Claire | April 22, 2010
I am in love with the new Japanese drama Sunao ni Narenakute, also known as Hard to Say I Love You. It’s fresh and modern and giddily romantic, and combines a lovely playful vibe with (already!) a good dose of angst, and Eita as a hot young photographer ala Matsuda Shoda in Love Shuffle is [...]
Claire | March 11, 2010
Title (English): Love Shuffle Format: Renzoku Genre: Romance, comedy Episodes: 10 Cast: Tamaki Hiroshi as Usami Kei Karina as Aizawa Airu Matsuda Shota as Sera Ojiro DAIGO as Oishi Yukichi Yoshitaka Yuriko as Hayakawa Kairi Usami Kei is a salaryman who has risen in status due to his engagement with Mei, the wealthy daughter of [...]
Claire | March 2, 2010
Title (English): Pride Genre: Sports, Human drama Episodes: 11 Viewership ratings: 25.1 Broadcast network: Fuji TV Broadcast period: 2004-Jan-12 to 2004-Mar-22 Theme song: I Was Born To Love You by Queen Pride is one of the most perfect and seamlessly written dramas I’ve ever seen. It’s about a lot of things – people and their [...]
Claire | February 6, 2010
Post imported from an older blog. Title (romaji): Proposal Daisakusen Tagline: Operation Love Genre: Romance Episodes: 11 Viewership ratings: 17.3 (Kanto), 17.2 (Kansai) Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-16 to 2007-Jun-25 Air time: Monday 21:00 Theme song: Ashita Hareru Kana by Kuwata Keisuke C&I rating: 4/5 One-line review: A sometimes slow but mostly deeply compelling and well-written drama, [...]
Claire | January 17, 2010
One of the dramas that I’ve been most excited about for this entire year of dramas is Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge, otherwise known as The Perfect Girl Evolution, based on a wildly popular Japanese manga called The Wallflower. I haven’t read the manga but the cast and plot both sound to die for – Kamenashi [...]
Claire | January 16, 2010
From the OST to the Japanese drama Tokyo Friends, which I’ve been watching recently. Download (Sabakan version) English lyrics/translation: We tried walking so far, walking holding nothing. Even now, that day, having met you, is treasure. I didn’t want you to be able to see my profile hidden by the sunset. Tiny tears came one [...]
Claire | January 9, 2010
Soulmate: This is Not a Love Song, Nouvelle Vague Download Pride: Theme song: I Was Born to Love You, Queen Download Ep 5: Let Me Live, Queen Download Smile Again: (download entire OST here) You Can Get It If You Really Want It, Jimmy Cliff Download You’re Beautiful: Without Words, Park Shin Hye Download
