(upcoming J-dorama) Smile (スマイル)

(upcoming J-dorama) Smile (スマイル) Starring Matsumoto jun and Aragaki Yui

#1 heliane_maine22

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Post icon Posted 12 February 2009 - 05:14 AM

Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki will co-star in a new TBS drama series titled "Smile." Takayuki Takuma ("Hana Yori Dango") is handling the script, though he is using his real name rather than his usual pen name of Mikio Satake.

Matsumoto plays a half-Filipino whose father has died and mother has disappeared. Despite his misfortune and the issues he deals with, such as race, he lives his life positively with a constant smile.

Similarly, Aragaki plays a young woman living cheerfully despite losing her ability to speak due to an accident. Her character is said to be modeled after a real actress in the theatrical troupe that Takuma runs.

The supporting cast includes Kiichi Nakai as a lawyer who watches over Matsumoto and Aragaki.

"Smile" will air on Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting in April.

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Starting April, every Friday 10PM, at TBS (same tv station and time slot as Maou and Ryuusei no Kizuna)

The drama's title is "SMILE" (スマイル)

Cast:
- Matsumoto Jun as Bito (half Filipino from father side , half Japanese from mother side)
- Aragaki Yui as Hana (aphonic. an innocent type of person)
- Nakai Kiichi as a lawyer

Seems like the screenwriter is Satake Mikio from Hana yori Dango

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 05:30 AM

this video is a news about Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuDFyi9jRmA

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 09:43 AM

this is great news! i can't wait to see them together.

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 01:22 PM

wow!jun matsu is a half filipino here

Im proud to be a filipino hehehe!

wow!jun matsu is a half filipino here

Im proud to be a filipino hehehe!

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Posted 12 February 2009 - 02:18 PM

Omg!! Jun Matsumoto and Yui Aragaki!! I can't wait~

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 02:01 AM

ooh i love both of them!
cant wait to see this

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 02:20 AM

When I heard about this, I SPAZZED SO MUCH.
I totally love Aragaki Yui and MatsuJun. I can not wait for this (:

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 02:23 AM

Woow, Hopefully this one will be good since I've been always enjoy Jun's dramas..

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 05:49 AM

This is interesting since I'm Filipino ^^
Can't wait to watch this.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 10:24 AM

i cant help laughing. but this is really interesting. i cant wait to see this drama when it comes out in april. its something different for matsujun to play a role like that - a half filipino/japanese man.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 10:40 AM

Lol at people only wanting to watch just because Jun plays a half filipino "I'm filipino lol so I will watch"
jeez who cares if he's playing half anything?

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 04:17 PM

omg finally another matsujun drama!
AND from the screenwriters of hana yori dango
perfect maatchhhh <3

and half-filipino, that's sort of random! i guess he could pull off that look though haha

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 04:46 PM

whoohoo! matsujun drama.. i miss seeing aragaki too, so this is quite a treat.

I was actually impressed with the screenwriting in HYD2. HYD made it a challenge to write the second season. Still, Takuma retained the essence of the manga while bringing something fresh to the adaptation. I can't wait to see how he'll write this story. The synopsis sounds interesting already.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 05:05 PM

I will look forward to this new drama!

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 01:21 PM

Way to go, Jun! I'm so proud of him.

I think it is an interesting topic as some half-filipinos or other "halfs" get discriminated a lot. There were even talks one time among parents to set up schools just for those kids because some half-filipino kids get bullied. I think it is really astonishing. Haven't been around Japan lately so I don't know about the status-- maybe the situation has improved

My ex co-worker, who was a Filipino, was able to talk to Arashi before. That's because the manager (or the stylist? I forgot exactly) of the boy band happens to be a Filipino and a close friend of hers.

I will ask her to get some ideas about the new project.

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 10:34 PM

Aside from love story, I bet there will be a racial discrimination on the half-Filipinos in this series. This is a very serious drama.

It's nice to see Jun and Gakky pairing up!

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Posted 16 February 2009 - 03:19 PM

maybe Gakky's role will be similar to Park Eun Hye's in SILENCE (2006 series w/ Vic Zhou).

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Posted 16 February 2009 - 07:39 PM

Omgsh! I can't wait! I've always enjoyed Matsujun's dramas. <333

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Posted 17 February 2009 - 01:05 AM

I like Matsujun and I enjoy his dramas do far~
The storyline doesnt really appeal to me but since it's Takayuki Takuma/Mikio Satake and Matsujun.. I will give this a try when it comes out.