Japanese Drama
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Wed 2006/10/11 22:10
One method that I used to learn Japanese back in the good ol days was to watch Japanese dramas. Then at one point all the dramas seem to revolve around the he-likes-her-but-she-likes-his-best-friend (who is actually her long lost brother ( vomiting noise )).
However, the dramas this year have been rather good. Just finished watching Taiyo No Uta staring the ever so cutie pie Erika Sawajiri and am now looking forward to “Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyuu” (セーラー服と機関銃) – translated as “Sailor uniform and machine gun” and Teppan Shoujo Akane (鉄板少女アカネ!!) – translated as Teppan Girl Akane!! #w#1,2, Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyu#w# Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyu is a remake of an old film where main character and school girl Izumi Hoshi becomes the head of a pack of Yakuza. Izumi is played by another cutie pie Masami Nagasawa which makes this a SMW (Simply Must Watch) for me – who can resist a drama with cutie pies running around in a sailor outfit shooting seven shades of bantha pudoo out of bad dudes with a machine gun? The first installment of this series goes on air this Friday at 10PM on TBS. I’m sure you will learn lots of Yakuza type words like “Kono Yarou!” (この野郎！(このやろう！)) or nuance to be roughly translated as “you bastard!”
You can see a wee bit of the drama at YouTube.
Below: The official site has more including this cool wallpaper of cutie pie Masami Nagasawa.
#w#3,4,Teppan Shoujo Akane #w#
Teppan Shoujo Akane is the other drama that starts this week on Sunday on TBS too which stars cutie pie Maki Horikita. Maki plays Akane who sets out to find her missing father or something. The Drama is based on some manga which I know absolutely sod all about – but who cares as long as Maki is in it!
You can catch a glimpse of this drama at the official site has a few clips too. You can probably learn many Japanese cooking words such as Yakechatta (焼けちゃった(やけちゃった)) or “Its burnt”…
Below: cutie pie Maki Horikita.
However, the dramas this year have been rather good. Just finished watching Taiyo No Uta staring the ever so cutie pie Erika Sawajiri and am now looking forward to “Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyuu” (セーラー服と機関銃) – translated as “Sailor uniform and machine gun” and Teppan Shoujo Akane (鉄板少女アカネ!!) – translated as Teppan Girl Akane!! #w#1,2, Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyu#w# Sailor Fuku to Kikanjyu is a remake of an old film where main character and school girl Izumi Hoshi becomes the head of a pack of Yakuza. Izumi is played by another cutie pie Masami Nagasawa which makes this a SMW (Simply Must Watch) for me – who can resist a drama with cutie pies running around in a sailor outfit shooting seven shades of bantha pudoo out of bad dudes with a machine gun? The first installment of this series goes on air this Friday at 10PM on TBS. I’m sure you will learn lots of Yakuza type words like “Kono Yarou!” (この野郎！(このやろう！)) or nuance to be roughly translated as “you bastard!”
You can see a wee bit of the drama at YouTube.
Below: The official site has more including this cool wallpaper of cutie pie Masami Nagasawa.
You can catch a glimpse of this drama at the official site has a few clips too. You can probably learn many Japanese cooking words such as Yakechatta (焼けちゃった(やけちゃった)) or “Its burnt”…
If you are new here, you may want to keep up with more of the same via RSS or Danny's other networks. (dont show again)
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Fri 10/06 22:13 comments (32)
Marvin
hmmm... interesting post Danny. never in a million years would I ever think there would be a drama/soap with a girl in school uniform turning bad guys into swiss cheese with a machine gun. (^o^)/
(ID #40043) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Japanese dramas did fall into a rut for a while... I was starting to feel numb too. ^o^ Anyway, they are addictive once one starts to watch. I also find them very useful in improving my Nihongo skills. Do I ever need to improve my Nihongo... ^^; I'm still watching some of the summer dramas but thanks for the recommendations! These are two dramas I will want to watch along with a few others...
(ID #40045) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Brent in Humidity Houston
I wish our dramas would be more like that. XD
(ID #40047) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Leo in San francisco
The only station here in S.F that shows anything Japanese airs a couple of dramas and a game show. But mostly it just shows the news late at night. In my Japanese class, the anime fans claim anime is good to learn Japanese, but their idea of anime is Naruto >:( Now if it was Gundam, that'd be a different story.
(ID #40049) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Eleutheria in USA
That last pic is definitely airbrushed or otherwise touched up.
