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 Drama: Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru Romaji: Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru Japanese: ブスの瞳に恋してる 2019 Writer: Suzuki Osamu (novel) Network: dTV Actors: Kataoka Naoto (EXILE), Tomita Miu Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru is a drama based on the love story between Suzuki Osamu & Oshima Miyuki, the former is a director/screenwriter, and the later is a famous comedian. This drama is also a remake of the 2006 drama, but this time with different characters and setting. The difference is now heroine aims to be a voice actor and not an actress. This drama is about a love story between a girl who is ugly based on society's standard and a good looking celebrity voice actor. Unlike other fans, the girl doesn't like him for his looks, but because of how she was inspired by his voice acting talent. The guy was moved and got drawn to her when he heard that. The plot seems generic at first like your typical ugly girl who makes this hot guy fall in love with her. I ...

Drama: Nagi's Long Vacation Romaji: Nagi no Oitoma Japanese: 凪のお暇 Director: Toshio Tsuboi, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Doi Writer: Misato Konari (manga), Satomi Oshima Network: TBS Actors: Haru Kuroki, Issey Takahashi, Tomoya Nakamura, Mikako Ichikawa, Erika Karata, Shinji Takeda, Yo Yoshida, Yoshiko Mita  First, I want to let you know that in Japanese Drama, THEMES is always more significant than the plot. It's doesn't matter who Nagi would end up with or how the drama would end. What important is how the show will convey its message. This drama is not your typical two-boys-one-girl type of story or other overrated romance crap. You could choose your ship if that entertains you, but just to let you know, this drama was not meant to make your heart flutter, it was meant to speak to your soul. This drama is about the so-called "Hard Reset", not the one you do with your phone but the one you apply with your own life. The important decision you...

Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai Drama: If Talking Paid (English title) / My Story is Long (literal title) Romaji: Ore no Hanashi wa Nagai Japanese: 俺の話は長い Director: Satoru Nakajima Writer: Shigeki Kaneko Network: NTV Actors: Ikuta Toma, Yasuda Ken, Kaya Kiyohara, Koike Eiko, Harada Mieko, Sugino Yosuke Synopsis: Mitsuru Kishibe (Toma Ikuta) is a 31-year-old single guy. After he graduated from university, he became absorbed with coffee and opened up a business related to coffee. His company failed. Since then, Mitsuru Kishibe has been unemployed, and he hasn't even tried to find a new job. He lives with his mother, who runs a cafe. Mitsuru Kishibe's happy days suddenly changes, because of his older sister and her family. His older sister's home is undergoing renovation, and she moves her family into their mother's house temporarily. Mitsuru Kishibe's older sister insists that he is avoiding reality with his current way of life. She also blames her mother fo...

Drama: Swindle Detective (English) / Heron Detective (literal title) Romaji: Sagideka Japanese: サギデカ Director: Shinichi Nishitani, Naoki Murahashi Writer: Naoko Adachi Characters: Fumino Kimura, Mahiro Takasugi, Hidekazu Mashima, Hiroya Shimizu, Rika Adachi, Kenichi Endo, Pinko Izumi Sagideka is a crime drama that deals with fraud cases and scams, so this time there would be no murder and violence around. But it doesn't mean it is less engaging and won't have enough motivation to make it character-driven enough for a crime drama genre. A well known Italian poet, Dante Alighieri said in his poem " the divine comedy ", fraud is the worst form of sins, the ultimate evil. He even said that in lower depths of hell, you wouldn't find the ones who committed violent acts, but those who violated trust. Fraud can be worst than murder because it can bring emotional trauma to the victim, which some of them could commit suicide. White-collar crime is said to be w...