Saturday, 28 March 2015

LIST OF DRAMAS HAVE BEEN WATCHED - RATING

I started watching japan drama since late 90's when it was airing in my country. I actively re-watching jdrama since 2007, and starting download a lot of drama by myself at year 2010 at website doramax264, dailymotion or youtube. Here is my rating of drama i had watched.

Rating 10/10
Hana Yori Dango
Hana Kimi
Keizoku 2 Spec
Strawberry night
Buzzer beat
Boss
Bloody Monday
Piece
Rich man poor woman
Tokyo dogs
piece
stand up
1 Litre of tears
Life


Rating 9/10
Dragon zakura
Ikemen desu ne
Kaseifu no mita
Orange days
Ryusei no kizuna
Quartet
GTO 2012
Yamato Nadeshiko shinchi Henge
Lunch Queen
Tatta Hitotsu no koi
Gokusen 1
Nodame Cantabile
Seigi no mikata
Tantei Gakuen Q


Rating 8/10
Kurosagi
Sprout 
Mirai Nikki - Another World
Last cinderella
Switch girl
Last friends
Tumbling
W no higeki
Detective housewife – I’m a Shadow
Ouran high school club
Nobuta wo produce
Asuko March
Q10
Ending planner
Koizora
First kiss
My boss my hero
Absolute Boyfriend
Papa to Musume Nanonakan
Gokusen 2 and Gokusen 3
Last Cinderella
Dokushin Kizoku


Rating 7/10
Atashinchi no dachi
Samurai high school
My boss my hero
Pin to kona
IS
Mr brain
Ghost friends
Attention Please
Love Shuffle
Zenkai Girl
Honey and Clover
Koishite akuma


Rating 6/10
Celeb to binbo
Mei chan no shitsuji
Natsu no koi wa nijiro kagayaku
Taisetsuna kotowa
Yankee-kun to Megane Chan
Proposal Daisakusen
Pin to Kona 


Rating 5/10
Anego
Otomen

Classic JDrama (Late 90's - Early 2000)
GTO 1998
With Love
Beach Boys
Power Office Girls
Heaven’s Coin
Overtime
Long Vacation
Love Revolution
Ice World
Strawberry on Shortcake
Imagine
Beauty and Beast
Hero
Minami ku no koibito
Waterboys 2
Beautiful Life
God please give me more time 1998
Double Score 2002
Otousan 2002
Wonderful Life
Yamato Nadeshiko 2000
Majo no Joken 1999
Anchor Woman 1999
Imagine 2000


Not finished watching/ Drop/ Not completed
Taiyou no uta
Yukan club
Galileo
Liar Game
Nazotoki wa Dinner no ate de
Youkai Ningen Bem
Himitsu Chihoun Erika
Kimi wa petto
You are my only Madonna
Itazura na kiss-love in Tokyo 2013
Clamp xxxholic 2013
Yamada and 7 witches
Lucky Seven
Binbo Danshi
Summer Nude


Not watching yet even in My collection
H2
The Queen’s Classroom
Sore wa, totsuzen, arashi you ni
Smile
nagareboshi
Ace wo narae
Teppan girl akane
Tokujo kabachi
Code blue
Juui Dolittle
Sunao ni narekute
14 sai no haha
Innocent Love
Yamada Taro Monogatari
Mop Girl
Saikou no Rikon
Nobunaga no Chef


Currently Watching
Ouroboros 2015
Nobunaga Concerto 2014

p/s: There's must be drama that I missed or left out in this list. So dorama land! XD

PIECE 2012 - Addicted to Sweet Romance Mystery

Actually I don't know how many times I watched Piece episode one in these two years, I feel so calm and heart-warming with the atmosphere and cinematography. I'm remember the day when this drama still airing, just waiting, hunger for new episode. And what more suffer that time is no subs out yet, so i created livejournal account to download the subs at Aozorasubs. Thanks the drama is worth-watching!

This two is so sweet I like their secret relationship anyway. So sweett, especially at the bus scene.

