Nodame Cantabile

A recommendation Japanese drama to all the music lovers ( non-music lovers too ), presenting..... " Nodame Cantabile ".

Synopsis of the entire drama :

Based on the hit comic book by Tomoko Ninomiya, this is a fun-filled quirky romantic story of 2 very opposite people.
Megumi Noda, or “Nodame” is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a kindergarten teacher, she prefers playing by ear rather than reading the music score. She is messy and disorganized, takes baths several days apart and loves to eat, sometimes stealing her friend’s lunchbox when it is filled with delicacies.
Shinichi Chiaki, is Momogaoka’s top student. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and has secret ambitions to become a conductor. An arrogant multi-lingual perfectionist who once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy, he feels mired in Japan because of a childhood phobia.
They meet by accident. Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame’s unusual qualities. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Because of Nodame, Chiaki transfers into the Conductor Division, leads a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.

Ueno Juri as Nodame

Tamaki Hiroshi as Chiaki. ( oooo... suki! )

Well, as describe above, throughout the entire drama music lovers are able to enjoy the finest piece of most of the famous classical music range from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 14, Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven Symphony No 9, Mozart Sonata for two pianos, Rachmaninoff's piano Concerto, Chopin's - Inpromptu to Brahms's Symphony No1. Now I realy want to watch an ochestra at least once where you can really enjoy and feel those musics. Yeap, I might not know anything about instruments or what but that doesn't mean I won't know how to appreciate those master piece alrite? Even during my drama marathon this morning, certain music that were played did make me feel something... something that I can't describe in words and ( dunno whether to be ashame or what ) I cried. yea.. Somehow, I just feel it as though they are trying to convey happiness or sadness through musics. Probably that's how people like Beethoven, Chopin and Mozart convey their message, expressed their feelings in every touch of their fingers in their master piece.