A romantic film about a man struggling with a painful past as he tries to move forward, only to discover that the woman in his present life has an uncanny connection to his past. Together, they navigate the complexities of love, heartbreak, and healing, all against the backdrop of cultural and identity differences in the foreign city.
My Dear Donovan drama reminds me of The Brightest Star in the Sky, as both Female Leads have never been personal managers before and had different job backgrounds. Thus, the Female Leads learn the rope of the job specifically and the entertainment industry generally. Both Male Leads are celebrities. Both Male Leads are supportive to their Female Leads, vice versa. Both also show the work scope of the agencies that are not as glamorous as it seen, full with issues.
The difference is the length and complexity of work of personal manager and talent agencies. My Dear Donovan is only 10 episodes, thus less complex. The Brightest Star is 44 episodes, drags in some side stories.
The difference is the length and complexity of work of personal manager and talent agencies. My Dear Donovan is only 10 episodes, thus less complex. The Brightest Star is 44 episodes, drags in some side stories.
Hitomi, a Japanese resident, comes to Hong Kong after the death of her fiancé Tatsuya in a fatal accident to settle several important matters surrounding his demise. Although the incident was years ago, it has apparently left an indelible mark in her life as she could not forget him. Kar Bo, an undercover cop, was involved in a drug bust-up which would later incriminate him. Hitomi stumbles into him and was amazed that he looked remarkably similar to her dead lover. Although Hitomi was conscious that Kar Bo can never be the real Tatsuya, she endures his hardships with him unfailingly which results to having strong feelings for each other.
When his boss, Dae Jung, goes missing in a ship accident, the company sends Woo Joo to Osaka to finish his business. On his last day in the city, Woo Joo chases someone looking exactly like Dae Jung to Taisho, an area in Osaka. He ends up losing him, but the sound of a guitar draws Woo Joo to a small bar, Pier 34. Its owner, Snow, somehow reminds him of Dae Jung, and listening to his music brings back memories.
After passing out right there, Woo Joo ends up missing his flight back to Korea. He quits his job on a whim and soon meets Haruna, who is learning how to play the guitar from Snow. Woo Joo decides to stay at Pier 34 until he finds Dae Jung and so begins an unlikely vacation for him.
After passing out right there, Woo Joo ends up missing his flight back to Korea. He quits his job on a whim and soon meets Haruna, who is learning how to play the guitar from Snow. Woo Joo decides to stay at Pier 34 until he finds Dae Jung and so begins an unlikely vacation for him.
A drama about young adults and the importance of text messaging on their love lives. In the drama, Han Seung Ho is a Korean foreign student who moves in with, Miu, his friend. Han Seung Ho wants to send a message to his first love in Japanese, but because his Japanese is weak, he enlists the help of Miu to write the texts. Through this relationship, the two end up in love.
Ami, a backpacker from Japan who is four years older than high school student Jimmy, shows up at his part-time job. The two end up spending the summer working at the same store, but Jimmy gradually develops a faint crush on Ami. The two of them grew closer as they rode motorcycles together at night and went to the movies, but suddenly, Ami decided to return to Japan. Ami proposes her "one promise" to Jimmy, who can't sort out his feelings. As time passes, Jimmy visits his parents' house for the first time in a while and finds a postcard that Ami sent him 18 years ago when she returned to Japan. Jimmy's memories of his first love come back to him, and he takes his first solo trip to Japan to confront his past and examine his present. Jimmy rides the train while listening to songs that remind him of his memories with Ami, and he heads to her hometown. Will Jimmy be able to reunite with Ami?
This romantic comedy begins with a chance encounter between a protagonist who "can't touch people" and a heroine who "can't look people in the eye," both of whom have serious relationship problems through chocolate.
Fujiwara Sosuke is the son of a major confectionery manufacturer who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder due to past trauma and is the new president of the popular chocolate shop Le Sober. Lee Ha Na is a genius chocolatier who has been hiding her true identity as an "anonymous chocolatier" at Le Sober, where her beloved master was the owner, due to her scopophobia.
Irene is a psychiatrist who is Sosuke's friend and doctor. She later becomes a famous psychiatrist who counsels Ha Na and publishes books, but she herself suffers from alcoholism and has trouble with romance. Takada Hiroshi has been a friend of Sosuke's since his school days and the owner of his favorite bar, Brush. Hiroshi, who was also friends with the former owner of Le Sober, Ha Na's mentor, is also the man with whom Ha Na secretly is in love...
Fujiwara Sosuke is the son of a major confectionery manufacturer who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder due to past trauma and is the new president of the popular chocolate shop Le Sober. Lee Ha Na is a genius chocolatier who has been hiding her true identity as an "anonymous chocolatier" at Le Sober, where her beloved master was the owner, due to her scopophobia.
Irene is a psychiatrist who is Sosuke's friend and doctor. She later becomes a famous psychiatrist who counsels Ha Na and publishes books, but she herself suffers from alcoholism and has trouble with romance. Takada Hiroshi has been a friend of Sosuke's since his school days and the owner of his favorite bar, Brush. Hiroshi, who was also friends with the former owner of Le Sober, Ha Na's mentor, is also the man with whom Ha Na secretly is in love...
33-year old Han Je In is a mystery novelist who is notorious for habitual false reporting to the police in town. Her only friend is police officer Rok Hwan, who has had a crush on her since childhood. One day, Je In hears a scream of help from an apartment upstairs and reports that a serial killer lives above her but no one believes her. Convinced that Jason, the handsome man living upstairs, is a serial killer, she asks Rok Hwan to help follow him around with her. But as she learns more about Jason in her pursuit to uncover the truth, she begins to fall for him. Seeing her in this state, Rok Hwan feels a tinge of jealousy.
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive operation. In order to raise the funds, Pam takes a job working for Palee Modeling where she's assigned to work as a manager and personal interpreter for Donovan. She's soon wrapped up in both his work and personal affairs.
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive operation. In order to raise the funds, Pam takes a job working for Palee Modeling where she's assigned to work as a manager and personal interpreter for Donovan. She's soon wrapped up in both his work and personal affairs.
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive operation. In order to raise the funds, Pam takes a job working for Palee Modeling where she's assigned to work as a manager and personal interpreter for Donovan. She's soon wrapped up in both his work and personal affairs.
Love comes in all flavors. Secret Ingredient is the story of a Korean man who gives up his entire luxurious life in Seoul in search of his childhood girlfriend, someone he’s never forgotten all these years, in the hopes that she would fall in love with him, not for who they were back then or who they are now, but for what they can aspire to be: happy, fulfilled and blissfully in love with one another.
Donovan is an American model in search of a woman he's lost touch with. Pam is a kindergarten teacher. When her grandfather becomes sick, Pam learns he'll need to undergo an expensive operation. In order to raise the funds, Pam takes a job working for Palee Modeling where she's assigned to work as a manager and personal interpreter for Donovan. She's soon wrapped up in both his work and personal affairs.
