"Engine"

starring Kimura Takuya 木村拓哉!
finally get to watch this dorama. it was only juz showing in Japan when i was in Hiroshima, watching it with the rest of the girls from the TV in the dining hall. but of cos, i din understand wat the show was abt then as there were no subtitles. =P


Takuya's charm is at work again! this time round, he plays the role of a car racer cum bus driver, and lives in a children's home with 12 kids. every episode there'd be some incident with a kid, and Takuya will somehow help them overcome the issue. thruout the whole dorama, i cried a lot of times! =P the show is not sad, but v touching, in the way the kids grow and learn with each incident... awww~


i totally enjoyed the dorama from the beginning till the end. cos the story is touching and well linked, Takuya is so so so SHUAI, and the children are all soooooo CUTEEE! it's already an enjoyment by itself watching these children's faces. ok here lemme present some of my fave kids:


星野美冴 (18) - 高校3年生
the eldest in the home. often take up the role of a big sister to take care of the younger ones. (this actress is also the one for Swing Girls.)

樋田春海 (16) - 高校2年生
she may be young, but already v feminine and pretty! i also like her cheerful personality portrayed.

園部葵 (7) - 小学1年生
v obedient and 懂事 lil girl. lives with her elder brother in the home cos their father was imprisoned for killing their mother. her brother had always lied to her tt their parents died in an accident. but truth is, she already knows abt it all along, and act ignorance so as not to worry her brother. awwwwww~

金村俊太 (6) - 幼稚園年長
super cute lil boy who sits beside Takuya in the dining room. altho still v small, he was v strong in standing up for himself against being adopted away, shouting out loud "僕は可哀そうじゃない！ (I am not pitiful!)"

小森七恵 (2)
was sent to the home cos her mother is onli a high sch student. i like her a lot cos she's simply too CUUTTTEEEEEEEE~~~!!!

really like this dorama a lot. think i'd give it a 4.5 stars outta 5. half a star was deducted for the not-so-pretty leading actresses. =Pp