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!TODELETE Himitsu no Hanazono [ヒミツの花園]



Drama Details
Title:!TODELETE Himitsu no Hanazono
ヒミツの花園
Telecast:2007-01-09

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TV Station:Fuji TV



Synopsis
Tsukiyama Kayo is an editor of a fashion magazine. Contrary to the glamorous image of the fashion industry, Kayo always ends up doing work dumped on her by her younger colleagues. For the fifth year in a row, she is spending her birthday alone at the office.
One day, chief editor, Kawamura Ryoko says that the fashion magazine Kayo is in charge of will be suspended. She is thus transferred to the editorial desk of a comic book for girls, a genre that she is not interested in at all. Kayo will be in charge of Hanazono Yuriko, an extremely popular manga artist. When she arrives at Hanazono Yuriko's luxurious apartment to pick up the newest manuscript, Kayo meets Tanaka Ichiro, the veteran editor of a rival publisher. He has been working with girls' comics for 20 years. In the backroom are two men, supposedly assistants. Out of the blue, they order Kayo to go buy a girl's dress. They need it for the image-building of the comic's character. As a rookie editor, Kayo is in no position to talk back.
Thus, Kayo goes to town in search of the perfect dress. But when she tries a dress on, she jams the zipper. Unable to take it off, she is forced to leave the shop and walk around the city in an extravagant outfit.
When Kayo finally returns to the apartment, the men order her to prepare a meal. She can't take it any more and yells, "I'm here to see Hanazono Yuriko!"
"We're Hanazono Yuriko." Kayo turns around to see the men who have been pushing her around. She is shocked to learn that Hanazono Yuriko is actually consists of four brothers, Wataru, Osamu, Satoshi, and Hinata.
They warn Kayo to never let this secret become known. Kayo is still in shock, but right now, her priority is to get the manuscript due tomorrow morning. She begs the brothers to rush, but they say "not tonight" and leave the apartment
Fuji TV

Soundtrack and Theme Songs (1)
1. Baby Don't Cry [Amuro Namie]

Actor/Actress Cast (8)
Shaku Yumiko
釈由美子
Sakai Masato
堺雅人
Kaname Jun
要潤
Ikeda Tetsuhiro
池田鉄洋
Hongo Kanata
本郷奏多
Terajima Susumu
寺島進
Maya Miki
真矢みき
Takizawa Saori
滝沢沙織

Minae
 

Drama Reviews (2)
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1. baby, I can't help but cry =D [Rating: 9/10]
I love it! I don't think the plot is dry..I don't see films made about manga artists often, specially four of them. I get sick of melodramatic girl loves guy, girl can't get guy, i've seen way too many movies about Chefs and OL ladies having midlife crisis UGH..this is wayyy refreshing!
Reviewed by r1n on 13 March 2007
2. Disappointing [Rating: 5/10]
I had great expectation for this series, but it turned out to be so-so.
Shaku Yumiko, of course, is very cute, but her acting was very poor, and annoying at the same time.

The story is very predictable, and very cheesy at times. It's another one of those doramas where you watch, have a good laugh, then forgets in couple of days.
Reviewed by 8thSin on 7 April 2007

Comments From Users (29)
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1. Comments by irwinner [Rating: 8/10]
Funny drama with a few funny scenes in each episode. The second brother was really funny with his weird character.
2. Comments by atleast13 [Rating: ?/10]
currently watching
3. Comments by dango [Rating: ?/10]
釈由美子はやっぱ可愛い。監督のビジョンも面白い。
4. Comments by onigiriman [Rating: ?/10]
Hmmmm... Not very promising so far....
5. Comments by xxhiroxx [Rating: 8/10]
A nice, light-hearted romantic comedy.
6. Comments by donna8157 [Rating: 6/10]
I'm not sure how to score this drama. It has a rather simple plot - a girl who becomes editor of a popular girl manga series (forced into this role) and she finds out that the author of the series is a group of 4 males who hide their identity mainly because they feel that the consumers would not buy their manga if they knew it was written by a bunch of guys. I have a few gripes about this series. First of all, the main actress is overly submissive so much so that she almost looks pathetic in many of the scenes (in the majority of the drama). I'm not sure why this is - maybe to appeal to the male audience? She's the editor, but yet she cooks, shops, and cleans for them? She always has her head bowed low. I know this is standard for most Japanese dramas, but there's such a thing as overly using it. She's like that 90% of the drama. I can't help but feel that this is used to appeal to the anime/manga fanboys.

