Hotaru no Hikari Details
Title: ホタルノヒカリ
Title (romaji): Hotaru no Hikari
Title (English): Glow of Fireflies
Genre: Romance, comedy
Broadcast network: NTV
Season 2
Episodes: TBA
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-07 start
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: Kimi ga iru by Ikimono-gakari
Hotaru no Hikari 2 Synopsis :
In "Hotaru no Hikari 2," homebody Hotaru Amemiya becomes romantically involved with a manager named Seichi Takano (Naohito Fujiki). Hotaru Aemiya now seriously considers marriage.
Hotaru works for a famous interior design company. It's a glamorous job but Hotaru's private life is totally the opposite of glamorous. She lives alone, and when she isn't working she's mostly lazing about her rented house in training wear. She's not interested in men. In fact, she isn't interested in anything.
"I'd rather lay around than fool around," is her motto.
Her landlord is a bar owner, and one day his son, who has just separated from his wife, comes to inspect the rental property, not knowing that someone is living there. He is shocked at the mess, but not as shocked as Hotaru. He turns out to be her boss, Takano. -- Japan Times Online
Hotaru no Hikari 2 Story :
Three years ago, the heart of Amemiya Hotaru, the ‘dried up female’, had settled on Takano ‘Buchou’, and the ‘dried up female’ was supposed to have grown up. However, right after that, Hotaru was posted as a project team member to far-away Hong Kong. She is cut off from ‘Buchou’ and devotes herself to work.
Then, three years later, Hotaru returns to Japan after finishing the project. She is assigned to the First Planning Department, where ‘Buchou’ belongs, and immediately begins work as one of the team members. However, both the staff as well as the mood in the company have changed a great deal. The planner, Seno Kazuma, who seems to be a frivolous guy, leaves work at precisely 5.00 p.m. because he is on a ’9 to 5 contract’. Another colleague, Sakuragi Mika also quickly goes back once she has “finished her own work”. Meanwhile, ‘Buchou’ and Hotaru work as mere superior and subordinate. Big Sister Yamada and Futatsugi
Shoji, who are aware of the development between the two of them, whisper to each other, “Once a man and woman are separated for three years, they will no longer be like they used to,” as they watch Takano and Hotaru, “A person will change after three years. I am different from the person I was at that time.
You’re the only one who hasn’t changed.” ‘Buchou’ leaves Hotaru and goes to meet the lovely Asada Konatsu. “What have I done these three years?” A depressed Hotaru spends the night together with Seno …!?
Hotaru no Hikari 2 Cast and Starring :
Ayase Haruka as Amemiya Hotaru
Fujiki Naohito as Takano Seiichi
Itaya Yuka as Yamada Sachiko
Yasuda Ken as Futatsugi Shouji
Mukai Osamu as Seno Kazuma
Usuda Asami as Sakuragi Mika
Kimura Tae as Asada Konatsu
Ishii Momoka as Asada Chinatsu
Takahashi Tsutomu (高橋努) as Izaki Hosaku
Nakabeppu Aoi as Sugishita Mana
Ichikawa Tomohiro (市川知宏) as Matsushoji Goya
Kimisawa Yuki as Takebayashi Atsushi
Ide Takuya (井出卓也) as Umeda Shota
Sato Chiaki as Tsubaki Haruno
Yanagisawa Takahiko as Mukunoki Shin
Mashita Rena as Shiina Ayumi
Production Credits
Original writing: Hotaru no Hikari by Hiura Satoru
Screenwriter: Mizuhashi Fumie
Chief Producer: Hazeyama Yuko
Producers: Mikami Eriko (三上絵里子), Uchiyama Masahiro (内山雅博)
Directors: Yoshino Hiroshi, Nagumo Seiichi, Ishio Jun (石尾純)
Music: Kanno Yugo
Hotaru no Hikari 2 Photos :
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My Girl Details
Title: マイガール
Title (romaji): My Girl
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family, drama
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 8.8 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-09 to 2009-Dec-11
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: My Girl by Arashi
My Girl Synopsis, Story, and preview :
The story revolves around a 23-year-old man named, Kazama Masamune. During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly leaves to go abroad. Six years later, he receives news that she has passed away. In addition, she secretly gave birth to Masamune's daughter. Now the five-year-old daughter, Koharu, is returning home to Japan, and Masamune must raise her.
My Girl Cast and starring :
Aiba Masaki as Kazama Masamune
Yuka as Tsukamoto Yoko
Ishii Momoka as Kazama Koharu
Murakami Shingo as Shibata Yuya
Kitamura Yukiya as Hayashi Hirokazu
Yamazaki Shigenori as Seyama Takashi
Hiraiwa Kami as Katagiri Haruka
Matsumoto Takumi (松本拓海) as Arata
Imura Kumi as Nakazono Kaori
Himura Yuki as Kimura Hideo
Asaka Mayumi as Tsukamoto Shiori
Yamazaki Hajime as Kazama Seisuke
Muroi Shigeru as Kazama Mitsuyo
Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) as Murota Choshi
Omori Akemi as Murota Sumiko
Guests
Murasugi Seminosuke as Kirishima (ep2)
Sakata Mizuho as Chisato (ep4)
Maruyama Ayumu (丸山歩夢) as Yusuke (ep4)
Suzuki Sawa as Hayashi Yukari (ep5)
Ichikawa Yui as Kurata Natsumi (ep6)
Sainei Ryuji as Taguchi (ep6)
Nakamura Yasuhi as Kenji (ep7)
Maeda Beverly (前田美波里) as Keiko (ep7)
Ono Momoka (大野百花) as Kana (ep8)
Yamada Momoka (山田萌々香) as young Yoko (ep9)
Sakurai Sho as Sato (ep10)
Osugi Ren as Kenmochi (ep10)
Production Credits
Original writing (manga): My Girl by Sahara Mizu
Screenwriters: Oshima Satomi (ep1), Arai Shuko (荒井修子) (ep2-3), Takahashi Maki (高橋麻紀) (ep4-10)
Chief Producer: Kuwata Kiyoshi
Producers: Nakagawa Noriko (中川慎子), Nagamatsuya Taro ( 長松谷太郎), Sato Yoshihiro (佐藤善宏)
Directors: Takahashi Nobuyuki (ep1-2,5,9-10), Aso Manabu (麻生学) (ep3-4,6,8), Kajiyama Takahiro (梶山貴弘) (ep7)
Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (澤野弘之), Wada Takashi (和田貴史)
Photos of My Girl Drama Cast
