A little bit later than usual, but I've been busy!
Buuut I've passed one of the exams I feared the most, so now I'll be more free. I still have two more exams this July, but they're easier 8D
(Also, something "weird" happened: remember when I said I was taking the distance from EXO fandom? Well after that, some fandom friends... like... stopped talking to me? Haha. People who I knew before EXO? People that got sucked into this fandom because of me? Uhm, okay O_O I'm not even mad, just reeeeaaaaally perplexed)
Anyway! At first I was happily thinking "Oh, this season there aren't many dramas that interest me"... but... there are 4 of them. And thet's not "not many" at all XD AND they're only the Japanese ones...
Wakamonotachi 2014
![wakamonotachi]( "wakamonotachi")
Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 9 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Muto Shogo (Kazoku Game, Joker, Densha Otoko)
Original Work: Remake of Wakamonotachi 1966
Cast: Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei, Aoi Yu, Hashimoto Ai, Yoshioka Hidetaka, Nagasawa Masami
Synopsis: The parents of five siblings (Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei) died when they were young and they banded together to survive. They sometimes have big quarrels and heated discussions about the contradictions in the world and ideals. Although times have changed, the worries and problems of the young today develop from universal issues such as academic qualifications, employment, restructuring, love and marriage.
This seems such a heartwarming drama, the kind of thing that makes me all emotional. I believe that if they're doing a remake of something old, the original work must have been good. Like Kazoku Game... and the scriptwriter is the same, so I have expectations! I don't know all the members of the cast, but those I know are really good *_*
Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru
![dousousei]( "dousousei")
Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 10 July 2014
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Tabuchi Kumiko (Go ~ Himetachi no Sengoku, Atsuhime)
Original Work: Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru by Saimon Fumi
Cast: Iura Arata, Inamori Izumi, Itaya Yuka, Matsuoka Masahiro, Ichikawa Miwako, Takachi Noboru, Okamoto Rei, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Miura Rieko, Ichige Yoshie, MATSU, Emoto Akira (guest star), Ebihara Yuri
Synopsis: Yanagi Kenta (Iura Arata) and Kamakura Akehi (Inamori Izumi) as well as Hirono Kaoruko (Itaya Yuka) and Sakurai Ryosuke (Matsuoka Masahiro) meet again at the first class reunion in 25 years. Back when the four of them met at 15, it was the most beautiful time of their lives because life held enormous possibilities. As if in an effort to make up for lost time, they are rapidly drawn to each other. Kenta begins to realise Akehi’s importance to him while Akehi, a mother of three, also starts to defy her violent husband (MATSU). Meanwhile, Ryosuke and Kaoruko surrender to their mutual passions, but a gap in their feelings arises little by little … … They want to take off with the true love they have found in adulthood. A reality that will not be allowed. The four of them are now 40 years old. They are no longer young, but there is still time for them to start over again. They single-mindedly and earnestly live for this moment, but...
I usually like these romance dramas between grown up people (like Watashi ga Renai etc etc. Kekkon Shinai was quite nice too), so I'm looking forward to this!
Suikyuu Yankees
![suikyuu]( "suikyuu")
Trailer--> official site
Date: From 11.10 p.m., Saturdays, 12 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi (Umi no Ue no Shinryojo, Keiji 110 kg Series, Tokyo Toy Box), Asakura Keiji (Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu)
Cast: Nakajima Yuto, Yamazaki Kento, Takagi Yuya, Ohara Sakurako, Chiba Yudai, Mamiya Shotaro, Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Yamoto Yuma, Shinkawa Yua, Kakei Miwako, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Omasa Aya, Sano Hinako, Ikezu Shoko, Minagawa Sarutoki, Kurashina Kana (guest star), Kitamura Yukiya, Morimoto Leo
Synopsis: Inaba Naoya (Nakajima Yuto) has returned to Japan after living overseas, and transferred to Kasumino Technical High School. It is a school attended by some of the area’s silliest fellows and is on the verge of being closed. He feels strongly that “a delinquent is the strongest hero” from early experience, and has romanticised notions about delinquents. Although Naoya spent time abroad, he has been influenced by Japanese manga on delinquents and has grown into a youth with fighting spirit and chivalry. He has returned to Japan in order to spend the third year of high school in the country. Kasumino Technical High School once had the delinquents he wanted to be like in his childhood. However, these delinquents have now disappeared from Japan and in their place are mild delinquents. Naoya is dejected but comes across water polo. The district he has moved to is known as the “water polo town”. Learning that water polo is no-holds barred aquatic martial arts, he challenges the formidable Kitajima Torao (Takagi Yuya) of rival school, Suiran High School. However, he is defeated. Naoya promises himself that he will beat Torao in water polo and come out tops.
