J-Drama: Yowakutemo Katemasu
Finding a good show to watch nowadays is so much harder than churning out a GP essay (in my context). And amidst the pool of junk dramas out there, how delightful can one get when he/she managed to reap a gem from within? I can’t wait to share it here.
Starring a bunch of dash-looking high school guys and my arashi member Nino, J-drama Yowakutemo Katemasu (literal translation: Definite win despite being weak) talks about the journey of a temporary coach beefing up the skills and morale of a school baseball team. Ordinary it may sound, but what makes it so intriguing is the fact that they aim to win by wits instead of strength. Known as a prestigious school that only accepts cream of the crop, these brainy guys turned the field into an experiment ground where they set hypothesis for swinging their bats and then test on which has the highest efficiency. Hah, led by the smartypants Nino. I loved it.
Although the lack of a fairytale ending did not satisfy me in some sense (I wanted them to win so badly), looking from another perspective, it is perhaps the best way to end everyone’s anticipation. What would have been more important is that Aoshi (played by Nino) could finally walk out from the defeat he’d experienced years back, and that everyone has gained life-long knowledge while playing baseball.
Nino has a full straight 14-min uncut speech done in one take, and my jaw dropped. He’s awesome. We’re not talking about just the speech itself, but the emotions, the tears, the heartfelt moments when he did a one-by-one thank you speech to every member. As expected, an acting veteran already. Anyways, I particularly like a point that he made when he talked to one of them:
Many times we're so used to judging things before truly experiencing them, and this has inevitably cost us many important lessons that we could have gained. A gentle reminder to self that regardless of how insignificant it may seem, it has the potential to grow big, and for that, learn to face and conquer it with efficiency.
Starring a bunch of dash-looking high school guys and my arashi member Nino, J-drama Yowakutemo Katemasu (literal translation: Definite win despite being weak) talks about the journey of a temporary coach beefing up the skills and morale of a school baseball team. Ordinary it may sound, but what makes it so intriguing is the fact that they aim to win by wits instead of strength. Known as a prestigious school that only accepts cream of the crop, these brainy guys turned the field into an experiment ground where they set hypothesis for swinging their bats and then test on which has the highest efficiency. Hah, led by the smartypants Nino. I loved it.
Although the lack of a fairytale ending did not satisfy me in some sense (I wanted them to win so badly), looking from another perspective, it is perhaps the best way to end everyone’s anticipation. What would have been more important is that Aoshi (played by Nino) could finally walk out from the defeat he’d experienced years back, and that everyone has gained life-long knowledge while playing baseball.
Nino has a full straight 14-min uncut speech done in one take, and my jaw dropped. He’s awesome. We’re not talking about just the speech itself, but the emotions, the tears, the heartfelt moments when he did a one-by-one thank you speech to every member. As expected, an acting veteran already. Anyways, I particularly like a point that he made when he talked to one of them:
You are an efficient person, and you hate to waste your time on meaningless things. Don’t avoid or escape thinking that it’s redundant. If you face them with efficiency, they can also turn into meaningful things. Thus, from today onwards, if you’re ever in the same situation again, don’t avoid just because you think that it’s meaningless. Make use of your efficiency to curb it.
Many times we're so used to judging things before truly experiencing them, and this has inevitably cost us many important lessons that we could have gained. A gentle reminder to self that regardless of how insignificant it may seem, it has the potential to grow big, and for that, learn to face and conquer it with efficiency.
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