Hotaru no Hikari (JDrama 2007)

Hotaru no Hikari (JDrama 2007)

Title: ホタルノヒカリ
Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 13.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-11 to 2007-Sept-12
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Yokogao by aiko

Synopsis:
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything. "I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.

Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano.

External links:
# Hotaru no Hikari at DramaWiki

Rookies (JDrama 2008)

Rookies (JDrama 2008)

Title: ルーキーズ
Title (English): ROOKIES
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Sports drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 14.8 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jul-26
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: Kiseki by GreeeeN

Synopsis:
The story revolves around a high school teacher and coach that tries to reform delinquents by having them join the baseball team.

Episode Information:
01 The heated battle begins between delinquents and their new teacher!
02 Believe in your dreams!
03 Things worth protecting until the end
04 Starting from rock-bottom
05 If you lose, it's all over... And then, the last man!
06 Tonight the second chapter starts: A miraculous victory!? And then, a tearful departure...
07 Unforgivable defeat
08 A far-off dream... A victory for tomorrow
09 Sordid pride
10 Final Chapter, Part 1: The last summer... And then...
11 Final Chapter, Part 2: Farewell to a most beloved teacher...

~ 1 DVD

External links:
# ROOKIES at DramaWiki

Densha Otoko (Train Man) (JDrama 2005)

Densha Otoko (JDrama 2005)

Title: 電車男 (でんしゃ おとこ)
Title (romaji): Densha Otoko
Also known as: Train Man
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 21.04%
Broadcast period: 2005-July-07 to 2005-Sept-22
Air time: Thursday 22:00-22:54
Theme songs:
Opening theme: Twilight by Electric Light Orchestra
Ending theme: Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze by Sambomaster

Synopsis:
A true love story turned to bestselling novel, created from the Internet BBS, 2channel to blockbuster hit movie. Ito Misaki plays Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at a MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi, played by Ito Atsushi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him Hermes teacups. Having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Aladdin Channel BBS on how to interact with Saori.

Episode Information:
01 A Love Being Watched Over by a Million People
02 I'm Off to my First Date; Big Transformation
03 Huge First Date Crisis!!
04 Summer! Big Surfing Crash Course
05 Big Anti-stalker Strategy
06 A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles!
07 Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of Tears
08 Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears
09 The Final War and Predictions of a Tragedy
10 The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of Events
11 Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears
SP1 Train Man vs Guitar Man
SP1 Densha Otoko Deluxe

~ 2 DVD

External links:
# Densha Otoko (drama) at WikipediaDensha Otoko (drama)
# Densha Otoko at Main Page - DramaWiki

1 Litre Of Tears (JDrama 2005)

1 Litre Of Tears (JDrama 2005)

Title: １リットルの涙
Title (romaji): 1 Litre no Namida
Also known as: Ichi Rittoru no Namida / One Litre of Tears / A Diary with Tears
Genre: School, romance, health, family, human

Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 15.31%
Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-11 to 2005-Dec-20
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Ending theme song: Only Human by K
Insert songs: Konayuki and 3/9 by Remioromen
Drama OST: Ichi Rittoru no Namida OST

Synopsis
15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?

~ 1 DVD

External links:
# 1 Litre no Namida (TV series) at Wikipedia
# 1 Litre no Namida at DramaWiki

Corner With Love (TWDrama 2007)

Corner With Love (Taiwanese Drama 2007)

Title: 轉角*遇到愛 / Zhuan Jiao * Yu Dao Ai
Also known as: Corner with Love
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: CTV / ETTV
Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-07 to 2007-Apr-22 / 2007-Jan-20 to 2007-May-05
Air time: CTV-Sundays 22:00 / ETTV-Saturdays 16:30
Opening theme song: Ai De Yong Qi (愛的勇氣) by Megan Lai
Ending theme song: Ai Zhuan Jiao (愛轉角) by Alan Luo
Insert songs: see Corner with Love OST


Synopsis:
Xin Lei (Barbie Xu), a girl from a wealthy family, and Qin Lang (Alan Luo), a guy who came to Shanghai to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, meet by accident at a corner when her car and his bike crash into each other. They meet again when Xin Lei goes to the restaurant that Qin Lang works at. They truly get to know each other when Xin Lei asks him to teach her how to make oyster pancakes. Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt. Without telling her, Xin Lei's parents go into hiding, leaving only a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. To make matters worse, Xin Lei's fiance breaks the engagement, due to his parents' wishes. The only two people she has now are Qin Lang and her best friend Xi Xian. Qin Lang then tells her that he is leaving for Taiwan, so they bade farewell. When Xin Lei arrives in Taiwan, she finds out that Qin Lang's family has been living in the house for years! After much controversy, Qin Lang's grandmother finally lets her stay. Thus begins a magical love story.

