Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (JDrama 2006)

Tatta Hitotsu no Koi (JDrama 2006)

Title: たったひとつの恋
Title (romaji): Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
Also known as: Just One Love / Love of my Life
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama, romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 11.61
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-14 to 2006-Dec-16
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Bokura no Machi de by KAT-TUN

Synopsis
A story of pure love between the son of a man who runs a ship repair factory beset with financial troubles and the well-bred daughter of a national jewelry chain store owner. The backdrop of the story is Yokohama.

If you feel you have lost the purity of your soul by watching stories about womanizers seducing impudent women, or by carrying out calculated maneuvers in your own love life, here is a story for you. A boy and a girl from highly different social backgrounds meet and fall in love. Their love, of course, faces a lot of obstacles. The setting is in Yokohama, a modern port city known for its romantic atmosphere. Hiroto Kanzaki (Kazuya Kamenashi) works hard every day and night for the survival of a small ship repair factory (inherited from his father) as well as the survival of his mother and younger brother, who are suffering from health problems. Living such an underprivileged life, Hiroto has forgotten how to smile. In contrast to him, Nao (Haruka Ayase) is the daughter of a popular jewelry shop owner in a fashionable street in Yokohama. She attends a prestigious exclusive women's college and grew up cheerful and blessed with affluent love. From the moment Hiroto meets her, his closed mind slowly opens up to Nao, who is so innocent that she utters whatever she thinks. Their three close friends, who are also 20 year old's, play an important role in their developing relationship.

The scriptwriter is Eriko Kitagawa, who earned the nickname "The Goddess of Love Stories." This classic love story enables those who are in the same generation to feel empathy, or be envious of the characters' lives; and the rest, who were once 20 years old's, to reminisce about their own "Love of My Life."

Episode Titles:
Ep 01: Love across classes
Ep 02: Holding hands
Ep 03: We're through
Ep 04: My rage, your tears
Ep 05: You won't be around
Ep 06: Our secret
Ep 07: But, I...
Ep 08: Goodbye
Ep 09: We can definitely meet again
Ep 10: Just one love

External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Tatta Hitotsu no Koi at DramaWiki

Oishii Proposal (Japan Drama 2006)

Details
Title: おいしいプロポーズ
Title (romaji): Oishii Proposal
Also known as: Tasty Proposal / Delicious Proposal
Genre: Comedy, romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 12.02
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2006-Apr-23 to 2006-June-25
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Flower by Tomiko Van

Synopsis
Imagine that you're at the so-called "marrigeable age" of your life as a single woman...what would your ideal conditions for a husband be? Back in the day, people used to say the "3 Hs"--high salary, high educational background, and tall height; nowadays it's more like the "3 Ls"--ladies first modest attitude, low risk, and a low dependency rate. But that's another story. The real problem is that before your very eyes, a young, well-paid "super hot celebrity guy" appears...and proposes to you...what do you do?

Hasegawa Kyoko plays Shiraishi Suzuko, a beautiful and strong-minded female chef. Koide Keisuke plays the naive young celebrity businessman, Katsuragi Haruki. These two characters await you in this comic drama full of all sorts of mishaps.

External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Oishii Proposal at DramaWiki

Kamen Rider Kabuto (J-TV 2006)

Details:
Title: 仮面ライダーカブト
Title (romaji): Kamen Rider Kabuto
Also known as: Masked Rider Kabuto
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Tokusatsu
Episodes: 49 + Special
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2006-Jan-29 – 2007-Jan-21
Theme songs:
Opening theme: NEXT LEVEL by YU-KI
Ending theme #1 (ep 1-32): FULL FORCE by RIDER CHIPS
Ending theme #2 (ep 33-49): LORD OF THE SPEED by RIDER CHIPS featuring Kagami Arata (Sato Yuki)

Synopsis:
Kamen Rider Kabuto is the sixteenth installment of the Kamen Rider series of tokusatsu shows. Along with other Riders with mysterious origins, Tendo Soji under his Kamen Rider Kabuto identity tries to protect the girl Kusakabe Hiyori and the whole world from the Worms that came from a meteorite seven years ago. In the way of saving the world, Tendo meets Kagami Arata. Soon they find a good friend on each other, and when Kagami becomes Kamen Rider Gatack, both guys start to work together in protecting Hiyori and the whole humanity.

~ 3 DVDs

External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Kamen Rider Kabuto at DramaWiki
# Kamen Rider Kabuto at Wikipedia

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Hitonatsu no Papa e (JDrama 2003)

Title: ひと夏のパパへ
Title (romaji): Hitonatsu no Papa e
Also known as: Papa for One Summer
Episodes: 10
Viewership ratings: 5.6
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2003-July-02 to 2003-Sept-03
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Kanshou by Ueto Aya

Synopsis:
A high school student's mother passes away leaving her alone with her grief. The girl, Marimo, discovers the name of a father she never knew. Marimo sets off to meet him, but is completely shocked when she finds someone very different from the father she envisioned. Her father, Shinpei, a 38-year-old would-be private detective, is shocked too, and doesn't believe her until he sees the paperwork. With Marimo muttering "The worst father in the world"and Shinpei lamenting the loss of his freedom, these two are about to learn how difficult and rewarding a father/daughter relationship can be.

