Mou Yuukai nante Shinai [Review]

Real-time (Jan/3)

Keyhole wasn't really nice that day :P. But I managed to watch until the end. I was sick... & I think I almost go to sleep in the middle :D. I didn't think it was that boring if you care to accept this from a biased Ohno fan :P. Honestly, I was expecting it to be a dorama SP that makes your New Year merrier... but I was wrong. It didn't help that this started straight away after VS Arashi ended (without ads between) :P. In my case, I was still a bit nervous/excited watching the final round of Rolling Coin Tower. Anyway... I think this is a dorama you're supposed to watch after all those New Year celebrations.. to like cool down. It has this calming effect on you so if you are one that thought it would be the merry kind, you'll be bored easily in the first 15 minutes. When the dorama reached its climax, I was wide awake...  because the dorama started taking on a quicker pace. I wasn't able to understand much (which means I have to self-study japanese language harder :P) except simple conversations, of course lol.. didn't get what Shotaro's senpai was speaking at all :P. I also like to see Shotaro & Erika's interactions (& sometimes with Komo-senpai).

LQ video (Jan/4-5)

Suffered watching LQ... because I couldn't see Ohno's expressions (which I really like to observe always) clearly. When I watched real-time, I couldn't follow the story properly because of video streaming issues.. anyway.. I just realised Shotaro loves superhero (tokusatsu?) merchandises. Is he counted as an otaku? Though maybe Ohno doesn't see the character that way because I'm not getting that vibe from him... anyway.. Like someone (or maybe most people) said, this dorama is star-studded.. I think I saw Takada Nobuhiko (wasn't listed in the cast list or correlation chart) in one of the scenes. I'm sure I saw more but can't recall anyone now. Kaname Jun didn't look like him at all...is it because of the hair? :P Erika's erm... family looks fun. I like how her father is portrayed as a fierce on the outside yet a fatherly mob leader. He looked sincerely worried when he got the call from Erika's "kidnappers".


Chinese-subbed (Jan/6)
SUBS! lol... Seeing this with subs (with limited chinese vocab :P) enlightened me a bit about the plot. Actually like 75-85% enlightenment :P.. anyway.. About Kaname, I think it was the moustache :P... And I may not be fond of Kanjiya's acting, but she seems comfortable with her role.. And I don't think this is comedy really.. sure there were some funny scenes here and there.. but I still think it's more to the mystery side.

Watching for the 3rd time, I started thinking how interesting it would be to see this as a renzoku dorama. I wish I knew the characters better (for a 2-hr dorama, not much characters development can be done) ... the atmosphere sure feels like I should have known them. But if it will be done as a full-length dorama, I wish it starts from the ending of the SP. Of course the title & plot had to change too lol, I don't think I can watch Shotaro saying "I shouldn't have done this kidnapping stuff" in every episode... I'm thinking of a plot similar to Mukodono..like Shotaro having to work for Hanazono family to get father's approval *oh lol.. Sorry, imagination running wild.. XD* (actually hoping for a more serious role in dorama for him this year *my wish every season*)..

I wish I can say I like Shotaro... but I can't... because I don't know this character well. I think he's likable though.. but I need more than 2hrs to really like him. In my opinion, Ohno's performance here falls in the same category with his character in Uta no Onii-san (characters that are similar to his personality). He played his character well... & that was it. There weren't really scenes that made me go "WOW. This person's acting skill is superb" like the feelings I get watching Maou's eps 7 where Naruse met her sister... or Kaibutsu-kun's eps 4's crying scene at the end.


HQ video + japanese subtitles (Jan/7)
Watching again for the fourth time :D.. Actually not till the end, I just want to check the video's quality. But the more I watch it the more I grow to love it. I also realised that the special appearances by some casts were for "Strawberry Night" (a subtle promo, perhaps?)...



HQ video + english subtitles (Jan/10)
English subs makes a big difference :D...

Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de #9 & #10 [Final]

Ratings (Kanto) :

#9   [15.2%]

#10 [15.4%]

Average: 15.9%

My Ratings : #9 4.5/5 || #10  4.5/5 = 4.08 (avg)

I like this two-part episodes' case...

(man.. I seem to like cases with family secrets involved lately XD)

Oh Kageyama... I think he got really distracted because he lost the baseball bet :D

First we had him deduced wrongly (though this is caused by another surprising factor *spoiler*).

Then he became a murder suspect (ending of eps 9).

