Archive for October, 2008
Hello! Miss(헬로 애기씨)
Synopsis: Lee Soo Ha, 38th granddaughter of the Jae Ahn Lee clan and owner of the clan manor Hwa Ahn Dang, is trying to save the place from going bankrupt.
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Marry Me!(我們結婚吧)
Wedding cold feet? This is a story about an idol who gets dumped at his own wedding.
My Luck Star(放羊的星星)
Synopsis: Like the boy who cried wolf, Xia Zhi Xing had lied one too many times. So when she did tell the truth, nobody believed her except for the most unlikely person, Zhong Tian Qi, a runaway young master of a jewelry empire. His belief in her inspired her to become a real jewelry designer instead of a lying, scheming jewelry con artist. In the process, she taught him the real value of jewels that he is destined to inherit.
Love Queen(戀愛女王)
Synopsis: Never cross a woman. Ten years ago, Zuo Shao Tang humiliated Zhang Jin Han in front of the entire school and left her unlucky for the next ten years. Ten years later, they meet again but he does not recognise her. How will the bewildered Zuo Shao Tang escape her vengence? Zhang Jin Han, for her part, suddenly finds herself sharing her new home with two unwelcome roommates.
Woody Sambo(無敵珊寶妹)
Synopsis: When Sun Wu Di was still a young kid his father was kidnapped. After this event, Wu Di grew up not trusting people even those who he worked closely with. Wu Di has a narcissistic personality where he feels that those below him are inferior to him and he is perfect all around. He has a perfect girlfriend, Zu An, who is independent and smart. He has no worries! He can always depend on himself. That is until he met a girl named Hu Shan Bao.
Brown Sugar Macchiato(黑糖瑪奇朵)
Synopsis: One day, six boys with different personalities and backgrounds are notified that they share the same father. On top of that, they are entitled to a huge inheritance. There is only one catch; they must attend the same school and live in the same house for a year to become loving brothers.
They Kiss Again(惡作劇2吻)
They Kiss Again was a Taiwanese drama that aired from December 16, 2007 to April 27, 2008. It was based on the Japanese manga Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss) and starred Taiwanese idols Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin as the leading characters. It was the sequel of the top-rated series It Started With a Kiss.
It Started With A Kiss(惡作劇之吻)
It Started with a Kiss was a popular Taiwanese drama that aired on China Television and Gala Television from September 25, 2005, to February 12, 2006. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) by Kaoru Tada and starred Taiwanese idols Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin as the leading characters. The show was one of the highest-rated Taiwanese dramas of 2005.
Peach Girl(蜜桃女孩)
Synopsis: Xiao Tao is a young girl entering college. Things just don’t seem to be going right for her. She falls at the beach and spraining her ankle; she has unwittingly made the university’s reigning princess, Sha Hui, her enemy. Dong Si, her secret crush, doesn’t seem to know of her feelings, but she has the school’s most popular playboy and troublesome, Ah Li, showering her with his attentions!
Bump Off Lover(愛殺17)
Synopsis: At age 17, Yi Jing is thrown off a building and brutally murdered. Just before she dies she calls her sister and asks her to save her. Yi Zhen runs to the building but is delayed when she is thrown into the pool, and, having a morbid fear of water, cannot save herself. Just who holds the secret and what is it? What is the website Dark Heart (黑暗之心) really about? If Bandage is Ke Jie and Rock Barbie is Yi Jing, just who is the DarkLord? Who is Sade, Chucky, and BabyXun?
Rolling Love(翻滾吧！蛋炒飯)
Synopsis: Leng Lie comes from a well-off family and is a Cordon Bleu trained chef who is widely acclaimed for his nearly perfect cuisine. He is admired Internationally by women and chefs as a representative of the highest standards. Though in Leng Lie’s heart there is a regret from a Valentines Day two years in the past, as singer/songwriter Guan Xiao Shu suddenly hit the big time. Xiao Shu and Leng Lie grew up together as close friends until one day, Valentine’s Day, Leng Lie decided to confess his feelings. Unfortunately, an unexpected accident took place that day. Xiao Shu was victim of a car accident which stole her eyesight. Feeling responsible, Leng Lie decided to take care of Xiao Shu’s future, but not wanting a love based on remorse, Xiao Shu rejected him.
Hana Kimi: Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu (花樣少年少女)
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, also known as Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu, is a Taiwanese drama produced by and first aired on CTS and GTV. Although the original manga’s title means “For You In Full Blossom,” the drama’s title means “The Tricks of Boys and Girls,” referring to student life within the drama. The official English name is actually an incorrect romanization of the original manga’s title. When VIZ media translated the manga from Japanese to English, “Kimitachi e” became “Kimitachihe.” Evidently, the latter name was used. The show was filmed at National Chi Nan University in Puli, Nantou County. The Chinese title is also the name used in the Chinese translation of the Hana-Kimi manga by Tong Li Publishing.
