アンダーウェア / Atelier

Japanese web television drama developed by Fuji Television for Netflix. I found it while browsing around, I got hooked! I love that Netflix has more shows and movies that are Asian. I hope more people will see them and get the feeling that Asian dramas are awesome! I love how Kiritani Mirei is called "ugly" and unfashionable considering she is a model and always wear nice clothes..haha
The drama shows a lot of aspects of life and reminds you of a lot of thing you might go through, both men and women!
I highly recommend this drama if you have Netflix!

Title: Atelier
Japanese title: アンダーウェア (Underwear)
Release: 2015 (Japan)
Episodes: 13
Network: Fuji TV + Netflix
Airing: Netflix


Plot
Mayuko finds a job with a high-class lingerie manufacturer in Ginza. It is the story of a woman experiencing confusion, struggle and growth in a world with a new set of values different from any she has ever known, and seizing the Japanese dream. Atelier is a workplace-based coming-of-age novel drama, written to present the story of a working woman, with the setting of a glamorous world of lingerie manufacturer.

Cast
Mirei Kiritani as Mayuko Tokita
Mao Daichi as Mayumi Nanjo
Mayuko Kawakita as Yuri Kouno
Wakana Sakai as Mizuki Nishizawa
Ken Kaito as Jin Saruhashi
Maiko as Fumikaoru Iida
Masako Chiba as Reiko Tanaka
Dori Sakurada as Himeji Sousuke
Nicole Ishida as Sarikoromo Machida

A LIFE〜愛しき人〜

My new addiction is this one, I hope for A LOT of romance between Kimutaku and Yuko-chan!
I mean it has been 13 years since Pride, I hope they bring a lot for us!
The drama is totally different from Pride but it's a drama so a lot to look forward to!! I'm so excited.
So far so good!!

Title: A LIFE
Tagline: 愛しき人 / Itoshiki Hito
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Medical, romance
Episodes: TBD
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2017-Jan-15 to 2017-Mar-??
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Still Alive by B'z

Plot
When Surgeon Okita Kazuaki was a rookie doctor, he was kicked out of the hospital due to his friend's Danjo Masao plan. He left for the U.S., leaving behind his girlfriend Mifuyu. With his hard work, he became an excellent surgeon. 10 years later, he comes back to Japan by request of Mifuyu's father, who is a hospital director. Mifuyu is now married to Danjo Masao.

Cast
Kimura Takuya as Okita Kazuaki
Takeuchi Yuko as Danjo Mifuyu
Matsuyama Kenichi as Igawa Sota
Kimura Fumino as Shibata Yuki
Nanao as Sakakibara Minori
Emoto Akira as Danjo Toranosuke
Tanaka Min as Okita Isshin
Kobayashi Takashi as Sanada Takayuki
Oikawa Mitsuhiro as Hamura Keigo
Asano Tadanobu as Danjo Masao
Takenoya Saki as Danjo Rina

info @ dramawiki

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

OMG... it's less than a month to go!
I'm so excited to see this! I loved Gilmore Girls when I was younger.
One of the best series! I cannot wait!

그대와 나

I heard this one on Spotify.
I think the next Kdrama to watch shall be this one.. W.
I have heard lots about it and after seeing this MV I think it will be a great match for me.

Enjoy!

신데렐라와 네 명의 기사

We started watching this last Friday, since I have been hooked, it brings back so many memories.

I have not seen a teenage Korean drama for almost 2 years!! I even got my darling to watch it even though he hates it..haha

I like the acting part and it's very Korean! I'm so happy I decided to watch this drama :)

Title: 신데렐라와 네 명의 기사
English Title: Cinderella and four knights
Broadcast: TvN
Air time: Friday and Saturday 11 pm
Airing: August 12 – October 1, 2016
Episodes: 16


Story
Eun Ha-won is a high school student who dreams to be a teacher, but she needs money for her education. One day, she meets the Chairperson of the Kang enterprise who offers her the chance to live in his house with his three grandsons, under some conditions.

