[Discussion] Mitsu no Aji ~ A Taste of Honey~ (Kanno Miho)
Thoughts on Yasushi (I finally looked up what the name of Junpei's character is!!)
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Oh yeah! Shiro Sana responded to my tweet a few days ago! ;____;!!!!! I was sooo psyched! (he plays Kirishima)
My tweet:
Hello! I am from the US. I enjoyed you in 正義の味方 very much!!! I am currently watching 蜜の味 too.
"Thank you so much.and I'd like to ur continuing support!"
Omg I was surprised he would respond! ^^
My tweet:
Hello! I am from the US. I enjoyed you in 正義の味方 very much!!! I am currently watching 蜜の味 too.
"Thank you so much.and I'd like to ur continuing support!"
Omg I was surprised he would respond! ^^
I don't see any chemistry between the uncle and niece too... in fact, I don't see any signs that he ever loved Aya NOR Naoko I wonder if that's the script's fault or the actors' fault?
None of the characters in this drama is favourable for me. But I can say I hate Lai-lai the most. Despite that, it's so strange that I'm still watching this drama, hehe... probably I haven't watch a melodrama / soap opera in a long time
The ending of Ep9 kinda made me laugh since it was quite soap opera-ish, imho ARATA's acting was quite bad there -_- (Junpei was better than him)
Abt the uncle and niece:
None of the characters in this drama is favourable for me. But I can say I hate Lai-lai the most. Despite that, it's so strange that I'm still watching this drama, hehe... probably I haven't watch a melodrama / soap opera in a long time
The ending of Ep9 kinda made me laugh since it was quite soap opera-ish, imho ARATA's acting was quite bad there -_- (Junpei was better than him)
Abt the uncle and niece:
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His suit... Even though I'm someone not really picky about men & attires but I have a huuuuge fondness of men in nice, fancy suits (esp topped with a fedora having that whole 1920's US look/gangster look... kinda like Michael Jackson in SMooth Criminial *swoons*) But that suit really brings out his attractiveness... he didn't look that hot in Hi wa Mata Noboru lol
His suit... Even though I'm someone not really picky about men & attires but I have a huuuuge fondness of men in nice, fancy suits (esp topped with a fedora having that whole 1920's US look/gangster look... kinda like Michael Jackson in SMooth Criminial *swoons*) But that suit really brings out his attractiveness... he didn't look that hot in Hi wa Mata Noboru lol
Under his white lab jacket lol. He never use to wear like fancy-looking attire before. Since now his usual attire is that mature-look he doesn't wear a basic shirt under his white lab jacket but that fancy-looking tie thingy & even when he goes out his outerjacket is very mature-like. His hair looks better when it's gelled back (that front bang thingy looks weird ;_;) But I think no matter what his pierced-face, bleached-eyebrows & bouzu head will always be my favorite #;_;#
I think I have a thing for piercings lol (I already think Kengo's hot but in that movie I was like OMG) But yes! He has a strong presence.. that's what it is. I saw piccys of him when he was younger... he was pretty cute ^^arakira wrote:
About Naoko's style. Yeah I dig his new clothes and bearance...apart from that hideous pink pullover ;) LOL and no Arata's not the hebinipierce guy for me...hardly recognized him when I first watched that movie and even after I did I couldn't believe it was really him. Though his performance there was really on the spot....I always found myself surprisingly attracted to him even though he's neither handsome nor kakkoi. Must be his strong presence on screen ;)
Well blood-wise Naoko & Masato have less blood relation than first cousins would... first cousins have their grandparents in common most of the time while Masato is only her half uncle... they just have the grandfather in common (first full-blood relative.) I'm in a kinda similar situation.. both my nieces are like... my half nieces or something since my brother's my half brother.Issy wrote:
Well I was just trying to say that even between Masato & Naoko, they have less blood relation than first cousins would even though first cousins can marry in Japan (because he's in technical terms I guess you'll say, partially her uncle because he and her dad are only half brothers... i never mentioned step-brothers) Like my sis in law's brothers have more blood relations to my nieces than I do with them because unlike my sis in law's brothers, I'm my brother's half-sister so... my nieces are like my partial niece compared to the brothers. So if the law was banning uncle/niece relation because of how much ancestry (is that the right word?) they have in common compared to first-cousins (which is less) in order to conceive with the child having low chances of a disability then half-uncles/niece should have a lower chance than first cousins.Issy wrote:
as for norisugi
I think maybe in their society it's more taboo because it's against the law for uncles/niece to marry but not first cousins. So I can see them getting more hate for it even though in technical terms the brothers are just half. If they weren't born as niece/uncle and still had that same ancestry/blood relation it wouldn't be a problem. But just the idea is what makes it oh so bad but.. I guess from my viewpoint of it, if first cousins are ok to marry then these two under such circumstances should be ok but yeah... they're not. (even though they make a blah boring non-chemical couple lol)
yep. that what I was getting at too. and lol about "boring non-chemical" term. I seriously want to see how they end this story. but honestly, I can't separate Ikura and incest in my mind anymore.«minah» wrote: I guess from my viewpoint of it, if first cousins are ok to marry then these two under such circumstances should be ok but yeah... they're not. (even though they make a blah boring non-chemical couple lol)
You know what, I think I know why I can't stand this couple
Masato only liked her because she confessed to him that she did. If she never said anything, he would've never looked at her in any way other than his niece. I think the fact that she liked him only just made him kinda get interested and see her in a different way.... and still, I don't ever see 'love' just infatuation.... some girl liking her uncle ever since she was young.. some dude liking his niece only because she said something. There's nothing convincing in this. That's what's so non-chemical about them lol! There is no chemistry! I rather see Aya and Norisugi as a couple than them..... Not so happy with the previews
Masato only liked her because she confessed to him that she did. If she never said anything, he would've never looked at her in any way other than his niece. I think the fact that she liked him only just made him kinda get interested and see her in a different way.... and still, I don't ever see 'love' just infatuation.... some girl liking her uncle ever since she was young.. some dude liking his niece only because she said something. There's nothing convincing in this. That's what's so non-chemical about them lol! There is no chemistry! I rather see Aya and Norisugi as a couple than them..... Not so happy with the previews
ha ha, I lol'ed at the comments...though this drama isn't my fav this season, I can't help but being drawn to it, their love is so unrealistic and they do lack chemistry sometimes (except when they kiss, ARATA is bringing the sexiness in there imo) but there's definitely something that attracts me, something that prevents me to drop it, I can't exactly nail down the reason ...At first, I started watching this mainly for Junpei, I ended up rooting and falling for ARATA (Am I the only one to think that this guy is smex? ,his wife is sure lucky )
Concerning Aya, I don't pity her, she can only blame herself here , trying to separate and scheming against those two due to her unfounded insecurities (in the beginning, it was only Naoko's one-sided crush for his uncle after all, nothing to worry about) , thanks to her schemes, they've grown closer and closer to each other, it's karma I tell you... scenarists are pushing things way too far though...
As for Norisugi, even though I love Junpei, his character is awfully flat and despicable...I do understand that Naoko's betrayal hurt him like hell but hey there's no need to become this desperate, the girl doesn't love you (the truth is he was the only one treasuring their relationship all along), get a grip man and grow some balls, just walk away (he should have done it way before anyway but yeah we wouldn't have all this drama otherwise ). Poor him, he just looks like a loser, so pitiful...resorting to these kinds of means is sly and unforgivable. He has reached the point of no return for me, he needs to pay. *I still love you Junpei nonetheless*
Naoko and Masato's relationship doesn't bother me that much, I'm into forbidden love in fiction after all and I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of episode 10
I tend to complain that J-drama lack passion compared to K-drama or T-drama but this scene made me change my mind...finally a passionate kiss, a real one with lips moving and the kisses on the nape of the neck, this scene just killed me...
we need ARATA in more dramas <3
Concerning Aya, I don't pity her, she can only blame herself here , trying to separate and scheming against those two due to her unfounded insecurities (in the beginning, it was only Naoko's one-sided crush for his uncle after all, nothing to worry about) , thanks to her schemes, they've grown closer and closer to each other, it's karma I tell you... scenarists are pushing things way too far though...
Naoko and Masato's relationship doesn't bother me that much, I'm into forbidden love in fiction after all and I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of episode 10
I tend to complain that J-drama lack passion compared to K-drama or T-drama but this scene made me change my mind...finally a passionate kiss, a real one with lips moving and the kisses on the nape of the neck, this scene just killed me...
we need ARATA in more dramas <3
Norisugi was too hurt (in my opinion) with it and then all the stuff that followed was yeah.... Like I know everyone takes things differently (one ting may not bother someone as much as it may bother another) but I mean... it was definitely something that could've been talked out and worked through (because his reason for 'revenge' is to deliberately hurt her.... yeah Naoko didn't deliberately hurt him... that's the difference between what they did) But yeah they really effed up his character.
I wish they do go a bit deeper in Aya's character (she reminds me of Yukie's character a bit from Utsukushi Rinjin. I question "well why is she acting like this? Why is she like this?") but I dunno since she is a main character they can go a bit more in her past.
For the kissing scene, well this drama isn't for younger people/teens so of course the kissing is realistic lol. I remember Love Shuffle when Shousukle kissed that one older lady.. their character in that was amazing and very realistic. But I have to say though with Masato/Naoko scene... well it would fit more if ti showed more that they really loved each other... and not just physically wanted each other ^^;;
For me, I'm not into plots like these (people get too desperate for one person.... ugh) but they went about this a bit different than I expected just that now I wanan see what happens and how it'll end.
@Issy yeah because I watched him in other things... he just need to be styled just right. He was cute in Kimi ni Todoke ^^
I wish they do go a bit deeper in Aya's character (she reminds me of Yukie's character a bit from Utsukushi Rinjin. I question "well why is she acting like this? Why is she like this?") but I dunno since she is a main character they can go a bit more in her past.
For the kissing scene, well this drama isn't for younger people/teens so of course the kissing is realistic lol. I remember Love Shuffle when Shousukle kissed that one older lady.. their character in that was amazing and very realistic. But I have to say though with Masato/Naoko scene... well it would fit more if ti showed more that they really loved each other... and not just physically wanted each other ^^;;
For me, I'm not into plots like these (people get too desperate for one person.... ugh) but they went about this a bit different than I expected just that now I wanan see what happens and how it'll end.
@Issy yeah because I watched him in other things... he just need to be styled just right. He was cute in Kimi ni Todoke ^^
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LOL!!!! Now I dunno if I'm gonna enjoy this. Well did the finale feel like it kinda killed the series a bit or just.... wasn't as great as it could've been?
Yeah I love Kanno but the characters were all pretty much unlikeable (Masato grew on me a bit more but just seeing his so-called 'love' was just....... unchemically balanced and made me go eh......) but I do look forward to both Kanno & ARATA's next work ^^ Seems like ARATA is in more dramas lately. Nana... she can just... do whatever ^^;; she's kinda like Aibu to me; playing roles that I usually don't like and kinda get annoying (but Aibu in Rebound.. she won me a bit in my book ^^)
LOL!!!! Now I dunno if I'm gonna enjoy this. Well did the finale feel like it kinda killed the series a bit or just.... wasn't as great as it could've been?
Tbh, I never like this series since the beginning (starting around Ep2 or 3), its a lame story for me, its just not my taste. The only reasons I keep watching is for Miho, Junpei and I just want to know how the uncle and niece would end«minah» wrote:Well did the finale feel like it kinda killed the series a bit or just.... wasn't as great as it could've been?
The final episode didn't change my opinion, this is still a lame drama, lol. Something like a melodrama or a soap opera, for me^^ Probably I just haven't seen one of those in a long time, so I could stand watching this
I really don't think that was the final message. even though it looks like it. I watched the last ep with no expectation after losing my interest mid way when norisugi turned psycho.yanie wrote:Finale episode, wowAnyways, as Kanno's fan, I enjoyed her acting performance here very much! (though, not so much the story and some other cast)
Looking forward to her next work!
more or less of same feelings Ara-chan.arakira wrote:sorry but i strongly disagree. It's a waste. He should go back to movies and chose carefully. I'm getting tired of watching bland dramas for him...at least a movie is over after 1,5hHamlet wrote:we need ARATA in more dramas <3
as for ARATA, this was my first time watching him in anything so I don't mind watching him in something else but yeah, I want to see him in stronger more deeper characters.
Finally got around in watching the finale (I kept forgetting lol)
Arata's character in Noboru was more in love with that chick than his character in this drama lol. He can really express passion I think but I kinda blame the writing/script for the bland relationship here (from both sides... even Naoko didn't seem that much in love with him... it was more or less like a highschool crush and being that lucky girl who gets picked....) I really don't know what they like about each other.
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Oh yeah! I'm disappointed they didn't play the song with the lyrics more throughout this series.... It was really pretty ;_; That's one thing I did enjoy about this series: The OST!!!
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Oh yeah! I'm disappointed they didn't play the song with the lyrics more throughout this series.... It was really pretty ;_; That's one thing I did enjoy about this series: The OST!!!
I'm confused, isn't Masato actually related to her? I thought that he was the younger brother of Naoko's father, but was adopted by another family when he was young.
*spoilers*
I can't help but think this is one of the biggest disappointments I've had since watching dramas. Not that it was terrible, I just didn't think they wouldn't follow up on the incest aspect to the most bitter extreme. I always figured that Naoko would end up with Norisugi and Masato would go back to Aya and they would learn to accept that there was happiness in compromise, much like what Naoko's mother went through.
Instead, the "villians" who I probably identified with more in this case all learned that their extreme actions probably brought Masato and Naoko together more, which is understandable considering that their insanity probably matched the weirdness of the incest to begin with. There's too many 180 personality changes.
And of course, the protagonists end up in Eastern Europe in some war torn country where they're miserable but happy? They have to be punished for breaking the taboo right?
Ugh...ending was just too weird.
*spoilers*
I can't help but think this is one of the biggest disappointments I've had since watching dramas. Not that it was terrible, I just didn't think they wouldn't follow up on the incest aspect to the most bitter extreme. I always figured that Naoko would end up with Norisugi and Masato would go back to Aya and they would learn to accept that there was happiness in compromise, much like what Naoko's mother went through.
Instead, the "villians" who I probably identified with more in this case all learned that their extreme actions probably brought Masato and Naoko together more, which is understandable considering that their insanity probably matched the weirdness of the incest to begin with. There's too many 180 personality changes.
And of course, the protagonists end up in Eastern Europe in some war torn country where they're miserable but happy? They have to be punished for breaking the taboo right?
Ugh...ending was just too weird.
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Over-promised and too longwinded
Before the drama started, there was this talk it being some scandalous tale about an uncle and a niece being in love. However, I think the scriptwriter played safe so it really felt like a half-baked attempt because they aren't related by blood anyway. Moreover, it was simply too longwinded and I only hung on for the sake of Kanno Miho. Alas, even her acting couldn't save this drama in the end.
In case you are interested, here's my review of this drama:
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... -ep-1.html
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2012/02 ... ep-11.html
In case you are interested, here's my review of this drama:
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... -ep-1.html
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2012/02 ... ep-11.html
Re: Over-promised and too longwinded
Hey, great site you have!doramaworld wrote:Before the drama started, there was this talk it being some scandalous tale about an uncle and a niece being in love. However, I think the scriptwriter played safe so it really felt like a half-baked attempt because they aren't related by blood anyway. Moreover, it was simply too longwinded and I only hung on for the sake of Kanno Miho. Alas, even her acting couldn't save this drama in the end.
In case you are interested, here's my review of this drama:
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2011/11 ... -ep-1.html
http://doramaworld.blogspot.com/2012/02 ... ep-11.html
Can't believe i've never seen it!
You got yourself a new reader.
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Thanks so much for this clarification. This means that they were not related 100% and I personally did not find this relationship so scandalous as it was made out to be. I quite liked the ending as they persevered and decided to move to a totally different environment where they could live their relationship in peace and also help the people in need.
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