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Sep 21, 2012 10 of 10 episodes seen 13 of 13 people found this review helpful

Good Luck!!

by Elisabetta
- Overall 10
- Story 10
- Acting/Cast 10
- Music 7
- Rewatch Value 10
First, I have a question: Do you ever have that mood, when you're trying a bunch of different and good dramas, and you can't watch even a 1/3 of episode, and none of them stands out. And then you find it, a GEM, you put the drama on and you know: THIS IS IT! And then you can't stop watching until you end it in a marathon? Well, because it happened to me yesterday with this drama... I'm still recovering...

Why is it worth a perfect score?

Story: I love this kind of stories. It's a story about people who have a very responsible and demanding job, who love that job and practically live for it. It's a really motivating drama, makes you wanna find your dream profession, pursue it and then do something meaningful in your life. The drama does not drag at any moment(well the beauty of jdramas- they have only 9-11 episodes and you're left wanting more). There is also a love story, though not a heart-wrecking romance as somebody observed, but as it normally happens - you meet someone you like, so you want to be with them and you wish all the best for them. There is also a great bromance,heart-warming family(Shinkai dad-GREAT!)and random hilarity (the girl next door-LOL) in it as well. Generally, all of the characters were very well crafted and you want to know more about them.

Cast: It's Kimutaku in his prime - with his boyish charm and in uniform ^_^. But all the cast members were great and their characters were complex and interesting.

Music: As it didn't attract my attention at all, I have nothing to say about it.

Rewatch: I already want to rewatch! Actually I even did a bit- the best scenes.. ;)

This drama is really outstanding in my opinion, so I highly recommend it. read more
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Sep 10, 2012 11 of 11 episodes seen 11 of 12 people found this review helpful

Pride

by Elisabetta
- Overall 9
- Story 9
- Acting/Cast 10
- Music 10
- Rewatch Value 8
First of all- I want to thank some fellow MDLers for introducing this drama to me. As this drama is not that new and the description doesn't express the awesomeness hidden in it, I'm not sure if I would decide to watch it on my own. But because some respectable ^_^ members of our community kept mentioning it here and there, I decided to check it out. And I'm glad that I did! Thank YOU! Hail to the most awesome community ever! Now, the review...

Story
It's a wonderful love story. There are 2 people, quite normal people (no okanemochi CEOs or painfully poor angels)who meet in pretty normal circumstances and then... the magic happens! Because they fall in love, and open up to each other - and we get to see that they are truly admirable, though complex people.For me 90% of the story was amazing, refreshing and truthful, I really wanted to give it 10 points, but then I didn't like about 10% of it (I've ranted about it in episodes' reviews if somebody's interested, but it contains spoilers) so thus it's a 9.

Acting/Cast

I seriously consider stalking Kimutaku's dramas now, him and Takeuchi Yuko were spectacular in this! Aki and Haru were deep and complex characters that were truly well crafted. This drama contains some of the most touching scenes I've ever seen. Ok, there were some additional characters there- better and worse, but for me they served more as a background and explanation for the main leads' story.

Music
It's Queen- it's great! There isn't much to talk about ^_^ "I was born to love you" truly fits as the theme song(actually I really like the opening- it was really cool). Also the instrumental tracks where really pretty too.

Rewatch
I can see myself re-watching scenes from this drama so it's pretty high.

I hope this review will encourage some more people to watch this drama . It's one of a kind. read more
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Aug 5, 2012 1 of 1 episodes seen 6 of 6 people found this review helpful

My Mighty Princess

by Elisabetta
- Overall 9
- Story 9
- Acting/Cast 9
- Music 10
- Rewatch Value 10
Oh my gosh! This movie is so cute! :)

Actually the above is all I had on my mind, but seems I need to write something more to post to share my excitment, so...

The story is fun and suprising with a twist now and then, and I liked the final outcome, I only wish the movie lasted longer.