At the Sky House, she meets Kang Ji-woon, a soft hearted but lonely and wild-child rebel, Kang Hyun-min, a playboy plutocrat who does whatever he wants, Kang Seo-woo, a top singer-songwriter who is gentle and kind to Ha-won, and finally Lee Yoon-sung, the Chairman's secretary and their bodyguard.


Cast
Park So-dam as Eun Ha-won
Jung Il-woo as Kang Ji-woon
Ahn Jae-hyun as Kang Hyun-min
Lee Jung-shin as Kang Seo-woo
Choi Min as Lee Yoon-sung
Son Na-eun as Park Hye-ji
Kim Yong-gun as CEO Kang
Seo Hyun-chul as Eun Gi-sang
Choi Eun-kyung as Park Soo-kyung
Ko Bo-gyeol as Choi Yoo-na
Jo Hye-jung as Hong Ja-young

말해! 뭐해?

Here's another OST I like from the drama Descendants of the Sun.
This song is by K.Will and it's called Talk Love. Korean title is 말해! 뭐해?, which literary means Tell me, What are you up to?.

It has been a perfect song to way up to these past days ^^
It's so cheerful!

Enjoy!



Let's break it up.
말해 means "to talk".
말 means "talk/say"
해 comes from 하다 and means "to do"

It can also means, tell me or say something. it all depends on HOW you say it.

But since they put a ! after I say tell me.

뭐해 means what are you doing.
해 comes from 하다 and means "to do"
뭐 means what.

태양의 후예

I finally decided to watch this drama, and it has become quite addictive. I'm already up to date as I had a marathon the other day. I only have the remaining 3 SPs.
The ending was pretty bad, sorry but what kind of crap was that?? So much excitement until the end then that!? Well well..will see what happens.
For some reasons, I'm a bit disappointed with Song Hye Kyo's acting, I used to like her a lot but there have been way too many scenes where I'd call her acting extremely poor.
Song Joong Gi's English is almost incomprehensible, I'm sorry but I have to read the Korean subs to understand it. Also there were a few times when it got messed up, A speaking English and B Korean, at first they did not understand each other suddenly they had a conversation completely matching each other.

As for the 3 SP episodes left I think I won't be able to see the extras until I return from Asia.

Title: 태양의 후예 / Taeyangui Huye
Episodes: 16 + 3 Special Episodes
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-24 to 2016-Apr-22
Air time: Wednesday &Thursday 22:00


Plot
Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki) is the captain of the special forces. He catches a motorcycle thief with Sergeant Major Seo Dae-young (Jin Goo). The thief is injured during his capture and is sent to the hospital. Dae-young realizes his cellphone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital to retrieve his cellphone.

In the emergency room, Si-jin meets Dr. Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye-kyo) for the first time. He falls in love with her immediately. Mo-yeon mistakenly assumes Si-jin is part of thief's criminal gang. He proves to her that he is a soldier with the help of army doctor Yoon Myeong-joo (Kim Ji-won).

Si-jin and Mo-yeon begin to date, but due to their jobs, their dates don't go well. Si-jin takes an order to lead his soldiers on a peacekeeping mission to the fictional country of Uruk. Meanwhile, Mo-yeon becomes upset that she fails to become a professor due to a colleague's privileged background. When Si-jin and Mo-yeon meet again, they talk about their views on life and realise how different they are. Si-jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives and Mo-yeon, as a doctor, tries to save all lives. They say their goodbyes.

Eight months later, Mo-yeon rebuffs the sexual advances of hospital chairman Han Suk-won (Tae In-ho) and as a result is assigned to lead a medical team in Uruk. There, Si-jin and Mo-yeon meet again and fall in love again.


