Yukan Club

I wasn't really interested to start Yukan Club because I thought they looked like dolls in the promotional poster. And I was thinking along the lines of Ouran High school host club.. (see post: for richer or poorer?). Majorly, i started Yukan because of JIN. JIN is all cool and coool coool cool in yukan club.

Pictures of Jin.

Once again, they're rich kids with too much spare time on hand (notice the similarity with Ouran). Thus, Yukan club's formed. However, they don't do nonsensical stuff like putting on acts to entertain girls (don't get me wrong, i adoreeee Ouran, just doing a comparison). These kids at Yukan solve crime mysteries. Intersting?

First few episodes got me really hooked. Jin as Shochikubai Miroku with a lollipop, his wicked black motorbike, cute helmet, the way he fought with the bad guys, AND when he covered his mouth controlling his tears in a comical manner.

Then it was those silly disguises when they go out and fight crime (bearing in mind that they're high school kids) that got me laughing hard.

Now I've gotta talk about Granmarie. HE ANNOYS ME so badly that i wanted to rip his blond hair off his scalp. alright, i exaggerated, my sis had a crush on him until he went platinum blond. Not only that, his fake french accent, the way he flirts just irked me.

PS. Jin and him are from Kat-tun, so, half-forgiven

YURI!

Half-french and half-Jap (not in drama), she's really edgy and with her ass-kicking attitude, she's my heroine. The most endearing thing about her is that she EATS non-stop!

Notice that there're rice grains on her face! CUTE!

After episode 7, I lost interest and gave up on this series. It was really exciting and funny at the start, then my interest fell as i saw the similarity in almost every episode and the jokes were corny after awhile.

The reason i lasted to episode 7 was because of the special guest appearance. Well, not so special, I was just curious how Mike He sounds speaking Japanese.


Not really a fan of him though, but my 44 year old mom has a girlie crush on him *roll eyes*

Ratings: 5.5/10. So-so plot. Should have been more creative for the episodes. Jin's hotness saved it. And Yuri too.

Nobuta Wo Produce

The cast in Nobuta wo produce is pretty amazing. That aside, it was just a mediocre jdrama. Something was just missing in the plot. The really cool cast just didn't really fit very well in the bland plot for me.

Nobuta means pig in jap. It shows how this two popular guys in school secretly transforming Nobuko Kotani, nicknamed Nobuta for having no self-confidence and getting bullied in school.

Here, Maki Horikita acts as Nobuta, whom you might probably know from Hana Kimi. You could hardly see her face in the show because of her constantly looking at the ground and those annoying bangs. Being really mysterious and kind-hearted, Akira(Yamapi) fell for her.

Yes, Yamashita Tomohisa as Kusano Akira. I started this series because of him, however disappointed because initially I thought he wasn't the main lead. You guys would probably know him as the frontman of NEWS. HAHA, i used to have a crush on all of them (except one small eyed guy whom i cant remember his name- not masuda, another one). He was Theresa's (my sis) first love, but she can't really stand him nowsadays. Girls nowsadays, tsk, not loyal.

Back on track, he can't sing, but he's a pretty good actor. He acts goofy and gets drunk on soya milk (mamichi, he says). In actual fact, he's the macho-man kind so it's really funny to watch him acting cute doing his "NOBUTA POWER, ENTER!".

One more thing, I hate his hair here. Nothing suits him except black hair.

Shuji Kritani- Kamenashi Kazuya *grins wideeeeeeeeee* Leader of Kat-tun. Another top top top boy-band in Japan. Johnny boys ALWAYS do well. Before Nobuta, I've never seen and heard of him. Initially, he looks too girly and weird for me. But he grew on me and before I knew it, I was googling his images and listening to Kat-tun songs. He's really scrawny but hey, he's the sexiest man in jeans (japan). What's more, he's only 22(1986) and look what he's accomplished? Leader of Kat-tun despite being the youngest and acted in a string of drama. I bet exploding bank account judging the no.1s Kat-tun hit in Oricon charts and their record holding concerts in Dome Tokyo.

Akira: " NOBUTA POWER, ENTER!"

Ratings: Not a must-watch. 7 out of 10 for being draggy and mediocre plot.