whew i remember i watched this once upon a time. initially i watched it, forgot about it, then a year later remembered but by then it was impossible to find. found it eventually tho finished it, and i suppose now i should review xD.

it follows a very VERY popular drama sequence. simply put: girl and guy don't know each other, some incident brings them together btu they don't really like each other. one side is forced into a situation and asks for the assistance of the other party, and so she agrees to pretend to be something. and as many of oyu who watch dramas know, when you have 2 people hwo don't like each other, or even 2 people who pretend to do anything related to the other person, of course those 2 fall in love, madly in love, desperately in love. it's oft done, but it gets people everytime, including me xD, i'm just too much of a sucker XD.

Plot: i essentially outlined the plot. it's oft done, but oh so popular. i've seen alot of dramas that follow this trend, but that's ok because the actors were cute enough to make up for it.

Acting; oh dearg i love that lady. she is pretty, funny, and acts pretty well for her part. she definately made the drama more than it could've been otherwise. the acting overall was pretty good, but she stood out to me.

Music: DAH DAH DAH DAH, lulz i liked the songs, they were trademark "dramatic" music to play during the "SCENES" that defined the show :). you'll like it don't worry

Satisfaction: i admit i wasn't AS big on this drama watching it although i did like it, but i enjoyed it massively for the ending. the ending knowcked me off my rocker because....well....you'd have to have seen some dramas to understand. think of it as kinda like an easter egg for delightful girl, much like densha movie had easter egg trailer for densha drama. good stuff

with that said, if you haven't watched delightful girl watching it after this is a PERFECT time to do it. (yes i just put in a plug for delightful girl in a my girl review
>: D)

well i finished this a lil bit ago but forgot to write one so here we go........

well first off, the first episode was hands down the BEST FIRST EPISODE, that i had seen in awhile. so i agree with the general consensus, this show started off with a bang. and like everyone else i agree, the ending didn't have quite the same "POP' that the beginning had. this by no means lessens the enjoyability of this drama, i liked this very much. but the ending by no means qualified in my mind for the beginning that this drama had.

plotwise, the elements were brilliant, 5 themes, each a important issue of life: love, liberation, solitude, contradition, agony. it brings to light issues and provides a glimpse into the reality of the issues it presents, you see things as they actually are, no sugar coating. despite it being a representation, it is not that far off from how things actually are, and for that it is commendable.

one comment on the complaints about the ending. apparently it was to be different, but due to the popularity of some of the scenes, the ending was changed around a bit. i think this was a mistake as many of oyu prolly think, because not only did it change their original intentions, it took away the ability to develop some things, and some things were DEFINATELY missed or not elaborated on.

and with such i go into the different elements of the drama

Plot: it was a good idea, but of course could be improved. could have been developed more, the ending seemed rushed, possibly due to what i mentioned before. by no means bad, just improvable

Acting: we had BIG names here. BIG BIG BIG names. 1 litre of tears male lead fame. Ueno Juri of Nodame Cantabile fame. come to think of it, there were ALOT of nodame cantabile people xD. we had big names here. Ueno Juri was JAWDROPPING. she played her part amazingly. a definate split from her ditzy aloof nodame character and for that i give her major propz.

Music: Utada Hikaru sings the opening. enough said. just kidding, there's more. i'm a sucker for orchestrations, and it didn't disappoint, i listen to the songs alot

Conclusion: i liked it, but it coulda been improved. alot of dramas coulda been improved. but it's not a bad drama, on the contrary i liked it alot. it delved into issues that aren't brought up alot, and thus was unique for doing that. the actors did good, but more development woulda been nice. conclusion? watch it, that's all.

well i promised myself after i finished it i'd write a review so here we go, sicne i jsut finished.

Gakko Ja Oshierarenai definately introduced me to some actors/actresses that in the future i shall be sure to keep an eye on because they caught my interest.

Basic Story, we have an all girls school, to increase it's prestige and image, and also its enrollment, they open their doors to boys after a long run as an all-girls school. At the start, only 5 boys end up enrolling, and boy are they excited. Any guy would, 500 cute asian scholgirls in their seifukus, they figure they've gotta have a chance with at least one girl among the 500 who are there. A new rule also happens to be implemented in which every student is required to join a club. Their homeroom teacher, figuring they wouldn't know enough about clubs or would know what to join, invited them to join a club she is starting up, along with 5 other girls. turns out this teacher has arranged the essentially 10 outcasts, the only 5 guys in the entire school, and 5 social outcasts with problems of their own. The club turns out to be a social dance club, and as such partners are picked after introducing themselves to the other members. Over the course of the drama, you find out why each character does not seem to fit in well. Albeit cliche, the development of the drama becoems somewaht expected and predictable.

