[Discussion] Hotelier

# Title: ホテリアー
# Title (English): Hotelier
# Genre: Romance
# Format: Renzoku
# Episodes: 8
# Broadcast network: TV Asashi

Synopsis

Ueto Aya plays Odagiri Ryoko who is a manager of a hotel, which a businessman (Oikawa Mitsuhiro) is trying to take over.

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hotelier_%28TV_Asahi%29

I think there are quite a lot of famous actors in the show, nice to see them Smile

I wonder if Aya spoke good Korean in the drama. Can she really speak it ? Or it just for the show ?
Anyway it was quite funny to hear Aya speaking English and Korean in the first episode Smile

Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Good first episode. I haven't watched the original Korean series upon which this was based. For those who saw that, how does this compare? I'm also glad to see Aya Ueto in a different kind of role.

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:48 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I just finished watching episode one and I must this drama is VERY impressive!!

I love the whole cast, especially seeing Ueto Aya acting in a totally different role! I love her acting and she is very very pretty!!

Ep1 gave us a brief yet detailed outline of the hotel's situation and it looks like several men are falling for ueto aya!!!

yatta!!

I cant wait to see how this hotel will be in the future!! Really looking forward to it! I hope the ratings will be very high! This is one of the best dramas so far this season!!!!

Does anyone have the theme song by ueto aya?? And does anyone know if this hotel really exists in Japan?? It looks very grand!! SUTEKI!!!! cheers

Big cheers for dfansubs for soft subbing this drama!!!

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:44 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I did not know there were soft subs, maybe I will watch it again with subs . I did not get the whole story, especially during the anniversary party.

Aya is really great in this drama, as usual her acting is very good.

The casting is also interesting but the rating doesn't seem so good Sad

11.1 % with a very good broadcast hour : Thursday at 9:00

Maybe not so many ads for the drama, not like Joudan janai

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

enjoyed the first ep a lot!
very interesting drama and its great to see aya in a different role. she is cute with long hair Big Smile

will most likely be sticking to this!

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

this looks good judging from the first ep... but 8 eps in all seems a little short..

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:51 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Ueto Aya is really different in this role. It's childishness away! =) Episode 1's not bad. Looking 4ward to the next epi

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:49 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:02 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I think she alereadu had serious role like in Tsubasa no Tenshi (I forgot the long title) and also in Koukou kyoushi, in this one she was childish because of the role of the high school girl but quite serious show.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

First, thank you, D-Fansubs, for the subtitles. Second, well, I have watched the original Korean version, and liked it (right from the first episode.) In comparison, the Japanese version seems rushed, somehow. Everything is done very quickly, with little explanation. Why, say, does the Aya Ueto character, a comparatively low-level employee, attend the hotel president's sickbed (with his wife and son)? One Japanese guy in Seoul is explained, but why are the two others there?

A big problem is the ages of the main cast. Aya Ueto still seems too young to play someone taking responsibility for a large hotel's anniversary dinner. The Ogata character from Seoul is worse; he looks at most a few years older, but is supposed to take charge of the entire hotel (and to have treated AU as a daughter???)

The Korean version had a rather important subplot dealing with adoption (of Korean children to the US.) I wonder whether any of this remains in the Japanese one.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:09 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i dont think aya's characters status level of employment is that low, she is the assistant manager. kind of contradicts your other statement in that she is taking responsibility for a large hotel's anniversary dinner yet her status as an employee is low-level. anyway, im sure she is just close to the president and his family personally which is why she was at his side in the hospital

not sure what you mean by the japanese guy and the two others being in seoul..cant really remember that scene

anyway, since when did dramas have to be realistic to the point where they have to be accurate in terms of real life. lets just enjoy the drama! Big Smile

my boss my hero jdrama, for example, a 27 year old yakuza pretending to be a high school student? yeah..that happens everyday lol

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

The first ep was nice. But there is no hook except that Aya is very elegant in this one (a relief from the silly characters she had to play). I think that the relationship among the staff is way too confusing and distracting from the main plot.

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

sakari, i see what you're saying, but only after you pointed it out. it sounds like the korean version did do a better job of developing the characters, but i still think this version is doing a good job. again, only after you pointed it out did i even begin to consider that.

well...i was impressed, this looks like a fun drama with a real sense of movement, not so linear...know what i mean?

i was kind of sad when i went to download the subs for episode two and they weren't there Unsure

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:41 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I actually enjoyed the first episode. I thought the Kdrama version was a bit too long and got draggy. So I'm hoping that this version will be better. Who knows? Maybe they'll make a part 2 like HYD did...

I did kind of find it weird too how Ueto Aya's character is in such a high position for such a young age and especially a woman in Japan. But, this is TV world and anything goes! Big Smile

I'm wondering if anyone watched it live in Japan and have spoilers to share! Episode 2 looked like it was going to be interesting from last week's preview.

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:00 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I hope that Bae Yong Jun not only appear in ep 1, want to see him more.