So on my quest to find a drama to watch, I downloaded four possible choices:
Kisarazu Cat's Eye,
Stand Up!!,
The Vineyard Man, and
TRICK.
I watched one episode of
Kisarazu Cat's Eye, and quite enjoyed it. It is filled with actors I already know (Okada from V6! Sho from Arashi! TakaC! Masa from
IWGP! [yes, I know that's not his real name] Takeru from
Atadan! [also not his real name, but whatevs] Narimiya Hiroki!), so that makes life easier in general. I'm also highly amused by it all.
I skimmed
The Vineyard Man, and I already know I'll like it. I just, apparently, really need a shorter drama right now. But OMG is Yoon Eun Hye adorbs.
I tried
TRICK, but the copy I found is just bad quality. Either I'll have to suck it up, or find a better copy. Either way, it's not happening now.
And then I watched
Stand Up!!. I've known about it for awhile, but never got around to watching it (I almost always watch strong romances, which is why some things, even if they're good, or classic, get pushed aside). Now it has two of my favorite jdrama actors in the world in it: Shun and Yamapi. Lisa always tried to get me to watch it by bringing that fact up time and again (what can I say, I'm easy... give me pretty pretty boys, and I'm good). Course Pi was only 16 in this, but who's counting? (And I'm only 16 months older than him)
Anyway, I'm enjoying it. I'm only on episode 3 (I'm currently on a strange Inuyasha fanfic binge which is dividing my time... Anyone know any good stories?), but it's pretty epic so far. I'm amused by how they're all such dorks. Like Pi's a train otaku, Shun can't talk to girls without comparing them to his soccer ball, Hiroki wants to see panties all the time, and Nino's just a geek. AND PI'S TEETH! *cries*
I know that the swastika is a Buddhist symbol. I lived in Asia for 4 months, I saw it a lot. But still, every time I see it I get that nervous laugh you get when someone says something really inappropriate, but you can't say anything... Yeah. Oh, swastika... why you gotta mess me up?

Also, DORKS