Lyric Mayonaka no Shadow Boy

Kocchi muite yo CHERRII
Socchi jaa nai CHERRII
Itsudemo negai wa todokanai

Acchi kocchi ni CHERRII
Docchi tsukazu CHERRII
Namae wo yobarete yuremadou

Mayonaka no KAUBOOI ni natte
Kimi wo kimi wo ubaitai
Sono egao mamoru tame ni
Inochi kakete mo kamawanai

Suki nanda CHERRII
Uso ja nai CHERRII
Omoi wa tsunotteiku bakari

Chotto kite yo CHERRII
Matteru kara CHERRII
Tsurun to shiteiru sono suhada

Iya da yo furasetari
Mujaki ni hito ni kobicha
Amakute suppai toko
Nokoshite oite (SHADOU)

Mayonaka no KAUBOOI ni natte
Kimi ni kimi ni tsutaetai
Moji kimi ga nozomu no nara
Donna basho e mo tsureteiku

Kocchi muite yo CHERRY
Socchi jaa nai CHERRY
Itsudemo negai wa todokanai

Acchi kocchi ni CHERRII
Docchi tsukazu CHERRII
Namae wo yobarete yuremadou

Dame da yo yasuuri shicha
Jirashite shoubu shinakya
Marukute makka na hoho
Mottainai yo (SHADOU)

Mayonaka no KAUBOOI ni natte
Kimi wo kimi wo ubaitai
Sono egao mamoru tame ni
Inochi kakete mo kamawanai

Mayonaka no KAUBOOI ni natte
Kimi wo kimi wo ubaitai
Sono egao mamoru tame ni
Inochi kakete mo kamawanai

Kizutsukezu ni aishitai
Kizutsukezu ni aishitai

Lyric Moonlight - Yamada Ryosuke

Kimi wa maboroshi no Lady
Binetsu ga boku wo tsutsumikomu
Waraikakeru akuma no Joker
Miwaku no koi ni oboretai

Middonaito zawameku kienai neon de
Ayashiku hikaru munamoto
Natsu no itazura bakeeshon
Kokoro ga nanika wo motome samayou serenaade

Yamete yamete mou boku de asobanaide
Furachi na shoudou sasowareteru

Kimi wa mayakashi no Lady
Shakunetsu no ajia no yoru ni
Maiorita ne tenshi no hane
Akaku moeru jounetsu

Kimi wa maboroshi no Lady
Binetsu ga boku wo tsutsumikomu
Waraikakeru akuma no Joker

Lyric Bouken Rider

Haruka na aozora no mukou wa dou natteiru no?
Dareka no kotae ja naku KARADA de kanjitai
Nani ka hajimeru koto osore nai de ii n da yo
AKUSERU fumeba ginga sae mo tobikoete

Bouken RAIDAA saa mirai da!
Hadaka no bokura no michi wa
Uchuu made tsunagatte iru kara
Bouken RAIDAA sasurai da
Niji o tobikoete iku yo
Taiyou e Let's fly with sky rider

Douse tobenai nante ittai dare kimeta?
Mugen no kanousei imeeji fukuramasete
Wakuwaku suru kokoro tsubasa ni naru kara
IKAROSU ha masuru shinwa nanka fukitobase

Bouken RAIDAA tourai da!
Kiseki to yobase wa shinai
Hitotsuzutsu yume kanaete iku yo
Bouken RAIDAA nakanainda
Hirogaru sekai o abite
Bokura zutto tsukisusunde iku n da yo

Fuan na toki wa me o tojite
Kaze no ne mimi o sumasou sotto

Bouken RAIDAA saa mirai da!
Hadaka no bokura no michi wa
Uchuu made tsunagatte iru kara
Bouken RAIDAA tourai da!
Kiseki to yobase wa shinai
Hitotsu zutsu yume kanaete iku yo
Bouken RAIDAA sasurai da
Niji o tobikoete iku yo
Taiyou e Let's fly with sky rider