Cast
Main Cast
Song Joong-ki as Captain Yoo Shi Jin (aka Big Boss)
Song Hye-kyo as Doctor Kang Mo Yeon (aka Beauty)
Kim Ji-won as First Lieutenant Yoon Myung Ju
Jin Goo as Sergeant Major Seo Dae Young (aka Wolf)
Kang Shin-il as Lieutenant General Yoon (aka Yellow Tiger) (Myung Joo's father)
Onew as Lee Chi Hoon (1st year resident of Thoracic Surgery)

info@wikipedia

ラーメン大好き小泉さん

I found this drama by chance, can I say, it cannot get more Japanese than this!? ^^
I just have to follow it, I hope I can also find out more about delicious Ramen places as well as more info about what makes the food so special ^^

Title: ラーメン大好き小泉さん
Title (romaji): Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Also known as: Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles
Genre: Information drama, food
Episodes: TBD
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2015-Jun-27 start
Air time: Saturday 23:40
Theme song: Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san no Uta by Kobushi Factory

Synopsis
Koizumi, a cool, beautiful, and quiet high school student. She's actually a ramen master and looks for delicious ramen restaurants every day.

Cast
Hayami Akari as Koizumi
Miyama Karen as Osawa Yu
Furuhata Seika as Nakamura Misa
Ono Yutaka (小野ゆたか)
Tanaka Hideki (田中英樹)
Muramatsu Toshifumi

大使閣下の料理人

I finally got it!! I'm so excited, I have been excited ever since it was publish it'd be airing. However due to work and hectic lifestyle I haven't been able to look for it. However now I got it!!
I cannot wait to see it, if I know Sho-kun well, he struggled to learn how to cook. But then again we also know his real life skills ^^
The drama story is slightly different from the novel, but still I think it will be fun to watch!! ^^

Title: 大使閣下の料理人 / Taishi Kakka no Ryourinin / The Ambassador's Chef
Broadcast Network: Fuji TV
Episodes: 1
Release Date: January 3, 2015
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
In 2013, Ko Osawa (Sho Sakurai) works as sous-chef at a first-class hotel. He cooks French cuisine. His job at the hotel requires him to cook for hundreds of customers, but Ko Osawa prefers to cook for a single customer. One day, he happens to see a pamphlet inquiring about a chef available to work at a diplomat office. Ko ends up taking the job and quits his job at the hotel.
2 years later, Ko now works as the chef at the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam. Ko then takes part in a cook-off against the chef at the French Embassy.

Cast
Sho Sakurai as Ko Osawa
Ayame Gouriki as Rei Ti Ran
Koji Ookura as Seiichi Furuta
Shigeaki Kato as Satoru Eguchi
Naoto Takenaka as Shinzo Murakami
Ryoko Hirosue as Hitomi Osawa
Toshiyuki Nishida as Kazuya Kuraki

info @ asianwiki

냄새를 보는 소녀

I feel like I should watch more K-drama to improve my Korean, however it's not as easy as it seems.
But I found this drama, it will start in a few weeks and I will try to follow it. I like Shin Se Kyung so she's the reason I will watch it.
The title is kinda funny "The girl who see smells". I wonder what that really means... ^^

Title: 냄새를 보는 소녀 / The Girl Who Sees Smells
Broadcast Network: SBS
Broadcast period: April 1 - TBA
Air time: Wednesday and Thursday 21:55
Original Soundtrack: TBA

Plot
Choi Mu-gak's younger sister Eun-seol was killed in the "Bar Code" murder case. Since then, he has felt numb physically and emotionally, having lost the sense of smell and taste, and is unable to feel pain or attraction. Mu-gak becomes a detective in order to re-open the investigation into his sister's death.

Oh Cho-rim was the sole survivor among the "Bar Code" serial killer's victims. She's forgotten all her memories before the traumatic event, but gained the hyper-sensory ability to visualize smells. Cho-rim teams up with Mu-gak to catch the killer.


