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feeling: not sure how I'm supposed to feel
listening to: nothing
Just another review for the master list. Forgive any typos... my eyes are finding it kind of difficult to see through the blur right now.
Binbo Danshi
The title translates to "poor man," which is exactly what it's about. Oguri Shun plays Koyama Kazumi, a college student who's too nice for his own good, as in he has the absolute inability to say "no" and can't help but grant any favor asked of him. This includes monetary favors - which ends up putting him in debt so deep, his card gets cut off. So, at the recommendation of a friend/acquaintance made in the first episode, he borrows from a guy who owns a host club and is made of so much money he has nothing better to do than loan it to people and put them through all kinds of hell in their efforts to pay it back. Of course, the rest of the series follows his adventures in repaying his debt and the relationships he forges along the way, while centering around the endless duel of people's hearts/relationships vs. the power of money.
Technically, the story may be a little over-the-top at times, but it's fun. Seeing Oguri Shun play the overly optimistic Koyama Kazumi was a refreshing change from his usual moody/bully-ish guy roles, and he made the most of his versatility and pulled it off well. Miura Haruma was also adorable, if not a bit exaggerated, as his next-door neighbor Shiraishi Ryo. And I very nearly fell out of my chair when I realized that Omu Omu was played by Yuusuke Santamaria, a guy I haven't seen since my very first J-drama, Wedding Planner. He looked like an old yuppie twerp then, but in Binbo Danshi he actually looks GOOD. Fits the host club owner's role perfectly. Pretty cute series overall; it's exaggerated, but the exaggeration fits.
Also, it's not a review, but last night I got to watch the Hana Yori Dango Final movie. It was... different. Still trying to decide if that's good or bad. But then, even if it veers toward bad, it still had the disgustingly sappy-happy sweet factor to make up for it.
And I guess I should go find something for lunch even though I don't really have much appetite.
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dragged from Becky's stream of consciousness at 9/25/2008 01:02:00 PM
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