Malaysians in their mid 20s (or elder) might remember a popular Japanese drama in the late 80s about a Japanese girl and her volleyball story, with all those funny and flashy techniques.
[Image courtesy of Joyo.com]
The J-Drama is “Moero Attack,” not sure if it’s using the same title in Malaysia when it was showed last time; I remember the show was in translated in Malay.
Frankly I can’t recall much of the storyline or the face of the leading cast; but somehow I think of the TV series once in a while. Perhaps it’s the time when me and my 2 sister were doing the same thing, watching the TV, which didn’t happen too often because of the huge age gap and different of interest.
Back to Moero Attack, the drama was made much earlier before it was shown in Malaysia. The leading character was played by Araki Yumiko whom was around 20 years of age when the series was made; she’s around 46 by now.
The last public appearance Yumiko made should be an invitation from CCTV in 2004, where she was invited to visit China, where Moero Attack was quite a hit back then as well.
Some trivia… most of the actress were 150cm-160cm in heights, very much shorter than average volleyball players. When the drama was filmed, the net was actually lowered a couple of feets, and the volleyball court was smaller than standard size.
November 9th, 2006 at 5:16 pm
Wow … haha … I remember this series. I remember she had this spinning attack which was real powerful.
November 9th, 2006 at 6:16 pm
I remember this series too
November 10th, 2006 at 12:39 am
Haha was this series the one that inspired the singaporean volleyball show that starred Chen Xiu Huan??did you watch the singapore one b4 also??haaha gosh it was during my childhood
November 10th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Not too bad, someone did indeed remember the series lol.
Joshy.. never seen the Singapore remake. Chen Xiu Huan?? Who’s that? Pretty or not :p
November 11th, 2006 at 7:56 am
hehe she is pretty larrr
lookie here
plus woah haha there is youtube video of the show i told you she acted in.
and the videos by the same author has the opening themes of quite a lot of SBC serials lehh..so memorable
November 11th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Ermm.. time flies.
November 12th, 2006 at 1:30 am
hahaha of course larr..look at the hairstyles back then and now…totally different siaaa
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:43 am
i remember this drama too because i like it so much when i was child. so i wonder if anyone publised any cd for this drama.
November 22nd, 2006 at 7:17 pm
mimi… lol another one. Ermm there must be some places online that have this drama in CDs… let me know if you seriously want it, I’ll try to find it for you.
November 23rd, 2006 at 11:21 am
Oh!! I love this series so much! I still remember this series was played on RTM in 1989, when I was in Darjah 1.. But I missed watching the final episode, and I can’t remember why… I hope RTM will play this series again..
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:40 pm
wow salina… you actually remember which year it was. As said I can’t remember most of the stories; I think the ending was that the leading actress joined the Olympic team and flew to the Olympic…
Nah, don’t think RTM will play this series again, it’s too old and probably not attracting much interest compared to those Korean melodrama nowadays.
December 7th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
I still remember how popular this drama was. I also still remember some techniques that they used in their match. One of the popular technique was ‘Piring Terbang” “Summersault Berpusing” and some other more…Really miss this drama and hopefully RTM will play this drama again…
December 8th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Nah… I doubt RTM will be showing it again.
December 8th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
because of this drama, i was actively represent my city in volleyball competition. Hahaha..really funny, i really adore this game until now.(just watching, no more play)..I also hope to watch it again.
December 9th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
lol Catz… so you can do some somersault or not?
December 11th, 2006 at 1:07 am
Hai…erm…Moero Attack!!!really like this series…i’ve even taped the final episode…but…now i feel like to watch it again…from d very begining…but…where can i get it??anyone???please help me…
December 11th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Hamu… sorry can’t help, you can try to buy online though.
December 13th, 2006 at 1:09 am
Owh really Jee???how much is it anyway???huhu…4 ur info, i’m still a student…hm…how bout downloading from the net???do u have any idea???
p/s: actually i’ve neva bought anything from the net…so…dunno the prosedure n all…
December 13th, 2006 at 11:03 am
Hamu… I am not sure about the price nor the availability. Sorry I am not a fan of downloading stuffs, can’t help either.
On serious note, just forget about the series, it’s already 30+ years old. It’s ok to think about it once in a while, but don’t be obsess with it ok?
December 13th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
Hahaha…Ok la…Just wonderinglah Jee…Neva mind…By the way…Thanks 4 d advice…Muahaha…
December 18th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Wah I also remember this series when it was shown in Singapore. And as a side note, there is also a japanese series on tennis!!
