SumiTheCat

(one message is not enough...) What I mean is that some things would look strange to my people like the fact that even if they fall in love, we barely see couples kissing, or on the contrary, seeing people kneeling in order to apologize or to beg for a very important favor (absolutly unlikely to happen in my country). Japanese people are in the same time able to be very proud and to do very humiliating things (that is what makes me uncomfortable sometimes in front of my screen). I don't think french people could really see things which look like the Japanese variety shows.
On the other hand, I like how they are sometimes able to deal with some burning issues in a very natural manner, with very stricking scenes (bullying at school in Life, homosexuality in Tumbling or Dare yori mo, Mama Aisu...).

I think our conversation has encouraged me because i've just started a korean drama today, but it's City Hunter. I think I need something light for the moment (though the first episode was quite disturbing). But I will definitely watch White Christmas. I'm just afraid of being too scared (well, i've got some blankets to hide behind, just in case...). That's right that Asian people are very different from our countries. But I think it is because their culture is very different from ours. I don't really know much about Korea, but what I can understand from Japan is that their moral limits are put on diffrent points than those from your country or mine. Maybe a show like White Christmas would be more allowed in France, but I think that Asian dramas in general would look too awkward for average people here (no despising intention in my words).

Nice article, thanks! I only watched her in Gokusen (but was not so fond of her character), and you cannot forget her after watching it. I'll add Joshi Deka and Untouchable on my PTW list : need to know more about her.
Before watching the first pic, I was not aware she was so beautiful...

about the friend request, after a few days, I had the same reaction that you and I thought it was strange to get along very well with you without even asking. lol.
about your work, I don't understand : are your working, or are you still studying, or are you a wonderful multi-tasking woman who is able to do several things at the same time? At least, as the japanese say : ganbatte ne!
and when you have time to watch Maou, can you tell me what you think of the drama, please?

it's right I don't watch korean dramas. not that I got something against them, but i cannot bring myself to watch some of them. part of the reason is that even if I don't speak Japanese, i am used to listening to the language, and I find it more difficult with korean language. But maybe the main reason is that korean dramas are too long for me. I need a drama that I can watch within one week (i cannot watch more than 2 epi per day). that's not the case with korean ones. when I watched Coffee prince, i felt about the 11th or 12th epi that things where lasting although almost everything was pretty ready for an end. but I'm sometimes bored with Japanese dramas when I watch two season of the same serie one after another. Maybe am i just not adventurous enough. Some korean dramas seem interesting though (49 days, White Christmas, City Hunter) and I hope I will be able to begin them one day...

Thanks for accepting the friend request!
It's not that I think Ohno is better, cause in fact Nonomiya has certainly more acting skills than Ohno, it's just that those two dramas were really good and made a better effect on me than Nino's dramas. But Nino is in fact pretty good in almost all the drama's have seen. Maybe what i'm saying is quite confusing, sorry.
About Maou I don't know if there is any difference with the korean version, so I don't know if you will like it or not.
About Quizz show 2, maybe the rating are higher cause more people have seen it (cause maybe Sakurai is more famous than the actors of the first season). To be honest, i think the first season was better, cause the one who plays the MC was really good. Quizz show 2 has pretty the same scenario and the same tricks than the first one, and I'm unable to say if Sakurai was so good or not in it. I liked Tokio a lot!

you should'nt have asked such a question about Arashi, i could give too much answers!! Well the five of them are playing in dramas. Since you already know about Aiba and Matsujun, i will only recommend some with the other three.
for Nino : Yamada Taro monogatari (with Sakurai), Ryusei no kizuna*, Freeter ie wo kau... (btw, in Letters from Iwo Jima Nino has a role but i don't know which).
Sakurai : Nazotoki wa dinner no ato de*, Tokio*, Quizz show 2, Tokujo Kabachi*...
and last but not least, Ohno. You could check the article which was in the home page. I will just recommend my two favorites : Maou**** (highly highly recommended) and Kagi no kakatta heya**** (my favorite)
I don't know if some will fit with your tastes, i've given very different ones. thoses with * are the best imo, but i'm trying to be objective... they are also in movies together like Saigou no yakusoku, Pikanchi...

i don't mind answering : 31 and a half (the half is important!) I'm also waiting for the subs for Last Hope. But i'm worried : will Aiba's drama ever be subbed? i'm still waiting for the last episodes of Mikeneko, which I really liked. I'm also waiting for the next drama starring my lovely Sakurai-san. and for Nazotoki the movie... and i'm still uncertain if there would be any continuation for Kagi no kakatta heya. the ending was so frustrating...
Btw, did you learn french? I'm sorry i'm unable to write anything in your language... so it will be english with some Japanese words!!
jaa ne.

