Koda Minare is a 26-year-old single woman working part-time at a curry restaurant. She's recently gone through a series of troubling events, including being dumped by her boyfriend and getting conned out of money. Because of this, she drinks alcohol at a bar. At that time, the chief director of a local radio station happened to be there and joined her. Koda Minare tells her story about the recent troubles she has experienced. The radio station chief director listens to her and realizes she has potential as a radio personality. Thanks to the chief director, Koda Minare is selected to host the late-night radio program "Wave, Listen to Me." (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Nami yo Kiite Kure" (波よ聞いてくれ) by Samura Hiroaki (沙村広明). Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
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- Español
- Native Title: 波よ聞いてくれ
- Also Known As: Nami yo Kiite Kure , Waves, Listen to Me!
- Director: Katayama Osamu, Ueda Hisashi
- Screenwriter: Furuya Kazunao
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Koshiba Fuka in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Koshiba Fuka in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Koshiba FukaKoda MinareMain Role -
![Katayose Ryota in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Katayose Ryota in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Katayose RyotaNakahara ChuyaSupport Role -
![Hara Nanoka in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Hara Nanoka in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Hara NanokaNanba MizuhoSupport Role -
![Kitamura Kazuki in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Kitamura Kazuki in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Kitamura KazukiMato KanetsuguSupport Role -
![Nakamura Yurika in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Nakamura Yurika in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Nakamura YurikaTachibana MakieSupport Role -
![Hirano Aya in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama]( "Hirano Aya in Born to Be on Air! Japanese Drama")
Hirano AyaChishiro MadokaSupport Role
Reviews
Not that bad.
Overall, the show is pretty mid, but Koshiba Fuka is insanely good in it. I haven’t seen the anime or read the manga, so I can’t speak to how faithful her portrayal is, but her performance is over the top, in a way that somehow works. She is operating on a completely different plane from the rest of the show. She doesn’t just carry it. She drags it kicking and screaming across the finish line. That’s not to throw shade at the rest of the cast. They all do a fine job, but every time she’s on screen, the show suddenly remembers it’s supposed to be interesting.Unfortunately, this kind of show lives and dies by its episodic stories, and here they’re mostly just there. None of them are especially good, none of them linger, and once an episode ends it basically evaporates from memory. It’s honestly a little tragic to watch such a locked-in, maximalist performance stuck in material this disposable.
Still, I’d recommend the show to anyone who’s a fan of hers or anyone who might become one, because watching her act circles around everything else is kind of fascinating in its own right.
