Surprisingly I haven't been watching a lot of dramas lately. What am I doing then? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I could be watching shows to my little heart's content. Especially seeing that I have LOTS of free time being that I don't have a summer job yet. It also doesn't help I am waiting for my sisters' convenience to watch "cream puffs" (Zettai Kareshi), "beater boyfriend" (Last Friends), and Gokusen. Blah.
Joshi Deka!, an unexpectedly good drama considering never thought I would not get too into it. When I read that Ryu Shi Won (wow I recalled his name from memory, I'm getting good. Haha yeah right), a Korean actor, would be in this Japanese drama I just had watch it for that reason alone. I thought he would be the only reason I would watch the whole show for. Not that I am a big fan of his.
Joshi Deka! is a mystery/crime fighting show. The title says it all "Female Cop."
Should I talk about Shi Won first off? Well, his part doesn't seem huge. Oh yeah except that he is the love interest. I do not lie. I have to say his acting is weird. I think he is making his character seem mysterious (the cliffhanger of episode 5 being kept in mind), but it comes off like he is a simpleton. He seems like a stay at home husband type, probably because he seems to be unemployed in the show. He loves cooking and doing laundry, plus he is very kind and nurturing (not that that has anything to do with being a stay at home dad/husband). His characteristics are ones associated with women, makes me wonder (wow that one class of sociology is stretching itself far). And Hatakeyama Kurumi (Nakama Yukie of Gokusen fame) seems to be the perfect compliment, considering she actually has a job. Haha.
Well Shi Won is playing a Korean in the show, so his Japanese is not expected to be perfect. But it is a bit painful to hear his sentences not flowing properly. And his Korean doesn't pop out naturally as it might would. When he said "sugoi (amazing)" in episode 4 I thought it was the perfect opportunity for him to speak some Korean instead, being that he was talking to himself.
Nakama Yukie, what is she doing? Is that called acting? Whatever it is is making my eyes bleed. Okay I am going overboard with that. But my favorite thing to do is critique the acting. Well her character is supposed to be immature and ditzy...not quite getting it at times. But it always seems the supposed (morals? ethics?) lessons are the most important, as long as people react a certain way it is all fine. But no form of entertainment should be taken too seriously.
Sakura (Pinko) is amusing from time to time. Nothing much to say about her.
The extras...oops I mean the extended cast are slightly entertaining, but rarely seen to be that memorable and endearing. I recognized a few of them (like Kinoko from Liar Game)...yeah fascinating.
Why do I like the show you ask? Well it is simple: I am addicted to mysteries. If there is nothing good about a show (or book) I'll watch (or read) it anyway if it is a mystery. Basically Yukie's character is trying to solve a serial murder case. Mmmm tasty serial, murder flavor! I must add that I am not hinting that the show is trash or anything. It doesn't annoy me, everything is pretty bearable about it. Romance isn't the main topic of the show. And it has one of my other favorite themes: adversity.
I like this drama. And if you like mysteries you may like it too, perhaps. Keep in mind I am on episode 6...so I have plenty of time to change my mind about this show. Also I must add I feel like I am being a little too generous towards drams I have been watching lately.
My Rating: ★★★★☆
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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I am going to have to add this to my list. :)
The other day I discovered a drama from Thailand. First time seeing one from there. So now I am on my
3rd drama from there. They sure are different from what I have gotten used to. Oh, well. I like being adventurous. LOL! The actors are not bad looking. Should I be saying that at my age?
Thai lakorns aren't bad, I am watching a few myself. I think the first ones I really got into were Jam Loey Rak and Sawan Biang (---which I am still in the process of watching). The rape scenes were annoying though.
I agree about the rape scenes. "Sawan Biang" was the first one I watched, finding it by accident. In real life would the woman fall in love with her rapist? Anyway, "Kaew Tah Pee" was the 2nd one I found, and I liked that one. Also, the lead actor is REAL nice looking. LOL! Right now I am watching "Oom Rak" (Chain of Love) with the same 2 actors from "Sawan Biang". Totally different characters for them. Which ones have you seen?
Kaew Tah Pee was the first lakorn I watched (and so far the only one I finished). I watched a bit of Leurd Kattiya, which also stars Tik (the male lead from Kaew Tah Pee). After watching a bit of Sawan Biang I checked out all the available lakorns with English subs starring Ken (and liked him playing a nice guy in Rak Thur Took Wan). I found this blog helpful http://wasashimi.blogspot.com/
"Leurd Kattiya" is on my "to watch" list, definitely. Fell in love with Tik during "Kaew Tah Pee". Just finished "Chain of Love" (Oom Ruk) tonight on crunchyroll. I'll check out that blog. Thanks. :)
Just finished "Leh Ratee" from AZNV.TV. Have you seen that one yet?
I would like to ask how you get the embedded music to play automatically?
No I haven't seen that drama yet. From your blog post it seems you enjoyed it, I'll have to check it out.
Well I get music from Imeem and they have an auto play option box right near the embed code. I check the box before copying the code.
I'm finally watching "Joshi Deka!". I just finished episode 7. I decided to watch it because I love mysteries, I liked Nakama Yukie in "Gokusen", but mostly because Ryu Shi Won is in it. I just saw him in "Wedding" and had to see him acting in something else and playing a different character.
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