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Hideaki_Ito

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Hideaki_Ito

Didn't like Karina before but she wasn't so bad in Love Shuffle. I implore you to reconsider. How I feel about Karina is like how I feel about Yuto of this drama. :mrgreen: Hahaha, same here. Might watch it over one weekend once it's finished. I'm not quite sure it's possible to get a dramatic turn...

Hideaki_Ito

That would sound like me, yes :P I wonder what gave it away? I still visit Jade's blog regularly for J-drama news. Haha, I never talked to you in spcnet but I know your name for a while and I also saw your name at jade's blog. I was like "ah, so she got into jdrama now" because I remember...

Hideaki_Ito

Really? Who? Yes, I am a member there, but don't really visit often these days. I was there many many years ago. I had lots of fun with jade during the NC craze. Haven't been there for a long while. I'm talking about a member with the name start with a "j" and end with "y". LOL....

Hideaki_Ito

Not strange at all. I was in a similar situation - Tamaki was always on the back of my drama-watching radar, but it wasn't until Nodame Cantabile (and I was pretty late to it) that it exploded into full-on love within the first five minutes. Then in his first couple of scenes with Ueno Juri, I was ...

Hideaki_Ito

Hideaki_Ito: Wow, you're a diehard Tamaki-Ayase fan! :salut: I didn't know their friendship goes way back, but that'd explain why Tamaki and Ayase keep getting projects together. Now I really need to hunt down River of First Love and Akai Unmei! Actually I was never a die hard Tamaki/Ayase fan unti...

Hideaki_Ito

I think it was a number of factors. For one, she just turned 30 and birthdays do have that weird power to make people either reflect on life and/or impulsively do stuff. She was no doubt touched by his kind gesture and when he asked if he could spend the night with her, she was probably hit by a st...

Hideaki_Ito

I skipped to the Tamaki parts in Toyotomi, and got a good giggle every time he appeared. He was really the takoyaki shop guy, haha, with a towel wrapped around his head and totally looked the part of a summer beach guy. He appeared about four brief times, twice with Ayase - once, when he gave her t...

Hideaki_Ito

River of First Love? Gah, now I have to check that out. Oh, Tamaki was in Toyotomi, but in a very small role - man of takoyaki shop :mrgreen: Uso! Tamaki had a small role in Toyotomi? You sure have sharp eyes. I don't recall seeing him. Did he interact with Ayase? I recall the 3 main leads went to ...

Hideaki_Ito

Ayase is rumoured to be dating Osawa Takao, her co-star in JIN, while Tamaki reportedly has a non-celebrity girlfriend. Also, I'm not sure about a third collaboration... did you mean Princess Toyotomi? I just don't want Yu anywhere near Hitomi, she annoys me. Tamaki wasn't in Toyotomi if I remember...

Hideaki_Ito

Haha. Same here. I figured Jiken Kyuumei might do the trick. I saw the first ep and will probably give the series a try since I haven't seen any dramas of this genre lately. Is this based on a manga? Because I'm deathly afraid that it could go the way of Last Cinderella.... and could sure use a hea...

Hideaki_Ito

After watching ep 1 raw, I knew I had to get some serious Tamaki dosage because ep 1 tibits just weren't enough. So I went and re-watched Nodame Cantabile all over again. (My next stop would be deer man.) I'm watching this for my Hiroshi/Ayase ending. The boy just isn't hot enough so I don't care fo...

Hideaki_Ito

I couldn't even finish ep 3. After 2.5 ep, I'm already bored of Hiroto and Sakura relationship (or rather Hiroto character.) Looking at him reminds me of Jin from Anego (but at that time there was Masaya Kato for me to drool over.) Probably will come back or maybe not. I can't hold this hot potato a...

Hideaki_Ito

I feel that:
Galileo=Trick+Science-Humor

Hideaki_Ito

I also think that Hiroto is a botchan/young master of a rich family somewhere. So this prince Hiroto will offer the glass slippers to Sakura, the last Cinderella.

