Proposal Daisakusen
by jaycee05
As a jdrama addict, Christmas comes 4 times a year. Toward the end of each season, I visit the jdrama wiki page to get a glimpse of the upcoming dramas. One by one, I go through each synopsis while carefully scanning for my favorite actors. “Wah~ It’s L in a robo-otaku role!” “Yey! Another Tsukamoto Takashi drama…but wait, don’t tell me he’s also an otaku - a train otaku!?” ” Tsk, tsk…the YamaP International Confederation will finally get its fix since Kurosagi”
But no matter how much you wish that those stuff you want will end up under your Christmas Tree is not a decision for you to make. After all, in our drama world, if presents come in forms of subtitles, then you know who are Santa Clauses are.
Enough of my corny introduction. I just want to remind people that 5 years ago, subbed dramas are like shooting stars. And now, man, oh man…look at this. This is unbelievable…only 5 (Joudan Janai Subs are out!!!) out of 17 dramas are unsubbed…but since the season is just beginning, it’s not impossible that the rest will be picked up by other groups. We could also say that some maybe be dropped along the way. Don’t bitch if that ever happens! Before this turns into a newbie-disciplinary-session-on-how to treat-fansubbers, why don’t I continue with my original intent for writing this post.
But no matter how much you wish that those stuff you want will end up under your Christmas Tree is not a decision for you to make. After all, in our drama world, if presents come in forms of subtitles, then you know who are Santa Clauses are.
Enough of my corny introduction. I just want to remind people that 5 years ago, subbed dramas are like shooting stars. And now, man, oh man…look at this. This is unbelievable…only 5 (Joudan Janai Subs are out!!!) out of 17 dramas are unsubbed…but since the season is just beginning, it’s not impossible that the rest will be picked up by other groups. We could also say that some maybe be dropped along the way. Don’t bitch if that ever happens! Before this turns into a newbie-disciplinary-session-on-how to treat-fansubbers, why don’t I continue with my original intent for writing this post.
A first impression sum-up for each of the subbed dramas this season. These are ranked based on how much I enjoyed the first two episodes while the quality of writing and production take a backseat.
Proposal Daisakusen (Operation Love/Proposal)
Edit: I have finally seen the second episode of Proposal Daisakusen (more on this on following post).
I’m not a big YamaP fan. That means I don’t track all his dramas or videos in youtube. I do that when I fall at first sight for some actors. YamaP never had that effect on me unlike 99.999% of the girls online. Even my 30 year old cousin is head over heels infatuated with this boy. Because of all this hype over YamaP and his new drama, I got carried away and ended up watching the first episode of ProDai(as fans are starting to call it) unsubbed. And if you know me, I never watch unsubbed dramas no matter what. Indeed, I got carried away. I could have stopped midway, but it’s really fun to concentrate on the actors’ expression for the first time instead of having to center your attention at the bottom of the screen.
ProDai is a romantic comedy with a touch of fantasy.But nobody does that stage of life between childhood and adulthood - youth (or seishun) - better than the Japanese. I think this drama will heavily revolve around during their highschool and college days. A story of second chances and that unspoken love between childhood friends. This could easily be the big hit of this season. Not only because of YamaP’s presence but also because romance is a better seller than say, a cooking or detective drama.
ProDai is a romantic comedy with a touch of fantasy.But nobody does that stage of life between childhood and adulthood - youth (or seishun) - better than the Japanese. I think this drama will heavily revolve around during their highschool and college days. A story of second chances and that unspoken love between childhood friends. This could easily be the big hit of this season. Not only because of YamaP’s presence but also because romance is a better seller than say, a cooking or detective drama.