Main characters
Park Yoo-chun as Choi Mu-gak
Shin Se-kyung as Oh Cho-rim
Namgoong Min as Kwon Jae-hee
Yoon Jin-seo as Yeom Mi

킬미, 힐미

I have seen a lot of posts about this drama so I have gotten keen on it.
It also stars two actors I like so I have to take a look as soon as possible. I donno why it's so popular in Korea with guys with several personalities these days but... (HyunBin in the drama Hyd, Jekyll and I has two). Anyway this drama seems kinda amusing and half has already passed so I hope I can catch up!! I also need to practice my Korean so I hope this will be good.

Title: 킬미, 힐미 / Kill Me, Heal Me
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2015-Jan-07 to 2015-Mar-12
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
Original Soundtrack: Kill Me, Heal Me OST



Plot
A traumatic childhood experience causes third-generation chaebol Cha Do-hyun to have memory lapses, and his personality fractures into seven different identities. He tries to regain control over his life and is treated secretly by Oh Ri-jin, a first-year Psychiatry resident, who eventually falls in love with one of his personalities.


Cast
Main characters
Ji Sung as Cha Do-hyun - A wealthy businessman who suffers from dissociative identity disorder. Because of childhood trauma, he has six other identities.
Shin Se-gi -A bad guy who appears when Do-hyun experiences violence. He may be violent, but he never hurts children and women. Se-gi endures all of Do-hyun's pain as he is the only one who remember his memories. His first love is Oh Ri-jin.
Perry Park - 40 years-old man and bomb expert.
Ahn Yo-sub - suicidal, intelligent teenage boy and artist.
Ahn Yo-na - an extrovert and sassy teen girl who has a love for idols.
Nana- 7 years-old girl who loves teddy bears.
Mysterious X - a mysterious guy.

Hwang Jung-eum as Oh Ri-jin (Origin)
A first-year psychiatry resident who tries hard to maintain her seemingly perfect image to cover for her real personality. At first glance she looks elegant and genteel, but she is actually messy and short-tempered. Ri-jin secretly treats Do-hyun then falls in love with one of his personalities. Later it is revealed that she is not Ri-on's biological twin sister and have met with Do-hyun when they were young.

Park Seo-joon as Oh Ri-on (Orion)
He is Ri-jin's twin brother. Ri-on often gets mistaken for a goofy simpleton, but he is actually a famous mystery novelist under the pseudonym Omega who investigates about Seung Jin Family. He hides the fact that Ri-jin is not his biological twin sister and is protective of her. He also secretly harbors feeling for her.
Oh Min-seok as Cha Ki-joon
He is Do-hyun's confident and competent cousin who runs an entertainment company. Ki-joon and Do-hyun are rivals, with both competing to inherit their family's company.
Kim Yoo-ri as Han Chae-yeon
She is Do-hyun's first love and Ki-joon's fiancé, a cold and prideful woman who may or may not have something to do with his disorder.

Supporting characters
Choi Won-young as Ahn Gook, Do-hyun's Secretary

Seungjin Family
Kim Young-ae as Seo Tae-im, Chairwoman of Seungjin Group and Do-hyun's grandmother
Shim Hye-jin as Shin Hwa-ran, Do-hyun's birth mother
Ahn Nae-sang as Cha Joon-pyo, Do Hyun's birth father
Kim Il-woo as Cha Young-pyo, President of Seungjin Group and Ki-joon's father
Kim Na-woon as Yoon Ja-kyung, Ki-joon's mother
Kim Yong-gun as Cha Geon-ho, First Chairman of Seungjin Group
Myung Se-bin as Min Seo-yeon, Do-hyun's registered mother

Family of Ri-jin and Ri-on
Kim Hee-jung as Ji Soon-young, Ri-jin and Ri-on's mother
Park Jun-gyu as Oh Dae-oh, Ri-jin and Ri-on's father

Kanghan Hospital
Ko Chang-seok as Seok Ho-pil (Dr. Schofield), Do-hyun's physician and Ri-jin's professor
Lee Si-eon as Chief Park Mi-jae
Kang Bong-seong as Doctor Shin Seon-jo
Jo Chang-Geun as Doctor Kang In-gyu
Choi Hyo-eun as Nurse Joo Mi-ro