Hideaki_Ito

Okay, so here’s my working theory. And bear in mind that I only understood about 10% of the dialogue in ep2 (that’s why I need to see the subs… ;), so I may have missed some important details—but this is what it looks like to me right now… I think Hiroto is in love with the younger girl who’s after...

Hideaki_Ito

So far for the 2 first eps Naohito has a whole lot more screen time than Haruma. Naohito as Rintaro to Sakura is like Buchou to Hotaru and in fact he is Sakura's boss. Looks like Naohito finds his niche. I don't fancy Haruma. He's skinny and has this long hair that makes him kind of girly. Maybe the...

Hideaki_Ito

It's the chauvinist man that is her true prince. Their chemistry is sizzling I can fry my eggs in it.

Hideaki_Ito

This is not so bad. I do like the interactions between main lady Sakura and her superior. I'm rooting for this couple.

Hideaki_Ito

Oh, I have to agree with everyone saying "this is suppose to be about forbidden love betweem Kiyama and Rei". If it was not about forbidden love between these two, there is no point of writing Rei's character like this in past few eps. she clearly shows signs of jealousy in her own way ju...

Hideaki_Ito

This is the description from the front page: It may seem like most of us in modern society live the ordinary life: Wishing for the happiness of self, family, and loved ones. Some, however, live an unimaginable life, with a past that could only be understood by few, and carry a fate so vast upon them...

Hideaki_Ito

The drama is clearly about Kiyama and Rei because it's Kiyama and Rei on the cover. They stand side by side without physical contact. They stand side by side because they have a form of relationship. They have no physical contact because it's meant to be hidden due to its unfavorable nature. In othe...

Hideaki_Ito

I really don't where to start with ep10. I guess I start with Rie who since she find out she can't have Kiyama, starting to be so daring and out spoken and challenging Kiyama and weird widow about being happy and having mutual and common way in life. I am really disappointed with Kiyama for giving ...

Hideaki_Ito

Ep 10 So it was the end of a beginning. The romance was wilted the moment it started budding. The eternal flame of love blew out the moment it started burning. Oh my angst-filled romance, where art thou? I was hoping to hear Kiyama romancing Rei with pick up lines like, "You're like a case that...

Hideaki_Ito

The problem of this drama isn't the subject matter. It's the poor story telling and the unlikeable characters. But anyways, I'm not going to lie through my teeth and say I'm watching this drama because I'm onto something big like trying to unravel the mystery of the 300 days law and study its effect...

Hideaki_Ito

Oh dear! I laughed so much reading your recaps. Ep 9 was kind of painful for me to watch. the widow is emotionally unstable and she is determined to have Kiyama. He seems to be surprised at her reaction which is odd because her jealous behaviour is so obvious to every one but him plus that what wil...

Hideaki_Ito

Let's romance it ... So anyways, the romance deepened. Rei threw herself into Kiyama's arm for another passionate and lengthy embrace. They felt each other's warmth, her arms around his waist as his on hers, her head on his chest, his chin on her head. They stood there for a while romancing in the r...

Hideaki_Ito

Well this drama has little merit for me to continue on if not for older man Kiyama and younger woman Rei relationship. I can't say I understand the characters in the dramas. All of them seem to have mastered their craft in being drama queens which is probably the whole point. So ojousama momma had t...

Hideaki_Ito

It's getting kind of weird Though I've been bored to tears but I remain hopeful for the possible romance still. So at the end of ep 8, our heroine Rei and hero Kiyama had their second "passionate" hug. I was debating on whether or not I should celebrate on this advancement of galactic prop...

Hideaki_Ito

ah so...

Hideaki_Ito

I'm still clueless about the relationship of Kiyama and the widow. It seems he lives in their house so maybe they're a couple??? Really aside from the possible romance of Kiyama and Rei, other factors are really not worth watching for me. Come on, get on with the romance. I want some angst.