And...  he was arrested... by Kazamatsuri lol

Reiko, on the other hand, had fun with all the chances she had to tease Kageyama instead XD

Oh... I think it's cute that she still believes in Santa Claus :D 

& me... laughed a lot watching Kazamatsuri XD

kind of disappointed that he didn't get to know Shourei-san's real identity

but.. Merry Kazamatsuri indeed. XD

I don't have much to say really because I enjoyed these two episodes.

I still think my favourite character is Kageyama because I always love a Sherlock... if only the focus was given more to him... *wishful* well..not that I like to watch Sho act that much.. anyway...

Kitagawa was a pain a watch. I'm going to stay away from her works in the near future for a while.. Honestly, I love seeing her [appearance]...  I think she's beautiful but she is not a good actress. Beauty alone is not enough if you're acting.. especially as the lead. I know some people don't care about this & even praised her performance(?) but I'm one of those who couldn't let this pass (just because she's cute etc) once I see this fact.. it will bug me for the rest of the series.

Thank goodness for Shiina Kippei.. Well, I wouldn't consider he balanced all the badness out completely but it was reassuring that at least one of casts can really act. Kazamatsuri was annoying in the first few episodes but I grew to love his character (who always had surprising luck/miracles lol).. random: in these two final episodes, I started thinking he might have used Inspector Clouseau (I just watched the Steve Martin's version few days ago) as a reference lol

That "See you soon" in end is really suspicious.. should be referring to DVD release, right? I shudder to think of the possibility of a sequel (X_X) *dnrw*

Three doramas reviewed loosely ... I feel accomplished..because I can't seem to finish reviewing Kurosagi & Code Blue in the past... lol.. Well I didn't include summaries & screencaps because obviously I'm lazy... I used to review like this (on Friendster) for ProDai & Galileo (which was re-posted here).. rather than a review, it's more like "what I think of this episode" thing... oh well.. different people, different style :P

I look forward to next season doramas~~~

..and Ohno's "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai" on Jan 3rd (yes...I had to say it) which I definitely could not watch real-time because I have Linear Algebra final exam the next day. Will try to watch it in the weekend because I would be burning with curiosity (=major distraction) if I don't. XD

Mou Yuukai nante Shinai [Progress]

Doing this post for fun.. :D
It's going to be like a diary with links~

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Cast :

Ohno Satoshi  

Aragaki Yui (11/29)   

Sato Ryuta  

Kanjiya Shihori  

Takashima Masahiro (12/14)              Yasuda Shota (12/8-9)  

Narimiya Hiroki   

Kimura Ryo (12/15)                 Emoto Tokio (12/16)

Yamaguchi Sayaka (12/16)    

Takahashi Katsumi  

Kaname Jun (11/29)  

Kitaoji Kinya

[*names are arranged according to the cast list from the official site]

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Others:
[*names found from the correlation chart from the official site]
Namase Katsuhisa, Takenaka Naoto, Tanaka Kei, Ukaji Takashi, Tanaka Yoji, Sasaki Sumie, Kuge Kokoro, Nakao Akiyoshi & Watanabe Ikkei. (12/27)


Special Appearances : 

Sakurai Sho (12/6)  

Matsumoto Jun (12/6)  

Oficial Site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/yukai/index.html

Original Story (novel): Higashigawa Tokuya (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de)
Scriptwriter: Furuya Kazunao (Shiawase ni Narou yo, Mei-chan no Shitsuji)
Music: Segawa Eishi
Project Planner 企画 (?): Narikawa Hiroaki (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, Strawberry Night, Zettai Reido), Takizawa Koichiro
Producer: Takamaru Masataka (Strawberry Night, Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji), Emori Hiroko (Strawberry Night, 1 Litre of Tears)
Director: Sato Yuichi (Strawberry Night, Saigo no Yakusoku, Water Boys)



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11/15
Announcement of Ohno's New Year dorama SP. Other casts: Sato Ryuta, Kanjiya Shihori, Narimiya Hiroki, Takahashi Katsumi & Kitaoji Kinya.
[Link to post in this blog // News article on FTV site].

11/28
Filming started/Crank In.
[News link]

11/29
Mezamashi report.
Other casts revealed : Aragaki Yui and Kaname Jun.
Airing Date revealed : January 3rd, 2012.
[Tokyohive // News article on FTV site]

12/5
Saw some filming photos (I think) via Tumblr.
[My Reblogged Link // tsuri confirmed it's for this SP]

12/6
News on Sho & MatsuJun's guest appearances as their respective characters from their doramas (NazoDi & Lucky Seven).
[ Article from Oricon // Trans by momoedgewood // Tokyohive]

12/8-9
Saw tweets saying Kanjani8's Yasuda Shota & Ohkura Tadayoshi will appear on this SP (seems confirmed for Yasuda only as it's stated in the media section at their official site// Actually originally the site was updated with Ohkura included but now his name had been removed *I think it was just a mistake in typing in the updates on the site*).

