But today I'm going to cover Celeb to Binbo Taro
One thing that I like about JDramas is that they keep familiar stories fresh. This can be seen in the show Celeb To Binbo or literally Celebrity and Poor Person. The star of the shows Attention Please and the movie Azumi Ueto Aya stars as Alice alongside co-star Crows Zero star Kamiji Yusuke as Taro. Kind hearted but poor father of three Taro tries his best when it comes to life, he cares about his family and friends very much. And even though he doesn't have much to work with or a wide range of skills, Taro is a very hard worker. Alice on the other hand is at the top of the food chain, born into wealth, Alice is a famous fashion designer that has expensive taste. I wouldn't really compare her to a Paris Hilton because Alice in this show actually runs a company instead of just partying. Taro always gets the short end of the stick finding himself in dire situations such as finding out ways of feeding his children. Alice on the other hand is one of those "I want it right now" type of people.
As fate would have it, Alice is in need of a new limo driver and Taro decides to apply. Alice hires Taro sensing something different from him. The story continues as we meet the enemies of Alice which includes past lovers and a evil Step Mother (no pun intended). Both Alice and Taro begin to fall for each other, but will the worlds of the rich and poor prevent them from being together?
Being a fan of Ueto Aya, I decided to give this show a chance. And I don't regret giving it a chance. The mixture of comedy and romance for this show is a perfect combination. Now Ueto Aya doesn't have her outgoing attitude which you saw in the show Attention Please. But she does play the role of rich celebrity to the tee. There will be times where you watch this show and you wonder if Taro will prevail, because it looks like Taro just doesn't get a break in this show. But he continues to perservere. Without divulging much, the love triangles in this show does spice it up a bit. It comes to a point where you wonder who is going to stay with who. I would suggest checking out the previews at the end for the next episode because the previews is what got me to watch more. If your debating to watch this show, check it out. You'll definitely laugh and you'll definitely shed a tear or two trying to figure out if Alice will end up with Taro.
So this show gets a thumbs up in my book. Check it out if you have time to check out 13 episodes of a show.
