RICH MAN, POOR WOMAN

So, I wanted to introduce some of the Japanese TV series that I liked, and I was thinking, WHICH ONE SHOULD I START WITH? Should I start with "Boys over Flowers", (花より男子), which is probably one of the most well known Japanese romantic series in the last 10 years, or "Hanzawa Naoki"(半沢直樹), which was the TV series that marked one of the highest watching rate in Japan despite the fact that less and less people watch TV series now? I've seen so many Japanese series in the past, and I just didn't know which one to introduce first.

So I'm just gonna start with my favourite one, which is "RICH MAN, POOR WOMAN"(リッチマン、プアウーマン).

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It's a series that was on in 2012, and the main cast included Shun Oguri and Satomi Ishihara, both of them really popular actors/actresses. It is a romantic stories between a CEO of a venture company and a university student. (I know this setting reminds you of a movie, but PLEASE BE REMINDED IT IS NOTHING LIKE THAT MOVIE! It's just a setting that's often used, and the story is very very VERY different.)

Like always, brief story:
Toru Hyuga is a young CEO of a venture company called "NEXT INNOVATION", which has produced many popular apps and web services, and have become one of the most successful companies. On the the other hand, Chihiro Sawaki is a studies at the University of Tokyo (THE most competitive university in Japan), but is not managing to get any of the jobs she applies for. She becomes an intern after many dramatic things happens, and many dramatic things happen and they become distant again. (I don't wanna spoil, and I can't be bothered type up everything that happened) Although Chihiro once again starts to do intern at "NEXT INNOVATION", somehow the personal information of the users were leaked, and he gets into a serious trouble... What happens to his company, his career, and the relationship between him and Chihiro !?

Why I love this series and decided to introduce first:
There are several reasons why I liked this series. First, the balance between the plot about Toru's company (the serious bit) and the romantic bit is just brilliant. I started off thinking it was just gonna be another typical romantic series, but it really wasn't. There's just so much more to it. And the romantic plot is just so cute. The romantic relationship, however, isn't the only kind of relationship featured, there's friendship, trust, everything I look out for in a series. (And the actor is, I have to say, quite nice looking, and the actress is really pretty too. I must admit that's very important too.)


You should definitely watch "RICH MAN, POOR WOMAN", I'm pretty sure you can find the subbed ones online. 

Also, I'm trying to see what kind of series/movies you guys are interested to hear about. It can be anything from the genre or things like "the movie that features Japanese old customs" or "series with acted by cute actors". If you have any request, please comment on the article or contact me on Twitter!  






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