---> DEKICHATTA KEKKON (Shotgun Marriage)
When Chiyo
met her sister’s friend Ryu for the first time, they had a one night stand and
she ended up pregnant. Immediately after
learning of her condition, they decided to marry despite the objections of her
father and both of them not really knowing each other very well. Of course,
reality follows and problems arises between the two and to the colorful
characters around them. Welllllll, that’s
basically the premise of the story ^^
Common
sense dictates that we shouldn’t commit to spend the rest of our lives with
someone we barely know. SO, do people really do that in real life? i would like to say OF
COURSE NOT but, we all know not everybody in this planet is... sensible... let's leave it at that ^^ Anyway, if you’ve read my reviews in the past, this
review will not be a surprise for you. For
some reason, I’ve always been very forgiving of romantic comedies… specially
Japanese romantic comedies. To the
average viewer who’s not familiar with them,
doramas are more often than not ridiculous and absurd and out-of-this
world but what the heck, to me they are
anime/manga pretending to be a live action drama.
As
odd and weird some of the lines and it’s delivery
may be, the characters, the actors that
portrayed them and the message of the story are good. When Chiyo said that… to women marriage is
their ultimate goal and happiness while men regard marriage as the end of their
life… what struck me was that…
hey, there is a huge amount of truth in
that statement. Ok, ok, before the
other half of the population protests, or,
lest I be accused of being overly cynical,
im not saying all men and women think that way but, let’s face it, most think that way right?
I
dunno exactly what it is but individually,
im “in like” with the 2 main leads.
Is it their, “no make up” look? On him, more like scruffy/rugged looking, on
her, it’s the fresh face appeal. Is it the
relaxed natural way they tackled and portrayed their roles? Or, was it the characters Ryu and Chiyo
itself that I liked? Hmmm… I think, its
all of the above ^^ you all know how I feel about those scruffy looking, casual
and carefree bad boys that play lead roles in dramas… well… I equally like
sleek, rich and snobbish bad boys too *bad boys being the common denominator^^*
… anyway, I love ‘em, and when I saw how unconventionally cool Ryu gave that
ring to Chiyo… i was more than “in like” with the actor and the
character^^ I also like how 20 year old Chiyo is sooo adorably young and
childish and cute sometimes and she has this elusive chemistry with her
onscreen love interest, 30 year old Ryu that is delightful to watch. I’ve always love this particular game that
couples play, you know when the girl in
a fit of anger or tantrum decides to go home to the parents and all the while
anxiously waiting if or when her boyfriend will fetch her. Its silly and cute all at the same time ^^
yet another simple dorama for you to watch even if it was aired ages ago... almost 13 yrs ago... still relevant, well acted and entertaining enough.
