It's All About the Looks
It's All About the Looks | |
人は見た目が100パーセント (Hito wa Mitame ga Hyaku Pāsento) | |
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Genre | Comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiromi Okubo |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Be Love KCDX |
Magazine | Be Love |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | December 14, 2013 – June 1, 2017 |
Volumes | 5 |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Produced by |
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Written by | Tomoko Aizawa |
Music by | Taku Takahashi |
Studio | Fuji TV Division 1 Center |
Original network | |
Original run | April 13, 2017 – June 15, 2017 |
Episodes | 10 |
It's All About the Looks (Japanese: 人は見た目が100パーセント, Hepburn: Hito wa Mitame ga Hyaku Pāsento, lit. "Appearance Matters 100% to a Person"), also titled Woman's All About the Looks,[2] is a Japanese manga series by Hiromi Okubo . It's All About the Looks was serialized in the josei manga magazine Be Love from December 14, 2013 to June 1, 2017. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 13 to June 15, 2017.
Plot
[edit]Jun Jonouchi, Seira Sato, and Mitsuko Maeda are three scientists who work as researchers at a paper company. Having been out of touch with fashion, the three women form the research group JSM (an acronym of their names) to study and try out modern fashion trends with varying degrees of success.[3] Each chapter is centered on a modern fashion or beauty trend that the three women attempt.
Characters
[edit]- Jun Jonouchi (城之内 純, Jōnouchi Jun)
- Portrayed by: Mirei Kiritani[3]
- Jonouchi a 30-year-old woman. She is described as a plain-looking woman who has never dated in her life.[3]
- Mitsuko Maeda (前田 満子, Maeda Mitsuko)
- Portrayed by: Asami Mizukawa[4]
- Maeda is a 40-year-old woman with an outdated fashion sense.[4]
- Seira Sato (佐藤 聖良, Satō Seira)
- Portrayed by: Chiemi Blouson[5]
- Sato is a 25-year-old woman who researches fashion to understand why she is unpopular, in spite of people of her body type being able to be fashionable. However, she would rather spend money on delicious food instead of clothes.[5]
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]It's All About the Looks is written and illustrated by Hiromi Okubo . It is serialized in the josei manga magazine Be Love from December 14, 2013 (2014 issue no. 1)[1] to June 1, 2017 (2017 issue no. 12).[6] The chapters were later released in five bound volumes by Kodansha under the Be Love KCDX imprint.[2]
In addition to the manga's serialization in Be Love, Okubo also drew a short comic where the characters research skincare that was published in the September 2015 issue of the fashion magazine Voce.[7]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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1 | July 11, 2014[8] | 978-4063770285 | |
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2 | January 13, 2015[9] | 978-4063771121 | |
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3 | September 11, 2015[10] | 978-4063773057 | |
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4 | February 12, 2016[11] | 978-4063774245 | |
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5 | June 13, 2017[12] | 978-4063932157 | |
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Television drama
[edit]A live-action television series adaptation, re-imagined as a romantic comedy,[13] was announced on January 25, 2017, and ran from April 13, 2017 to June 15, 2017 on Fuji TV at 10 PM.[3] The drama starred Mirei Kiritani as Jonouchi.[3] Asami Mizukawa was cast as Maeda in February 2017,[4] followed by Chiemi Blouson in March 2017 in her acting debut.[5] Kiritani and Mizukawa stated in an interview with Fuji TV that they were excited to play characters with interests and backgrounds different from their own.[13] Regarding Kiritani's casting, Hiromi Okubo, the original creator, tweeted that she was looking forward to seeing Kiritani wear a lab coat.[3]
Series regulars, consisting of original characters created for the drama, include Rika Adachi as Kasumi Kishine,[14] Sae Okazaki as Miyu Morimura,[14] Atsushi Tsutsumishita from the comedy duo Impulse as Motoki Misawa,[15] Ryo Narita as a beautician,[16] and Gekidan Exile member Keita Machida as Takuma Maruo.[17] The theme song is "Joshi Modoki" by JY.[18]
The scene of Jonouchi walking down a runway was filmed at the Tokyo Girls Collection 2017 Spring/Summer show.[19][20][21] To promote the television drama, Blouson performed her "career woman" comedy routine with Narita and Machida at the same event, with Narita and Machida taking place of the comedy duo Brillian (who had performed as her backing group for the routine).[22] The members of Brillian also make a cameo appearance in the drama.[23]
No. | Title [24] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Japan viewership rating [25] |
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1 | "Bad at Love and Beauty!! An Unfeminine Woman Falls in Love?!" Transliteration: "Koi mo Biyū mo Nigate!! Joshi Modoki ga Koi o Suru!?" (Japanese: 恋も美容も苦手!!女子モドキが恋をする!?) | Hiroaki Matsuyama | Tomoko Aizawa | April 13, 2017 | 9.5%[26] |