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Tokyo Juliet(東方茱麗葉)
Synopsis: Lin Lai Sui (Ariel Lin) fortuitously met a young boy at a party and he comforted her when she was scared. He complimented on her hair, saying that it was very long and dark, just like a doll. From then on, she thought of him as her first love and grew her hair out for him.
Summer x Summer(熱情仲夏)
Synopsis: Because of one dollar, Xia Ya (Cai Yi Zhen) befallen many unfortunate events. When she feels like all hope has lost, an angel comes and gives her one dollar which saves her life. She falls in love with that angel, who is a model dressed in an angel outfit. But he is no angel – he is the devil in disguise, Ouyang Lei (Joe Cheng), the younger brother of her best friend, Ouyang Yu Yan.
Miss No Good(不良笑花)
Plot Summary: Xiao Hua (Rainie Yang), a bubbly Taiwanese girl has the style of something no one can name. Xiao Hua has no intentions of changing the way she looks and dress until her elementary school classmate, Jia Si Le (Dean Fujioka) came back from Japan. Jia Si Le is deeply in love with Xiao Hua, despite coming back to Taiwan for and arrange marriage with Jiang Mi(Chen Yan Yi), Jia Si Le does whatever he can to get Xiao Hua to be his girlfriend.
Romantic Princess(公主小妹)
Romantic Princess (公主小妹) Gong Zhu Xiao Mei, previously known as, Wo Jia Gong Zhu《我家公主》, is a Taiwanese drama which aired every Sunday on CTV. The drama features Wu Zun and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit, and Angela Chang. The production is based on the shōjo manga Four Steps to Romance (ろまんす五段活用, Romance Godan Katsuyou), by Kazuko Fujita.
Love Contract(愛情合約)
Synopsis: Outwardly, Xiao Feng (Ariel Lin) is a stubborn tomboy and the captain of the Kendo Club at her college. In her group of friends, she is the leader with her demanding nature and abrupt ways. Inwardly however, Xiao Feng is a girl scarred by her past and searching for what she wants most, love.
Smiling Pasta(微笑)
Synopsis: Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through many short relationships, 17 to be exact, not one lasting more than 3 months hence, she was cursed with a three-month curse. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, the world looks grimmer than ever. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up “kissing” on the street.
Mars(戰神)
Synopsis: Han Qi Luo (Barbie Xu),an extremely shy art student went to the same college as Chen Ling (Vic Zhou),a popular play boy. By chance one day they met at a park when CL asked HQL for direction to a hospital to visit his friend who was injured in a bike racing incident. Hurriedly HQL drew him a map, unknowing that she was drawing on the back of one of her sketches. She ran off before he could thank her.
Bull Fighting(鬥牛。要不要)
Synopsis: It started as a 3-on-3 basketball competition between two rival schools; an annual event in which the winner would control the 13th Street basketball court for the following year. To everybody’s surprise, the 9-year reigning champion lost this year… and it was all because of one girl. Now, this game has a new purpose.
Devil Beside You(惡魔在身邊)
Devil Beside You (惡魔在身邊) is a Taiwanese drama starring Mike He and Rainie Yang. This series is adapted from the Japanese manga by Mitsuba Takanashi “Akuma de Sourou” aka “The Devil Does Exist”. The series was broadcast on China Television (CTV) in 2005 and it has 20 episodes.
Why Why Love(換換愛)
Why Why Love (換換愛) is a Taiwanese Drama starring Rainie Yang, Mike He and Kingone Wang. Since all 3 starred in the China Television 2005 hit drama Devil Beside You, this was originally thought to be the sequel. However, Why Why Love is not the sequel to Devil Beside You and has a distinctly different story line. It was originally titled “Exchange Love”.
The King and the Clown(왕의 남자)
The King and the Clown (왕의 남자, or Wang-ui namja) is a 2005 South Korean film, adapted from the 2000 Korean play titled “Yi”, (“You”) about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king who falls in love with a court clown who mocks him. The movie is based on a small passage from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty that briefly mentions the king’s favorite clown.
My Girl(마이걸)
Joo Yoorin (Lee Da Hae) is a tour guide in a small company in charge of running mini tours in the Jeju Island of South Korea. Her father is a gambling addict, but despite all the debts that he runs up, Yoorin always finds a way to help repay them.
