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Moteki

モテキ ‧ Drama ‧ 2010
we all like a nerd underdog love story. but this one doesn't have the internet.
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Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old college student who has a wonderful girlfriend: the bright and sunny Nanami Mami. But suddenly, he doesn't. Without warning, Mami breaks up with him, leaving him utterly heartbroken and lonely. Seeking to soothe the pain, he hires a rental girlfriend through an online app. His partner is Mizuhara Chizuru, who through her unparalleled beauty and cute demeanor, manages to gain Kazuya's affection.

But after reading similar experiences other customers had had with Chizuru, Kazuya believes her warm smile and caring personality were all just an act to toy with his heart, and he rates her poorly. Aggravated, Chizuru lambastes him for his shameless hypocrisy, revealing her true pert and hot-tempered self. This one-sided exchange is cut short, however, when Kazuya finds out that his grandmother has collapsed.

They dash toward the hospital and find Kazuya's grandmother already in good condition. Baffled by Chizuru's presence, she asks who this girl might be. On impulse, Kazuya promptly declares that they are lovers, forcing Chizuru to play the part. But with Kazuya still hung up on his previous relationship with Mami, how long can this difficult client and reluctant rental girlfriend keep up their act?
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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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Both have male-centric erotic comedy/hentai elements with a first-person voiceover of the protagonist's inner thoughts.
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Hoshino Tatsurou is a down-on-his-luck man who has gone through 99 omiai (arranged dates with the intention of marriage if the date goes well). Not particularly smart, nor handsome, nor rich, he is a man who cannot lie and, of course, has a heart of pure gold. On the 100th omiai, he meets Kaoru, an extremely beautiful and talented cellist who can't forget her dead fiancé.
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I recommend this drama just because both use iconic japanese music as part of their narrative, the difference though moteki used music from all era not just 90's.
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Both follow the perspective of a nerdy male lead who has issues with dating.
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In this story, the daughter of Hoshino Tatsuro and Yabuki Kaoru, Hoshino Hikaru, fortunately, inherited her mother's beauty and talent, growing into a successful, popular cellist. Now 30 and single, Hikaru catches the eye of Sorano Taiyo, a 33-year-old bachelor who has been rejected by women 99 times.

But Hikaru already has a boyfriend, Ootsuki Oto, a handsome, elite pianist and wealthy heir. Faced with these two very different men, which one will father Tatsuro approve of as his daughter's future husband?
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Haruka is a “plain jane” who left the countryside to start her college life at Tokyo. She’s secretly in love with Kurotaki, a coworker at her part-time job, but she lacks the self-confidence to confess her feelings to him. Then she meets Hikaru, a glamorous but sharp-tongued fashionista who begrudingly agrees to play “fairy godmother” for Haruka. However, there’s more to Hikaru than meets the eye!
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The story centers on Kano Nakamura, a 26-year-old office worker seen as highly desirable in her workplace, but is in truth a tokusatsu (special effects shows) geek. She lives in fear of being found out: sneaking around town to get capsule toys for her favorite shows, singing tokusatsu songs alone in karaoke, and living her life with her heroes' credo in her heart.
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Both contain a dorky loser of a male lead trying to navigate life and dating. Both contain a movie about the show as well!
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Details

  • Title: Moteki
  • Type: Drama
  • Format: Standard Series
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 12
  • Aired: Jul 16, 2010 - Oct 1, 2010
  • Aired On: Friday
  • Original Network: TV Tokyo
  • Duration: 30 min.
  • Genres: Comedy, Romance
  • Tags: Harem, Adapted From A Manga
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Statistics

  • Score: 7.1 (scored by 350 users)
  • Ranked: #10480
  • Popularity: #10902
  • Watchers: 956

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