Others
Kim Hyeong-Beom as Section Chief Choi
Kim Hyun-joo as Baek Jin-sook, Chae-yeon's mother
Heo Ji-woong as Omega's publisher/editor

info @ wikipedia

하이드 지킬, 나

I'm a little behind on this one, but I'm really gonna try to watch it. It sounds like a different kind of Secret Garden and what I have read and seen on YT it looks like a lot of fun. A real drama!
I also love Hyun Bin being all crazy and I have missed him a lot so it's fun to see him on tv again!
I wonder how this is gonna end!!!

Title: 하이드 지킬, 나 (Hyde, Jekyll, and I)
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Jan-21 to 2015-Mar-26
Air time: Wednesday &Thursday 21:55


Plot
Goo Seo Jin is the director of the theme park Wonderland. Jang Ha Na works in the circus at Wonderland. Jang Ha Na falls in love with a man who has two different personalities. One of his personalities is that of Jekyll, who has a cold personality. The man's other personality is that of Hyde, who has a sweet and innocent personality.


Cast
Main Cast
Hyun Bin as Goo Seo Jin (mid 30s, Executive Director of Thema Park Wonderland) / Robin (early 30s, the other character of Seo Jin)
Han Ji Min as Jang Ha Na (mid 20s, Commandant of Wonder Circus)
Sung Joon as Yoon Tae Joo (early 30s, A Hypnotist)
Hye Ri as Min Woo Jung (early 20s, a student)

People around Goo Seo Jin
Lee Seung Joon as Kwon Young Chan (30s, Seo Jin's secretary)
Han Sang Jin as Ryu Seung Yun (mid 30s, Executive Director of Wonder Group Hotel)
Shin Eun Jung as Kang Hee Ae (A Psychiatry)
Lee Duk Hwa as Goo Myung Han (late 60s, Chairman of Wonder Group, Seo Jin's father)
Kim Do Yun as Han Joo Hee (early 60s, Hostess of Wonder Group, Seo Jin's mother)
Kwak Hee Sung as Sung Suk Won (30s, Seo Jin's security team leader)
Lee Se Na as Choi Seo Hee (mid 20s, Secretary of Wonder Group)
Lee Joon Hyuk as police officer Na (early 30s, Kangnam Police Station's officer)

People around Jang Ha Na
Lee Won Geun as Lee Eun Chang (mid 20s, stage director of Wonder Circus)
Oh Na Ra as Cha Jin Joo (late 20s, employee of circus)

People around Robin
Maeng Sang Hoon as Director Min (50s)

ウロボロス

Can I say that this drama caught my attention because of the three main actors?

The time slot is so-so I guess, but still it doesn't matter for me.

I look forward seeing this drama, my first of 2015. It's fun to see Ikuta Toma and Oguri Shun again, but if completely different roles from last time ^^

Also, to kick off the year, Arashi is making the theme song, a bit unexpected, yet I do not complain. What I have heard so far of the song I like ^^

I hope I can follow the drama along the original broadcast, we'll see what happens ^^

Title: ウロボロス (Ouroboros)
Tagline: この愛こそ、正義。 / Kono ai koso, seigi.
Episodes: TBD
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2015-Jan-16 start
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Sakura by Arashi

Synopsis
"Ouroboros" is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail - meaning infinity. Based on a popular comic, a clumsy detective and a cool gang stand up to true evil. Ikuo and Tatsuya grew up in a children's orphanage together. When their favorite teacher, Yuiko, is murdered, a policeman wearing a gold watch covers up the incident. Ikuo and Tatsuya promise each other to avenge their teacher someday. Twenty years later, Ikuo is a detective in Shinjuku second police station investigating various cases with elite detective - Mizuki, while smart and handsome Tatsuya has become one of the top members of a gang group.


