Around 40

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Another J-Drama with a ProDai cast in it ....


Sypnosis
[HIDE]39-year-old Ogata Satoko is a highly capable psychiatrist who is single. She's forthright, a caring older sister and reliable in her job and in private. Her interests are staying in luxurious Japanese inns and watching stand-up comedy videos.

Satoko hasn't had a boyfriend in the past five years. Nevertheless, she derives satisfaction from work and isn't worried about her finances. Among her good friends that she hangs out with are 35-year-old Morimura Nao, her junior who proclaims that she won't marry, and 39-year-old Oikawa Sadao, her peer since high school. Satoko is happily enjoying the single life.

At an alumni reunion as everyone is on the verge of 40, Takeuchi Mizue, her good friend since high school who is now a full-time housewife, rushes Satoko into action. "If you want children, you should marry now" and "It's women's happiness", but both are lost on Satoko, who isn't convinced.

One day, Satoko attempts to cheer up Nao, who is downcast over a shocking incident, and goes to her favourite hot-spring inn. There she coincidentally encounters a breakup between a handsome but somewhat odd man, Okamura Keitaro, and his girlfriend...--jade_frost [/HIDE]

Cast
Amami Yuki as Ogata Satoko
Fujiki Naohito as Okamura Keitaro
Otsuka Nene as Morimura Nao
Tsutsui Michitaka as Ohashi Sadao
Matsushita Yuki as Takeuchi Mizue
AKIRA as Ogata Tatsuya
Sakura as Ogata Maki
Hayashi Ryuzo as Ogata Tomoyasu
Kaga Mariko as Yoshinaga Haruko
Matsumoto Wakana

Details
Title: アラウンド40
Title (English): Around 40
Tagline: 注文の多いオンナたち / Chumon no Oi Onna-tachi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Human drama, comedy
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-11 to 2008-June
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Shiawase no Monosashi by Takeuchi Mariya​

Another thing to note is that Airi-san is in this one as well =)
 
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It looks like Fujiki's getting a lead role in which he won't be shafted. Good stuff...I like the guy. And although I'm not too interested in the goings-on of older women...this show looks potentially funny and entertaining.

And Wakana Matsumoto. I mean...yeah. ;)
 
@Kevin: For this one, i don't really care about about what happens to women after 40 or whatsoever (since that is the whole thing that makes up the story) but what happens to Fujiki's character along with Wakana Matsumoto in the story ... That is what i am more interested in ...
 
ProDai cast? Hmmmmmmmmm it's missing Rei & Ken.
I probably won't be seeing this one anytime soon.

Only one I recognize is Tada.
 
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@Kevin: For this one, i don't really care about about what happens to women after 40 or whatsoever (since that is the whole thing that makes up the story) but what happens to Fujiki's character along with Wakana Matsumoto in the story ... That is what i am more interested in ...
I agree. I mean, it still sounds interesting, even though I prefer younger-casted dramas for some reason, even to the extent where I like school dramas better. And I'm sure Fujiki will end up hooking up with the main character. XP

ProDai cast? Hmmmmmmmmm it's missing Rei & Ken.
I probably won't be seeing this one anytime soon.

Only one I recognize is Tada.
That's what he meant when he said someone from ProDai was in it. ^^;
 
Lol.

When you said "Another J-Drama with a ProDai cast in it ...." I thought you ment that there were a few people from ProDai in it (not just Tada).
I was expecting atleast Eri(or Rei), Mikio(or Tsuru), Yamapi(or Tada), 1 out of each of the three little groups I put them in or something.


But yeah if Masami was in it, it'd be an automatic win & I'd have to eventually watch it. :P
 
Yeah, i would not expect people to be watching every single j-drama that is on this season ... only dramas that have a well known certain actress in it are people more interested in *ahem*
 
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Completed watching episode 1 and for those of you who are interested to know, Wakana Matsumoto plays a nurse ... Fujiki plays a stingy guy obsessesed with "eco"(ecology) XD
 

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