December 19th, 2006 at 9:21 am
I guess Moero attacked lots of Asian countries
Japanese love to make sport series… basketball, car racing, ice hockey and even ping-pong.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
kalau ada stesen tv yang akan siarkan rancangan ni i jamin mesti ramai2 profesional seperti doktor.engineer atau i sendri scientist yang akan memberi sokongan..memang best this cerita.. i ingat lagi masa tue..huahuahua.. tv3 or any private tv station take advantage to siar this cerita.. mesti boleh kaut rating penonton paling ramai.
March 6th, 2007 at 1:29 am
aril… kena email kat stesen TV dan minta siaran semula… tapi jangan jangan disiarkan pada masa petang, nanti semua profesional sedang kerja… tiada orang nak tengok.
March 12th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
woi!aku minat giler citer ni!sapa ada lirik lagu dia r?
March 12th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
mandom… lirik Japanese ke? sorry tak tau… drama ni sudah lama, masa tengok masih budak kecil.
March 28th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I’m Singaporean, and i loved Moero Attack. The Singaporean version sucked. a total rip off. and totally uninteresting.
March 28th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Naz… it’s not easy to do a remake. Honestly the series gave good memories to a lot of us… but even if we have the chance to watch the original Japanese series again, it might not be as interesting as it used to be… we all grow more mature over the years, we might see things differently.
May 8th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Any idea does it have vcd and dvd of this drama? i’m been looking for so long.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Winter99… never seen it in the Malaysia market; doubt that it’s available in Singapore as well.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
thank u. really hope to watch this drama again.
May 8th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
there are another drama on two girl learning gymnastics in school. but i can’t remember wat the name of the drama.
May 9th, 2007 at 11:46 am
No idea about the gymnastic one…
June 25th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
demo-e-ma nagata
torunn dukkede
kanasyiminga.. hideshiminga..
Chun jaguh bola tampar
kumpulan Baifushi
mencari ibu
nama Mariko
Chun, Yogia, Kapten!!
Bercita-cita sampai ke olimpik
Sayang gugur seorang
Yogia tempat tersayang
Tinggallah Chun dan Kapten
Semoga……… Berjayaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
to all the Japs out there, i know i murdered your language, i spell it the way i pronounce it. And please forgive my 17 years old memory.. I think we sang it that way, but dont know whether it’s the correct pronunciation in Jap or not. heheheh..
July 31st, 2007 at 1:42 pm
chun…!
I remember this movie series…it wuz shown in 1990.
I am a Japanese mixed n that’s y so many of my schoolmates called me ‘Chun” inspired by this moero attack last time…
I don’t even remember how she looked like…(?)
hopefully our tv station in Malaysia will show ‘Moero Attack’ again…
July 31st, 2007 at 1:44 pm
chun…!
I remember this movie series…it wuz shown in 1990. CONFIRMED 1990!
I am a Japanese mixed n that’s y so many of my schoolmates called me ‘Chun” inspired by this moero attack last time…
I don’t even remember how she looked like…(?)
hopefully our tv station in Malaysia will show ‘Moero Attack’ again…
July 31st, 2007 at 3:36 pm
gLaMprInCeZz… you must be quite popular in school back then.
As mentioned in my post, I can’t remember how she looks like, nor most part of the stories as well.
August 15th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
summersault berpusing!!!
pukulan tanpa bayang!!
Chun!!!
September 7th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
OMG!!!
I was searching high & low on the net anything related to this series, just because I forgot the name of the Movie. The only thing that I remember is the name of the team “Bai Fu Shi”..and the leading actress named “Chun”….I couldn’t find any until I type in the keyword “80s japanese volleyball tv series”…and there..!!! Yes the title was Meoro Attach. I remember watching it every 5.30 pm on RTM 1…I followed every episode right from the start until….I missed the final espisode (How could Me !!!!)
Anyway…I think I was in form 2 that time, and I was in afternoon session. I remember forcing our maid to record the series so that I can watch it when I came back from school…hehehhehe
“summersault berpusing!!!”…my oh my…
September 7th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Jenny… it’s amazing what search engine can do these days
September 16th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
plz siarkan blk cerita nie..sumersoult berpusing…
chorus :
chun,yojia,kapten
bercita2 ke olimpik dunia
syg gugur seorang
yojia tempat tersyg
tinggallah chun sendiri
yojia dah pergi…
tinggallah chun sendiri
semoga berjaya
November 9th, 2007 at 10:23 am
summersault berpusing!!!!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
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” it might not be as interesting as it used to be… we all grow more mature over the years, we might see things differently.”
