Yeah, just finished watching this.
I like this kind of drama which is human drama, a little bit comedy and a little bit romance.
Plus, I also like they using the same ED song for the soundtracks for the drama.

35 years old high school student really good....and it did squeeze my manly tears to drop esp the final episode..

all my 3 dramas ended at the same time (35 years old high school student, galileo 2, lizard spy detective)

any nice upcoming dramas that with above mentioned quality?

Yup me aso like human drama a lot..japan produce a very good human drama until now Freeter and Tonbi my fav human drama..funny but at the same time that drama deliver a very good point and lesson that we can learn from it.

Watched Freeter before. Very good drama.
Finished downloading Tonbi. Is this drama is aired in al hijrah channel before?
Havent start watching it but I think I've seen this drama before.

**
After watched ep4, I definetely remember that Ive watched this before.
As I google it up, maybe I watch the 2012 SP on Al-Alhijrah or NTV7.
This is very nice drama.

This post has been edited by coklatua: Jul 6 2013, 10:07 PM

I just watched first episode of Woman, mentioned earlier in my post. Starring Mitsushima Hikari. If you've watched dramas like Mother, Soredemo Ikite Yuku and Saikou no Rikon etc...impressively moving human dramas, then you'll most likely to love this one too, as this was produced/directed by same directors/writers.

The writer/director seems to love using similar actors/actresses in their dramas (Eita and Mistushima both in their second dramas by the same writer already now). So yeah, it was a cry-fest. I expected it to be anyway, but I love the way they film it. The close-ups and moving cameras. It's really good. So far, this is my most anticipated drama for now, since the news ones are not all out yet.

Give it a try!

after the investigate-cycle, here come my favourite season of all time
yeah, moving human drama was the reason I watch Jdrama till now

Just finished Tonbi 2013.
What a good family drama.
It is kind of drama that you will feel bahagia when watching.

finally finish carnation at astro 308
I guess this was the longest jdrama I watch

guys, any suggestion for best drama this season?

Try reading back from page 32, I used the post from that page to current as a reference to look for what to watch.
Lots of description that is useful .

thanks bro

New season is here and as usual...I'll post some dramas and short synopsis to make it easier for us to choose which to to try. This season doesn't seem to focus on detective series anymore, well, we have a lot of them last season, so I guess they wanna mix it up this time.


Kyuumei Byoto 24-ji Season 5
Seriously, this show is still going on? Amazing. I hope this gets subbed though.




Doctors Season 2 ~ Saikyou no Meiji
The successor issue for Donoue General Hospital rapidly rises, while the conflict between Kosuke Sagara (Ikki Sawamura) and Suguru Moriyama (Masanobu Takashima) worsens.



Saito-san Season 2
Set five years after "Saito San," Masako Saitou (Arisa Mizuki) now has a son in the 4th grade of elementary school. She moves to a new town and meets new people. Masako Saitou faces many problems at the elementary school and has to deal with the parents of her son's classmates and also the teachers.



LIMIT
Konno (Nanami Sakuraba) is a high school student. She belongs to the the most powerful group in the class, which is led by Sakura Himezawa, so she can have a peaceful school life. One day, on the way to a school exchange event, a school bus driver dies due to overwork. The bus goes off a cliff.
Including Sakura Himezawa, a majority of Konno's classmates die in the accident. Only 5 girls including Konno survive. The other four survivors are Kamiya (Tao Tsuchiya), Haru (Ayano Kudo), Arisa (Rio Yamashita) and Chikage Usui. These five girls have to survive and during their struggles they express their feelings which they have held inside.




Shomuni aka. Power Office Girls 4
10 years ago an employee at Manpan Corporation, thought to be useless, was demoted to the shomuni (general affairs section 2). That division was considered as "the graveyard for female office ladies," as the ladies were tasked with menial work. Six female employees there including Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) acted according to what they felt was right and didn't follow the company's outdated views of their roles. The women their eventually saved the company and left. 10 years later, Japan finds itself in a long-term economic depression. Companies like Manpan Corporation are restructuring due to the economic climate.