See:
# Corner with Love at DramaWiki
# Corner with Love at Wikipedia

~2 DVD

Gokusen Season 3 (JDrama 2008)

Gokusen Season 3 (JDrama 2008)

Details:
Title: ごくせん
Title (romaji): Gokusen
Genre: Comedy, School
Broadcast network: NTV

Season 3
Viewership rating: 22.5 (Kanto)
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-19 to 2008-Jun
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Niji by Aqua Timez
Insert song: Oretachi no Seishun by Takaki Yuya


Episode Information:
01 That Yankumi has returned. Finally, the revival of the legendary school drama!!
02 From now on, you guys are my friends!!
03 Start over anytime!!
04 A sister and brother's bond of tears
05 Don't think you can make it through life alone
06 First love... Protect the one dearest to you
07 Don't make excuses for yourself!!
08 Become stronger!! The birth of a new life
09 Our friends are a lifelong treasure!!
10 Obtain happiness by your own hands!!
11 Yankumi's last tearful cry... Cherish life!!

~2 DVD

External links:
# Gokusen at Wikipedia
# List of Gokusen episodes at Wikipedia
# Gokusen - DramaWiki at Main Page - DramaWiki

Gokusen Season 2 (JDrama 2005)

Details

Title: ごくせん
Title (romaji): Gokusen
Genre: Comedy, School
Broadcast network: NTV


Season 2

Episodes: 10 + 1 Special
Viewership rating: 27.8% (not including SP)
Broadcast period: 2005-Jan-15 to 2005-Mar-19
SP: 2005-Oct-08
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: No More Cry by D-51 / Kizuna by Kamenashi Kazuya (insert song)


Synopsis

Half a year has passed and Shirokin Gakuen has closed down. Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) finds herself a teacher of a few young kids who don't really benefit much from her style of teaching. Through some twist of fate, she is offered a job as a teacher in Kurogin Gakuen.

She becomes the teacher of a delinquent 3D class which make her previous students look like angels. In order to protect her job, she must again hide her true identity — the fact that she is the 4th generation of the Oedo Family, a prominent yakuza group.


Episode Information:
01 Highschool is a once in a lifetime experience, do not waste it! ...That zealous teacher has returned!
02 A person's power is not decided by his physical strength, there's a much more important thing within.
03 You guys are my one-and-only students!! How can I desert you?
04 Don't compare your life with someone else's!
05 What's important is the strength of your heart!!
06 Think more about your parents' feelings!!
07 Think seriously about your life
08 I will always be your teacher
09 Father and son's bond of tears
10 Be proud to graduate!! Yankumi and Class 3-D, tearful goodbye

~ 1 DVD

External links:
# Gokusen at Wikipedia
# List of Gokusen episodes at Wikipedia
# Gokusen - DramaWiki at Main Page - DramaWiki

Gokusen Season 1 (JDrama 2002)

Details:

Title: ごくせん
Title (romaji): Gokusen
Genre: Comedy, School
Broadcast network: NTV


Season 1:

Episodes: 12 + Special (Graduation)
Viewership ratings: 17.43% (not including SP)
Broadcast period: 2002-Apr-01 to 2002-July-03
SP: 2003-Mar-26
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Feel Your Breeze by V6


Synopsis:

The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.

What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.

Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.

Episode Information:
01 A zealous teacher goes on a rampage!!
02 Don't abandon your friend!!
03 Don't judge only by appearance!!
04 If you fail, start over
05 To fight is different from violence
06 Don't let bullying get to you!!
07 Believe in your own child!!
08 Aren't you his mother!!
09 Don't blame others for your own mistakes!!
10 I'll believe my own students!!
11 No one is alone
12 Goodbye, Yankumi
SP Goodbye Class 3D ~ Yankumi's Tearful Graduation

~2 DVD

External links:
# Gokusen at Wikipedia
# List of Gokusen episodes at Wikipedia
# Gokusen - DramaWiki at Main Page - DramaWiki