Hello, my name is Jamie Hartford and I am a graduate student at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.   I have a big favor to ask those who are Japanese Drama fans.

Request;

In the drama, the female HAS to fall in love with the male lead first.
Female lead likes or admires the male lead.
Female lead takes the initiative.

Criteria:

It has to be Japanese dramas such as:

  1. Nodame Cantabile 
  2. Voice love
  3. Good Morning Calls

Also, it must be after 2000! 

Thank you very very much!  Your help will help with my research greatly!

Try

  • Itazura na Kiss
  • Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo
  • Amateur Lovers Never give Up - secondary couple
  • Buzzer beat
  • Maybe...
    • Tatta Hitotsu no Koi
    • please Love the useless me


Hope this help, though I am not so sure about the last 3 since i seem to vaguely remember that the the FL never really took a definite and official 'initiative'

Thank you sooo much!!!  Anything helps!!! 

  • Itazura na kiss
  • Perfect world
  • Buzzer Beat
  • Kahogo no Kahoko
  • Survival wedding
  • H2

If movies work for you:

  • Ao Haru Ride
  • Strobe edge
  • Heroine Disqualified
 fanitha:
  • Itazura na kiss
  • Perfect world
  • Buzzer Beat
  • Kahogo no Kahoko
  • Survival wedding
  • H2

If movies work for you:

  • Ao Haru Ride
  • Strobe edge
  • Heroine Disqualified

Thank you soo much!  I will check it out!!  Unfortunately, movies will not wor:( BTW, Heroine Disqualified, it has drama version of it as well, right?  Does it have the FL after the ML?

 Jamie Hartford:

Thank you soo much!  I will check it out!!  Unfortunately, movies will not wor:( BTW, Heroine Disqualified, it has drama version of it as well, right?  Does it have the FL after the ML?

No, Heroine Disqualified does not have a drama version. Just a movie. 

 fanitha:

No, Heroine Disqualified does not have a drama version. Just a movie. 

Thank you!!  I double-checked!! 

 Jamie Hartford:

Thank you!!  I double-checked!! 

I forgot to mention "Sprout" 

 fanitha:

I forgot to mention "Sprout" 

Oh thank you!!  Anything helps!!  Thank you Thank you!!1