Retrospective: Oguri Shun, Eita, Miura Haruma and Tsumabuki Satoshi for Uno Fog Bar

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• Koala,iluffyou! This is exactly what I needed today. Haha.

  Oh, so beautiful and so talented these four. Only them can make those hideous striped shorts look beautiful somehow. And ahhh..the last one in London is just HOT! They can really work those suits!

  I adore them all but I gotta say, Eita is love. ;)

  • P.S. Koala, did you see the Fog Bar CM with the boys and Aoi Miyazaki? Sooo cute! I've always thought there was something going on with her and Eita but oh well, he got married and that was the end of my shipping. LOL!

  • Hi there! :) I'm a fan of Eita too. He was awesome in Soredemo Ikiteyuku.

    Thanks much Captain Koala for this wonderful post. :)

• aww why the commercials in the united states are not like this!! im sick of car commercials

• Bwahaha. And rawrrrrr! *^^*

• Hahaha!
  Since they used the Beatles theme in the last vid, wouldn't it be better to use "Come Together" as a background music? It has this sound 'shoo' all the way! ;)

• wow koala you just pretty much summed up how i feel about j-actors. they are not the best looking bunch when you compare them with k-actors or t-actors, but man can they act. I dont watch t-dramas so i can only compare korean vs. japanese. i have to say the japanese have more depth and on-screen aura than korean actors. It's that weird sense of impact that they have, more than skin-deep sort of thing. Korean actors are generally hot but only few of them can really act. Even a-list ones have mediocre to passable acting (uhm, song seung hoon? oh ji ho?) By far, if you were to compile and compare the best korean actors, they can't hold a handle to the japanese counterparts. Sorry to korean fans. I blame the inane scripts of k-dramas...there's not much growth when all of the male characters are either the (1) rich chaebol/arrogant lead (2) bland but oh so sensitve and nice second lead (3) jester-like besties of the lead character.

  • ^^^ yes to all of this. Well said.

  • I agree that less than perfect J faces and shapes take more leading roles than in K land.

    I do have to disagree with naming SSH and OJH A-list actors of K-land. LOL! Great guys to sell your stuff, yes, but neither has been described as talented - simply as handsome stars with very limited range.

    A limited range that I am very happy to see in shower scenes, I might add.

• Fog Bar CFs are the best <3 My biases (except Tsumabuki Satoshi because I haven't really seen him in anything... I really should though) all in one CF. I agree with you on how Japan has more variety in their lead actors- good looking, cute, and pretty along with the more quirky actors. I believe Korea does have those quirky/not-as-handsome actors, but they tend to stick to movies or aren't as popular in a star/commercial/see-his-face-everywhere kind of way. It will be a long while before Korea allows a not as traditionally good looking actor as a male lead in a drama. Sigh.

  • hmm..how about Lee Bum Soo ? He's not the traditionally handsome kind but gosh, he can act! He's lead in several dramas like Giant, History of the Salaryman, Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, etc.

  • The only average looking K actor I can think of is Bong Tae-Gyu. He really is a fantastic actor who really deserves more respect for his talent.

    When his one hour drama special "Don't Worry I'm a Ghost" came out recently, so many people commented that he was too "old and ugly" for the role. I can't tell you how annoying it is to hear that over and over again. I watched the special, and it was amazing. His performance was gut wrenching. I won't give anything away, but if you think you can watch something with a box of tissues on hand, give it a go.

    PS- Even though I truly enjoy K dramas, I think Korea would make even better entertainment if they focused more on substance than style overall. I think that is one of the reasons I'm left disappointed so often *cough* Dr. Jin *cough*

    • Lee Bum Soo and Bong Tae Gyu are examples of the non-traditional leading man. In my opinion, LBS is the one who has successfully become a leading man. However, BTG can't really be considered a great example since I can't really recall the last thing I saw him in. :/ I think Lee Min Ki is another example of a quirky looking leading man. I miss him in dramas~

    • An example would be the main guy of History of the Salaryman. Didn't think of him much b4 watching but gosh he one me over FROM THE FIRST EPISODE!! I think there are good actors in the kdrama industry but lately the focus has been on "good looking guys" or "flower guys" Even though I don't blame anyone who wants to watch shows for the actors looks, but these kinds of things should even out.

      Sometimes when you wanna watch something brainless you look for that good looking face to watch.. but if you want something that'd incertain you without having you roll your eyes half of the time, good script + good acting come together.. one cannot cover for the other.

    • I'll add Lee Seung-gi. He's your average to above-average looking guy when compared to his peers (LMH, JIW, KHJ).

• Miura Haruma.....love this talented, gorgeous young man...Thank you so much for the videos. I've seen the london vid few years ago and lost it....so I'm happy, this made my day!!!

• Ahhh I love oguri shun!!!

• Oh my, my...
  These are so cute. I want to play them on a continuous loop.

  I only know OS from the quartet, but I am happy to discover the other three soon.

  OS is sexy when he is all dressed up, and he's sexy when he's not. Even wearing a green face and a Kappa costume! It's all in his voice.
  To be honest, though, I do prefer the reddish haired glamour boy.

  Thanks for the pretty!

  • He's a dreamboat, alright! ackkk!! I will forever be thankful to Ms. Koala for covering RMPW. =D

    He looked cute in his afro in his recent movie, lulz. I think the only works of his where he rocked good hairdos were Tokyo Dogs & Crows Zero. Perhaps Hana Kimi since he had the most 'normal' looking hair in the sea of wacky hairdos.

• Nice. The commercials are classic with the Beatles theme.

  J-ent is quite different if you ask me. Their sense of humor is strange, but I like it.

  I was watching one drama with Eita in it recently where his character left the series and came back toward the end. After his character left, the series was not as good as before. He left a noticeable mark.

  Shun and Eita.

  Thanks OcKoala.