Korean and Japanese Drama

My favorite Korean Drama...

1. 49 Days (2011)


Synopsis


49 DAYS is the story of a young woman (Shin Ji Hyun) who gets into a car accident a week before her wedding. The accident led to her being in a coma. To revive she has to gather the genuine/sincere tears of 3 people who are not members of her family within 49 Days. To fullfill her mission she will be guided by the Scheduler into possessing the body of another woman, Song Yi Kyung. She will be aided further by her friend from high school Han Gang, who will then get into an entangled relationship with Song Yi Kyung and Shin Ji Hyun.

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KDrama Title: 49 Days
Genre: Fantasy, romance
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 16 March 2011 to 19 May 2011

2. Attack on Pin-Ups Boys (2007)

Synopsis

Seoul has been struck by a series of mean-spirited attacks targeting high school heartthrobs, with rocker Ye Sung and basketball player Han Geng among the victims. Word is the next victim will be at Neulparan High School, and the three most likely candidates are steely student body president Si Won, vain dance team leader Hee Chul, and judo team captain Kang In. Studious, bespectacled Ki Bum and breakdancing buddy Dong Hae decide to investigate. Rather than searching for the culprit, however, they're a lot more interested in finding the next target. Meanwhile, the three potential victims are also competing against each other for top pin-up boy status and the fame that comes with it.

Genre: Comedy

Category: Korean Movie

Film Date: July, 2007

3. Heaven's Postman (2009)

Synopsis

A messenger that has the ability to travel between the present and the afterworld. Shin Jae Joon was involved in an accident that put him in a coma. Now, his spirit has the ability to travel back and forth to the afterworld and the real world. He meets Jo Ha Na as she is trying to send her boyfriend a letter. Ha Na, however, is the only person who can see Jae Joon.

Genre: Melodrama, Romance

Category: Korean Movie

Film Date: November, 2009

4. Tree of Heaven (2006)

Synopsis

Hana is a bright young girl who lost her father at a young age. When her mother returns to Japan, she comes with her new Korean husband and his son Yunsuh. Yunsuh’s mother died during his 10th birthday and after her death, he becomes autistic. While Hana is fond of her new step-brother, he wants nothing to do with her. When their parents leave on their honeymoon, Hana’s mother leaves the children with her deceased husband’s sister who will manage their inn during the trip. While they are gone, the aunt and her daughter Maya abuse Hana and make plans to sell the inn in order to pay for gambling debts and college. Despite all of this, Hana finds comfort in her brother who begins to open up to her and eventually speaks after his 20th Birthday and the day his mother passed away. Yunsuh's mother died on the same day as he was turning 10, 10 years ago. As they start to have feelings for one another, Hana is afraid to love him. She soon leaves with her "senpai", Fujiwara Ryu, who also likes her. Later on, Maya gets jealous, and decides to make Hana's life even more miserable.

5. Joomonjin (2010)

Plot
A magical love story involving a man who lives his life like a ghost and a country girl that falls in love with him.On a rural mountain in Jumunjin, South Korea a girl named Jina (Hwang Bo-Ra) runs a mountain lodge. The place is soon set to close down because of rumors that ghosts live in the lodge. Jina then encounters a ghost (played by Kim Ki-Beom) who she takes an interest in. But, the closer she gets to help him the further the ghost pushes her away.

Also Known As: 주문진
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: None at the moment of posting
Year: 2010
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Cast: Cast: Kim Ki-beom, Hwang Bo-ra, Park Ha-seon, Jo Sang-ki, Lee Kyeong-mi, Choi Ju-bong, Lee Yong-nyeo, Jeon Su-kyeong


6. Spring Waltz

Synopsis

Will the tragedy of spring be repeated years later?

To escape debt, Lee Su Ho’s father escaped to a remote island where his friend has a young daughter Eun Young, who is the same age as Su Ho. After being abandoned by his father, Su Ho sought to leave, but his mind changed after being touched by Eun Young’s pure heart. A series of unfortunate events ensue, and Su Ho disappears, while Eun Young is sick in the hospital.

Years later, while traveling in Austria, Eun Young meets the talented pianist Jae Ha, a man with a cold exterior with a few words, who bores a resemblance to Su Ho. As their love start to develop, the truth unfolds… Can their love endure the harsh spring tragedy many years ago?

Title: 봄의 왈츠 / Bom-ui Wal-cheu
English title: Spring Waltz
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 20


7. My Girlfriend is Gumiho (2010)


Synopsis
Cha Dae Woong(Lee Seung Gi) is a cowardly and extremely immature man who accidentally set free a nine-tail fox (Shin Min Ah) who was imprisoned for 500 years. The fox began to take the form of a beautiful woman who follows the man who set her free around, causing misunderstandings that she is his girlfriend. Although the man enjoys the attention and envy that people around him is giving, he is also always in extreme fear that the Gumiho may want to feed on his liver to become human. But when both of them falls for each other as time goes by, the Gumiho's enemies appears causing an unexpected twist in their lives.

KDrama Title: My Girlfriend is a Gumiho
Genre: Romance, comedy, fantasy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 11 Aug 2010 to 30 Sep 2010

Japanese Drama

1. Hanamizuki (2010)

Synopsis

Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata) once planted a dogwood tree in their garden after he found out he had a terminal disease and could not watch Sae grow up. She hopes to enter a university in Tokyo. She then meets Kouhei (Toma Ikuta), who attends a specialized high school teaching fishery. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a fisherman. These two young people meet and have a long distance relationship. Although their love is strong it does not last. 10 years later these two people have a miracle ...

2. Taiyou No uta (2006)

A girl who can only live at night and a high school student who loves to surf as the sun rises... The two had nothing in common... Kaoru Amane, 16 years old, did not attend school but instead sang herself away every night after dark at a square in front of a train station with a guitar in her hands. She led a lifestyle opposite the norm, sleeping during the day and active at night. Kaoru was suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an illness, which also might be described as the allergy to the sun, and was not allowed to be exposed to sunlight. The only motivation in her life was singing, which also was the only connection to the outside world. One day, an incident drastically changes her life..

3. Smile (2009)

Synopsis

Hayakawa Bito has a Filipino father and a Japanese mother, but he was born and raised in Japan and has never visited the Philippines. The ever-smiling Bito works at Machimura Foods during the day, and at night, he works a part-time job trying to make his dreams come true. One day during an incident at a bookstore, he meets a girl named Mishima Hana, who lost her ability to speak due to an accident. But even though she can't speak, Bito is drawn to her beautiful smile. However, Bito becomes wrongly suspected by the police for a crime, and after meeting the lawyer Kazuma, the issue begins to grow... Together, Bito, Hana, and Kazuma will go through challenging times and have to overcome many obstacles.