Lee Jun Ki(이준기)
Name: 이준기 / Lee Jun Ki ( Lee Joon Gi)
Profession: Actor, model and singer
Birthdate: 1982-Apr-17
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Height: 178cm
Weight: 66kg
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: B
Family: Younger sister
Talent agency: Mentor Entertainment
Tamaki Hiroshi(玉木宏)
Name: 玉木宏
Name (romaji): Tamaki Hiroshi
Profession: Actor, singer and model
Birthdate: 1980-Jan-14
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height: 180cm
Weight: 55kg
Star sign: Capricorn
Blood type: A
Talent agency: AOI Corporation
Kuroki Meisa(黒木メイサ)
Name: 黒木メイサ
Name (romaji): Kuroki Meisa
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1988-May-28
Birthplace: Nago, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 165cm
Star sign: Gemini
Blood type: A
Talent agency: Sweet Power
Aru Ai no Uta(ある愛の詩)
Synopsis: What happens when young people meet amidst the warmth, soft breezes and gentle waves of Okinawa? This is a romantic love story about a young college student on break from Tokyo who meets a handsome dive employee on the beach.
Pink no Idenshi(Pinkの遺伝子)
Synopsis: This drama is a set little love (“love-love”) stories at Phoenix high school centered on a bigger one
Bestfriends: Ikuta Toma and Yamapi
11 years x 365 days = 4015 days.
The eleven years after the two met. [In these 11 years], they have spent about 4000 days together. The secret behind Yamapi and Toma’s unbreakable bond will be uncovered today.
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Rainie Yang offered $50,000,000
Rainie Yang offered $50,000,000 to renew contract with SonyBMG. Next month on the 7th, Rainie will release her new album “Not Yet A Woman” but her 5-year contract with SonyBMG comes to an end this month. Now, they are proposing $50,000,000 for the next 3 years, including plans for Japan and Korea, for “No. 1 sister” to renew her contract.
Heavenly Forest(ただ、君を愛してる)
Synopsis: Romance blooms between two awkward college freshmen in this surprisingly engaging entry into the otherwise increasingly formulaic “Pure Love” subgenre of romantic films. Heavenly Forest exceeds expectations in no small part due to the genuine chemistry between its two leads, both of whom deliver fine performances in their own right. Aoi Miyazaki fans will not be disappointed.
Matsuda Shota(松田翔太)
Name: 松田翔太
Name (romaji): Matsuda Shota
Profession: Actor
Birthdate: 1985-Sept-10
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 181cm
Weight: 61kg
Star sign: Virgo
Blood type: A
Family: Father/actor Matsuda Yusaku, mother/actress Matsuda Miyuki, older brother/actor Matsuda Ryuhei, aunt/actress Kumagai Mami
Talent agency: Ken-On
Miura Haruma(三浦春馬)
Name: 三浦春馬
Name (romaji): Miura Haruma
Profession: Actor and singer
Birthdate: 1990-Apr-05
Birthplace: Ibaraki, Japan
Height: 178cm
Weight: 63kg
Star sign: Aries
Blood type: AB
Talent agency: Amuse
Virgin Snow(첫눈)
Virgin Snow (첫눈 – Cheonnun) is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Han Sang-hye and starring Korean popular actor, Lee Jun Ki and Japanese actress, Aoi Miyazaki.
Kuriyama Chiaki(栗山千明)
Name: 栗山千明 (くりやま ちあき)
Name (romaji): Kuriyama Chiaki
Profession: Actress and model
Birthdate: 1984-Oct-10
Birthplace: Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
Height: 162cm
Weight: 40kg
Star sign: Libra
Blood type: A
Talent agency: Space Craft
Kamenashi Kazuya(亀梨和也)
Name: 亀梨和也 (かめなし かずや)
Name (romaji): Kamenashi Kazuya
Nicknames: Kame, Kame-chan, Ka-kun
Profession: Actor, singer and host
Birthdate: 1986-Feb-23
Birthplace: Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 171cm
Weight: 54kg
Star sign: Pisces
Blood type: B
Family: Two older brothers, one younger brother, and one niece
Talent agency: Johnny’s Entertainment
Aragaki Yui(新垣結衣)
Name: 新垣結衣 (あらがき ゆい)
Name (romaji): Aragaki Yui
Nicknames: Gakki (ガッキー), Yuibo (ゆいぼ)
Profession: Actress, model, singer, seiyū and occasional radio show host
Birthdate: 1988-Jun-11
Birthplace: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height: 167cm
Star sign: Gemini
Blood type: A
Family: Parents and two older sisters
Talent agency: LesPros
Akanishi Jin(赤西仁)
Name: 赤西仁
Name (romaji): Akanishi Jin
Nicknames: Bakanishi
Profession: Singer and actor
Birthdate: 1984-July-04
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 176cm
Weight: 64kg
Star sign: Cancer
Blood type: O
Family: Younger brother (Akanishi Reio)
Talent agency: Johnny’s Entertainment
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Aibu Saki(相武紗季)
Name: 相武紗季 (あいぶ さき)
Name (romaji): Aibu Saki
Nicknames: Bucchii, Sakiccho, Saki-Saki
Profession: Actress
Birthdate: 1985-Jun-20
Birthplace: Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan
Height: 165cm
Star sign: Gemini
Blood type: O
Family: Older sister
Talent agency: Box Corporation
