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* Title: 薔薇のない花屋
* Title (romaji): Bara no nai Hanaya
* Title (English): The Flower Shop Without Roses
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Human drama, romance
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 18.6 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-14 to 2008-Mar-24

Synopsis

Shiomi Eiji is forced to become a single father when his girlfriend passes away while giving birth to their daughter, Shizuku. Desolate after the loss of the woman he loved, Eiji has little time or desire to even consider remarrying, working part-time jobs just to make ends meet. The one thing that gives meaning and joy to his life is Shizuku, but even that begins to trouble him when Shizuku begins acting strange, hiding her face by putting a cloth over her head when around other people.

One day after opening his flower shop, Eiji comes across a blind woman standing by the door, taking shelter from the rain. When he invites her to come inside the shop, she at first refuses, but later gives in to Eiji's kindness. They become intimate friends and she slowly grows to depend on Eiji's sincerity and goodheartedness. After rescuing her a following evening when she walks into the street and is nearly struck by traffic, Eiji himself inexplicably discovers the cold of winter that has saddled his heart all these years slowly melting away...

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* Katori Shingo as Shiomi Eiji
* Takeuchi Yuko as Shirato Mio
* Shaku Yumiko as Ono Yuki
* Matsuda Shota as Kudo Naoya
* Motokariya Yuika as Shizuku's mother
* Bitoh Isao as Hirakawa Tatsumi
* Terajima Susumu as Shijo Kengo
* Ikeuchi Junko as Hishida Keiko
* Miura Tomokazu as Anzai Teruo
* Yagi Yuki as Shiomi Shizuku
* Imai Yuki as Hirota Shogo

*Official Website:http://www.fujitv.co.jp/rose/

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* Title: あしたの、喜多善男
* Title (romaji): Ashita no Kita Yoshio
* Tagline: 世界一不運な男の、奇跡の１１日間
* Tagline (romaji): Sekaiichi Fuun na Otoko no, Kiseki no 11-nichikan
* Tagline (English): The World's Unluckiest Man, and his 11-day Miracle
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Human drama
* Episodes: 11
* Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-08 to 2008-Mar-18

Synopsis

Can a coward commit suicide?

Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend’s death anniversary as his suicide date, which is 11 days away. The number 11 has been quite significant throughout his life: he was born on November 11th; his roll call number at school was #11; and 11 years ago, he and his wife, Mizuho, went through a divorce. Debt-laden and feeling unneeded to the world, he sells off all his belongings and plans for his death date. However, on the 1st day, he meets Yashiro Heita as well as numerous other characters who will cause him to experience the most eventful 11 days of his life.

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* Kohinata Fumiyo as Kita Yoshio
* Matsuda Ryuhei as Yashiro Heita
* Konishi Manami as Washizu Mizuho
* Kuriyama Chiaki as Hasegawa Rika
* Yoshitaka Yuriko as Yoimachi Shinobu
* Maruyama Tomomi as Yoda Ryoichi
* Yoshiie Akihito (吉家章人) as Yaida
* Iwamatsu Ryo as Ebata Tatsuo
* Imai Masayuki as Minami Takao
* Kaname Jun as Moriwaki Daisuke
* Namase Katsuhisa as Sugimoto Masaru

* Official Website:http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/yoshio/

*Japanese drama
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* Title: １ポンドの福音
* Title (romaji): 1 Pound no Fukuin
* Also known as: One-Pound Gospel
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Romance, comedy
*Episodes: 9
*Broadcast network: NTV
*Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-12 to 2008-Mar-08

Synopsis

Kosaku Hatanaka is a skilled boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, but he finds himself facing a string of defeats due to his inability to control his appetite, which always puts him in a heavier weight class. One day, due to excessive work out he collapses where he is found by Sister Angela, a naive fledgling nun and he immediately finds himself interested in her

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* Kamenashi Kazuya as Hatanaka Kosaku
* Kuroki Meisa as Sister Angela
* Kobayashi Satomi as Mukoda Seiko
* Okada Yoshinori as Ueda
* Yamada Ryosuke as Mukoda Katsumi
* Minamisawa Nao as Noriko
* Takahashi Issei as Ishizaka
* Mitsuishi Ken as Mitaka Hideo
* Motai Masako as Osamu Incho
* Ishiguro Hideo as Horiguchi
* Namioka Kazuki as Kojima
* Eguchi Noriko as Sister Milee
* Nakamura Kaori as Sister Grace
* Matsuzaka Sanae (松坂早苗)

