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Jul 2011
Asuko March translation is now complete! *raises a mugful of cold beer*
Another subbing project is over! Yay~!
For fans of the show, I'm giving some little known facts/information from the show based on data I gathered across the web...
'Asuko' is really Kawaguchi Technical High School
Filming locations:
Emi and Tori goofing off at the set.
Aruto's character:
Kento hamming it up from ep.8
Other differences from the manga:
Nagayama Kento is not really as serious as he looks...
It's not so clear in the drama that...:
Emi and Ayame are good friends IRL
Kanai Yuta celebrated his 26th bday during filming.
You can find other info and behind-the-scenes-pix from the drama's blog HERE.
Info sources: Japan wiki, Filming locations, Official site
Emi's outfit (above) along with her autograph on it was given away to a winning viewer of the show through a raffle contest
Goodbye to ASUKO MARCH~! We'll miss yah!
Asuko March translation is now complete! *raises a mugful of cold beer*
Another subbing project is over! Yay~!
For fans of the show, I'm giving some little known facts/information from the show based on data I gathered across the web...
Left pic is the mascot 'Sento-kun' which was mentioned by Tamaki in ep5; and at right is a sample of a suteteko, the favorite undergarment of oji-san.
'Asuko' is really Kawaguchi Technical High School
Filming locations:
- The setting of Asuka Prefecture is actually fictional, so the drama was filmed in various places but mostly in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- The actual school where Nao and the guys attended is called the Kawaguchi Technical High School in Saitama Prefecture.
- 'Club Icaros' host club where Aruto was fired as a host is actually a real club with the name of 'Club Air' (close enough), located in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo's red-light district.
- The shopping center where Nao passes on the way home was filmed in the coastal industrial city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- A lot of the coastal scenes and bridge shots were also filmed in Yokosuka, as well as in Kawasaki (also in Kanagawa).
Emi and Tori goofing off at the set.
Aruto's character:
- In the original manga, Aruto wasn't really a host - he works as a part-timer in a donut shop.
- In the drama, his host name is 'Sho' which was mentioned by a customer who was chasing after him in the 1st ep.
- In the manga, Aruto developed the habit of making origami (not just paper cranes) when he was a kid actor as a way to pass the time while waiting in line for auditions.
- In ep5, more of Aruto's childhood was supposed to be shown as flashback scenes including his days as an actor in 'Papa is a 5th Grader.' However, for some reason (more likely due to time constraints) those scenes were edited out. :(
Kento hamming it up from ep.8
Other differences from the manga:
- Too bad that in the drama, the different HS clubs weren't featured, most importantly the Robotics Club, wherein Nao and most of the guys were members, according to the manga.
- In the manga, Takeuchi's brother aspired to be a doctor just like their dad but got injured and instead was studying in Canada.
- For the manga characters: Nao, Aruto and Hirose went on to major in Electronics Technology; Tamaki in Mechanical Arts; and Takeuchi, of course, majored in Automobile Arts.
Nagayama Kento is not really as serious as he looks...
It's not so clear in the drama that...:
- Tamaki's part-time job is tending a karaoke joint (you know where you get inside rooms and order food/drinks and sing with your buddies).
- Not many viewers realize that stalker girl, Kyoko actually works in the entertainment district just like Aruto. She's a hostess, too. It is a major fact that hostesses are the frequent customers of hosts in Japan. Maybe her club is next to Aruto's work place that's why she gets to spy on him easily.
- Notes on final ep: In real life, auditions for the TV adaptation of the manga, 'Ore no sora: Keiji-hen' (set to air in the fall) were actually held last May. The finalists, 10 unknown hopefuls, were announced; one of them will be chosen to play the lead by an online poll. Sorry, Aruto is not among them. :) Nao was also featured in the last ep, getting inside the actual building of the drama's TV network, TV Asahi. The producer is played by guest actor, Nagau Masaru.
Emi and Ayame are good friends IRL
Kanai Yuta celebrated his 26th bday during filming.
During the beach episode, the water was said to be freezing cold.
You can find other info and behind-the-scenes-pix from the drama's blog HERE.
Info sources: Japan wiki, Filming locations, Official site
Emi's outfit (above) along with her autograph on it was given away to a winning viewer of the show through a raffle contest
Goodbye to ASUKO MARCH~! We'll miss yah!
