First Kiss

Another nice drama that will be aired this summer is 'First Kiss' starring Inoue Maoh (from Hana Yori Dango) and Itoh Hideaki (from Uizaru). Both of them are pretty good actors and I'm looking forward to watching this drama. It airs every Monday night at 9 pm on Fuji Television.

Inoue Maoh

I may have mentioned this in my profile but let me say this again: My favorite Japanese drama of all time is 'Hana Yori Dango' and so, it may come as no surprise that I am a great fan of Inoue Maoh. I think she's really cute and a darn good actress. In Japan, the land where people toss around the word 'kawaii' (meaning cute) without giving much thought as of the true meaning of the word, I think that Inoue is truly kawaii, without even pretending to be so.

Anyway, here's a summary of the drama with credits to dramawiki:

In this romantic comedy, Mao Inoue stars as a selfish girl named Mio Fukunaga. Because of a serious illness, she lives in the U.S. for medical treatment. Before undergoing an important operation, she returns to Japan, where she meets the older brother she has been separated from since her parents' divorce. She finds Kazuki (Hideaki Ito) leading a good-for-nothing life, but he shows his seriousness when he resolves to find a way for Mio to experience her first kiss. Yuta Hiraoka plays the love interest, a rookie doctor.

Hideaki Itoh

The drama starts tomorrow. I can only watch 2 episodes before going back to Malaysia and truth to be told, I'm feeling pretty down because of that. All those cool dramas are waiting for me to watch here and I can only watch a few episodes... So damn depressing, ok? Er hemm... Anyway, back to the topic at hand here...

Hiraoka Yuuta

Another actor who deserves a mention in this post is Hiraoka Yuuta. He starred alongside Yamapi in Proposal Daisakusen last spring and a lot of attention was given not to his pretty convincing acting skills, but instead on his Johnny's Entertainment's pretty boy's look. And no, he's not with Johnny's, bless the Lord for that.

Here's the flow chart for this drama (I just don't get Japanese dramas and the need for flow charts...=<)