Manuel Chua

Manuel Chua is a Filipino model and actor born in Nueva Ecija. He was discovered in the 2009 Filipino version of the reality game show, Pinoy Fear Factor. Prior to entering the entertainment industry, he worked in a self-owned small appliance retail store and was raising a four-year-old daughter. Chua…

Hidari Bokuzen

Hidari Bokuzen, born Mikajima Ichiro (三ヶ島一郎) in Kitano, Kotesashi, Iruma, Saitama, Japan, was a Japanese actor and opera singer. He was the second son of an elementary school principal, and his family had been priests at Hikawa Shrine in Mikajima Village for generations, though his grandfather…

Gosho Heinosuke

Gosho Heinosuke was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and haiku poet. He is famous for directing Japan's first domestically produced talkie film, "Madame and Wife." His real name was Gosho Heieimon (五所平右衛門). His haiku pen name was Goshotei (五所亭). He was born as the illegitimate…

Ishibashi Etaro

Ishibashi Etaro was a Japanese actor, pianist in the jazz band "Hana Hajime and Crazy Cats", and cooking expert. Born in Shinbashi, Tokyo as the son of musician Rando Fukuda and grandson of painter Shigeru Aoki. When Etaro was three years old, his father, Rando, raped actress Hiroko Kawasaki. Rando…

Teng Atsawin Rattanapracha

"Teng" Atsawin Rattanapracha was an actor and model from Chanthaburi province. He's the brother of former Channel 7 actor Phon Plaporn. Atsawin started his acting career in 1971 when he applied to be a drama actor for Channel 4 (later Channel 9). One of his most famous leading roles was in the 1978…

Kitagawa Mika

Kitagawa Mika, born Ono Teruyo (大野照代) in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actress. She initially pursued ballet and aspired to become a ballerina during her time at Hosui Elementary School (芳水小学校), later attending Osaki Junior High School (大崎中学校) and Teikyo Girls' High…

Kimura Kinka

His real name is Kinnosuke. He was born in Tokyo Iwato-cho (now Ushigome of Shinjuku-ku, Iwato-cho) and grew up in Shintomicho (now Chuo-ku Shintomi ). His father was the first member of the first Ichikawa Sandan troupe, and Kinnosuke also worked as a writer after serving as a child under the name of…

Hayashi Hiroshi

He was born in Kyoto on January 31, 1905. His real name is Inagaki Saburo. He dropped out of his junior high school and moved to Tokyo. He began acting on stage soon after. In 1940, he married Takeda Moto. With her, he had two children but the two divorced in 1965. After WWII, he joined Shin Toho and…

Nida Blanca

Dorothy Guinto Jones, popularly known by her stage name Nida Blanca, was a Filipina actress. After a successful acting career in films during the 1950s, many of which are with actor Nestor de Villa, she gained further prominence in television for her role in the sitcom John en Marsha (1973–1990).…

Senda Korenari

Japanese stage director, translator, and actor. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is known mostly for founding the Haiyūza theatre company, and translating and directing the works of Bertolt Brecht in post-World War II Japan. He appeared in over 50 films between 1936 and 1970. His stage name comes…

Footprints of Change

7.6

This drama shows an old bungalow and the three generations of women it witnessed - Lin Si Yun, Yi Yi, and Ye Xi Ning in the sixth century. In the ten years of changing times, we have constantly encountered collisions…

Reopen My Journals

7.6

The 15-year-old "good girl" Qian Jia Yue is admitted to a prestigious high school, where she faces various academic challenges. Her plan to confess to her neighbor, the outstanding student Xiao Han, ends in failure.…

The World of My 17 Season 2

7.6

"18 years old, will Na Ri have her first love?" First love, dream, friendship. The world of the girls' first 18, a sweet and sour story. (Source: Naver) ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Odd Girl Out" (소녀의 세계)…

A Resistance

7.6

At 17 years old, Yoo Kwan Soon participates in the Korean independence movement when the country is under the rule of Japan. Yoo Kwan Soon is arrested and sent to Seodaemun Prison where she is tortured, but she does…

Kururi: Who’s in Love with Me

7.7

As a 24-year-old woman, Ogata Makoto doesn't like to show her true self or draw attention to herself in her private life or when she is at work. This is because she doesn't want to be disliked. One night, Ogata Makoto…

Tokyo Tarareba Girls

7.7

30-year-old Kamata Rinko is single and a struggling scriptwriter. She has no boyfriend and keeps having night outs at drinking spots with her girlfriends, Kaori and Koyuki. “If I become beautiful, a better guy will…

You're My Pet

7.7

29-year-old Iwaya Sumire has had a bad day. Make that the worst of all bad days. She has been dumped by her boyfriend of 5 years when she was anticipating a marriage proposal (although she read the situation and dumped…

KBS Drama Special 2014: Bo Mi's Room

7.6

Twelve-year-old Bo Mi desperately wants a room of her own. She is tired of sharing with her older sister, Eon Ju, who constantly sneaks peeks at her diary. After studying hard and earning first place in school, Bo…

I Need Romance

7.6

A 33-year-old fashion marketing director at a home shopping channel company has developed a tough, prickly outer shell in order to succeed in the workplace. After multiple failed relationships, she has given up on…

Seigi no Mikata

7.7

15-year-old Yoko, a young girl who is constantly tormented by her self-centered and devilish older sister Makiko, who works for a government office after having graduated from a famous university. But despite her ill…