WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Kono Subarashiki Sekai is a life swapping feel good show for the suburban housewife. Instead of your girl next door swapping lives with princess, an ordinary housewife played by Wakamura Mayumi is hired to stand in for very famous actress Wakana Kinuyo and do an apology press conference when said actress escapes overseas after a scandal.
This show is about a housewife living out a dream life. Sawamura Ikki is the husband of the actress who seems to be a hanger-on and has suspicious motives. The comedy is watching all the staff trying to help Wakamura Mayumi succeed while she does things that the normal Wakana Kinuyo would not. Of course the question is how long can she pretend to be a famous actress and will she become a different person the more she becomes the role?
WHAT IS GOOD?
+ The cast is excellent. So many of my favourites from Sawamura Ikki to Kimura Yoshino to Nishimura Masahiko.
+ You can't go wrong with a fish out of water story plus it is about an ordinary person trying to inhabit the life of a supposedly bad person.
+ I have to mention so good to see Sakai Masaaki in episode 3. The moment I was singing Wasuremono from his jdorama Muri na Renai.
+ I can see the seeds of many storylines being planted throughout the 3 episodes so it will be interesting to see what the writer has in store.
WHAT IS NOT GOOD?
- I really dislike this soft lighting thing they keep doing to Wakamura Mayumi's face. It weird lighting really bothers me and supports my theory that lighting in non-WOWOW shows are decided by makeup and skincare companies and not by the people shooting a story.
SUMMARY
Jdorama fansub map says no one is subbing. I got Japanese subs from Jptv but I could not be stuffed retiming them since the show is pretty easy to understand. A decently watchable feel good show with a good veteran cast. Watch it if you like the veteran actors and if the concept sounds fun to you.
Edit: Thanks to anon, subs for pointing out that subs are available at subscene.
EN subs available for 2 eps so far at subscene.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review
Michael
@Anon: Thanks for pointing out subs at subscene!
ReplyDeletehi mike! jptv is back online? where?
ReplyDeletelooks like an interesting show... maybe my wife would try it
@dgundam: I am referring to jptv.club a private torrent tracker. Let me know if your wife likes it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this review, and thanks to Anon for pointing to the subs... the first episode of this was good.
ReplyDeleteIf it isn't on your radar yet: Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta is a good slice-of-life drama from the spring season.