Best Drama of the Year 2008: Maou (Summer 2008)
Best Leading Actor: Ohno Satoshi (Maou)
Best Leading Actress: Miyazaki Aoi (Atsuhime)
Best Supporting Actor: Eita (Last Friends)
Best Supporting Actress: Ueno Juri (Last Friends)
Best Newcomer: Yamada Ryousuke (Scrap Teacher) & Higa Manami (Code Blue)
Source: Sanspo
Showing posts with label Last Friends. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008
Last Friends - DVD box & OST release information
Title: Last Friends DVD Box Director's CutPrice: 23,940 yen
Region code: 2
Number of discs: 7
Published by: Pony Canyon
Release date: 15 Oct 2008
Total run time: 505 minutes
Special features:
1) Director's Cut for Episodes 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10
2) Eri my Love (short drama cum spin-off movie starring Mizukawa Asami)
3) Cast interviews (Nagasawa Masami, Ueno Juri, Eita, Mizukawa Asami and Nishikido Ryo)
4) Crank Up Footage
5) Special Encore (broadcast on 26 June 08)
First press freebie: original choker and bracelet
Title: Last Friends OSTPrice: 2500 yen (inclusive of tax)
Release date: 11 June 2008
Number of discs: 1
Label: EMI Music Japan
Total run time: 72 minutes
Track List:
1. ラスト・フレンズ::イーチ・リビング
2. ラスト・フレンズ::グッド・フェローズ
3. ラスト・フレンズ::エターナル・コース
4. ラスト・フレンズ::マインド・ベンダー
5. ラスト・フレンズ::スパイラル・ハート
6. ラスト・フレンズ::オン・オフ
7. ラスト・フレンズ::ディア・フレンズ
8. ラスト・フレンズ::インナー・サークル
9. ラスト・フレンズ::レイジー・デイズ
10. ラスト・フレンズ::リトル・シャイン
11. ラスト・フレンズ::ブラインド・リマインダー
12. ラスト・フレンズ::スナップ・ショット
13. ラスト・フレンズ::アイコール・ユアネーム
14. ラスト・フレンズ::メモリー・レイク
15. ラスト・フレンズ::コールド・ブレイン
16. ラスト・フレンズ::フレンド・シップ
17. ラスト・フレンズ::ドロップ・モーション
18. ラスト・フレンズ::シークレット・ポエッツ
19. ラスト・フレンズ::ブランニュー・シーズン
20. ラスト・フレンズ::レッド・ストリングス
21. ラスト・フレンズ::Prisoner Of Love (Inst.Ver.)
Monday, July 21, 2008
Prisoner of Love - Utada Hikaru (Theme song of Last Friends)
Title: Prisoner of LoveArtist: Utada Hikaru
Lyrics and Melody: Utada Hikaru
heiki na kao de uso wo tsuite
waratte iyage ga sashite
raku bakari shiyou to shite ita
nai mono nedari buruusu
minna yasuragi wo motometeiru
michi tariteru no ni ubai au
ai no kage wo otteiru
taikutsu na mainichi ga kyuu ni kagayaki dashita
anata ga arawareta ano hi kara
kodoku demo tsuraku demo heiki dato omoeta
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
iyameru toki mo odayaka naru toki mo
arashi no hi mo hare no hi mo tomo ni ayumou
I'm gonna tell you the truth
hito shirezu tsurai michi wo erabu
watashi wo ouen shite kureru
anata dake wo tomo to yobu
tsuyogari ga yokubari ga muimi ni narimashita
anata ni aisareta ano hi kara
jiyuu demo yoyuu demo hitori ja munashii wa
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Oh mou sukoshi da yo
Don't you give up
Oh misutenai zettai ni
zankoku na genjitsu ga futari ga hiki sakeba
yori issou tsuyoku hikare au
ikura demo ikura demo ganbareru kigashita
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
arifureta nichijou ga kyuu ni kagayaki dashita
kokoro wo ubawareta ano hi kara
kodoku demo tsuraku demo heiki dato omoeta
I'm just a prisoner of love
Just a prisoner of love
Stay with me, stay with me
My baby say you love me
Stay with me, stay with me
hitori ni sasenai
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Spring 2008 Drama Ratings Ranking
With the final broadcast of CHANGE last night, this concludes the spring 2008 season. As such, here's the ratings ranking of the season in terms of average rating throughout these 3 months:
*Note that Hachi-one Diver will be showing its last episode this Saturday thus was excluded in this ranking.
The number 1 spot belongs to Gokusen from NTV which has an average rating of 22.81%. Out of its 11 episodes, only the 9th and 10th episode went below the 20% mark thus propelling it to top spot ahead of CHANGE which scored 3.8% higher for its finale last night.
I had no interest in this drama at all thus didn't even watch a single episode. I guess the novelty of the series had already worn off by the time I finished the first series and that I'm rather sick of such nekketsu-kyoshi type of stories by now. Besides, the so-called ikemen in this latest instalment fail to interest me...maybe it's age which has changed my tastes. And I've never liked yanki-type of guys. ^__^
At No.2 is CHANGE which got an average of 22.08%. Well, it only lost to Gokusen by a mere 0.73% despite the fact that it had 4 out of 10 episodes going below 20%. The drama lost to Gokusen for its first O.A. but managed to deal a retalliating blow through the finale.
