Yamaguchi Kyoko

Yamaguchi Kyoko, a Japanese politician and former actress, currently serves as the mayor of Hasuda, Saitama, following her election to one term. Her political career began with five terms on the Hasuda City Council and one term on the Saitama Prefectural Assembly. Born at Osho-ji in Kamo, Niigata, Yamaguchi…

Killer Khan

Killer Khan was a former sumo wrestler from the Kasugano stable and a professional wrestler. He was born in Yoshida, Nishikanbara, Niigata, Japan. His real name was Ozawa Masashi (小澤正志). In sumo, he achieved the highest rank of Makushita 40. After transitioning to professional wrestling, he…

Arnold Fanck

Arnold Fanck was a German film director and pioneer of the mountain film genre, born in Frankenthal, Germany. Together with Odo Deodatus Tauern, Bernhard Villinger, and Rolf Bauer, Fanck established the company "Berg- und Sportfilm GmbH Freiburg" in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1920. Fanck, who held a PhD…

Horiuchi Keizo

Horiuchi Keizo was a Japanese composer, lyricist, translator, and music critic born in Kaji, Kanda, Tokyo, Japan. He also used the pen name Yasutani Shizuo (安谷鎮雄). He was the third son of Horiuchi Iataro, the owner of "Asada Ame". However, he abandoned his inheritance rights to Asada Ame at…

Kim In Soo

Kim In Soo is a South Korean musician and member of CRYING NUT (크라잉넛), L.O.D. (엘오디), and DADDY O RADIO (데디오레디오). He joined CRYING NUT in 1993 as the accordionist and keyboardist when they started performing in nightclubs and small festivals. In 1995, they entered the Hongdae…

Chun Gil

Kim Jong Beom, known by his stage name Mose, is a South Korean singer, vocal trainer and scuba diving instructor. He graduated from Icheon High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from Yeoju University. He made his debut in 2005 with his first album, "Love, the Ardent Longing".…

Danny Lee

Danny Lee (Chinese: Lee Sau Yin) is a Hong Kong actor, film producer, screenwriter, director, action director and presenter. He is known for frequently portraying Hong Kong police officers in films such as Law With Two Phases, The Killer and The Untold Story. Lee did not do so well in school and sometimes…

Dazai Osamu

Osamu Dazai was born Tsushima Shuji in Aomori Prefecture. His father, Genemon, was a landlord. Osamu was born as the sixth son of the Tsushima family. Due to his mother being ill and his father busy working after his birth, he was raised by a nanny for a year before his aunt, Kie, took over until he…

Russell Wong

Russell Girard Wong is an American actor. He was the series lead of the TV show Vanishing Son, but the show was short-lived. The show is one of the few American TV series in television history featuring an Asian American series lead, and is also considered ground-breaking for casting an Asian male in…

Ifukube Akira

Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914 in Kushiro, Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood…

Suffocating Love

6.8

A man falls in love with a control freak. He willingly obeys and gives his all during the infatuation stage of love. However, when another girl appears, he realizes that love can actually be liberating. In a dream,…

Yah Leum Chan

7.0

This is a love story about Khemachad and Suriyawadee, who part ways after he gives her a Forget Me Not ring, promising eternal love. Circumstances lead Wadee to marry an older man for family reasons, breaking Khem's…

Spotlight

6.9

Oh Tae Suk is the supervisor for the society news division and he is someone who never gives up until the truth is told even at the expense of exposing his father, a Member of Parliament. His belief is shared by Seo…

Otona Koukou

7.0

To solve the country's low birthrate problem, the Japanese government set up Otona Koukou (Adult High School). Adults over 30 and have no sexual experience are forcibly enrolled into Otona Koukou by the government.…

A Good Day for the Wind to Blow

7.0

Kwon Oh Bok is a 19-year-old young woman and an orphan who refuses to give up her dream of becoming a top illustrator. Because she grew up poor (and is still struggling), she is extremely frugal, and maintains an optimistic…

Choco Bank

7.1

Kim Eun Haeng is a college graduate entering the workforce. His father made sure to give him a lucky start in life by bestowing him with a name that means money. Eun Haeng (meaning Bank in Korean), along with a young…

Angel's Revenge

7.1

Seon Yoo, training to become a nun, gives up her dream after learning her sister, Jin Yoo, was betrayed and killed by Jang Tae Jung. Tae Jung, a charming man from a humble background, had plotted to marry into wealth.…

Blood: The Last Vampire

6.8

A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise. ~~…

The Wig

6.5

Before being released home after cancer treatment, Su Hyeon is given a gift box from her sister Ji Hyeon (who was made mute after a disturbing roadway accident). Inside the box is a long, black wig, which Su Hyeon…

First Love, Again

7.1

A thrilling romance reality show in which first love couples, who had to part or give up on each other for various reasons, meet again with fresh memories, excitement, and regrets, and face true love. (Source: Naver)