Boku to Star no 99 Nichi

There isn't much that I can add to what has already been expressed in other reviews here: the plot isn't new, nor unpredictable, the acting is good albeit a little over the lines, the dialogues are witty but definitely not deep, the music is fine enough. On a mere objective level, this drama is decent.

And yet, I loved it! I marathoned through it in a couple of days, and enjoyed every episode. I laughed, smiled, grinned. One may object that a drama is either good and to our liking, or it isn't. But the reasons why I like watching something aren't always as clear-cut and defined as I would like to think: I can remain cold in front of a masterpiece, and be enthusiastic of a piece of trinkets.
Hence my tepid marks, which reflect what I hope is an unbiased estimation, not the degree of my liking it.

Fact is, I truly loved the characters. Kohei, the bodyguard played by Nishijima Hidetoshi, is incredibly endearing. I had never seen this actor on screen before and at first sight I thought he was the complete opposite of an eye-candy. But his character is so sweet and lovable, I ended up liking him a lot. Kim Tae Hee, whom I could barely tolerate in My Princess, is adorable here, contributing factor the Japanese language, which renders her voice deeper and more pleasant.
The great actor Takanabe is hilarious. He seems vain and utterly stupid, but we soon discover he hides his own complex, and from that moment on, I dare everyone not to root for him, if not as a lover, at least as a friend and professional actor.
All the other characters do a good job, including Taecyeon, who surprised me with his very good Japanese. The bad guys aren't given enough screen time to get on our nerves.

The music is fine, mostly in the second half of the drama.

Surprisingly, I think I'll rewatch this drama one day. It was a perky watch, which I recommend to whomever is in need of something light, funny, romantic without being melodramatic or mushy.

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Kim Tae Hee dramas have always been a hit or miss; some I liked (My Princess); some I hated (Stairway to Heaven, too freaking sad) and some I'm just indifferent to (Iris and Jang Ok Jung); however, this drama I found on a fluke and absolutely loved it; from start to finish. I was pleasantly surprised at the story. It kind of reminds you (somewhat) of the The Bodyguard without the dangerous backdrop. This was my first Hidetoshi drama as I have a lot of his dramas on my watchlist but now I have something to look forward to as his acting was solid. The drama was a joint Korean and Japanese production and a nice surprise side story with Taecyon as Yuna's long lost brother.

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To be honest, it seemed like this drama was a vehicle for Kim Tae Hee in Japan, after her success in "My Princess". The plot was nothing unique neither was it executed amazingly. The plot is quite simple: A Hallyu actress falls in love with her bodyguard while in Japan.

Nishijima Hidetoshi is a lovely actor but there wasn't that much that he could really do with his role. Kim Tae Hee was adorable but her Japanese dialogue did seem to be a bit repetitive after a while.

For me the highlight of the drama was Sasaki Kuranosuke's character. He was hilarious as the actor with a hidden complex who views Nishijima as both his rival and his friend. The bromancey scenes were my favorite ones.

Also, I really loved "Superman" by Crystal Kay ... it's such a sweet song and totally fits the drama.

Honestly, this drama played it quite safe. It didn't really look at the social issues (and tensions) between South Korea and Japan. It would have been nice to see some dialogue about the Hallyu wave as well.

"Boku to Star ..." may be a predictable drama but it is still fluffy and cute.

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Strange Love Story

I liked this series enough to watch all ten episodes in a couple of days—nine of which I enjoyed. Kim Tae Hee was perfect for this quirky story of a superstar actress and her bodyguard. She gave the whole series style and beauty with her emotional performance. The supporting actors were also great. However, Nishijima Hidetoshi’s performance as her bodyguard was a little over the top. The comedy aspect of his character left him looking a little weird and less of a love connection. The love story missed the mark completely. Not because of the acting but rather the storyline. The final episode left me flat. It almost felt like they couldn’t think of an ending, so they did the easy thing. It left me with a wrong impression of the entire story, which is a shame because it flowed well up until then. I agree that the two characters came from different worlds but saying they love each other while one is a hermit at an observatory in the country and the other is traveling the world doesn’t work for me. I concede that others may have a different opinion of the ending, so watch it and judge it yourself.

