Buzzer Beat
Posted 2009-09-26 (Sat) 17:43 under TV
I started watching the Japanese drama series Buzzer Beat this week. It’s about Naoki (played by Tomohisa “Yamapi” Yamashita) who is a professional basket ball player, who is having problems believing in himself. He meets Riko (played by Keiko Kitagawa, whom I love) who wants to become a professional violinist.
Buzzer Beat is a nice “believe in yourself”-drama that strikes a chord with me. It’s emotional, but also light-hearted at times. I suppose it will become more romantic as the story progresses. I’ve only watched three episodes (out of 11) so far.
Credit: screencaps from birdofpray09.livejournal.com
2009-09-27 (Sun) 02:51
It sounds pretty interesting. Is the series in english subs and do you watch it online?
2009-09-27 (Sun) 13:49
I downloaded it from d-addicts.com (it’s available both in HD and standard). There they also have English fansubs that you can download.
It’s probably available through some streaming video sites too, but I don’t know which.
I’ve watched a few more episodes now and it’s only getting better
One thing I forgot to mention in the post was that this is absolutely not a typical sports drama where the story is only about “let’s win the championship”. It’s more about the characters.
2009-09-27 (Sun) 14:56
every drama yamapi acts in is awesome ;P
that’s why he’s my favorite actor~
i find buzzer beat pretty good but honestly the other dramas he starred in were much better. so this is not really one of my favorites~
2009-09-27 (Sun) 16:48
I haven’t watched any of his other dramas. If they’re as good, or even better, than Buzzer Beat, I’ll have to watch them when I’m done with this one.
2009-09-29 (Tue) 13:53
* spoiler alert *
I watched the finale last night and it was a bit anti-climactic in a way. It felt more like an epilogue than anything else.
Very good drama though.
Did anyone else react to how much of the story they give away in the opening credits?
* spoiler alert end *