Cast
Ikuta Toma as Ryuzaki Ikuo
Oguri Shun as Danno Tatsuya
Ueno Juri as Hibino Mizuki
Yoshida Yo as Tachibana Tomiko
Muro Tsuyoshi as Fukamachi Takeshi
Seino Nana as Tamura Konatasu
Takeda Kumiko as Abiko Kirino
Mitsuishi Ken as Hibino Kunihiko
Takito Kenichi as Chono Shinichi
Yoshida Kotaro as Mishima Kaoru
Nakamura Hashinosuke III as Kitagawa Kanichiro
Hirosue Ryoko as Kashiwaba Yuiko

イタズラなKiss～Love in Tokyo 2

I've watched the Taiwanese and Korean version. And of course the first season of the Japanese one.
Soon the second season begins. I still cannot believe that Furukawa Yuki is one year older than me!!! He looks like he's 16!! ^^

They re-ran the love story in Okinawa, so I hope I will be able to see the second season soon although I know how it will end ^^

ディア・シスター

There's a new drama season now, and one of them I will try to follow is this one... Dear Sister starring Ishihara Satomi. I'm kinda keen on the story so I hope it will be nice, it started last Thursday so I hope I can catch up!
I wonder what the secrets could be? (^^;;)

Title: ディア・シスター (Dear Sister)
Episodes: TBD
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2014-Oct-16 start
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Happiness by Che'Nelle


Story
27-year-old Fukazawa Misaki and 29-year-old Hazuki are sisters who are polar opposites in both lifestyle and personality. Although they would hurt each other's feelings, they would also make up for each other’s deficiencies. The beautiful Misaki is the typical younger sister who is good at putting on the little girl act. She did not fare well academically but knows how to swim with the tide. After graduating from high school, she left home and went missing. But one day, she suddenly moves into Hazuki's apartment and behaves with wild abandon. However, Misaki has a secret which she keeps to herself... Hazuki works at a ward office and has set her sights on an early marriage to her boyfriend who works in the same office. She is the well-organised, fastidious chairperson type, but is a wee bit socially awkward. Hazuki feels that Misaki snatched all their mother's love in childhood. What will happen now that Misaki has moved in with her? Hazuki actually has a secret which she cannot tell Misaki too. As these two sisters clash while living under the same roof, their values start to change little by little...


Cast
Ishihara Satomi as Fukazawa Misaki
Matsushita Nao as Fukazawa Hazuki
Iwata Takanori as Sakurabo Nagato
Hirayama Hiroyuki as Hagiwara Yohei
Mori Kanna as Sato Kazuko
Tanabe Seiichi as Sakurabo Soichiro
Horiuchi Keiko as Uesugi Kaori
Katahira Nagisa as Fukazawa Nanae

真爱遇到他

I found this drama by chance, I haven't watched a Taiwanese drama for quite some time and this seemed like typical TW drama to be honest. And yes I know it's a work of TW and mainland China.
Anyway, as I used to be a Mike He fan I thought I'd give it a chance.
I might fast forward, I think I know what's gonna happen anyway (^^;;)
I wonder if I can find a version without the voices being dubbed. I hate that with Chinese speaking dramas!!!

Title: 真爱遇到他 (Zheng Ai Yu Dao Ta) Go, Single Lady
Episodes: 27 (ZJTV China), 24 (CTV Taiwan)
Broadcast network: Zhejiang TV
Broadcast period: 2014-Jul-06 to 2014-Jul-15
Air time: Sunday 22:00
Opening theme song: Ai Zhe Ai Zhe Jiu Yong Yuan (愛著愛著就永遠) by Hebe Tian

Plot
As the daughter of a successful pig farmer, Wang Man Ling (Ady An) may be a rich girl, but she doesn’t know the first thing about acting the part. Meanwhile, prodigal playboy Fan Jiang Yu (Mike He) is on the way to the poorhouse following the collapse of his parents’ company. In an unlikely partnership between old and new money, Jiang Yu takes on the job of teaching Man Ling the ways of high society, and in the process of keeping up appearances, both of them discover what it means to truly have it made.