*Korean drama
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* Title: 못된 사랑 / Mos-toen Sa-rang / Bad Love
* Also known as: Mistake of Love / Wretched Love / Screwed-Up Love / Cruel Love
* Previously known as: Good Love
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: 20
* Broadcast network: KBS2
* Broadcast period: 2007-Dec-03 to 2008-Feb-12

Synopsis

Na In Jung struggles with her love between the rather cold and rebellious Yong Ki and a successful businessman, Soo Hwan. Kang Yong Ki is a pop culture artist. He was separated from his first love, Jo Ann, and still carries the wound that he suffered from their relationship. His half sister is Joo Ran who is married to Soo Hwan. Soo Hwan begins an affair with In Jung but he only has ambition for the CEO position of Yong Ki's father's company. Soon after he discovers that his ambition does not fill the emptiness that he has inside and realizes he needs In Jung. But In Jung and Yong Ki have already fallen in love with each other. Will In Jung go back to her first love or stay with Yong Ki?

Cast

* Kwon Sang Woo as Kang Yong Ki
* Lee Yo Won as Na In Jung
* Kim Sung Soo as Lee Soo Hwan
* Kim Ga Yun as Kang Joo Ran (Soo Hwan's wife & Yong Ki's sister)
* Cha Ye Ryun as Park Shin Yeong / Jo Ann (Yong Ki's first love)

*Japanese Drama
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* Title: ４姉妹探偵団
* Title (romaji): 4 Shimai Tantei Dan
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Mystery
* Episodes: 9
* Broadcast networks: TV Asahi
* Broadcast period: 2008-Jan-18 to 2008-Mar-14

Synopsis

The story features a team of four sleuthing sisters.

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* Kaho as Sasamoto Yuriko (17)
* Nakagoshi Noriko as Sasamoto Mari (24)
* Kato Natsuki as Sasamoto Ayako (21)
* Ichikawa Yui as Sasamoto Tamami (19)
* Muroi Shigeru as Miyamoto Kazuyo (45)
* Namase Katsuhisa as Jonouchi Hideki (45)
* Takenaka Naoto as Sasamoto Shuhei (49)
* Yoshizawa Hisashi
* Kondo Yoshimasa as Misaki Taro (45)
* Hino Yojin as Yamada Kunio (48)
* Hara Fumina

Release date : Wednesday November 21, 2007
Genre : Comedy
Running time : 107 min.
Director : Kevin Lima
Studio : Walt Disney Pictures
Producer(s) : Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenplay : Bill Kelly
Cast : Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon

Synopsis:
The tale follows the beautiful princess Giselle (Amy Adams) as she is banished by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon) from her magical, musical animated land – and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn’t operate on a happily ever after basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) who has come to her aid – even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince (James Marsden) back home – she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

1. True Love’s Kiss - Amy Adams and James Marsden
2. Happy Working Song - Amy Adams
3. That’s How You Know - Amy Adams, Marlon Saunders and Chorus
4. So Close - Jon McLaughlin
5. Ever Ever After - Carrie Underwood
6. Andalasia
7. Into the Well
8. Robert Says Goodbye
9. Nathaniel and Pip
10. Prince Edward’s Search
11. Girls Go Shopping
12. Narissa Arrives
13. Storybook Ending
14. Enchanted Suite
15. That’s Amore - James Marsden

In this CG animated full-length movie, Barbie stars as Rosella, a beautiful princess who was stranded on an island as a young girl. Rosella grew up with the animals on the island. She learned to understand them and even to speak with them. One day, when handsome explorer Prince Antonio discovers their small tropical island, the lives of Rosella and her animal friends are changed forever.

Prince Antonio convinces Rosella to come back to his kingdom and discover civilization. Intrigued by the adventure, and the thought of possibly finding out who she really is, Rosella agrees to the journey and brings her animal friends with her. Rosella's simple life becomes very complicated, however, when she discovers a sinister plot in a land where she is struggling just to fit in.