The plot for this drama is pretty dry. There's not that much to it other than her going over to Hanazono Yuriko's house and trying to persuade them to have the next chapter ready for publication. Sometimes they'll throw in some obstacles like this particular brother is upset about something trivial, etc. In spite of all this, I'm still continuing this drama. It's good background sound for me when I do other things or to watch right before drifting to bed. It helps me fall asleep.
7. Comments by natni [Rating: 9/10]
finished......great story........... nice song
8. Comments by natzumi [Rating: 5/10]
Watched ep1. She's cute, but the plot seems boring. so many unknown actors.
9. Comments by aoi_dolphine [Rating: ?/10]
KIV list
10. Comments by sucigam [Rating: 7/10]
Himitsu no Hanazono is probably not going to win any awards and will probably be forgotten by pretty much everybody but that's not because its a bad show. The comedy is cleverly written with a cast that seems like they are having alot of fun both on and off the set. It's definately not something new but it's a drama that knows what it is and executes itself accordingly.

Maya Miki and Terajimi Susumu(what a range this guy has) are an absolutely hilarious combo that bring sure laughs whenever they are together. Namie Amuro's track also ended up being my favourite theme song of the season.
11. Comments by K.T.Tran [Rating: 9/10]
9/10

Some parts were funny and other parts were just plain silly and sorta.....dumb. Overall I still liked it.
12. Comments by JackClark [Rating: 10/10]
Loved this comedy drama
13. Comments by norani [Rating: 10/10]
Jun Kaname --- About manga and the four brothers.
14. Comments by _kosame [Rating: 9/10]
I wanted a different pairing, but I love Hinata and the relationship between the brothers.
15. Comments by polar1s [Rating: 8/10]
cute! love the chemistry between the 4 brothers and the main character
16. Comments by v1olet [Rating: 10/10]
I love the relation of 4 brothers in Hanazono Yuriko character. Not a girl but 4 brothers. Fresh comedy.
17. Comments by nagaioyasumi [Rating: 9/10]
Excellent drama! Started off silly, but it was just hiding something much more sinister. All the actors did an amazing job. Osamu was undoubtedly my favourite character.
18. Comments by enen_shun [Rating: 9/10]
interesting plot, enjoyed watching this.
19. Comments by kaonashi [Rating: 6/10]
I had some hopes after reading the synopsis, seemed to have potential to be a fun series. The main plot's good, 4 brothers write a popular manga aimed for girls hiding, behind the name Hanazono. But it really wasn't that funny, mostly draggy & I had a hard time sticking around to the end. The cast's ok but overall it seemed like a low budget production. This drama could've & should've been funnier. I felt a bit like a good idea for a drama got wasted.
20. Comments by moeru_h [Rating: 8/10]
Usually love stories don't catch my taste but Sakai Masato was here so I had to watch it. His character here is again very different from other roles I've seen him play: he's cold but with slight gentleness. Tsukiyama's character here is likeable too. Compensates for Shaku Yumiko's very plain looks?
21. Comments by shozen [Rating: 9/10]
Was fun too see a drama relating to a shojo-mangaka. im a big fan of shaku yumiko so this was definetely a must see for me.
22. Comments by deina-kun [Rating: 6/10]
Cheesy from start to finish. I didn't like Shaku Yumiko in Stand UP!! and she didn't do anything amazing in this series either. It got really boring, but the whole mangaka theme was pretty cool. Hongo Kanata!!
23. Comments by usagi_on_the_moon [Rating: ?/10]
havent started yet...
24. Comments by altec [Rating: 10/10]
So Sweet...kinda reminded me of Brother Beat (kinda)
25. Comments by akitsu [Rating: 8/10]
I liked this drama very much. Maya Miki was just hilarious in it :)
26. Comments by elfmagic777 [Rating: 8/10]
Third dorama I watched. First one with a really happy ending. I wonder if this is based off a book? It was very enjoyable. It was really sweet.
27. Comments by liquidlzero [Rating: 8/10]
the only reason why i wanted to see this is for yumiko..i always thought she was hot and i wondered how she would do as a lead...i can say she is really fun to watch when she is being funny not so much when she is serious or pretends to cry but either way this drama was still pretty good.
28. Comments by mizz_evy [Rating: 7/10]
this drama was pretty good. its unique
29. Comments by Ohmiya [Rating: 9/10]
Kanata Hongo and his smile.. Shabushabu <3

Users who voted for this drama (1)
1. saito.hikaru