Lyric Ultra Music Power

Lalalalalalalalalala
Lalalalala

J
Johnny's
U
Ultra
M
Music
P
Power

J
Join together
U
Universe
M
Music
P
And peace

Yorokobi kanashimi
Uke irete ikiru
Arinomama tachi mukae
Itami kanjite mo

Dare demo minna ga
Kodoku na zenshi
Kagiri aru kono toki wo
Kimi ni kiseki ima todoketai

Jumping to dream
Setsunai kono kokoro de
Fighting for my dream
Taiyou dakishimete

Shinjite irunda (aoi aoi chikyuu no tame sou mina no tame)
Akiramenai nda (ookina kiseki okoseru ima kosou bokura tachi ue garou)
Hitori janai sa (sono ai de mirai wo J.U.M.P J.U.M.P JUMP! )

Lalalalalala
Higashii no sora e to
Lalalalalala
Ashita wo tsuka mae ni iku no sa
Kaze wo kire
We can try fly high

Johnny's
Ultra
Music
Power

J.U.M.P
Jump!

Dare ka ga yobu koe
Kikoeru kodou sa
Hatenai chikara motte
Kimi no yuuki ima tabezu no sa

Jumping to my heart
Mabushii kono kokoro de
Fighting for my heart
Hikari wo dakishimete

Shinjite irun da
Akiramenai nda
Hitori ja nai sa

Lalalalalala
Ake yuku sora e to
Lalalalalala
Mirai wo tsuka mae ni yuku no sa
Lalalalalala
Higashi no sora e to
Lalalalalala
Ashita wo tsuka mae ni yuku no sa

Kaze wo kire
We can try fly high

J
Johnny's
U
Ultra
M
Music
P
Power

J Pop or J-Pop or JPop

yahoo~~

ne~ today is my birthday... ^^

tanjoubi omedetou for me ><

kya~ what again a present i'll get from my parent...

i'm really curious lol

demo, ima.. we will discuss about it... (look at the tiitle *tehe~)

sou~ one thing that always makes me happy...

tada~ what is it ^o^

J Pop or J-Pop or JPop is the abbreviation of Japanese Pop. The J Pop musicians have been known widely in the world. There are numerous musicians have toured in Europe, Asia, and America.

The J Pop musicians varies in the different genres of music, the number of artist in a group, and many more. There are soloists, duos, bands, groups, and many more. The term J Pop does not only cover the musician from Pop artists. Even though there is J Rock term for Japanese Rock. The rock musician can be included in the J Pop too. So, the term J Pop can cover wider range of music.

During 1990s the J Pop music becomes trends. Many pop stars were born during this time. The pop stars are Utada Hikaru, Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, and many more. There are also female and male groups that gained popularity such as Morning Musume and Kinki Kids. Famous rock bands are also born in this time. The bands are GLAY, LUNA SEA, Dir en Grey, L'Arc en Ciel, and many more.

Hip Hop and R&B also covered by the J Pop term. In the early 2000s, the influences of those music genres are very high. Many anime use the songs from Hip Hop and R&B artists in the early of 2000s.

The legendary bands in Japan are X Japan, duo B'z, Mr. Children, and also GLAY. X Japan is very famous among visual kei fans. X Japan toured around the world very often because they are noticed as the founder of Japanese Visual Kei Rock music. It is quite different from B'z who are famous in Japan as the best duo rock musicians. They have sold millions of copies in Japan alone. Mr.Children songs are usually used for drama soundtrack. The members love to join charity projects. They also have good songs lyric. GLAY is the band in between of ballad and rock. They have held the biggest concert ever in the word. They also concerned in charity projects. Their songs can reach the heart of youngsters, teenagers, adults, and even the elders.

Nowadays, J Pop has various ranges of artists from soloist like Misia, Mika Nakashima, Ai Otsuka, duo like Puffy Ami Yumi, Tackey and Tsubasa, boy bands like Arashi, News, girl groups like AKB48, Perfume, and many more.

