Watched this jap drama, Attention Please for the past few days. is a 2006 production and the story is about a rocker becoming a cabin attendant aka air stewardesses.. nice story.. think is muct be a very popular drama cos it has 2 specials for this drama, and specially fly to honolulu, in 2007 and a recently one in sydney.. like this comedy drama alot!! funny and i learnt alot form the show.. can see how japanese really take pride in their job!! and how to leant form your mistakes and how to cherish the friendship.. and make me nearly teared for some scenes.. being a cabin attendant is really not an easy job.. can see how strict their training is.. like best the epi when they have thier last OJT (on job training) flight when they saved a fainted passengenr.. make me nearly cry.. cos make me so touched, dunno why.. haha.. and when Youko sing happy birthday song to a 1 yr old passenger and this calmed down everyone in the plane when the plane have some problem tt delayed the flight. im feel touched for no reason oso.. haha
highly recommend this drama!! and i think Ueto Aya plays her role really well..
Synopsis
The dorama focuses on the character of Misaki Yoko, a typical country girl. Yoko loses her mother at a young age and she was raised amongst her four elder brothers. For this reason Yoko enjoys the company of males over females ever since she was a young child. Thus it comes as no surprise that Yoko’s attitude lacks any delicacy and is extremely brash. During her high school years Yoko joins a band and becomes their vocalist. Overall Misaki Yoko is an irresponsible tomboy, who thinks that becoming an adult is troublesome and boring. Her only problem is how to find a way to confess to her crush, Tsukasa.
However when she finishes high school, she realizes she needs to find a job and that’s when her real problems start. Yoko only wants to sing with her band and has no idea on what she would like to do in the future. Yet when Tsukasa jokingly mentions that he would like to see Yoko in a cabin attendant uniform, Yoko is convinced that it is the path she must take in order to obtain Tsukasa’s heart. On a whim, she decides to become a cabin attendant, without considering the consequences. Thus Yoko travels to Tokyo and applies to work with the company JAL. Oddly enough they hire her and this is when her misadventures begin.Ex-rock singer Misaki Yoko is the most unlikely candidate to become a cabin attendant. Her tomboyish attitude, along with her loud and overconfident character are a disastrous combination for a cabin attendant. Everybody knows this and thus it is no surprise that most of her co-workers are reluctant to accept or befriend Yoko. Thus Yoko seems to make more enemies than friends! The rest of the staff and the instructors find Yoko a shocking and unwanted addition. However what they did not know was that Misaki Yoko hated losing and was a fighter…
Ueto Aya as Misaki Yoko
Misaki Yoko is the protagonist of this dorama. At first, Yoko is a rather obnoxious character, who seems to be extremely accident prone and unable to be responsible for anything in her life. She decides to become a cabin attendant on a whim and accepts to go and live with a stranger in an apartment without a second thought. When she starts her training classes, Yoko seems to end driving everyone crazy and the rest of the class in chaos. An all female environment is something foreign for Yoko and she lacks the feminine characteristics, which are so vital for a cabin attendant.However Yoko slowly starts fitting in with the rest of the class, to a certain extent and also starts gaining a lot of friends and allies who support her. Yoko starts understanding the meaning of being a cabin attendant and decides to work hard to achieve her aim.
The dorama is extremely uplifting and the atmosphere gives off a positive aura. Despite the fact that Misaki Yoko applies to become a cabin attendant for the wrong reasons, she gradually starts to learn what it really means to be a cabin attendant and grows to appreciate the meaning of being one. Aya Ueto manages to come out with a stunning performance and portrays Yoko’s tomboyish character extremely well.
My only gripe was that Yoko and Shouta’s relationship seemed to lead to nowhere, after the dorama had built their relationships slowly and hinted in so many ways that they both had feelings for each other. It made their relationship seem stagnant that Yoko and Shouta never got past their friendship and became an actual couple. Thus the ending was kind of dry and disappointing to me.
This is a story about a young irresponsible female who grows up to be responsible and a talented cabin attendant. It also shows that if someone puts their heart into something, they can really change and become whatever they want. The eleven episodes portray how hard cabin attendants work, and it made me appreciate their dedication.
Misaki Yoko is the protagonist of this dorama. At first, Yoko is a rather obnoxious character, who seems to be extremely accident prone and unable to be responsible for anything in her life. She decides to become a cabin attendant on a whim and accepts to go and live with a stranger in an apartment without a second thought. When she starts her training classes, Yoko seems to end driving everyone crazy and the rest of the class in chaos. An all female environment is something foreign for Yoko and she lacks the feminine characteristics, which are so vital for a cabin attendant.However Yoko slowly starts fitting in with the rest of the class, to a certain extent and also starts gaining a lot of friends and allies who support her. Yoko starts understanding the meaning of being a cabin attendant and decides to work hard to achieve her aim.