Language: Korean
Number of Tracks: 22

Track Listing

1. 사랑한다면 - 나무자전거
2. Marry Me - 간미연
3. Come With Me - MC Junri & Storm
4. 그댄 아나요 - Noblesse (노블레스)
5. 사랑은 창밖의 빗물 같아요 - 김유경
6. 성공시대 - Sun
7. Man To Man (Inst.)
8. I Love Diamond (Inst.)
9. Love Line (Inst.)
10. Sentimental (Inst.)
11. Grey Shoes (Inst.)
12. Gloomy Day (Inst.)
13. Choice Of Love (Inst.)
14. Warning! (Inst.)
15. Putting On Make-Up (Inst.)
16. Regret (Inst.)
17. Step By Step (Inst.)
18. Lovely Woman (Inst.)
19. Sad Movies (Inst.)
20. Wanted! (Inst.)
21. Yellow Card (Inst.)
22. Show Me The Way (Inst.)

# Language: Korean
# Publisher: PAN Entertainment, Korea
# Release Date: August 13, 2007
# Number of Tracks: 10

Track Listing

1. 나만나만 (只有我只有我 / Only Me Only Me) - Paran (파란)
2. Love You (Orchestration mix) - 별 (Byul aka Star)
3. I Do - Genie
4. Love You - 별 (Byul aka Star)
5. 나만나만 (Instrument)
6. 기분 좋은 하루 (心情舒暢的一天) - (경음악)
7. 사랑, 마음의 병 (愛情，心之病) - (경음악)
8. Fever (경음악)
9. 달리기 (賽跑) - (경음악)
10. 아이 (孩子) - (경음악)

Legend of Hyang Dan

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* Title: 향단전 / Legend of Hyang Dan
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Episodes: 2
* Broadcast network: MBC
* Broadcast period: 2007-Sept-03 to 2007-Sept-04

Synopsis

The drama is a twist to the well known classic story of The Legend of Chun Hyang. The big question revolving around this plot is what if the one that Lee Mong Ryong loves is not Chun Hyang but Hyang Dan? The drama will deliver a refreshing new comedy style.

Cast

* Choi Si Won as Lee Mong Ryong
* Seo Ji Hye as Hyang Dan

Official site

http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/hyang/indez.html

This drama looks interesting..what happen to chun hyang if lee mong ryong loves hyang dan?i'm really curious! hehehe..

I'm Sam

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* Title: 아이엠샘 / I'm Sam
* Also known as: I Am Sam / I am Ssem / I Am Teacher
* Genre: Romance, Comedy
* Episodes: 16
* Broadcast network: KBS2
* Broadcast period: 2007-Aug-06 to 2007-Sept
* Air time: Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 (9:55 Korean time)

Synopsis

The story focuses on the conflicts between the young teachers and the problems that high school students have. Jang Yi San is a timid and incompetent classical music teacher who has to teach the only daughter of a highly dangerous mob leader. Eun Byul is the mob leader's daughter and she is also a new student at MyungMoon High but knows nothing whatsoever.

Cast

* Yang Dong Geun as Jang Yi San
* Park Min Young as Yoo Eun Byul
* T.O.P as Chae Moo Shin
* Son Tae Young as Shin So Yi

Official website

http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/imsam/index.html

I Hate You, But It's Fine

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* Title: 미우나 고우나 / I Hate You, But It's Fine
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: about 100
* Broadcast network: KBS1
* Broadcast period: 2007-Sept-03 to 2008

Synopsis

This drama is a story about love, family, and the realism of people’s dreams! Each character will experience their joy, frustration, and pain at times as they live out their daily lives. Na Dan Poong is a company marketing team leader. Jang Hyun Woo is a plastic surgeon. Sun Jae is good looking, smart, and makes very good decisions. He has a girlfriend, Ji Young, who he met while they were in college.

