Wednesday, January 10, 2007

*IMPORTANT*


Now that I have your attention, ASIAN DRAMA RESOURCE has moved...

When I upgraded from Blogger Beta to Blogger I lost access to this blog. The only reason I'm able to post right now is because my wonderful co-administraitor gave me her user name and password.

I have completely transfered this blog to my new account. You can access it here.

I'm sorry this has happened, but I spent a lot of time transfering all the information to make it as easy as possible for my patrons. I've made updates to the existing posts, and I've also added dramas.

I'll see you over at ADR2. Remember to update bookmarks!

~Tiffiany~

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Hana Kimi aka Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu


Hana Kimi (2006)
Taiwanese Drama

Director: Niu Cheng Ze

Cast:
Ella as Lu Rui Xi
Wu Zun as Zuo Yi Quan
Jiro Wang as Jin Xiu Yi

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Episodes: ?

Playlist Currently Uploading PRIVATELY as of Dec. 16, 2006

Playlist 2

Summary
: Rui Xi has just returned from America, having fallen "head over heels" for a boy named Zuo Yi Quan after seeing his high jump performance on television; she was very much inspired by him to lose weight. Later, she decides to find out all about him and get to be friends with the one she highly respects. The only problem is Quan goes to an ALL BOYS SCHOOL! After much persuasion of her family and gaining the help of her good friend, Rui Xi then disguises herself as a boy and goes to the high school Quan attends. Coincidently and perheps by fate, she is the same class and is also Quan's roommate! On her first day of school, she was late and bumped into someone on the way to class. In a hurry, she rushed off without apologizing. Much to her dismay, that guy was Quan. She wanted to be friends with Quan and was very straightforward about it but was "rejected" (he thought she was gay, so maybe too straightforward). Liking that Rui Xi is rather straightforward, Jin Xiu Yi, the school soccer star, befriends Rui Xi.

During a P.E. lesson, everyone was shocked to discover that Rui Xi was a very fast runner, even breaking the school's record held by Xiu Yi. A jealous Xiu Yi challenges her to a soccer match. During the match, she faints after getting hit at the head by Xiu Yi's elbow when he finally snatched the ball from her. Quan comes to her rescue (and finds out that she is REALLY A GIRL but keeps it to himself) and he brings her to the school's doctor, Mei Tian, who is a gay. He too, finds out about Rui Xi's identity but promises to keep it a secret. He soon became her counselor when she needed someone to talk to. Xiu Yi soon falls in love with Rui Xi, but doesn't know that Rui Xi is a girl and believes that he, himself, is gay.

Quan and Rui Xi soon become friends and begin to develop a very close friendship. Many mishaps and challenges await Rui Xi. Will she be able to get through high school perfectly, without anyone discovering that she's a girl, but at the same time stay close to Quan?

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Yasha


Yasha (2000)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Ito Hideaki
Abe Hiroshi
Kashiwabara Shuji

Genre: Action, Mystery

Episodes: 11

Playlist COMPLETE and PRIVATE as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: The story is about a set of twin baby boy who were created/cloned in the laboratory as a part of gene altering/gene therapy experiment, because of the nature of the project, the twin were born with superior physical strength, supernatural power and extremely high IQ. Unfortunately, the twin were separated at birth. One of the brother grew up to be a elite bio-chemistry scientist in an America. He was assigned to a project where he has to travel to a small island in Japan to investigate a unidentified virus that is spreading on the island. By a freak of nature, He accidentally found out that he has a twin brother........whose evil, dark personality is entirely opposite of him. What is going to happen when they finally meet face to face. They will soon found out their true identity.........why were they separated at birth, what other secrets were hidden from them...... does the fast spreading virus has anything to do with the twin boys? who created the twins? and why? Do not miss the suspenseful thriller..... it will keep you wanting more.... ktslab

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Vacation


Vacation (2006)
Korean Drama

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Episodes: 4

Playlist COMPLETE and PRIVATE as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: The popular Kgroup DBSK was preparing for a concert...It's been already 4 years since they debuted... During that time the members had stress piled up as well as disharmony between them. So the president delays their concert and gives each member 2 weeks of vacation. Each member leaves for their own vacation while dreaming about their daily escape. The strange and funny things that happen during their vacation... An omnibus TV drama with 4 episodes and 4 different colors...

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Trick


Trick (2000)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Nakama Yukie - Yamada Naoko
Abe Hiroshi - Ueda Jiro

Genre: Mystery

Episodes: 10

Playlist Currently Uploading PRIVATELY as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko (Nakama Yukie) is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda (Abe Hiroshi). Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Tokyo Friends


Tokyo Friends (2003)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Otsuka Ai - Iwatsuki Rei
Eita - Shintani Ryuuji
Matsumoto Rio - Hayama Hirono
Katsumura Masanobu - Sasakawa Kazuo
Maki Yoko - Fujiki Ryoko
Kobayashi Mao - Abiko Maki
Sato Ryuta - Satomi Kenichi
Hiraoka Yuuta - Tanaka Hidetoshi
Sasaki Kuranosuke - Kohashi
Hoshino Mari - Akemi
Tanaka Kei - Iwatsuki Wataru
Kitamura Kazuki - Sasakawa Keitaro

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Episodes: 5

Playlist Currently Uploading PRIVATELY as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: Otsuka Ai plays the character of a small town girl who goes to Tokyo chasing after her dream, there she finds a part-time job as a waitress in a small restaurant where she makes new friends. This dorama focuses on Ai and her friends, their friendship and their problems.

