Asian Drama

~~ Adapted from the manga series "Watashitachi ga Koisuru Riyu" (私たちが恋する理由) by ma2.

Episodes: 10

Aired On: Saturday

Duration: 30 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Since he was in his 20's, Natsume Shunpei was a world famous maestro and lived abroad, while working with renown orchestras. He was always passionate about music and his passion inspired other musicians. But, Natsume Shunpei has zero abilities outside of music. He is unable to do simple things like housework. His life has been focused on himself and his music. Something happened that changed Natsume Shunpei's life. Due to that incident, his family, including his daughter Natsume Hibiki, left him and he left the music field.

5 years later, Natsume Shunpei returns to Japan for the first time in decades to conduct an orchestra in a province. He meets his daughter Hibiki that he hasn't seen in 5 years and they begin to live together. Unlike her father, Natsume Hibiki hates music and lives her life without it. Her father's genius ability in music clouds his view outside of music and he is unaware of his daughter's feelings. Natsume Shunpei faces Hibiki as her father and her life, that stopped 5 years ago, slowly begins to move again.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Episodes: 10

Duration: 54 min.

Airs On: Sunday

Fukagawa Seiji is a high school student with silver color hair. He is free-spirited and fond of painting. He tells people exactly what he thinks, but he also has a mysterious side. His classmate is Niwa Akane. Akane is a model student who always wears a face mask. At first, she doesn’t like Seiji, but she is attracted by Seiji's paintings and his blunt personality. They get close with each other, and they both have their own secret they can’t tell anyone.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Yoru ga Aketara, Ichiban ni Kimi ni Ai ni Iku" (夜が明けたら、いちばんに君に会いにいく) by Shiomi Natsue (汐見夏衛).

About a 35-year-old office employee named Mukai-kun, who has been single for 10 years now, and still has a lingering attachment to his last ex-girlfriend, Miwako. At work, Mukai-kun starts to notice Nakatani-san, a temporary employee. Caught between an old flame, he cannot let go, and a new encounter, Mukai-kun starts his "spot the difference" love game.

(Source: Mangaupdates)

Adapted from the manga series "Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun" (こっち向いてよ向井くん) by Nemu Yoko (ねむようこ).

Aoyama Haru and Kagaya Kaede have been friends since they were 4 years old, when they began living next door to each other. They are now 24-years-old and still live in the same apartments. Kagaya Kaede has held feelings for Aoyama Haru for the past 20 years, but Aoyama Haru doesn’t seem to realize her feelings for him. She talks about this situation with her childhood friends Iori and Mio and decides to give up on her feelings for Aoyama Haru. But, it's not easy for Kagaya Kaede to disconnect her feelings for him. Meanwhile, Iori has liked Kagaya Kaede since he was an elementary school student. He approaches her. Seeing this, Aoyama Haru becomes disturbed. In fact, Aoyama Haru made a promise with Kagaya Kaede’s late mother and he is honoring it.

Adapted from the manga series "Otona Najimi" (おとななじみ) by Nakahara Aya (中原アヤ).

Well-meaning but socially awkward, Kuronuma Sawako is nicknamed "Sadako" by her high school classmates because of her similar hair style with the main character from the horror movie "Ring." She doesn't have friends and goes about her day in quiet. She admires a fellow classmate, Kazehaya Shota, because of his easy-going and friendly nature, but unknown to her, Kazehaya has also been paying attention to her.

Adapted from the manga "Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You" (君に届け) by Shiina Karuho (椎名軽穂).

In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.

Adapted from the manga series "Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou" (ながたんと青と -いちかの料理帖-) by Isoya Yuki (磯谷友紀).

Sumire is a woman that's too kind and keeps falling for bad men. In the midst of heartbreak, she discovers a lingerie brand and makes up her mind to become a lingerie designer. She is determined to pursue her new dream. One rainy day, she meets Soichi and is attracted to him but he holds a secret...

(Source: Japanese = TBS)

Adapted from the manga series "Watashi ga Himo wo Kau Nante" (私がヒモを飼うなんて) written by Motoyama Kumiko (本山久美子) and illustrated by Misono (美園).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Wednesday

Sumire is a woman that's too kind and keeps falling for bad men. In the midst of heartbreak, she discovers a lingerie brand and makes up her mind to become a lingerie designer. She is determined to pursue her new dream. One rainy day, she meets Soichi and is attracted to him but he holds a secret...

(Source: Japanese = TBS)

Adapted from the manga series "Watashi ga Himo wo Kau Nante" (私がヒモを飼うなんて) written by Motoyama Kumiko (本山久美子) and illustrated by Misono (美園).

Episodes: 8

Duration: 30 min.

Aired On: Wednesday

Akari is a young woman who feel timid after a failed relationship. While at a party, she meets a younger man, Izumi, and although she struggles to forget her ex, she befriends him. Things seem to be going well between the two of them, until one day she is shocked to discover that Izumi is the younger brother of her ex-boyfriend!

Adapted from the manga series "Brother Trap" (ブラザー・トラップ) by Hinata Kyo (日向きょう).

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Hagino Shion is a 29-year-old beauty consultant. Although she has never had a boyfriend, Shion leads a happy and fulfilling life. However, one day, Shion participates in a blind date party and it triggers a flashback where she was rejected by her first love back in high school, who told her, "If you're going to confess, you should at least do something about your appearance". As if drawn back by her past trauma, Shion somehow goes back in time and becomes a 17-year-old high school student again. Using the makeup techniques she has honed, Shion decides to move towards a different timeline as compared to what happened 12 years ago.

Adapted from the manga "Seishun Cinderella" (青春シンデレラ) by Yuu Nozomu (夕のぞむ).

High school delinquent Masaya Funabashi, better known as ‘Devil Ma-kun’, decides to reform his image by joining the Japanese Tea Ceremony Club.

Adapted from the manga "A Bad Boy Drinks Tea!" (お茶にごす。) by Nishimori Hiroyuki (西森博之).

Rio is a simple girl who believes in a fated meeting. One day, her mother informs her that they will be staying at their grandmother's place in Ueko for the whole summer vacation. Is this where she will meet her fated one? A blue summer feeling and a start of love.