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riccichan

Dôsôkai review (lots of screenshots)

Mar 22, 2009 18:37

Originally, I wanted to write a short summary. But... it's more a re-narration than a summary and has gotten quite long. Still, I feel that it's alright, because the dorama is not slow paced, and I want to do the topic justice. Needless to say, the text contains massive spoilers, so if you still want to watch this dorama (there are no subtitles ( Read more... )

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ina March 23 2009, 19:04:17 UTC

How established was Johnny's in 1993 in comparison to now? Was it something they risk because they weren't as "big" as now especially in the acting business? I have no idea, this is just a guess as why they didn't shy back from it then but would probably now.

riccichan March 23 2009, 20:12:24 UTC

I don't think it has really much to do with Johnny's, after some musing. Looking at other dorama from the 80s/90s, it becomes clear very quickly that matters like sexuality were treated differently back then. Just think of the show we saw when Shônentai met the half-naked foreigners, or TOKIO were peeping at naked women. I guess it's the general atmosphere of what is allowed and what isn't which changed.

Other than that, I would say that after Hikaru Genji at the latest, Johnny's was already pretty much an agency to be reckoned with in the business, wouldn't you?