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Osen 10! the end. *spoilers* The angsty businessman succumbs to the delicious food prepared by Osen and renegotiates the deal with the honkare maker. The bank gets mad and fails to renew their loan to Osen's restaurant. Osen tries to appeal to the bank manager' and his son's taste buds, but actually fails. I actually laughed when the little boy pulled out a ketchup bottle, and squirted ketchup on all the dishes on the table.
( ending thoughts... )

Gourmet 11-13! Sung-chan's team wins the best cow competition due to Bong-joo's team lax treatment of their top-quality cow; ie. They drove too fast which caused the cow to become stressed which was reflected by in its meat.
( Where's the beef? )

Gourmet 4! I didn't think the old 'who's your real daddy/grandpa' plot would interest me, but actually, it may progress the story beyond the kitchen. Sung Chan and the others prepare for the next competition; country chicken. The previous competition was won by Bong Joo. Then Bong Joo stumbles upon the 'family secret' and then proceeds to angst and get drunk. Of course Sung Chan finds out, too, and angsts. There's a touching flashback to the brothers bathing each other...uh huh...hahaha. And then Sung Chan runs away...like all adult drama characters do when confronted by the truth.



Osen 5-6! Episode 5 strayed from the restaurant to highlight a carpenter who does things the old fashioned way verses big business housing. This show has lovely & rich colors in its cinematography. Osen's kimonos are so pretty. I wish the writing was a tad better. It seems to want to be funny, but falls a short of actual laughs. Episode 6 was unexpectedly charming as Osen goes on an omiai.

Allison & Lillia 7! *gulp* Had to hold back the barf there. Benedict and Fiona make sparkley eyes at one another as they head to the capital with Allison & Wil.



Change 1! jdrama. Since this was a political drama, I was going to steer clear of this, but Kimutaku and Madonna made me curious. Well, it turned out to be too much of a feel-good, political, change-the-world drama for me. I was dozing a few minutes in and then sped to the climactic speech and obvious win. Kimutaku plays a grade school teacher-turned-politician who leaves his star-filled rural sky to reluctantly move to Tokyo. Madonna's Miles away is the theme song. It's a catchy song.

Osen 3! is about taste versus appearance. Guess which is more important?

TM Revolution's resonance PV is out. Yay for weird short Japanese boy and his techno music comeback. The video seems to be a mesh of old videos and Sony products..ha.

Osen 1! jdrama. Thought I was done sampling asian dramas, but hey, this has pretty food and pretty clothes. This show celebrates traditional Japanese food and culture in modern times.

The characters ~ Handa Sen/Osen: the young okami who loves her alcohol; Ezaki Yoshio: young, genki boy who wants to become a chef....there are other characters, but they really don't matter.



Quick summary ~ Yoshio/Yocchan quits his flashy chef job to become a chef of 'slow food' at Osen's restaurant. In the first episode, the slowness of their preparation frustrates him until he sees Osen take on the 'queen' of microwaved foods.

Quick opinion ~ The negative ->Other than Osen, the other characters are a little too cliched. Yocchan is probably the worst of them, and he's not that cute. The positive->The food and culture look very attractive..darn, another show that makes me hungry. Osen has a cute personality that is fueled by sake and naivete. And the opening visuals were the kind of colorful flashiness that I like. Still, I'm not sure if I'd continue to watch this despite the entertaining food preparation. If this show focuses on the culture and food, it would be great, but if it steers towards kitchen drama, then in the garbage it goes.

And...
Who Are You? 5-6! Young-In tries to make it on her own even after nice guy offers her a place to stay. Seung-Hyo tries to come to grips with the fact that there is something mentally wrong with him. Il Gun still doesn't make his time in Seoung-Hyo's body worth it. Yeah, these two episodes laid down a thick blanket of sap, angst and snooze.