07/17/2006

Hero and Hero SP

well, my first entry.

I'm about to write some of my opinions about j-dorama. The first one gonna be Hero and Hero SP.

There's no doubt that Hero is one of the best dorama all time. The ice-reaking viewership record, with average more than 30% (including the SP), is one of the proof. The question is, why Hero series is very famous in and outside Japan (well, at least for dorama lovers like me ...)

First, the cast. Nobody can deny the charm of two main actor, Kimura Takura and Matsu Takako. Both of them were play together on Lng Vacation and Love Generation, and they had great chemistry in both doramas. Not to mention the Kimura Takuya factor. Up until now, Kimura Takuya still become one of the high-class actor. Most of his doramas/movies got high appreciation, from both critiques and viewer (well, who can deny his performance in 2046? and the upcoming Bushi no Ichibun? Not to mention ordinary people, LV, LG, GL!). Don't forget his success with his long-lasting group, SMAP. SMAP is one of the group with the highest selling record in Japan, with the most succesfull concert tour in entire japan, who also have one of the highest rating variety show, SMAP x SMAP (for me, it's one of the most hillarous and creative variety show that ever exist in japan television history).

What about Matsu Takako? Well, her charm and acting really show who she really is. Born from kabuki family, she also inherit her family acting capability (her father is the Matsumoto Koshiro and her brother is Ichikawa Somegoro, two of big names in kabuki world. Not to mention her cousins, Nakamura Shido and