Bokutachi ga Yarimashita

Drama: Fugitive Boys (English title) / We Did It (literal title)
Romaji: Boku-tachi ga Yarimashita
Japanese: 僕たちがやりました
Director: Takehiko Shinjo, Toichiro Ruto
Writer: Muneyuki Kaneshiro (manga), Akeji Fujimura (manga), Yuichi Tokunaga
Network: Fuji TV, KTV
Episodes:
Release Date: July 18, 2017 (KTV) -- / July, 2017 (Fuji TV) --
Runtime: Tuesdays 21:00
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Tobio Masubuchi (Masataka Kubota) and his friends are ordinary high school students. Due to an incident, their peaceful days are about to change. Tobio’s friends are beaten by students from another high school in their neighborhood. Tobio and his friends scheme to get back the students from the other school. The day they are to carry out their plan, they see the other high school engulfed in flames. Tobio and his friends become suspects.

Cast
Masataka Kubota
Mei Nagano
Mackenyu
Shotaro Mamiya
Shono Hayama
Hiroki Konno
Rina Kawaei
Sae Okazaki
Itsuji Itao
Ikue Sakakibara
Asami Mizukawa
Shohei Miura
Arata Furuta

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ReLIFE

Movie: ReLIFE
Romaji: ReLIFE
Japanese: ReLIFE
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Writer: So Yayoi (manga), Kumiko Aso
Producer: Kasumi Yao, Yuya Satoyoshi
Cinematographer: Yasushi Hanamura
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Runtime:
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Arata Kaizaki (Taishi Nakagawa) is 27-years-old and unemployed. He quit his prior job after working for the company for 3 months. Arata Kaizaki decides to take part in a research program "ReLIFE." He takes medication that makes him look 10 years younger and he is to attend high school for a year. There, he falls in love with female high school student Chizuru Hishiro (Yuna Taira).

Cast
Taishi Nakagawa - Arata Kaizaki
Yuna Taira - Chizuru Hishiro
Mahiro Takasugi - Kazuomi Oga
Elaiza Ikeda - Rena Kariu
Sae Okazaki - An Onoya
Yudai Chiba - Ryo Yoake

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Kyo no Kira-kun

Movie: Closest Love To Heaven (English title) / Today's Kira-kun (literal title)
Romaji: Kyo no Kira-kun
Japanese: きょうのキラ君
Director: Yasuhiro Kawamura
Writer: Rin Mikimoto (manga), Chieko Nakagawa
Producer: Rikyu Ohata, Hitoshi Fuse
Cinematographer: Kensuke Kanazawa
Release Date: February 25, 2017
Runtime: 109 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance / School
Distributor: Showgate
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Ninon Okamura (Marie Iitoyo) is a high school student who likes to walk around with a parrot on her should. Other students think the parrot is a stuffed animal, but it is a real parrot. Ninon Okamura doesn't have any friends at school. Meanwhile, Yuiji Kira (Taishi Nakagawa) is Ninon Okamura’s classmate. He enjoys his school days harassing other students and dating various girls, but his secret is that he is terminally ill and he only has a year to live.

Ninon Okamura and Yuiji Kira live next door to each other, but they have not talked with each other at school. Ninon Okamura learns from her parents that Yuji only has a year to live. One day, Yuiji Kira tells Ninon Okamura that he doesn't want to die and he doesn't to be alone. Ninon Okamura tells him that she will be by his side until he dies.

Cast
Taishi Nakagawa
Marie Iitoyo
Shono Hayama
Yuna Taira
Kohki Okada
Rieko Miura
Ken Yasuda

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One Week Friends

Movie: One Week Friends (English & literal title)
Romaji: Isshukan Furenzu
Japanese: 一週間フレンズ
Director: Shosuke Murakami
Writer: Matcha Hazuki (manga), Yoko Izumisawa
Producer: Yoshitaka Ishizuka, Fumi Teranishi, Masayuki Sekiya
Cinematographer: Nobushige Fujimoto
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Runtime: 120 min.
Genre: Teen / Memory Loss / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
High school student Yuki Hase (Kento Yamazaki) wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya (Haruna Kawaguchi) who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.

Cast
Haruna Kawaguchi
Kento Yamazaki
Takashi Matsuo
Shuhei Uesugi
Haori Takahashi
Seika Furuhata
Sairi Itoh
Masahiro Komoto
Sayuri Kokusho
Ryo Iwase
Shigeyuki Totsugi
Keisuke Okada

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Zankokuna Kankyakutachi

Drama: Cruel Audiences (literal title)
Romaji: Zankokuna Kankyakutachi
Japanese: 残酷な観客達
Director: Koichi Yajima, Ken Higurashi
Writer: Koichi Yajima
Network: NTV
Episodes:
Release Date: May 18, 2017 --
Runtime: Thursdays 00:59-01:29
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Set in the near future, a high school gives priority to privacy protection. The names of teachers and students are not revealed. 21 female high school students are locked in a classroom and their vision is shown all over the world in real time. The only way to escape is to receive many "good" marks from the audience.

