Tag Archives: Japanese drama

Dear, Sister Episode 5

Ishihara Satomi, Matsushita Nao

Well, some secrets are out of the bag! We get a few unexpected surprises thrown in for good measure, too. I’m still not 100% sure what is going on with Misaki, but slowly her plan and why she’s doing it is getting uncovered…even if we don’t know how to piece everything together just yet.

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Liar Game: Round 3

Lee Sang Yoon, Kim So Eun, Shin Sung Rok

This is where the dramas decide to diverge completely. So far each round has been the exact same game with a few minor differences. Now that we are embarking on the third round of the game, they have introduced a new game completely. I was going to defer doing a comparison, but I suppose what better way to show the

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Kyo wa Kaisha Yasumimasu Episode 3

OMG. This episode was hilarious! It also introduces a plot formula that can get redundant fast, though. See with episode two we saw Aoishi going crazy wondering why a 21-year-old college student would bother liking her, going crazy wondering if he’s playing her for money, and going crazy because he greeted a same-age female friend so casually. Since she had

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Kyo wa Kaisha Yasumimasu Episodes 1-2

Wow. Yet another younger-man-older-woman drama. Not really all that original, is it? Nope, not at all. These romances are very common in dramaland. The plot of Kyo wa Kaisha Yasumimasu (translated to something like taking the day off of work) revolves around Aoishi Hanae (Ayase Haruka) who is on the cusp of turning 30, has never been in a real

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Dear, Sister Episode 4

Dear, Sister Episode 4

Waaah! The plot thickens! Hachi is getting closer and closer to finally admitting his true sexual orientation. Misaki’s confession that if he wasn’t gay that she would fall in love with him probably helped, but we all know it’s very painful for him to keep his secret. I’m really confused as to just what Misaki’s goal really is. I don’t

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Liar Game: Round 2

Before going into particulars of Minority Rule in the Japanese drama versus the Korean drama, it is really important to highlight a big difference in our leading male character. Akiyama is quiet, cold, and calm. He has this great knowing smirk when he has things all figured out, etc. Sure, Woo Jin has certain characteristics, but I don’t think we

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Dear, Sister Episode 3

Dear, Sister Episode 3

Misaki’s plan is going full steam ahead. She knows tackling her onee-san’s love life will take the longest so she moves onto Hazuki’s career. Of course, life isn’t without throwing obstacles in the way. A customer knows Misaki’s secret and is using that as leverage against her while Hazuki’s affection for their former teacher keeps getting in the way of

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