Hideaki_Ito

I prefer that they choose a hotter guy for Ayase. That guy ain't gonna cut it.

Hideaki_Ito

I watched this drama because the description (from somewhere else) says that it's about forbidden love and hinted that the 19 yrs old may fall in love with her possible biological father. I thought wow, Japan sure is so open minded. Of course I soon found out the description is all very wrong. Regar...

Hideaki_Ito

I skimmed through this for Ryoko and what the hell?

Hideaki_Ito

Touche! Same feeling here - 'talky, preachy, too much meaningless voice narrative and unnecessary dialogs', etc.; and no, the manga Jin does not whine like this. That's why I prefer manga Jin. I gave drama Jin a theme song, "Yesterday" from the Beatles. "Suddenly I'm not half the man...

Hideaki_Ito

They kind of dragged out Nokaze's part in season 2 as well to give Miki more screen time. I see no point of her being there until the end. It was just weird. *edit* I made a Itoshiki Hibiyo MV for Jin/Saki. Don't know if anybody can actually see it. (TBS may block it. Dunno.) http://www.youtube.com/...

Hideaki_Ito

Jin drama is adapted very loosely. Of course it's impossible to follow the whole story because the manga has a lot of stuff going on. The sad thing is the even the main events with the main characters were changed to the point where it's unrecognizable. If the writer thinks she can do a better job w...

Hideaki_Ito

And so I watched the last ep raw... My feeling is I think they should have changed this drama from "Jin" to "Jintaro" or something. Having this drama with the same name as the manga just makes the manga looks bad. So anyways, So Jin's rock in the head was making things worst by t...

Hideaki_Ito

I think we must have been watching two different dramas. Season 1 was perfection and IMO season 2 should never have been made. If I wanted to watch Ryoma, I would've been watching Ryoma Den and not JIN. :-( are you serious? Virtually everyone I have come across who have seen season 2 absolutely lov...

Hideaki_Ito

I on the other hand was most interested in the canon pairing Jin and Saki (or Osawa and Ayase rather. Heck I was hoping to see some rabu in promotion clips but they acted cold outwardly. It's hard to tell if they're dating and hiding or they broke up before season 2 started. I'm pretty damn sure the...

Hideaki_Ito

Ep 10 There wasn't a lot going in ep 10 (or maybe I was just skimming a bit too much. The events I remember can be out of order.) Anyways, Jin tried to save lover Ryoma, stayed by his side and waited for his revival. Fortunately for me Ryoma finally left for good after rambling for a bit. After the ...

Hideaki_Ito

bloodbath-angel wrote:Can somebody please tell me the real name of Ryoma's bodyguard? I know i have seen him before in some dramas, but i can't remember which one. Thanks!

I guess you're talking about this guy.
http://jdorama.com/artiste.1456.htm

Hideaki_Ito

Yes Jin tried to save Ryoma simply because he's someone close to his heart. (I didn't want to use "friend" because it does seem that if there's someone that is closest to Jin's heart, it would be Ryoma.) That's the only reason he needs. It makes perfect sense because Jin 2 is about Jin sav...

Hideaki_Ito

Hideaki, Is this serious??? I have not been watching the drama because I was waiting for it to be finished and then I would have watched it in one or two long stretches. Are you Serious about these two guys.??? Even a taiga would not go so far afield and render the true history so wacky. Well I sup...

Hideaki_Ito

Ep 9 summary after I quickly went through the ep. As the result of continous head banging on his writing desk, Jin somehow retrieved an important piece of memory. This piece of memory coincidentally contains vital information to move the plot forward. It reveals the date when Ryoma was assassinated ...

Hideaki_Ito

^ :lol :lol :lol Saki is definitely love Jin but I think Jin is more in love with ryoma :lol :lol :lol Thanks for confirming that it's not all in my head. :lol Jin does look more in love whenever he's with Ryoma than he's with Saki. Poor Saki-san, pouring her heart out for Jin and what did he ever ...