The varieties of music and concept of the musicians are the best points of J Pop. Many people love J Pop songs because they can get various kind of music and numbers of different concept in the same language that is Japanese language. Overseas fans can also understand the language because some of the musicians also write songs in English version.

1 Litre of Tears

Sometimes I feel like my body doesn't belong to me. What's happening to me?

This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called “Spinocerebellar Degeneration” when she was 15 years old, and was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25 years old.

The plot is based on the true story of a Japanese girl named Kito Aya, who had the same disease. She kept writing in her diary to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen. Aya simply wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up. She shed tears many times, at the same time encompassed by the rich love and support from her family, friends, and boyfriend. Her diary “1 Litre of Tears” was published after her death, because of its inspiring and courageous message of

“Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.”

So far, over 18,000,000 copies of her diary have been sold.

The Review

Haruto and Aya

This dorama features Sawajiri Erika, Nishikido Ryou, Narumi Riko, Yakushimaru Hiroko, Jinnai Takanori and Fujiki Naohito. Sawajiri Erika has powerfully brought out the character of Aya, and people who watch this dorama will feel compassion for her while she suffers from the illness. My tears flowed after almost every episode as I questioned myself, “What would I do if I were Aya?” This is a dorama where you can see a 15 year old young girl who was able to face her disease bravely, and tried her best to treasure the time she spent with her friends, family and boyfriend everyday she could.

To me, this was one of the best doramas of 2005, mainly because the reality of this story has enlightened me. I realized that my life is not that tough compared to those who are suffering from an incurable disease. “1 Litre of Tears” stood out for a reason: it is not because Aya was upset because of her disease, she was touched by the love and patience she received from her friends and family. I was amazed by the braveness with which she chose to live her life, as a strong girl who was only 15 years old, yet managed to face her cruel fate with a positive outlook, and tried her best to do whatever she could by herself.

Kito Aya's diary

For those dorama fans who loved “Beautiful Life” that starred Takuya Kimura & Tokiwa Takako, I’d bet you guys will appreciate this story too. I can feel the power of the love from her family and friends in this story, and encouraged me to be positive in my life even though there may be many difficulties and problems. I hope there will be somebody who is willing to translate the original diary by Kito Aya sold in Japan because she has a lot of meaningful words in her diary. This story contains both sadness and love, and I hope you guys will love this dorama as much as I did.

Episode 1 synopsis

This dorama starts right before Aya is confronted with the illness, Spinocerebellar Degeneration, in which the nerve cells of areas necessary for the human body to move and balance–including the cerebellum, brain stem, and spinal cord–transform and eventually disappear.

Ikeuchi Aya (Sawajiri Erika), a 15 year old girl, is the eldest daughter in a normal Japanese family. She lives with her reliable mother, Shioka, who works as a nutritionist, her father, Mizuo, the wacky owner of a tofu shop, her quiet younger brother, Hiroki, and two younger sisters, the sarcastic Ako and innocent Rika. On the day of her high school entrance exam, she left the house full of energy, but she missed her stop to get off the bus and walk to her high school because she fell asleep. She quickly got off and ran from the bus in the rain when she discovered she was late. She slipped, fell down and injured her knee. At that time, she met Haruto Aso, who was trying to skip the exam. He gave her a ride to school, the administrators allowed them to take the exam (despite the fact that Haruto was uninterested in taking it), which they both later passed.

The new semester began, Aya and Haruto were in the same class, and both were elected as the representative of their class. Aya also joined the basketball team, and was reunited with the boy who she was fond of from the male basketball team. Just as she was beginning to enjoy her high school days, Aya starts to experience some physical difficulties. She always dropped food from her chopsticks, could not estimate the distance of the objects in front of her, could not pour water into a cup without spilling it, and occasionally wobbled while walking. Her mother, Shioka, who was the only one to notice the physical changes in Aya, started to worry about what was going on.