Continue next post.

Namonaki Doku ~ Dareka Somebody

Looks like a detective show!
Sugimura (Koizumi) works as an editor at the public relations department in the Imada Konzern. One day, the chairman, and his father-in-law, Yoshichika (Mikijiro Hira), asks him to support the daughters of his personal driver who died in an accident. The driver was killed in a hit-and-run accident by a bicycle, but the criminal hasn't been caught yet. The younger daughter Riko (Nao Minamisawa) is eager to find the suspect by writing a book about her father's life. But the older daughter Satomi (Kyoko Fukada) opposes the idea, and explains why by telling Sugimura about her father's dark past... - TBS


Machi Isha Jumbo
Masayoshi Tsuruda (Daisuke Maki), known as Jumbo, returns to a small port city due to a loan given to the late director of the Baba Clinic. Soon, Masayoshi Tsuruda becomes the director at Baba Clinic.
Nurse Asuka Baba (Shiori Kutsuna) works at the clinic. She is also the only child of the ex-director. Asuka is inexperienced with her job, but passionate and tender. Doctor Masayoshi Tsuruda and Nurse Asuka have arguments, while struggling to save patients.




SUMMER NUDE
Asahi Mikuri‎ya (Tomohisa Yamashita) works at a photography studio, located near the sea. In the past, Asahi Mikuri‎ya dreamed of becoming a famous photographer, but now he as a cameraman for weddings and school events. Asahi Mikuri‎ya was also in love with a woman, but she suddenly left him.
Natsuki Chiyohara‎ (Karina) then appears in Asahi's life. Natsuki works as a manager at a well known Italian restaurant in Tokyo. During the worst moment in her life, when her boyfriend dumps her, Asahi appears and even takes a picture of that moment.
Natsuki begins work as a chef at the "House of Sea," located in the same seaside town where Asahi lives. Asahi's former senior classmate runs the restaurant. Natsuki and Asahi have their past in common and they begin to get closer.
Meanwhile, Taniyama (Erika Toda) is Asahi's former junior classmates. She holds feelings for Asahi.



Hanzawa Naoki
Naoki Hanzawa (Masato Sakai) works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Naoki makes a loan contract for 500 million yen with Nishi Osaka Steel Company. Naoki didn't want to approve the loan, but he had to due to the branch manager's order. Nishi Osaka Steel Company seems financially stable, but the company actually hides massive amounts of debt through fraudulent accounts. The company is caught. Three months later, Nishi Osaka Steel Company goes bankrupt.




Woman
Koharu (Hikari Mitsushima) lost her husband Shin (Shun Oguri) in an unexpected accident. Koharu must go on for her two children Nozomi (Rio Suzuki) and Riku (Rai Takahashi).Koharu works hard to make a living, but her financial situation does not improve. She goes to the social welfare office to apply for assistance, but is refused due to not meeting certain requirements.


Gekiryuu~Watashi o Oboete Masuka
Five former middle school classmates receive an email from a girl who was their classmate, but disappeared on a school trip 20 years ago. The email causes the five former classmates to meet once again.
35-year-old Keiko Misumi (Rena Tanaka) used to work at a publishing company, but suddenly was fired from her job. Takako Kawano (Ryoko Kuninaka) was very popular with the boys in middle school. She is now a housewife, but works as a prostitute on the side. Miya Akiyoshi (Rie Tomosaka) hoped to become a musician, but failed. Koji Higashihagi (Kenta Kiritani) now works as a detective. Yutaka Sabashima (Koji Yamamoto) works at a bank and is divorced.
These five former classmates now become involved in a strange case.



Starman
Sawako (Ryoko Hirosue) was dumped by her husband and since then she has raised her three sons alone. One day, she happens to meet a young man (Sota Fukushi) who is dying. She falls in love with him at first sight. The young man also suffers from memory loss. Sawako names him Hoshio. Taking advantage of his memory loss, she decides to make him live with her and as the father of her three sons.

