Rabuho no Ueno-san (2017)

The casting is wonderful and Kanata Hongo plays his role almost too well. Kanata Hongo's character, Ueno-san, is a little evil but good at heart. He is my favorite character (as the main characters hopefully are).
However, I had some problems with Reiya Masaki's character Ichijo Noboru because this character is an exaggerated version of a middle school child in a college student's body.
I will say that the character Ichijo is one of reasons I almost didn't make it all the way through the drama, but Kanata Hongo played Ueno-san so well that it made up for it.

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..I'LL BE WAITING YOUR ARRIVAL AT GOTANDA KINGDOM"..

..that's what the low-life manager of the hotel says..
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..a story of a virgin guy who wants to get a girl and lay on bed but lacks of techniques how to approach..
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..until he works on that hotel in exchange of these techniques..
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..and yeah, with all the advises, in the end, it all part of the sales or marketing strategies to invite customers..
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..I found this drama so helpful, which somehow, I do agree on what Ueno-san saying..
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..this is the first time I watch Kongo Kanata in comedy genre, which he delivers so natural, the way he speaks english phrase is a plus point too..
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..in the end, I can't tell if all of his advises will works for me, since I am an introvert yet not to get a girl, but maybe just having a friend only after all haha..
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..hope the second season will have a subtitle too..

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Love School or Magic?

This may be one of the best roles I have seen Hongo Kanata in; it was as if Ueno-san was written specifically for Hongo-san. The way he portrayed such an "evil-yet-kind-hearted" character was truly one of a kind, very unique, genuinely relatable, and even, at times, a little funny.


Watching "Ichijo-kun" go through the motions of all the trials and tribulations of dating was hard to watch, and again, sometimes funny, and a little sneaky. However, none of the "lessons" felt cheesy or like they were a little too "snake-like". It seemed like all, or most, of the lessons learned throughout this show could be used in any type of relationship... Though, not in their entirety...


While this story seemed a bit exaggerated at first, toward the middle it all seemed to balance out as the episodes continued and what became the finale was something really spectacular. I have to say, I laughed a lot during this show, though watching the touching-heart-felt moments and the bittersweet-unfortunate moments really added to the show's authenticity. The ending was a bit of a cliffhanger, but even if it didn't end the way it did.... I would still definitely want to see more of Gotanda Kingdom!

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