What I like about Piece is the romance is not childish even the main cast at high school/college, not cheesy or wasted like other love school drama (where I'm also watched Sprout at the same month).  I mean is the romance is real, you can feel the chemistry and tension between Mizuho(Tsubasa Honda) and Narumi(Nakayama Yuma). Great cinematography and soundtrack adding to make this shows alive and be it own class. The music is stuck on my head after finished watching it.

Suga Mizuho does not like the typical heroin for romance high school genre. She's different - she's so cool, smart, brilliant enough to know what kind of player of Narumi, at the end she got that he was a loner.
Narumi so eye-candy, handsome, kind to all students, not taken anything seriously, and not very open-minded. At the first I like him but as the series progress, he turned scary for what happened to his family. But all I know he was a loner, pity.

The story started when Mizuho get called from her schoolmate that one of their classmate, Origuchi Haruka (Erena Mizuno) died because of sickness. During her funeral, they reunited with their schoolmates and each character related with each other as the series progress. Mizuho met again with her secret-dating-relationship with popular boy, (Narumi) during their high school days. The drama make the whole main point when Origuchi mother's asks Mizuho (Narumi there during the scene) to find her daughter's boyfriend which his pregnant with. All this plot describes the journey of Mizuho to find Haruka's boyfriend, she reconnected again with her friends at school days.

Too cute to handle =D
At the middle of drama Yanai and Mizuho get a lot of screentimes, theirs friendship become strong.

I love the mystery revolved around it. The chemistry between Narumi and Mizuhon is outstanding and sweet. And friendship built between Mizuho and Yanai Kento. Sometimes i think they should be together as both of them have more screen time at the middle of the series. But it was impossible right, as they just only a friendship base. I also have eye with Haruka even she's get bullied and called ugly. Erena Mizuno such a great actress to play the roles like that, i mean she looks very ugly and plain. But other things is Erena is so beautiful off-screen.

Haruka get bullied, and called as ugly. But at the end she's the most cherish and strongest character in this drama. 

I love the fact that Mizuho and Narumi their secret relationship, where's the level is neither lovers nor friends. They are between the stage. And i love Mizuho monologue and persective what she feels about the person you like, similar with me when you fall in love. She wants to know what him feels, what he like/disliked, family and his thinking. Mizuho totally cannot read and understand Narumi at the beginning.  As the series progress, many conflicted and unexpected event happen. The question about who Haruka's boyfriend is just like the puzzle besides all characters have a lot of layers too.

The ending
Scene at the ending was beautifully done, i like how the scriptwriter make they didn't end up together and went separated ways.

Actually I think i'm the only one that like the ending of this drama. Mizuho don't be together with Narumi after so much time of her effort to know and digging about Narumi. The scene at the end when they are separated at the bridge is just beautifully done, and i'm support with Mizuho right decision. Why? Narumi had seen Mizuho's attempt to know about him, and relation about his family even entered his private matters. He knows about her feelings, yet he still not open-minded about everything happen around him. He may likes Mizuho. But. He didn't show an EFFORT. While Mizuho had an effort. So why she should be someone that unsure to be with you? Be with someone that not make an effort for both relationship? And the decision was right at the enddd when Narumi didn't CHASE her. It was bitterly sad but pretty realistic.

Music 

There are three songs played in this drama that attached with me until now.
1) Matchbox Twenty - Parade (most favourite, keep repeating everyday on Ipod)
2) Matchbox Twenty - Overjoyed
3) Matchbox Twenty - I Will

Parade

And there is music videos that i'll keep it and replayed! Beautifully done.





Memorable quotes

There are four types of human beings.
The ones who never get into the wrong bus.
The ones who only get into the wrong bus.
The ones who, when they find they've got into the wrong bus, immediately change bus.
And then...
Those who carry on despite knowing they're on the wrong bus. ~ Suga Mizuho

I guess you had a lot of fun digging up someone's secret. ~ Narumi

Rating: 9.5/10, Totally recommended for those new in jdrama. 