Hideaki_Ito

Nokaze should have left after the wedding. I've been waiting for her disappearance (like Ryoma) but that didn't happen. Oh well. My conclusion: Manga > Drama. anyone who finished manga please help spoiled how Saki's bro die? He died protecting Jin I think. Saki also got shot protecting Jin. I don't ...

Hideaki_Ito

So true! While I was addicted to JIN first season (having rewatched some episodes again and again), I wasn't as interested in this 2nd season. I think the main reason I really like JIN 1 was the whole medical stuffs ( i like medical theme you see) and how he adapt modern technology in the old days....

Hideaki_Ito

I skimmed through ep 7-8 but there was a bit about Jin dreaming about Miki mentioning Ryoma that made me smirk. Miki is a fan of Ryoma? How convenient that is for Jin to remember this bit all of a sudden and how convenient it is for Miki to mentioned something about Ryoma of all historical people. ...

Hideaki_Ito

Heck, I didn't feel like commenting after the discouraging ep 7. (Instead I spent my time memorizing kanji lyrics from Itoshiki Hibiyo.) And from the look of ep 8 preview, they're really going off the tracks. In the manga, Nokaze left the country after the wedding. Please don't tell me the climax wi...

Hideaki_Ito

Key happenings in ep 6. 1. Jin sensei the medicine man went to Nagasaki to give a lecture about penicillin and triggered some reactions from the Western doctors. I mean I would be surprised too if a Japanese doctor produced a medicine with a Western name. Jin should have at least changed the name to...

Hideaki_Ito

(I'm too lazy to put up some caps but I feel like whining.) A few things about episode 5: You know how before the OP in every episode, Jin sensei usually sits there drowned in deep thoughts, contemplating the facts of life or something while holding the fabric thingaruni then he'll ask the question ...

Hideaki_Ito

Regarding Saki's conversation with Lady-sama, I saw this sypnosis at jadefrost's here: http://jdramas.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/jin-season-2-episode-4-trailer/ which is a bit clearer. She had also confided in Ehime the thoughts that went through her mind while watching Jin fold an origami ‘flying squ...

Hideaki_Ito

Just watched the subbed version too. Saki is getting feisty. She lays down the law and whips Jin-sensei's ass. Jin-sensei, your easy days are over. :lol Man, I can't wait for the next ep as well. (There are so many Kdramas, Cdramas, and other Jdramas up to my eyeballs and I'm just watching this dram...

Hideaki_Ito

Ep 4 caps (as I shall spam some.) I don't know. Ryoma was all over the males in this one. He really had it going. "Is that a gundam in your undies or are you happy to see me?" http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3464/vlcsnap193757.png "I said I love ya but I lied." http://img840.ima...

Hideaki_Ito

They may show a bit of Nokaze later if they choose to show her wedding, wearing western wedding dress and all. (I don't know why whenever this actress smiles, it feels forceful.) But anyways, the Jin/Saki scene was kind of weird. They could really do without that. I prefer the way the manga handled ...

Hideaki_Ito

Noi wrote:So I just watched episode 3...

...and wtf, did Saki turn Jin down?! WHYYY?!?!?!

Now you make me want to see. Please give detail summary if possible. With the rate I'm downloading I won't get to see it anytime soon.

Hideaki_Ito

yuizaki_libra wrote:
I did a rough translation of the lyrics here

That's awesome. Thanks for the link. I've been searching this for a few days. I may use it for future MV and stuff.

Hideaki_Ito

I really like the song Ken Hirai wrote for Jin "Itoshiki Hibi Yo". Though I don't completely understand the lyrics, from the fuzziness of my understanding it feels very fitting for the drama. I just hope someone will translate the lyrics.

Hideaki_Ito

This sounds awesome. But i have heard/read: that Saki marries another man in the manga? Unless he dies or something... I'd much rather believe what you say though, lol. It's his Edo self. Jin Tachibana. http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/7748/221gi.jpg Here's a few manga scans In vol 9, I think the...

