Sunday, May 1, 2011

Upcoming and Now Airing Dramas (05/01/11)

Country
Network
Airing Date
Days
Synopsis
Drunken to Love You

Taiwan
SETTV
Airing

Sun.
When Lin Xiao Ru (Rainie Yang) meets Song Jie Xiu (Joseph Chang) in a bar one night, they both proceed to drown their sorrows, only to discover the next morning that they got married.  This drama is another version of Fated to Love You.
Muscle Girl

Japan
MBS, TBS
Airing

Tues.
24:55
Ichikawa plays the part of Azusa, the only Child of the owner of a small female pro wrestling organization.  After her father dies of illness, she has to take over the business, which is already losing money and is on the verge of shutting down.  To make things worse, their referee suddenly disappears on the day of one of their shows, leaving behind only a resignation letter.  The desperate Azusa then runs into a young Korean man (Lee).  She persuades him to serve as a referee just for that day, though she doesn’t realize he is actually a popular star in Korea.
Manny

Korea
TVN
Airing

Wed. & Thursday
21:00
Tall, with the perfect figure and his qualifications as an Ivy League graduate, Lee Han is Seoul’s top male nanny.  He is employed by Seo Do Young as a live-in nanny to look after her two young children, Eun Bi and Jung Min.
Rebound

Japan
NTV
Airing

Wed.
22:00
Ohba Nobuko (Aibu Saki) was born the daughter of a tonkatsu shop owner in Matsuyama City.  Because she grew up on tonkatsu and cake, she weighed 60 kg when she was 20, but she was dumped by her boyfriend because she was fat.  She resolved to abstain from cakes and succeeded in losing 37 kig, and even became the editor of a fashion magazine.  However, after interviewing the “Prince of Sweets,” Imai Taiichi (Hayami Mokomichi), the son of a patissier whose strawberry shortcakes she used to adore, she ends up breaking her ban on cakes and single mindedly eats away.
Who’s the One

Taiwan
TTV
Airing

Fri.
22:00
Tie Nan was abandoned at the altar by his fiancĂ©e.  Reeling from his bitter experience, he turned to plastic surgeon Ruo Wei, hoping to transform into a new and handsome man.  Apart from having a new look and image, he wants to regain some of his self esteem and also find out what women really want.
Can You Hear My Heart

Korea
MBC
Airing

Sat. & Sun.
21:45
Cha Dong Joo (Kim Jae-Won) comes from a Chaebol family, but he loses his hearing in a accident. The drama is a love story depicting how someone overcomes acquired auditory difficulty.
I Heart You Dude

Phillipines
GMA
Airing

Mon. – Fri.
21:30
This romantic comedy, based on the movie "Connie & Carla", stars Regine Velasquez as Tonya, a woman trying to get away from cops by disguising herself as a gay entertainer. While working at the club, she meets Kenneth, played by DingDong Dantes, who is also trying to evade something in his life. Tonya falls for Kenneth, but he believes Tonya is a gay guy and refuses to reciprocate her feelings. What will happen to our couple, especially when there are 3 other guys waiting in the wings?
Baby Faced Beauty

Korea
KBS2
05/02/11

Mon. & Tues.
21:55
A drama about a woman in her 30s getting a job in a clothing company as her 7 years younger sister and the events that follow.    A romantic comedy about the ever so young looking lead character who overcomes her handicap of being a credit delinquent and having only a high school diploma, fulfilling her dreams and love.
The Greatest Love

Korea
MBC
05/04/09

Wed. & Thurs.
21:55
As a rising top star, Dok Go Jin (Cha Seung Won) and Gu Ae Jung (Gong Hyo Jin), who is an ex-top celebrity from most popular has-been girl group "Treasure Girls," enters a fake marriage for variety show. Will this fake marriage lead to something more?
Lie to Me

Korea
SBS
05/09/11

Mon. & Tues.
21:55
Gong ah Jung, a Ministry of Culture official, gets entangled in a web of lies when she mistakenly lies that she’s married to Hyun Gi Jun, a noble hotel manager from an affluent family.  Their relationship is further complicated when Gi Jun’s ex-fiance and a close friend of his brother’s reappear in his live.
Romance Town
Korea
KBS2
05/11/11

Wed. & Thurs.
21:55
Sung Yu-ri is a housekeeper who was influenced by her mom to think this is the vocation for her.  Then one day she won the LOTTO, hence the turning point in her life.  Set in the household of a top upper-crust family.  The story unfolds as romance develops between the employer and his live-in maid, who also faces off in a battle over money.
Sunshine Angel

Taiwan
GTV
05/22/11

TBA
Wu Chun’s character is an enteprenuer who ended up living on the streets after going bankrupt.  Rainie will be a maid, and the angel helping Wu Chun during these hard times.
City Hunter

Korea
SBS
05/25/11

Wed. & Thurs.
21:55
Based off of the manga by the same name.  Lee Min Ho will play a character of Lee yung Jong.  He’s a complete womanizer who doesn’t know what to do at the sight of a beautiful woman, yet secretly, he is also a hero who saves citizens tired and hurt from harsh city life.  In solving these cases, he himself slowly begins to heal his own emotional injuries, and understands more fully about love and family.
Cinderella

Korea
TBA
May 2011
TBA
"Cinderella" is about a woman whos already 30 years old really love money. She starts to have feeling with a man who first came to Korea for a trip. This man known as a in-heir to tons of money.
Material Queen

Taiwan
TBA
06/17/11
TBA
They meet in the romantic city of Paris and fall in love…  A one night stand…  A woman’s ambition to climb on top, her love of money is extreme, will she risk it all?  A man’s innocent love, his talent of music, will he get the girl?  Will their love blossom?
Mei Le, Go

Taiwan
GTV
June 2011

TBA
Cha Mei Le is an ordinary Hakka girl who believes that, if she works hard, good things will happen.  As she loves Han Yi feng so much, she leaves her career and helps her boyfriend open a bakery.  After discovering that he is cheating on her, she is comforted by Yi Feng’s younger brother, Han Yi Lie, who is very hostile and hard to interact with, but his eccentric personality has bowed to Mei Le’s toasts and he becomes softened because he sees Mei Le’s sincerity.  The weird thing is that Yi Lie can’t compose before he ate her toasts.  Unfortunately, Mei Le disappeared when he realized that he had already fell in love with her.
Extravagant Challenge

Taiwan
TBA
TBA
Sun.
22:00
Sixteen year old Mogami Kyoko sacrificed her life to support her boyfriend, Sho, so he could become a successful singer. One day, Sho suddenly breaks up with Kyoko, leaving her with nothing, and Kyoko vows revenge. She decides to delve into the entertainment world and become even more successful than Sho to get back at him. Kyoko therein meets Ren, another actor in her agency, who helps motivate her to become a top entertainer.

TBA = To Be Announced

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