Cast
Ady An as Wang Man Ling
Mike He as Fan Jiang Yu

神様、もう少しだけ

I finished this drama the other day, it is very old. it's from 1998 but it was a really great drama.

I understand that it was popular back in the days!!

It's a drama with a touching topic and great story. It's a drama I can re-watch!!!

Also weird to see such young Fukuda Kyoko and Kaneshiro Takeshi!! (^^;;)

★★★★★

Title: 神様、もう少しだけ (Kamisama, Mou Sukoshi Dake)
English title: God, please give me more time / Precious Time
Genre: Romance, drama
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 1998-Jul-07 to 1998-Sep-22
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme songs:
Opening song: I for You by LUNA SEA
Insert song: In The Sky by Kudo Shizuka
Insert song: Kirara by Kudo Shizuka
Insert song: Wishes by S.E.N.S.

Story
A touching love story about a girl Kano Masaki (Fukada Kyoko) who contracted HIV after selling her body in order to earn money for the concert of a famous composer Ishikawa Keigo (Kaneshiro Takeshi). After the concert, Keigo saw Masaki chasing after his van. She was drenched, and thus Keigo took her to his apartment, where they spent the night.

Cast
Kaneshiro Takeshi as Ishikawa Keigo
Fukada Kyoko as Kano Masaki
Kato Haruhiko as Hibino Isamu
Nakama Yukie as Kaoru
Yazawa Shin as Oda Asami
Hirata Mitsuru as Kano Nogiro
Tanaka Yoshiko as Kano Yaeko
Masuoka Toru as Arida Yoshikatsu
Tonesaku Toshihide as Kubo Takashi
Tanaka Yukimi as Tamura Kana
Takeshita Kotaro as Isawa Hiroyuki
Nagahori Taketoshi as Noguchi Takaaki
Isayama Hiroko as Hiratsuka Ishi
Miyazawa Rie as Takimura Lisa

info @ dramawiki

HERO 2014

It started two weeks ago, but I'm a bit behind. Oh have I waited for this!!
First time I saw Kimutaku in this role was back in my teens, and although he has gotten older, you can still recognize him so much, it's like he never done anything else..hahaha
Although I miss some of the old cast I have high hopes for this. I wonder what kind of funny "tv-order-goods" will be brought out this time!

Title: HERO
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast period: 2014-Jul-14 -
Air time: Monday 21:00
Broadcast network: Fuji TV


Plot
Kiryuu Kohei has returned to the Josai branch of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office which is now headed by Deputy Public Prosecutor Ushimaru Yutaka. Kiryuu’s new assistant is the dignified, beautiful but coarse Asagi Chika.

Cast
Kimura Takuya as Kiryuu Kohei, Josai Branch Prosecutor
Kitagawa Keiko as Asagi Chika, Josai Branch Secretary
Sugimoto Tetta as Tamura Masashi, Josai Branch Prosecutor
Hamada Gaku as Uno Daisuke, Josai Branch Prosecutor
Masana Bokuzo as Ido Shuji, Josai Branch Secretary
Yoshida Yo as Baba Reiko, Josai Branch Prosecutor
Katsuya (勝矢) as Kosugi Keita, Josai Branch Security Guard
Matsushige Yutaka as Kawajiri Kenzaburo, Josai Branch Prosecutor
Yashima Norito as Endo Kenji, Josai Branch Secretary
Kohinata Fumiyo as Suetsugu Takayuki, Josai Branch Secretary
Kadono Takuzo as Ushimaru Yutaka, Josai Branch Headquarters Deputy Public Prosecuto

昼顔 ~平日午後3時の恋人たち~

The summer season is continuing and I haven't had a Japanese drama until now, I have two even... Hero and this one! I'd say it's mainly because of two actors - Ueto Aya and Saito Takumi.
I saw the first episode a few days ago, and well... already now it's twisted. I wonder how the drama will be... good or not? Oh well... I'm excited! To be honest, I think this is quite common in Japan, and all over the world, believe it or not!!