Friday, 27 March 2015

Crows Explode 2014 - No Genji, No Serizawa, But still AWESOME

When i read the news about another film for crows zero about a year ago at Tokyohive, i'm a little disappointed with the cast that which not related from previous film. No Genji, and no my favourite character Serizawa. The plot and casting was different. But when i'm watched the film a week ago without the acceptment of non-existence of genji and serizawa, the film still best for me to attach. The significant about Crows Explode is the strong plot, which more complex and conflicted story rather than action scene. There are still have action scene but only about 35% from the entire plot.

The plot begins a month after Genji Takiya has graduated. It starts with Kazuo (Higashide Masahiro) transferred to Suzuran. The cast that still remain ARE Ken, Rindaman and Makise. New fights begin to see who will climb to the top at Suzuran High School. Meanwhile, a battle against nearby Kurosaki Industrial High School begins.

My favourite character in Crows Explode - Toru Goura played by Yagira Yuya.
The reason i like japan movie like Crows Zero is because it has very strong characters for each student and point out the significant of friendship and brotherhood, Everyone has it own different character which likeable, audience can choose which character that they like the most. I'm attracted to Goura played by Yagira Yuya and Fujiwara(Kento Nagayama). Gouro can be said as the king in Suzuran. His character may like Serizawa but you can notice the difference. Serizawa can be serious and funny at the same time, while Goura all the time he being serious. Goura is so stylish, charismatic, arrogant and Yagira played the character with success. Even he said to be a leader but not all students notice him as a leader as new fights always happened and strong opponent always came. He has his own conflicts when his gangs not looking him as their leader anymore. In Suzuran no one eligible to be the king at least he can unite the students and beats Rindaman.

Kento Nagayama played serious and antagonist role, Fujiwara.
While Fujiwara is the antagonists in this movie. He's evil, but poor, worked under yakuza to make income support. Kento Nagayama very handsome, i just remember he's the one I crush for in Koizora Drama, so difference and matured! He really can act. I don't have my eye with the main cast, Kazuo (Masahiro) and the only thing i like about him is his relationship with his mom and the kids from orphan house. Other character that catched my eyes is Shibata(Takanori Iwata) and Gohei(Elly) which both of them from popular group Exile, J Soul Brothers.

Shibata from Kurosaki Industrial High School.
The ost still played on legend song from The Streets Beats - I wanna Change at the beginning of the movie. And i like the music sheet 'Into the Battlefield' whenever fights between students scene give the spirits of this film. Ahh so many memories with previous film of crows zero!

Into the Battlefield

For me still awesome to watch.

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Kuroshitsuji ~ Black Butler 2014 - Mizushima Hiro as Demon Butler

I never read the manga, but i just want to watch the movie. The movie was okay and entertaining, because of Mizushima Hiro was there XD. The story more explore about revenge. I never fan of Gouriki Ayame, her acting was so ohh-ohh, but because Hiro was there can balance the movies. The setting and location of the movie is beautiful especially at Kiyuhara's garden house. 

The garden is so beautifulll.
Actually I'm quite wandering what this movie about, there are some scenes that boring for me. The plot about a girl disguised herself as a heir boy, taking revenge of her parents' death by summoning a demon butler in exchange the demon can take her soul after the mission was completed. The movie has impact values - 1) Because of drugs, human can be so greedy and selfish, 2) From a demon perspective (Sebastian), he wandering why human race can be too far away yet he entertained to see what human looks alike.

Hiro's acting never fails me.
Actually at the end of the movie, is so sad. And the chemistry between Kiyuhara (young master) and her butler (Sebastian) outstanding, i ship them. Hiro why you are so handsome. And I'm impressed with the aunt's acting (Yuka), she's so incredible with the antagonist roles. Her eyes delivered the meaning of her action. And the Maid Rin so cuteeee.

I like the music play during the climax story, my heart feel moved with the plot. The music plays so suitable with the scene, and by that i'm find the good reason to watch Black Butler. The Steps of World's End, the music called.



Overall i'm it was a good movie.



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