Ai No Uta [あいのうた] Rating: 6/10 Plot progresses slowly, acting not convincing and predictable | Ai wa douda! [愛はどうだ]
| Aishiteiru to itte kure [愛していると言ってくれ]
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Anego [アネゴ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) The drama is pretty funny and entertaining. Shinohara Ryoko is a beautiful and talented actress. | Aoi tori [青い鳥]
| Asunaro hakusho [あすなろ白書] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) |
At Home Dad [アットホーム・ダッド]
| Bambino! [バンビーノ!] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Beach boys [ビーチボーイズ]
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Beautiful life [ビューティフルライフ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Bijo ka Yajuu [美女か野獣] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Quite entertaining. Fun drama to watch! Fukuyama Masaharu is so cute. Well-made drama. Has good momentum | Boku dake no Madonna [僕だけのマドンナ] Rating: 8/10 Cute drama. I like how they reveal each character's past and story slowly. Can be amusing but also over-the-top sometimes. I love Surumi's outfits! |
Boku no Aruku Michi [僕の歩く道] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) | Brother Beat [ブラザー☆ビート] Rating: 8/10 whew, some good eye candy in this one! Why isn't Tamayama Tetsuji more famous? He's hot! | Dare yori mo mama wo aisu [誰よりもままを愛す] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) ahhh tetsuji just looks so gay in this one. i like his look in brother beat much more. Nevertheless, this is a well-done drama and worth watching! |
Dekichatta Kekkon [できちゃった結婚] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Some good actors/actresses starring in this drama. Ryoko's character gets annoying sometimes with the whining, and the drama drags most of the time. | Densha Otoko [電車男] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Entertaining Jdorama though somewhat implausible sometimes.... | Double kitchen [ダブルキッチン] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) This is a great drama. All the actors and actresses play their roles so well, it's amazing. It is fun and entertaining to watch, and I think asian people will relate well to the situations. |
Engine [エンジン] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) KimuTaku at his best! The plot is quite clever too. | Galileo [ガリレオ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Quite well done, but I'm not into murder/crime shows so that still creeped me out a little. But it's nice to see a solution based in science though the crime scene appeared to be supernatural. | Haikei, Chichiue-sama [拝啓、父上様] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Great drama! Great plotline! |
Haken no Hinkaku [ハケンの品格]
| Hero Rating: 9/10 (Watched) One of my favorite jdoramas! | Hotaru no Hikari [ホタルノヒカリ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) story of my life. |
Hyakunen no monogatari [百年の物語] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Ichi Ritoru no Namida [1リットルの涙]
| Ima Ai ni Yukimasu [いま会いにゆきます]
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Itoshi Kimie [愛し君へ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Beautiful drama. Even though the synopsis may sound cliche, it is a well-done drama that is enjoyable to watch. The main characters are very good actress and actor. | Itsumo futari de [いつもふたりで] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) It was a shame when Kassy was replaced... I was totally in love with him and it was such a disappointment to have him go. | Jotei [女帝] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Quite entertaining. Has some powerful messages. |
Jyoou no Kyoushitsu [女王の教室] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Kamisama mou sukoshi dake [神様、もう少しだけ] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) Though I love Takeshi, this drama got boring fast. Overly dramatic about everything... Kyoko Fukada's character was just crying crying crying... also the chemistry between takeshi and kyoko was not believable at all. | Karei naru Ichizoku [華麗なる一族] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I thought this drama would be boring, but it seems that any that have KimuTaku is excellent! |
Kekkon Dekinai Otoko [結婚できない男] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Kuwano and Natsumi are so cute in their little squabbles with each other. | Kiken na Aneki [危険なアネキ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Kimi ga oshietekureta koto [君が教えてくれたこと]
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Kimi wa Petto [きみはペット] Rating: 6/10 I'm a big fan of Koyuki so this drama is tolerable, but when Jun Matsumoto is acting like a puppy, it can be hard to watch. | Koi ga shitai Koi ga shitai Koi ga shitai [恋がしたい恋がしたい] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Koi ni Ochitara ~Boku no Seikou no Himitsu~ [恋におちたら〜僕の成功の秘密〜] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Seems similar to sutaa no koi. Entertaining drama |
Koi wo nan nen sundemasu ka? Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Storyline is good, though some of the acting is mediocre. Though it has Ito Hideaki! I'm also a fan of Iijima Naoko, I think she's beautiful and also a great actress, from this drama and also wedding planner | Konya Hitori no Beddo de [今夜ひとりのベッドで] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Decent drama but nothing special about it. | Kyousoukyoku [協奏曲] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) |
Last Christmas [ラストクリスマス] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) This drama has a nice rhythm to it. The music and theme songs go well with the mood. Also, Yada Akiko is really cute. It does get cheesey sometimes. It is faintly like a sequel to tokyo love story.
