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The story revolves around three ordinary girls named Asahi, Nami, and Hinata who are aiming to become idols, but they repeatedly fail in their auditions. One day, they witness a serious crime, and they are forced to flee from the culprits. Fortunately, they are saved by a producer who is willing to let them debut, but they have to hide their true identities and dress up as boys instead. --Tokyograph

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  • Mar 12, 2012 3 of 12 episodes seen
    DramaDevoted
    7 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  1
    • Story  9
    • Acting/Cast  3
    • Music  6
    • Rewatch Value  1
    The whole plot sounds amazing. Three girls, who are desperately trying to become idols, witness a crime and become male idols to protect their identity. What doesn't seem funny and dramatic about that? The thing is though, the acting was just so corny and the way the story played out it was so unrealistic. None of the characters are particularly likeable. I love a good gender bender, but this was not one of them. I personally couldn't finish watching it. I gave up, I thought it was so bad. That doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a try, you might like it. I just didn't.
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  • Jun 12, 2011 12 of 12 episodes seen
    LadyEclair
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  7
    • Story  8
    • Acting/Cast  6
    • Music  10
    • Rewatch Value  1
    It wasn`t all that great, after i read so many mangas with the same theme i was having high expectation, i liked the music - it was great, the acting - not that bad but i didn`t feel the emotions and no chemistry. All that i felt clearly from it it was like i was watching some kind of parody and honestly i really dislike parodies. Still i liked it because the story was good and i liked the performance of those 3 girls. I wish there were more romance even if it was a light romance just to fill in it would`ve been great, not like how it was. Overall i still gave it a 7 for the hard work and funny moments that made read more
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  • Mcrew05 Jan 19, 2013
    I gave this Drama a 6 on the ending alone. Without the ending it would have been a huge 1. Not sure why but out of all the endings i've seen this one got to me the most and i still think about it after watching this drama so long ago i hadn't even found MyDramaList yet. && i agree with Melwill28 about the underlying sexual content.
  • 5NFOSI Oct 7, 2012
    I wish this drama was much better. The Synopsis was good but I didn't like the acting.
  • hoppingmad Apr 7, 2012
    am i alone in thinking that this drama is bad?
    2 ❤
  • Melwill28 Jun 12, 2011
    I love how Hinata talks about herself in the 3rd person. I totally do that myself! I know its weird. I am always telling my kids at work, "Ms. Melissa does not hear u unless u raise ur hand." I love it.
    3 ❤
  • Melwill28 Jun 12, 2011
    I have only made it to ep. 7 & I have to say this is 1 of the funniest shows I have ever watched. They have the underlying sexual content down to an innocent art. Even when it is being screamed out in ur face it is still funny. I'm not sure wat the story is aiming at but its funny so far.
    1 ❤
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Title

  • Main Title: Mendol
  • Native title: メン☆ドル
  • Also Known as: Mendol-Ikemen Idol

General Details

  • CountryJapan
    TypeDrama
    NetworkTV Tokyo
  • Aired: October 10, 2008 to December 26, 2008
  • Airs On: Friday
  • # of Episodes 12
    Average Duration 30 min. per episode
  • Genres: Music, Comedy, Drama

Statistics

  • Score: 6.18 (scored by 520 users)
  • Ranked: #1029
  • Popularity: #1041
  • Members: 884
  • Favorites: 0
3.1 stars - based on 520 votes

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