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Kamiya Naoki is a young player from a professional basketball team. But due to his relatively smaller size and his tendency to crack under pressure, he is unable to show his true skills on the court. Meanwhile, Shirakawa Riko is a cheerful, strong-spirited music college graduate aiming to become a professional violinist. One day, Riko finds Naoki's lost cell phone on a bus, and their meeting begins a friendship that eventually turns into love. However, Naoki was already considering marriage with his current girlfriend. And it doesn't help matters that Naoki's coach has fallen in love at first sight with Riko! --Tokyograph

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  • Jun 3, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen
    xlovelight
    17 of 17 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  10
    • Story  10
    • Acting/Cast  9
    • Music  10
    • Rewatch Value  9
    A great drama with a wonderful storyline! Just when you think you can predict the ending, the story twists again. Simple yet powerful storyline, one doesn't have to be a fan of basketball to watch.



    Yamapi (Naoki) is a great actor here but sometimes he falls a bit flat, making his character feel a bit two-dimensional, though it's mostly due to his lines (not his fault - he's a great actor).



    The chemistry between Naoki and Riko was wonderful, though it's true when Natsuki said their relationship is just to "lick each other's wounds" I felt that it was true, in a sense that they played more on the "dream" part than the "love" part.

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  • May 3, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen
    blackstar_aria
    16 of 16 people found this review helpful
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    • Overall  9
    • Story  9
    • Acting/Cast  9
    • Music  8
    • Rewatch Value  10
    I stayed up all night to finish this drama when I watched it. This a very sweet story about 2 people who meet each other and fight to not fall in love. Yamapi in all his super cuteness, plays a naive basketball player who is on the rise. Keiko plays a sweet innocent violin player who is making no money and about to give up. By chance they meet, and keep running into each other, and eventually become each others support when troubles come. I know i cant give any spoilers but...... watch out for the girlfriend she is an unbelievable mess.

    if you like romance stories this is an awesome one that doesn't bog you down with too much basketball terminology.
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  • Both of them are related to basketball, both have romance and they are both worth watching. Even tough i enjoyed Bull fighting more, Buzzer Beat was really good too ^___^
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Comments (51)

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  • xenogear 3 days ago
    Best drama ever enough said.The cuteness is insane.I really wish there was more like this
  • xenogear 3 days ago
    Best drama ever enough said.The cuteness is insane.I really wish there was more like this
  • Ej101 18 days ago
    luv this.. i hope the 2 lead actor do another project together coz they look good... and im a fan of both of them.
    2 ❤
  • R1N7B 19 days ago
    I'm not a fan of Jdramas but I was hooked with the story and eventually finished watching it straight. Great acting and chemistry between the actors. Very nice!
    2 ❤
  • realdeal 23 days ago
    I dropped it. I can't see the actor as basketball player.
  • colorful_smile May 11, 2013
    I think if I were resurrected 10000 years after my death

    I would still remember the main OST .. it plays nonstop the

    entire time .. I can't get sick of it though ..
    2 ❤
  • lizax3 May 2, 2013
    really nice and cute drama i love it!! [:
    2 ❤
  • educto1 Apr 12, 2013
    Forever "open stance,closed stance loveteam" fanatic! LOL. I enjoyed their cute love story as well. Well, after Pride, this would be my 2nd most romantic Jdrama.

    P.S: Though I only hear one OST, both versions are good, whether that's acoustic or the rock-type of the song.
    4 ❤
  • buzzerbeat Apr 9, 2013
    I'm super duper in love with this drama! Can't get the OST out of my mind! The best drama I have ever watched to date!!!!!!!!
    2 ❤
  • reika Mar 31, 2013
    I'd love to watch this. Though reading the reviews got me disappointed, I just wish people will stop putting SPOILERS on reviews. :((
  • StellarJ Mar 13, 2013
    I loved this drama so very much!! I thought it ended too quickly, but it was amazing... I loved the characters and the plot very much! End even though there's only one main song I loved it SOO much. It's on of my favourites now.. ^^
    3 ❤
  • ylisse Mar 9, 2013
    I can't help but truly fall in love with this drama! The two leads were one of the sweetest couples ever! I love other side stories too. The OST is great! <3
    4 ❤
  • AmeriLa Feb 13, 2013
    my favorite drama!! who knows how many times i've rewatched it! <3 <3 with Yamapi and Keiko and such awesome love story this drama is a masterpiece!!
    3 ❤
  • dianadesu Jan 29, 2013
    I could totally relate to this T^T loved it.
    1 ❤
  • celene Jan 24, 2013
    i fell in love with this....
    2 ❤

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Buzzer Beat

Buzzer Beat

Title

  • Main Title: Buzzer Beat
  • Native title: ブザー・ビート
  • Also Known as: Gakeppuchi no Hero

General Details

  • CountryJapan
    TypeDrama
    NetworkFuji TV
  • Aired: July 13, 2009 to September 21, 2009
  • # of Episodes 11
    Average Duration 45 min. per episode
  • Genres: Romance, Sports

Statistics

  • Score: 7.97 (scored by 3,529 users)
  • Ranked: #200
  • Popularity: #132
  • Members: 5,128
  • Favorites: 0
4.0 stars - based on 3,529 votes

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