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i really liked this for the first 6 episodes. after that it gets less and less interesting with every epsisode, i probably wont watch the last one unless i have nothing else to do one day. the two male leads are superb, as is the supporting cast for the most part. the theme song is infectious and i DARE you not to smile when you hear it. where it all falls apart is Kim Tae Hee and her character Yuna. the only other thing i have seen her in is my princess so i cant make sweeping statements about her abilities but in both dramas she has two settings, laughing or crying and all other emotions are simply very slight deviations from these. in this drama she fell flat and it was made worse by very poor character development and poor writing which seemed to be isolated to her character alone. in all honesty she has 10 lines that just keep getting repeated throughout the course of the show.

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Although I haven't finished the drama yet I found myself really liking it.

You will enjoy this drama if you don't take it seriously.
What I mean is just relax and watch. Enjoy the comedy and the slow innocent romance. Also don't expect the unexpected because you will probably see them coming.

This drama resembles a harem romance anime if you have seen one. One male character and 3 girls falling for him. two are just background characters that don't really get much screen time and one is focused a lot.

The characters in this show are so lovable.
+ main girl- just so nice and innocent. She is a bit bratty at first, but that side of her gets really cute. She kinda is a little bit of a tsundere (acts tough and mean towards the one she likes) character. She is also an idol.

+main guy- saves the day,clumsy,very very very dense when it comes to romance because he is only into stars ( the ones in the sky not the ppl on tv ).

I liked the soundtrack as well and due to the cuteness and innocence of this drama I would watch it again later on when I am bored.

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✨️ Beauty & The Nerd ⭐ Crossed Star Love Circles Back On Itself ✨️

99DWTS is pure escapism of the geek-gets-the-girl variety. Only 10 episodes, it's not a long-term contract, and it shoots by quickly. Just like Kohei wants to find new stars, I'm on the hunt for a new word rather than using cute so often. Alas, this show can only be described as cute. So CUTE! Adorable at times, charming at others, and silly toboot, but in the end, it's quite simply "cute".

Namiki Kohei is an in-between-jobs astronomer, who is picking up side jobs while he ,ooks for one in his field, so he's working as an agency bodyguard. He is hired to protect a KorJapean half-Japanese/Korean national, Han Yuna, who is scheduled to film a series in Japan. She is more like a quasar than a star, being enormously popular in both countries, and winsomely beautiful. Filming is scheduled for 99 days, thus Kohei has a 99 day contract.

With a dream is to work at a famous observatory, Kohei is an everyday nerd, and at the same time, he's a kind, decent man. The observatory would give him the best chance to discover a "new" star and name it, which is his only goal at the opening of the show. All he cares about is /those/ kind of stars, and those heavenly bodies. Like many obsessed geeks, he's oblivious. We learn that girls and women may have shown interest over the course of his life, but he's never taken notice. He loves the constellations, and has no interest in ogling filmstars or even pursuing women. It's precisely why he was selected for the job.

Quickly, Kohei realizes: Han Yuna doesn't want to be confined, nor will she tolerate being guarded. Kohei finds himself chasing 'person' Yuna daily, when he'd rather be chasing scorching hot 'places' & 'things.' Yuna's relentlessly aggressive manager won't allow for any going off script. No excuses! Kohei must keep Yuna tethered. Complaining bitterly about the assignment, Kohei cannot wait for the 99 days to end. He pieces together that Yuna's been looking for someone, and resolves to help her find her long lost love. Then she'll stop trying to escape.

Meanwhile, Kohei's sister has dropped her kids at his place to traipse off with a new boyfriend. We learn she's actually traveling with new boyfriends more than she's at home with the kids - Kohei's teenaged niece, and an elementary school pair, 1 of each. While the romance is half of the "cute' factor, the young neice and nephew are the other half. To Kohei's unnerving, they are gifted with exacting perception and a high social IQ. Coupled with their loquaciousness, they embarrass Kohei's as easily as they down a triple sized slice of cake on a too small plate. They love their uncle and seem to prefer living with him. Additionally, these 2 heavenly cherubs are full of love, happiness, and exuberance. They make friends with everybody, including Han Yuna, when she chances meets them.