12/10
Sho's Otonoha - mentioned a bit about his filming experience as his NazoDi character in "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai".
[Loose translation by Yamakaze067@LJ // Translation by lujba@LJ]

Found some magazine scans (I think) of the filming of the SP from my tumblr dashboard.
[Reblogged photos : Here, here, here (Ohno & Aragaki Yui) & here (Ohno). ]

12/13
Found some Ohno's filming photos via Tumblr. [Reblogged photo]

12/14
It seems like "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai" team will be joining VSA New Year SP only for the "Rolling Coin Tower" game on the airing date.
Team members : Ohno Satoshi, Sato Ryuta, Narimiya Hiroki, Yasuda Shota & Takashima Masahiro. [Link]

12/15
Kimura Ryo will also appear in this SP. He mentioned about filming in two blog entries dated 11 & 12 December. [Loose translation by Yamakaze067@LJ]

12/16
Official site opened. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/yukai/index.html

Full cast list (from official site). New names on the list:... Emoto Tokio & Yamaguchi Sayaka.

12/21
The official site was updated with story and message sections. [Yamakaze067@LJ's trans]

I had helped editing the DramaWiki for Mou Yuukai nante Shinai so that people who reached there will see an updated wiki *it's been a while XD*... Still lacking their characters name though (that would be a bit tricky because I'm not sure about the kanji names)

12/26
Official site updated with interview section and a correlation chart. I see new characters! Namase Katsuhisa & Takenaka Naoto??? <3... & Ohno's photo with bandages!!! XD.
[Yamakaze067@LJ's trans for Ohno's interview]

12/27
New look at the official site.

Updated DramaWiki's cast list. These new names are minor characters (sort of like cameo/recurring characters I guess) because they only appear in the correlation chart : Namase Katsuhisa, Takenaka Naoto, Tanaka Kei, Ukaji Takashi, Tanaka Yoji, Sasaki Sumie, Kuge Kokoro, Nakao Akiyoshi & Watanabe Ikkei.

Seems like a promo clip were shown (Fuku Arashi campaign). I've reblogged the caps here.
You can watch the 5-second clip here.

12/28
Found another magazine scan via Tumblr. [Reblogged photos]

Found another promo clip (more scenes/Second half is from "Lucky Seven") via Twitter.
*fangirl mode* 大野 <3 KYAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~! XD

12/30
Just saw this Dec 26th (JST) tweet :

『もう誘拐なんてしない』クランクアップ。 #aragakiyui #gakky
— lespros_suzu (@lespros_suzu) 

Seems like the crank up (meaning: filming has wrapped up) was on that day. Will make sure of this again after the DVD is released. :)



1/3 (2012)
Airing date. Fuji TV, 21:00-23:30 JST.


1/4
Rating : 13.7%

I managed to watch (but not properly) real-time & fangirled about it on LJ lol. Pretty interesting & kind of refreshing...? The dorama SP has this retro feeling to it (which explains the retro-ish poster they have). It was a bit slow in the beginning (but maybe it's just me.. I'm not really fond of Kanjiya's acting) but the climax was great - you should at least try to watch until the end if it's your first viewing~.

Surprisingly, Ohno and Aragaki has chemistry.. they were cute to see together. I kind of like their interaction.. but I might be biased, as it's been a while since I saw Ohno acting a character with potential girlfriend by his side.. XD. 2012, please don't fail me.. let Ohno be in a new renzoku dorama XD~


1/9
(I did my review post for this here.)

4/14
DVD & Blu-ray's release date is July 7th.

NazoDi, Kaseifu, HUNTER #6

Ratings (Kanto) :
FTV Tues 9pm || NazoDi #6 [14.9%]
NTV Wed 10pm || Kaseifu #6 [23.4%]
FTV Tues 10pm || HUNTER #6 [10.2%]

My Ratings : NazoDi 4/5 || Kaseifu 4/5 || Hunter 3/5

A Jun-centric episode for Hunter... Not a fan of the character or the actress (-_-")... decent episode, I guess. Am I the only person who's a bit annoyed by the way Yonekura-san got wide-eyed erm.. at some scenes? Does she do this for her other characters? It's becoming like a generic expression of hers (in this dorama) when she's angry, annoyed or surprised... or combination of any of these three... it looks unnatural sometimes...

