Filed under: Asian Celebs, Filipino TV, Japanese Drama, Manga, News/Rumors/Chismis, Taiwanese Drama | Tags: ABS-CBN, Ella Chen, GMA 7, Hana Kimi, Horikita Maki, Ikuta Toma, Jiro Wang, Oguri Shun, Wu Chun
I just found out about this today. It premieres on March 24, the same date Hana Kimi Japan premieres on GMA. I still don’t know about the time slot though. Hana Kimi Jap would probably be 6 PM though, to replace Hana Yori Dango. I’ve always preferred the Jap one, hot Horikita Maki (as a girl AND boy), hot Oguri Shun, and my lovely Ikuta Toma. Plus, it’s just BETTER. If the TV stations weren’t so greedy and competitive, they’d have different time slots and people will get to enjoy both shows but I wouldn’t count on it.
Filed under: Asian Celebs, Filipino TV, Japanese Drama, News/Rumors/Chismis | Tags: GMA 7, Hana Kimi, Horikita Maki, Ikuta Toma, Oguri Shun
I got excited when I saw the teasers last night, even though I’ve already watched it. Hana Kimi Ikemen Paradise will premiere March 24, the timeslot hasn’t been mentioned. I really love this show so I hope it does well in the Philippines. I have a feeling the Tagalog dubbing will make it funnier. “Homo janai!” will be “Di ako bakla!” Hahaha! Gotta love Ikuta Toma.
Filed under: Anime, Asian Celebs, Japanese Drama, Updates/Spoilers | Tags: Hachimitsu & Kurobaa, Harada Natsuki, Honey & Clover, Ikuta Toma, Jdorama, live action, Mukai Osamu, Narimiya Hiroki, Narumi Riko
And just like that, I’m in a new Honey & Clover craze. This show is soooo amazing, it’s not even funny. It follows the anime way more than the movie did but still twisted it into something new. I love all the characters.
Mayama was the hot stuff I’ve always imagined he was in the anime.
As expected, Takemoto, played by Ikuta Toma, was brilliant.
Hagu, played by Narumi Riko, was fine. She was pretty good actually but Aoi Yuu is still the best Hagu ever, maybe even better than the anime cause anime Hagu was just made too kiddie looking. Oh, and back to the live action drama, I found it weird how they made Hagu smile at Takemoto when they first met. It’s not like her. She’s like, afraid of people. I think she was more likely to run away when she saw him.
Yamada was perfect, especially with her kicking scenes and her “pathetic-but-you-still-feel-for-her” love for Mayama. The way she was wiping her tears while she was doing the pottery, heartwrenching.
I didn’t expect much from Morita but he has me now. He’s cute rin pala. He was great at being weird and funny without trying too hard. And oh my god, the best thing for me here is the Yamada/Morita friendship. I thought they wouldn’t even bother with it because romance sells, right? But yes, they do show their closeness like in the anime, maybe even more.
I was smiling throughout the entire episode because I couldn’t believe how nice it turned out. And with the scoring and everything. But of course, I was almost crying during the saddest moments, like when Takemoto heard Hagu say she liked Morita’s piece and when Yamada was crying over Mayama. The next episode looks even better. I think I saw all the best scenes from the anime in the preview for ep 2. The part when Mayama was carrying Yamada and she kept repeating she liked him… for me, that was the saddest/heaviest but most memorable moment when I watched the anime. It just had this strong effect on me.
Oh well, I’ll probably be hungover for the next few weeks.
(disclaimer: image stolen from d-addicts forum, Honey & Clover Jdrama thread)
