tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post7969069551302229730..comments2024-03-28T23:40:25.876-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Le Couple - 「ひだまりの詩」/"Hidamari No Uta" - Insert Song To 『ひとつ屋根の下 2』/"Hitotsu Yane No Shita 2"J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-11708540148645870702013-10-10T10:11:25.312-04:002013-10-10T10:11:25.312-04:00Hi, nikala.
Yep, keeping control of the purse str...Hi, nikala.<br /><br />Yep, keeping control of the purse strings is usually the first big challenge for anyone making a go of it in Japan. But people find a way to do so even in a place as expensive as Tokyo; there are actually stores and restaurants which are pretty easy on the wallet.<br /><br />Tokyo should be quite exciting into the last week of the year, but then as soon as January 1st comes around, most of the city goes into cocoon mode for the next few days.<br /><br />Glad summer is over in Japan. The heat and humidity are the only things I don't miss about the place.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-78078153541866338172013-10-10T02:01:13.632-04:002013-10-10T02:01:13.632-04:00Japan is great but life here has eaten up a lot of...Japan is great but life here has eaten up a lot of my money. I'm sure I don't need to explain why. I live in a medium sized city which is convenient and peaceful, but I am planning to visit Tokyo for a few days before the end of the year. And I don't have own a TV nor a digital signal in my apartment, so I'm slow with keeping up with recent media. On a plus side, I've been earnestly learning Japanese and made some great local friends. And of course, I came here to teach the little ones, which makes most of my days interesting, whether it'd be in a good or a bad way. The one thing I do hate here is the summer weather, but thankfully that's coming to an end now.nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-5111282930940043782013-10-10T00:55:50.335-04:002013-10-10T00:55:50.335-04:00Thanks J-Canuck and Nikala for your kind feedback ...Thanks J-Canuck and Nikala for your kind feedback and comments. I'm glad you both liked this post and agree that Le Couple's "Hidamari No Uta" is a great song. It's a shame that this series hasn't been released to DVD as it deserves to be released to digital format so that others can appreciate it. It's amazing how many big/familiar J-Dorama stars got their start from this series. After seeing how great Nori-P was in this series I'm very eager to watch "Hoshi No Kinka" now.<br /><br />Nakala - So how do you like living in Japan? I'm definitely jealous and would love to hear more about how you are doing over there.JTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254345826668658358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-21798389185044134182013-10-09T21:12:54.022-04:002013-10-09T21:12:54.022-04:00Great post on one of my beloved dramas! Like J-Can...Great post on one of my beloved dramas! Like J-Canuck, I never got to see the sequel. Not sure if it's been subtitled yet, since for now I still can't understand dramas without those. But the original will always be entrenched in my mind. I have to say I really liked Kazuya's character even though he didn't have the big heart of Tatsuya. Yes, he was bad-tempered and sometimes annoying, but I liked watching him develop into a respectable person. And Koyuki's famous line about rabbits dying from loneliness always got me.<br /><br />Also, thank you for introducing Le Couple's song. I've never heard this one before, but it was gorgeous indeed. A perfect song to go with this heartwarming series.nikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370403001114836904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-17362904475035366942013-10-09T10:01:59.741-04:002013-10-09T10:01:59.741-04:00Hi, JTM. Thanks for another great write-up on a TV...Hi, JTM. Thanks for another great write-up on a TV series and the theme song. I never caught the sequel to "Hitotsu Yane no Shita", but I loved the theme by Le Couple enough so that I did get the CD single.<br /><br />Thanks also for clearing up that mystery about the family's little schtick with the snickering. I'd wondered what that was all about.<br /><br />I also agree that "Hitotsu Yane no Shita" was light-years away from the darkness that was "Koko Kyoshi", although the mastermind behind both was one and the same. Still, I think Nojima couldn't resist bringing in some of that darkness into the last few episodes involving Koume's assault by a fellow student.<br /><br />When we viewed it here in Toronto, I don't think there was a dry eye in the place in the finale for the first series when Tatsuya was struggling to make it to the finish line while his entire family was exhorting him to do his best; all this while another Tulip ballad was playing in the background.<br /><br />Though I thought Tatsuya was a bit high-strung, his heart was in the right place. He definitely would've punched out Yosuke Eguchi's other alter ego of the feckless Kenichi from "Tokyo Love Story". As for my memories of Nori-P, they were actually more from the blooper reel as one of the other minor actors kept breaking her up with gales of laughter.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.com