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Hard to Say I Love You

素直になれなくて ‧ Drama ‧ 2010
Li Shao Rong is an elegant and talented orchestra cellist who meets up with Zheng Jin Tai, a less-than-handsome-looking man who has walked long, unfortunate and ill-fated love roads. It is heart-touching and engaging to watch Jin Tai's devotion, sincerity and persistent love attitudes still shine through even after 99 unsuccessful proposals. There are right turns and wrong twists in their lives, especially with the appearance of Jun Shi, a charismatic rich man. Practice makes perfect. Will Jin Tai's next proposal win him a bride or will his proposals keep tallying up? Romanticize yourself with this series that speaks right to the heart!
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Haruka spends a night with a stranger in anger at her earnest boyfriend's cheating. Later, the stranger turns out to be Han Ji Ho, the new Director at her workplace. Even worse, Haruka and Ji Ho become entangled with a conglomerate family after finding out about premarital pregnancy and face tons of obstacles to tackle. Will they safely reach a happy ending?
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Sakamura Mahiro, an employee at the high-class old inn known as 'Kataoka', has the ambition to marry a rich man and live a comfortable life because of her previous relationship. Her goal is to find her 'ideal prince' with money, honesty, and values in a marriage partner that she will not negotiate on. While working at Kataoka, she comes to meet Kouya, Yugo, and Keiichi as she searches for her ideal partner...
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Mizushima is an aspiring picture book writer. He suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and has an overwhelming fear of germs as well. This makes it impossible for him to touch anything and anyone directly, even his girlfriend Kirimoto. They have been in a romantic relationship for a long time, and they care deeply about each other, but Mizushima is unable to touch Kirimoto or hold her hand. Finally, Mizushima decides to seek treatment for his disorder. At the hospital, he meets a woman named Chiharu, who suffers from the same disease as him. Meanwhile, Kirimoto works at a bookstore as a clerk. She understands her boyfriend's disease, but she still agonizes over her relationship with him. She then meets a man named Lee.
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While going back to Kinmen island during summer, Ah Kwan learns from the internet about a pretty girl called Chen Wen Qing, who emerged champion in the National Piano Competition. One day he coincidentally meets up with her. For both, this is the best summer holiday they ever had in their lives. Before going back, Wen Qing promises to Ah Kwan she would email him every day and coming next summer, she would find him in Kinmen again.
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Hoshino Midori has been worn down by the hectic pace of working at a cosmetic surgery clinic. But when the clinic suddenly goes bankrupt, she unexpectedly finds herself unemployed. Seeing her at a loss, her older brother, Konta, suggests she take a "vacation from life" by staying at the villa their late grandmother left behind. Awaiting Midori at the villa are a beautiful seaside view, a garden overflowing with ripe summer oranges, and a mysterious caretaker named Nishigami, whose otherworldly presence immediately stands out. Soon, her close friends Rinrin, Tsumugi, and Tetsuro also gather at the villa. With Nishigami's help, they settle into a fulfilling summer vacation, enjoying carefree days together. Yet as Nishigami quietly watches over them as the villa's caretaker, a trace of sadness occasionally crosses his face. What is the true reason he continues to protect this villa? As summer draws to a close, an approaching storm threatens to dramatically change both Midori's and Nishigami's destinies.
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Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito, an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.
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Strong friendship bonds between people of different kinds, friends supporting each other, developing romance. The friendship you want for yourself.
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they have similar storylines. They start off with a death, in this case, it was the death of a couple, but in Sunao it is the death of an individual. Both dramas are about trying to find the reason behind the death. There are a group of friends involved in both cases. And the bonds that form and grow are so deep! The cast is amazing in both shows and each secret unfolds in an interesting way. Both shows will keep you hooked for the entire duration.
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