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Top J-actresses Ishihara Satomi, Ueno Juri and Ayase Haruka All Have Big Summer 2018 Doramas Coming

Posted on June 25, 2018 by ockoala

I’m triply stoked for the summer 2018 J-dorama season, and in general have enjoyed the last three dorama seasons with always one show I get hooked on to watch. Summer ’18 has three high profile top actresses with anticipated series coming – Ishihara Satomi gets to play the cultured straight woman in Takane no Hana as the refined ikebana (flower arranging) heiress who falls for a schlumpy ordinary guy, Ueno Juri makes her first post-marriage dorama return in the J-version of Good Doctor opposite It Boy Yamazaki Kento and Fujiki Naohito, and Ayase Haruka gets to play the mom, or more specifically the step mom, with Takenouchi Yutaka with a side of Sato Takeru in Gibo to Musume no Blues (Stepmother and daughter blues). Eeep, I’m so excited for all this fun summer goodness to arrive! Continue reading →

Good Doctor Screenwriter’s Next Drama a Police Procedural Called Hot-blooded Priest

Posted on June 5, 2018 by ockoala

The K-drama Good Doctor has stayed in the news cycles for the past year thanks to a successful US show adaptation and again now as Japan prepares to remake it into a J-dorama. The screenwriter really hit it big with … Continue reading →

Ueno Juri and Fujiki Naohito Join J-dorama Good Doctor with Yamazaki Kento

Posted on June 1, 2018 by ockoala

Oh man, the J-dorama version of Good Doctor may be the third to arrive at the party but it’s just smashed the casting squee by pulling back the curtains on the roles outside of the casting of Dorama It Boy … Continue reading →

Japan to Also Adapt Good Doctor into J-dorama Starring Yamazaki Kento

Posted on May 27, 2018 by ockoala

This may be the most profitable K-drama in terms of licensing, I’m going to have to do a deep dive into the annals to find whether there has been another K-drama licensed to two or more other countries for remaking. … Continue reading →

Screenwriter of Super Melodrama Secret Coming Back with New KBS Drama in 2016

Posted on November 3, 2015 by ockoala

The line-up for KBS 2016 dramas is pretty jam packed already, with high profile dramas Descendants of the Sun and Arbitrarily Fondly leading the media coverage. That doesn’t mean the network isn’t continuing to ready additional dramas that has the … Continue reading →

Yay or Nay: Recent K-drama Trend of Older Established Actors Supporting Younger Male Leads

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ockoala

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I was a little hesitant around the casting of Healer when it was first announced with Ji Chang Wook as the titular character. I wondered what the drama was going to do having Yoo Ji Tae around as well. Thankfully the … Continue reading →