Index
Reviews, Roundups & Smackdowns
Asian Film (non-K or J)
Japanese Drama & Film
- Dorama Roundup: Kamenashi Kazuya
- Dorama Roundup: Kimura Takuya
- 13 Assassins
- 99-nen no Ai ~ Japanese-Americans
- Ashita no Joe / Tomorrow’s Joe
- Asunaro Hakusho
- Bloody Monday 1 & 2
- Bushi no Ichibun / Love and Honor
- Buzzer Beat: Gakeppuchi no Hero
- Byakuyakou / Journey Under a Midnight Sun
- Change
- Code Blue
- Crows Zero I & II
- Densha Otoko / Train Man
- Departures / Okuribito
- Engine
- Fly Boys, Fly!
- Gokusen 1 & 2
- Good Luck!
- Hana Kimi
- Hero (renzoku)
- JIN
- Kimi ni Todoke / From Me to You
- Koizora / Sky of Love
- Mr. Brain
- Nemureru Mori / A Sleeping Forest
- Ninkyo Helper (Part 1) (Part 2)
- Nobuta wo Produce / Producing Nobuta (Part 1) (Part 2)
- Orthros no Inu / Dog of Orthros
- Pride
- Pride – Favorite Halu-Aki Moments
- Proposal Daisakusen / Operation Love
- Shoot! / Hit the Goal
- Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
- Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi / A Million Stars Falling from the Sky
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Tatta Hitotsu no Koi / Just One Love
- Tsuki no Koibito / Moon Lovers (Part 1) (Part 2)
- Zettai Kareshi / Absolute Boyfriend
Korean Drama & Film
- Capital Scandal
- Chaw
- The Duelist
- Hong Gil Dong
- Mother
- Rough Cut
- Volcano High / Hwasango
- White Night / Baekyahaeng
Smackdowns
- Drama Smackdown: Iljimae vs. The Return of Iljimae (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)
- Movie Smackdown: Crows Zero vs. Volcano High (Part 1) (Part 2)
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…& All That Other Stuff
Concert Reviews
Pics, Graphics & Videos
- Graphics: Anatomy of a J-Pop Breakup (Akanishi Jin & KaT-TUN)
- Graphics: Nobuta wo Produce Icons (credit: topazera @ LiveJournal)
- Pic: KAT-TUN Chewing Gum Ad
- Pic: Miura Haruma (Russ K 2010 Catalogue)
- Picspam: Kimura Takuya (1994-2000)
- Pics & Graphics: Miura Haruma Calendar 2011
- Pics & Video Clips: Miura Haruma (My First Aomori 2010)
- Video Clip: Thirteen Assassins trailer (d. Miike Takashi, 2010)
- Video Clip: Akanishi Jin (Music Talk, 08.21.10)
- Video Clips: Akanishi Jin (Music Talk, 08.28.10 & 08.31.10)
- Video Clips: Ashita no Joe / Crying Fist / One-Pound Gospel
- Video Clip: Change Ur World PV (KaT-TUN)
- Video Clip: Cry for the Smile (SMAP)
- Video Clips: Nobuta wo Produce / Seishun Amigo (Shuji to Akira)
- Video Clip: La La La Love Song / Koi no Ame (SMAPxSMAP, 05.10.10)
- Video Clip: The Orenji Story (credit: tinysunbl @ YouTube)
- Video Clips: This Is Love / Love and Peace Inside? (SMAP)
- Video Clip: Rising (Yoshida Brothers)
- Video Clip: Umaku Ienai (Yuzu; PV feat. Miura Haruma)
News Nibblies / Random Fandom
- News Nibbly: Idols Jin and Meisa Tie the Knot Before You Can Say “Dekichatta Kekkon”
- News Nibbly: KAT-TUN Turn Normal for a Day, Hold Korea Press Con
- News Nibby: KimuTaku, TBS Gear Up for Big-Budget Antarctica Drama
- News Nibbly: SMAP Reach 10-M Milestone in Career Concert Attendance
- Random Fandom: A Fangirl, a Flea Market, and a Funny Little Orange Toy (Tatta Hitotsu no Koi)
- Random Fandom: Miura Haruma (Kimi ni Todoke promo)
- Random Fandom: To the Faithless Departed (SMAP & KaT-TUN, Mori & Jin)
- Random Fandom: E.G.’s Christmas Wishlist 2010
Scurrilous Scribblings: Original Poetry & Fics
- 10 Things I Hate About Kame
- 2009: A Kimura Odyssey
- E.G.’s Horrible Sing-Along Blog: The J-Ent X’mas Jingle 2010
- The Devolution of Yamashita Tomohisa (Part 1) (Parts 2 and 3)
- The Kimura Haiku Special (by guest blogger Peggy)
- The Night Before Christmas (starring Johnny Kitagawa)
- Once Upon a Johnny: Bedtime Stories for Damaged Kids
- Tuesdays with Mori
- What Are Johnny’s Boys Made Of?