.......... what. But there are 3 precious kids from Yowakate, AND seems like Yoko will make an appearance too? In the role of some kind of delinquent, I don't know. The important think is that he's blonde again, it's like he went back to his Junior era ♥ Scandinavian Yuuchin!
Tsui no Sumika
![sumika]( "sumika")
Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 20 July 2014
Station: NHK BS Premium
Original Work: Tsui no Sumika by Senkawa Tamaki
Cast: Kiritani Mirei, Okada Yoshinori, Kato Toranosuke, Hiraizumi Sei
Synopsis: Asakura Tomoko (Kiritani Mirei) obtained her MBA at an American university amd is a rookie reporter for a Tokyo newspaper’s local news desk. Although she is good at numerical expressions, she has not much interest in understanding the feelings of her interview subjects. Furthermore, she has nothing but a lot of pride, and seems to have been branded an unqualified reporter by her superior because of this. In an attempt to overturn this perception, Tomoko decides to do a story on home nursing care based on her memories of her grandfather. However, she gets overwhelmed by the harsh reality and unexpectedly stumbles across a series of unexplained deaths of elderly people receiving such care.
The things I do for love part 2313412453174124.
I'm honestly curious of how she'll do. So far, her characters have always been... not the same, but she always play the bitchy one. Or the pretty cold hearted girl. She does it well, but this character seems different, so I'm curious! The drama will probably be horribly boring tho.
KOREA
It's Ok, It's Love
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Trailer
Date: From 9.55 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: No Hee Kyung (Beautiful Days, Padam Padam, That Winter The Wind Blows)
Cast: Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Dong Il, Lee Gwansoo, Do Kyungsoo
Synopsis: Jang Jae-Yeol is a mystery writer and radio DJ. He suffers from a obsession. Ji Hae-Soo is going through her first year fellowship in psychiatry at a University Hospital. She chose psychiatry because she doesn't want to perform surgeries. After she meets Jang Jae-Yeol, her life goes through big changes.
First: Kyungsoo's drama debut!! Second: Future Husband! Third: the story seems good (the scriptwriter did some nice dramas from what I've read), and the cast is so nice. And cute. They're all so cute, I want a lot of backstage videos/pics!
There are few more Korean dramas I'm interested too, but there aren't many infos yet, even if they start in July/August, so I'll just put the links.
The Three Musketeers
Night Watchman's Journal
What's With This Family?
sources: jdramawordpress & dramawiki
Buuut I've passed one of the exams I feared the most, so now I'll be more free. I still have two more exams this July, but they're easier 8D
(Also, something "weird" happened: remember when I said I was taking the distance from EXO fandom? Well after that, some fandom friends... like... stopped talking to me? Haha. People who I knew before EXO? People that got sucked into this fandom because of me? Uhm, okay O_O I'm not even mad, just reeeeaaaaally perplexed)
Anyway! At first I was happily thinking "Oh, this season there aren't many dramas that interest me"... but... there are 4 of them. And thet's not "not many" at all XD AND they're only the Japanese ones...
Wakamonotachi 2014
Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 9 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Muto Shogo (Kazoku Game, Joker, Densha Otoko)
Original Work: Remake of Wakamonotachi 1966
Cast: Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei, Aoi Yu, Hashimoto Ai, Yoshioka Hidetaka, Nagasawa Masami
Synopsis: The parents of five siblings (Tsumabuki Satoshi, Eita, Mitsushima Hikari, Emoto Tasuku, Nomura Shuhei) died when they were young and they banded together to survive. They sometimes have big quarrels and heated discussions about the contradictions in the world and ideals. Although times have changed, the worries and problems of the young today develop from universal issues such as academic qualifications, employment, restructuring, love and marriage.
This seems such a heartwarming drama, the kind of thing that makes me all emotional. I believe that if they're doing a remake of something old, the original work must have been good. Like Kazoku Game... and the scriptwriter is the same, so I have expectations! I don't know all the members of the cast, but those I know are really good *_*
Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru
Trailer
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 10 July 2014
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Tabuchi Kumiko (Go ~ Himetachi no Sengoku, Atsuhime)
Original Work: Dousousei ~ Hito wa, Sando, Koi o Suru by Saimon Fumi
Cast: Iura Arata, Inamori Izumi, Itaya Yuka, Matsuoka Masahiro, Ichikawa Miwako, Takachi Noboru, Okamoto Rei, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Miura Rieko, Ichige Yoshie, MATSU, Emoto Akira (guest star), Ebihara Yuri
Synopsis: Yanagi Kenta (Iura Arata) and Kamakura Akehi (Inamori Izumi) as well as Hirono Kaoruko (Itaya Yuka) and Sakurai Ryosuke (Matsuoka Masahiro) meet again at the first class reunion in 25 years. Back when the four of them met at 15, it was the most beautiful time of their lives because life held enormous possibilities. As if in an effort to make up for lost time, they are rapidly drawn to each other. Kenta begins to realise Akehi’s importance to him while Akehi, a mother of three, also starts to defy her violent husband (MATSU). Meanwhile, Ryosuke and Kaoruko surrender to their mutual passions, but a gap in their feelings arises little by little … … They want to take off with the true love they have found in adulthood. A reality that will not be allowed. The four of them are now 40 years old. They are no longer young, but there is still time for them to start over again. They single-mindedly and earnestly live for this moment, but...