2 | "A Great Reversal on Love and Life!! Now, a Transformation!?" Transliteration: "Koi to Jinsei no Daigyakuten!! Iza Henshin!?" (Japanese: 恋と人生の大逆転!!いざ変身!?) | Hiroaki Matsuyama | Tomoko Aizawa | April 20, 2017 | 6.4% |
3 | "A Night Alone With You!! An Unfeminine Woman's Struggle" Transliteration: "Futarikiri no Yoru!! Joshi Modoki Funtō" (Japanese: 二人きりの夜!!女子モドキ奮闘) | Junsuke Shinada | Tomoko Aizawa | April 27, 2017 | 6.0% |
4 | "Feelings That Can't Stop: A Life-threatening Love" Transliteration: "Mou Tomaranai Omoi: Inochigake no Koi" (Japanese: もう止まらない想い 命懸けの恋) | Junsuke Shinada | Tomoko Aizawa | May 4, 2017 | 5.5% |
5 | "Good Luck Will Come to Positive Women!!" Transliteration: "Pojitibu Joshi ni wa Fukuraitaru!!" (Japanese: ポジティブ女子には福来たる!!) | Hiroaki Matsuyama | Tomoko Aizawa | May 11, 2017 | 6.5% |
6 | "Crawl Up from Adversity!!" Transliteration: "Gyakkyō kara Haiagare!!" (Japanese: 逆境から這い上がれ!!) | Kōzō Nagayama | Tomoko Aizawa | May 18, 2017 | 6.4% |
7 | "A Miraculous Sudden Approach in a Night Alone With You!" Transliteration: "Futarikiri no Yoru no Kiseki no Kyū Sekkin!!" (Japanese: 二人きりの夜に奇跡の急接近!!) | Junsuke Shinada | Tomoko Aizawa | May 25, 2017 | 5.6% |
8 | "A Destined Couple!! Finally, a True Kiss" Transliteration: "Unmei no Futari!! Tsui ni, Shinjitsu no Kisu" (Japanese: 運命の二人!!遂に、真実のキス) | Hiroaki Matsuyama | Tomoko Aizawa | June 1, 2017 | 5.8% |
9 | "A Destined Couple!! You've Gotten Ahold of Happiness, Unfeminine Woman!!" Transliteration: "Unmei no Futari!! Shiawase o Tsukanda, Joshi Modoki!!" (Japanese: 運命の二人!!幸せを掴んだ、女子モドキ!!) | Junsuke Shinada | Tomoko Aizawa | June 8, 2017 | 5.7% |
10 | "Love?! Friendship?! The Final Choice and Decision" Transliteration: "Ren'ai!? Yūjō!? Saigo no Sentaku to Ketsudan" (Japanese: 恋愛!?友情!?最後の選択と決断) | Hiroaki Matsuyama | Tomoko Aizawa | June 15, 2017 | 6.1% |
See also
[edit]- Setsuyaku Rock – Japanese manga series written by the same author
References
[edit]- ^ a b "つけまつ毛や柄パン…研究者の女性が美を研究するコメディ" [False eyelashes and patterned pants... a comedy where female researchers study beauty]. Natalie (in Japanese). December 14, 2013. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "人は見た目が100パーセント(1)" [It's All About the Looks, vol. 1]. Kodansha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "桐谷美玲、女子力ゼロのリケジョに 4月ドラマ『人は見た目が100パーセント』主演" [Mirei Kiritani stars as a female researcher with zero femininity in the drama It's All About the Looks airing in April]. Oricon (in Japanese). January 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "水川あさみ、桐谷美玲と連ドラ初共演 女子力ゼロのリケジョ役に「面白味」" [Asami Mizukawa co-stars in serial drama with Mirei Kiritani, as a female researcher with zero femininity and "hilarious fashion taste"]. Oricon (in Japanese). February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "ブルゾンちえみが女優デビュー 桐谷美玲と共演「誠心誠意、頑張ります」" [Chiemi Blouson makes acting debut, co-stars with Mirei Kiritani: "I'll work hard with all my heart"]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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- ^ "美容マンガ「人は見た目が100パーセント」VoCEスキンケア特集に登場" [Fashion manga It's All About the Looks appears in a special feature about skincare in Voce]. Natalie (in Japanese). July 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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- ^ a b "足立梨花&岡崎紗絵が"ステキ女子"役 "女子力ゼロ"桐谷美玲にアドバイス" [Rika Adachi and Sae Okazaki to play roles of "wonderful girls", give advice to "unfeminine" Mirei Kiritani]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "インパルス堤下『人は見た目が100パーセント』にレギュラー出演" [Impulse's Tsutsumishita appears as a regular in It's All About the Looks]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "「人は見た目が100パーセント」に成田凌が出演、イケメンの売れっ子美容師役で" [Ryo Narita appears in It's All About the Looks as a good-looking popular beautician]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "ドラマ「人は見た目が100パーセント」劇団EXILE・町田啓太が初の理系男子に" [Keita Machida from Gekidan Exile turns into a male researcher for the first time in the drama It's All About the Looks]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 16, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "JY、桐谷美玲主演の連ドラ主題歌担当 「女子モドキ」への応援歌" [JY in charge of the theme song for serial drama starring Mirei Kiritani, "Joshi Modoki" sends a song of support]. Oricon (in Japanese). April 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "桐谷美玲:めがね×地味ファッションでおどおどランウエー? TGCで主演ドラマ撮影" [Mirei Kiritani: Timidly going down the runway in glasses and plain fashion? Filming of a drama she's starring in at the Tokyo Girls Collection]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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- ^ "桐谷美玲ら「人は見た目が100パーセント」キャスト、TGCステージ後を直撃!ブルゾンちえみの"嘆き"に総ツッコミ?<TGC2017 S/S>". Model Press (in Japanese). March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "【TGC2017SS】ブルゾンちえみが初ランウェイ、成田凌らと「with B」結成" [(Tokyo Girls Collection 2017 Spring/Summer) Chiemi Blouson on her first runway, joined by Ryo Narita and others as "With B"]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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External links
[edit]- Official website of the TV drama (in Japanese)