It was hilarious at most times, and sometimes a bit touching even, so as it was said before it is a cute comedy if you want something light to watch.
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Aug 1, 2012 58 of 58 episodes seen 29 of 30 people found this review helpful

Ojakgyo Brothers

by Elisabetta
- Overall 10
- Story 10
- Acting/Cast 9
- Music 8
- Rewatch Value 9
I like the concept of this drama, it's like watching several dramas in the price of one. You get 2 major love stories, 2 smaller ones, some family drama, bromance, revenge, redemption and even a bit of action. The plot is so complex that you really can't get bored while watching. I really admire the writers for being able to intertwine so many stories together. Throughout the whole drama there are new characters appearing, some disappearing for many episodes to appear again and new connections are revealed. Even if you are able to predict the eventual outcome and some ideas are something you might have seen before, you really cannot predict when something new will be added. At some point I was a little bit worried if they will be able to wrap up all of story lines, but they did a great job with that too and the ending is very satisfactory.

I really liked most of the characters. Female leads were really awesome and that doesn't happen too often in dramas. I really love Ja Eun - she is one of my most favorite heroines now, Soo Young was also adorable - hard on the outside, but very soft and warm inside.

Only characters that I didn't like too much was Soo Young's parents, maybe most of their scenes were there for humor but I've found them a bit annoying.

And I really love, love, love Ja Eun and Tae Hee story! If you like romance, I suggest watching this just for them. read more
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Jun 22, 2012 16 of 16 episodes seen 7 of 9 people found this review helpful

Fondant Garden

by Elisabetta
- Overall 7
- Story 7
- Acting/Cast 9
- Music 8
- Rewatch Value 6
I just finished it, so my opinion is quite fresh.

It is a typical Taiwanese rom-com, but there were some features that made it stand out.

The characters were totally likable and even the 'bad' ones weren't as hateful as usual- well they might have been at one point maybe, but they at least had some quite logical explanation for their behavior.

The lead in this drama is actually a "good guy"! It happens so rarely that it's worth watching just for that reason.Park Jung Min is so freaking adorable and his character develops so well too. You just got to love Xi Huan (Don Ji^_^).

The only thing I have to complain about is that some plot lines were not so well-done(some unnecessary), and some ending solutions were too shallow (e.g. you despise someone for half the drama and suddenly you start to get along with them).But overall I wasn't too annoyed with that, and I still enjoyed this drama.

Quick word about music: some background tracks were overly dramatic and cheesy. Some made me laugh - like super bouncy confidence track for Mi En. But Park Jung Min song is really beautiful and gets me emotionally- so I rate the music high. read more
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May 8, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen 4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Nodame Cantabile: The Final Score - Part I

by Elisabetta
- Overall 10
- Story 10
- Acting/Cast 10
- Music 10
- Rewatch Value 10
While packed with the usual for Nodame series gags and comedy, the story gets somewhat more mature and you can really feel the strong emotions running underneath the surface. Ueno Juri is amazing as usual, and you really can see the development in Tamaki Hiroshi's conducting skills. The music is as beautiful as always, and it harmonizes wonderfully with the emotions of the characters.
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May 8, 2011 2 of 2 episodes seen 8 of 8 people found this review helpful

Nodame Cantabile Special

by Elisabetta
- Overall 10
- Story 10
- Acting/Cast 10
- Music 10
- Rewatch Value 10
The follow-up story is based on next parts of the brilliant original manga, so its not something made up only to relive the drama. The action moves to a new exiting location and some fresh hilarious characters are added. The story of making a professional career in music gets bigger and more serious for both leads and their romance develops in the quirkiest way. Gyaboo!
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May 8, 2011 11 of 11 episodes seen 19 of 19 people found this review helpful

Nodame Cantabile

by Elisabetta
- Overall 10
- Story 10
- Acting/Cast 10
- Music 10
- Rewatch Value 10
I've given it the highest score in everything, because it's my most favorite story ever. Being a big lover of classical music and always charmed by world of musicians I really couldn't ask for anything better. The acting is outstanding, not only the leads, but also the supporting characters are all very lively and unique. Some of them may feel a little bit overdone, especially foreigners played by Japanese actors, but they will make roll with laughter. Takenaka Naoto as Franz Strezemann was just epic. Apart from all the enjoyable silliness, the drama, at least in my opinion, was very touching at times, especially the follow-up story in specials and movies. That's why I highly recommend to watch it all.Even my husband, who usually don't care about that "asian stuff" that I'm crazy about, loved it and watched it 3 times with me. If you like classical music, but you think of it rather emotionally than seriously and you enjoy anime-like gags, you will have a blast watching this. I did! read more
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