---> RICH MAN POOR WOMAN

finally got to watch this popular dorama 2 yrs since it was first broadcasted.  watching online and/or downloading with a super slow internet connection prevented me from seeing this much earlier than i wanted but with patience and more patience and oh, did i forget to add, more patience... the deed is now done ^^

can i get this irritant out of the way first... why the h*ll is this dorama titled "Rich Man Poor Woman"???  wae?  granted, there is a rich man AND a poor woman in the story BUT, their being rich and poor is NOT the focus of the story!  i wont even go as far as try and read the mind of the person responsible for this, coz' that would only result in my mood turning sour but,  I JUST HAVE TO ASK! movin' on...

in a nutshell, i believe the story is based slightly? largely? but definitely not wholly, after the story of Steve Jobs and Apple Computer.  Hyuga is Jobs... the eccentric visionary computer geek masquerading as a mean but very casual CEO of Next Innovation. Even the companies, Next Innovation and Wonder Wall could be based on Apple and Mac!  of course, Asahina is not Wozniak but the fact they were the guys behind the larger-than-life frontmen in the company adds to the accidental?... incidental?... or is it, intentional comparisons. i just have a slight problem with one part of the story of Hyuga and Asahina... how could a supposedly mean guy in the person of Hyuga just let Asahina's betrayal pass?  it was a treachery of the worst kind by a best buddy... i mean... all is forgiven, come back home? wae???

as i mentioned earlier, the "rich and poor" title comes from the love angle of the story.  in fact,  Hyuga may be rich, but he was not born rich and Natsui is definitely not dirt poor!  movin' on...but yeah,  i was sold to the idea that their characters did fall for each other, specially him*'coz she was sold to the idea from the get go*  aahhh, what is it about Oguri Shun... the guy really carries himself well. Here he's such a bad boy and i love it. he was sooo cute when he excitedly waited for Natsui at the train station to tell her a good news and yet when he saw her he turned into a shy boy hiding behind a wall... cuteee^^  there maybe people who doesn't like Natsui because half the time she's a hysterical dork who talks too much but hey, i think it's intentional to try eccentric Hyuga's patience...well, she succeeded on a number of occasions... and i dont blame him^^ How they resolve their issues is well written, believable, well acted and wonderful to watch, specially in the SP*special episode* aaahhh...  love^^

on a last note before i end this...  while the story of Next Innovation and the journey of Hyuga and Asahina are ok to watch too,  im afraid for me the attraction is Oguri Shun the actor and... Hyuga and Natsui the characters.  what can i say, for me it's always been about... love love love^^