Thursday 23 April 2009

Nodame Cantabile + Uta no Onisan Introduction

Let's make some music for the coolest music-oriented Japanese dramas!


Nodame Cantabile and...


Uta no Onisan

Anyway~ as you can tell by the images, I am introducing both dramas in this post.

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NODAME Cantabile!!!!! Its the best musical drama ever!!!! I mean I am a musician and I am sooo overwhelmed by how this is professionally done and that it does not tolerate "mediocrity". This drama/manga/anime not only expanded into a respectable genre that no one have been able to properly execute but it was done precisely so that musicians can fully enjoy it and those that don't understand music can pick it up straight away. I am amazed!! Well done!!!!! I enjoyed it a lot!

haha I just love this drama! I started watching the drama first. It seems like I don't want to revert back to the originally created manga or anime series!!

Uta no Onisan is just one of my favourite series ever!!! I don't know why but I guess I am becoming more touched each day in life and have come to appreciate the fullness of life that I have. lol I am soo cheesy. Also, the comedy spasms don't stop at all!! Its always good to have a good laugh.

Below contains synopsis and cast members gathered directly from dramawiki. This is just the start of the introduction!

Nodame Cantabile

Episodes: 11
Romantic Comedy
Broadcasted: late 2006; Specials - early 2008

Synopsis
Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat.

Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.
They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki got the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.
Main Cast
Ueno Juri - Noda Megumi aka Nodame (Piano)
Tamaki Hiroshi - Chiaki Shinichi (Piano/Violin/Conducting)
Eita - Mine Ryutaro (Violin)
Koide Keisuke - Okuyama Masumi (Timpani)
Mizukawa Asami - Miki Kiyora (Violin)
Saeko - Saku Sakura (Contrabass)
Takenaka Naoto - Franz Strezemann (Milch Holstein by Nodame)



Too many actors/actress to list so refer to dramawiki for more.

Official Site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/nodame/index.html
More information @: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Nodame_Cantabile


Uta no Onisan

Episodes: 8
Comedy
Broadcasted: early 2009

Synopsis
The story revolves around an unconventional children's show called "Minna de Utao!" Kenta is a young musician whose band breaks up and who gets dumped by his girlfriend. To top it off, his own family labels him as useless. Unexpectedly, he becomes an "uta no oniisan," a singing character on the children's show.

Main Cast
Ohno Satoshi - Yano Kenta
Chisa - Mizuno Akane
Totsugi Shigeyuki - Prince Himuro
Katase Nana - Mizuki Urara
Maruyama Ryuhei - Saito Mamoru
Kimura Yoshino - Manabe Kyoko
Ono Takehiko - Kenta's Dad
Sudo Risa - Yano Sakura; Kenta's Sister



Official Website: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/utaoni/index_org.html
More information @: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Uta_no_Onii-san

Exciting or what???! Please look forward to my screencaps from here on! do re mi fa so la ti do!

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