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Jpop Sekai => DOrama and MOvies => Topic started by: Ayabie on July 01, 2007, 01:08:51 PM
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LIFE (http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/life/index.html)
(http://xs217.xs.to/xs217/07260/life.jpg)
"Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kie Kitano stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Saki Fukuda)" - Synopsis from Tokyo Graph (http://www.tokyograph.com/features/Summer-07-Drama)
Cast
Kitano Kie (Shiiba Ayumu)
Fukuda Saki (Anzai Manami)
Hosoda Yoshihiko (Sako Katsumi)
Seki Megumi (Hatori Miki)
Sakai Miki (Hiraoka Masako)
Seto Asaka (Toda Wakae)
Maya Miki (Shiiba Fumiko)
Hoshii Nanase (Hirose Nodoka)
//DramaWiki (http://wiki.d-addicts.com/LIFE)
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As always, I checked it out because of the cast, mainly Kitano and Fukuda (aka. older Natsuyaki Miyabi. lol). The first episode was pretty filled despite it only being 35 minutes, also the manga has been getting good reviews so I think I'll continue to follow this.
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seems interesting.
One thing I don't really like about j-dramas, the producers love fads. :lol:
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The first episode was awesome. I'm going to follow this drama, it has a interesting story but sad at the same time.
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I know this is going to be hardsubbed, but does anybody know if those are going to be posted to d-addicts or somewhere else?
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Ayumu... orz
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Watched ep2. It is now at the top of my list for this season's dramas.... talking about dark dramas....
Just one more reason, if not enough already. Haruka Suenaga (aka. GoGo Sentai BoukenPink) is in it. Officially the most beautiful henchman in the world. :w00t:
(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4053/20070615thumbgm3.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Ahh I'm really looking forward to this coming out subbed. I want to see it so bad! It's always been one of my favorite manga series since I'm a fan of the darker stuff.
I'm really impressed that it is getting so much attention! In America Life slipped under the radar for a lot of people. No one really talks about it. But this drama was creating a lot of buzz in Japan. Shows the different tastes between America and Japan I guess!
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Totally hoping crunchyroll will upload this one... Subbed or not, I want to see it! The manga is awesome :heart:
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Finally caught up to episode 5. Tomorrow's episode ought to be epic.
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I watched the first episode and I'm waiting for someone to subbed it.
Amazing dorama, at least a high-school dark dorama with no concession.
Fukuda (aka. older Natsuyaki Miyabi. lol).
I knew she remainded me of some H!P girl. lol
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no subs available yet :( :(
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^ Status: to be Q.C.ed
http://www.sos-fansubs.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=363
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I can't decide whether this or Tantei Q is my favorite drama of the season.
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i'm interested in watching this drama cuz i have been reading the manga and it havent finish yet... so hope the live action drama will be worth watching too..
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(aka. older Natsuyaki Miyabi. lol).
Ah, at least I'm not the only one who thinks so... ;)
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Manami scares me.
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no subs available yet :( :(
I found some here:
http://www.veoh.com/users/fiatlux3525
but it's still missing episode 5 :(
this drama beats all the current airing ones....
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^ hm, now where are the originals??
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Do you mean, the RAW's? I think he got them from D-addicts or something....
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Do you mean, the RAW's? I think he got them from D-addicts or something....
No i was thinking about the .srt's or .ass's that where used, but I caved in and installed the veoh client to download them. Quality isn't to bad actually.
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I just watched the first 2 episode because two of my friends told me it was good and I loved it. But it's kinda hard to watch.
I think this can become my favourite drama (or one of them). Fukuda really looks like Miyabi, when I first saw Fukuda in LIFE that's was my first thought XD
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Dogeza, dogeza~
Final episode next week!
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Epic drama! A pretty satisfactory ending.
I am now a completely converted FukuSaki fan. Hoping for more interaction between her and Kie in the future.
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(http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6739/hjgjhkh0.jpg)
http://www.mediafire.com/?eipzdu2ssai
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Just barely watched ep. 1.
holy crap this is an intense drama.
Makes me wonder though, though shit like this actually happen in Japanese high schools (yeah I know it's probably a hyperbole) o_o Cause I've only seen this kind of bullying in Japanese drama/movies.
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I'm on episode 7 and I love it. Although truthfully, Katsumi creeps me out :shocked:
But at the same time... I absolutely adore Saki's character :lol: Probably because I love her as an idol so much, but she totally pwns at playing the bad girl. The girl can act!
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I'm on episode 7 and I love it. Although truthfully, Katsumi creeps me out :shocked:
But at the same time... I absolutely adore Saki's character :lol: Probably because I love her as an idol so much, but she totally pwns at playing the bad girl. The girl can act!
Katsumi scares the hell out of me to and he only gets worse (especially in the last episode). Saki is great at playing the bad girl.