~ 2 DVDs
External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Hitonatsu no Papa e at DramaWiki

Great Teacher Onizuka (JDrama 1998)

Details:
Title: グレート ティーチャー オニヅカ
Title (English): Great Teacher Onizuka
Also known as: GTO (ジーティーオー)
Genre: School, human drama
Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Renzoku:
Episodes: 12 Episodes, 1 Special, 1 Movie
Viewership ratings: 28.3%
Broadcast period: 1998-Jul-07 to 1998-Sept-22
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Poison by Sorimachi Takashi

Synopsis:
The drama series is based on the manga and anime of the same name, both created by Fujisawa Tohru. The story is a sequel of lesser known series Shounan Jun'ai-gumi (Shounan Love Gang) where Onizuka Eikichi's rogue high school days are depicted.

Sorimachi Takashi plays Onizuka Eikichi, a graduate of a third-rate University and the leader of a motorcycle gang, whose lifelong dream is to become a teacher. After being hired by a seemingly eccentric director, Onizuka begins his unconventional way of teaching a hopeless group of troublemakers. Although he meets much opposition from the students and teachers themselves, his passion for teaching, and more importantly, his students, eventually convinces everyone that Onizuka truly has the makings of a great teacher.

Titles:
GREAT 01: First, I'm a teacher
GREAT 02: The pervert teacher and the Madonna teacher
GREAT 03: It's the problem teacher
GREAT 04: Idol making money
GREAT 05: It's the teacher stalker
GREAT 06: The dangerous teacher who puts out his hand to a student's mother
GREAT 07: The teacher who does compensated dating
GREAT 08: The teacher who was fired in the opening ceremony of the second semester
GREAT 09: The teacher who has students withdraw from school by force
GREAT 10: The teacher who gets excited over staying at Fuyutsuki's room
GREAT 11: The violent teacher who was scolded by a beautiful nurse
GREAT 12: I'm a great teacher

~ 2 DVD
External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Great Teacher Onizuka at DramaWiki
# Great Teacher Onizuka at Wikipedia

Teppan Shoujo Akane (JDrama 2006)

Title: 鉄板少女アカネ!!
Title (romaji): Teppan Shoujo Akane!!
Also known as: Teppan Girl
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Food / Family
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings: 8.72%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2006-Oct-15 to 2006-Dec-10
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: "Sayonara" by Orange Range

Synopsis:
Kagura Akane (Horikita Maki) is the only daughter of a family who runs a teppanyaki place in downtown Tokyo. Akane had always been proud of her father Tetsuma, who was called the “No.1 teppanyaki chef in Japan.” Growing up in such an environment, she naturally acquired “teppanyaki skills.” However, when her mother died of illness, her father lost his energy to work and disappeared. Since then, Akane has managed and protected the restaurant all by herself. One day, out of the blue, she is visited by Erena (Katase Nana), the rich daughter of a major food company, who orders Akane to move out at once because her father had borrowed money against his restaurant. Though feeling disappointed, Akane makes up her mind to close the store. But when her father’s friend, Kurogane (Jinnai Takanori), shows her “Ittetsu,” a grilling plate that Akane’s father cherished, it reignites her passion towards teppanyaki.

In order to protect the restaurant, she embarks on a journey with Shinta (Tsukamoto Takashi) to search for her father, but wherever she goes, she ends up getting involved in culinary battles. "--TBS"

Episode Titles:
Ep 01: Cooking condition is the essence of cuisine!! Recovering Father's taste
Ep 02: Challenge!! Exquisite Yakisoba
Ep 03: Hokkaido's Delicious Dish, the No. 1 decisive battle: Crab vs. Potato
Ep 04: A School Festival's Diet Cooking Battle!
Ep 05: Goodbye Shinta...A Globefish Pan of Tears
Ep 06: Counterattack of Grandma Matsutake Mushroom
Ep 07: An enemy of Yokohama Chinatown, the Impact of the Lobster Confrontation!
Ep 08: Hamburger Steak Confrontation! Reason for Betrayal
Ep 09: All mysteries will be revealed tonight!

~ 1 DVD
External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# Teppan Shoujo Akane!! at DramaWiki

First Kiss (JDrama 2007)

Title: ファースト・キス
Title (English): First Kiss
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 14.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-09 to 2007-Sept-17
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Kokoro by Kazumasa Oda

Synopsis:
A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart.

Episode Information
01 My little sister was a devil!!
02 Gokon for the time-bomb girl
03 The beginning of my little sister's love
04 Today, my little sister gets her heart broken
05 Little sister! There's gonna be a confession today?
06 Now, love blooms
07 Tonight, my little sister becomes an angel
08 Goodbye, little sister
09 Don't go, little sister!
10 The brother and sister's last chapter
11 The letter that came from heaven

~ 2 DVDs
External links for review & more informations about the drama:
# First Kiss at DramaWiki

Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi (Mini) Season 1 (2006)

Title: 翼の折れた天使たち
Title (romaji): Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi
Also known as: Angels With Broken Wings / Fallen Angels
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Theme song: RESISTANCE by Nakashima Mika

Season 1

Ueto Aya, Horikita Maki, Yamada Yu, Ueno JuriEpisodes: 4
Broadcast period: 2006-Feb-27 to 2006-Mar-02
Air time: 23:00~23:45

~ 1 DVD