Monday, November 17, 2008

Attention Please


I've finished the drama series, Attention Please (アテンションプリーズ ) for over two weeks, but I've been busy and the Internet here isn't really reliable. It's a comedy starring Ueto Aya, Nishikido Ryo, Maya Miki, Aibu Saki, and Uehara Misa. It basically follows a young lady that was once in a punk band who wishes to become a flight attendent because the guy she likes said that he like girls in uniform (or something like that). The full summary is:



Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko (Ueto Aya) was raised amongst
three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates
dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she enjoyed the company of boys over
girls. She starts a band with four of her boy friends and becomes the lead
singer. Then one day, one of the members of the band, Tsukasa, gets a job at a
bank in Tokyo. Due to Tsukasa leaving town, the band breaks up and though Yoko
finds herself lonely, she puts on a strong act in front of Tsukasa. She can't
tell Tsukasa how she truly feels for him. On the day Tsukasa leaves for Tokyo,
Yoko goes along with the band members to the airport to see him off. The guys
get excited when they see some cabin crew ladies and Yoko has no idea why. She
reminds them that even she can wear a uniform, but the guys only make fun of
her. That's when Tsukasa tells Yoko he wonders what she'd look like dressed in
uniform. This is when Yoko decides she wants to work as a Cabin Attendant.

It's pretty funny (I mean, we've all seen the flight attendents before if you've been in an airplane) and her personality is totally out there whereas she needs to be reserved in that profession. It just follows her through the entire training (and a little afterwards) with a sprinkling of romance (I mean it - it barely goes into it). After watching it, I feel like I know more of what flight attendents have to go through in order to be qualified enough to get in the air. It's rather interesting. I recommend it. :)

I watched it from Veoh and it's 11 episodes long plus a special.

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