Celeb to Binbo Taro (2008)

First of all this drama is about a rich woman and a poor man meeting each other and falling in love. This pattern isn't as rare to happen in a drama however the story in general and the funny moments definitely added more points to it for me.

I watched this drama during a time that I wanted something that would make me laugh and it did. I watched celeb to bimbo taro in one go and rewatched it again 2 times already. This drama has something to teach you and it is a rather inspiring one for those who are interested in fashion.

The acting of aya was once again great, I could not find anything annoying to it. Thoughin the beginning alice was an annoying person. Unfortunately everyone's acting was great but the guy's who played Taro. Even the kids did a better job, which is why i gave a 9/10 to it.

The music was light, definitely went well with the theme of each episode. It is an easy watch in my opinion and I did not mind the slow pace it had when it came to the development of feelings. I like seeing and noticing how people fall in love rather than watch something where the leads fall in love out of nowhere.

I think this drama is very good however you must look past the romance in order to see the meanings behind it which do not have to do with "money won't bring happiness" . I think this drama wanted to show that by not being dependent solemnly on money you will have happiness. In my book, this is a "feel good" drama. I do not think that money will bring me happiness but I won't be an idiot who will not try to make money. Money are needed in order to not fall pray to those who have money. This is how i feel. Before this drama, I used to think that money were not important and that even without them I would be happy. However this is not the case. In order to live, money is a necessary evil. However waiting for others to make money for you , is wrong. You have to believe in yourself and work to earn them. This is when you will come to appreciate who you are and what you do even more. Definitely an inspirational drama which is why i give it a 9 overall value.

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I nearly barfed. Celeb to Binbo Taro is an awfully sappy story about a princess who by a ridiculous chance meets a poor man whose life and personality changes her perspective on her own life and the way she values things. I was so frustrated watching it because it follows a story line you can see 2 episodes in advance. However, once I start a drama I have to finish it so I hope this review helps.

First of all Ueto Aya is awesome, a truly great actress because she played this part. If you have never seen her in anything else you would think that she was playing herself. She was that good. Kuninaka Ryoko was a really good Sachiko and really acted that well. Not sure who played the male lead of Sato Taro, but I couldn't stand seeing his bad wig, overacting, he was really annoying. (Maybe they wrote the character that way) There was a lot of fabulousness going on in wardrobe and locations. They attempted a lot of name dropping and they did a really bad impression of president Obama and the American TV show 24hours.

It took me a long time to start watching this one and once I did, I really had to grit my teeth and try not to fast forward too much. I already knew the Princess was going to be a binbo, but I didn't expect the poor man to be stupid too. The situations and dialogue were so highly unlikely even for a drama, and the comedy wasn't funny. And it wasn't lost in translation, but just not funny. As far as the story goes, I think it's really a poor story line when you can skip an episode and a half and not miss anything.

Maybe I was looking for too much in a drama, but this wasn't a lighthearted romp that you could watch anytime, but a slow underdeveloped attempt to teach some lessons. Lesson 1- don't judge a book by its cover, lesson 2- be true to yourself, lesson 3- don't underestimate people, lesson 4- listen to your heart , love happens everywhere. Still a Ueto fan but not a Celeb to binbo fan.

p.s. this ends exactly how you think it will.

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Do you want cheese with that rice and raw eggs?!! Yuck! But getting past that, this had to be the cheesiest drama I've ever watched! But I must say, get past the unbelievable story, it was really fun to watch. First time seeing either of the leads. What was surprising in this JDrama comedy was I actually got the humor. This is something that I have a problem with KDrama comedies is understanding the humor. Granted, get past the unbelievable story of a super rich girl falling for a super dirt poor guy....with 3 kids! Yeah, probably may not happen in real life. But to watch what Taro was willing to do for his famiiy and friends but also seeing the slow growth in Alice's character was probably worth watching. I can't help it. It was fun to watch.

