Let me start by giving a deep apology for not posting for awhile. I'm actually not in the normal place that I would be in so I don't that access to all the resources I need to post regularly. I do have Internet but I can't listen to all the East Asian music that I want to. I'll try to post about the dramas that I watch and just update the music posts later. With that being said, I've finally pushed my way through another J Drama…..
Black Pean is a Japanese drama that aired this year. It was directed by Fukuzawa Katsuo, Tanaka Kenta, and Watase Akihiko. This drama doesn't come off like there were so four people in the director's chair… Anyway, Kaido Takeru wrote the script that was loosely based on the novel written by Ushio Kentaro. Kazunari Ninomiya,(from Idol group Arashi.) Uchino Seiyo, Koizumi Kataro, Takeuchi Ryoma, and, Aoi Wakana star as the drama's main lineup.
A mysterious doctor comes to a hospital during a period of all out war with an opposing hospital. He has the ability to perform even the hardest of surgeries but he has a personality as black as the path leading into hell. You may think that a doctor of his ability would want to help any patient in need. Well, you thought wrong. Only thing this doctor cares about is money. Oh. He also likes to tear down other doctors in the hospital. Where did this talented doctor come from? What's his motive?
Black Pean….. Ok, I have a confession to make. Is this drama called Black Bean or Black Pean? I've been watching this drama calling it "Black Bean". You know, Similar to Black Beans and Rice![INSERT ME LAUGHING] Alright. I'll stop clowning around with you guys. However, Black Be- … I mean Black Pean unfolds as a story that creates a would supported by one character. Which of course is the main character. Without this character, the world inside of the script doesn't move. Then when the story progresses while not including the main character, things never go right. I've never seen a hospital full of doctors that can NEVER complete a surgery. No doctor can finish anything by himself so they end up calling the main character for help. The doctor's in the show shouldn't even come in to the hospital because they don't do anything in the end. All the hard work falls on the mysterious main character. These doctors aren't very nice people either. I'm sure without a doubt that if the patients knew half of the events that went on when they were getting treated, They would sue the hell out of that Hospital. Sue them so bad that all of them forget what a damn Pean even is. The formula of each episode is very much the same and after being shown the main character swooping in the save the day a few times, You just wait for the same result to happen again and again. This isn't realistic in the slightest but the dark disturbing manner in which the doctors use patient's heart surgeries as bargaining chips in a game of gambling kept my interest. All the important doctors use people's lives to further their own careers as well as making sure that their hospital becomes the top hospital. A lot of back stabbing and blackmail happens. Just to let you know. The saving grace of Black Pean is defiantly the acting. Sometimes a weak script can be made better with a good cast. This doesn't happen often but Black Pean pulls it off well. There's substance enough for the other character's to have minds of their own but the core of the story can't progress with just them. The story felt a bit weak in my opinion. Too much of the same pattern in the episodes for me.
Nino is everything in this drama. He is the actor that basically caries the whole production with his acting. His role was a new experience for his fans since he plays a doctor that has a bad attitude. Him being on screen was the most interesting thing about this drama. More so than all the shaky medical procedures that are showcased in Black Pean or the lackluster storyline. Nino's character has an interesting background….. Maybe it was only interesting because of Nino's acting. He killed every scene he was in. End of story. Takeuchi created an earnest character that will cause anyone watching to have feels but the script still wasn't good enough to let either actor's performances make the script better. The rest of the cast was excellent in their roles. I felt all of the emotions they were conveying in their acting despite the must needed corrections on the script.( I'm a fan of Kotaro too. He needs more leading roles.)
I noticed the different camera angles that were used to shoot Black Pean. Two of the scenes that I remember the most was one when the shot is setting the scene and the camera starts above then slowly moves downward to show the place being filmed. The second shot was when a dramatic event happens and the camera zooms into the action. Both of these shots were affective in order to elevate the action.
Black Pean becomes a good drama depending on your reasons for watching. If viewers were watching for Nino, then this drama could be considered a good Japanese drama. Content wise, Black Pean lacks certain components needed to be a solid drama but a talented cast, good soundtrack, and half rate scripts can lead to a high rated drama nowadays. There's way too many Medical dramas out in Korea and Japan.
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