thanks for the friend request. sorry for the late answer, but I think there were a bug with friend requests. I like your avi, Ohno-kun is so cute.
Watakushi mo, Arashi ga daisuku desu!!! Yamapi mo!
btw don't worry, i'm older than you.
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!

otanjoubi omedeto !!!

i wanted to add that you can also see him in Yellow tears (with other arashi members) where his role seems to fit his personality, and in Yomino Kimyona Monogatari - Hajime no ippo, a short and funny special. Btw, does anyone know where I can see Guests of Room 0 in streaming?
And... what do you mean by marriage?

yeah! a stalker guide to Ohno-kun, what an excellent idea! thanks a lot (though i have seen all the dramas you have fully presented). I have spent the whole 2012 year with this man stuck in my head and my eyes. I liked him in Maou, I was really surprised by his performance because I thought like many that he was just an average actor before. but my favorite is definitely his portrayal of Enomoto-san, whom I fall in love in some kind of ways. this character deeply appeals to me. i felt so lonely after the end of the show.
what is amazing about this man is that is able to perform, and to perform very well, in different kind of arts. his voice is beautiful (though I don't really like his solos), and he was able to make me interested in dance, which I didn't care about before I heard of him. I would like to see his pictural art too (if someone knows where to watch it, maybe on the net...)

konban wa!(though I don't know if it's day or night in your country) thanks for the reply. I didn't have this impression about Kimura, but that's right he must have become a "brand" in some kind of ways. About Sakai Masato, I think I can understand what you are meaning. In Nankyoku Tairiku he smiles that way, i guess. That's what attracted me in his character... In legal high it's different, but when thinking about it, we can have the same feeling about him.
You 're an architect!!! whaou!! that's a job i wanted to do (but i'm pretty bad at drawing, and I know nothing about architecture).i was dreaming more than really thinking seriously about it. but I'm still fascinating by the job. Lucky girl! I'm working in a kind of junior high school, and i'm dealing with everything but pedagogic stuff : logistical matters, budget & financial matters,human ressources. administrative work in fact!

(sorry my answer is too long for one case!!). i said that every character is excellent cause every actor is excellent. And i was never bored watching this drama. I cried a lot, and I ended rating it 10, which is quite rare for me. I first saw Sakai Masato in it, and i fell for his smile too. i wonder if it's the "silent smile" you are talking about...
About that scary sensation, I think I can understand it. everyday, i'm only feeling relieved when I'm going back home after work and can turn on my computer in order to enter dramaland, the only place i'm feeling at ease somehow... 2 or 3 worthy hours per day with our wonderfull drama actors, that's just...well, scary.

thanks for the recommendations. i will think of Shinsengumi, cause it looks interesting, but i'm not sure i would be able to bear a so long drama (all the more that each episode lasts 45min). and i'm adding Joker... on my PTW list, cause it looks really interesting (looks like some drama in which you are torn because you love the main lead but he is not a nice guy... but well, for Sakai-san, i will bear it!!!)
About Nankyoku Tairiku, of course I HIGHLY recommend it. of course if you are not a fan of Kimura, that could be a problem. if you don't like dogs, also... but really this drama is worthy. I first avoided it cause I felt, like you, that it could be boring to see some fellows and dogs in the snow in Antarctic, with nothing but snow around them. But I am glad I've watched it. It's maybe the most heartwarming drama i've ever seen. every character is just excellent (cause every actor

thanks for the answer. i would let it for times I have nothing else to do, then.

oh, you're a fan of Sakai Masato! I've discovered him in Nankyoku Tairiku (and I loved his character), and have adrored him in Legal High! Can you recommend me some good dramas with him (don't mind the genre)? Thanks a lot in advance.
"It?s because of Sho-kun? TV programs that I can cheer up and can study hard. (Kana Hanamura, Papadol)" never seen the drama, but I find this sentence really interesting. it appeals to me in some kind of way.

thanks for sending friend request. whaou you've got quite amazingly long lists. do you really plan to watch all of them?

I really liked those movies, though I'm not a fan of bloody things. you can go through that cause the story is really great. That kind of movies which makes you reflect on life, and on what is important in life (especially the second one, perfect answer). I didn't really like the perfect answer given in the movie of the same name, but that's also what makes the two movies very good ones (not sure it is clear, but I don't want to spoil).
I haven't seen Another Gantz though : is it worthy? did it give more information concerning the story? or is it okay to not watch it?

I too like the idea of discovering movies from other countries. i'm not sure I will add them on my PTW list, though, cause they don't fit my taste. Except, maybe, Farewell my concubine, I thought it was some kind of a classic... I don't like mafia movies, but you seem to have really liked Infernal affairs... damn, now i'm confused...
but thanks a lot for the recs.