One day, Aya’s life started to change after she tripped and fell. She couldn’t protect herself with her hands while falling and she hurt her face. After this, her illness is slowly revealed and her tragedy begins…

heu~ T.T

*hya~ nishikido ryo ><

Fungsi Partikel 0 （を） Dalam Kalimat Bahasa Jepang

minna,,let's study japanese language ^^
 beberapa fungsi dari partikel o (を)　didalam kalimat bahasa Jepang yang diambil dari buku Informatif Japanese Dictionary (日本語を学ぶ人の辞典) karya 阪田　雪子（2000：1073－1074）。

Partikel o (を)　mempunyai fungsi sebagai berikut:

1.        動作の目的、対象を表す。Menunjukkan objek, tujuan dari suatu aktivitas

（1）       毎日、新聞を読みます Saya setiap hari membaca surat khabar

（2）      仕事を始める          (saya) memulai pekerjaan

（3）      部屋を掃除する        (saya) membersihkan kamar

2.      移動する動作で通る場所を表す。 Menunjukkan tempat yang dilalui yang disertai dengan pergerakan aktivitas.

（4）いつも同じ場所を通る    (saya )selalu melewati jalan yang sama

（5）町の中を川が流れる      sungai yang mengalir ditengah kota

（6）飛行機が空を飛ぶ        pesawat udara  terbang di angkasa

3.      離れる動作の起点を表す。 Menunjukkan letak atau awal perpindahan dari

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　aktivitas

（7）毎日、八時に家を出る   (saya) tiap pagi keluar/berangkat dari rumah

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　jam 08.00

（8）大学を卒業して, 10年たった (tanpa terasa ) sudah 10 tahun sejak lulus 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　universitas

4.      動作の行われる期間を表す。　Menunjukkan waktu berlangsungnnya aktivitas

（9）夏休みをアルバイトで過ごす  Mengisi musim liburan musim panas dengan

                                     kerja sambilan

5.      使役表現で、おもに自動詞の表す動作の主体を表す。

     Menunjukkan subjek kalimat intransitif  dalam  ungkapan bentuk pasive

（11）また、父を怒らせてしまった。 Lagi lagi dimarahi ayah

（12）先生は体育の時間に生徒を2キロ走らせた。Murid –murid disuruh lari 2

      km  oleh guru saat pelajaran olah raga

「に」と「で」の違い Perbedaan antara partikel ni dan de

start to study again ^^


ものの存在する場所を表すときは「机の上に辞書がある」、「両親は東京にいる」、「教室に学生がいる」のように「に」を使う。動作が行われたり、何かが起きたりする場所を表すときは、「部屋でテレビを見る」「図書館で勉強する」、「明日、ここで音楽会がある」のように、「で」を使う。

Pada waktu menunjukan tempat keberadaan suatu benda seperti [diatas meja ada kamus] , [ orangtua saya di Tokyo] , [dikelas ada mahasiswa] dan lain biasa digunakan partikel ni ,sedangkan partikel  de digunakan pada saat menunjukkan adanya  kegiatan yang terjadi atau aktivitas yang berlangsung disuatu ditempat seperti [ (saya) menonton TV dikamar], [ (saya) belajar di perpustakaan] , [besok disini ada pertunjukan musik ] dan lain lain

「に」を使うか、「で」を使うかは、おもに後に来る動詞の意味によって決まる。しかし、「そこに/で車を止める」「草の上に/で寝る」、「旅館に/で泊まる」「切手は郵便局に/で売っている」などの文の動詞「止める」「寝る」「泊まる」「売っている」は「に」を使うと、状態を表し、「で」を使うと動作を表す。

Kapan saat kita gunakan partikel ni atau de ……..biasanya ditentukan oleh kata kerja yang muncul diakhir kalimat. Tetapi ada juga kata kerja yang mengunakan kedua partikel ini misalnya [ memarkir mobil disitu],　[ menginap di motel], [perangko di jual di kantorpos] , verba-verba [memarkir 車を止める]、　[tidur 寝る]、「menginap 泊まる」、[ dijual 売っている]dari kalimat diatas apabila memakai partikel ni maka menunjukkan suatu keadaan (状態)、apabila memakai partikel de maka menunjukkan aktivitas 動作）

