Funny, I’d seen Rena before in SO MANY other dramas, but it was this one which I feel REALLY showcased her talents and showed us how GOSH-DARN sweet and cuddly she could be!!!
Scene 1:
Mika Wants to Eat Only the Yolk Part of the Egg
The drama opened with this scene of Mika explaining to Mom why it's better to live alone so you can have your egg the way you want. She's so wonderfully spazzy that she does a this cute 360 jig while talking.
Scene 2:
Trying To Avoid Confrontation with Papa
Mika knows that her highly critical father will complain about how she dresses and to avoid the hassle tries to sneak past him. But of course she gets caught anyway, and is told she looks like a llama, LOL!
Scene 3:
Trying To Avoid Confrontation with Papa Pt.2
Mika is fighting with her Dad but accidentally crosses paths with him on the street. She tries to sneak past him but when she looks back she finds she's caught again! Once again he scolds her about her attire from across the street, loud enough for the whole town to hear!
Scene 4:
Lucky Shoes
Oh No! Mika has gone with Shiina to a goukon but on the way, she realizes one of the flower accessories has fallen off her lucky shoes! Hilariously, Shiina points to the other flower and ominously says, "If that one falls off too, they'll just be regular shoes!!!" AHAHAHA
She then calls Yuji to look for the flower and has him run it over. He rushes over and gives her the flower, after which Mika casually dismisses him with a cute "Bye Bye!" HAHAHA, seems she can be as thoughtless to him as much as he is to her, LOL!
"He seems like a nice guy!" remarks Maho before the two happily skip off to the goukun HAHA
Scene 5:
Opening a Jar of Marmalade
After being told she wants to break up with him, Yuji tells Mika that if she dumps him, she can't have marmalade any more since only HE can open the jars. She then proceeds to valiantly struggle to show she can open it without his help!
Scene 6:
Buttoning Up Her Dress By Herself
Yuji tries again, telling Mika that if she dumps him, she can't wear her favorite blue dress anymore since only HE can button up the back. She then proceeds the valiantly struggle to show she can put on the dress and button it it without his help.
Not only does she succeed, but after he leaves, she throws his stuff at him and says "And don't pretend to forget something!" AHAHAHA, She knows all his tricks!
Scene 7:
Successfully Dressing Herself, Sort Of
A vindicated Mika decides to wear her favorite blue dress the next morning to work, confident in the knowledge that she can button it herself and doesn't NEED any man! Unfortunately, she may not have gotten quite the knack of it yet, as a passerby notices!
It's for these and many more Mika moments that really made Oi Handsome into one of the funniest, engaging and touching shows of the season!!
Man, I’m swooning with love for this gal right now, can scarcely believe she is the same actress who played Keiko Kitagawa's harried and bitter co-worker/betrayer Yumi in Rikokatsu!
Who woulda thunk she'd be stealing my heart just a few months later!
BTW, I once remarked how it seemed like every new actress I fell in love with had Kamen Rider roots...I HAD to check...was Rena Takeda a former Kamen Rider girl?
LOL, of COURSE Rena was! EVERY new actress I love has ties to the all-encompassing tokusatsu series!!