The story, i kinda liked it, but it wasn't exactly as amazing as it could have been, it was a bit simplistic, but nevertheless feelgood and somewaht enjoyable.
The cast, i honeslty hadn't really heard of many people on the cast, but after seeing this, i wondered why i hadn't heard of them yet, especially Fukuda Kyoko. There wasn't really much musically to speak of, the emphasis was elsewhere.

don't be fooled by my scores for it either, i gave the music low scores only because i really didn't see much music to really get into, the story and acting were quite decent. tihs just isn't a standout drama for its season, but a nice watch regardless

Ok now this is a classic, and with a very inspiring plot that no one can resist. Onizuka Eikichi 22, single and looking, former fearsome gangster with a blackbelt, reformed and ready to become the best teacher in Japan. Only problem, his attitude is not the cookie cutter of a teacher, and he's not the sharpest crayon in the box. Nevertheless, his drive is unstoppable in his quest to provide tough love to his students. Those familiar with the story from the manga or the anime know, he definatel gets more than he bargains for. But of course, despite getting the so called "class from hell", by fate, Onizuka happens to be exactly what the doctor orders, someone who will not bend or fall beneath their acts, with a stubborness to not give up on them, he is the exact person to take these students, who have lost all faith in the system they full believe betrayed them, and teaches them his own life lessons.
Onizuka Eikichi, played by takeshi sorimachi, is brilliantly played, and teakeshi shows off his talent not only in acting, but providing his voice for quite a catchy song. Ok, he's not the best singer, with a nice voice, its kinda edgey, but it gets the job done, and the song is definately catchy. We have the beautiful Matsushima Nanako, who i would marry if not for the interesting fact that Takeshi met her on set, they started dating, and got married and had a kid, lucky dude :P.
This is definately a drama you could fall in love with, and will bring oyu tiny moments of joy as one by one onizuka slowly breaks down his students, as you see them slowly soften and finally respond to his constant reaching out to them. It's definately a feel good drama that everyone should be able to enjoy.

I was told this would be really awesome, and based on the description i had somewhat good expectations, not too high but i didn't think it would suck. i have mixed feelings, it's kinda really long, 20 episodes is not short, it's not a historical drama with 100+ so i'm happy but it's not a 11 episode drama.
It seems it tried a lil bit to borrow from other dramas, the incest love from winter sonata, a prearranged marriage from many other dramas, the unaccepting parent, it seems to try too hard to be romantic, rather than allow it to just BE that way. Rainie Yang was cute, Mike He did ok, everyone says he's an awesome actor, i think they're just mesmerized by his looks, he IS a model after all. The insert music was actually pretty good. made me go back and find rainie yang's albums and give em a listen.
overall an ok series, although might be though to go through with 20 episodes

Yet another one of these. There's so many, there's only so much that you can do. So many cliches are present in here. Regardless i have the feeling many will like this drama. Story's a basic one, girl n guy don't really like each other, girl is a 'witch' with a hard exterior who deep down inside is soft and wants to be loved, she has a run in with a guy and to get him to pay back debts he ows her for scratching her car she makes him a hosuekeeper and alter on a dating coach, eventually he acts as her pretend lover so she can know what being in a relationship feels like. Uh oh, you all know what'll come after this, with pretend relationships come real true love, the people who don't like each other end up loving each other. And ofcourse it's rife with the unaccepting parent and past love returnin to serve as a wedge and a third point in a love triangle
We have jae hee returning from Delightful Girl Choon Hyang into another drama of which i am jealous he gets to smooch another beautiful (albeit again married in real life) girl. But seriously, the originality in this drama is lacking, not only using an overused plot, but recycling many of the characters for similar roles. jae hee plays a guy named...Cae Mu-Ryong (sound familiar). The dad's the same, familiar looking woman for the mother.

The music gets kinda annoying, it's nice teh first time but the second and third the music starts to get kidna annoying. The story's ok but unoriginal and already done, the acting is good but unoriginal casting for parts. Overall an ok drama, but not very creative

when i saw this drama, i was immediately skeptical about how good it actually could be. The whole plot is centered around a pretty unlucky fellow, who has been sentenced to only 7 times being able to err...eject himself, each time, a ball will appear in reverse ROYGBIV order, finishing with the red ball, which indicates the last ball he can eject, after which he is rendered impotent for the rest of his life, the coming to life of a "urban legend" that is introduced in the beginning of the drama.

