J-Drama-O-Rama: Oh! My Girl!!

4:00 PM on 02.20.2012   |   Josh Totman

Welcome back to J-Drama-O-Rama! This time around we are going to look at Oh! My Girl!!, a more light hearted drama then the others that we have watched. I'd have to say that this is like a diet soda of the drama world. It's light, fun, and means well, just like diet soda, but can still rot your teeth.

Let's just jump right on in, shall we?

Oh! My Girl!!
Year: 2008
Genre: Family, Drama, Comedy
Episodes: 9

Yamashita Kotaro (Hayami Mokomichi) is an aspiring cellphone novelist, working part-time for a publisher to pay the bills. One day his sister, who is not related by blood, stops by his place to pay him a visit. His sister is a big time actress in Japan, but Kotaro can not stand her and throws her out. Thinking it couldn't get any worse, he get a morning surprise: a six year old girl staring at him. After fully waking up, he realizes that it's Sakurai Anne (Yoshida Riko), the famous child actress. Confused at the situation, Anne explains she is there to live with him while mama is away. Who is mama? Mama is Kotaro's sister. Well, Kotaro is having none of this and tries to return her back to the agency from which she came, only to find out there is nothing he can do about it and now has to look after the spoiled little princess.

This drama was a fun change of pace from all the other types I had been watching at the time. It was light, funny, and not over the top. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was a feel-good drama, but it was pretty darn close. Now this drama by no means would be part of my Top 10 dramas, but if someone were to ask me to recommend one for a whole family to watch, I would put this one way up there.

The acting in the show seems very genuine. Everyone plays their part well, especially Yoshida Riko, the little girl. Her performance was very well done for a girl her age. All in all, the characters are solid in the show and are easy to connect with. The music in the show was almost non-existent. I actually had to go back to review some of it just to pinpoint when music was played in the background. Apparently it doesn't get in the way of show and isn't that memorable. The ending theme, on the other hand, is lovely and fits the show beautifully.  

There's not a whole lot I can think of to complain about. It pretty much stays on track for the length of the show. I can't even say that the show was too long. Nine episodes seems like the right amount for a show like this. If they tried to push the show further, then it would of dragged. Even after all that, how can I hate a show that has Chairman Kaga in it?