Ryokiteki na Kanojo

Title: 猟奇的な彼女
Title (romaji): Ryokiteki na Kanojo
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 11

I just finished watching this j-dorama and decided to blog about it. This drama is based on the Korean hit movie, "My Sassy Girl". Although the characters and plot are different, but there are similiar key events in both the Korean movie and the Japanese drama such as the scene where the male protagonist plays Canon in D for the girl and also the part where they met in a train.

A very funny, touching, and warm drama. I realised that this drama relates mostly to fate and destiny. It might feel a little too fake or dramatic but at the same time it made me think alot (this is what I hate most bout watching dramas, they make me relate alot to reality). XD

This story basically starts off with this guy, Saburo who was dumped by his girlfriend. He then meets a girl, Riko at a train station. Riko was drunk and this scene is very much like the same from the movie. She soon falls asleep at the destination station and being the nice guy Saburo is, he decides to carry her to the nearest hotel(in Japan its mostly a "rabu hoteru" lol). The story kick-starts here as the girl comes to his workplace to find Saburo the following day. She thinks that Saburo did something to her at the hotel. From this point on, the events start to unfold episode after episode. She starts to take authority in their "friendship" and it really annoys Saburo.

What Saburo does not know is that Riko is currently suffering from a heartbreak after being dumped by her bf without any notice. When she woke up 1 day, her bf walked out of her life. Devastated, she tried to conceal her feelings but eventually Saburo finds out from the people who know Riko and at the end, from Riko herself.

He decides to do her a favor by finding her bf. He did not want her to suffer anymore. I won't say what happened or why her bf left her, you can find out yourself if you decide to watch this :D

As the story goes on, Saburo falls for Riko. Many more obstacles stand in their way as they progress with their relationship. Riko's playful, sassy attitude and Saburo's guillable, kind character puts together a very funny yet adorable chemistry.

Not to mention the colleagues in Saburo's workplace, Riko's whacky dad and bro, and a few love triangles here and there puts together a really enjoyable story. I personally rate this drama a 4/5.

Proposal Daisakusen

Iwase Ken

Yoshida Rei

Drama Title: Proposal Daisakusen
Episodes: 11
Synopsis:
Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken, is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell in love long ago for the lively and cheerful, Rei. But Rei is about to get married to another man. While Ken and other friends from high-school attend the wedding ceremony, a fairy appears and sends Ken back in time, giving him a second chance to win the girl he loves.

THIS POST CONTAINS minor SPOILERS

I watched this drama last year and finally decided to blog about it. A very touching drama. The plot made me think alot about love and friendship. If I were to attend the-girl-I-love's wedding, how will I feel? Not only that, she is my first love and the only girl I've really ever loved. In this drama, the main staring, "Iwase Ken" failed to convey his feelings to the girl, "Yoshida Rei".

People/books/television tell us that if we do not tell or express our feelings to others, they will not know what we are thinking about. We will also not know the results. For example, if you were angry with someone and never showed any signs of anger to that person, surely he/she won't know if you are angry right? I guess this also applies to love. We have to let the opposite party know that we like or love him/her. But how would we know when is the right time? How will we know the result? Will I face rejection? Will he/she hate me? Seriously I don't know and I too fear the result.

Back to the drama, Ken is sent back to the past and is given a chance to express his love for Rei. This drama has 11 episodes so he has 10 chances which are explained in each episode. I bet there was a time when we would think, "If only I could go back in time...then I could bla bla". I for one am that kinda person. I would always think, "if I could back and patch things up, or if I could go back and changed that scenario/situation, I wouldn't be in regret now..." Many songs have lyrics that mention about being trapped in the past, unable to move on and stuff like that. So it seems that everybody is holding on to a part of their past. Why? I think maybe because it is important or special to them.

Now I wonder to myself, "Do memories fade with time?" "Do new memories overwrite the old ones?"

I'll just post whatever I'm feeling so I can look back and laugh. I know that I've moved on with my life, but seriously I feel that I've left a part of me somewhere in the past. I tried so hard over the years to erase them from my RAM, but they seem to be "protected". Unable to erase them, I had to move on and always reminisce about it. It's painful, it's sad, but it was a great memory. How would I put it, hmm...it had a bittersweet taste to it, almost like chocolate.

The years have gone by and I've seen you grow up. Moving on further into the future, I really feel that there will come a time when I can look back and tell myself, I'm glad that it was you. I'm thankful that it was you. I'm blessed that it was you. Seeing you everyday was painful and happy. People say that, "when you really love a person, it doesn't matter if you're not with them but as long as they're happy." I used to think this was bullshit. However in my life, I finally understood what this meant. Seeing you happy, I felt that happiness in me too. You were so near, yet so far beyond my reach.

So back again to the drama, Ken was at the girl's wedding. He was also asked by Rei to give a testimony during the ceremony. I mean, wow...you love that girl who is getting married to another man, and you have to give a testimony. Torture? Honor? If it was me, I don't think I can do it. Anyway, I ever thought to myself, what if you were to attend your ex-gf's wedding? would it be weird? would it be awkward? lol

to be continued...