2 hours before the first episode of this drama premieres!
Here is a special MV for the official theme song of 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' by MISIA ie 夜を渡る鳥 (Birds Wandering Through The Night), released less than 12 hours ago on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsaIohDY7cg
You're welcome! This article would not have happened, until you raised the necessary for my consideration.The…
2 hours 15 minutes, until the premiere of the first episode!!!
Here is the entire official theme song of 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' from MISIA as a special MV, just released less than 12 hours ago. Chills all over, woah!
Thank you for sending me the link to this article.
You're welcome. I'm glad this drama is produced while Kitakata-Sensei is still alive. His recent interview was also illuminating, such as his enjoyment of re-interpreting 'Suikoden' versus 'Romance of The Three Kingdoms': https://shueisha.online/articles/-/256488
IMHO, many older filmmakers and authors should be appreciated while they can still work in these fields. I also wrote about "Blades of The Guardians" which premieres on the first day of the Lunar New Year because it involves five generations of martial arts legends and artists carrying on the tradition (the Director is the first generation), and such a movie will likely never be produced again.
,✨An few extras to go with the teaser below 👇 ✨...Lin Yi wrap up extra 💪😁...https://weibo.com/detail/526508302034763Ai…
The wrap-up trailer is very good. It is plot-focused and aims to showcase the acting ranges of the ML and FL. This is the kind of drama that will have the highest potential of achieving good domestic results and being viewed as more than just an idol drama. Also appears to be able to do justice to the novel (friendship build-up solid, life-and-death situations, life-altering choices etc). Humour, suspense, tragedy, hope- Waterworks will be tested.
The body swaps will be fun, because we get to see Lin Yi and Ai Mi being themselves yet having to also be each other's characters. Old Hollywood vibes coming through.
I would prefer "Above The Wall" to air first. That Youku non-idol drama was finished much earlier and it is Ai Mi's first FL in a drama, after her first FL role in the war movie which aired in November 2024 😃
This is a voluntary article as a labour of love, since someone raised the topic politely to me. 99.5% of articles…
It's always interesting and educational to hear the viewpoints of different readers. I hadn't watched J-dramas for more than 15 years, and am tiptoeing my way back into them. I watch some zany and interesting movies, and I sometimes wonder if I'm too old-fashioned when I'm reminiscing about the era of "Beach Boys", "Long Vacation", "GTO", "Gokusen" - One of my favourite actors is Nakamura Tōru. tvn has a remake of Kôri no Sekai known as "Siren's Kiss", but I'm possibly too fond of the original.
What do you like to watch in J-Dramas (genres and a drama example)?
Have you read Ebisuna92's articles (they are an earlier MDL user), and they definitely know their literary history plus media history in J-Dramas: https://kisskh.at/profile/Ebisuno92/articles
I heartily recommend enjoying what they wrote, such as "If The Woman Behind The Counter Was a J-Drama".
I wrote another recent article (this is old-school wuxia) about "Blades Of The Guardians", which comprises five generations of martial arts legends and actors in one unique movie set in the Western Regions.
It is going to be more than cool! Oda Yuji mentioned it was very cold shooting in December, and he also said (I…
What anime are you watching? The last anime I watched was in 2015 ie K: return of Kings. The anime I am most familiar with is from at least 20 years ago😂😂
That said Water Margin gives me bad memories. Theres a character in there with almost the same name as me with…
No one will make fun of your name *I know which female character you refer to*. Besides, if people didn't see how my Mandarin name is written, they tend to think my name is the same as the Chinese commander from a prominent Chu family that overthrew the Qin Dynasty and executed the last Qin Emperor 😂😂
Oh yes, there are many characters in this drama, and here's a link to at least 40 images, with some of the women specified and the seemingly-minor characters having important roles on the story: https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649987
I soooooo hope they'll screen it at the asian cinema festival that I attend every year in Italy, watching it on…
You have to have an amazing sound system at home (I identify with Sonus Faber because that's that brand I use to listen to music or watch anything on a screen), or definitely on a gigantic screen. I hope you see all this on a big screen at the film festival!
There's this video youtube short whereby a certain Youtube user states, "I grew up watching their wuxia works *insert teary-eyed nostalgic face*". Also states as a header [Never thought they would all appear in the same movie] throughout the entire clip.
And then cue the next few examples in the following order (complete with their characters in this movie, and listed examples of their works just below the number of years):
Jet Li - 44 years Wu Jing - 31 years Nicholas Tse - 29 years Kara Wai - 49 years Tony Leung Ka Fai - 43 years Zhang Jin - 26 years
I want to know what Wu Bin thinks, when he finally sees his former students Jet Li and Wu Jing square off in a fight on-screen (yeah, they know their wushu master is going to watch this movie, sure as eggs are eggs)!
Returning to this drama, Itō Kentarō's role as Bushō [Wu Song] represents courage and recklessness out of 108 rebels. Famous for slaying a tiger with his bare hands.
