KT fans will do the same). when i found it and read the story line i was like 0_o ('eh? another boxing story for kame?!), even i know the rumors spread before the official announcement that Kame will be in boxing drama... So apparently Kame got the boxer images with all this DB and now this drama (and the fact that he'll doing DB 2008 after this drama finish).
im not watching the drama yet, not even read the manga (i just know there is the ichipon manga after this drama announce :p), and if i feel sorry for Kame cause he's working so hard for this but get a very low ratting, then i should send a grieving flower to Taki. i don't mean harsh and i know hard working deserve to get a good result. this drama story line didn't hit me so much, not makes me want to watch but of course many of Kame fans, boxing lovers, too-usual-love-drama hater will watch it. i hear lot of disappointed why should Kame casted in this drama, but the fact i think its all Kame rules. i mean, without Kame, this drama will not gonna hit 10% for ratting (in Kanto), without underestimate the crews and producer. i've seen so many Kame caps for first 2 epi and he did it pretty well (looks like). many of ppl said Kame is a good actor and im not complain bout it (nor agree). he need more experience but yes he's in a right track to become great actor 1 day.
for all his poor ratting dramas, all he need just a REAL GOOD story line

i know maybe i missed lot of dorama or movie based on manga, at least thats all i remember...
i believe there will be another manga into screen again and i hope it will have a good story line, good casting, and good production. none other for getting high ratting, make fans, sponsors, and producers happy (even it might only 10% possible)

Ps. im curious with Atsu Hime series. its taiga and get good ratting (the highest in first 2 weeks airing) and based from good novel

Ps. 2 wow.. such a long entry :p