Next episode seems to revolve around my favourite pair... <3

And Kaseifu~ Grgghhh.. Yui was so, so, so annoying in the first half of the episode! I thought: "WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH HER???" Just like previous episodes, since this character have a bit of temporarily(?) personality change, the actress' acting style seem to change a bit... (or maybe it's only me nit-picking on things :D) .. maybe she couldn't bring herself to like the changes her character (therefore can't understand her character well?) went through which made her act not so natural.. It was restrained at times, like she's trying too hard... And GAH. *goes back to the character* Yui tried to kill herself (& then she chickened out after she ordered Mita to kill her (-_-"))! I got mad at this point, thinking that she's taking her family problems too far.. like a first-world problem kind of thing? What the heck? Fortunately, Mita made her realised this... like having a home and family that loves her.. Seeing the ending scene about bedsheets made me think, maybe... maybe the character change was becauseYui blamed herself for not appreciating the things her mother do for her... especially when she somewhat could have prevented her death if only she listened more to her mother's worries...

Yui finally wants to forgive her father... as long as father shows that they are important to him. A chance! A chance to return to his children and live as a family again. BUT.. that scene in the end could ruin this chance... ex-girlfriend called father again. She seems to be at the top of a building... maybe she already knew that her new boyfriend was only toying with her..thus wants to kill herself??? EHHH?

Another decent episode for NazoDi... though I'm loving every Kazamatsuri moments in this episode :D Episode 4 indeed has improved a bit of my impression of him... & I saw cats! Black and white cats! Kageyama dotting on a cat! lol... OH! and Kazamatsuri getting stomachache because he ate cat's food :P... The murder case was pretty worthless.. I mean.. the murderer was stupid to think the victim is a threat to his family (he really thought highly of himself, huh)... actually the victim wasn't even thinking about him anymore...

Oh yeah... it seems the director for this episode is more to the comedy side?? :P



p/s: Aragaki Yui is the heroine of Ohno's New Year Dorama SP!!!!! I'm happy not because I like seeing her act, but because finally, Ohno has someone famous playing as the female lead in his dorama (though it's only tanpatsu)... Wasn't she the VIP guest on Himitsu who liked Ohno's  pretty venous arms (*edit* not muscular... I remembered wrongly, that was Kanjiya Shihori.. I think~) ??? lol lucky her! she gets to stare at them again/more during filming~ :P
Got a better gist of the story... I'm hopeful (for what, I don't know :P)~ Somewhat I think Aragaki will learn much from seeing Ohno's acting.. *biased fan here XD*

p/s2: Garo : Makai Senki 最高！Kouga x Kaoru 最高！:D So obviously I've already re-watched and watched anything new before the new series... lol.. I love how the world in Garo is being expanded to include new characters like Makai Priests and other kinds of Makai Knights... & also new kinds of Horrors..  Hmmm... I'm kind of suspicious of Leo-kun who works with Kouga...

Mou Yuukai nante Shinai

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Mou_Yuukai_Nante_Shinai

*cross-posting everything from my other sites XD*

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If you're interested, visit  the "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai" progress post  here :)
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New Year Dorama SP for SATOSHI next year!!!!! ON FUJI TV!!!
「もう誘拐なんてしない」
Why not a full-length dorama?? NO, NO. I shouldn't be greedy...it's still something to really look forward to!!! XD 
& whoa!! the cast includes names like Sato Ryuta, Narimiya Hiroki, Kanjiya Shihori... Takahashi Katsumi & (WHOA) Kitaoji Kinya!!!... you know.. names/faces I'm familiar with :P  I do think it's a good experience for Ohno...& also for them to see Ohno's acting talents!!! *biased lol* UWAAAAA 
OH!! It's a dorama adaptation from a novel by Higashikawa Tokuya (NazoDi!)...!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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YAY *completely forgetting the group assignment & presentation that is due today* #lastminutework

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That's not the only thing that made this day a GREAT day. In fact, it was already decided early on that it's a GREAT day when I read about the news of Ohno's New Year Dorama SP....!!!

『もう誘拐なんてしない』 [Mou Yuukai Nante Shinai] 

Yes. It's compulsory for me to blog about this not only on my LJ, but here and also my review blog XD.

It's not a full-length dorama... but these points here are enough to convince me that it will be a worthwhile dorama SP.

• Adapted from a novel (2008) by the same bestselling author of "Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de", Higashikawa Tokuya
• Renowned list of casts : Sato Ryuta, Narimiya Hiroki, Kanjiya Shihori, Takahashi Katsumi, Kitaoji Kinya (just typing back what's put in the article lol.. )
• Ohno Satoshi. oh lol this is very obvious... but as I've been waiting for a new dorama (=character) of him for over a year, this is good enough for me already! It's time to leave the Kaibutsu-kun persona behind! (The character's description reminded me of UtaOni's Kenta-kun though...maybe a happier version of Yano Kenta?) 