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but we still can tell our child that this is what we watched during our school 18 years ago..
November 26th, 2007 at 2:46 am
Very “autah” moves especially TEPISAN AJAIB and SOMERSAULT…..hahahahahah - from the perspective of a volleyball fan myself :p
January 13th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
HI GUys, It would be fantastic and great if TV3 or TV9 or Channel8 could show this drama again…
I love the action and the story line…
I still remember most of the techniques’ name…
Tamparan berpusing
Piring Terbing
Summersault berpusing
Tamparan berputar
Tepisan ajaib
Spike Berpusing
and all the pusing-pusing techniques….Looks cool eventough very autah in real…..
February 8th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I masih ingat drama ini yang disiarkan era 90-an, dan sekarang saya masih mencari-cari drama ini sekiranya ada jual di pasaran.
February 13th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
yess i have that Moero Attack on VHS but i allready made cd
February 29th, 2008 at 2:29 am
yosh…!!! akhirnya jumpa jugak ruangan utk discuss citer ni!! dh lama cari citer ni!… best sgt2…. RTM yg siarkan masa tu!…..
ingat lg… slalu tgk ngan kakak saya…… saya masa tu tak sekolah lagi… tapi dh bole faham dah citer2 kat TV…. kakak saya selalu ponteng sekolah semata-mata nak tgk citer ni……… best sgt!!…
sampai sekarang carik citer ni…..’Moero Attack’ dgn ‘Rin Hanikoma’ (if i’m not mistaken)…. tajuk citer dia…. both citer ni, saya carik sampai sekarang…… hopefully dapat tgk citer ni lagi…….
February 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i remember watching a japanese drama when i was little. it was about a white guy married to a japanese girl and the cultural struggle he faces. one scene that i remembered until now was when he used the small japanese pillow that you use for your neck as “bantal peluk.” his japanese wife had to pry it away from him because she didn’t want her mother to see it. but after the wife left, he went back to use the pillow as “bantal peluk.”
does anybody remember that drama? or better yet the title of it. i’ve been trying to look for it for ages now.
March 15th, 2008 at 10:31 am
i remember cite 2… camana nak cari vcd or vdv dia yee… boleh tolong tak….
May 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
HEY! They show like 4 in a row of this series (dubbed in Mandarin) on late night channel 14 in Shanghai! I got addicted to it, I love it! Thanks for posting about it…
xoxo
May 30th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Thanks for the note Julia… many would wish that they have the chance to see it again, but I don’t think we have many China’s readers here.
July 12th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Cite ni mmg best, tak igt thn bila disiarkan tp masa tu I still budak lg. Kalo sape2 ada tjumpa dvd ke, boleh share dgn I
Yg I igt pasal cite ni:
1)Hero tu maknye dah mati dan mak dia jg player volleyball yg ada skill sommersault spike tu. tak silap, ending cite ni hero tu dpt mewarisi skill mak dia tuh.
2)Kalo setiap kali iklan, mesti ada tunjukkan gambar hero tu dengan kaki kat atas, kepala kat bwh
3)Ada satu team (kire mcm musuh ketatla) yg playernye adik-beradik kembar. dia pny spike mautnye “Tamparan berpusing” - bola tu akn jadi dua biji
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
aku pun mau tiru style dorang spike..
power wooo…cun ka nama heroin dia tu..
aku mau tanya lagi, ada tak sape2 yg ingat drama jepun, Ninja?
nama hero, sasuka, Jin, Bancang?
best giler woo..pakai pisau kontot jak..sapa2 ada add movie ni…tell me ya…caw
July 24th, 2008 at 1:58 am
aku sanggup kadang2 ponteng sekolah agama sbelah ptg semata nak tgk cite ni ngan “suria perkasa hitam” masa kecik2 dulu la time tu darjah 2 kot
lama gila x tgk cite ni, ni teringat balik sbb aku search video dier kat Youtube…… kalau x lupa habis ngan cite yg best nih he he
August 15th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
saya suka drama jepun meoro attack,time sekolah dulu..boleh ponteng sekolah agama..ataupun masuk lewat sikit gara2 piring terbang diorang harap2 rtm siarkan balik citer ni..kami pasti bukan kanak2 aje suka..mak2 budak2punsuka..please rtm
August 18th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I’ve been watching it too in shanghai!! Its fantastic. I really want to find the DVD because i only started watching it on tv two weeks ago and i don’t know the beginning of the story. I’d like to know if anyone has found it on DVD in shanghai…