May. 18th, 2016 10:49 pm
SekaMuzu Ep4: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 4: "Following his Love Teacher's sure-fire winning instruction, they go on an overnight trip... When finally confessing his love, his mind goes blank"
Episode Synopsis. Reiji (Ohno Satoshi) experiences another setback with his mission to win Misaki (Haru). This time, he learns that Misaki finds it creepy if a president of a company gets engaged with a new employee. Reiji feels very dejected and disappointed. He retreats to a camping site in Hakone, to nurse his broken heart. To his surprise, Wada (Kitamura Kazuki) shows up at the site to join him. Apparently, Muraoki (Koike Eiko) had informed Wada of Reiji's love predicament and had asked for his help. So Wada advises Reiji on how to win over Misaki... Reiji later on, following Wada's love strategies, plans to take Misaki somewhere where they can be alone together overnight...
Drama Notes:
Manager Manaka's mistake. Manaka Mitsuru, manager of Tokyo Yakult Swallows, made a mistake during the drafting pick of 2015. During a live broadcast, Manaka, representing Yakult and Kanemoto Tomoaki, manager of Hanshin Tigers get to draw lots on who will get negotiating rights to promising fielder from Meiji University, Takayama Shun. Manaka read the lot that he picked and mistook it as the winning lot and even raised his hands in a "guts victory pose". Kanemoto returned to his seat without bothering to open the sealed envelope containing his lot. Later, it was learned that Manaka made a mistake and that Kanemoto was actually the one who picked the real winning lot.
Matsumaezuke [松前漬け]. Misaki's favorite dish, a pickled dish originating from Hokkaido. It has seafood ingredients with chopped carrots and ginger, pickled in a mixture of sake, soy sauce and mirin.
(info/pic: wiki)
Filming locations:
Episode Subs Index: (link)
Episode Synopsis. Reiji (Ohno Satoshi) experiences another setback with his mission to win Misaki (Haru). This time, he learns that Misaki finds it creepy if a president of a company gets engaged with a new employee. Reiji feels very dejected and disappointed. He retreats to a camping site in Hakone, to nurse his broken heart. To his surprise, Wada (Kitamura Kazuki) shows up at the site to join him. Apparently, Muraoki (Koike Eiko) had informed Wada of Reiji's love predicament and had asked for his help. So Wada advises Reiji on how to win over Misaki... Reiji later on, following Wada's love strategies, plans to take Misaki somewhere where they can be alone together overnight...
Drama Notes:
"Kawaii Baby" [可愛いベイビー]. The Japanese version of Connie Francis' 1961 hit, "Pretty Little Baby". There are many covers of the song but the most popular one was Nakano Mie's 1962 version (link HERE to hear it)
Manager Manaka's mistake. Manaka Mitsuru, manager of Tokyo Yakult Swallows, made a mistake during the drafting pick of 2015. During a live broadcast, Manaka, representing Yakult and Kanemoto Tomoaki, manager of Hanshin Tigers get to draw lots on who will get negotiating rights to promising fielder from Meiji University, Takayama Shun. Manaka read the lot that he picked and mistook it as the winning lot and even raised his hands in a "guts victory pose". Kanemoto returned to his seat without bothering to open the sealed envelope containing his lot. Later, it was learned that Manaka made a mistake and that Kanemoto was actually the one who picked the real winning lot.
Matsumaezuke [松前漬け]. Misaki's favorite dish, a pickled dish originating from Hokkaido. It has seafood ingredients with chopped carrots and ginger, pickled in a mixture of sake, soy sauce and mirin.
(info/pic: wiki)
Filming locations:
Gyokushoen Arai. The site of "Samejima Ryokan". Address: 284 - 2 Toi, Izu-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture. (pic: tommy_blog)
Yumiga-hama (beach). The coastline where Reiji and Misaki walked. Address: Minato, Minamiizu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture. (pic: at-s)
The Kensington Banquet Hall, Yokohama Geihinkan (see Ep. 1 notes). Where Reiji and Misaki are dining to sample Chef Tanaka's food. (pic: official site)
The Kensington Banquet Hall, Yokohama Geihinkan (see Ep. 1 notes). Where Reiji and Misaki are dining to sample Chef Tanaka's food. (pic: official site)
Episode Subs Index: (link)