Pada saat menerjemahkan kedalam bahasa Jepang dari bahasa indonesia kita sering bingung membedakannya karena dalam bahasa Indonesia biasanya digunakan partikel di.. saja ........nah sekarang mungkin anda bisa jepaskan perbedaan 2 kalimat berikut !
1. 私はベッドに寝る　　saya tidur di tempat tidur
２. 私はベッドで寝る    saya tidur di tempat tidur
 terjemahan dalam bahasa indonesia sama, tapi dalam bahasa jepang akan berbeda artinya hanya dengan diganti partikel saja.

Perkenalan dengan pola [N1 wa N2 desu]

hei, hei minna,,

there a lesson about japanese language,,

learn it :D

[…..wa……desu.  ]  「……は…….です。」

　

A：　Budi です。　インドネシアから来ました。

B：　私は田中です。どうぞよろしく。

　　  Budi さん、ご専門はなんですか。？

A：　情報工学です。

Pertanyaan yang sering muncul dari siswa:

1．「私は田中です」の「は」はどんな意味か。 apa arti  wa dalam

    kalimat [ watashi wa tanaka desu]

2．「私は田中です」の「です」はどんな意味か。

    apa arti [desu] dalam kalimat [ watashi wa tanaka desu ]

3．「です」の否定の形「じゃありません」「ではありません」が難しい。

　　kesulitan dalam menbedakan [ja arimasen] dengan [dewa arimasen]

Kesalahan yang sering terjadi :

1．私留学生です。　　　　　　　seharusnya  私は留学生です。

2．私はインドネシア人。　　　　seharusnya  私はインドネシア人です。

3．これは本ですではありません。seharusnya  これは本ではありません

Penjelasan :

 Pada saat menulis partikel wa dalam hiragana ditulis dengan huruf ha (は)hiragana dengan cara baca menjadi wa ……..     watashi wa Indonesiajin desu apabila ditulis dalam hiragana menjadi    私はインドネシア人です

1．「名詞１は名詞2です」  「N 1 wa　N 2 desu」

   （1） 私はBudi です。

　（2）専門は情報工学です。

Dalam pola kalimat [ N1wa N2 desu] biasanya [N1 wa] berupa topik atau subjek pembicaraan yang kemudian diperjelas dalam [N 2 desu] jadi seperti contoh (1) saya adalah budi  dalam kalimat

                  (2)  spesialis (saya) adalah ilmu teknologi infomasi .

Kata benda (Noun) biasanya berupa orang, Negara, nama tempat, pekerjaan ,dll yang secara tatabahasa bisa berdiri sendiri sebagai kata (主語).

   Bila dilihat dari isi dari pola kalimat [N1 wa N2 desu] ini  menunjukkan [ N1 = N2] dari contoh diatas adalah:

    [saya = budi] 

    [ spesialis (saya) = ilmu informasi teknologi]

[desu] funsinya hampir sama dengan be dalam bahasa inggris sebagai copula (untuk memperjelas kalimat) sehubungan dengan adanya kala (urutan waktu)  dalam bahasa Jepang

  Dalam pelajaran bahasa jepang tingkat awal biasanya sering diajarkan kalimat berikut : (3)  これは本です　　kore wa hon desu. (ini adalah buku)

kalimat seperti ini sepertinya kurang komunikatif karena kita tidak tahu dalam situasi bagaiamana kalimat ini dipakai dan sepertinya aneh dalam karena dalam bahasa Indonesia yang cukup diucapkan [ini buku] saja .

