In my opinion, overrated! I didn't like him as L, and his performance in Death Note'2015. But I know he has the acknowledge of everyone and he's working a lot...
Totally agree with 1. Takeuchi Ryoman 2. Takahashi Issei 4. Sakaguchi Kentaro 6. Kudo Asuka 7. Narita Ryo and I would add Yamada Yuki because last year was incredible active and I noticed him a year later... I hope all of them are involve in more projects.
thank you so much for bringing the topic. He deserves it, the great King Midas of jdrama, loving him. Only seeing him in a drama, makes it worth the experience. And I feel sorry I haven't seen all of him. But please don't forget: -One Million Stars Falling from the Sky (2002), other hairstyle. This serie made me hate him because of his role, and it was one of the first ones I saw from him. -HERO, maybe a hairstyle similar to others in the second series, but more rebel in the oldest one (maybe old-fashion), and maybe one of his big shots as a role. -Wakamono no Subete (1994) in which he looks, in my opinion, like Yamashita Tomohisa in the serie poster (I didn't watch it). -and Ordinary People (1993), the one that made me love him (my favorite role). Never forget, he singing the op with the songwriter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTSldmCNS6M
Best Japanese Drama of 2017: kahogo no kahoko Best Romance Drama: boku, unmei no hito desu Best Comedy Drama: hito wa mita me ga 100% Best Romantic/Comedy Drama: tokyo tarareba musume Best Historical Drama: onna joshu naotora Best Family Drama: quartet Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: reverse Best Mystery Drama: aishite tatte, himitsu wa aru Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2017: nou ni sumaho ga umerareta Best Manga/Anime Adaptation: hello harinezumi Best Medical Drama: a life Best Japanese Actor: eita / hello harinezumi Best Japanese Actress: tabe Mikako / tsubaki bunguten Best Japanese Supporting Actor: nakamura tomoya / ito kun a to e Best Japanese Supporting Actress: kaho / rakuen / ito kun a to e Best Up and Coming Actor of 2017: yamada yuki / ito kun a to e Best Up and Coming Actress of 2017: shinkawa yua / nou ni sumaho ga umerareta Best Villain: 100 manen no onna Best Idol Actor(or Actress): sawajiri erika / haha ni naru Best Couple: takahashi issei & mitsushima hikari / quartet Best Bromance: kamenashi kazuya & yamashita tomohisa / boku, unmei no hito desu Best OST: quartet
Thanks for you reflection. I totally think about everything you said in the article before I choose the next drama. But I consider:
1 - actors that interest me 2 - series length (shorter better) 3 - rating 4 - plot
To see a drama takes time, so I follow this list, and sometimes I choose the opposite, and I had some good surprises. I chose, for example, Gegege no Nyobo, thinking the plot looks interesting but I dislike the actors and it's going to be 156 chapters..and I loved it. It was good for me...
It's fun when you watch different plots or the same actor in different dramas. For example, Shida Mirai, watching her in Seigi no Mikata and later in 14sai no Haha made me think that this kid hadn't had a proper childhood, and I laughed about it.
Just choose what you think you want at that moment...
another year for the little girls(in heart) ....well, I'm so glad for:
-"Best Supporting Actress | Ishida Yuriko (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu / We Married as Job)" THE BEST!!!
and
-Best Up and Coming Actress | Komatsu Nana (The Black Devil and the White Prince)
-Best Bromance | Yamazaki Kento, Nomura Shuhei, and Miura Shohei (A Girl & Three Sweethearts)
Best Japanese Drama of 2016: Juhan Shuttai
Best Romance Drama: Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi
Best Comedy Drama: Ie Uru Onna
Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2016: Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Best Japanese Actor(and for which role?): Kudo Asuka(Ie Uru Onna)
Best Japanese Actress(and for which role?): Kuroki Haru(Juhan Shuttai)
Best Japanese Supporting Actor(and for which role?): Sato Ryuta(Naomi and Kanako)
Best Japanese Supporting Actress(and for which role?): Aibu Saki(Boku no Yabai Tsuma)
Best Up and Coming Actor of 2016(and for which role?): Sakaguchi Kentaro(Juhan Shuttai)
Best Up and Coming Actress of 2016(and for which role?): Kiritani Mirei(Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto)
Best Villain:Kimura Yoshino(Boku no Yabai Tsuma)
Best Couple:Ayase Haruka&Miura Haruma(Never let me go)
Best OST: Miracle Man
Great article!
I agree in everything,... but I am not partial because I only watch J-dramas and I love them,... most of them.
And the reasons are mainly 1 and 4, really two good points for J-drama.
The other reasons as you say, people often differ.
As you wrote, he is one of the most interesting actors because of the roles he played, all of them great and in different stories, so for, it's easy to recommend. He is not just another hot guy.
