Seikei Bijin (Artificial Beauty)
Starring: Shiina Kippei, Yonekura Ryoko
Summary:
Honami Saotome (Yonekura Ryoko) is made out of plastic. She's the artificial beauty. Honami seems to have the ideal life, working as a fashion model. Actually, behind her perfect face is a unfortunate girl, born into a family that has a long history of "the ugly bug." During her childhood, she was bullied for being ugly, and dumped tragically by the boy she liked. To bid farewell to all that and start a new life, she decides to have plastic surgery on her entire body. Thanks to her decision, she now leads the life of a princess. Nobody knows that behind her glamorous lifestyle, is a girl afraid that her secret may be found out, or that her face may fall apart. She struggles with her ugly personality that just won't wash away. Though Honami has the inner strength of never giving up, her arrogance of doing anything for her own happiness is just too much.
The other leading character is Ryusui Fujishima (Shiina Kippei), the heir to a grand master of flower arrangement, whose philosophy is, "flower arrangement starts from hating flowers." Within this friendly gentleman who hates formality, is a lonely heart that won't let others in. This is a man that shows no arrogance despite the position he's in. He's actually tired of high society where relationships are just superficial. Ryusui is a man who values essence more than appearance, whether it's flowers or people. Thus, he is attracted not to Honami's looks, but to her tough and bold personality: like a wild flower growing between rocks.
credits to FujiTV and jdorama
arb3i's note:
To see the synopsis, Click Here
I began to watch this series 2 days ago, and I'm almost done! (1 more episode to go). This series has a pretty interesting storyline indeed. It's about how our looks matters most in society today. Honami was born ugly and unattractive. She has a twin sister, which throughout the entire show, could be the constant reminder of how her face looks like before the overhaul plastic surgery. After the surgery, her life changed upside down, and she even became a model. But later on, when she falls in love with the heir of a grand master florist, she began to question her genuinity. Will he accept her after the truth has been revealed? I shall find out later on episode 11!! hehehe... blon kelar nich :P
Hm so far gue suka character si Honami, meskipun kadang2 suka rada2 hyper dan malu2in :P trus cowonya juga, cool2 kejem gitu hehehe... tampang sombongggg dan pelit senyum, jadi begitu sesekali liat dia smile, waaa.... langsung bisa
[Update 8/13/03]:
I finished this series last nite!! Nice ending. Bikin gregetan at first, soalnya ga kelar2 masalahnya hehehe.... tapi it was a pretty nice ending. Puas juga sih jadinya hehehe...
and yes, they ended up ..... :P blah. Like I'm gonna spoil it for ya ;)
Thursday, August 07, 2003
Beautiful Life
Starring: Kimura Takuya, Tokiwa Takako, Mizuno Miki, Ikeuchi Hiroyuki, Matoba Koji, Watabe Atsuro
Summary: This is one of the most popular Japanese series. The two protagonists meet and fall in love while Takako is troubled by illness. Could love be the force that overcomes everything and could the two lovers be happy ever after?
Okishima Shuji is a skilled hair stylist at Hotlip. He has an unpleasant first meeting with Machida Kyoko on his way to the library one day. Later, Shuji seeks her help to be a model for his new hairstyle in order to prove his worth & make a stand in Hotlip. From then on, Shuji & Kyoko met each other more often & started to understand each other's thoughts & feelings. Did sparks really fall between them or was it plainly a case of pity & dependency? Can love really transcend all obstacles?
credits to Yesasia.com and this website
arb3i's note:
I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! This is in fact, the first dorama that made me fell in love with Japanese doramas. The story is so touching and so meaningful.
KimuTaku is so greatttt.... love him :) Cewenya juga maennya bagus, as a handicapped person, she plays as if she's really handicapped. No wonder them both got the best actor and actress awards in 1999, and this dorama played in Japan in 2000.
To see the synopsis, Click Here
More websites to see:
Beautiful Life (English)
Beautiful Life (Malay)