My Girl

Yay! Watched the first episode of Aiba’s new drama, My Girl, today. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, since I haven’t read the manga and have never seen Aiba act in anything, but wow, it passed any expectations I might have had by far.

It was, of course, adorable. And I may have cried… a lot… especially towards the end of the episode. The part when the little girl was talking about how people tell her to forget her mom? And Aiba’s character is crying and says that he could never forget her. God, I was bawling. Other tear jerking moments included when he had tears in his eyes and was all, “But her… my daughter… it’s impossible,” and the scene where she was waiting in the rain… omg, sad.

The big, delightful surprise was Aiba’s acting. Like I said, I wasn’t sure how good he was going to be, but I thought he pulled it off pretty much perfectly. He just seemed so natural, even though that shy, uncertain character was so different from what we see of Aiba on the variety shows. Plus he pulled off the crying thing really well, unlike certain other Arashi members who do a lot of acting… (*cough*MatsuJun*cough*, even though I do love him and his dramas). Yes, I was really, really pleased with the whole thing. Even if it did make me cry a little too much for a first episode.

Can’t wait for next week!