Sunday, May 1, 2011

Upcoming and Now Airing Dramas (05/01/11)

Country
Network
Airing Date
Days
Synopsis
Drunken to Love You

Taiwan
SETTV
Airing

Sun.
When Lin Xiao Ru (Rainie Yang) meets Song Jie Xiu (Joseph Chang) in a bar one night, they both proceed to drown their sorrows, only to discover the next morning that they got married.  This drama is another version of Fated to Love You.
Muscle Girl

Japan
MBS, TBS
Airing

Tues.
24:55
Ichikawa plays the part of Azusa, the only Child of the owner of a small female pro wrestling organization.  After her father dies of illness, she has to take over the business, which is already losing money and is on the verge of shutting down.  To make things worse, their referee suddenly disappears on the day of one of their shows, leaving behind only a resignation letter.  The desperate Azusa then runs into a young Korean man (Lee).  She persuades him to serve as a referee just for that day, though she doesn’t realize he is actually a popular star in Korea.
Manny

Korea
TVN
Airing

Wed. & Thursday
21:00
Tall, with the perfect figure and his qualifications as an Ivy League graduate, Lee Han is Seoul’s top male nanny.  He is employed by Seo Do Young as a live-in nanny to look after her two young children, Eun Bi and Jung Min.
Rebound

Japan
NTV
Airing

Wed.
22:00
Ohba Nobuko (Aibu Saki) was born the daughter of a tonkatsu shop owner in Matsuyama City.  Because she grew up on tonkatsu and cake, she weighed 60 kg when she was 20, but she was dumped by her boyfriend because she was fat.  She resolved to abstain from cakes and succeeded in losing 37 kig, and even became the editor of a fashion magazine.  However, after interviewing the “Prince of Sweets,” Imai Taiichi (Hayami Mokomichi), the son of a patissier whose strawberry shortcakes she used to adore, she ends up breaking her ban on cakes and single mindedly eats away.
Who’s the One

Taiwan
TTV
Airing

Fri.
22:00
Tie Nan was abandoned at the altar by his fiancée.  Reeling from his bitter experience, he turned to plastic surgeon Ruo Wei, hoping to transform into a new and handsome man.  Apart from having a new look and image, he wants to regain some of his self esteem and also find out what women really want.
Can You Hear My Heart

Korea
MBC
Airing

Sat. & Sun.
21:45
Cha Dong Joo (Kim Jae-Won) comes from a Chaebol family, but he loses his hearing in a accident. The drama is a love story depicting how someone overcomes acquired auditory difficulty.
I Heart You Dude

Phillipines
GMA
Airing

Mon. – Fri.
21:30
This romantic comedy, based on the movie "Connie & Carla", stars Regine Velasquez as Tonya, a woman trying to get away from cops by disguising herself as a gay entertainer. While working at the club, she meets Kenneth, played by DingDong Dantes, who is also trying to evade something in his life. Tonya falls for Kenneth, but he believes Tonya is a gay guy and refuses to reciprocate her feelings. What will happen to our couple, especially when there are 3 other guys waiting in the wings?
Baby Faced Beauty

Korea
KBS2
05/02/11

Mon. & Tues.
21:55
A drama about a woman in her 30s getting a job in a clothing company as her 7 years younger sister and the events that follow.    A romantic comedy about the ever so young looking lead character who overcomes her handicap of being a credit delinquent and having only a high school diploma, fulfilling her dreams and love.
The Greatest Love

Korea
MBC
05/04/09

Wed. & Thurs.
21:55
As a rising top star, Dok Go Jin (Cha Seung Won) and Gu Ae Jung (Gong Hyo Jin), who is an ex-top celebrity from most popular has-been girl group "Treasure Girls," enters a fake marriage for variety show. Will this fake marriage lead to something more?
Lie to Me

Korea
SBS
05/09/11

Mon. & Tues.
21:55
Gong ah Jung, a Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she mistakenly lies that she’s married to Hyun Gi Jun, a noble hotel manager from an affluent family.  Their relationship is further complicated when Gi Jun’s ex-fiance and a close friend of his brother’s reappear in his live.

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1 comment:

Heaven and Earth said...

Thanks!!!!!! Definitely good stuff to check out:D