Kalen Anzai cast as Ayu in the drama adaptation of "M 愛すべき人がいて"

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I thinks it was really fun, actually.

I was really surprised about how much charisma Kalen had on camera...So far the text didn't give Ayu much of a personality, but I really liked having Kalen on screen, lol. She also wasn't bad acting and unlike the show promo, she didn't give me the same feeling her PVs

Really? I thought she was really stiff! I'll give her the benefit of the doubt in that the script isn't that great and maybe ayu really was that stiff back in the day but I can't excuse her lack of stage presence. If she's going to be playing ayu accurately, she really needs to bring it in that department. But again, maybe ayu was stiff performing live back then, too. I'm still excited to see more, though!

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Really? I thought she was really stiff! I'll give her the benefit of the doubt in that the script isn't that great and maybe ayu really was that stiff back in the day but I can't excuse her lack of stage presence. If she's going to be playing ayu accurately, she really needs to bring it in that department. But again, maybe ayu was stiff performing live back then, too. I'm still excited to see more, though!

Yeah, she is stiff and had like no stage presence xD But I did find she has a nice video presence. I just wish she was written better.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

Really? I thought she was really stiff! I'll give her the benefit of the doubt in that the script isn't that great and maybe ayu really was that stiff back in the day but I can't excuse her lack of stage presence. If she's going to be playing ayu accurately, she really needs to bring it in that department. But again, maybe ayu was stiff performing live back then, too. I'm still excited to see more, though!

I agree. I didn't think she was charismatic at all. A lot does come down to the script though. Like that scene where she first meets Max, her charisma is supposed to be catching his eye, but the delivery of her lines is just so stiff and stilted like she were literally reading off a script page.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

I agree. I didn't think she was charismatic at all. A lot does come down to the script though. Like that scene where she first meets Max, her charisma is supposed to be catching his eye, but the delivery of her lines is just so stiff and stilted like she were literally reading off a script page.

I don't think the point in there was much her charisma as it was her nerve. Still, the script take her several places and I have a hard time finding the line that connect all of them as a character. An experiencet actor would have fixed a lot of that by themselves, but experienced actor she is not lol. I don't hold that against her because this wans't meant for an experienced actor in the first place.

I did like her presence... In the sense I wasn't bored or uninterester when the story was focusing on her, what would be like the worst possibility ever for this kind of production...

Now, considering her live performances and she playing Ayu on stage, I would say this is the aspect she suffers the most. Ayu is a hell of a performer, and even when she wasn't ready, she was always able to connect with her audience and put emotion on her singing... 2 stuff this girl surely can't do as successfully.