Atashinchi No Danshi [My Boys] (Japanese Drama)

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family

Episodes: 11

Main Cast:

Horikita Maki as Mineta Chisato

Kaname Jun as Okura Fu

Yoshinori Okada as Okura Takeru

Mukai Osamu as Okura Sho

Yamamoto Yusuke as Okura Masaru

Seto Koji as Okura Satoru

Okayama Tomoki as Okura Akira

Synopsis:

Maki Horikita stars as Chisato Mineta, a 20-year-old homeless girl who moves about from parks to net cafes. Her mother died of illness, and when her father disappears after earning an incredible 100 million Yen debt, she is chased out of her home. Chisato spends her life running from debt collectors living as a homeless person. One day she gets caught by debt-collectors to force her to pay the 100 million Yen debt her father left behind. Where then a president of a huge toy company (Okura Shinzo) comes and rescues her by paying off the debt but then tricks her into marrying him. She then finds out that he only has one month to live and is in need of a "wife" to take care of him. If she stays married to him then she does not have to pay back the debt but if she leaves then all the money has to be returned immediately in cash.

A month later, she finds out that the president actually has more conditions than just being his wife. She must also live in the Trick Heart Castle with his six sons, all adopted to be successors of the company, and act as their mother for three months in order for the debt to be fully paid. However, each son has hidden himself away from the rest of the family and treat each other as mere strangers that live in the same household. Will Chisato be able to open up their hearts and turn these strangers into a loving family?

My Thoughts:

I'm a bit hazy on my memory for this drama since the last time I RE-watched it was around a year ago or so. But because it's one of the best dramas I have ever watch, I've got to put it in here. A way to describe this drama is that it is really and I stressed on really heartwarming for the big family relationship factor in this drama. Lots of joy and fun here. You could laugh and you could cry. Great acting and superb actors and actresses. 

Operation Proposal (Korean Drama)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy

Episodes: 16

Main Cast:

Yoo Seung Ho as Kang Baek Ho

Park Eun Bin as Ham Yi Seul

Lee Hyun Jin as Kwon Jin Won

Synopsis:

Kang Baek-ho and Ham Yi-seul have been best friends since elementary school. Baek-ho has never acknowledged his attraction to her, unaware that Yi-seul has been in love with him for more than 20 years. Finally, at the wedding ceremony where Yi-seul is about to marry another man (Jin-won), Baek-ho regrets that he never confessed his love for the bride. A mysterious conductor suddenly appears and offers him a second chance to win Yi-seul's heart. Baek-ho travels back in time to various events of their lives hoping to change the outcome of their relationship. But changing the future is not as easy as it seems.

My Thoughts:

Amazing drama and one of the few dramas to actually make me cry. Amazing concept and acting. And even though I have not seen the original J-drama but I believe that this remake is a job well done. Lots of teary parts, touching and heartwarming ones too. Overall, happy that I stumble upon this drama.

That Winter The Wind Blows (Korean Drama)

Genre: Melodrama, Romance

Episodes: 16

Main Cast:

Jo In Sung as Oh Soo

Song Hye Kyo as Oh Young

Kim Bum as Park Jin Sung

Jung Eun Ji as Moon Hee Sun

Synopsis:

A melodrama about a man and a blind woman, who don't believe in love. Oh Soo is an orphan who is left heartbroken after his first love passes away. He begins to lead a goal-less life as a high-stakes gambler. Oh Young is a lonely heiress who feels she that must look after others and herself, after her parents got divorced and she finds herself becoming visually impaired. The two learn the true meaning of love after meeting each other.

Thoughts:

Just finished watching it and had the best time of my life. Glad to choose to watch it after putting off for one year because of my "Judging a book by its cover" I thought it was boring but it was actually really fun and heartwarming. Cool acting and made me rethink about so many things. Best of 2013. #2013 #closetotears