Strawberry on the Shortcake wrecked me hard. Another small masterpiece is Hero .
1. Hero [ヒーロー] (Finished 11/11)  Tags: Mystery, Comedy, Law Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd paralegal who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a public prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence of Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him. This drama is filled with it all; love, laughs and lots of emotion. One of two lawyer series that I liked from the past. Nice cast and humor. This is the maximum score I can allocate to half-detective. Overall Rating: 7/10 |
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2. Kabachitare! [カバチタレ！] (Finished 1/11)  Tags: Comedy, Law Tamura Nozomi is a woman with a cheerful outlook in life, always choosing to believe in everyone. Sakaeda Chiharu is an amanuensis (daisho) who goes way beyond her job scope in carrying out her work. The duo met in a clinic where Sakaeda helps Tamura get back at her boss for sexual harassment. Sakaeda sees a flair in Tamura to be in the same line of work, but Tamura is content with her job as a waitress. In the drama, they are portrayed as a pair of 28-year-olds who can't wait to get married. Often, you'd hear them railing at each other "dakara kekkon dekinai yo, baka!!". However, despite their differences in character, they soon become the best of friends. It's close to detective and with two FLs that I don't like. Rather silly comedy, too, so pilot is enough. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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3. Ladies of the Palace [여인천하] (Finished 2/151)  Tags: Historical, Drama It centers on two women in the 1500s who became the most influential figures in the court: Queen Mun Jung of the Yoon family, the third Queen-consort of King Joongjong, and Jung Nan Jung, a humble-bred lady who became the queen's advisor. Nan Jung, an illegitimate daughter of a government officer, tries to find someone who can elevate her status. She chooses to become a gisaeng and start her training under the most famous gisaeng in Hanyang. Meanwhile, the King marries, for the third time, a young lady from the Yoon family, his former queen's relatives. Won Hyung, the new queen's brother, falls in love with Nan Jung at first sight and would do everything to make her his concubine. Nan Jung demands him an audience with the queen, and Queen Mun Jung and Nan Jung soon become allies to bring the court under their absolute control. Palace intrigues aren't intriguing for me. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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4. Shiroi Kage (2001) [白い影] (Finished 2/10)  Tags: Romance, Drama, Medical Nobuko Shimura is on duty for the first time at Gyoda Hospital. The duty doctor is Yosuke Naoe. After 9pm, Jiro Toda, a childhood friend of Nobuko's, is brought in with a cut to his forehead from a fight. But Naoe has gone out for a drink, and can't be found. Both Toda and the ambulance crew become angry and demand to know where the doctor is. Naoe returns and seeing the commotion, he orders Toda be locked in a toilet until he calms down. Nobuko is horrified by Naoe' s attitude but is later impressed with his ability as a surgeon when treating Toda's injury. This is their first fateful meeting. Another unorthodox doctor. Don't see anything special. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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5. Beautiful Days [아름다운 날들] (Finished 4/24)  Tags: Romance, Life, Drama, Melodrama Lee Min Chul returns from studying in the US, to take an active role in his father's prospering music business, Victory Records. It turns out that his father was involved in unethical practices in the past, as well as the murder of the father of Min Chul's stepbrother, Sun Jae. Into the scene comes two girls from the orphanage, Yeon Soo and Se Na, who share a sisterly bond. Se Na gets inspired to become a pop star after a visit by the Victory Records boss on a charity event. Years pass and both girls arrive in Seoul to start their adult lives. However, they get separated. Yeon Soo finds a job working at Victory Records in hopes of one day meeting Se Na again and becomes involved in the lives of the stepbrothers, Min Chul and Sun Jae. Yeon Soo and Min Chul make a deal that they will help each other's siblings. Yeon Soo moves into Min Chul's family home as a tutor for his younger sister Min Ji, and Min Chul will help Se Na achieve her dream of becoming a singer. A complex drama unfolds, Min Chul and Sun Jae both fall for Yeon Soo. Yeon Soo chooses Min Chul, but their love is threatened by numerous obstacles. Took it four long episodes to set up the stage. Looking at real psycho forcing her way as a singer is truly a horrible enterprise. Primitive provider of cheap emotions as most of the time it's such outburst whether it's violence or crying or shouting. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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6. Delicious Proposal [맛있는 청혼] (Finished 2/16)  Tags: Food, Comedy, Romance Hyo Dong, the son of a struggling Chinese restaurant owner, falls in love with Hee Ae, who unbeknownst to Hyo Dong, is the daughter of a ruthless rival who is out to destroy his father's restaurant. Hyo Dong and Hee Ae are in the same cooking class as Shin Ae, a poor girl who dreams of owning a successful restaurant despite having a tough life. It ended up being gourmet show more than anything else. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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7. Strawberry on the Shortcake [ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ] (Finished 10/10)  Tags: Romance, Life, Youth, Family At some point, Irie Manato began to withdraw himself from the world. Even when picked on, it's not the real Irie, but an act. However one day he meets a strange girl - Misawa Yui. Yui, who finds the tedium of everyday life unbearable, teases Manato with her almost too upfront and honest manner. Alone and afraid Manato wavers but finds himself drawn to her. But his feelings for Yui are doomed to be unrequited. Wow for so many reasons. I somehow managed to dump it in the past after seeing first episodes and ending, so former myself might be not so keen after all. Enjoyed it immensely. Hesitated between 8 and 9, but finale was superb. Can't give it flawless genius masterpiece only because it has flaws like irrational behavior despite logical words and pulls with pushes. It surprised me a lot, did not expect anything serious from juvenile romance, but here we are. Overall Rating: 9/10 |
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8. Mukai Arata no Doubutsu Nikki: Aiken Rosinante no Sainan [向井荒太の動物日記 〜愛犬ロシナンテの災難〜] (Finished 1/10)  Tags: Youth, Drama, Medical The star of the show is Rosinante, a lovable Labrador retriever whose master, a commuter train conductor, dies while Rosinante is spending the night at the impromptu weekend dog hotel a veterinary professor has set up at the university to collect a little extra cash. With a touch of the loyal Hachiko in him, Rosinante greets all the passing trains his master used to ride. Such loyalty leads Domoto to adopt Rosinante, even if it does mean getting thrown out of his apartment building and having to live in the girl's dorm. "Dear Diary, the dogs broke out of the veterinary clinic again today..." you would think was written by a person. Well, the whole story is in fact told by a dog, Rosinante, one of the inhabitants of a university veterinary clinic. Chief among his writings is happy-go-lucky yet hapless vet student Mukai Arata, who is in bliss with animals. The question is, can Arata get along with his peers and professors as well as he can with the animals he cares for? Not fond of pets, so I'm ill suitable to evaluate work where dog is protagonist. Overall Rating: 5/10 |
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