I may miss some btw. So these are my watch list for now:

WOMAN - I've watched first episode, gonna see the 2nd tonight. But I have high expectation for this human drama, I mean, it's Mitsushima Hikari we're talking about here and she has never failed to impress viewers. The director and writer have worked on Soredemo Ikite Yuku, Mother and Saikou no Rikon. But if you're not into tear-jerking dramas, you may want to avoid this. However, how bout trying 1st episode first? It's good, more than good actually.

Hanzawa Naoki - I haven't watched it but Masato Nakai is a great actor and none of his shows (for the past few years) have disappointed me. Just waiting for the subs now.

SUMMER NUDE - I'm not a fan of Tomohisa Yamashita and I still think his acting is bad but this is probably the only drama this season with a hint of romance, plus they have Karina and Erika Toda, so it's quite hard to pass. Will be watching first episode tonight and if I have time, I'll post a brief review here.

Gekiryuu - Not planning to watch this actually, but because this was one of the earliest to be shown, I gave it a try. It's sort of a suspense/mystery story about 4 classmates who had a reunion due to a missing friend. It's okay for now, but who knows, I might drop it if I have no time to catch up.

Starman - The plot sounds bit unbelievable, I mean, taking advantage of a guy who lost his memory? But the first episode is quite alright. And I've always liked Ryoko Hirosue so I'll continue this. The kids are cute too.

Doctors 2 - I didn't watch the first season but I'm curious because of the high ratings. So if this gets subbed, I'll give it a try. I need some medical fix this season.

Same goes with Emergency 24 Hours, hope it gets subbed. Umm...that's all for now.
Hope you guys find some enjoyable dramas this season!

EDIT:
SUMMER NUDE brief review


It's more entertaining than I thought, at least, I didn't feel turned off by Yamashita Tomohisa (Yamapi), his acting is mediocre and okay for this character. Guy should smile more lol...but anyways, pretty good. And I love the setting, by the sea, and summer! It's always nice to see them wearing summery clothes and be very casual. Romance rivalry is evident, right from the start. Love the combo or rather, triple? between Erika Toda, Karina and Masami Nagasawa (whose character disappeared mysteriously).

This post has been edited by avanpiper: Jul 14 2013, 01:54 PM

Afternoon


Got free time, so watched 'Rich Man, Poor Woman' on 8TV

OMG!

Ishihara Satomi (26)


Baby
She's so sweet

The eyes.
Bangs/fringe (hair).
The smile.
The fat upper lip









OMG!

I still have the VCD of 1 & 2

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Jul 14 2013, 06:33 PM

can someone give me source to watch it stream online?

no download please.

my old source is closed

devilspade check 2nd last post of korean drama thread or click here

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=61726864

just finished watching don quixote.
so so drama, not really boring but not really funny also.

i watched this because of matsuda shota, still prefer his character in liar game.

Don Quixote was hilarious for me though, I remembered laughing non-stop at some scenes.

the finishing is easily predicted tho.
the funny ones i like were probably dramas like attention please.

oh i love boss, and boss 2.

same here i found don quixote funny and heartwarming...i really like the pair..unpredictable blend well with each other..

I just finished watching DOCTORS Saikyou no Mei 2011...not bad..simple not so over rated...I enjoyed watch the transformation .. every one are slowly changes not drastically and dramatically .. the idea to create ideal hospital was slowly being develop without pushing extremely to the staff...overall this drama quiet light and enjoyable to watch..

But, I'm not so sure if I want to continue watching the season 2..

Another drama I already finished PRICELESS 2012..high rating but very ordinary story..i expect more from takuya but this drama so bleh for me..the storyline not very auw or outstanding...i think the rating high just because of takuya...kind of human drama but very weak for me...

This post has been edited by mafilee: Jul 18 2013, 09:21 AM