LOVE ACTUALLY. This totally reminds me of love actually. The theme is even like the poster. But oh wait, love actually came after this jdorama. Suspicious. | Long vacation [ロングバケーション] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Love generation [ラブジェネレーション] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Good classic romance jdrama |
Lunch no Joou [ランチの女王] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) This is a really cute and fun drama, and I'm really smitten by Tsumabuki Satoshi. Sometimes the acting falls through but on the whole they look like they're having fun! Plus i one of those that "live to eat food" rather than "eat food to live" so i'm all for a dorama centralized around food! All the food looks so good that I want to try their omurice now! | Majo no jouken [魔女の条件] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) I had to see the role that made Takky famous, but I thought this drama was awful. The chemistry is not believable at all. Matsushima Nanako was much more suited for her roles in GTO and Yamato Nadeshiko. | Manatsu no Merry Christmas [真夏のメリークリスマス] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) |
Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) Poorly written storyline, even with the good actor and actresses. | My Little Chef Rating: 8/10 (Watched) This drama has a unique concept that I find entertaining. Each episode is like a mystery for the chef to figure out the best dishes for particular ppl. | Nanisama! [なにさまっ!] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Simple, light-hearted drama. Takes awhile to get into it (have to watch beyond 1st episode.) |
Nemureru mori [眠れる森]
| News no onna [ニュースの女] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Good drama, interesting plotlines. | Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I had fun watching this drama. |
Oishii kankei [おいしい關係] Rating: 8/10 Sweet likeable series... reminds me of My Little Chef (which aired later) | Orange Days [オレンジデイズ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Proposal Daisakusen [プロポーズ大作戦] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) well done drama! |
Renai Hensachi [恋愛偏差値] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) I was only able to obtain the first episode, and it was kinda psyco-freaky, but somehow I can relate to it as a girl. I think that actors/actresses suited their character roles well. | Ruri no shima [瑠璃の島] Rating: 4/10 I watched a little of this, but the girl acting like a spoiled brat was too annoying | Ruten no Ouhi - Saigo no Koutei [流転の王妃・最後の皇弟]
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Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu [世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Pretty good drama, lovely scenes of the countryside. Reminds me of a time when everything was simpler. The more I watched, the higher I changed my rating for this drama. The soundtrack is beautiful also. | Slow Dance [スローダンス] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Strawberry on the shortcake [ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I have a crush on Kubozuka Yosuke... and I love the melody he plays in the drama |
Style Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Storyline drags, but I think the main actor is a hunk. | Suekko chounan ane san nin [末っ子長男姉三人] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) They mentioned Suzuki Screw Factory that is later a main part of Koi ni Ochitara! | Summer snow Rating: 9/10 (Watched) This is a sweet innocent drama, I like it a lot, and the main characters are just so cute together. |
Sutaa no Koi [スタアの恋] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Kinda strange basis for the plotline. I like Kyoko Hasegawa's more down-to-earth role, i think she shines more in this role than the other ones i've seen of her where she plays the beautiful but quiet girl (itsumo futari de and tentai kanzoku). Anzai Hiroko is cute too. | Taiho shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Taiyo no Kisetsu [太陽の季節] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Same flavor as Strawberry on the Shortcake, but I liked SOS better. Takky is cute but not fit for this role. He was better suited for SOS. |
Tentai Kanzoku [天体観測] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) This drama is about the the rollercoaster of triumph and hardships that this group of 25-year-olds face in their lives, and how they deal and cope with it. It's a well-done drama. I'm happy to see konishi manami in a bigger role. My favorite drama so far. | To heart ~ koishite shinitai [to Heart 恋して死にたい] Rating: 5/10 Kinda boring... | Tokyo Friends [東京フレンズ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) This is a cute series. The ending is very abrupt though. |
Tokyo rabu sutori [東京ラブストーリー] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Although Suzuki Honami is very charming, I found the drama to be very ordinary. Nothing that really makes it stand out. | Tokyo Wankei [東京湾景] Rating: 5/10 Boring. Overly sappy. Couldn't get past the first two episodes. | Toshishita No Otoko [年下之男] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Scandalous but intriguing to watch. |
Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi 1 [翼の折れた天使たち] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi 2 [翼の折れた天使たち] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm [牛に願いを - Love & Farm] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) quite entertaining though a little over the top sometimes. |
Virgin road [バージンロード] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Water Boys [ウォーターボーイズ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) slow... drags a bit. sometimes entertaining. | Wedding Planner [ウエディングプランナー] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Good-looking cast, but mediocre, amateurish plotline. The style is similar to shotgun marriage. |
With love
| Yamato Nadeshiko [やまとなでしこ【大和撫子】] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) | Yoshitsune [義経] Rating: 8/10 I watched one episode somewhere in the middle and it captivated me. Now I want to watch the whole series. Great series! I get so hooked that I keep watching all the episodes I have.
The only thing is that after about 12 episodes (the length of a typical drama), the episodes start getting repetitive, in the sense that the style is the same. It starts to lose its entertainment value. Then again, it probably would have been better to spread it out to one episode a week, as opposed to the rate I'm watching them, a couple episodes a day. |