Title: バンビーノ!
Title (romaji): Bambino!
Episodes: 11
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: Spring 2007
Theme song: We can make it! by Arashi
A drama adaptation of a popular comic written by Sekiya Tetsuji. After a year of
working at a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Ban Shogo (Matsumoto Jun), an
enthusiastic, cocky young college student from Fukuoka, comes to Tokyo to
perfect his cooking skills as a chef in Italian cuisine. He discovers he has
much to learn and has to continually prove himself to the very competitive,
quick and efficient staff at the upscale Italian restaurant. -- DramaWiki
I have to admit that I was really looking forward to watching Bambino! since I love cooking Italian food. A few years ago I watched a Korean drama about Italian cooking (spaghetti mainly) and I really liked that drama (can't remember what it's called now...). I also really liked Oishii Proposal which was about a chef in an Italian restaurant.
However, I was left extremely disappointed after just the first episode and really struggled to finish off this dorama. The storyline was ok, nothing that really stood out but nothing that would deter me either. In fact, when I read the synopsis, I was interested enough to want to watch the dorama. The factor that really ruined this whole show for me was Matsumoto Jun. Judging from this show alone, he really can't act to save his life! It has really put me off watching any other show that he stars in. He was just so over the top in portraying the character that it starts to grate on your nerves. I would have thought that Ban's character is one that the viewer would still love despite his flaws (over-confidence, selfish, arrogant, etc) but Matusmoto really pushed this character into overbearing mode. By the end of it, I was so glad that I would never meet Ban again. And instead of thinking the future possibilities Ban could have, I was instead left thinking things like, "does he think he's good enough to go to Italy?" "he doesn't deserve to go to Italy when he's only spent a short time in the kitchen of Baccanele" and other negative impressions. I also really didn't like Ban's girlfriend Eri (Fukiishi Kazue) and found her a really annoying presence in the dorama. I was glad when Ban left her behind in Fukuoka, and when she turned up later in Tokyo, I was relieved that she was only there for a short period and will be gone again soon.
Other than that, what saved this show from being a total write-off and what still got me to watch this show to the end was the other characters. I thought Katori (Sato Ryuta) was really intimidating and I would be scared off working with someone like him! I also loved the trio of Miyuki (Uchida Yuki), Yonamine (Kitamura Kazuki) and Kuwabara (Sasaki Kuranosuke) who are hilarious together! Especially Yonamine who has such a lovable character even though he does come across as a bit of an oddball to me. Karina was great as Asuka, who was such a strong independent person in a workplace full of males, but still had a soft, caring side that reminded others that she is still a woman.
Overall, I found that this dorama is a waste of time and I shouldn't have bothered to watch this in the first place. 2/5 because the other characters made the show that much bearable. I'm really disappointed that Matsumoto Jun won a best actor award for this. Really... I just don't understand....
However, I was left extremely disappointed after just the first episode and really struggled to finish off this dorama. The storyline was ok, nothing that really stood out but nothing that would deter me either. In fact, when I read the synopsis, I was interested enough to want to watch the dorama. The factor that really ruined this whole show for me was Matsumoto Jun. Judging from this show alone, he really can't act to save his life! It has really put me off watching any other show that he stars in. He was just so over the top in portraying the character that it starts to grate on your nerves. I would have thought that Ban's character is one that the viewer would still love despite his flaws (over-confidence, selfish, arrogant, etc) but Matusmoto really pushed this character into overbearing mode. By the end of it, I was so glad that I would never meet Ban again. And instead of thinking the future possibilities Ban could have, I was instead left thinking things like, "does he think he's good enough to go to Italy?" "he doesn't deserve to go to Italy when he's only spent a short time in the kitchen of Baccanele" and other negative impressions. I also really didn't like Ban's girlfriend Eri (Fukiishi Kazue) and found her a really annoying presence in the dorama. I was glad when Ban left her behind in Fukuoka, and when she turned up later in Tokyo, I was relieved that she was only there for a short period and will be gone again soon.
Other than that, what saved this show from being a total write-off and what still got me to watch this show to the end was the other characters. I thought Katori (Sato Ryuta) was really intimidating and I would be scared off working with someone like him! I also loved the trio of Miyuki (Uchida Yuki), Yonamine (Kitamura Kazuki) and Kuwabara (Sasaki Kuranosuke) who are hilarious together! Especially Yonamine who has such a lovable character even though he does come across as a bit of an oddball to me. Karina was great as Asuka, who was such a strong independent person in a workplace full of males, but still had a soft, caring side that reminded others that she is still a woman.
Overall, I found that this dorama is a waste of time and I shouldn't have bothered to watch this in the first place. 2/5 because the other characters made the show that much bearable. I'm really disappointed that Matsumoto Jun won a best actor award for this. Really... I just don't understand....
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