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A N E G O.
I love this jdorama. A lot. Why? I can relate some much to its plot that it really touched me.
Anego is a Japanese word meaning older sister. Its basically the story of Naoko-chan [Ryoko Shinohara], a 32-year old office lady who have been working on Touzai Company for 10 years already.
Aside from being an OL, she's also been like the 'big sister' not only of her female co-workers in her department but also of the other female employees of their company. Their problem is her problem as well and for this, she's highly regarded by everyone. Her work etiquette is also extra-ordinary that the director of her departmen offered her to take an exam for her to advance further in her career. She's a very good senpai [senior] to her juniors. But while her career is advancing, her married life is becoming more and more impossible.
Kurosawa-kun [Jin Akanishi], a 22-year old newly graduate, has been employed by Touzai and was assigned at Naoko's department. As the story progresses, he became to be more and more acquainted with Naoko and develop a liking for her. He came to like her for what she is, without being bothered of the age difference. One night when he found her getting all sentimental in front of the sakura tree [i hope i got that right], he thought of telling her that from then on, he's gonna call him Anego.
Naoko met Sawaki-san when he saved her from being harrassed by a drunk guy on the train on her way home. Immediately, she had a crush on him only to find out that he's already married to Eriko, whom she found out she knew since she worked in the same company as her when she was still a new employee. On one occasion, Eriko was invited by their depratment's director and there, Naoko was reminded that they actually have met a long time ago. Later that day, she found out that she's the train-guy's wife.
Kato-san, Naoko's junior, has been Naoko's officemate and a good friend as well. Although she is a junior, you can say that she's the closest to Naoko that she can easily read Naoko's actions without even being told. She's single like Naoko but was having an affair with a married guy, their deparment's director.
The story tackled a lot of things. From a single woman whose age is no longer in the calendar and already on her last trip to Japanese married guys who are committing adultery against their wives. It also touches the topic of younger man-older women relationship; the fear of being alone, uncared, unloved by any other person [apart from your family] to coincidence, soulmate and fate. It even showed how Japanese women are still inferior when it comes to having a secured job. The difference on how Japanese regard marriage was also shown.
Kurosawa-kun [Jin Akanishi], a 22-year old newly graduate, has been employed by Touzai and was assigned at Naoko's department. As the story progresses, he became to be more and more acquainted with Naoko and develop a liking for her. He came to like her for what she is, without being bothered of the age difference. One night when he found her getting all sentimental in front of the sakura tree [i hope i got that right], he thought of telling her that from then on, he's gonna call him Anego.
Naoko met Sawaki-san when he saved her from being harrassed by a drunk guy on the train on her way home. Immediately, she had a crush on him only to find out that he's already married to Eriko, whom she found out she knew since she worked in the same company as her when she was still a new employee. On one occasion, Eriko was invited by their depratment's director and there, Naoko was reminded that they actually have met a long time ago. Later that day, she found out that she's the train-guy's wife.
Kato-san, Naoko's junior, has been Naoko's officemate and a good friend as well. Although she is a junior, you can say that she's the closest to Naoko that she can easily read Naoko's actions without even being told. She's single like Naoko but was having an affair with a married guy, their deparment's director.
The story tackled a lot of things. From a single woman whose age is no longer in the calendar and already on her last trip to Japanese married guys who are committing adultery against their wives. It also touches the topic of younger man-older women relationship; the fear of being alone, uncared, unloved by any other person [apart from your family] to coincidence, soulmate and fate. It even showed how Japanese women are still inferior when it comes to having a secured job. The difference on how Japanese regard marriage was also shown.
Why do I like this jdorama a lot?
Aside from it having my other 'half no.1' fave KAT-TUN member Jin [being Kame the other half no.1], you can say that i can relate a lot to the story itself.
For one I'm like the main character in a number of ways. I used to be like her. I'm like the problem-solver of most of my friends. I don't know but it seems like I am all tough that they get their strength from me. Like her, I have been 'close' to 2 guys younger than me. Like her, I'm not getting any younger. Not that I am afraid of getting old alone, it's just that, you can't help but wander what would it be like when you're in your 30s already. Ah, I know I'll still be sticking with my mom by then. Like her, I [use to] believe in soulmate and fate. Like her, I [was also] close to a married guy whose wife happens to be, toray. And like her, I look cool in the outside but really all softy inside.