(ID #40050) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Huk in SG
Not a fan of Japanese or Korean drama due to their style of acting which is rather "over", and the somewhat cliche ideology which they try to shove. But I do watched Japanese drama every now and then purely for amusement only. Sofar have failed to forced myself to finish any of the Korean drama series.
(ID #40051) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Eric in OHIO
Definitely enjoy the Japanese drama plugs! Used to like watching some of them several years ago, but it's hard to know what's good/popular. Picked up a copy of Densha Otoko a little while back following your recommendation, and enjoyed that. That'd be great if you could keep mentioning them from time to time!
(ID #40052) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Jason in nyc
Kawaii Maki Horikita FTW. Most Japanese dramas are catharsis. I think that's why I'm addictive to it.
(ID #40056) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Raydiant in New Jersey
I've been nagged by some friends to watch Sailor Fuku... I guess I'll check it out since Danny mentioned it. :D I like the new avatars too.
(ID #40057) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
The most recent Japanese drama I seen is "Densha Otoko". Some of the old drama I seen were: Long Vacation, With Love, GTO, 'Til We Meet Again, The Chief Mid-Life Crisis, and more.
(ID #40059) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
Maki......Hmmmmm.....she is SUPER-FIT!! wouldnt mind adding her to my collection tooo.......hehehehe..... HOT-HOT...Hmmmmmm,.....(about the Drama's I think its ok Ive seen 1 or 2 on Channel ABC in Australia)
(ID #40061) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Chaos Incarnate in Pasco, WA, USA
Hey cool! New icons! Snazzy!
(ID #40068) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Phrozhen.Khold in Philippines
Still not enough to make me wanna watch it... for now i'm sticking to anime... the last Japanese show that I watched was Iron Chef... lol
(ID #40069) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
GundamZZ in office cubicle
I watched a few but the plots were getting kinda boring because the themes would be the same...should check out "One Litre of Tears"..thatz a good one...really sad tho
(ID #40074) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
TIE_Defender2nd in Vancouver, Canada
the thing about Korean Drama I've chose to see so are pretty much love story - whether comical or sad. unfortunately, i didn't like any of those love stories since they seemed too unrealistic or just (forcefully?) overdone. I'll give a try on Japanese drama :) it sure sounds interesting accoring to those discriptions above.
(ID #40075) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
kouki
very cute girl. I saw her drama "nuobuta project" before. Akane is my daughter's nick name... ^_^_?
(ID #40076) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Shi in CA
hm. this girl looks familiar, is she the sister in densha otoko?
(ID #40077) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
strike in sepna-tenth planet
Whoa! Thats freaky. Anyway thanks. :)
(ID #40079) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Shi, Yes she is *^-^*. GundamZZ, I love that drama and cried my eyes out! Alex, I prefer Korean Films than their dramas. My wife likes the Korean dramas so I have to sit through them orz.
(ID #40081) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Hummy in London, United Kingdom
I really enjoyed watching the television drama 'Densha Otoko', and GTO to a lesser extent. I would love some more recommendations on television series, if anyone has any.
(ID #40233) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
Zer0-Hour in Earth-2
I have a huge backlog of dramas to watch. I get'm but never watch'em. Anyways... Maki + Masami = WIN
(ID #40341) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
i dropped teppan shoujo akane after two eps. enjoying tatta hitotsu no koi a lot. i'll check out sailor fuku to see how it is!
(ID #41325) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
J in London
I was watching that 'Teppan' or what ever it's called drama, but I kinda went off it. I do like the girl in it though. She looks cuter and cuter the more J-dramas she does. In Nobuta wo produce, she wasn't anything special, but then in Kurosagi she looked nice and now in her new drama where she actually gets to smile and be lively - she's even cuter!
(ID #41869) Posted on 2007/01/02 02:11
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Teppan Shoujo Akane... A little bit off for me, though I loved all her drama with Yamapi (Kurosagi and Nobuta wo Produce).
(ID #66048) Posted on 2007/12/05 15:23
Marvin
hmmm... interesting post Danny. never in a million years would I ever think there would be a drama/soap with a girl in school uniform turning bad guys into swiss cheese with a machine gun. (^o^)/
(ID #82047) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Japanese dramas did fall into a rut for a while... I was starting to feel numb too. ^o^ Anyway, they are addictive once one starts to watch. I also find them very useful in improving my Nihongo skills. Do I ever need to improve my Nihongo... ^^; I'm still watching some of the summer dramas but thanks for the recommendations! These are two dramas I will want to watch along with a few others...