Story: definately hadn't heard about something like this
Music: i onno, didn't grab me that much
Cast: Hadn't really heard about this cast

so thsoe 3 didn't impress me, now why did i give it a 9 satisfaction? because of the romance that they were able to create with it. It's just like me to find something that i like in even the crappiest dramas, i can find something that i like. Not that this was crappy, in fact it's not quite that bad, but just not a...say....1 litre of tears or Proposal Daisakusen caliber.

alright, anyone who's seen My Girl, they HAVE to watch it, just watch it and you'll understand why.
with that said let's begin. Story's not entirely new, girl n guy hate each other, girl n guy coem to like each other, girl and guy separate, find each other later, love love, guy comes in between, problems, love prevails. Not that new. Is it still enjoyable, absolutely. I must begin by saying i completely envy Jae Hee, he's gotten to smooch and act as the lover of 2 very beautiful (ironically married at the time) women in 2 different dramas. But jae hee does a wonderful job, Han Chae Wong shows why she's called the "barbie" of south korea, she's absolutely beautiful.
It's a romance, but comedic, the best kinds heh, seeing the way they express love is definately something new, and kinda reminded me of my sassy girl the movie with the constant "do this in such and such time and i'll do this for you". a very good adaptation of the novel, and it does add in a good little reference to the novel and how it's set back in classic times at the end of each episode and the end of the drama, a nice little touch to finish up what was a pretty good drama

The plot is one that will be familiar to just about everyone with any asian media experience. We have here a new teacher, so energetic full of life and innocent to the point they are not affected by the beauraucracy of educators who look only for themselves, no these are teachers who believe wholly in the students and care deeply for them. But their first class is a problematic one, who openly show their lack of appreciation for their teacher, who is an adult, part of the larger group of teachers, and even adults, who they feel have betrayed their trust and thus deserve only their detest. Sound familiar? GTO? Gokusen 1-3? Exactly, this story sounds VERY MUCH like those. A teacher with a student body that hates them so much they attempt and even manage to inflict bodily harm and emotional and psychological tactics on them. However, the teacher rather than gives up like the students wish, keeps loving them all the same until her persistence wins them over in a glorious climactic moment that tugs at the heart of many. Yes this is another drama like that, which if it's yer first one like this, you will love, or if you like these sorts of stories, the same will apply. However, there are people too who have seen both who will think, "oh another GTO/Gokusen story, been there, seen that, old news". And i admit, it's a story done before, not much different except the circumstances with which the students detest the teacher.
As always the teacher knows the hardships they face, whether it be a former delinquent themselves as in GTO, or the actual heir to a Yakuza clan like in Gokusen, or in this case, having gone through the pain of having your mother forget about you and focus on a sibling who is terminally ill.
This is definately a stronger story than in GTO or Gokusen. In GTO, it was simply a student teacher relationship that was hidden, in Gokusen they were gangster-ish to begin with and the teachers resorted to punishment rather than listen to their side of the story, but in here, we have a genuine detest that is shared by many, this is a much better, at least i think, "hatred excuse" for the students to latch onto, because it is one that all of them have shared together and builds a stronger comraderie than the other two stores could muster. However, if it just stopped there, the story wouldn't be the one that i just finished, no there's more behind it ,especially behind the leader of 3TD, a student organization formed from that class that takes care of any problems the class needs. She has her own personal demons that must be taken care of, and many of the students requre that as well. But their teacher is the amazing character, blindly believing them to the point they give in and realize this teacher is for them and will keep her promises or die trying.
the cast was well recognized, having Horikita maki, as shallow as it sounds, really helps bring interest to this drama, along with other cast members like Hongo Kanata and Uehara Misa (nodame cantabile, attention please). Musically, i didn't really get into the songs, except of course the insert/ending song My Generation by YUI

So...having said that, let's get to work on this drama.
Well since the 201 airing of this, My Sassy girl has taken the world by storm, and 2008 proves to be the time when it is recognized, with an american movie remake in the works, and now a Japanese drama of it, officially called Ryokiteki Na Kanojo.
As you watch, you begin to realize how much this was influenced by that smash-hit movie, i caught at least....13 direct references to events from my sassy girl (check my drama review site for the list). While this doesn't quite live up to the My Sassy Girl fame, because it seems too much like a rip offa the movie, they did change a few things for originality, no longer are they college students, one is a college professor, and while not a movie script writer anymore, the girl is still a free-lance writer. Howwever, more or less the flow of the story is the same. A girl troubled over her past boyfriend meets a guy at a train station. This time, the guy is equally as sad. They grow to become quite fond of each other, and have some humorous events with each other. The humorous "wanna die" line makes a comeback here, along with other things i'm sure you'll be able to point out if you had seen the original korean movie.
Overall, the music was pretty good, i love Tanaka Rena so i liked the cast, the plot was so-so, not exactly original, but came from a very good plot. Feel good ending, yet still has humor even till the end, romantics will like it i think, and at least give it a look if you've seen the original movie