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Kamiji Yusuke is funny. Aya Ueto is beautiful, and so is Kuninaka Ryoko (though I must confess having been eerily attracted by Wakamura Mayumi and her impeccable blonde bob, here). The story is the Nth retelling of Cinderella's tale (or maybe I should write "stale", heh), this time with a coupla twists that actually made it a little less annoying than usual, for this humble reviewer: 1) he's poor, and she's loaded; 2) being loaded isn't the goal here - as a matter of fact, the dorama conveys the message that being loaded and being a decent human being are pretty much mutually exclusive (something that I appreciated - what with the "it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven" and all that, you know). Unfortunately most of the dorama is just "meh", often being silly rather than funny. Still, differently from other reviewers, I liked the last episodes a lot better than the previous ones, and as far as I'm concerned those last eps and the afore-mentioned message are the reasons why this gets a passing grade.

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Un sorpresa muy linda

La verdad es que me imaginé a este dorama un poco diferente de lo que resultó. Grande fue mi sorpresa cuando descubrí que el romance no era el tema principal, y que al notar esto no fue un motivo de desilusión, pues el amor de la familia y amigos es lo que lo hizo tan especial. El amor de pareja pasó a un segundo plano, sin nunca olvidarlo, para terminar de darle el toque especial que necesitaba así como la cereza en el helado.

La historia en sí transcurre de un modo tan fresco, divertido, tierno y bonito que no te percatas cuando los episodios finalizan, y de vez en cuando te asombran con revelaciones o cambios repentinos e interesantes que no te imaginaste. Te centras tanto que lo disfrutas, sacándote de vez en cuando una sonrisa porque los chistes, a veces un poco infantiles, no llegaron a ser ridículos, más bien fueron acertados. Por esa razón, le doy un 7/10, por su estilo tan simpático y tierno que representaban en cada personaje con modo de ser y su vocación particular (Porque sí, hubo diversidad en las personalidades).

Destaco que las actuaciones no fueron su fuerte, porque muchas veces parecían ser caricaturescas, por ende la califico con un 6.5/10, aunque no la sentencio precisamente por lo que mencioné anteriormente, la variedad de personajes le da puntos. Además debo admitir que sí fue digno de admirar como los tres niños, que interpretaron a los hijos de Taro, se enfocaron tanto en sus papeles que la empatía hacia ellos fue constante. Me conmovieron muchos episodios en donde el padre hacía los mil y un esfuerzos por hacer a sus hijos felices a pesar de lo poco que tenían, o en donde los amigos eran leales a los protagonistas en momentos de mucha tensión. Prácticamente fue una serie para apreciar el valor de los niños y aprender que la lucha que se hace para hacer felices a los seres queridos es muy importante.
Hay algo que debo mencionar y es la química de la pareja, me gustó muchísimo porque inició como una relación de jefe-empleado, hasta culminar en una de enamorados sin dejar de perder el visto divertido. Trabajaron la idea del paso del tiempo, respetando la lógica, y lo supieron guiar en pocos episodios para que se desarrollaran adecuadamente pese a las dificultades que vivieron los personajes, sin olvidarse de que la mayoría del público ha venido en busca del romance.

Así como la historia, la música fue bastante entretenida, y se complementó mucho con la trama, incluso en los momentos donde se presentaba bastante emoción, por lo cual la califico con un 7/10.

Me pregunté varias veces si la volvería a ver, y en cierto modo me quedó esa sensación agradable para hacerlo, pero hay ciertas cosas que no me dejan segura del todo, y una de ellas es que tengo muchísimas más series por ver. Así que la califico con un 5/10 porque a lo mejor en algún momento me anime a verla nuevamente.

A la calificación en general le pongo 7.5/10 para usarla como recomendación, es una serie que sirve para cuando uno está deprimido o estático en sus sentimientos, pues te servirá como el impulso de buscar más series o actividades para nutrir el ánimo.

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Примечание: к японским комедиям надо привыкнуть. Потому что в ней много беготни, сделанных страшных рож и свирепых криков.
А история незатейливая - богатенькая недалекая девушка и нищий вдовец с тремя детьми. Ну вот так получилось, что сначала им пришлось разыгрывать пару, а потом слово за слово... и полюбили друг друга.
Симпатичная пара.
Конец чисто рождественский, со всеми атрибутами.

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