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INTEREST: NHK Drama Massan Casting Network's 1st Morning Drama Foreign Lead




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Dimlos



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:55 pm Reply with quote
I wonder if they'll get someone that is actually capable of acting. In general, Japanese acting feels pretty underwhelming because of their overreliance on using popular singers or models, but the non-Japanese actors that they cast are generally abysmal even compared to them.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:27 am Reply with quote
Dimlos wrote:

In general, Japanese acting feels pretty underwhelming because of their overreliance on using popular singers or models,


That's 'cause it seems all their J-pop celebrities try their hand at singing or modeling at some point. Can't just be one it has to be the other too. Laughing
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:06 pm Reply with quote
So the question is: will the foreign lead be non-Asian? If the foreign lead is a K-pop star, I wouldn't be surprised since this is becoming more common like this for example and this one.
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hyojodoji



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:05 pm Reply with quote
mdo7 wrote:
So the question is: will the foreign lead be non-Asian? If the foreign lead is a K-pop star, I wouldn't be surprised since this is becoming more common like this for example and this one.

The wife of Taketsuru Masataka was a Caucasian (Scotswoman Jessie Roberta 'Rita' Cowan). Not a Korean.
American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, whose grandmother is Scotswoman, is cast in the role of the wife of Kameyama Masaharu in the TV drama. Kameyama Masaharu is a character in the TV drama who is modelled on Taketsuru Masataka.
　
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140304-00000311-oric-ent
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/14/american-actor-charlotte-kate-fox-mother-japanese-whisky
　
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:22 pm Reply with quote
hyojodoji wrote:
mdo7 wrote:
So the question is: will the foreign lead be non-Asian? If the foreign lead is a K-pop star, I wouldn't be surprised since this is becoming more common like this for example and this one.

The wife of Taketsuru Masataka was a Caucasian (Scotswoman Jessie Roberta 'Rita' Cowan). Not a Korean.
American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, whose grandmother is Scotswoman, is cast in the role of the wife of Kameyama Masaharu in the TV drama. Kameyama Masaharu is a character in the TV drama who is modelled on Taketsuru Masataka.
　
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140304-00000311-oric-ent
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/14/american-actor-charlotte-kate-fox-mother-japanese-whisky
　


Yeah I just found about it from NHK website.
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