Special Occasions
- The Little Dorama Girl – 1st Anniversary
- The Little Dorama Girl – 2nd Anniversary
- Kamenashi Kazuya – 24th Birthday
- Kimura Takuya – 37th Birthday
- Kimura Takuya – 38th Birthday
December 1, 2009 at 9:01 am
Oooh, can I do a request?? I watched this super old Jdramas when I was in like 1st grade. It’s called Anything For You (君のためにできること). If by any chance you’ve seen it, can I interest you in reviewing it??
December 1, 2009 at 9:42 am
I haven’t seen Anything for You. I just looked it up (wow, 1992, huh), and the only familiar name I saw on the cast was Otsuka Nene, lol. I don’t even know if this is subbed. But if I ever come across the drama I’ll try to give it a look.
April 21, 2010 at 11:01 am
hey… i’m not sure this is a request thread.. actually, i’m pretty sure it isnt.. but i would be interested in you covering nodame cantabile.. just because i loved it. and kurosagi to know if you hated it or loved it or if it was meh for you. and um, actually, there are plenty of dramas that i would like to request (i think i’ve watched close to 150 jdramas alone, not counting kdramas or tw dramas) so the end of the story is that… forget my requests. you would die if you didnt. just post anything and im sure i’ll like it anyways. yeah, i pretty think as i speak. or write in this case
April 21, 2010 at 12:46 pm
requests and suggestions are always welcome.
i enjoyed nodame (didn’t like it at first, then it just grew on me) and i’m really fond of the characters, but i don’t love it (or hate it) enough to want to write about it. as for kurosagi, i don’t plan to review it in great detail, but hellyeah i’m including it in my yamapi dorama roundup. besides, it’s too… interesting a drama (heh heh) to not write about, anyway. XD
April 22, 2010 at 6:53 am
sorry for the double post… i replied in the wrong place.. so yeah, i’m looking forward to your review of kurosagi… should be interesting and funny… btw, i know this drama is not out yet but would you consider doing tsuki no koibito once it’s finished… i don’t know how good it’s gonna be but i’m still freaking out about it. i mean, it has kimutaku AND shino ryoko (i loved her in anego!). and i think but i’m not sure, also matsuda shota (meh), kitagawa keiko (meh), hamada gaku (that guy is hilarious) and other pple too that i forgot. haha. that’s just me to request smth that’s not out yet. sorry.
April 22, 2010 at 9:46 am
Well, I’ll just bet all the J-Ent blogs will be buzzing with reviews, recaps and first impressions once Tsuki no Koibito comes out, and I’m looking forward to joining the fray. I love reading other people’s reactions, so the more the merrier!
But my reviews come a season or two late because I wait for a series to be completely subbed before watching it. So I’ll be more like a straggler than one who’s actually in the thick of the action, lol @__@
April 22, 2010 at 10:11 am
yeah.. i know what you mean. I am kinda of a straggler for most dramas too. when i’m not, it’s painful (literally) waiting from week to week and going crazy. like with k-drama you’re beautiful, my life was completely messed up (in a really really bad way with really bad consequences) because i was watching it live. and right now, i’m following 4 k-drama live (oh my lady, prosecutor princess, cinderella sister, personal taste) and 2 tw-drama live while watching past jdramas so i’m literally crumbling. lol. and me too! i love reading reviews. (what do you think i’m doing on your blog? lol)
April 23, 2010 at 11:14 am
Wow, that’s a lot of dramas to fill up a week!
