tampopo100 wrote: I think too many idols are in dramas nowadays. When you look at dramas from like the early 2000s and before, it wasn't so prevelant but now they're everywhere. Most of them can't act. For example, I've watched some dramas starring Johnny's Juniors and their acting isn't good at all. The only one with Johnny's Juniors that I could tolerate was 35sai no Koukousei and even that wasn't the best drama ever. Kamen Teacher is pretty dull...Dont even let me get started on the AKB dramas. Ugh. And school dramas get repetitive after a while because it's always the same: bullying, shoplifting, mean girls, a new teacher transferring to a troubled school who has to help the worst class etc. They need to think of something new.
Have you watched Suzuki Sensei? It's one of the very best school dramas IMHO. No JE's youngsters in that show, though
If you did, J-Movies in the same theme have a lot more to offer than those repetitive stuff, you gotta check them out
tampopo100 wrote: Not all of Johnny's acting are bad just the juniors lol. I think Ikuta Toma, Nishikido Ryo, Kimura Takuya, Matsumoto Jun, Nagase Tomoya and Okada Junichi are all good actors.
I'd add Shunsuke Kazama (Soredemo Ikite Yuku), Ninomiya and Kusanagi to the list.
BTW, how come you put an actor who overact 90% of given lines (Matsumoto) and wooden one like Nishikido on that group?
MachiavellismX wrote: Haha that's so true. But Yamada Ryosuke has like the older Johnny's a lot of experience. He is acting since 7 years and I believe I just started watching Dramas around that time, when he started. He was cute in Tantei Gakuen Q but you could see that he was still a bit uncomfortable and still had a lot to learn. And now he is really good for his young age. You mentioned Risou no Musuko. Compared to his early works, this one was really good, because of his acting. I'm looking forward to his future work, because I think he will be able to play the really deep characters someday, when you know what I mean haha
Yup he's better than every JE's young actors, but he will be still slaughtered easily by real actors like Kamiki and Sometani. I also have the same feeling toward Yuto Nakajima (Engine). They were potentially good child actors, but JE's system killed that talent, so they do not develop they acting talent properly, unlike those who are not idols.
tampopo100 wrote: Lol that doesn't take away from the fact that many of the Juniors can't act now. I acknowledge that they can improve...but for some, acting maybe just isn't their specialty. Prime example: Yamashita Tomohisa. I think that they need to train them better before they debut in dramas, or at least figure out which ones actually have a passion for acting and which ones just won't get it. Most (if not all) Johnny's are chosen just for their appearance. No matter how much some people are trained, they just won't be good actors or singers. Unfortunately, in the idol world, talent or skill doesn't matter, it's all about charisma and appeal...
I second that, that's the biggest problem they had. I afraid that it will backfire someday if they continue the "dirty" practices
femmedesneiges wrote:
I disagree that having charisma or appeal isn't a talent or skill, and not just in the context of the idol world. Maybe if Code Blue had starred Eita instead of Yamashita I'd have liked it more. But if "Shuuji and Akira" weren't "Kame and Yamapi", Nobuta wo Produce wouldn't have been half as fun.
Hahaha...I think I am the only one who think the same idea....that Yamashita fella was far too young and far too wooden to play such character. I'd say Tsumabuki would be marvelous to play that character, even compared to Eita.
