A love story between ML a Japanese man & FL a Chinese woman.
When one door closes, a window always opens in its place. Yu Nana is a graduate student who has been pursing her doctorate degree in psychology for the past eight years. While her college friends have got married and/or have jobs Nana has been working hard to finish her thesis, which ends up not being approved yet again, leaving her without a PhD and feeling hopeless.
The following day, Nana receives a strange email from Sasai Eisuke, a Japanese businessman who came across a photo of her on social media, asking her to go to Yufuin, a small idyllic town in Oita Prefecture in Japan (famous for its hot springs), to pose for some photos as Nana is his dead fiancee's a look-alike and he had no photos to remember her because she didn't like being photographed. In exchange for the photos, Eisuke promises to give Nana a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn.
When his boss, Dae Jung, goes missing in a ship accident, the company sends Woo Joo to Osaka to finish his business. On his last day in the city, Woo Joo chases someone looking exactly like Dae Jung to Taisho, an area in Osaka. He ends up losing him, but the sound of a guitar draws Woo Joo to a small bar, Pier 34. Its owner, Snow, somehow reminds him of Dae Jung, and listening to his music brings back memories. After passing out right there, Woo Joo ends up missing his flight back to Korea. He quits his job on a whim and soon meets Haruna, who is learning how to play the guitar from Snow. Woo Joo decides to stay at Pier 34 until he finds Dae Jung and so begins an unlikely vacation for him.
Singer Hyeon Seok develops problems with his hearing (Menieres syndrome) and has to stop his recordings. He notices a picture of Hokkaido in a magazine and decides to travel there. He eventually arrives in a a small village in Hokkaido for rest. While there, he reminisces about the old days. The owner of the inn offers him a Japanese meal. There he meets a bright cheerful girl named Megumi.
Hitomi, a Japanese resident, comes to Hong Kong after the death of her fiancé Tatsuya in a fatal accident to settle several important matters surrounding his demise. Although the incident was years ago, it has apparently left an indelible mark in her life as she could not forget him.
Kar Bo, an undercover cop, was involved in a drug bust-up which would later incriminate him. Hitomi stumbles into him and was amazed that he looked remarkably similar to her dead lover. Although Hitomi was conscious that Kar Bo can never be the real Tatsuya, she endures his hardships with him unfailingly which results to having strong feelings for each othe
Matsumura Ryouko is a popular novelist in her 50s who has just found out that she has Alzheimer’s disease. In order to gain some fulfilment in her life, she decides to be a guest lecturer at a university. Through one of her students, she meets a South Korean exchange student, So Chan Hae. As they become closer, they fall in love.
On a spring day Munakata Ikujou visited an old temple to view a 1000 years old sakura tree. There Ikujou discovered a 3-year-old girl and adopted her as his own daughter. 16 years later, Sakurako has grown up to become a beautiful woman. Sakurako then has a fateful meeting with Takanashi Hiroto. Their pure love begin.
A love story of the past 5,272 km, linking the two countries, Indonesia and Japan. Elly, Indonesian students, and Ryo, a young Japanese acquainted through social media. They also met in Japan, spending time together, and eventually fell in love. However, differences in language and culture in their way. How is the continuation of their love story?
Three year's previously Min Woo lost his first love in a tragic accident. As he struggles on with life he meets Hye Won who reminds him of his lost love but is racked with emotion and confusion as his feelings for these two women become intertwined. Unbeknownst to the florist Hye Won she has received her heart transplant and a second chance at life from Min Woo's first love. When the two cross paths Hye Won notices her unusual heart beat. Nobody knew it was her heart that remembered and beats strong for her lost love Min Woo. As Hye Won starts falling in love with Min Woo soon the conflict erupts between the lovely florist and her fiance Jung Jae.
Love comes in all flavors. Secret Ingredient is the story of a Korean man who gives up his entire luxurious life in Seoul in search of his childhood girlfriend, someone he’s never forgotten all these years, in the hopes that she would fall in love with him, not for who they were back then or who they are now, but for what they can aspire to be: happy, fulfilled and blissfully in love with one another.
Sam and his team are members of a Serious Crime Unit in the District Crime Squad. The Team successfully arrests a international crime organization's leaders, Night. At the Court, Ann, a prosecutor and Sam's financee, tries her best to convict Night. However, finally, Night is convicted on only one charge and sentenced to three years imprisonment. Night vows to take his revenge and destroy the couple one day. Ann and Sam take a trip to Paris and the assassin monitors them and kills Ann. Three years later, Sam has escaped to Tai O, a fishing village and a look-alike Japanese tourist named You comes and the romance begins again; however, what Sam doesn't know is the assassin was You.
When one door closes, a window always opens in its place. Yu Nana is a graduate student who has been pursing her doctorate degree in psychology for the past eight years. While her college friends have got married and/or have jobs Nana has been working hard to finish her thesis, which ends up not being approved yet again, leaving her without a PhD and feeling hopeless.
The following day, Nana receives a strange email from Sasai Eisuke, a Japanese businessman who came across a photo of her on social media, asking her to go to Yufuin, a small idyllic town in Oita Prefecture in Japan (famous for its hot springs), to pose for some photos as Nana is his dead fiancee's a look-alike and he had no photos to remember her because she didn't like being photographed. In exchange for the photos, Eisuke promises to give Nana a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn.
When one door closes, a window always opens in its place. Yu Nana is a graduate student who has been pursing her doctorate degree in psychology for the past eight years. While her college friends have got married and/or have jobs Nana has been working hard to finish her thesis, which ends up not being approved yet again, leaving her without a PhD and feeling hopeless.
The following day, Nana receives a strange email from Sasai Eisuke, a Japanese businessman who came across a photo of her on social media, asking her to go to Yufuin, a small idyllic town in Oita Prefecture in Japan (famous for its hot springs), to pose for some photos as Nana is his dead fiancee's a look-alike and he had no photos to remember her because she didn't like being photographed. In exchange for the photos, Eisuke promises to give Nana a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn.
Paris, a cold woman from a rich family, disappears. Her boyfriend then spots a woman named Qin Xin, who looks just like Paris. Qin Xin is a florist who comes from a poor family. The man then asks Qin Xin to pretend to be his girlfriend for a week
Left alone on a trip to Hong Kong, Tomoko, a sales woman from Japan finds herself the victim of a purse-snatching. The police arrest the man she points out, but it turns out to be the wrong person: a young Korean man named Ji Hoon. Despite his anger and humiliation, he takes her out to dinner since she has lost all her money, and in return, she agrees to model for his amateur film. What follows is a magical and romantic two days. Upon returning to their respective countries, Tomoko must return to her nine-to-five job and Ji Hoon must resume studying to join the family business rather than pursuing his dream of becoming a film director. But soon the two begin to email each other and rekindle their relationship despite the distance and obstacles between them. Marking the very first time in television history that a drama has been co-produced between Japan and South Korea, the story shows us that love has no borders.
A drama about young adults and the importance of text messaging on their love lives. In the drama, Han Seung Ho is a Korean foreign student who moves in with, Miu, his friend. Han Seung Ho wants to send a message to his first love in Japanese, but because his Japanese is weak, he enlists the help of Miu to write the texts. Through this relationship, the two end up in love.
