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Drama Review : The Wallflower (Potential Spoiler)

Japanese Drama Review : The Wallflower

Based on Manga of the same title written by Tomoko Hayakawa

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Rating : 4/5 stars  =  Recommended Watching!

Alternate Titles : The Wallflower, Perfect Girl Evolution, Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

Genre : Comedy, Romance, Drama

Episodes : 10

Year : 2010

Cast :

Synopsis :

Takano Kyohei is a handsome but bad-tempered university student who is always ready for a fight. Toyama Yukinojo possesses a cuteness that can be mistaken for a girl. The cool-headed Oda Takenaga excels in academics and sports. And the princely Mori Ranmaru loves females. Accept a proposal from the female owner of the house where they are lodging at for free lodging if they are able to transform her niece into a proper and desirable Japanese lady. Her niece, Nakahara Sunako, lives in a gloomy and solitary world because of an inferior complex about her looks.

[It’s a personal review, not a professional critique. And I also try to give as less spoiler as possible]

Review :

For a drama that based on a very comical manga, The Wallflower exceeded my expectation.

To tell you honestly, I wasn’t so happy with the cast. I know these people are popular and all, but I didn’t think they would be suitable for the characters of the manga. And they also added 2 more main cast that make me worried if that would destroy the charm of the story. But I watched it anyway coz it’s from my favorite manga and anime.

And I must say, I was pleasantly surprised.

I don’t know about others, but I prefer that the drama doesn’t wholly follow what was written in the book or manga. It gives off different feelings. And I like it. If it’s exactly the same, then what’s the point of watching what you already read? It’s too predictable!

[But on the other hand, with the anime, I’d prefer that it followed the manga. Because my perception of Anime is Animated Manga LOL.]

Unlike the manga version, the drama leaned more towards the “melo-drama” than the “comical”. And they also change a lot of the plot line while remain the over-all core concept. I like how they made this contradiction changes so smoothly that I don’t feel annoyed while watching.

Damn! It’s so hard to write a review while trying not to spoil everything!

Okay, let’s say this drama is worth watching. There are everything you need from Comedy, Action, Romance to Melodrama. If you have 1-2 days off, you might want to try it out. And even if you’re a Manga/Anime fan like me, you won’t be disappointed.

These actors and actresses were nominated for Best Performance Award. So that can guarantee the quality of the drama at a level 😉

So for my opinion, I’m give them 4 out of 5 stars  (1 star is lacked due to the unnecessary unrealistic addition). But it’s still recommended watching! 😀

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Note: This review was supposed to be posted like… a month ago. But I was so lazy to finish it. So sorry for the delay.

You can watch it at www.dramacrazy.net with subs.

April 24, 2010 | Categories: J-pop | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Snow Falling – Author’s Note

It ended much later than I thought.

My bad, my bad, I know you guys must hate me for writing this story while leaving you cliff-hanging with One Step at A Time

Ask Eirallina! When I posted Chapter 1 of Snow Falling, she said “What’s this? What about 1Step? I hate you. I hate you.” Kekeke. Sorry my angelic little sister.

To tell the truth, as a writer, I’m not really pleased with this story. I changed many things mid-way. And my writing is kinda rusty and hurries. That, I have to apologize to y’all. Having to read a rusty story would be such a frustrating thing for you. But thanks for your support anyway ^^;

I started writing this story a day after I read the manga “The Glass Shoe Doesn’t Fit”. The manga has nothing to do with Cinderella or Glass shoes At All. It’s the story about typical childhood friends that eventually becomes lovers. But in the manga, the girl chose to be with her first love and childhood friend, leaving her new partner behind, heart-broken.

From my point of view, her action made no sense. Why would you want to be with someone who always takes you for granted? And ignore the one who truly care for you? That doesn’t make sense at all.

Unhappy with how the story goes, I decided to write my own version, thus putting my on-going work to yet another hiatus. However, Snow Falling very loosely followed the manga, so you all can read this short story even though you have never heard of the manga.

The story was stretching though. I planned to end it in 3 chapters but it dragged on. I even planned for this story to be more of a dark story, not this heart-lighten, happy-go-lucky love story. And though initially planned to make Airi ended up with none of these two, I changed my mind and make her end up with Shiniji. I didn’t even write a scene with Kenta as I supposed to >_<

I know I have hinted like Kenta would get the girl. That’s my intention. But I have never planned for Airi and Kenta to be together in the first place. Sorry if the ending of this story disappoint some of you.

And for the Acknowledgment, I would like to thank my angelic twin sister, Eirallina. Not that she gave me any good advices though (LOL), but she has always been there for me.

I love you sis! Though I know you’re still hating me 😀

So long.

Till we meet again with my next update aka. tomorrow 8)

April 5, 2010 | Categories: Fiction, Snow Falling (Short Story) | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments