a place to flail! YEY!
I'm UBER excited about this :DDDD
A little rambling about Ohno Satoshi. i hope you guys don't mind ^^;;;
Ohno is an unknown to the drama regulars .This is the FIRST time Ohno has a proper role in a drama and he is the LEAD. Most of us knew him for his spaced out character in Arashi as well as his comedic performance in movies (almost all with Arashi) and rea, REALLY short guest appearance in dramas starring Arashi members... ok, he's usually seen on screen with Arashi. Anyways, he got some small screen experience in Johnny's related dramas & varieties (Engimono series, Johnny's Junior) but other than that, he's better known for his stageplays like what had been noted in various articles on Maou. I have a feeling the producers got a glimpse of his intensity on stage in "Amatsukaze", his most recent play which just ended last week. The character he was playing is somewhat similar to the lawyer in Maou. I hope he can carry the same intensity on screen. However I’m a bit worried because he did mention once that he dislike being in dramas and prefer stageplays so my fingers, arms, and legs are crossed that he will deliver the best performance and surprise everybody. My other worry is they will water down the romance element, which is typical of any Japanese adaptation. Please let there be some romance *fingers,arms,legscrossed* It’s a clever gamble for them to put Ohno as the lead. People just might tune in out of curiosity. Maybe he can rival Nakai performance in Suna no Utsuwa XP.
… all the best to you Ohno-san
Also, its the first TOMA lead role too. Toma has worked with Ohno before in West Side Story. I'm really glad he's the second lead. They have great chemistry together on stage, Ohno as the gang leader and Toma his underling. i have no doubts about him in this role. He'll be great.
Reading the original synopsis, there's suppose to be a love tringle. The leading lady must have great chemistry with Ohno rather than Toma... so Horikita Maki is out of the question. People will want Toma ending up with Maki which is oppose to the original storyline. I'm hoping for a fresh new talent.. and she better be small and cute
WroW wrote:If they want to remake a quality drama they should at least match a quality cast like Korea did for White Tower

well.. you can't judge the cast until you've seen the performance.
the original Mawang cast was superb.
admittedly Maou got a very FRESH cast. i think they are aiming for an adaptation rather than a remake.