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

The Gâteau Affairs


The Gâteau Affairs (2005)
Taiwanese Drama

Cast:
Joe Ma - Ken Ko Gun
Myolie Wu - Tong Sheung
Bobo Chan - Coco
Jack Wu - Suen Yu Lok

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Episodes: 20

Playlist Currently Uploading PRIVATELY as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: Ko Gun is a very talented cake master, he has a wife and a son. Ko Gun is really too busy with making cakes, his wife can't take it anymore, she and her son feel neglected. She decides to leave her husband. Ko Gun makes a cake for his son, after he's done he rushes to see his son and wife. While he does that, he accidentally hits a taxi with an old woman in it. Because he's in a hurry he lies that the box with the cake in it is a bomb, he wants to run away but the is caught by the police. He has to go to jail because of the threat. In jail Ko Gun meets Suen Yu Lok.

Tong Sheung's boyfriend dumped her. Because of this she wants to prove to her ex-boyfriend that she can open a cake store. She uses all her money to open a cake store, but she can't bake a nice cake at all. Her father doesn't even like western cakes at all. His wife has left him and his family a long time ago, because she wanted to be a cake master. When Ko Gun is released from jail, a cake company, Gateaux, wants Ko Gun to be the head cook. The owner wants Ko Gun to replace Paul. But the owner's daughter Sa Lai doesn't want Paul to be replaced, she really dislikes Ko Gun and she wants to get rid of him. When Sheung's cake store is burned, she thinks Suen Yu Lok and Go Kun were the ones who burned her cake store. She tries to get a job at Gateaux, she gets it, together with Suen Yu Lok and Bo Long. A relative from Sheung is also working at Gateaux, Coco. Ko Gun is unhappy with the quality of the cakes at Gateaux. The people working at Gateaux think Ko Gun is an arrogant cook, because he critizes everyone.

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Omiai Kekkon


Omiai Kekkon (2000)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Matsu Takako - Nakatani Setsuko
Yusuke Santamaria - Hirose Koutaro
Sato Tamao - Kawai Mika
Kubozuka Yosuke - Ohata Junichi
Kawahara Ayako - Haneda Kyoko

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Episodes: 11

Playlist COMPLETE and PRIVATE as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary: Nakatani Setsuko (Matsu Takako) quit her job as a stewardess in order to marry her boyfriend at the time, Hiroshi. But that didn't work out, and so Setsuko's parents, worried that time is passing her by, decide to introduce her to someone using 'Omiai' - a traditional Japanese meeting custom - in the hope she will marry. She meets Hirose Koutaro (Yusuke Santamaria), who is then pressured by his boss to marry Setsuko after a misunderstanding promises to bring shame on their families. Initially, the two are clearly not interested, but gradually, they begin to respect each other.

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Love Revolution


Love Revolution (2001)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Esumi Makiko - Asaoka Kyoko
Yonekura Ryoko - Endo Mariko
Fujiki Naohito - Suga Eiichiro
Oshio Manabu - Yabuki Mamoru

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 12

Playlist Currently Uploading PRIVATELY as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary:For everyone who still remembers "Suteki na Kataomoi," "Tokyo Love Story," "101st Proposal," prepare yourselves for even more of those same touching moments again. Breaking the tradition of the main character for a Monday night drama being a woman in her 20's, Kyoko Asaoka, a 32-year-old heart surgeon working at a hospital in Tokyo. Men tend to shy away from the tall, well-educated and well-paid Kyoko because they see her as a woman that can do things on her own. The truth of the matter is that Kyoko is just unlucky in love. She is also old-fashioned, and wants to fall in love just like anyone else, but has a hard time showing her real self to men.

~All information taken from DramaWiki~

Konya Hitori no Beddo De


Konya Hitori no Beddo De (2005)
Japanese Drama

Cast:
Motoki Masahiro - Tomonaga Akiyuki
Seto Asaka - Tomonaga Yu
Okina Megumi - Juumonji Azusa
Sasaki Kuranosuke - Kusumi Shunsuke
Kaname Jun - Ichinose Ryo
Hada Michiko - Hisazumi Reiko
Hojo Takahiro - Fujisawa Takumi
Saeko - Terao Maiko

Genre: Romance

Episodes: 10

Playlist COMPLETE and PRIVATE as of Dec. 16, 2006

Summary
: Tomonaga Akiyuki and his wife Yu have been married seven years. Akiyuki is a graphic designer, and is quite happy in his work and private life. One day, he attends the wedding of his younger half-brother Ichinose Ryo. However, Ryo runs off with a young woman who appears at the wedding, leaving the bride Juumonji Azusa at the altar. Akiyuki bows his head and apologizes to Jumonji, and this is the prelude to a growing intimacy between them. Is it love, or is Jumonji after revenge? And what do Yu and Ryo think as they become aware of this relationship? Akiyuki and Yu, it seems, are headed for divorce. Further complications arise for Akiyuki and Yu when Akiyuki’s close friend Shunsuke and lawyer Reiko, advising on divorce, get involved. With a theme of loneliness, this deftly woven drama portrays adult love affairs that leave the viewer guessing who will end up with whom.

~All information taken from DramaWiki~