My girl
My thoughts on My Girl.
First, it was surreal. I couldn't believe I was watching Aiba's drama throughout the whole show, and I still can't believe it now. It's like still waiting for the other shoe to drop, except it did but I'm still unsure...huh. Dreaming. One year isn't that long to wait, but I'm been casting wishes and never allowing expectancies for fear of disappointment, but always hopeful, it feels like such a long time, that it's finally coming to fruition. And this is the fulfilment of my birthday wish, and one great birthday present too.
Anyway. Oh, no denying I watched the whole thing Aiba-biased. I've read the manga so many times and I can't understand the raws, so it was imagining it in my mind, placing Aiba in the role of the story I recall from the manga. And at times I do wonder if I'm just watching Aiba acting, rather than watching a drama unfold. Though I do also feel as if I'm not watching Aiba act, but that I'm simply watching Aiba at some parts. He does bring a lot of himself into the role, but Masamune-kun is possibly Aiba in another alternate wacked universe ^^
I think Aiba has improved a lot, though honestly it's not Nino-acting standards, of course. He still has a tendency to over-act for some parts (also, the start of the storyline does have a lot of drama...) but I hope he'll improve and get better with more episodes. He's so natural and good on variety shows, I hope he'll find that balance for his drama, and be able to bring that element into his drama as well. But he is very earnest, and trying very hard. And a certain awkwardness and gentleness that's in both Masamune and Aiba-kun, that's brought across.
The first episode, well, is largely scene-setting, character-introduction, filling in the background and backstory. So for someone like me who's memorised the manga already, it wasn't that interesting. But it's lovely to see everything come to life and see how they fill in the details and colour it, flesh it out. That's the important part for me anyway.
I loved Momoka-chan who played Aiba's daughter! They don't have a lot of interactions yet, but right now it's so good, and I'm looking forward to when they get more cuddly. It can only get better here. From what I've seen, it's terribly, terribly heart-warming and Aiba plays a sweet father. It's so fitting too, that it's Aiba, who's so good with kids on MMA bangohan and well, generally everywhere too. The whole family-parental relationship as depicted can get too saccharine and sappy, but it's really touching here without being overtly so, because they struggle so hard at the start and keep working at it, it's never easy so when it pays off, it feels well-deserved. But I'm jumping ahead of myself. I want more scenes of Yuka and Aiba! She's the right mix of spunk and vulnerability, and they make a very nice match.
Momoka-chan and Aiba-chan crying, together, had me wibbling painfully too. It's tugging at the heartstrings already, and I fully expected more heart-wrenching and waterworks when they get even more teary in future episodes. But in a good, 'bring it on!' way. I have my tissues and handkerchief ready- please feel free to make me cry.
I like the way the story unfurls here, though I do wonder how the fans of the mange who've never heard of Arashi find it, if it's good enough for them. I know for me sometimes for a much beloved book and character, no on-screen adaptation or actor will ever live up to my expectations, so it's a very different thing, but I do hope they find some amounts of satisfaction with how Aiba is portraying Masamune too.
To be honest, upon the coming true of a long-held dream, I did hesitate for a while and wonder, what am I going to hold out for from now on? For so long it's a far-fetched dream, the inevitable slight feeling of loss now even as I'm so happy. What wish do I cast now? But I realised it doesn't matter, Aiba continues to be lovely, I continue to be healed by his smile, that's enough for now.
Random, but I like his wardrobe here! =3
I wonder if there's some more tactful way to express it than to say, "I lurve Aiba!!!!" Oh well.
Aiba. ♥.
That's all.
First, it was surreal. I couldn't believe I was watching Aiba's drama throughout the whole show, and I still can't believe it now. It's like still waiting for the other shoe to drop, except it did but I'm still unsure...huh. Dreaming. One year isn't that long to wait, but I'm been casting wishes and never allowing expectancies for fear of disappointment, but always hopeful, it feels like such a long time, that it's finally coming to fruition. And this is the fulfilment of my birthday wish, and one great birthday present too.
Anyway. Oh, no denying I watched the whole thing Aiba-biased. I've read the manga so many times and I can't understand the raws, so it was imagining it in my mind, placing Aiba in the role of the story I recall from the manga. And at times I do wonder if I'm just watching Aiba acting, rather than watching a drama unfold. Though I do also feel as if I'm not watching Aiba act, but that I'm simply watching Aiba at some parts. He does bring a lot of himself into the role, but Masamune-kun is possibly Aiba in another alternate wacked universe ^^
I think Aiba has improved a lot, though honestly it's not Nino-acting standards, of course. He still has a tendency to over-act for some parts (also, the start of the storyline does have a lot of drama...) but I hope he'll improve and get better with more episodes. He's so natural and good on variety shows, I hope he'll find that balance for his drama, and be able to bring that element into his drama as well. But he is very earnest, and trying very hard. And a certain awkwardness and gentleness that's in both Masamune and Aiba-kun, that's brought across.
The first episode, well, is largely scene-setting, character-introduction, filling in the background and backstory. So for someone like me who's memorised the manga already, it wasn't that interesting. But it's lovely to see everything come to life and see how they fill in the details and colour it, flesh it out. That's the important part for me anyway.
I loved Momoka-chan who played Aiba's daughter! They don't have a lot of interactions yet, but right now it's so good, and I'm looking forward to when they get more cuddly. It can only get better here. From what I've seen, it's terribly, terribly heart-warming and Aiba plays a sweet father. It's so fitting too, that it's Aiba, who's so good with kids on MMA bangohan and well, generally everywhere too. The whole family-parental relationship as depicted can get too saccharine and sappy, but it's really touching here without being overtly so, because they struggle so hard at the start and keep working at it, it's never easy so when it pays off, it feels well-deserved. But I'm jumping ahead of myself. I want more scenes of Yuka and Aiba! She's the right mix of spunk and vulnerability, and they make a very nice match.
Momoka-chan and Aiba-chan crying, together, had me wibbling painfully too. It's tugging at the heartstrings already, and I fully expected more heart-wrenching and waterworks when they get even more teary in future episodes. But in a good, 'bring it on!' way. I have my tissues and handkerchief ready- please feel free to make me cry.
I like the way the story unfurls here, though I do wonder how the fans of the mange who've never heard of Arashi find it, if it's good enough for them. I know for me sometimes for a much beloved book and character, no on-screen adaptation or actor will ever live up to my expectations, so it's a very different thing, but I do hope they find some amounts of satisfaction with how Aiba is portraying Masamune too.
To be honest, upon the coming true of a long-held dream, I did hesitate for a while and wonder, what am I going to hold out for from now on? For so long it's a far-fetched dream, the inevitable slight feeling of loss now even as I'm so happy. What wish do I cast now? But I realised it doesn't matter, Aiba continues to be lovely, I continue to be healed by his smile, that's enough for now.
Random, but I like his wardrobe here! =3
I wonder if there's some more tactful way to express it than to say, "I lurve Aiba!!!!" Oh well.
Aiba. ♥.
That's all.