Does anyone here know whether Japanese actor-model Hayami Mokomichi is really half-Filipino? DramaWiki says he has a Japanese father and a Filipina mom but I seriously doubt the veracity of this info. I checked out his official site but all I could get from his profile is that his favorite sport is basketball. Hehe, so much for my elementary Nihonggo.

Hayami-san reprises his role as robot lover Tenjo Night in the SP of Zettai Kareshi.

Here’s the second part of my summary:

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Continuing from the previous night…

Aya’s mother, Shioka, is concerned with her daughter’s recent actions so she talks to her that night and convinces her to go to the hospital to see what’s wrong. Aya complies to dispel the worry of her mom and continues looking for a song for the choral competition.

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I have been hearing about One Liter of Tears ever since I’ve started the habit of watching Japanese dramas. Before, it was all Korean dramas for me but then again, my ever shortening attention span and my interest to see the Japanese version of Meteor Garden otherwise known as Hana Yori Dango pulled me into watching Japanese dramas.

I’ve put off watching this because I know it’s going to be sad, sadder than Stairway to Heaven for that matter but curiosity got the better of me and I started watching this in advance when GMA7 started promoting this drama.

It started airing tonight and I must say, I was surprised at the accuracy of the translation of the dialogues. I am also quite happy that they maintained their Japanese names although I don’t like the voice of some of the characters. Ako, who is Aya’s younger sister, had a mouse-like sounding voice when the actress in real life had well, a more rounder one. But looking beyond the flaws, I’m quite happy with tonight’s episode and I hope it continues until the end. (I noticed though that there are a lot of commercials for a drama that is airing for the first time.)

So what happened tonight?

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I’ve been having trouble finding time to write my episode guides so this comes a bit late.

In this episode, we see a bit more of Bito’s life while growing up. We also see more interaction between Bito and Hana, which was kinda cute. Matsujun is adorable when he gets shy.

I hope I could get a subbed copy of episode 3 soon so that I could go on with my episode guides. Meanwhile, here’s episode 2:

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After narrowly escaping death from the fire, KSS recuperates in the hospital. Cyrus informs her that Hannah is now in jail.

Cyrus and KSS visit Hannah in jail. Hannah asks for forgiveness and tells them that she’s finally realized that Cyrus is really in love with KSS. KSS forgives her and Cyrus tells her that they won’t file any case against her on one condition.

Hannah is now out of jail. She decides to go back to the US and in return, Cyrus and KSS won’t push through with the charges against her. Henry wants to go with her.
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