Yr/TV Stn: 2011/FujiTV
Cast:
Nishijima Hidetoshi ~ Namiki Kohei
Kim Tae Hee ~ Han Yuna
Kaname Jun ~ Hashizume Kazuya
Sasaki Kuranosuke ~ Takanabe Yamato
Taecyeon ~ Teson
Synopsis: (edited from Dramawiki)
So close and yet so far away...An inconspicuous body guard Namiki Kohei is assigned to be a body guard for a mega Korean super star, Han Yuna. Kohei is less than ordinary, a single man almost 40 and working part time at a security company. Despite his kind and attractive looks, he is surrounded by people who boss him around with unreasonable demands. He keeps a dream to himself, a desire to someday become an astronomer and find his very own star. He justifies not being able to fulfill this dream to lack of funds and issues with his family. Han Yuna, on the other hand, while having a perfect face and body, loves to eat junk food. She also has a kind heart for helping others in need. While every aspect of her life may seem like a girl's dream come true, she feels a certain solitude being in the entertainment industry. As Kohei and Han Yuna come closer and closer to each other, they become an inseparable couple, discovering true love...
Why should you watch?
This is Kim Tae Hee's first full length Japanese drama, plus one of my favourite Japanese actor Nishijima.If you like 2PM's Taecyeon...then this is a must watch. His performance was better than I expected. Kim Tae Hee's acting quite convincing, but listening to her Japanese lines made her sound a little unnatural. However, I still respect her for acting in Japanese.
Why you should not watch?
The plot is standard and cliched. We already know what wld happen to a superstar-bodyguard love story when rumours are flying everywhere. There would always be a hero, in this case, Takanabe, but he would never get the female lead's love.
Nishijima's performance was not his best, perhaps the character does not suits him. Or maybe I was too used to see Nishijima is more serious roles. His chemistry with Kim Tae Hee was okay, but not great. Anyway the drama was too short for them to build up the chemistry.
