1) Yakusho Koji - Rikuou
2) Sakurai Sho - Saki ni umaretadake no boku
3) Asano Tadanobu - Keiji Yugami
Voters Ranking Top 5
1) Sakurai Sho - Saki ni umaretadake no boku
2) Ayano Go - Kounodori 2
3) Yakusho Koji - Rikuou
4) Takenouchi Yutaka - Kono koe wo kimi ni
5) Asano Tadanobu - Keiji Yugami
TV Reporters Ranking Top 5
1) Yakusho Koji - Rikuou
2) Ayano Go - Kounodori 2
3) Asano Tadanobu - Keiji Yugami
4) Miura Haruma - Otona Koukou
5) Takenouchi Yutaka - Kono koe wo kimi ni / Sakurai Sho - Saki ni umaretadake no boku
Judges Ranking Top 5
1) Yakusho Koji - Rikuou
2) Asano Tadanobu - Keiji Yugami
3) Ayano Go - Kounodori 2
4) Sakurai Sho - Saki ni umaretadake no boku
5) Takenouchi Yutaka - Kono koe wo kimi ni
Source: The Televison
In which world does Sakurai Sho beat out Yakusho Koji in the acting department? Oh, in the fangirls' world. Jeez.
ReplyDeleteGlad common sense won out.
^It's always been like that.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that made Rikuoh worth watching is Yakusho Koji's great acting imo. The story itself feels dragged.
Hi junny, the thing I find about Sakurai is that whether his acting is good or not tends to be largely dependent on the script. If he has a strong script to work on, he tends to do much better. As much as I like him, I cannot bring myself to say that he is consistently good although he had some great performances in the past such as "Kazoku Game". As for this drama which I haven't finished watching, I thought that he was good in terms of making this unlikely principal appear rather convincing and realistic and not like the usual preaching and passionate-type of teachers in most school dramas. Of course, I think the script did help to a certain extent although I can't ignore the possibility that the votes for him could most likely come from the fans rather than those who truly appreciated him for his acting.
ReplyDeleteAs for Rikuou, I have to say that the story is somewhat cringe-inducing at certain points because it seems to be too idealistic when depicting this battle where the weak overcomes the strong. Frankly speaking, I thought that Yakusho was so fantastic with his acting that I kept watching the drama for him and some of the other cast members rather than the story itself.