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walkwithheroesIt's the week of finals, so I'm rushing around and am surrounded by papers as I type. Thankfully, I got out of a couple of finals (yay for 102s in a class!), which means I only have to study for four. And, happily one of those four is open book. I'm actually doing it now. My last exam is Friday morning and I cannot wait for the break. I am so sleepy and stressed out, so I really need the break.
Of course, I do have some great things up the pipeline: several vids, fics, and icons. I also have a large pile of books and DVDs just waiting for me. Plus, a vay-kay or two are already lined up for June and July.
In fandom news:
Is it just me or - do Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan love remaking each other's hit tv shows and films?
Japan's hit manga Honey and Clover gets made into a successful anime, a hit film, and a cult hit tv series (people love it in America, but no one in Japan seemed to watch - average score of 8.9 is freakishly low).
It had several up and comers/old favs in the cast: Ikuta Toma, Narumi Riko [she's so good. I can't believe she's 15!], Harada Natsuki, Mukai Osamu, Narimiya Hiroki, and Kashiwabara Takashi [who seems to pop up everywhere].
Honestly though, Narumi Riko, Harada Natsuki, and Kashiwabara Takashi stole the show. I loved Harada Natsuki here and was totally into her and Kashiwabara Takashi's semi/could be romance. And, like I said, Narumi Riko is just awesome in everything.
Ikuta Toma was good and cute, but it felt like he was just playing a more mature and unsure Nakatsu. Mukai Osamu is someone I can't comment on, as I don't recall him from anything else. As for Narimiya Hiroki - he's very pretty and his characters are always fun to watch, but it's starting to seem like he's sleep walking through his roles and more or less playing the same guy over and over again. [side note: I know he could have range, but I think he gets typecasted as the 'cool and/or goofy guy/friend' a bit much. Or maybe I need to watch more of his work? But he and Riko had great chemistry. What is up with her and the fact that she has chemistry with all these older leading men?]
Now, Taiwan is making a Honey and Clover series. This series will be fourteen hour and a half episodes, or rather roughly twenty-one hours and stars Joe Cheng, Janine Chang, Eddie Peng, among others. Sadly, from the previews it looks like the series is going to strongly focus on Mayama Takumi and his love issues. Which is a little disappointing, as I never liked Mayama, due to the way he was with Ayumi. But, maybe the trailer just focused on that as apparently Joe Cheng is the be all, end all for teenage girls in Taiwan. Personally, I find his acting fine, but I don't think he's that great.
Also:
South Korea is now remaking Hana Yori Dango, while Japan is airing a tv show based on My Sassy Girl, Ryokiteki na Kanojo. It started off well, but is quickly sinking in the ratings. Personally, I think it is because they changed the story a lot. What's with the childhood crush and the possible fact that the person whose suppsed to be, you know, might be, you know, not that.
Japan also plans to remake SK's The Devil for a summer showing. The series will star Ohno Satoshi in Joo Ji Hoon's two-faced lawyer role and (of all people) Ikuta Toma in Uhm Tae Woong's cop role. Some odd casting for that one.
South Korea is also making several films based on hit Japanese tv shows: such as Antique Bakery.
Interstingly, it seems Taiwan just likes turning Japanese manga into awesome like Mars or ISWAK, so-so remember the strangeness of HanaKimi, or down right awful -Peach Girl anyone. They love to make shows staring musical artists/models with (sometimes) questionable acting skills. And, it seems neither SK or Japan is that interested in remaking any of Taiwan's idol-dramas. It's not like I don't like Twdramas (Love My Lucky Star, Mars, etc), I just guess the dramas that are really popular in Taiwan don't flow well with South Korean and Japanese audiances. :/ Maybe.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Why do countries keep remaking each other's successful shows/films/mangas/books? If Hollywood remakes one more Asian horror film/British sitcome/film, I'm going to scream.
Of course, I do have some great things up the pipeline: several vids, fics, and icons. I also have a large pile of books and DVDs just waiting for me. Plus, a vay-kay or two are already lined up for June and July.
In fandom news:
Is it just me or - do Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan love remaking each other's hit tv shows and films?
Japan's hit manga Honey and Clover gets made into a successful anime, a hit film, and a cult hit tv series (people love it in America, but no one in Japan seemed to watch - average score of 8.9 is freakishly low).
It had several up and comers/old favs in the cast: Ikuta Toma, Narumi Riko [she's so good. I can't believe she's 15!], Harada Natsuki, Mukai Osamu, Narimiya Hiroki, and Kashiwabara Takashi [who seems to pop up everywhere].
Honestly though, Narumi Riko, Harada Natsuki, and Kashiwabara Takashi stole the show. I loved Harada Natsuki here and was totally into her and Kashiwabara Takashi's semi/could be romance. And, like I said, Narumi Riko is just awesome in everything.
Ikuta Toma was good and cute, but it felt like he was just playing a more mature and unsure Nakatsu. Mukai Osamu is someone I can't comment on, as I don't recall him from anything else. As for Narimiya Hiroki - he's very pretty and his characters are always fun to watch, but it's starting to seem like he's sleep walking through his roles and more or less playing the same guy over and over again. [side note: I know he could have range, but I think he gets typecasted as the 'cool and/or goofy guy/friend' a bit much. Or maybe I need to watch more of his work? But he and Riko had great chemistry. What is up with her and the fact that she has chemistry with all these older leading men?]
Now, Taiwan is making a Honey and Clover series. This series will be fourteen hour and a half episodes, or rather roughly twenty-one hours and stars Joe Cheng, Janine Chang, Eddie Peng, among others. Sadly, from the previews it looks like the series is going to strongly focus on Mayama Takumi and his love issues. Which is a little disappointing, as I never liked Mayama, due to the way he was with Ayumi. But, maybe the trailer just focused on that as apparently Joe Cheng is the be all, end all for teenage girls in Taiwan. Personally, I find his acting fine, but I don't think he's that great.
Also:
South Korea is now remaking Hana Yori Dango, while Japan is airing a tv show based on My Sassy Girl, Ryokiteki na Kanojo. It started off well, but is quickly sinking in the ratings. Personally, I think it is because they changed the story a lot. What's with the childhood crush and the possible fact that the person whose suppsed to be, you know, might be, you know, not that.
Japan also plans to remake SK's The Devil for a summer showing. The series will star Ohno Satoshi in Joo Ji Hoon's two-faced lawyer role and (of all people) Ikuta Toma in Uhm Tae Woong's cop role. Some odd casting for that one.
South Korea is also making several films based on hit Japanese tv shows: such as Antique Bakery.
Interstingly, it seems Taiwan just likes turning Japanese manga into awesome like Mars or ISWAK, so-so remember the strangeness of HanaKimi, or down right awful -Peach Girl anyone. They love to make shows staring musical artists/models with (sometimes) questionable acting skills. And, it seems neither SK or Japan is that interested in remaking any of Taiwan's idol-dramas. It's not like I don't like Twdramas (Love My Lucky Star, Mars, etc), I just guess the dramas that are really popular in Taiwan don't flow well with South Korean and Japanese audiances. :/ Maybe.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Why do countries keep remaking each other's successful shows/films/mangas/books? If Hollywood remakes one more Asian horror film/British sitcome/film, I'm going to scream.
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Re: Fascinating post
Date: 2008-05-18 02:06 am (UTC)Japan, over the last couple of years, has really gotten into doing mangas as films and tv shows, but I think they like to stick with their own stuff. For the most part, I don't think Japanese tv likes doing 'remakes', unless they know it will be a hit. Or rather, they think it will be one. Like, My Sassy Girl was a huge hit a few years back, so they tried to redo it as a tv show. And, frankly it's not really working.
You have a point with the anime, too. Most of the time, when Japan wants to adapt a manga (shoujo or otherwise) they do often use the anime format. It's easier to make it closer to the manga. I mean, could you see a live-action tv series of Vampire Knight? A film, maybe. But, not a weekly 10-13 episode series.
I think, as I said, Japan would rather use their own manga sources in adaptions. When they remake Korean series/films, they do tend to go for more serious subject matter. I'm not sure what that means. Msybe they think Korea does serious series better?
Yeah, the casting in The Devil remake seems way off. . . and, a live-action Japanese Peach Girl. Why? There are so many other manga adaptions I'd rather see. Of course, I also think they should cool it on the manga adaptions.