Rich Man Poor Woman

Rating: *****


Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 11
Cast: Oguri Shun, Ishihara Satomi, Aibu Saki, Asari Yosuke


SYNOPSIS:
"Oguri Shun plays Hyuga Toru, an affluent man whose personality is on the contrary, speckled with flaws. A CEO of an IT firm who is published on Forbes as a billionaire, Toru attained his fortune through chance and pure luck. A woman who meets Toru and eventually becomes attracted to him is Sawaki Chihiro, played by Ishihara Satomi. Chihiro is a hardworking college student at Tokyo University who has prepared for her future as much as she possibly could through studies and obtaining licenses. Despite her efforts, she has yet to land a job. Upon meeting Toru, she begins to unravel a genuine pureness inside him and solitude resulting from such pureness, which eventually draws her closer to him. The two repeatedly conflict each other, but little by little learn about one another to grow and develop together. Despite the worldwide recession and financial difficulties, there are people like Mark Zuckerberg who began work from merely an apartment room or a garage that end up growing to be companies generating over ten billion dollars revenues after merely 10 years or so, embracing their new found wealth by living the dream life. Whether it's a game or application software, Ecommerce, or other IT related firm, there are more than a few who rose in fame to such status in recent years. On the other hand, Japan's unemployment rate for new grads dropped to a record low and those who want to work are unable to, or their wishes to work at their company of choice is not granted.  A Cinderella story of the real world. Will the two be able to compromise their values and lifestyles to become a happy couple? -- Fuji TV
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REVIEW:
When I first heard about this drama, I wasn't impressed.  I thought, "What, another Cinderella story?  Isn't it kind of old?"  But then I watched and I couldn't stop.  This drama is extremely addicting.  I wouldn't recommend  watching this if you are about to go to bed.  There were some problems, like all dramas have, but it was very good.  A must see! :)


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Gigolo Wannabe

Rating: **.5
MOVIE!

Genre: Comedy
Cast: Narumi Riko, Suga Takamasa, Oguri Shun, Kirishima Yusuke, Matsuo Toshinobu

"Seven young men who are desperate for quick money arrive at a desolate seaside bar, called Dog Days, to audition as "hosts." This is the highly popular occupation of entertaining female patrons with smooth talk and a soothing smile while offering them drinks at "host clubs." Although their previous jobs varied from street performer to ex-banker, they are all happy to get this dream job so easily, until they discover that the manager has run off with their deposits! Upon seeing them so discouraged, the sympathetic bar owner offers his place for them to open up a host club by themselves. With the help of his granddaughter, Chika (who has a heart disorder), and despite the combination of their initial confusion, personal problems and a typhoon that almost blew the place down, they gradually find the true meaning of friendship, trust and love. "

I really didn't like it at all. There was nothing in the script that made me want to watch it again. It wasn't overly funny, sentimental, or unique enough for me to watch again. Maybe I didn't get to watch the whole thing? The place I was watching it only had a certain amount of parts, but the place it stopped at left me hanging and confused. All and all, it's not something that I can wholeheartedly recommend.

Hana Kimi

Rating: ****

Genre: Romance, Comedy, School
Episodes: 12
Cast: Horikita Maki, Ikuta Toma, Kamikawa Takaya, Konno Mahiru, Oguri Shun

"Based on a popular comic, this hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles and friendship at a boys’ boarding school after a girl-disguising-a-boy joins. Mizuki ASHIYA (Maki HORIKITA) has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with a hopeful high jump hero Izumi SANO (Shun OGURI), but he has quitted after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once again, she enters the same high school as a boy! With a short hair, flattened chest and lowered voice, she starts sharing the same room with Sano at the dorm. Living in a dorm at a boys’ high school is hard enough; changing clothes, bathrooms, etc., but things get even more complicated when Shuichi NAKATSU (Toma IKUTA) has a fancy feeling about Mizuki while Sano notices Mizuki is actually a girl and falls in love with her but she doesn’t notice he knows!"


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