   Dalam perkenalan dengan menggunakan bahasa jepang biasanya memakai pola [N1 wa N2 desu] dengan contoh contoh seperti dibawah ini:

     (4)  私はBudiです

     (5)　私はインドネシア人です

　  (6)  専門は　コンピュータです。

Dalam perkenalan [N1 wa] dari contoh (4) dan (5) biasanya bisa disingkat dengan mengucapkan sekali saja atau kadang kadang bisa dihilangkan menjadi cukup dengan [N2 desu ]saja seperti dibawah ini

 (7) 　Budi  です、インドネシア人です。どうぞよろしくお願いします。

Fungsi copula [……です　……desu]

   Dalam bahasa Jepang  fungsi (です)desu ini sangat penting karena berhubungan dengan kala(waktu) dalam bahasa Jepang , seperti diketahui dalam bahasa Jepang terdapat bentuk present dan past seperti dalam bahas inggris .

	非過去present	過去past
丁寧 bentuk halus	学生です　　 学生じゃ/ではないです 学生ではありません	学生でした 学生じゃ・ではなかったです 学生じゃ・ではありませんでした
普通 Bentuk biasa	学生だ 学生じゃない・学生ではない	学生だった 学生じゃなかった・学生ではなかった

Hal –hal penting dalam perkenalan bahasa Jepang.

1. ucapkan nama anda dengan kata yang jelas sehingga lawan bicara bisa

    mendengar nama anda .

2. biasanya pada saat berkenalan orang jepang sering membungkukan

    badan dan untuk kita harus menjaga jarak yang cukup .

3.　hindari penggunaan kata [anata] setelah anda mendengar nama lawan 

   bicara  sebaiknya memanggil dengan namanya disertai dengan panggilan .

   [....san]  dibelakang namanya ,seperti  :

  Suzuki san wa nihonjin desuka? 

  apabila kita tidak tahu nama lawan bicara  lebih baik langsung saja pada  pola kalimat [N2 desuka?] seperti   どなたですか？　学生ですか？　先生ですか？　日本人ですか？ karena penggunaan anata dirasakan kurang sopan  terutama kalau [anata] ini disepadankan dengan [you] dalam bahasa Inggris dan [anda] dalam bahasa Indonesia .

Hana Yori Dango

Promotional image for Hana Yori Dango

‘Hana Yori Dango‘ started airing from October 21, 2005 till December 16, 2005 on TBS network. A total of 9 episodes have been aired. Each episode spans to around 46 minutes. On 2006 it was released in four DVDs. A DVD collection has been released, titled ‘Hana yori Dango DVD Box‘ where a photobook is also included. This series is based on the popular manga of Kamio Yoko.

Synopsis

The dorama focuses on Makino Tsukushi’s life and how she has to deal with countless problems, especially at her school. Her problems started when she decided to attend Eitoku Gakuen, an exclusive school where the rich and celebrities attend. The students are all from a high class level and make it a point to flaunt their riches, even at school at various levels. Students are driven to school with limousines, hummers and sports cars. They also make sure to wear the most elevated brands to display how rich they are. It’s quite impressive to see how ridiculously rich some of the students are and how they go to extents to display it.

To make matters even worse, there is a group of four students called ‘Flower Four’ or most commonly ‘F4′, who actually control the whole school because their parents give generous donations to Eitoku. F4 are the richest students, they do whatever they want and entertain themselves by ‘eliminating’ whoever comes in their way from Eitoku with a ‘red notice’. The student who gets a red notice ends up bullied and ostracized until they leave the school. Their system resembles the middle age political system where any sign of rebellion was stunted.

Since Makino is a ‘commoner’ and certainly cannot afford these luxuries, she feels excluded and tries not to stand out and attract attention. Nonetheless she still really hates how the F4 flaunt their power and does not willingly attend to these activities. Yet, she passively accepts it because she knows how proud her family are of her school. However this all changes when she crosses the path of F4 and clashes with their leader, Domyouji Tsukasa. Makino ends up getting a red notice, which leads the whole school to torment her but she refuses to leave Eitoku. A member from F4, Hanazawa Rui secretly helps her during this difficult time which leads to Makino falling for him.