I don't know exactly, but maybe some of the struggle of his personal life made that nowadays he's not working in dramas and he's a little more active doing movies. A pity!
It is obvious, he deserves a special recognition.
Quartet--> just Mistery Drama LOL
7. Narita Ryo and I would add Yamada Yuki because last year was incredible active and I noticed him a year later... I hope all of them are involve in more projects.
But please don't forget:
-One Million Stars Falling from the Sky (2002), other hairstyle. This serie made me hate him because of his role, and it was one of the first ones I saw from him.
-HERO, maybe a hairstyle similar to others in the second series, but more rebel in the oldest one (maybe old-fashion), and maybe one of his big shots as a role.
-Wakamono no Subete (1994) in which he looks, in my opinion, like Yamashita Tomohisa in the serie poster (I didn't watch it).
-and Ordinary People (1993), the one that made me love him (my favorite role). Never forget, he singing the op with the songwriter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTSldmCNS6M
Best Romance Drama: boku, unmei no hito desu
Best Comedy Drama: hito wa mita me ga 100%
Best Romantic/Comedy Drama: tokyo tarareba musume
Best Historical Drama: onna joshu naotora
Best Family Drama: quartet
Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: reverse
Best Mystery Drama: aishite tatte, himitsu wa aru
Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2017: nou ni sumaho ga umerareta
Best Manga/Anime Adaptation: hello harinezumi
Best Medical Drama: a life
Best Japanese Actor: eita / hello harinezumi
Best Japanese Actress: tabe Mikako / tsubaki bunguten
Best Japanese Supporting Actor: nakamura tomoya / ito kun a to e
Best Japanese Supporting Actress: kaho / rakuen / ito kun a to e
Best Up and Coming Actor of 2017: yamada yuki / ito kun a to e
Best Up and Coming Actress of 2017: shinkawa yua / nou ni sumaho ga umerareta
Best Villain: 100 manen no onna
Best Idol Actor(or Actress): sawajiri erika / haha ni naru
Best Couple: takahashi issei & mitsushima hikari / quartet
Best Bromance: kamenashi kazuya & yamashita tomohisa / boku, unmei no hito desu
Best OST: quartet
1 - actors that interest me 2 - series length (shorter better) 3 - rating 4 - plot
To see a drama takes time, so I follow this list, and sometimes I choose the opposite, and I had some good surprises. I chose, for example, Gegege no Nyobo, thinking the plot looks interesting but I dislike the actors and it's going to be 156 chapters..and I loved it. It was good for me...
It's fun when you watch different plots or the same actor in different dramas. For example, Shida Mirai, watching her in Seigi no Mikata and later in 14sai no Haha made me think that this kid hadn't had a proper childhood, and I laughed about it.
Just choose what you think you want at that moment...
-"Best Supporting Actress | Ishida Yuriko (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu / We Married as Job)" THE BEST!!!
and
-Best Up and Coming Actress | Komatsu Nana (The Black Devil and the White Prince)
-Best Bromance | Yamazaki Kento, Nomura Shuhei, and Miura Shohei (A Girl & Three Sweethearts)
Best Romance Drama: Sekai Ichi Muzukashii Koi
Best Comedy Drama: Ie Uru Onna
Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2016: Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu
Best Japanese Actor(and for which role?): Kudo Asuka(Ie Uru Onna)
Best Japanese Actress(and for which role?): Kuroki Haru(Juhan Shuttai)
Best Japanese Supporting Actor(and for which role?): Sato Ryuta(Naomi and Kanako)
Best Japanese Supporting Actress(and for which role?): Aibu Saki(Boku no Yabai Tsuma)
Best Up and Coming Actor of 2016(and for which role?): Sakaguchi Kentaro(Juhan Shuttai)
Best Up and Coming Actress of 2016(and for which role?): Kiritani Mirei(Sukina Hito ga Iru Koto)
Best Villain:Kimura Yoshino(Boku no Yabai Tsuma)
Best Couple:Ayase Haruka&Miura Haruma(Never let me go)
Best OST: Miracle Man
I agree in everything,... but I am not partial because I only watch J-dramas and I love them,... most of them.
And the reasons are mainly 1 and 4, really two good points for J-drama.
The other reasons as you say, people often differ.
Just one problem...how Kubota Masataka won coming actor of 2015.
I know he is great, but he has been doing main roles since 2008.
He is not one of my favourites but since i saw him in N no Tame ni, i changed, he is amazing... But Coming actor???
As you wrote, he is one of the most interesting actors because of the roles he played, all of them great and in different stories, so for, it's easy to recommend. He is not just another hot guy.
I don't know exactly, but maybe some of the struggle of his personal life made that nowadays he's not working in dramas and he's a little more active doing movies. A pity!
It is obvious, he deserves a special recognition.