On the other hand, there are also a lot of things that I am unlike her. I'm no her because definitely, I won't be having an affair with a married guy. I know how it feels to be the kid of a guy who left his family for another, thus, I won't allow other kids suffer the way me and my siblings are. The feeling of being abandoned and lied is horrible that you wanna get rid of the very thing that reminds her of you, his surname. The trust and honesty is not in this kind of guy's dictionary. Hell no to the reason that it's for our sake that he left us. A guy who had, has or will have an affair is nothing but a lier, untrustworthy, selfish, attention-seeker and psycho. There really is something wrong in the head of those kind of guys who cheats their wives. I am no her because I [seem to] have given up being the 'problem-solver' of my friends when they needed one since basically, I only got a single friend who stoof by my side all these years [you know who you are]. Unlike her, I don't have a career to be busy with. I'm just a simple, unemployed girl who's still looking for herself [until now, I know, not something to be proud of]. I am no her because I'm not really bothered whether I'll get married or not. Really. Marriage is something, shall I say, not popular in my dictionary. And I am no her because I don't have someone like Kurosawa-kun who loves me for who I am even, whether I am older or younger than him.
The story and issues it touched totally got me. I have a bestfriend, or at least that's what we think about us, whose toray wife is very similar with Eriko-chan in this drama. Really. I mean, the way she is being toray and paranoid and pretending to be nice and all, it's just totally the same. And Sawaki-san, the husband, oh! I hate him for being sweet with Naoko, making her fall for him even more, telling him about his family problems. Goodness! They're not even friends to start with but strangers! Ok, I can totally relate to Naoko being the listener of the guy whom she thought is her soulmate and stuff, but it's a little different in my case since I'm bestfriends with the guy for the longest time. Oh, and I despise guys who cheat on their wives. They should be castrated or something for crying out loud! Ok, I'm getting bitter on this one but as what I said, there's no excuse for these kind of guys. There's no fucking valid nor acceptable or understandable reason why they would do such. Whether their marriage is on the rocks or not, adultery is adultery and it's a big NO-NO!! And those women who fell, falls or will fall in love with a married guy, SHAME ON YOU! Fine! You love them or it may be you love each other, but just thinking about yourselves and not the wife and the kid/s make you deserving of a cursed life while you're living together. Ok, enough of me being bitter.
On the other hand, there are also a lot of things that I am unlike her. I'm no her because definitely, I won't be having an affair with a married guy. I know how it feels to be the kid of a guy who left his family for another, thus, I won't allow other kids suffer the way me and my siblings are. The feeling of being abandoned and lied is horrible that you wanna get rid of the very thing that reminds her of you, his surname. The trust and honesty is not in this kind of guy's dictionary. Hell no to the reason that it's for our sake that he left us. A guy who had, has or will have an affair is nothing but a lier, untrustworthy, selfish, attention-seeker and psycho. There really is something wrong in the head of those kind of guys who cheats their wives. I am no her because I [seem to] have given up being the 'problem-solver' of my friends when they needed one since basically, I only got a single friend who stoof by my side all these years [you know who you are]. Unlike her, I don't have a career to be busy with. I'm just a simple, unemployed girl who's still looking for herself [until now, I know, not something to be proud of]. I am no her because I'm not really bothered whether I'll get married or not. Really. Marriage is something, shall I say, not popular in my dictionary. And I am no her because I don't have someone like Kurosawa-kun who loves me for who I am even, whether I am older or younger than him.
The story and issues it touched totally got me. I have a bestfriend, or at least that's what we think about us, whose toray wife is very similar with Eriko-chan in this drama. Really. I mean, the way she is being toray and paranoid and pretending to be nice and all, it's just totally the same. And Sawaki-san, the husband, oh! I hate him for being sweet with Naoko, making her fall for him even more, telling him about his family problems. Goodness! They're not even friends to start with but strangers! Ok, I can totally relate to Naoko being the listener of the guy whom she thought is her soulmate and stuff, but it's a little different in my case since I'm bestfriends with the guy for the longest time. Oh, and I despise guys who cheat on their wives. They should be castrated or something for crying out loud! Ok, I'm getting bitter on this one but as what I said, there's no excuse for these kind of guys. There's no fucking valid nor acceptable or understandable reason why they would do such. Whether their marriage is on the rocks or not, adultery is adultery and it's a big NO-NO!! And those women who fell, falls or will fall in love with a married guy, SHAME ON YOU! Fine! You love them or it may be you love each other, but just thinking about yourselves and not the wife and the kid/s make you deserving of a cursed life while you're living together. Ok, enough of me being bitter.
Although the issues tackled in Anego are serious, the drama itself is no heavy drama. Light drama, ok. There are a number of cute and funny scenes. The actors were great playing their parts, although Jin looked more and more tired as the drama progressed [as you can already see the building eyebugs under his eyes].
Anego's similar, in ways, with Korea's My Name is Kim Sam Soon, but Anego touched a lot of issues that I can relate with even more making me like it more than MNKSS [although this one's funnier].