Domyouji is used to being in control and when Makino refuses to bend at his will he is baffled and enraged. Things start changing when Makino punches him, which reminds him of the only person who wasn’t intimidated by him; his sister. Surprisingly he starts falling in love with Makino, but he isn’t very good at displaying his feelings so he ends up confusing her by his bursts of jealousy and his strange displays of affection. Without wanting to Makino’s life is turned upside down, getting unwanted attention and rivals, while she unsuccessfully tries living a normal life.

Tsukasa's way of settling the score

Tsukasa confessing again

Makino is thrown in a love triangle, trying to decide who she likes. However, Makino slowly starts trusting Domyouji and accepting him as he is. Most of the episodes see them facing rivals, misunderstandings and unbelieveable obstacles. However Makino also finds a lot of allies, who are determined on making the two of them get together, no matter what!

The Characters

Inoue Mao as Makino Tsukushi
Makino Tsukushi is the protagonist of this dorama. She is a typical high school student from a middle class family. When she is accepted to the distinguished high school Eitoku Gakuren, she is horrified to see that the students attend school to flaunt their status and is disgusted at F4’s attitude.
However she sacrifices her happiness and attends, because her family are thrilled at the idea that she attends such a prestigious school. Yet this is only the start of her troubles. When her friend Sanjou Sakurako ends up spilling juice over Domyouji, Makino decides to stand up for her which leads to her getting a red notice.
Makino’s strong character is clearly portrayed when she’s being bullied by the whole school. She hates being pushed around and she retaliates and confronts Domyouji, something that would lead to him falling for her. Her stubborn attitude rivals to the one of Domyogi leading them to clash at every single opportunity.
It is also interesting to note that this was Inoue Mao’s first major act in a dorama, where she acted brilliantly and won an award as best actress in the ‘47th Television Drama Academy Awards’.

 
Matsumoto Jun as Domyouji Tsukasa
Domyouji Tsukasa is the leader of F4 and the heir to the international Domyougi Financial group. He’s a spoilt, arrogant and bull-headed person, who hates losing. Thus it’s quite common to see him beating people up when he’s pissed off. Also he seems to mix words quite a lot, leading to confusing and funny moments.
He falls for Makino, the only girl who doesn’t care about his money, fame or power. He awkwardly tries extremely hard to get Makino’s affections in the wrong ways. He threatens to kill her if she doesn’t do what he wants, claims that she loves him and buys expensive gifts to her family which lead to a very frustrated Makino. Jun Matsumoto is part of popular J-pop band ARASHI. He won an award as best supporting actor in the ‘47th Television Drama Academy Awards’.

Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui
Hanazawa Rui is the most mysterious and introverted member of F4. He frequently spends his time in the fire escape staircase reading or sleeping. Despite that he’s a member of F4, he doesn’t seem to enjoy their activities and he’s intrigued when Makino stands up for them to the point that he starts helping her.
Makino falls for Rui but quickly realizes that he has hidden feelings for his childhood friend, Shizuka and she urges him to follow her and quit holding back his feelings. Makino helped Rui express himself more and he slowly ends up falling for her too!
Shun is the former boyfriend of J-Pop idol Yaguchi Mari. He got the role as Rui because Jun told the producers that if they didn’t give Shun the role, he wouldn’t act as Domyouji. In real life, Jun and Shun are good friends, all the way from theGokusen days.

Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro
Nishikado Sojiro is the son of the head of a prestigious tea ceremony school. His elegant appearance and manners are quite deceiving though. He’s a typical rich playboy, who is always playing around with different girls and avoids commitment. In the end he never seems to consider any girl seriously.
He’s often seen partying with Mimasaka Akira, with whom he gets along quite well, probably because of their mutual love for women. His attitude is quite laid-back, charismatic and full of confidence, however he tends to lose his temper if things do not go his way. Despite the fact he’s a social person, he’s quite cold and detached from anyone, except F4. Shota actually comes from a family of actors, so it was inevitable that he’d end up as one himself.

Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira
Mimasaka Akira is the most mature and reasonable member of F4. Despite being seen as a side-kick, usually he’s the one who patches up everything when something goes wrong and probably the person who keeps F4 together. He’s known to give a helping hand, whenever something comes up.
His family are bosses in the Underground. He’s also known to enjoy women who are much older than him, especially if they’re married and is considered a ‘lady killer’. And very much like Sojiro, he doesn’t take any relationship seriously and he avoids commitment.
Abe was actually born in China. His family moved to Japan at age 9 and he’s of mixed Chinese-Japanese heritage and speaks both languages fluently.

Sato Megumi as Sanjou Sakurako
Sanjou Sakurako came to Eitoku as a transfer student. She quickly bonded with Makino and became her first and only female friend at Eitoku. Sakurako was the only person who didn’t seem to mind that Makino was poor and also seemed to enjoy her mother’s cooking.
When she ends up spilling juice on Domyouji, Makino stands up for her. Sakurako ends up quitting school but Makino and her still keep in contact during her absence.
However Sakurako’s intentions are quite obscure. She is seen as timid and shy and yet in reality she’s quite different. Actually Sakurako is a manipulative individual who holds a grudge and a secret for many years. In the end Makino’s and Sakurako’s relationship is quite odd. They are friends yet rivals and they seem to always aim for the same goal.

Matsushima Nanako as Domyouji Tsubaki 
Domyouji Tsubaki is Tsukasa’s gorgeous elder sister. She’s married to a hotel owner in Los Angeles and seems to live a happy life. She frequently visits Japan to see her brother. Apart from Makino Tsubaki is the only person who stands up for his nonsense and frequently punches him and pushes him around. Nonetheless they seem to have a strong bond, where Tsubaki is often seen offering advice and help to her brother.
Her warm and bright character livens up every episode she takes part. However in the past she has given up a love because of her mother’s pressure and she regrets it. When she meets Makino, she quickly warms up to her, maybe because their characters are so similar. She sees potential within Tsukushi and Tsukasa and so she is frequently seen as giving a helping hand.
Matsushima Nanako is a very famous actress who starred in the 1996 movie ‘Ringu’ which became a hit. Her popularity is widespread and she regularly tops such polls as ‘best jeanist’ or ‘favorite female star’.

The Music

This dorama happens to have an excellent soundtrack along with a brilliant cast. The opening song, Wish is actually by ARASHI, the group which Jun makes part of. This single was extremely popular and topped the Oricon charts selling a total of 303,812 copies.

Otsuka Ai composed and sang the image song for this dorama called Planetarium, which was released as her 10th single. Unlike the opening song, Planetarium was a slow and melancholic ballad. This single was another hit, getting the top spot on Oricon, selling 315,669 copies and ranking as Ai’s 2nd highest selling single.

Conclusion

I must say this dorama was quite entertaining to watch. Every single tiny detail and aspect about it was just perfect. The actors were well selected and fitted their role so realistically that the watcher could easily relate with how they were feeling. Inoue Mao really does an excellent job by portraying Makino’s woes and confused feelings and is extremely entertaining to watch. Also watching how carefully they selected the scenes and the high budget, I was thrilled to see how they replicated the manga scenes into reality.

Tsubaki realising how dense Tsukasa is

Tsukushi trying to learn the piano.

‘Hana Yori Dango‘ is definitely one of the best doramas ever released. There was nothing to gripe about and everything is definitely set to be of the highest quality. Despite only having nine episodes the series covered a huge part of the manga and it wraps up everything quite well in the end. Thus it is no surprise that this series got a high rating and fanbase.

What has brought this dorama to life, was the fantastic amount of chemistry between the characters of Tsukasa and Tsukushi. While their relationship is quite odd and awkward, it creates a spark between them which makes you feel that they’re made for each other, no matter how many problems may arise.

On a final note I do suggest you keep an eye out for ‘Hana Yori Dango 2‘ which will continue from where the first series ended and shall take the protagonists to New York.

here's the DVD box :D

i like masujun i this dorama...

so lovey dovey, tsukasa with tsukushi ><