Hi Minna,

It isn't very often that a gal japanese dorama fan can admire a female actress and idolize her *hehe* (or maybe it's just me). I'm a fan of Fukakyon and most recently, Shibasaki Kou aka RUI!! Noticed that there isn't any thread started for her under Japanese artistes yet and I feel she deserves it. RUI-lovers!! Feel free to chat about her here, post her pics, latest updates etc. I'd really appreciate it.





<Some of my own sharing>

Basically my first "encounter" with Shibasaki Kou in dorama is in [Yume no California]. I'm a big fan of Doumoto Tsuyoshi and her character really captivated me. Then I realised she starred earlier in [Battle Royale] too.. and I saw her in [Good Luck] and currently I'm watching another two of her doramas [Dr. Koto- Shinryoujyou] and [Love Quotient]. Also saw her in the MTV of [Tsuki no Shizuku], theme song of [Yomigaeri] and was utterly impressed by her voice and look. Personally feel that there's this quality about her that's very typical of a certain character in Japanese plots. I can't really put it in words but something like the girl with the dark past, the cold and distant character that's actually really one with a warm personality etc. And there's some aura about her that really makes me exclaim from the bottom of my heart: COOL!!! Yea, she's that cool. For some reason or another, she also reminds me of Bao3 Sheng1 Wu3 or Hosho Mai.

Most recently, she has been a big name in Japan and hitting it big in commercials, fashion magazine spreads like Nonno and cosmetics like Fasio and Kose etc.

>JDorama.com Profile
http://jdorama.com/artiste_1373.htm

>Shibasaki Kou Official Site
http://www.stardust.co.jp/rooms/kou/

I'm a girl too...but most of my idol is girls......
One of them is shibasaki kou too. She acted in psycho doctor, LxIxVxE too, as guest.
My first encounter of her is in Battle Royale, bought it cos curious about her....saw her in lots of magazines, get hooked bcos of the drama Good Luck. I watched most of the drama listed in her profile, except Sora kara and Let's Go.

I think she looks cool in GLuck, Dr koto, kawaii in Yume Califronia, Renai hensachi, psycho doc too, "cruel" in BRoyale.
But i love cool looks more.......looking forward to see her movie, Go.

Yeah, nothing wrong with idolising the same-gender artistes.

I've only seen Kou in BR and Good Luck but I'm not hooked on her. She's a fine actress though.

Aki,
she's one of my fav. actresses for sure~~ like u.. saw her 1st in 'Yume no California'.. then 'Sora kara'.. then 'Good Luck'.. after which got really impressed with her songs from 'Yomigaeri'.. she's really very beautiful to me~~ the most recent CMs i caught was the series of SONY MD Walkman with Odagiri Joe... really very nice CMs...

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the most recent CMs i caught was the series of SONY MD Walkman with Odagiri Joe... really very nice CMs...

i see that ad in what's in mag..at 1st i didnt recognize that it's her..
i seen her for the 1st time in love quotient,
and then goodluck, and then BR and then doctorpsycho...
...she's my female idol beside koyuki...

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That guy is Odagiri Joe???!
Sorry cos i never watch any of his drama bfor....curious about him, since lots of ppl talking about him...
Those cms were nice, but too short i think.

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the most recent CMs i caught was the series of SONY MD Walkman with Odagiri Joe... really very nice CMs...

Know anywhere I can download those CMs?

If anyone's interested, I can scan this pic I have of her from Kose ad and also upload/ do screen captures from the [Moon no Shizuku] PV.

This one? Some music special that I have has that commercial in it. I can cut it out and send it to you if you want.

I think this CM got 5 version......i downloaded from
http://www.kotieauk.net/index_r1.htm

she is so pretty
i like her so much after i just finished good luck in 2 days
hahah
i cant find much information abt her in the net
i wanted to find her photo,wallpaper and many more
can anyone tell me where to get??

Shibasaki Kou is hot!

Her "ice queen" demeanor is what makes her so hot, yet mysterious!

We'll be seeing a lot more of her in years to come!

And I wouldn't mind that!!!!









(Unless she turns out like........... ummmmmm....... never mind!)

J/K "H.R. fans"!

hi aki,

i liked her too... one of my fav female japanese artist

i watched br, good luck and of course yume no california... and i think still got elicpse... em... she is a talented artist and i loved her voice... she has really enchanted vocals!!!

i do believe i kept on saying this in random posts, SHIBASAKI KOU IS AWESOME! I recently came from Tokyo and saw ads all over with her, and i especially like the one where she has cornrows and is advertising for Sony Street Style Headphones. She's also on the covers of many current fashion mags, which i had to buy only because of her. She's having a new single this January, so watch out for it, and i saw the trailer for her new movie with Tsutsumi Shinichi, a new horror movie about Keitai, kinda like the korean horror with Ha Ji won called Phone. Anybody interested in seeing the advertisements i collected, her CD Singles that i bought, and the flyer for the new Horror movie just contact me!

atheon wrote:

I think this CM got 5 version......i downloaded from http://www.kotieauk.net/index_r1.htm

Managed to download Mystery(Sony SoundGate) and Red Story(Sony MD Walkman) CMs from the site. If you want to, can try to watch the promo and the other CMs from http://www.walkman.sony.co.jp/html/campaign/20031030/tvcm.html
Not very clear though.

Atheon, do you have the clips for Silver Story, Blue Story and the making of the CMs?

tuannguyenkhoa, i m interested on those things...how can i contact u?
she is really so pretty!!
just bought Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi...
i tot she is the main actress....duh...she act little bit only...
anyone have her wallpaper??
contact me pls...my icq# is 164919188
remember to tell me u r Kou Shibasaki Fans ooo
=)
which drama of her shld i watch??

hi hang,

i first know her through yume no california and found that she is great inside... and of course not to miss is good luck... she is compatiable with takuya on screen

my AIM is tuannguyenkhoa, or my e-mail is [email protected]

hi Kris, do u have icq or any others? so we can chat thru easily...hehe
erm...i just finish disc 3 of Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi
the series abit bored...and she is not much in the screen...
yaya... good luck is a very nice series...
i will go get yume no california in these few days...
did she act much in the series?
kinda mad on her laaa
last time i mad on kyoko fukada =)

She's the female lead.....along with kyoko kuninaka.
Her role is totally different with the one in Good Luck...
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hi hang,

nope at the time being...

oh sora kara furu... em... this drama is really moody and dark story... but one interesting place is that the story plot is really unexpected, i finished it up though...

yah agree that gd luck is great... i liked her in it...

sure, in yume she is liked a inferior girl who tried to walk out from the past darkness together with her two frens, doumoto tsuyoshi and kyoko kuninaka.

so u still like kyoko fukada? whats that annoying u? i quite like kyoko acting but as for character wise... em... *sorry to all kyoko fans*