I’m also interested in watching Prosecutor Princess (for Park Shi-hoo! and the evil chick from All About Eve. man she rocked!), Personal Taste (because I’ve always liked Son Ye-jin and I want to compare her performance to Ayase’s from Hotaru no Hikari), and probably Cinderella’s Unni (for CJM). Ahhhh so many dramas to watch and so little time to watch them… @_____@ (why does the real world have to get in the way? lol)
April 22, 2010 at 5:15 am
haha… great! looking forward to it!
April 26, 2010 at 1:55 am
hihi.. yeah you’re right.. KT was never about vocals… it’s about.. what again? kame TRYING to act sexy? lol. i guess KT is just KT, w/ everything that goes with it. anyways, prosecutor princess is so underrated in my opinion. it might not be the best drama of the yr but still, PSH is hot in it, even as a stalker. and ur right, KSY rocks! she’s hilarious and so pretty as ma hye ri. it’s a 180 degree turn from her kick-ass role in IRIS and evil step-sister in All about Eve. i watch personal taste for both lee min ho and son ye jin. i never thought to compare ayase’s role in hotaru no hikari with her role as gae-in but ur right (again. lol), they are similar. i think i’m leaning a bit more for ayase altho it’s a close toss up for me. I’m not in love w/ Personal taste but it’s growing on me. and cinderella’s sister is really good. I watched it at first just because everyone liked it but the acting is really good in it. CJM is yummy but his character is starting to irritate me a bit. anyways, right now, prosecutor is on the top for me. and I’ve just finished Hero w/ Kimura Takuya! i can’t believe ive delayed until now. that drama rocks!
April 28, 2010 at 9:10 am
The way you described the 3 new Kdramas made me want to watch them all the more!
(lol @ CJM = yummy. I don’t crush on him the way you do, but the man sure can act. I mean — Fashion ’70s and Goodbye Solo, hello!
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Yay, you watched Hero! Team Josai 4vr!!! XDDDD (I’ll bet you can’t get “Can you keep a seeee-crehhht” outta your head these days, lol. Um, I hope you watched ALL the way till after the end credits? ‘Coz my best friend was about to turn her TV off in frustration and I had to scream at her that she ought to keep watching till the very end, lol.)
April 28, 2010 at 1:20 pm
sure.. let me know what you think of them when you finally do watch them.. It’s kinda weird since for the first time since a long time (actually i cant remember when that last happened and ive been in the k-zone for long), 3 dramas airing at the same time are arguably equally appealing. i know a lot of people who watch all 3 at the same time. usually, im only interested in one drama per time slot. anyways, it’s so interesting when you look around and see pple arguing which drama is better. cinderella sister’s is quality-wise arguably the best and does draw higher ratings and perhaps more fans. some pple call it too angsty. prosecutor princess has less fans (because of its ratings and premise, many people choose to not watch it, or watch it later in its airing) but those who do watch it usually LOVE it and it’s my personal fav altho it’s a close call among the 3. the good thing is the cheerful acting and PSH hotness but some find it too much like legally blonde (huh?) and do not like PSH stalkerish character. plus, all the speculations about the mystery is driving pple nuts. and it has never been less clear who the lead male is. pple are still undecided about that. and personal taste has its own charms too and grows on you, especially in the later chapters and also draws strong devotion from its fans (like dramabeans, kdramaguk, etc.).
ooopss. i wrote more than I planned. the end story is it’d be fun to know which one u like.
and yeah, Josai 4vr! and ur right, i do have “can you keep a secret” ringing in my head. how did you know? lol. um, didnt watch all the way. will go check it now. thx for the tip. but i stil say Halu is kimu’s hottest role thus far. ok, ill stop rambling now.
April 28, 2010 at 1:37 pm
oh.. and to clarify.. I don’t crush on CJM.. i do find him cute in the drama and he is charismatic but not my particular style.. but I do concede that he has his charms and he does affect me as a girl. and i like him as an actor. but speaking of crushes, i still have way too many to count. and not all of them are for obvious reasons