Well, this was one of the two dramas which I finished in full for this season. I'm neither a fan of Kimutaku nor very impressed with the story but the novelty of seeing how the political system works in Japan kept me staying on. The strong supporting cast made the drama more bearable than becoming a mere Kimutaku personal show. Niracchi saikou!
More on the drama when I watch the finale in full. I was watching the live broadcast last night but that extremely long solo speech by Kimutaku just made me switch off. I have no idea what exactly happened in the end so I will comment on the drama later.
No.3 belongs to Last Friends which did relatively well in terms of critical reviews and ratings. It scored an average rating of 17.73% which was more than 3% ahead of the No.4 drama. And this is one drama which I finished from beginning to the end.
Nagasawa Masami fails to impress me AGAIN while Ueno Juri and Nishikido Ryo were exceptionally outstanding in this drama. Regardless of whether you are a fan of the cast, the story itself is compelling enough to keep you glued to the screen. I think the ending could have been handled better but then, nothing is perfect so I can't ask for too much. These days, a lot of dramas have sloppy endings so I've grown used to it. Anyway, the special episode had too much flashbacks so I was quite irritated to be taken for a ride instead of seeing what happens after the last episode.
And here's the rest of the ranking:
4th: Around 40 (TBS) 14.72%
5th: ROOKIES (TBS) 14.31%
6th: Zettai Kareshi (FujiTV) 13.15%
7th: Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (TV Asahi) 10.94%
8th: Puzzle (TV Asahi) 10.13%
9th: Osen (NTV) 9.15% ~ I finished the first episode but had no motivation to progress further. Uchi Hiroki's character is a terrible eyesore and Aoi Yu was disappointing.
10th: Kimi Hannin ja nai yo ne (TV Asahi) 8.87%
11th: Ryokiteki na Kanojo (TBS) 8.31% ~ Much as I like Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, the drama was boring. Gave up after 15 minutes.
12th: Hokaben (NTV) 8.21%
13th: Muri na Renai (FujiTV) 7.51%
*Note that Hachi-one Diver will be showing its last episode this Saturday thus was excluded in this ranking.
The number 1 spot belongs to Gokusen from NTV which has an average rating of 22.81%. Out of its 11 episodes, only the 9th and 10th episode went below the 20% mark thus propelling it to top spot ahead of CHANGE which scored 3.8% higher for its finale last night. I had no interest in this drama at all thus didn't even watch a single episode. I guess the novelty of the series had already worn off by the time I finished the first series and that I'm rather sick of such nekketsu-kyoshi type of stories by now. Besides, the so-called ikemen in this latest instalment fail to interest me...maybe it's age which has changed my tastes. And I've never liked yanki-type of guys. ^__^
At No.2 is CHANGE which got an average of 22.08%. Well, it only lost to Gokusen by a mere 0.73% despite the fact that it had 4 out of 10 episodes going below 20%. The drama lost to Gokusen for its first O.A. but managed to deal a retalliating blow through the finale.Well, this was one of the two dramas which I finished in full for this season. I'm neither a fan of Kimutaku nor very impressed with the story but the novelty of seeing how the political system works in Japan kept me staying on. The strong supporting cast made the drama more bearable than becoming a mere Kimutaku personal show. Niracchi saikou!
More on the drama when I watch the finale in full. I was watching the live broadcast last night but that extremely long solo speech by Kimutaku just made me switch off. I have no idea what exactly happened in the end so I will comment on the drama later.
No.3 belongs to Last Friends which did relatively well in terms of critical reviews and ratings. It scored an average rating of 17.73% which was more than 3% ahead of the No.4 drama. And this is one drama which I finished from beginning to the end.Nagasawa Masami fails to impress me AGAIN while Ueno Juri and Nishikido Ryo were exceptionally outstanding in this drama. Regardless of whether you are a fan of the cast, the story itself is compelling enough to keep you glued to the screen. I think the ending could have been handled better but then, nothing is perfect so I can't ask for too much. These days, a lot of dramas have sloppy endings so I've grown used to it. Anyway, the special episode had too much flashbacks so I was quite irritated to be taken for a ride instead of seeing what happens after the last episode.
And here's the rest of the ranking:
4th: Around 40 (TBS) 14.72%
5th: ROOKIES (TBS) 14.31%
6th: Zettai Kareshi (FujiTV) 13.15%
7th: Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi (TV Asahi) 10.94%
8th: Puzzle (TV Asahi) 10.13%
9th: Osen (NTV) 9.15% ~ I finished the first episode but had no motivation to progress further. Uchi Hiroki's character is a terrible eyesore and Aoi Yu was disappointing.
10th: Kimi Hannin ja nai yo ne (TV Asahi) 8.87%
11th: Ryokiteki na Kanojo (TBS) 8.31% ~ Much as I like Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, the drama was boring. Gave up after 15 minutes.
12th: Hokaben (NTV) 8.21%
13th: Muri na Renai (FujiTV) 7.51%
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