❤️ {Favourite} Romantic & Unique J-Dramas

What makes this special: The tie-in with Utada Hikaru's music automatically creates a sense of nostalgia and melancholy. Beautifully shot, with interesting non-linear storytelling and the young version of the leads stole the show with their youthful charm.

Nanase Sakura fell in love with the caring Doctor Tendo at first sight. For a chance to meet him again she spends the next 5 years becoming a nurse, only to be immediately rejected by a cold Doctor Tendo who is nothing like she remembered. 

Despite the setback in love, she is determined to improve herself and become the competent nurse that she dreams to be. Through her determination, Doctor Tendo might see something special in her...

What makes this special: The romance is well balanced with the heartfelt storylines revolving around patients, and her journey to be a better nurse. A well-rounded rom-com.

What makes this special: The humorous reactions at the absurd circumstance he finds himself in.

What makes this special:  A look at the role of a wife through a relationship based on logical communication and mutual understanding. The actors later married in real life, so you know the chemistry is there. 

After a series of setbacks, a recently dumped career woman finds a younger man injured in a cardboard box outside her home. Taking pity on him, she takes him in. His warmth and peppy nature reminds her of her childhood dog, and he's more than happy to listen to her troubles like a good pet...

What makes this special:  An unconventional relationship that makes you ask yourself what kind of love really matters to you. This drama was thoughtful and provocative, the characters were realistically flawed (and perfectly cast) and the message was mature and healing. 

What makes this special:  The mystery-of-the-week format, the brilliant deductions from a quirky female detective, and the unconditional love of a smitten "Watson".

3 individuals from different walks of life connect through a violin class. 

What makes this special:  You'll fall in love with the found-family that they form as they help eachother through the rough patches.

What makes this special:  If you're familiar with the original Kdrama (or it's various remakes), it takes the best parts of the source and delivers a cute, well paced, well-balanced career and romance drama that Jdramas are so good at.

What makes this special:  Intense and passionate, and an interesting introduction to the world of Japanese candy creation.

What makes this special:  A female lead well aware of her cute charms and not afraid to hide it.

What makes this special:  An atypical male lead, awkward and unaware of social cues, makes for thoughtful social commentary of "what is love?".