Here's relevant interesting Japanese history found in a specific woodblock by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, one of the final renowned masters of Japanese ukiyo-e style woodblocks and painting:
Great ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️article, Shi Fu and Rugged! Looking forward to more articles.. Rummaging hubby’s…
I don't know what is the level of interest for J-Ent articles on MDL, and Mizuhira-san was the spark for this article... So stuff happens, as you can see, heh. Glad you like this!
Dude, chill. CNY is coming. I definitely want to rest my mind for at least two days😆😆😆
Another amazing actress (Matsuyuki Yasuko) is a spy. But for which side? I'm not telling you :p
I’m stopping at ep 5 today… God this is goooodddd!
MDL has published two recent news articles I put together, whereby I wrote about 'Blades Of The Guardians' (a wuxia epic in the Lunar New Year box office showdown happening next week and premiering on 17 February) and 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' (J-drama adaptation based on multi-volume award-winning novel by a well-respected veteran novelist in Japan, and premiering this Sunday on 15 February).
wow finally one piece of news about a japanese drama on this site!
This is a voluntary article as a labour of love, since someone raised the topic politely to me. 99.5% of articles are the domain of one account, whose name you see on almost every article for the past year.
I am new to this. From my POV, I appreciate one account working so hard resulting in articles published everyday, so I have time to create something I enjoy :) rugged is a co-author I enjoy working with, for the first time.
EXILE members Takahiro and Kenchi Tachibana are amongst those who were granted access to the exclusive preview of the drama, which happened in advance of the official airing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0EepaDsAnU
EXILE Takahiro said he was overwhelmed by the visual beauty of the drama, and lauded the outstanding performances of the cast. His heart is captivated by a continuous stream of powerful scenes, fleeting yet beautiful, alongside various depicted stories of individuals.
"I became so drawn in that I even started feeling as if I could change the world too-" *laughs*
Since it has been quite some time since he last saw Kitakata-Sensei, being able to greet him in person was a great honour to EXILE Takahiro.
His final wishes are for viewers to enjoy 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' while "fully immersing yourself in Kitakata-Sensei's worldview."
It is going to be more than cool! Oda Yuji mentioned it was very cold shooting in December, and he also said (I am paraphrasing here) that he hopes to touch and inspire teenagers (since this is a drama about rebelling against an unjust system).
For the names of Oushin and others in this article, I included links to short video clips of each of them, as released on the official x.com drama page.
If you want to know more about the drama, the article plus details in the comments of that article will share more (including the view of EXILE Takahiro who was able to be part of the exclusive Japanese preview of the drama). Note that if you go to the official website for this drama, many glorious visuals can be found there but the site is graphic-heavy so the homepage can take at least 30 seconds to load.
Great article! Super excited for this, but I am so confused about it saying 7 episodes… I hope that means this…
I'm uncertain if this drama of 7 episodes is only covering the first volume of 19 volumes. The other factor is whether this is going to be the only drama produced, pertaining to Kitakata-Sensei's 'Suikode'n.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, salt was an important source of revenue. Anything pertaining to its sale and processing is strictly controlled. The likes of Chao Gai and others within our merry band of rebels will be paying attention to this specific item.
Bravo 👏. Wonderful article rugged & Xiang83. I'm going to have to make this my first Jdrama. It looks amazing.…
Glad you enjoyed the article!
You can also go to Netflix to submit a request for this drama to be subtitled. Go to help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest
1) Enter the name of the show or movie you want subtitled in the "Title Suggestion" fields.
2) Add Details: While there is no dedicated "subtitle" box, you can use the suggestion field to indicate you are requesting subtitles (e.g., "[Title Name] - Please Add English Subtitles").
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Here is a special MV for the official theme song of 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' by MISIA ie 夜を渡る鳥 (Birds Wandering Through The Night), released less than 12 hours ago on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsaIohDY7cg
Here is the entire official theme song of 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' from MISIA as a special MV, just released less than 12 hours ago. Chills all over, woah!
{ 夜を渡る鳥 ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsaIohDY7cg
Here's the official theme song 天下过客, with more footage from the movie and by Jackson Wang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlF7NZ4zHsA
IMHO, many older filmmakers and authors should be appreciated while they can still work in these fields. I also wrote about "Blades of The Guardians" which premieres on the first day of the Lunar New Year because it involves five generations of martial arts legends and artists carrying on the tradition (the Director is the first generation), and such a movie will likely never be produced again.
Have a good weekend!
The body swaps will be fun, because we get to see Lin Yi and Ai Mi being themselves yet having to also be each other's characters. Old Hollywood vibes coming through.
Here is the Youku official trailer + wrap-up, with English subs for those who need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhNvcxj9_8U
"Every leap through time has its cost."
I would prefer "Above The Wall" to air first. That Youku non-idol drama was finished much earlier and it is Ai Mi's first FL in a drama, after her first FL role in the war movie which aired in November 2024 😃
What do you like to watch in J-Dramas (genres and a drama example)?