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HAPPY~

Why People Can't Enjoy Watching Maou

Hello.

Gosh. Sometimes I regret not being a part of the Maou era (2008)... Actually the thing I regret most regarding Maou era is I didn't get to purchase the limited edition of "Truth/Kaze no Mukou" single. *BIG SIGH*

Anyway. So.. yeah..sometimes I regret not being a part of the Maou era (2008).. but there ARE some times I'm glad that I'm not. For example, that scandal (which I did happened to read anyway when I was still not Ohno-baited & was moved when I read the news Ohno bowing to the drama crew to apologise). And also this (see link).

Unfortunately for local fans, I believe that Ohno Satoshi, in terms of looks and popularity, is not only no match for Toma, he also falls way behind the Korean leading man. ::::: from : http://aibakaland.forumup.org/about3009-105.html :::::

I know everyone will have their own reviews/opinions on doramas but duh... IF POSSIBLE, do that after you finish watching the dorama!!!

LOL. I always go to defensive mode when I read negative reviews on Maou. I just don't get it. It's a complete package! It's almost perfect. I mean, how can you not see how great this dorama is??? Are you eyeless or stupid or something???

Which brought me to these hypotheses:
"Why People Don't Like Maou"/"Why People Can't Enjoy Watching Maou"
1. They've watched Mawang before and kept comparing those two dramas so couldn't enjoy when watching the japanese version. Too short? "It's not like that in the original one!"

2. They have something against (or have prejudice towards) the cast (or Arashi?). Especially Ohno Satoshi. I did have reservations on Ohno's acting skills at first but that didn't stop me from watching though. I started watching as a fan of Ikuta's acting (I love Nakatsu!) and finished the drama completely Ohno-baited and converted into an Arashi fan. I already know who Arashi are since I watched Hanadan in 2005 but as far as I could remember, I wasn't Jun-baited (Or Nino-baited). At one point, I don't really get why people get crazy over Arashi too (LOL, gomen!). Anyway... I'm swaying off my point here... JUST GIVE THE DRAMA A CHANCE, WILL YOU?

3. They didn't finish watching. Well. There are people who said it's not good even though they haven't finish the whole thing... so that's why you can't enjoy this dorama.

4. Japanese dorama isn't your thing/This dark, revenge a la Monte Cristo theme is not your cup of tea.


[Written in a defensive Maou mode]

http://www.bathkame.com/johnnys.html

http://www.bathkame.com/johnnys.html

Found this from my Tumblr dashboard. Funny how I ended up with so many #2s. Maybe it has something to do with me clicking “Doesn’t Matter” for any names I can’t read/unfamiliar with. As expected,  my #1 is Ohno Satoshi alone. XD

順位	名前
1	大野智
2	亀梨和也
2	山下智久
2	横山裕
2	村上信五
2	丸山隆平
2	安田章大
2	大倉忠義
2	藪宏太
2	八乙女光
2	中島裕翔
2	山田涼介
2	有岡大貴
2	高木雄也
2	森本龍太郎
2	知念侑李
2	伊野尾慧
2	二宮和也
2	相葉雅紀
2	長瀬智也
2	松岡昌宏
2	山口達也
23	赤西仁
23	田口淳之介
23	田中聖
23	上田竜也
23	中丸雄一
23	錦戸亮
23	小山慶一郎
23	加藤成亮
23	手越祐也
23	増田貴久
23	渋谷すばる
23	岡本圭人
23	滝沢秀明
23	今井翼
23	櫻井翔
23	松本潤
23	堂本剛
23	堂本光一
23	国分太一
23	岡田准一
23	井ノ原快彦
23	長野博
23	香取慎吾
46	木村拓哉
47	城島茂
47	森田剛
47	三宅健
47	坂本昌行
47	中居正広
47	草なぎ剛
53	稲垣吾郎

Director Tsutsumi Yukihiko...

I love his style. Trick, Stand Up!, Pikanchi Movies...

It would be great to see Ohno in another movie of his. As the lead actor, of course.

The Maou Episode That Got Me Reeled In…

Episode 7.

Or rather… the scene where I was caught awed by Ohno Satoshi superb acting skills.

A weird pause between Naruse and his sister.
Serizawa walks in.
… and the rest of the scene (this post is spoiler-friendly).

p/s: To people who’ve said they re-watched Maou many times – What’s wrong with you!?? – Such heavy & dark theme, how can you stand it?