A continuation of the original series Sealed with a kiss.

The 42nd NHK Taiga Drama is MUSASHI. Many Japanese history buffs are familiar with The Book of Five Rings written by Miyamoto Musashi in the 17th century. Musashi's treatise on strategy and the way to lead instantly became the business executive's bible when the translated version hit the bookstores more than three hundred years later.

In 2003, the story of this legendary swordsman-philosopher-painter comes to life in the NHK Taiga Drama MUSASHI. Based on the famous biography written by Yoshikawa Eiji, this taiga drama boasts a list of stars that reads like a Who's Who of screen and television.

Orphaned before he was ten years old, Musashi (his real name is Takezo, so you'll hear his childhood friends call him by that name) grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as they hunt down the vanquished soldiers. He then spends years wandering the countryside mastering the sword, becoming a stronger samurai. As his fame spreads throughout the nation, men seek him out to test their skills against him--most notably Sasaki Kojiro who faces Musashi in the ultimate Duel at Ganryujima.

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Jung Yi Hyun (Sung Yu Ri) is gifted with a genius level IQ and has a good education. But when she happens to have retrograde amnesia, she loses ten years of her memory, from age 17 to 27. She's also unable to remember her husband Hong Kyung Doo (Yoo Joon Sang), and their genius daughter Hae Deum (Gal So Won). Confused by why she had married such an unsuited man, she'd forgotten that they'd met and fallen in love at the brink of their suicide attempts. Although her husband Hong Kyung Do is poor and uneducated, he is a good husband and a loving father. He will help her regain her memories and make sense of their life together.

Female CEO Shen Xing Yu chose to marry an ordinary security guard, Zhao Wu Di, in order to keep the company she had devoted so much effort to. From confrontation to alliance, the two work together to defeat the dark forces behind the scenes. After experiencing various hardships, they get to know each other better, develop sincere feelings, and understand the true meaning of marriage and love.

Kagawa Eiji is a detective who looks more like a gangster. He previously worked at the Metropolitan Police Department investigating organized crime groups, but he was recently demoted to the Sakuramachi Chuo Police Station without given a reason why. Kagawa Eiji desires to return to the Metropolitan Police Department to get answers. Meanwhile, he works with Detective Hasumi Kosuke at the Sakuramachi Chuo Police Station. Detective Hasumi Kosuke carries a big secret that has never been revealed.

A case comes up, where a housekeeper, working at a professor's house, is stabbed to death. At that time, a rookie detective, Mizuki Nao, begins to work with them. Kagawa Eiji and Hasumi Kosuke are bothered by her. She is the daughter of the assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police Department. They begin to work together.

Adapted from the novel "Keishicho Outsider" (警視庁アウトサイダー) by Kato Miaki (加藤実秋).

With a kind heart and a naturally good nature, Ye Xi might have been a model young lady, had it not been for her lofty dreams and idealistic aspirations. Wanting with all her heart to become one of her generation's greatest and most heroic martial artists, Ye Xi has done everything she could to make her dreams come true. Little does she realize that the road to becoming a hero is often plagued by a never-ending string of trials and tribulations.

Completely unaware of the fact that the human heart often harbors a sinister side, Ye Xi is shocked when her efforts to help the weak are met with darkness and deceit. Used, lied to, and betrayed by those around her, Ye Xi soon finds her reputation in shambles and her life in jeopardy. Surprisingly enough, even after these relentless attacks on her character and even her life, Ye Xi refuses to give up on her belief that justice naturally inhabits the hearts of people; a belief that only grows stronger after she meets a divine doctor by the name of Bai Yue.

With Bai Yue's help, Ye Xi finds a way to overcome her trials, learning invaluable lessons about life, love, and the true spirit of martial arts. But will these lessons be enough to help them eradicate the scum who continue to bring harm to Ye Xi and her people? And will love follow for this idealistic duo?

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Bai Ze.

"New Year's Day is the beginning of new things. Some relationships start on this day, while some have to see it end."

Although this world is full of toxic love, good and healing love still exists. As soon as a clock shows 00:00 on January 1st, someone smiles and whispers "Happy New Year" to their lover with the hope of walking together. Another person whispers the same thing to the one who no longer has a chance to hear it. One couple uses love and goodness as a life compass, even when they face difficulty. Another couple wants to have fun and put their good life on the line. Stay tuned for the stories of two couples with different attitudes towards love and goodness.