I usually like these romance dramas between grown up people (like Watashi ga Renai etc etc. Kekkon Shinai was quite nice too), so I'm looking forward to this!
Suikyuu Yankees
Trailer--> official site
Date: From 11.10 p.m., Saturdays, 12 July 2014
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi (Umi no Ue no Shinryojo, Keiji 110 kg Series, Tokyo Toy Box), Asakura Keiji (Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu)
Cast: Nakajima Yuto, Yamazaki Kento, Takagi Yuya, Ohara Sakurako, Chiba Yudai, Mamiya Shotaro, Nakagawa Taishi, Yoshizawa Ryo, Yamoto Yuma, Shinkawa Yua, Kakei Miwako, Suzuki Nobuyuki, Omasa Aya, Sano Hinako, Ikezu Shoko, Minagawa Sarutoki, Kurashina Kana (guest star), Kitamura Yukiya, Morimoto Leo
Synopsis: Inaba Naoya (Nakajima Yuto) has returned to Japan after living overseas, and transferred to Kasumino Technical High School. It is a school attended by some of the area’s silliest fellows and is on the verge of being closed. He feels strongly that “a delinquent is the strongest hero” from early experience, and has romanticised notions about delinquents. Although Naoya spent time abroad, he has been influenced by Japanese manga on delinquents and has grown into a youth with fighting spirit and chivalry. He has returned to Japan in order to spend the third year of high school in the country. Kasumino Technical High School once had the delinquents he wanted to be like in his childhood. However, these delinquents have now disappeared from Japan and in their place are mild delinquents. Naoya is dejected but comes across water polo. The district he has moved to is known as the “water polo town”. Learning that water polo is no-holds barred aquatic martial arts, he challenges the formidable Kitajima Torao (Takagi Yuya) of rival school, Suiran High School. However, he is defeated. Naoya promises himself that he will beat Torao in water polo and come out tops.
.......... what. But there are 3 precious kids from Yowakate, AND seems like Yoko will make an appearance too? In the role of some kind of delinquent, I don't know. The important think is that he's blonde again, it's like he went back to his Junior era ♥ Scandinavian Yuuchin!
Tsui no Sumika
Trailer
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Sundays, 20 July 2014
Station: NHK BS Premium
Original Work: Tsui no Sumika by Senkawa Tamaki
Cast: Kiritani Mirei, Okada Yoshinori, Kato Toranosuke, Hiraizumi Sei
Synopsis: Asakura Tomoko (Kiritani Mirei) obtained her MBA at an American university amd is a rookie reporter for a Tokyo newspaper’s local news desk. Although she is good at numerical expressions, she has not much interest in understanding the feelings of her interview subjects. Furthermore, she has nothing but a lot of pride, and seems to have been branded an unqualified reporter by her superior because of this. In an attempt to overturn this perception, Tomoko decides to do a story on home nursing care based on her memories of her grandfather. However, she gets overwhelmed by the harsh reality and unexpectedly stumbles across a series of unexplained deaths of elderly people receiving such care.
The things I do for love part 2313412453174124.
I'm honestly curious of how she'll do. So far, her characters have always been... not the same, but she always play the bitchy one. Or the pretty cold hearted girl. She does it well, but this character seems different, so I'm curious! The drama will probably be horribly boring tho.
KOREA
It's Ok, It's Love
Trailer
Date: From 9.55 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays
Station: SBS
Scriptwriter: No Hee Kyung (Beautiful Days, Padam Padam, That Winter The Wind Blows)
Cast: Jo In Sung, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Dong Il, Lee Gwansoo, Do Kyungsoo
Synopsis: Jang Jae-Yeol is a mystery writer and radio DJ. He suffers from a obsession. Ji Hae-Soo is going through her first year fellowship in psychiatry at a University Hospital. She chose psychiatry because she doesn't want to perform surgeries. After she meets Jang Jae-Yeol, her life goes through big changes.
First: Kyungsoo's drama debut!! Second: Future Husband! Third: the story seems good (the scriptwriter did some nice dramas from what I've read), and the cast is so nice. And cute. They're all so cute, I want a lot of backstage videos/pics!
There are few more Korean dramas I'm interested too, but there aren't many infos yet, even if they start in July/August, so I'll just put the links.
The Three Musketeers
Night Watchman's Journal
What's With This Family?
sources: jdramawordpress & dramawiki