Hana Kimi Remake Review

                Hello it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho; so I’m super excited because Infinite is coming out with a min album called Destiny and I just can’t wait for it!!!! Today’s review is going to be about a Japanese drama called Hana Kimi remake. It is related to Hana Kimi and To the Beautiful you who they are all based on the same manga named Hana Kimi.  The drama came out on July 10 and ended on September 18, 2011. It has 16 episodes and they were all less than an hour long. I prefer this version of Hana Kimi more than the other ones i felt more connected to the characters.

                Mizuki Ashiya movies to japan and ends up going to an all boy school which means she has to pretend to be a boy. The main reason she does this because she wants Izumi Sano to jump again and she wants to be with him while he is facing this hard time. She is doing this because as she was a high school student in California she actually meet him there and he told her something that has always made her feel better during her hard times so she wants to pay him back. But what will happen when everyone finds out that she is a girl?

                I was hesitant on seeing this version of the drama because I hated the first version even though I loved Ikuta Toma’s character in it. But, I ended up loving this drama even more then the Korean version because I felt that in this we get closer to all the characters and got to know them better.  I didn’t like Shuichi Nakatsu played by Shohei Miura as much as I thought I would because I always end up really liking that character; I started caring for him more towards the end though. I think my overall favorite character was Minami Nanba played by Ren Kiriyama I just felt that he was very mature and that he truly cared about everyone. He always had something good to say and made people feel better. My second favorite character was Taiki Kayashimi played by Tomo Yanagishita I don’t really know why I ended up liking him I think mostly because he was always there for Mizuki Ashiya played by Atsuko Maeda. Mizuki Ashiya did an amazing job she really did remind me of the original girl who played her character in the first Hana Kimi she was so adorable. But, again she looked too much of a girl; these guys are freaking idiots not to notice that she is actually a girl. Izumi Sano played by Aoi Nakamura did a great job he really reminded me of Minho who played his character but the Korean version. Oooo and I also thought Ren Kiriyama looked so much like Hiro Mizushima who played the same character as Kiriyama in the first version. I liked that in this Hana Kimi when they had to pick a guy to dress up like a girl they did pick

Ashiya to dress up like a girl but in the end she didn’t dress up like a girl. I felt that the creator thought about it that if she actually dresses like a girl her secret would have been found out by everyone. The overall drama was great and I loved it. We got to see the soft side of many of the character wish I adored.

                I give this drama a 8 out of 10 monohorns because how could a school full of boys not figure out that a girl is living with them.  I know it’s a gender bender drama but it should have been obvious that she is a girl. But I really enjoyed it and I loved how we got to know the character very well in this version of the drama and not just the 2 main characters. If you want a gender bender, school life, and romance this drama is it. Thanks for reading my post please go check out my last post which was about To the Beautiful You.

Question of the day: Which of these 3 versions of Hana Kimi did you enjoy the most? Please leave a comment answering this question and your opinions of this drama

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http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/hana-kimi-remake

Hana Kimi Review

                Hey it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho, so this weekend I went to the anime expo and it was freaking awesome. I saw a really great kpop stand and bought a CNblue poster and I freaked out when I saw the stand. I also bought a CNU charm which is so adorable. But, the only thing that sucked was that I wasn’t able to see Wong Fu Productions because they didn’t go and on the upside I was able to meet a person who actually works in funamition and he knew Wong Fu Productions. But the overall experience was awesome and I hope I could go again the up in coming year.  Today I am reviewing a Japanese drama Called Hana Kimi. It came out on July 3^rd 2007, and ended on September 18^th, 2007. It has 12 episodes plus a special that came out in 2008. Each episode is less than 50 minutes.  I didn’t like the drama mostly because the way it ended it really disappointed me.

                Mizuki Ashiya transfers to an all boy school in Japan called Osaka High School. That means that she has to cross dress as a boy and the main reason she does this is to get close to her favorite high jumper Izumi Sano. She goes because she wants to help him jump again. The reason he stopped jumping was because one day I think he was trying to defend a girl which ended up being Ashiya from a guy and he ended up hurting his foot.  Since that accented he stopped jumping .Mizuki’s goal ending up being  to help him start jumping again. As, days pass she gets close to all the boys and many unexpected things happen.