{Commercial Break}
This show is fiction. The odds that these children would manage to be happy not knowing their fathers, and watching a parade of men marching through their home, while regularly being abandoned by their mother so she can fo "play" without them, are worse than the Powerball lottery. This show is family appropriate. It provides a perfect opportunity to discuss family, marriage, and raising children with your children. It's a parent's job to equip their progeny with critical thinking skills, to enable them to make informed decisions in life, afterall. It's also important to discuss entertainment, in general, with your kids, to ensure they understand that they should not take cues on how to live from what they see on screen. Furthermore, they should not assume that behavior on screen is always an acceptable way to conduct oneself. {Commercial concluded}

Before we can say 'supernova', Yuna is visiting Kohei's place to hang with the family and eat at the restaurant (dive) underneath his apartment. People crave family, and Kohei's family is extra warm and joyful. Besides, with a delicious restaurant below, they are always eating delicious Food Food Food. Eventually, Yuna's co-star tracks them down because he's interested in Yuna, himself. He starts to worry that he'll lose to a bodyguard. That cannot happen. Consequently, Kohei's place becomes a hangout for the stars. Things start revolving around him, revealing that Kohei's gravitational pull is no trifle.

One thing that is refreshingly different is that side characters are the best looking men in the show. Kohei isn't bad looking, but he's no Song Kang. As we get to know him better, he looks better and better.

The show creators do a great job playing around with plot advancement. We'll see the characters' real lives intertwine with the drama that is being filmed, creating a loop: Is life imitating the drama, or is the drama imitating life? While the storylines aren't exactly the same, the lines of the script weirdly reflect precisely what's going on between Kohei and Yuna. Yuna is acting out a drama with her costar, and living out one with Kohei.

Furthermore, though Yuna is in a scripted drama, the most dramatic scene she plays is a private one between her and Kohei. The way it was shot and edited was so obvious, I had to chuckle. The director is visually yelling to the audience: "Here's the real story, the real drama", like the yolk in the egg. Or was that the chicken and the egg? It's a loop, wherever you hop on.

As soon as Kohei starts nearing the azimuth of realization regarding his feelings for Yuna, they are assaulted by the most formidable solar storm of all: Fame. Kohei feels as far from Yuna as the distance from earth to its closest star; 92 million miles. Can either of them have a life together with the black hole of the paparazzi sucking them in? It's going to be a spikey Endeavor for our Brave Challengers. 💔

99DWTS is a low-challenge, just veg and take a break series for viewers. It's perfect for when you aren't sure what to watch next, or are in need of a mental break. It's akin to a Hallmark feature, only better. The romance is sweet, but the real paycheck is the warmth. 99DWTS will warm you up better than a pot of tea on the surface of Venus. It's yummy, rummy, chummy in the tummy warmth.

As always, resist dubbing. You only get a fraction of the acting. Subtitle competency is immediate. One has to look beyond the known, to experience the new. In short, if subtitles are a force field keeping you away from foreign entertainment, you are missing some of the highest quality features out in the great beyond. For your own sake, try to get beyond it. 😢

99DWTS isn't one of those high quality features, but it is a high-in-the-sky series, given the great smiles and snuggly warmth it radiates. It gets a little draggy towards the end, but it will still light up (and cozy up) your night if you can take time to relax and look up.


QUOTES🗣

If you forge ahead in life, someday something good is bound to happen.

I guess he understands feelings when the right time comes.

Kids: “If they get married, Ya-oona will be our mother-in-law! Yeah!” (She'd be marrying their uncle).


IMHO〰🖍


🤔 5 💓7 🦋6 🌞9 🎭7 🎬7 ⚡6


Age 10+

Originally 〰️🖊 2/2022

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i really had a great expectations for this drama
but i got frustrated and lost my interest starting from ep.05

i saw many negative points in this drama

generally :
they slap each other too much and so much in a humiliating way in my opinion
i didn't see this funny in any way
always the ML got punched or being hit
i didn't see him clumsy or spontaneous ... i saw him stupid

and kids didn't respect at all older people in this drama
and this is so abnormal for the japanese traditions
and there are lots of selfish people in this drama more than enough which provoked me so much


specially:
i found the ML character so horrible
Senseless, selfish, weak, coward, soooooooooooooo negative and irresponsible
and the FL sacrificing too much for unworthy person

the logical reaction towards that son of a B**** corrupt journalist
is to report him to the police
making a trap for him and accusing him with blackmail and threatening
this is not the freedom of journalism at all this is totally F****** dirty person


and the Snd ML was selfish also by trying to direct the FL to love him by force

the characters from my opinion was abnormal in their reactions and attitudes


And finally i saw the romance in it was very cold and lukewarm
this is really frustrating

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