Comments on: Korean-Japanese co-production Tokyo Showers

By: anepz

anepz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:55:27 +0000

hiiiiiiii……….i from malaysian fan 4 korean movie,how can i buy than more of korean movie…in malaysia is selected only…huhuhuhu…

By: Raquel

Raquel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:17:59 +0000

Actually I love this drama, I really don’t know why…

By: shro

shro — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:19:52 +0000

SOULMATE HUNK!!!!

By: ruzan

ruzan — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:20:24 +0000

Hmm, Kim Tae Woo in a drama. I’m always curious when a movie actor decides to act in a drama. Will check this out because of him.

By: belleza

belleza — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:12:19 +0000

I actually liked the Friends K-J drama a lot (Won Bin > FTW!), but the most notable bit is the part where Won Bin’s character does his service. That part is essentially an commercial for the Korean military and a not very subtle message to Japan about Korean’s ability to defend itself. As George Bush would say, don’t mess with Seoul!

@sowhat,

Rondo didn’t draw a very good response, but I thought it was a better Hong Kong-style thriller (a la Infernal Affairs) than, say, Time of Dog and Wolf. Oh and Ayaka’s “I Believe” is LOVE!

@Miki,

I’d say both Japan and Taiwan have stronger idol industries than Korea. Seriously, all K-drama complaints about pretty faces that can’t act go out the window if you consider that Sung Yu Ri’s acting skills (pre-Hong Gil Dong) would be considered “average” in J-drama.

Most “headliner” J-dramas are targeted toward teenage girls (overall TV viewership in Japan isn’t high anymore.) Thus the most popular J-dramas are usually ones with idols from Johnny Entertainment , and it’s rare for a JE junior to have a kissing part in a show lest they alienate their audience. Most lead actresses (even Nanako Matsushima) started out as U15 idols and gravure. Korean netizens are notorious all over Asia, but part of that is due to the familiar relationship between stars and fans, hereas image management in Japan is much tighter. For example, Inoue Mao got heat from Arashi fans due to her casual interaction with Matsumoto Jun during public appearances. And when Nagase broke up with Ayu, implying it was mostly due to her, much of her fanbase completely turned on her.

The irony is that Japanese actors/actresses, even top tier, aren’t paid nearly as well as their Korean counterparts. It’s not that merely idols are treated unusually well, but if a drama botches a JE idol’s image, Mr. Johnny Himself will end your career in J-drama.

By: kotatsulove

kotatsulove — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:04:59 +0000

oh yay, its Ryohei! he’s so adorable in Soulmate. this doesn’t look super appealing to me, but i hope it goes better than Friends did.

By: anna

anna — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:04:10 +0000

“Playing a Korean student dreaming of becoming a singer while working part-time in a restaurant.”
That won’t be too hard for her.

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:54:14 +0000

“They wait for rain”

I think this is better practice. Sure, you should have SOME flexibility, I’m not going to disagree, but I like real rain. Artificial rain looks….artificial. It’s really obvious most of the time.

And the Japanese idol syndrome is as big, if not worse than in Korea….I’m not surprised the cast gets special treatment. But then I don’t believe they don’t do that in Korea either.

By: sowhat

sowhat — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:51:58 +0000

If anyone wants to see a really excellent, high production Japanese/Korean drama, check out “Rondo” It’s actually a Japanese production with Choi Ji Woo and a couple other Korean actors. A-list actors, high budget, and intriguing storyline filled with action, suspense, and romance.

By: jas

jas — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:59:46 +0000

I wonder why is it only 4 episodes. I mean Japan and Korean are making it. It should be grand.

Can’t they make it at least double that?