In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience.
Fukuyoshi Hina, Arare, and Hana are three sisters whose family run Fukuya, a 450-year-old traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Kyoto. This is the story of their individual romances, love of family and sacrifices for the sake of protecting tradition.
It's been 6 months since an office lady, Chiharu, transferred from Tokyo to Sapporo. There, she found her place in a small bento shop, "Kumaben." She wandered one day.
On the other hand, cook Yuu is still determined to solve customers' worries with the magic of his bento. An old friend, Shohei, who works for a fashion company, came by to see Yuu. He ordered a bento "Worth to be the last meal of life". By those words, he hides his true intentions... Sensing unusual, Chiharu and Yuu become preoccupied with finding Shohei's true motives.
On the other hand, cook Yuu is still determined to solve customers' worries with the magic of his bento. An old friend, Shohei, who works for a fashion company, came by to see Yuu. He ordered a bento "Worth to be the last meal of life". By those words, he hides his true intentions... Sensing unusual, Chiharu and Yuu become preoccupied with finding Shohei's true motives.
In Kyoto, soon after the war, Ichika strives to save her family's long established ryoten restaurant from financial crisis. In order to do so, she marries Yamaguchi Amane, who is 15 years younger, in a marriage of convenience
This story follows the sweet and “overprotective” newly-wed life between Someya Yukito, a young master of an established inn in Asakusa, and Tsuruoka Io, a pure-hearted female apprentice training to be a chef. Tsuruoka was in the depths of despair until she found solace in the sweet konpeito candy given to her by Someya. Since then, she has earnestly cherished her feelings while training as a chef. Yukito’s affectionate words and actions reserved only Tsuruoka, along with his excessively cute jealousy, create an irresistibly heart-fluttering devotion with a charming gap that’s impossible to resist!
Theme:
Both are love stories which started off as a marriage of convenience, and viewers get to see the love story between the lead characters develop over the drama/movie.
Adaptation:
Adapted from Japanese manga or light novels.
Setting:
Not in modern Japan, but dated back to the late 1800s to mid 1900s when Japan had some Western influence.
Male lead:
Both male leads are idols from Johnny & Associates.
Both are love stories which started off as a marriage of convenience, and viewers get to see the love story between the lead characters develop over the drama/movie.
Adaptation:
Adapted from Japanese manga or light novels.
Setting:
Not in modern Japan, but dated back to the late 1800s to mid 1900s when Japan had some Western influence.
Male lead:
Both male leads are idols from Johnny & Associates.
This drama is a love story between Kataoka Sakuya, a grim reaper who comes to the human world for the first time, and Mochizuki Nayuki, a woman who lost her father at a young age and has devoted her life to raising her only remaining family—her younger brother. As they meet, they gradually come to understand each other, and slowly, they begin to fall in love. However, a fate that will dramatically change their lives awaits them both…
Gangster Patisserie. The adaptation will involve a female Japanese college student who runs away to Taiwan and gets involved with a reformed young hoodlum who just got out of jail after five years. Turns out his old gangster boss lost his wife to an illness and has decided to turn over a new leaf and become a legit businessman by starting a bakery that employs all his former gang members. His beloved deceased wife's daughter from her previous marriage is the Japanese girl and she arrives in Taiwan looking for her mom, and ends up living with her step father, who dreams of being a master baker but sucks big time at baking. The entire gang of misfits all live and work together, and heartwarming hilarity ensues.
Chae Yong Ju is a former member of the special forces in the military. She's physically and mentally strong and has her own unique cheerfulness. She is also good at hiding her true emotions. Now working as a salesperson for a liquor company for the past six years, she has been dubbed the sales king. Despite her dedication, her branch is on the verge of closing.
To avoid the closure, she carries out a mission to sell a new beer made by brewmaster & CEO of the brewery company Yun Min Ju. Min Ju is a sensitive man good at sensing other people's emotions. He lives in a peaceful, quiet rural area to focus on making beer. When Yong Ju appears in front of him, however, his life is about to change.
To avoid the closure, she carries out a mission to sell a new beer made by brewmaster & CEO of the brewery company Yun Min Ju. Min Ju is a sensitive man good at sensing other people's emotions. He lives in a peaceful, quiet rural area to focus on making beer. When Yong Ju appears in front of him, however, his life is about to change.
