Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Japanese Drama: One Pound Gospel

One Pound Gospel / One Pound no Fukuin is a japanese drama which is adopted from a manga with the same title. The manga was created by Rumiko Takahashi, who is also the author of Inuyasha and Ranma 1/2. The story is about a young boxer, Hatanaka Kousaku, who is dreaming of becoming the world champion. Unfortunately, he is a glutton. This is a serious problem for Hatanaka, as he can't participate in a match if he is overweight. In one day, he meets a beautiful nun, Sister Angela. Soon he falls in love with her. In later episode, the sister realize that she too, falls in love with him. Their relation has a lot of problem; for example is the strict rules of the convent where Sister Angela lives. The drama shows that the main character often gets confusion in choosing between two things, his dream of becoming the world champion, or his love with Sister Angela.
The main character is starred by Kamenashi Kazuya and Kuroki Meisa as Sister Angela. They both are very popular in Japan. In addition, the drama has LIPS as the theme song which is a successful song by KAT-TUN. The song was ranked number one for two consecutive weeks. So there is no wonder why this drama has good ratings for each of the episode.
In my opinion, this drama is worth to be watched. The story is very clear and touching. Furthermore, the actors are very skilled in acting which won't make us feel bored. If you are curious about this drama, you can watch it from the link I typed below (Crunchyroll).


Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-Pound_Gospel
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/1_Pound_no_Fukuin
http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/One_Pound_Gospel

1 comment:

Resa said...

hmm maybe i'll try to hear the soundtrack first
if it's good, i'll watch it