Have you read Ebisuna92's articles (they are an earlier MDL user), and they definitely know their literary history plus media history in J-Dramas: https://kisskh.at/profile/Ebisuno92/articles
I heartily recommend enjoying what they wrote, such as "If The Woman Behind The Counter Was a J-Drama".
I wrote another recent article (this is old-school wuxia) about "Blades Of The Guardians", which comprises five generations of martial arts legends and actors in one unique movie set in the Western Regions.
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/cinematic-wuxia-epic-blades-of-the-guardians-premieres-on-february-17
These articles are better appreciated if one is old enough to identify with certain lead actors and/or actresses XD
There are seven new BTS stills released here for 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden': https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/659805
Oh yes, there are many characters in this drama, and here's a link to at least 40 images, with some of the women specified and the seemingly-minor characters having important roles on the story: https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/649987
There's this video youtube short whereby a certain Youtube user states, "I grew up watching their wuxia works *insert teary-eyed nostalgic face*". Also states as a header [Never thought they would all appear in the same movie] throughout the entire clip.
And then cue the next few examples in the following order (complete with their characters in this movie, and listed examples of their works just below the number of years):
Jet Li - 44 years
Wu Jing - 31 years
Nicholas Tse - 29 years
Kara Wai - 49 years
Tony Leung Ka Fai - 43 years
Zhang Jin - 26 years
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kPfejaSUpbU
I want to know what Wu Bin thinks, when he finally sees his former students Jet Li and Wu Jing square off in a fight on-screen (yeah, they know their wushu master is going to watch this movie, sure as eggs are eggs)!
Speaking of Itō Kentarō, here he is 2 days ago in behind-the-scenes-of photoshoot for a certain TV Guide that is purchasable *winks*:
BTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwPcuhZPRe8
TV Guide - https://zasshi.tv/products/56704/
Returning to this drama, Itō Kentarō's role as Bushō [Wu Song] represents courage and recklessness out of 108 rebels. Famous for slaying a tiger with his bare hands.
Here's relevant interesting Japanese history found in a specific woodblock by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, one of the final renowned masters of Japanese ukiyo-e style woodblocks and painting:
https://woodblockprints.org/index.php/Detail/objects/1292
I'll leave you with "Running In The Sun":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzOvfcoXT3w
Oh yes, the infamous Honda Civic ad she was in with Leonardo di Caprio. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFxfxuNrXv8
Dude, chill. CNY is coming. I definitely want to rest my mind for at least two days😆😆😆
Another amazing actress (Matsuyuki Yasuko) is a spy. But for which side? I'm not telling you :p
Check out her scenes below!
https://x.com/suikoden_drama/status/2020331754775851511
You can consider checking these out:
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/cinematic-wuxia-epic-blades-of-the-guardians-premieres-on-february-17
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/suikoden-star-studded-cast-in-drama-adaptation-of-award-winning-novel-premieres-15-february
99.5% of articles are the domain of one account, whose name you see on almost every article for the past year.
I am new to this. From my POV, I appreciate one account working so hard resulting in articles published everyday, so I have time to create something I enjoy :)
rugged is a co-author I enjoy working with, for the first time.
EXILE members Takahiro and Kenchi Tachibana are amongst those who were granted access to the exclusive preview of the drama, which happened in advance of the official airing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0EepaDsAnU
EXILE Takahiro said he was overwhelmed by the visual beauty of the drama, and lauded the outstanding performances of the cast. His heart is captivated by a continuous stream of powerful scenes, fleeting yet beautiful, alongside various depicted stories of individuals.
"I became so drawn in that I even started feeling as if I could change the world too-" *laughs*
Since it has been quite some time since he last saw Kitakata-Sensei, being able to greet him in person was a great honour to EXILE Takahiro.
His final wishes are for viewers to enjoy 'Kitakata Kenzo: Suikoden' while "fully immersing yourself in Kitakata-Sensei's worldview."
For the names of Oushin and others in this article, I included links to short video clips of each of them, as released on the official x.com drama page.
https://news.mydramalist.com/article/suikoden-star-studded-cast-in-drama-adaptation-of-award-winning-novel-premieres-15-february
If you want to know more about the drama, the article plus details in the comments of that article will share more (including the view of EXILE Takahiro who was able to be part of the exclusive Japanese preview of the drama). Note that if you go to the official website for this drama, many glorious visuals can be found there but the site is graphic-heavy so the homepage can take at least 30 seconds to load.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, salt was an important source of revenue. Anything pertaining to its sale and processing is strictly controlled. The likes of Chao Gai and others within our merry band of rebels will be paying attention to this specific item.
One could say salt will influence the course of this story, as per the little trivia gem dropped by the official drama's x.com page yesterday: https://x.com/suikoden_drama/status/2021418918393344494
You can also go to Netflix to submit a request for this drama to be subtitled. Go to help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest
1) Enter the name of the show or movie you want subtitled in the "Title Suggestion" fields.
2) Add Details: While there is no dedicated "subtitle" box, you can use the suggestion field to indicate you are requesting subtitles (e.g., "[Title Name] - Please Add English Subtitles").