Code Blue

I primarily watched this because of Yamashita Tomohisa because the plot sounded like a typical doctor drama. CB is like the American "Grey's Anatomy" and TVB's "Always Ready" mixed together but a lot shorter and obviously, Japanese. The characters reminded me a lot of the characters on "Grey's Anatomy" while the concept of using a helicopter reminded me of "Always Ready"; however, I haven't seen "Always Ready" yet. CB is just an okay drama to me since I have seen too many doctor dramas that the doctor genre is getting repetitive to me since each episode is always about saving people.

Yamashita Tomohisa: He's the Cristina Yang/Meredith Grey/Derek Shepherd of CB since he's the best intern and is on par with some of the doctors (Meredith Grey, Cristina Yang, and Derek Shepherd are really good doctors). He appears cold and only wants to treat people to sharpen his skills (Cristina Yang), has a Grandmother that has Alzheimer’s (Meredith Grey), and is extremely good-looking (Derek Shepherd).

Yamashita Tomohisa doesn't look too good in here because of his ugly, permed hair. His acting is also not that great in here compared to his other dramas since I expected something more. 4****

Aragaki Yui: She's the Izzie Stevens/Meredith Grey of CB since her "kindness" gets the better of herself (Izzie Stevens) and she has hesitations/doubts (Meredith Grey).

I found Aragaki Yui's character to be really annoying and not likeable at all which is surprising because she is the lead actress and her role was written to be nice, but I found her to be unrealistic. Her hair is also extremely annoying and she likes to widen her eyes a lot. 3***

Toda Erika: She's the Cristina Yang/Izzie Stevens of CB because she also seems cold and sarcastic (Cristina Yang). She also wants a life outside of work and has hair like Izzie Stevens.

I'm starting to like Toda Erika a lot since her looks and acting has gotten a lot better since "Hana Yori Dango II" and "Liar Game". Her character can be mean but it's realistic. 4****

Asari Yosuke: He's the George O'Malley/Alex Karev of CB because he's the worst of the interns and not that attractive (George O'Malley). He is also really arrogant and stupid (Alex Karev).

Asari Yosuke was likeable in the beginning since he was like George O'Malley but as the drama progressed, he became more like Alex Karev and became not as likeable. Although, I did sort of felt pity for his character for not being able to ride the helicopter until the very end though. 3***

Higa Manami: She's the Cristina Yang/Miranda Bailey/George O'Malley of CB since she's cold but a very good nurse (Cristina Yang). She also "teaches" some of the interns (Miranda Bailey) and she is a nurse because she couldn't become a doctor (George O'Malley).

I like her character even though she isn't perfect since she is the most human-like character in here. 4****

Couplings: There were barely any romance in here so nobody really hooked up with anybody but it seemed like/hinted that if this drama was longer, Aragaki Yui and Higa Manami would have fallen for Yamashita Tomohisa with Yamashita Tomohisa probably falling for Aragaki Yui. Higa Manami seemed like to have a crush on Yamashita Tomohisa but she did meet up with her ex-boyfriend near the end so it's questionable. Asari Yosuke probably would have either fallen for Aragaki Yui or Toda Erika. However, if it was up to me, I would like Yamashita Tomohisa to be a couple with Toda Erika but Yamashita Tomohisa and Higa Manami is not bad either.

Ending themesong by Mr.Children: 5*****

Rating: 3*** There's going to be a special in 2009 so I'll watch it to see how CB really ends.