Cast

* Han Ji Hye as Na Dan Poong
* Kim Ji Suk as Kang Baek Ho
* Lee Joong Moon as Jang Hyun Woo
* Jo Dong Hyuk as Na Sun Jae (Dan Poong's brother)
* Yoo In Young as Bong Soo Ah
* Lee Young Eun as Hwang Ji Young
* Kim Chan Woo
* Eva
* Kim Hye Ok
* Kim Young Ok

Kimcheed Radish Cubes

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* Title: 깍두기 / ggak-du-gi
* Also known as: Kimcheed Radish Cubes
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: 50
* Broadcast network: MBC
* Broadcast period: 2007-Aug-18

Synopsis

Even though times change and our relationships with our family changes, our affection for them is timeless. The drama is about affection that is the foundation of family. Dong Jin is the eldest son in a family of 3 sons. He is dutiful and responsible but due to character clash, he has gone through divorce with his ex-wife, Ji Hye, whom he shares a child with. Dong Jin then starts a new romance with Eun Ho whom he works with.

Cast

* Kim Seung Soo as Jung Dong Jin
* Yoo Ho Jung as Yoo Eun Ho
* Kim Bo Kyung as Seo Ji Hye

Official website:
http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/cubed/index.html

Hanayome to Papa

Details

* Title: 花嫁とパパ
* Title (romaji): Hanayome to Papa
* Format: Renzoku
* Episodes: 12
* Viewership ratings: 11.8%(Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-10 to 2007-Jun-26

Synopsis

Ishihara plays a new 20-year-old OL working in the apparel company of her dreams. Her father, played by Tokito, loves his daughter excessively to the point that he compels her to follow his house rules: 7:00pm curfew, no socialising with the opposite sex. Nevertheless, she falls in love with her colleague, played by Taguchi, and marries him.

Cast

# shihara Satomi as Uzaki Aiko
# Tokito Saburo as Uzaki Kentaro
# Taguchi Junnosuke as Miura Seiji
# Koizumi Kotaro as Narumi Shunichi

Episode Titles

* Ep 01: もう父の言いなりになんかならない
* Ep 02: Forgive this Marriage!?
* Ep 03: The Worst First Kiss!?
* Ep 04: The Night for the Two of Us
* Ep 05: The Start of Living Together with my Boyfriend
* Ep 06: Please Separate
* Ep 07: Goodbye with a Smile
* Ep 08: The Thing that is More Important than Love
* Ep 09: A Dangerous Love Triangle
* Ep 10: Confrontation of a Father and a Papa
* Ep 11: Daughter's Tears and Father's Tears
* Ep 12: A Song to Give to my Daughter...

Another drama of Inuoe Mao...

First Kiss

Details

* Title: ファースト・キス
* Title (English): First Kiss
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 14.1 (Kanto)
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2007-Jul-09 to 2007-Sept-17

Synopsis

A bitter-sweet and uplifting comedy drama about a young girl Mio and her brother Kazuki. To treat her illness overseas, Mio has been living away from her older brother Kazuki for the past ten years. After learning about the upcoming surgery, which she has only a fifty percent chance of survival, Mio decides to fly back to Japan to spend time with Kazuki. Looking forward to seeing his sweet younger sister, Kazuki anxiously awaits Mio's return in Japan. However, their reunion is nothing but full of surprises as Mio has transformed from the innocent sickly girl Kazuki remembers from ten years ago into a sassy woman with an attitude. Kazuki has difficulty dealing with his wickedly selfish younger sister, but soon learns about the truth of her medical condition and has a change of heart.

Cast

# Inoue Mao as Fukunaga Mio
# Ito Hideaki as Kano Kazuki
# Hiraoka Yuta as Yuki Akio
# Matsuyuki Yasuko as Takagi Renko

Episode Titles

* Ep 01: My Little Sister was a Devil!!
* Ep 02: Gokon for the Time-Bomb Girl
* Ep 03: The Beginning of my Sister's Love
* Ep 04: Today, My Sister Gets Her Heart Broken
* Ep 05: Little Sister! There Gonna Be a Confession Today?
* Ep 06: Now, Love Blooms
* Ep 07: Tonight, My Sister becomes an Angel
* Ep 08: Goodbye, Sister
* Ep 09: Don't Go, Sister!
* Ep 10: The Brother and Sister's Last Chapter
* Ep 11: The Letter that Came from Heaven

Bambino!