                I really enjoyed the drama at first and it was really interesting. The actors were great and I felt Shun Oguri played Izumi Sano perfectly. Maki Horikita ended up playing Mizuki Ashiya well but she always ends up in the dramas that I don’t really end up liking. But, overall I felt like she played her character very well and did a perfect job. My favorite character in the drama was Shuichi Nakatsu played by the one and only Toma Ikuta. His character is so cute and I love when he talks to himself. I feel really bad because he ends up being the 3^rd wheel and thinks that he is gay for Mizuki Ashiya. At the end he didn’t care anymore if Ashiya was a girl or not and accepted his feeling towards her. The main reason I kind of liked this drama was because of him he really did make me enjoy it. But, the thing that really ruined the whole drama for me was the ending and the special. In the end she leaves the school and maybe months or a year passes and she reads a letter explaining how all the guys were coming to California to visit her. That really got in my nervous because I never remember seeing a kiss between the two main characters and was hoping that would happen in the end. They didn’t really end up together and I was so disappointed. The ending could have been way better. So then when I saw the special I thought ooo this might actually make the drama better but no it just made it worse.  The special was just a lost episode. The ending was her going back to the school for their graduation. Ashiya and Oguri end up together but they don’t even kiss once and nothing really happened only them confessing to each other. The ending just destroyed the whole vibe for me and if it ended better I think this would have been one of my favorite dramas.

                I give this drama a 6 out of 10 monohorns because the end just ruined it for me I kind of regretted watching this drama because of the way it finished. I would have just been happy watching it half way but I felt that Toma’s character really saved the drama for me because he actually made it funny and sad at times. I don’t know if I would re watch this drama again and if I do the only reason that I would is because I would want to see Ikuta acting. I wouldn’t know if I would recommend it I think I would if you like gender benders and school life but be ready for a sucky ending. Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed it!!!!!!

Question of the day: What is the worst gender bender drama that you have seen? Please leave your answer as a comment and leave your opinions of this drama.

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http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/hana-kimi

Honey and Clover Review

Hello, so todays review is going to be about Honey and Clover. This is a Japanese Drama and it was created on January 8^th, 2008 and it ended on March 18, 2008. It has 11 episodes and each one is more than 40 minutes long. It is based on  Manga which was made into a anime, then movie and now drama with the same name. This drama was very enjoyable and simple overall.  

                Honey and Clover is based on 5 college students. Takemoto Yuta feel in love as soon as he saw the new art student of his school Hanamoto Hagumi. She immediately became friends with him and his 3 other friends which are Yamada Ayumi, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu. Many unexpected things happen through this drama and you get to see what ups and downs the 5 students must go through.

                The drama was a very simple it really just talked about 5 college students figuring out what they want to do in the future. My favorite character was Takemoto Yuta played by Ikuta Toma I thought he was very adorable and I felt so bad for because he liked Hanamoto Hagumi played by Narumi Riko. I felt bad because she ended up falling for Morita Shinobu played by Narimiya Hiroki. I was so mad that she fell for him because I was hoping that Yuta and she would together. I got so annoyed with Mayama Takumi because he was inlove with Teshigawara Miwako who is played by Takizawa Saori and her husband actually died.  Takumi follows her like a lost puppy and doesn’t leave her alone. I just get so annoyed because he doesn’t realize how much Yamada Ayumi played by Harada Natsuki actually loves him. I know that he can’t force himself to love her but he makes her go through so much pain I feel that he just doesn’t care what she goes through and it really irritates me. Instead, he prefers going after a widow who still loves her husband and might or might not like Shinobu back so it gets so bothersome. I really liked the episodes in which Yuta decides to travel nonstop with his bicycle because at that point he has no idea what he wants to do in life. The only reason he has stayed motivated was because of a note that Hagumi wrote for him. I just really liked that afterwards he knew what he wanted to do and he was more confident. Afterwards, he also got the guts to confess to Hagumi even though he knew that she doesn’t have the same feeling towards him. This drama was just so wonderful I first I hesitated on watching it because I thought it was going to be boring. I thought it was going to be dull because it was just about high school students but no I ended up really liking it. The main reason I watched this drama was because I found out that Ikuta Toma was in it but at the end I adored it so much. It was more than just college students it was about the troubles they went through, the heartbreaks, no knowing what they want to do in the future, and it just faced everything that many young people go through in one point of their lives.

                I give this drama an 8.9 out of 10 not exactly a 9 because I felt that it was to short and should have been longer. Also, because the people I wished ended up together didn’t end up with each other which really got me annoyed. But, if you want romance and school life I totally recommend this drama for you. Thanks so much for reading my post check out my last post which was about my top 15 kpop songs /MVs of January through June.

Question of the day: Which drama did you have low expectations for but ended up loving? Please leave a comment answering this question as well as your opinions on this drama. THANKS!!!!

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http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/honey-and-clover