Just started watching the Fuji TV drama Tsuki No Koibito a few days ago, and though the storyline seems to be interesting enough, Kimura Takuya and Shinohara Ryoko seem capable enough, and Lin Chi-ling is beautiful and captivating as heck, what I REALLY want to know is:
Why the HELL was Kitagawa Keiko given such a CRAPPY role in this drama!?
Seriously!! This one-dimensional and air-headed character of Yuzuki Onuki is the kind of character that you give to a NEWCOMER, not someone as experienced (not to mention popular) as Kei-chan. As the materialistic trophy girlfriend of lead character Hazuki Ren (who’s been seeing her only because she’s the daughter of a rival businessman), all she’s required to do in each episode is act jealous and have spoiled fits of brattiness. Quite frankly, this role is INSULTING to give to someone of her caliber!!!! WTF!!!
Hot off the heels of my manic obsessive marathon of PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON, I couldn’t wait to dive into a new Kitagawa Keiko drama, and expectations were riding high on Tsuki No Koibito as it was another BIG Kimura Takuya vehicle. I DID wonder just what role she’d be playing since it didn’t look like they’d given her the romantic lead, but imagine my surprise as I watched that first episode, and found she’d been given such a RIDICULOUS character to play!
You know, when they first introduced Kitagawa as the dense socialite girl who’d deluded herself into thinking that Hazuki loves her, I was initially hoping that they’d crafted a sympathetic role for her and would develop her into a strong character for the show, but as the episodes went by and they showed scenes of her getting jilted by Kimura for comedic effect (such as him telling her to “jump in the car” before speeding away in a cloud of dust), or portraying her as a selfish b*tch (such as laughing at Lin Chi-ling’s character as she stumbles and struggles to become a model), it slowly began to dawn on me that this character was never going to be anything but the well-worn j-drama cliché of the evil ex-girlfriend.
Don’t get me wrong- Keiko’s acting here is awesome as always and she’s unquestionably gorgeous, but I’m REALLY holding onto hope that they will do SOMETHING to make this character worthwhile!!! Grrrr…