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* Title: バンビーノ!
* Title (English): Bambino!
* Format: Renzoku
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 14.2%(Kanto)
* Broadcast network: NTV
* Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-18 to 2007-Jun-27

Synopsis

A drama adaptation of a popular comic written by Sekiya Tetsuji. After a year of working at a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Ban Shogo (Matsumoto Jun), an enthusiastic, cocky young college student from Fukuoka, comes to Tokyo to perfect his cooking skills as a chef in Italian cuisine. He discovers he has much to learn and has to continually prove himself to the very competitive, quick and efficient staff at the upscale Italian restaurant.

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* Matsumoto Jun as Ban Shogo
* Karina as Hibino Asuka
* Sato Ryuta as Katori Nozomi
* Uchida Yuki as Shishido Miyuki

Episode Titles

* Ep 01: Work is not that easy
* Ep 02: I don't want to lose
* Ep 03: Tears... Last day
* Ep 04: The path that must be taken
* Ep 05: What's that about love?
* Ep 06: Comrades
* Ep 07: What can I do for another person?
* Ep 08: Let me do something
* Ep 09: The door to becoming a chef!!
* Ep 10: Everyone is a Bambino!
* Ep 11: Trattoria Baccanale

Kuri-umdo Andwegetjyo Lyrics (Smile Again OST)
Singer: Se7en


iromyon an dwendago tajimham-yonsodo
oneu-sae-tto kudael tto-ul-lineyo
hokshi iron nae mo-seub cho-nhae tonnundamyon
kudae himdulchi moreu-nunde

kudael bo-neun nar huwehaji-nanhachiman
ajigun nunmuri nayo

ijen kuri-umdo an-dwegetjyo
kugon-mancho por-yoyajyo
kudae pyonhi ttonal su itke
kurohchiman saeng-gakchorom andweneyo
chiwo-nael so omnun golyo
uri saranghan / chu-ogun nomudo sonmyong-hagiye

imi algo issossotjyo ji-yul sun op-tan gol
ku modun oryo-um ikyonae-nun gon
hajima-ni-rohkedo apul koranun gon
nado da aljinun mothaet-jyo

haengbokhagetyo utko innun gogetjyo
kudae-manun kurae-yajyo

ijen kuri-umdo an-dwegetjyo
kugon-mancho por-yoyajyo
kudae pyonhi ttonal su itke
kurohchiman saeng-gakchorom andweneyo
chiwo-nael so omnun golyo
uri saranghan / chu-ogun nomudo sonmyong-hagiye

ku-daen nae-ge haet-don mal gu han-madi hanmadika
nae ma-umsogen / saeg-yo-in-nunde

ijen kuri-umdo an-dwegetjyo
kugon-mancho por-yoyajyo
kudae pyonhi ttonal su itke
kurohchiman saeng-gakchorom andweneyo
chiwo-nael so omnun golyo
uri saranghan / chu-ogun nomudo sonmyong-hagiye


#Credits to Kreah

Authorities in Jinan city in China's Santung province announced at an administrative briefing earlier this week that the charity foundation set up by Korean singer Jang Nara has begun operation.

The Jinan government says "the foundation named after the popular Korean singer has begun operation" calling it the first of its kind in the city.

It said the first 200,000 yuan were donated by a Beijing cultural corporation and that so far 500,000 yuan have been collected from Chinese dailies, Korea's Chung-ang University and Jang's concert proceeds. The money will all go to help poor leukemic children in Jinan.

The city also says that the city vice mayor, on behalf of the municipal charity association, has officially appointed Jang as Jinan's charity ambassador.

Jang has long been doing good work for needy people in China. Her June 25 concert in Jinan was held to raise money for the foundation.

Actor So Ji-seop will open a gallery on the portal website Naver showcasing photos and photo essays that he produced firsthand.

As an ardent fan of photography, So often posts his works on his website http://www.sojisub.com and personally writes explanations for his fans.

Back in November, the actor and his fans made a calendar using his photos.

The upcoming gallery will put on display landscape photos that the actor took in the United States and New Zealand. His photo essays will be posted in six installations over three months.