Title: 昼顔 (Hirugao)
Tag line: ~平日午後3時の恋人たち~ / ~Heijitsu Gogo 3-Ji no Koibito Tachi~
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast Network: Fuji TV
Broadcast Period: 2014-Jul-17 start
Airtime: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Tanin no Kankei feat. SOIL&"PIMP" SESSIONS by Hitoto Yu

Synopsis
Sasamoto Sawa is a happily married housewife of 5 years, who works part-time as a cashier at a supermarket. Takigawa Rikako is also a housewife who had recently moved into the neighborhood. Rikako is the wife of the editor of a huge publishing company, and together with their 2 daughters, they live in a newly constructed home. Even though they seemed like a nice happy family, Rikako is actually having affairs in the afternoon, while her husband is at work and her kids are at school.
One day, Rikako is with one of her numerous lovers, a young man by the name of Hagiwara Tomoya, but while in the supermarket's carpark, a high school student, Kentaro, tries to rob them. The police shows up and Rikako needs to cover up the fact that she was having an illicit rendezvous with Tomoya. Spying Sawa leaving the supermarket for home, Rikako quickly pulls Sawa to her side and claims that she was actually at the supermarket with Tomoya to meet up with Sawa, as the three of them had pre-arranged to have coffee together. Sensing Rikako's desperation, Sawa decided to fall in with the act, and backs up Rikako's story. While sorting out the case with the police, Kentaro's form teacher, Kitano Yuichi, shows up to bail his student out. After this chance meeting with Kentaro, Sawa finds herself unable to forget Yuichi, and soon, the two of them become lovers...


Cast
Ueto Aya as Sasamoto Sawa
Kichise Michiko as Takigawa Rikako
Saito Takumi as Kitano Yuichi
Takahata Atsuko as Sasamoto Keiko
Suzuki Kosuke as Sasamoto Shunsuke
Ito Ayumi as Noriko
Kinami Haruka as Hasegawa Misuzu
Kinoshita Hoka as Takigawa Toru
Kitamura Kazuki as Kato Shu
Fuchikami Yasushi as Hagiwara Tomoya

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운명처럼 널 사랑해

I watched the Taiwanese drama back in 2008, now it's time for a Korean make over.
So far so good I'd say. Although I know what will happen it's fun to watch. Jang Hyuk looks so different, I guess it's because I haven't seen him for quite some time!! It's also fun to see Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara back together, it was been 12 years since last time if I'm not mistaken ^^
Also, I wonder if this will suppress the original version!?

Title: 운명처럼 널 사랑해
English title: Fated to Love You
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2014-Jul-02 to 2014-??
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Plot
A chaebol heir and a "post-it" girl are forced to marry after their one night stand results in an unexpected pregnancy.

Main Cast
Jang Hyuk as Lee Gun
Jang Na Ra as Kim Mi Young
Choi Jin Hyuk as Daniel
Wang Ji Won as Kang Se Ra

People around Lee Gun
Park Won Sook as Chairwoman Wang (Lee Gun's grandmother)
Choi Dae Chul as Chief Secretary Tak (Lee Gun's chief secretary)
Na Young Hee as Lee Yong's mother (Lee Gun's stepmother)
Choi Woo Shik as Lee Yong (Lee Gun's half brother)

People around Mi Young
Park Hee Bon as Jun Ji Yun (Mi Young's co-worker and roommate)
Song Ok Sook as Mi Young's mother
Han Kyu as Kim Mi Sook (Mi Young's oldest sister)
Lee Mi Do as Kim Mi Ja (Mi Young's second older sister)
Jung Eun Pyo as President Park (soap factory owner)
Im Hyung Joon as Mr. Choi (Mi Ja's husband)
Kim Young Hoon as Lawyer Min