J-Dramas Spring 2009
This week is the start of Spring Drama season in Japan and I am anticipating so many dramas, it’s unhealthy. Most probably most of the actors I follow will be having a series this season. Anyway, I’ve noted down my short list. Shiroi Haru* Stars Abe Hiroshi and Ohashi Nozomi. Started April 14, 2009. Abe plays a former yakuza who has gotten out of prison and finds the life he left and the things he believed has changed....
Ikemen Da Who?!
Guess which ikemen J actor is this? Clue: He has starred in a couple of flowery dramas where his roles were brooding heartthrobs. Find out the answer after the cut: Thanks to Chelli for the link 🙂
Yamapi graduates
Unlike many teen stars all over the world who drop out of high school and wallow in the pool of their own idiocy and talent fees, J-dorama star and Johnny’s Entertainment boytoy Tomohisa Yamashita (Yamapi for fans) took the admirable route of entering school to finish a college degree. Hats off to him as he has finally graduated from Meiji University’s School of Commerce. He started out in 2004 and finally finished in time...
‘Room of King’ to star Hiro Mizushima and Anne Suzuki
Return of the fall season has always been a welcome time for TV junkies. Well, for one, it’s the time when the best shows in the US resume airing. I can’t wait for my favorite TV shows to be back on air again myself. House, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, Life… and I just finished watching episodes 1 and 2 of Prison Break. Damnit! Air them already, why don’t you. For Japan, fall season is also a time for new shows to...
Upcoming Summer JDrama: Maou
Photos from Drama Wiki Coming this July will be a remake of the Korean suspense drama The Devil. It is entitled Maou, and will star Ikuta Toma with Arashi’s Ohno Satoshi as double leads. The former will be portraying a detective solving a series of murders and the latter will be playing a two-faced lawyer. As a fan of mystery flicks, I can’t wait for this one. And having Ikuta Toma in it is an added bonus. The drama will...