Latest Pictorial from Oguri Shun and Ishihara Satomi is Sheer Perfection

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• I didn't find Ishihara Satomi pretty at all when I first watched the dorama, and to be honest half the time I was wishing (imagining?) Inoue Mao was in that role instead of her. Vet Dolittle was a huge disappointment for the Rui/Tsukushi-shipper I am (though the Japanese Hanadan made me, for the first time ever, a Tsukasa/Tsukushi-shipper too. ell, another story).

  But after a while, the chemistry caught up, and yeah, this is one of the few romance Jdoramas which managed to balance the romance and the plot development well. I mean, Jdoramas like to go strictly by genre. If the genre isn't romance, we'll get nothing but a few short sequences of ambiguous feelings which will never get resolved. If it is romance, well...it's just romance. So..yay? I hope there're more to come in the remainly 2 seasons' offerings.

  OTPs..I might be alone in this but...the Hikaru/Michi relationship from Majo no Jouken is one of the most memorable from that era. One of the first few challenging the concept of forbidden love...between an older woman and younger man, teacher and student no less.

• I was finally able to watch episode nine last Friday, right before the bus was to leave for the Honors Program retreat I was chaperoning, and I believe I would have been late for the bus if the episode had went on any longer--I was so into this pairing. I love the way they look at each other in all their range of emotions.

  And yes, I get those feelings, too, in my abdomen when Oguri Shun comes on screen in this show. However, I also have to say that I find Ishihara Satomi positively breathtaking. Can her skin look more luminous? Can her hair be more glossy? Can she be any more adorable that I just want to put her in my pocket? But then again, I think that I am fond of her character not just because of the pretty but for the same reason that Hyuga is drawn to her (and others—will she be Asahina’s saving grace, too?)—her faithful integrity that is not based on idol worship but genuine faith that lives even though she notices faults and failings. She does not just love Hyuga because of his charisma and good looks (who could resist? Have you seen these pictures?), but she is really his friend, something it looks like he has not really had before. Don’t we all want a friend who loves us like that and who has faith in our abilities even though they know all of our weaknesses?

• Oh, Koala...I'm the same way. I get butterflies in my stomach every time Hyuga looks at Makoto. And when he was jumping up and down and primping at the train station, then smiled so beautifully as soon as he saw Makoto, I actually felt my heart slam against my ribs -- no joke. No one, I mean, no fictional character has ever made me feel that way before. I find Ishihara Satomi so perfectly radiant that I can't help but feel alongside her. When Makoto is happy, I'm happy. When she's crying, I also feel heartbroken. Together they are both a joy to watch onscreen.

  Also, I read somewhere that there's an RMPW t-shirt. If anyone here knows where and how to buy them, I'd love to get one! ;)

  • I've seen a bunch of pix where the cast & crew were modelling the RMPW wear!! Didn't think much of it until you mentioned it...it's great that the show's doing well for them to sell show-related merchandise! As for buying them I'm absolutely oblivious on how to get one.

• Aw...you didn't see his play "as you like it"? He was very Hyuga there. That was why I was super thrilled when I knew that he will play a romantic role for once in a tv drama. Then there wasthis film called summer breeze. He sort of chooses to play mundane roles in tv. Marriage must have have agreed with him enough to change tactics. Hehehe

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• Aw...you didn't see his play "as you like it"? I dunno if its still available in streaming. Its been awhile since. He was very Hyuga there. That was why I was super thrilled when I knew that he will play a romantic role for once in a tv drama. Then there wasthis film called summer breeze. He sort of chooses to play mundane roles in tv. Marriage must have have agreed with him enough to change tactics. Hehehe.

• Ergh, I am not a Shun fan and not a J dorama fan. And I would admit this is the first time I find a Japanese actor hot.
  This when I have actually watched Hana Kimi plus must be in some other drama. This is the first time where a man looks like he could be a leading man.
  So yeah, my ovaries may not be screaming but those 2 together makes me squeal like a stuck pig :-)

• OMG. im hanadan fan and i never find Shun hot in there..but in RMPW i was like oh..lala.. the shoulders/arms biceps,the abs...0_o.. seriously.

• I can't breathe, I can't think I can't say anything...I can just stare at PERFECT SHUNNNNNNNNN ;)

• I have always loved Shun Oguri ever since I saw him in HanaDan, and then in HanaKimi. But this is my first encounter with Ishirara Satomi. I agree with trotwood, she is simply luminous in this show. SO + IS = magic!

  And then there are Makoto Natsui and Hyuga Toru. They are two of the most memorable caharacters I have ever encountered in my drama experience. They are not perfect (MN could grow a little more self-confidence, and HT, well a lot more emotional and social maturity, sensitivity, humour, warmth, etc.), but that is why you love them, because they are relatable. Both Hyuga and Makoto are innately good, lovable, respectable human beings. Together, omo, HT + MN = the loveliest, most endearing, sweetest OTP you can ever hope for.

  I know this is a jdorama, but I have been sensing a kdrama feel in it from tht first episode. So I am crossing all my limbs and fingers in the fervent hope that we will get a windfall of fanservice in the last two episodes - as in lots of kissing, hugging, heck, even boating, and then a wedding and a jump into the future with a litter of cute kids. And I am with Capt K in wishing for Satomi, her own fulfilling career outside of the shadow of Toru Hyuga.

  This morning I woke up, and did a little jig, yey, it's Sunday, one more sleep and I'll see RMPW again, immediately followed by the thought that next week is the last time I'm going to see them. Waaaaaahhhh.... oh why is parting such sweet sorrow?

  • YES! one more sleep and I’ll see RMPW again!
    That really takes me back, and is exactly how I feel!

    When I was a kid, I remember asking my mom, "How many times do I have to go to bed before my birthday?" or Christmas, or anything fun.

• OMG Thank You for the picks!! They both are beautiful ppl
  Ps: on your cover... Is that
  Vic Zhuo!? When is he coming back!? He's the reason why I'm addicted to dramas ;D