KEKKON DEKINAI OTOKO
(The Man Who Can't Get Married)
Every Tuesday @ 10pm on Fuji TV

Starring: Abe Hiroshi(Kuwano Shinsuke), Natsukawa Yui(Hayasaka Natsumi), Kuninaka Ryoko, Tsukamoto Takashi, Omi Toshinori, Sakura, Miura Rieko, Takachi Noboru, Kusabue Mitsuko, Takashima Reiko

Abe Hiroshi plays an architect Kuwano Shunsuke who is unable to get married although he is past the 40-mark. When he meets a doctor Hayasaka Natsumi (Natsukawa Yui) and falls for someone seriously for the first time, he starts to change.

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credit: Fuji TV/KTV/WIKI

Oh by the way it started showing yesterday in Japan and it's RAW file has already been up in daddicts..here's the link: Kekkon Dekinai Otoko RAW

I hope it gets sub soon

the first episode for this dorama is 20.2%.....it's a good start.....i hope next episode will do better......

pretty good first episode

abe hiroshi is probably one of the best actors.. and he is one of the few who don't look so fruity in the Japanese industry.

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Orion wrote:

the first episode for this dorama is 20.2%.....it's a good start.....i hope next episode will do better......

Really, 20.2%? SUGOI I hope they maintain that

By the way, is it a funny series? I haven't watched it yet

It looks interesting. And knowing that Abe Hiroshi is in it, this should be good.
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

It looks interesting. And knowing that Abe Hiroshi is in it, this should be good.

Yeah he's a great actor and somehow manages to play so many different kinds of roles effortlessly! His comic ability will definitely make this drama an immensely entertaining one.

From Japan Times:

Model-turned-actor Hiroshi Abe is the perfect person to play the title character in Fuji TV's summertime drama series "Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (The Man Who Couldn't Marry)" (Tuesday, 10:15 p.m.).

Abe's classic good looks contrast starkly with his comic awkwardness, making him one of those rare hybrids: the dreamy leading man who can succeed as a character actor.

Here he plays Shinsuke, a successful architect with a streak of eccentricity.

His fussy attention to detail makes him an unsatisfactory mate, and he decided a long time ago that romantic love was a pointless undertaking. However, after he turns 40 he starts to change his mind.

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In episode two, which airs this week, Shinsuke comes down with a stomach ailment and decides to consult a doctor friend, but it turns out his friend is not working at the hospital that day and instead he gets a female physician named Natsumi (Yui Natsukawa), who, following treatment, warns him to cut down on his meat consumption. The suggestion offends the dedicated carnivore, and he rushes right out for some Korean barbecue.

jade_frost wrote:

Yeah he's a great actor and somehow manages to play so many different kinds of roles effortlessly! His comic ability will definitely make this drama an immensely entertaining one.

Agreed. I like how he delivers those hilarious roles and at the same time does some serious acting as well. Overall, I enjoyed watching his dramas
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KDO's ratings so far..20.2%_14.4%_15.9%

I've watched ep1&2..Abe really never fails to make me laugh but at the same time I feel sorry for his character

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Agreed. I like how he delivers those hilarious roles and at the same time does some serious acting as well. Overall, I enjoyed watching his dramas

this one looks interesting, and the tv ratings are ok...i don't know what is considered acceptable and as a good rating....maybe 20% and over?

qilver wrote:

this one looks interesting, and the tv ratings are ok...i don't know what is considered acceptable and as a good rating....maybe 20% and over?

I only saw episode 1, and it's really good. The ratings dropped at the second episode, but raised again in the 3rd, so it means that people in Japan must be enjoying watching this drama.
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

I only saw episode 1, and it's really good. The ratings dropped at the second episode, but raised again in the 3rd, so it means that people in Japan must be enjoying watching this drama.

probably....i scanned thru the first ep, seems interesting enough to watch....
is it sub'd?, i have to check it out.

qilver wrote:

probably....i scanned thru the first ep, seems interesting enough to watch.... is it sub'd?, i have to check it out.

Uhmm, nope it's not subbed. But I heard someone will do the subbing soon.
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

Uhmm, nope it's not subbed. But I heard someone will do the subbing soon.

I can't wait for the subs!
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"Ano toki ano basho kienai kono kizuna"
so pretty...

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Uhmm, nope it's not subbed. But I heard someone will do the subbing soon.

cool.....nice
it'll be even better if they were hardsub'd, but any subs would be nice.
so thankful for the fansubbers and their efforts to subbing, timing, etc a j-drama.

usagi_on_the_moon wrote:

I can't wait for the subs!

Me too. They actually uploaded an .srt for the timing, so the only thing that we should wait for are the inputs (the subs), and it's 50% done.
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

Me too. They actually uploaded an .srt for the timing, so the only thing that we should wait for are the inputs (the subs), and it's 50% done.

cool....
i wonder how many total eps this series is going to be.

qilver wrote:

cool.....nice it'll be even better if they were hardsub'd, but any subs would be nice. so thankful for the fansubbers and their efforts to subbing, timing, etc a j-drama.

It's gonna be soft subbed. Yeah, gotta give credit for the time and effort that they give to do the subs.
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qilver wrote:

cool.... i wonder how many total eps this series is going to be.

11 episodes I think
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Saito_Hajime wrote:

11 episodes I think

i think they are up to ep3 now...
i haven't even watched the first yet...just parts of it.