(ID #82049) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Brent in Humidity Houston
I wish our dramas would be more like that. XD
(ID #82051) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Leo in San francisco
The only station here in S.F that shows anything Japanese airs a couple of dramas and a game show. But mostly it just shows the news late at night. In my Japanese class, the anime fans claim anime is good to learn Japanese, but their idea of anime is Naruto >:( Now if it was Gundam, that'd be a different story.
(ID #82053) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Eleutheria in USA
That last pic is definitely airbrushed or otherwise touched up.
(ID #82054) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Huk in SG
Not a fan of Japanese or Korean drama due to their style of acting which is rather "over", and the somewhat cliche ideology which they try to shove. But I do watched Japanese drama every now and then purely for amusement only. Sofar have failed to forced myself to finish any of the Korean drama series.
(ID #82055) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Eric in OHIO
Definitely enjoy the Japanese drama plugs! Used to like watching some of them several years ago, but it's hard to know what's good/popular. Picked up a copy of Densha Otoko a little while back following your recommendation, and enjoyed that. That'd be great if you could keep mentioning them from time to time!
(ID #82056) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Jason in nyc
Kawaii Maki Horikita FTW. Most Japanese dramas are catharsis. I think that's why I'm addictive to it.
(ID #82060) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Raydiant in New Jersey
I've been nagged by some friends to watch Sailor Fuku... I guess I'll check it out since Danny mentioned it. :D I like the new avatars too.
(ID #82061) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Red October in Elk Grove, CA USA
The most recent Japanese drama I seen is "Densha Otoko". Some of the old drama I seen were: Long Vacation, With Love, GTO, 'Til We Meet Again, The Chief Mid-Life Crisis, and more.
(ID #82063) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Gordon Pekeur in south africa -cape town-
Maki......Hmmmmm.....she is SUPER-FIT!! wouldnt mind adding her to my collection tooo.......hehehehe..... HOT-HOT...Hmmmmmm,.....(about the Drama's I think its ok Ive seen 1 or 2 on Channel ABC in Australia)
(ID #82065) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Chaos Incarnate in Pasco, WA, USA
Hey cool! New icons! Snazzy!
(ID #82072) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Phrozhen.Khold in Philippines
Still not enough to make me wanna watch it... for now i'm sticking to anime... the last Japanese show that I watched was Iron Chef... lol
(ID #82073) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
GundamZZ in office cubicle
I watched a few but the plots were getting kinda boring because the themes would be the same...should check out "One Litre of Tears"..thatz a good one...really sad tho
(ID #82078) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
TIE_Defender2nd in Vancouver, Canada
the thing about Korean Drama I've chose to see so are pretty much love story - whether comical or sad. unfortunately, i didn't like any of those love stories since they seemed too unrealistic or just (forcefully?) overdone. I'll give a try on Japanese drama :) it sure sounds interesting accoring to those discriptions above.
(ID #82079) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
kouki
very cute girl. I saw her drama "nuobuta project" before. Akane is my daughter's nick name... ^_^_?
(ID #82080) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Shi in CA
hm. this girl looks familiar, is she the sister in densha otoko?
(ID #82081) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
strike in sepna-tenth planet
Whoa! Thats freaky. Anyway thanks. :)
(ID #82083) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Danny Choo in Tokyo
Shi, Yes she is *^-^*. GundamZZ, I love that drama and cried my eyes out! Alex, I prefer Korean Films than their dramas. My wife likes the Korean dramas so I have to sit through them orz.
(ID #82085) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Hummy in London, United Kingdom
I really enjoyed watching the television drama 'Densha Otoko', and GTO to a lesser extent. I would love some more recommendations on television series, if anyone has any.
(ID #82237) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
Zer0-Hour in Earth-2
I have a huge backlog of dramas to watch. I get'm but never watch'em. Anyways... Maki + Masami = WIN
(ID #82345) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
i dropped teppan shoujo akane after two eps. enjoying tatta hitotsu no koi a lot. i'll check out sailor fuku to see how it is!
(ID #83329) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
J in London
I was watching that 'Teppan' or what ever it's called drama, but I kinda went off it. I do like the girl in it though. She looks cuter and cuter the more J-dramas she does. In Nobuta wo produce, she wasn't anything special, but then in Kurosagi she looked nice and now in her new drama where she actually gets to smile and be lively - she's even cuter!
(ID #83873) Posted on 1999/11/30 15:00
frustrated hikikomori + dual core persona guidance counsellor
I'm been so in love with japanese drama "jdorama" just like what i feel towards animes. The language is one of the main reason i got into it plus there are so many drama that are manga adaptations. Can't help but to love it!!! XDD
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