For those who liked and missed the "Galieo" drama, you may like this new mystery/ suspense- detective series which is currently airing under NTV (official link). Apparently, the show's selling point is its mysteries are based on difficult real-life cases.
Airing on every Wednesday, the drama titled "Kiina" (キイナ) aka "Impossible Crime Investigator ", revolves round a female investigator named Haruse Kiina, who solved cases based on the combination of intuitions, exceptional photographic memory, meticulous observations and analytical character. The sole member of "Beppan" in her department, she was soon joined by a reluctant 2nd member, Yamazaki Takeru - an passionate and ernest newcomer who aspired to be an outstanding detective. (Beppan is a special department which solely specialise in solving mysterious cases which are deem unsolveable by the "normal" police unit)
The series starts off with Takeru disagreeing with Kiina who seemingly tries to solve case based on her emotions, rather than via scientific methods. However, we prob shall see that slowly changing. (This is my assumption here based on finishing ep one)
The rest of the police department does not seem to value Kiina's weird methods and contributions very much, brushing off any statements of hers, though they do acknowledged the fact that she has high ability to solve improbable cases. (Typical male ego or gender discrimation at play here?)
Anycase, the stories seemed interesting. While Galieo is outright a firm believer that everything can be explained by science, Kiina character is much different though she still solve the cases via orthodox channels. The only difference is she is contrastingly a more emotive person believing in hocus pocus such as horoscope and the unexplainable, which contradicts the very core characteristics of a detective characteristic which is to be rational and logical. Also, while Galileo scribbles away his confounding fomula, Kiina sits in the library to "scan" through books in search for a logical and valid answers to mysteries she was solving. She has a penchant for sweets and rubbing her as she ponders over something she is stuck with :) In here, she also has her ex-bf to help her with some scientific facts.
I have watched a few episodes and as far, and not bad. It doesnt have a gripping pace like Triangle but I think it is pretty interesting because accompanying the cases, the storyline contained little tibits with real cases/facts which are stranger than friction.
The drama is up to ep 06 currently but the subs is up to episode 04 (at time of blogging).
Kiina OST Theme Song
Change the World
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2 comments:
I enjoyed Galileo and am also enjoying this series. I like this actress and her quirky character. Especially her penchance for sweets.
Ooo! I'm glad someone else likes this too! Yeah she is pretty likeable in her quirky but not silly manner. However, I still prefer Galileo more at the present. It would be awesome if these 2 can work together! ha!
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