Tu_triky wrote:

yup i've seen the guy is a few doramas..... edit: he's a good actor...he can play some dayme funny roles man

Yeah, he is pretty funny... Don't know why he doesn't get that nasty wart removed near his eye... The sucker is huge, like a big ol' peanut M&M.

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, he is pretty funny... Don't know why he doesn't get that nasty wart removed near his eye... The sucker is huge, like a big ol' peanut M&M.

it's a natto bean.

Tu_triky wrote:

it's a natto bean.

First time I've ever seen one growing on a face.

Hmmm. This show features Yoshino Kimura, Nao Matsushita, and Eriko Sato... and you're talking about some guy with a mole on his face.

It's a funny world.
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Geezer wrote:

Hmmm. This show features Yoshino Kimura, Nao Matsushita, and Eriko Sato... and you're talking about some guy with a mole on his face. It's a funny world.

Just talking about things less obvious to the common viewer...

Tu_triky wrote:

haha, yeah i think that was the first and only dorama that i've seen with tsuyoshi kusanagi in it....he pulled it off quite believably.

Same here. I was impressed: At the beginning, I kept seeing him as the SMAP guy, but after two episodes, I forgot about that.

bmwracer wrote:

Yup. The perfect role for SMAP guy, I think... As I mentioned earlier, I think he's the most normal and likable of those J-pop goofs.

Beemer,

I find it a little humorous your praising Kusanagi when you always rooted against him in Dotch.

I remember watching this dorama a couple of years ago. I thought it was an OK series with some pretty good actors. Shinichi Tsutsumi is usually interesting to watch, and I like Yoshino Kimura. As I recall though, I thought Emi Wakui was sorta misused. She is, imo, one of the better actresses in dorama in the last 15 years, but she's basically just a spear carrier in this series--at least that was my recollection; like I said, it was a couple of years ago that I watched it.

shin2 wrote:

I find it a little humorous your praising Kusanagi when you always rooted against him in Dotch.

He was an easy target... His preferential treatment on Dotch made it really easy.

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I remember watching this dorama a couple of years ago. I thought it was an OK series with some pretty good actors. Shinichi Tsutsumi is usually interesting to watch, and I like Yoshino Kimura. As I recall though, I thought Emi Wakui was sorta misused. She is, imo, one of the better actresses in dorama in the last 15 years, but she's basically just a spear carrier in this series--at least that was my recollection; like I said, it was a couple of years ago that I watched it.

Yeah, Wakui Emi pretty much had a bit player role in this drama and her relationship to Shinichi Tsutsumi's character was somewhat vague, but it didn't distract from the story at all...

I actually thought the relationship between Tsutsumi and Wakui was much more interesting than the one Tsuyoshi had with Matsushima. Much more complex and less...in your face I guess?

Anyways this is indeed a great drama, after I finished watching it I couldn't help but think the show would be great to watch in a business ethics class. Way more interesting and informative than the bs they usually make students watch.

Review from J-Fan: http://www.j-fan.com/drama/drama.cgi?action=viewrev&season=Spring_2005&show=koi_ni_ochitara_~boku_no_seikou_no_himitsu~

I've noticed this drama seems under-appreciated! I finished it last week and I really liked it. It may be my favorite Jdrama I've seen yet. Why are there so few pages of commentary and so little appreciations applied to this high-quality and really fun drama?
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phlargo wrote:

I've noticed this drama seems under-appreciated! I finished it last week and I really liked it. It may be my favorite Jdrama I've seen yet. Why are there so few pages of commentary and so little appreciations applied to this high-quality and really fun drama?

I am looking forward to watch this - it has been recommended to by so many people here.
I am just currently lacking time

Sadly, English-speaking dorama community is dominated by fangirls...
Neither SMAP nor Tsutsumi Shinichi is of particular interest for them

Although I wouldn't call it the best, this series is still one of my favorite dorama series of all time.
I may never have gotten into fansubbing if not for KoiOchi

8thSin wrote:

Sadly, English-speaking dorama community is dominated by fangirls... Neither SMAP nor Tsutsumi Shinichi is of particular interest for them Although I wouldn't call it the best, this series is still one of my favorite dorama series of all time. I may never have gotten into fansubbing if not for KoiOchi

Yeah... it's so much fun! And I think it does a good job creating some interesting characters too. Too bad about the fangirl-ownership (not that there's anything wrong with them, as a whole)... I think in the US, the word drama instantly has a connection to females more than males.
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by a system of fluid-filled bladders"

-Bond, James Bond.
+Shimao, Suzuki Shimao. With "Island" and "O of Otoko"

I liked this dorama. I can't say I enjoyed every minute of it, I watched primarily for the forseeable changes in the characters way of life to be happen, what impressed me particularly was how they managed to conclude those changes. Especially last 2 episodes were the best. As for Kusanagi, his character was very annoying at first. After Ninkyo Helper and "drama" moments in this dorama I concluded that I like him when he is serious, not goofy. I think he sucks when he tries to be a sweet/goofball guy, but he manages to be very good when he acts serious. Tsutsumi-san was at his best so I admit it is not a fair competion for Kusanagi heh. Tsutsumi Shinichi was beyond good in here, his chraracter's change is the reason why I liked this show.

Thanks to bmwracer and E.G. for the recommendation.

Sambalici wrote:

-Bond, James Bond. +Shimao, Suzuki Shimao. With "Island" and "O of Otoko" I liked this dorama. I can't say I enjoyed every minute of it, I watched primarily for the forseeable changes in the characters way of life to be happen, what impressed me particularly was how they managed to conclude those changes. Especially last 2 episodes were the best. As for Kusanagi, his character was very annoying at first. After Ninkyo Helper and "drama" moments in this dorama I concluded that I like him when he is serious, not goofy. I think he sucks when he tries to be a sweet/goofball guy, but he manages to be very good when he acts serious. Tsutsumi-san was at his best so I admit it is not a fair competion for Kusanagi heh. Tsutsumi Shinichi was beyond good in here, his chraracter's change is the reason why I liked this show. Thanks to bmwracer and E.G. for the recommendation.

Glad you enjoyed the show.

I thought the entire cast was quite good: I thought Tanihara Shosuke and Sato Eriko stood out as well, even though their roles weren't that big.

Probably worth a re-watch in the near future.