Mikkoku wa Utau

 
About halfway through the Police drama “Mikkoku wa Utau”, starring TOKIO’s Masahiro Matsuoka as Masaki Sara, a former police detective living with the burden of his partner Saito (Shota Totsuka) being brutally killed during one of their investigations.

The bungled job leaves Sara demoted to the Internal Investigation department, where he is ordered by his superior Noma (Toru Nakamura) to investigate another former Police Investigator, Nako Minaguchi (Rika Izumi) for an alleged data breach.

Minaguchi was not only part of Sara’s original team, but was romantically involved with the slain Saito. Sara has always had his suspicions about Minaguchi’s involvement with the botched case, but as he begins spying on her and tailing her to her secret meetings, he finds that there is a bigger picture to the case and that he and all those involved at the time may be pawns in a larger scheme.

So far a very dark and slow-moving drama (and, as befitting WOWOW dramas, all shot through a yecchy green tint), we’ll see where this one goes….

A Touch Of Kaho Takada

 Must say Kaho Takada has been looking particularly scrumptious in the titular role of Rinko in her romcom “Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai” as the Wedding Planner whose one desire is to lose her virginity and become a complete woman!

Like Rio Uchida’s series “Raise De Chanto Shimasu”,which also deals with sexy situations, Rinko-san is a fairly bawdy show, with naughty dialog that wouldn’t get past prime time censors, but evne knowing that, I was still taken by surprise to see Rinko in all her Bra-and-Panties Yumminess!!! WOWOW

At the halfway point of this drama, and though I’m starting to get weary of the “we’re pretending to be Boyfriend and Girlfriend but we secretly love each other for real” that seems to be the plot for 75% of the romcoms I’m watching , I find Kaho positively PRECIOUS and I can’t get enough of her!

Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai

Just caught the first episode of the light-hearted “Rinko-san wa Shite Mitai”(Rinko Wants To Try…!) starring pretty Kaho Takada as the titular Rinko Amaki, a confident and charismatic wedding planner who has the adoration of all her fellow underlings for her skills and worldly knowledge.

There’s just one thing she is missing from making her one of the most accomplished ladies out there…poor Rinko is still at 27 years old, a hopeless virgin!

Not that she doesn’t have her share of prospects around her. Most guys  would be interested in such a fine woman, including dashing photographer Yoichi Hiyama (Kenta Izuki), but her secret insecurity makes her run from his friendly advances!

There is another man at the company who would be of interest, but his seemingly arrogant and stand-offish attitude puts her off. His name is a Gen Kamisaka (Shota Totsuka) and he’s just about Rinko’s equal at the company (she is always comparing promotions, accolades, etc. against him)…

One night she goes with her best friend Sonoko (Yun) to a goukon which she gets zero results from and the only person she's paired with is married! Along the way Sonoko tells her it's her picky attitude that has resulted in her being single for so long!

After the botched goukon, Rinko escapes to a small bar tucked away where she is shocked to find Kamisaka there.her instincts tell her to flee, but she sums up her courage and cooly strides in and sits by him.

The two make casual conversation helped in part by the friendly bartender/owner Kuji (Hiroki Iijima), Kamisaka’s childhood friend and blabbermouth who happens to mention that as a kid, Ren was unpopular and shy. Rinko then finds that, like her, he is a VIRGIN!!!

With THAT knowledge in mind, Rinko makes a concentrated attempt to ask Kamisaka out …to a LOVE HOTEL! How will the fate of these two clueless lovers turn out?
LOL, so far a fun and enjoyable show, and we even have Miwako Kakei scheduled to appear at some point as Ren’s unrequited school crush! Can't wait for that!