ok, so this is soo totally not my picture--i mean, i didnt take this pic. but i dont have any photo of the lead on the japanese dorama one liter of tears, so i have to get from google.
i am a huge fan of asian drama (soap opera) and the music. japanese, korean, taiwanese, chinese. im so hooked on those. let me just do a quick rundown of why asian dramas are much much better than anywhere else:
:: the actors are so good-looking (girls or boys. no, really), and their skin, dont even get me started on that!
:: the plot and the story are unique, and its different because of the culture in each country making the drama.
:: more feelings than talk. the actors are just so good at that, with minimal lines, they can deliver the emotion they want to get across to their viewers
:: and when they do talk, they perfectly make sense, and there are just a lot of quotable lines.
:: when they make jokes, its really really funny.
:: the OST
:: the gestures (oh yes, piggyback--its in like, a lot of asian dramas)
one of the best dramas that i've seen? One Liter of Tears. its a japanese dorama. it is based on a true story. based on the diary of a girl suffering from an incurable disease.
its about a girl who was diagnosed with Spinocerebellar Degenerative Disease at 15, but was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25.
the lead, erika sawajiri (very pretty, one of the prettiest ive seen!), brings the character to life (this is a real tear-jerker, my eyes were swollen red after every episide, but so worth it!), and the dorama describes in great detail the hardships that the family went through, as well as the lead's personal struggles. it tackles the cruel side of humanity, the discrimination. but most of all, it shows love, compassion and how the family triumphed over that hurdle.
its a very short dorama. it only has about 11 episodes, and i watched it all in youtube, and i watched it again in our local channel and i never missed an episode (i would even cut my nights out short just so i can watch, yes i am that obsessed!)
another thing that has me hooked on this dorama? the songs. i dont know nihonggo, i dont know what the song means. but the melody--it has that nostalgic feel to it, and everytime i hear the song, it reminds me all over again of the dorama. the title is konayuki and the artist is remioromen.
i can go on and on about this dorama, but you just have to see it do you'll know firsthand on what im getting at here. the videos in youtube, they have english subs so it works just fine.
i'll be watching it again so thats all it is for now.
Girl you should take up a job in PR! or marketing! or soemthing.. you sold the series to me.. seriously. I am going to watch them as soon as I find time (although I do wish I could go do it right now.. LOL)
ReplyDeleteI do not know if you'd know about it.. but there was this japanese or chinese (I just don't know which) serial that used to come in India when I was small. It was dubbed of course. And I do not even remember what it was called - Oshi or Okshi or something like that. It was the story of a young girl in a village who goes on to work in the city. The series followed her all the way to the time of her Grandchildren. We never missed a single episode. But I still cant remember the name.. damn.
What I want to say is, this was my first brush with such type of "other than Indian but Asian" series and it had all that you speak of - beautiful actors, music, humor, dialogs.. Esp the dress and hairdo. :) Fascinating..
I will search for the series you-know-when.. haha..
thanks rohini! PR or marketing..hmmm..now thats a good idea. oh i will look that up. :) i'll try my hardest to find it. im up for new asianovelas to watch. hehe. yep you should watch this dorama when you have the time. so far the best ive seen!
ReplyDelete