One of my favorite things about the original J-drama was that while Makoto (Ishihara Satomi) and Yoko (Aibu Saki) were both pursuing Tohru, they never fought each other - never even thought badly of each other. They never became friends in the drama (and Yoko's character ended up being sidelined and underdeveloped) but the mutual respect of these two prospective rivals was a refreshing sight that is still sadly seldom in the world of Asian dramas. So, please, "Rich Man" writers: don't rewrite Yoko's character to suit the overused "basic bitch" narrative. Let women be civil to each other even when they are interested in the same man.
Thank you, this was fun to do! I got 5 A's (The Strong Female Lead), 3 E's (The Lovable Second Male Lead) and 2 I's (The Alien). Somehow, that sums me up :D.
I just finished episode 11 and I need to get this out of my system: Dong Min is an abusive, violent piece of garbage and the heroine's manager is the shittiest best friend character I've ever seen in a drama. At first her behaviour seemed reasonable but now she is turning manipulative and self-serving.
I still can't decide about this drama. I am at episode 3, I don't hate it or anything but I find it rather boring for my taste, somehow I can't get into it. I hope it gets better soon.
Side characters that immediately came to my mind were my favorite loyal, fatherly secretaries who ship the main couple: Mr. Nishida in Hana Yori Dango and Mr. Kim in The Master's Sun. :)
I am watching Master's Sun for the first time (I am at episode 9) and I am surprised how much I'm enjoying this! After rather (for my taste) slow-paced k-dramas Full House, Coffee Prince and Sungkyunkwan Scandal, it's really refreshing to watch such a fast-paced drama in which the characters are (so far) more or less honest with each other and they actually share the information they know. I am used to heroes circling around some issue for days and being like "should I tell her/him?" 24/7, but here they usually go straight to the point!
Yay for good communication in dramas!
Kamenashi Kazuya and Takeru Sato. Check them out here http://fizahime.livejournal.com/4620.html
I wanted to point out exactly same thing :-)! I am still having trouble telling them apart. I hope they will star in some drama together playing brothers or cousins...
Japan:
1) Flavor of Life - Utada Hikaru (from Hana Yori Dango 2)
2) Planetarium - Ai Otsuka (from Hana Yori Dango)
3) Hikari E - Miwa (from Rich Man Poor Woman)
4) Delight - Miwa (from Rich Man Poor Woman in NY /Special/)
5) Ikenai Taiyou - Orange Range (from Hana Kimi)
South Korea:
1) I Think I Love You - Byul (from Full House)
I am contemplating watching this drama, but I have to ask: does it end on the happy/hopeful note? Most importantly: does the lead couple end up together? (I read through the comments here but it wasn't really clear...)
Yay for good communication in dramas!
1) Flavor of Life - Utada Hikaru (from Hana Yori Dango 2)
2) Planetarium - Ai Otsuka (from Hana Yori Dango)
3) Hikari E - Miwa (from Rich Man Poor Woman)
4) Delight - Miwa (from Rich Man Poor Woman in NY /Special/)
5) Ikenai Taiyou - Orange Range (from Hana Kimi)
South Korea:
1) I Think I Love You - Byul (from Full House)