27 July 2008

Iyo Iyo!! At last!! After a year and half waiting for the musical stage!! Thanks to space_cafe for providing the download links!! You can watched the video at YouTube HERE.

..or download the .avi format at Space_cafe HERE.


Ah~ finally finished watching it!! Dori and RuiRui are soooo cute!! Not to mention Uehara-kun!! Now, I'm satisfied!! Oh...wait, theres a re-run of the stage!! damn...now where can I get that one?? Oh well, have to be satisfied with this one first. I'm to lazy to explain in details, so I'm just copy and paste whats the story about okay??

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Summary taken from nihonwatch

The only thing Kakeru wished for the most was to dance to his heart's content. Who knew he would get his wish fast — for a price.

The main stars of FROGS are not new to stage productions. Sakurada Doori, acting as the central character, has previously acted as Echizen Ryoma in the excessively successful Musical Prince of Tennis. His two co-actors, Aoyagi Ruito and Yanagisawa Takahiko, also acted in the same musical a year earlier than him. Uehara Takuya, though not very visible in stage productions, is a popular talent of AMUSE.

The musical's story revolves around Kakeru (Sakurada Doori) who is turned to a green frog after being depressed about losing a dance competition. His friend Teru (Yanagisawa Takahiko) is also turned to a yellow frog and both of them are inevitably trapped in a world where dancing is the life and rain is the best thing ever.

In their frantic search for the escape route back to the human world, Kakeru and Teru meets formidable allies in the forms of Amane (Aoyagi Ruito), a pink carefree frog, and his minions. Amane challenges Kakeru to dance showdowns and at the same time encourages him to stop wishing to go back to the human world. Kakeru, who is distraught with his disappointments in his own world, considers staying for life in the world of frogs.

But just as Kakeru is rediscovering his love for dancing with the help of Amane's challenges, he and Teru are confronted by Fukurou (Uehara Takuya) and his minions. They are ordered to capture the two invaders and put them to death. A fun-loving blue frog at heart, Fukurou disobeys their superior's orders and with Amane helps Kakeru and Teru to escape. There is only one way to go back to the human world after all: talking to the great god of frogs and asking his aid.

As their journey to meet the frog god and plead for his help, Kakeru undergoes a dilemma of wanting to return and not wanting to. This creates further conflicts not only among the four, but within Kakeru himself.

The essentially real human emotions of wanting to run away from life's disappointments is one of the most touching parts of the production. Kakeru represents a person who is afraid to go through the path he has chosen because of a problem he encounters. His friends, whether they encourage him to look at the same path again or pull him to a world where he could care less but without the life he has frown used to, helps him reach a conclusion where he and everyone else will achieve satisfaction.

The musical is not played only for entertainment. It imparts messages on facing life, making friends, and following dreams. FROGS, especially its end, might be a bit cheesy and childish for the older viewers, but it cannot be denied that it is one production that can be watched over and over again and can still portray lessons that touch the ones heart, stunts that tickle the senses and tongue twisters that will never be spoken the correct way no matter who tries.

Imagine being in Kakeru's shoes and landing in a world where you can do whatever you want for the rest of your life with new friends, only to be deprived of the things you had and people you had met before. Which world will you choose to be in?


...Interested?? Go watch it!! I'm gonna post later the translation of each video once I've finished translating it okay? *Its not like anybody care to watch XD*

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Posted by Aki Izzy at 4:20 AM
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Thanks for sharing this. This was my first contact with frogs and I have to admit that I enjoyed it very much.

Thanks again

By Anonymous mars, at June 21, 2009 at 6:40 AM  

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Thanks for sharing this. This was my first contact with frogs and I have to admit that I enjoyed it very much.

Thanks again
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1 Comments:

Thanks for sharing this. This was my first contact with frogs and I have to admit that I enjoyed it very much.

Thanks again

By Anonymous mars, at June 21, 2009 at 6:40 AM  

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