I just watched the last episode and it doesn't feel like it's the end for some reason O.o and I feel kinda sorry for Manami O.o
But this drama really is one of my favoruites EVER (haven't seen that many XD). But when the hard subs is done by SOS Im going to download the whole drama again and watch it :P
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^ ep 11 is up on veoh
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Whoa, a whole 17.4% viewer rating for the last episode!
Congrats~
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LIFE was probably my favourite drama this season. It was totally overacted at points, but that just made me love/hate the characters even more. I've got to go pick up the manga soon, some friends at school were reading it and it looks well interesting.
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Veoh doesn't like me, so I had to watch most of the drama without subs. I'm actually kind of proud of myself, as this was the first time I ever tried.
Awesome drama
Probably the most intense drama I've seen so far.
I'd read the manga but I'm not really a fan of reading shoujo manga, tried it but I lose interest, but I love drama based off them :lol:
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The manga is much better than the drama. At least, it's far more intense in its subject matter and the characters are more well rounded and believable. Only read a few volumes so far, but it's great.
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This series was the sleeper hit of this anemic summer dorama season.
despite the fact that I'm really tired of bullying dramas, I found this drama well written and decently acted. Kudos to the director and cast
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I watched the RAW first on veoh and stopped cuz I can't stand all the bullying. But like all good drama, it's pulling me back, and this time I found one with English sub, so as horrified as I was with some of the scenes, at least I understand them better now. It really makes me question Japan's school system. Does such bullying really a common occurrences there?
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Does such bullying really a common occurrences there?
To a certain extent, I believe. Do keep in mind that the drama isn't a complete reflection of the Japanese society, teachers take more responsibility than that.
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^ in some drama the teachers are very responsible for their students(or atleast try to be).
You really wouldn't have much of a story if you didn't focus on the extremes :lol:
It's like, what would get more ratings, a drama about actual high school life, or a drama about tormented children?
I probably wouldn't say that type of bullying is a common occurrence in Japan, but there's probably some schools where bullying is a major problem and some of these situations have happened.
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Does anyone happen to have the theme songs of this drama (the instrumental opening, and the Mika Nakashima song)? :3
EDIT: Nvm I got the Nakashima song, but the opening theme is still a mystery :?
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http://d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_52332.htm Says 'LIFE - Theme Song [MP3]'
http://d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_52536.htm Says '[LIFE INSERT+ED SONG]Nakashima Mika - LIFE]'
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Here you go, shirenu~
http://d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_54210.htm
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I freakin loved LIFE! one of the best doramas I ever watched ;D
I just watched the first 2 episode because two of my friends told me it was good and I loved it. But it's kinda hard to watch.
I think this can become my favourite drama (or one of them). Fukuda really looks like Miyabi, when I first saw Fukuda in LIFE that's was my first thought XD
*oskyldig* XD
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I freakin loved LIFE! one of the best doramas I ever watched ;D
I just watched the first 2 episode because two of my friends told me it was good and I loved it. But it's kinda hard to watch.
I think this can become my favourite drama (or one of them). Fukuda really looks like Miyabi, when I first saw Fukuda in LIFE that's was my first thought XD
*oskyldig* XD
agreed. :p
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i like this drama... cause of the psycho boy + girl..... both did a good job playing their part in this drama haha.
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they just started showing this last sunday... OMG...i know i'm gonna love this one (kawaii school girls all over the place XD) :rofl: altough i'm not too happy with all of them jumping in front of trains :angry:
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I've never seen it, but it looks good..how many episodes and what's the synopsis?
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^ Total 11 ep (but they're 35min each ep, so feels much shorter). And you can find the synopsis in the first message of this thread... :roll:
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LIFE..the greatest school series drama ever i watched..
huargh!!!..already watch it for the 3rd time..
fukuda saki and kitano kei really great in this drama..
i really hope that there will be a Special or Movie for this series
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Intense drama is intense!
I always had goosebumps before watching an episode of this show.
WOW!
Anzai Manami, What a scary girl. She is like a real demon in the manga.
I kind of felt angry that 'that guy' didn't get what was coming to him after he created much chaos, well, at least he got it in the manga!
Anzai Manami....Scary girl!
BTW, anyone know where a HD version can be found?
I have seen many HD screencaps but couldn't find the source.
I wanna re-watch this is all it's fine pixel glory!
Really great drama!
Special, where?!!
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I really like this drama
it's so intence
I was always OMG what will happen in the next episode
and Fukuda Saki is really great in "Anzai Manami" :wub: :wub:
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i've never wanted to bitchslap anyone in anything i've ever watched as much as anzai, srsly. :angry:
very satisfying ending :)
seki megumi is love
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Will be on my top jdrama list forever!