Hideaki_Ito

I finally watched the smaller version of the 2 on here I downloaded and I see all kind of blocks/pixelation. I wonder if I'm missing codec or it's the file. :scratch: If you talk about going through thick and thin. Miki has gone through the same with Jin in the modern times. I think they've been dat...

Hideaki_Ito

I think the ending for the drama might have to be a bit different because I think I read somewhere Miki was not in the manga, only Nokaze was. Not to mention... If Miki was the love interest in the drama, it might not be the case that Jin ends up with Saki since he loves Miki so much. And if Edo Ji...

Hideaki_Ito

wow,hideaki. i'm envious that you managed to read the manga.Seem like only who bought the book can read it.According to mangaupdate, there hasn't been any scanlation works going about the manga.So i don't know how to find it, if any exists. I googled up the raws. (Don't know if I should put the lin...

Hideaki_Ito

I've been waiting for season 2. I got in last season kind of late and I can't recall how I got into it to begin. I totally didn't like Ayase prior to viewing but I grew to love her character in Jin and found she and Osawa have great chemistry. I don't know why they even try to be so mysterious about...

Hideaki_Ito

It is only natural that people's enthusiasm gets in their way and they overlook certain imperfections of their object of affection however that is not to say in the back of their mind they're not aware that their object of affection is imperfect. But then again it's also natural for some people to s...

Hideaki_Ito

1. Nodame Cantabile (if it helps adding points I'll put it for 2 and 3 too.

That's it.

Hideaki_Ito

I thought it is too early to decide on THE drama for Ms. Ueno because she is likely to star in many more dramas to come. I'm inclined to believe that NC is the drama for Juri. I understand that she has a lot of room for growth and she still has a long way to go but it's just this feeling that I hav...

Hideaki_Ito

Okay, I didn't know what Japanophile is so I looked it up. From dictionary.com: A Japanophile, or alternatively a Nipponophile, is a non-Japanese person with a strong interest in one or more aspects of Japan or Japanese culture. The word is always used in a derogatory manner to denote a person with ...

Hideaki_Ito

I find that Tamaki has an amazing ability to transform himself into different characters convincingly. The way he carries himself for each character together with the change of appearance can create a totally different character. To me he's the first actor that I think can pull this off very well.

Hideaki_Ito

Seriously, this repetitive need of bashing Korea is something very omnipresent, and VERY disturbing among JDrama fans -- guess what, the KDrama community is a lot more tolerant and does NOT feel the need to bash JDramas in every single thread there is. Sorry, I don't see the point - especially not ...

Hideaki_Ito

Ep 5 went by so fast I want to see more. I can't keep my eyes off Chiaki. :wub: Chiaki in the new jacket. [img]http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4792/0520xp6.jpg[/img] Yeah, the way I want to stalk Chiaki. :mrgreen: [img]http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5641/0523wi6.jpg[/img] Awww... he smiles wh...

Hideaki_Ito

I thought I saw a lower (18 some) rating from another site. Anyways, I didn't read but I skimmed through vol 4. Ep 5 covered up to about half (or so) of vol 4.

Hideaki_Ito

I think the cast is really great, especially Nodame, Chiaki, Masumi and Mine. I can't imagine who can play Nodame better than Ueno Juri nor can I picture any other actor who's more perfect as Chiaki as Hiroshi Tamaki. (Hiroshi could change his image from a naive and tame next door guy in one drama t...

Hideaki_Ito

I actually did stop by a barnes and noble bookstore over the weekend to take a look at the manga. I guess I've been pampered by the wonderful eye candies of the dramas' great casts, I didn't think the art looks very good. However if the drama can't cover the whole story, of course I'll run out and g...

Hideaki_Ito

It's "Baka, kore wa orei dakara na" which means "Silly, that's just for gratitude" or "due to gratitude" or "because of gratitude". Something like that.

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