Cast
Nijika Ishimori
Yui Imaizumi
Rina Uemura
Rika Ozeki
Nana Oda
Minami Koike
Yui Kobayashi
Fuyuka Saito
Shiori Sato
Manaka Shida
Yuuka Sugai
Miyu Suzumoto
Nanako Nagasawa
Mizuho Habu
Aoi Harada
Yurina Hirate
Akane Moriya
Nanami Yonetani
Rika Watanabe
Risa Watanabe
Neru Nagahama

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Rush to the Dead Summer

Country: China
Type: Drama
Episodes: 46
Aired: Jun 11, 2017 to Jul 8, 2017
Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Network: Hunan TV
Duration: 45 min.

Synopsis
This is a youthful story which spans the period of ten years and focuses on friendship, alienation, and one ultimate betrayal that breaks the group of close friends, each going their own way and entering society.
Despite growing up poor, Li Xia works hard and wins a scholarship into Qian Chuan secondary school where she meets Fu Xiaosi and Lu Zhiang, two boys who are the most popular in their batch. Love booms in more ways than one, and the group of youth quickly became good friends. After graduation, everyone goes their separate ways. Fu Xiaosi becomes a well-known artist, and Li Xia becomes Xiaosi's assistant and other half. Cheng Qiqi won a singing competition and becomes a famous idol, and Yu Jian heads overseas to realize her dreams of becoming a singer. Everyone is still fighting for their dreams.
However, with the onslaught of adversities: the death of Lu Zhiang's mother and his imprisonment, Cheng Qiqi's betrayal and Li Xia's eventual departure, and Yu Jian's loss; the warm and bright summer starts to fade away. Everyone is changing and they become doubtful about the origin of their friendship. A span of ten years make them realize that other than memories, nothing can be eternal, but they learnt to love and grow.

Cast
Cheney Chen
Zheng Shuang
Bai Jingting
Xia Xintong
Chai Biyun
Pang Hanchen
Wang Yuwen

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U-PRINCE : BADLY POLITICS

Title: Badly Politics / ไม่ได้บังคับ แต่รับรักผมเถอะ
Genre: Romantic
Broadcast Network: Channel GMM25

Synopsis
Milk (Mild), a young fashion lover, is forced to study Political Science by an order from her father. During a class, her teacher asked her to do a project but ended up being punished by her father. To survive, she looks for Serwae (Thanat), a young man who is the only one that has the solution to all her problems. Over time, she falls in love but later learns that he is about to get married.

Cast
Thanat Lohkhunnasombat as Serwae
Mild Wiraporn as Cherry Milk
March Chutavuth as Brian
Kacha Nontanan Anchuleepradit as T-Rex
Alice Tsoi as Sylvia
Korawit Boonsri as Cholly

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U-PRINCE : Crazy Artist

(1D)

Country: Thailand
Type: Drama
Episodes: 4
Aired: Apr 9, 2017 to Apr 30, 2017
Aired On: Sunday
Network: GMM One

Cast
Kunchanuj Kengkarnka as Hippie
Note Panayanggool as Mel
Jirakit Thawornwong as Hawk
Captain Chonlathorn Kongyingyong as Kiryu
Put Puttichai as Sibtis
Alice Tsoi as Sylvia
Korawit Boonsri as Cholly

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Secret Love Stroy : My Lil Boy S2

Synopsis
Belle is enjoying her life as a first-year student in university, while S is still in high school. However, now that Belle's attention towards him seem to have decreased, S realizes he has feelings for the girl. S is now the one chasing after Belle and he will do his best to win her back. But it's not as easy as he thinks.

Cast
Kirdpan Korapat
Songmuang Kanyawee
Kuariyakul Jirakit
Rojjindangam Paveena
Wachirawit Ruangwiwat
Damrongsakkul Ingkarat
Phumphothingam Nawat

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Make It Right

Based on the popular BL novel "Make It Right", this drama follows the adventures and love lives of high school students. Fuse is a gentle and sensitive boy who is heartbroken because of his girlfriend who cheated on him, so he tries to get over her by getting drunk with his friends at a party. However, he meets his friend Tee there - and ends up sleeping with him that night. How is he going to cope with his new feelings for another boy and just how many boys who struggle with the same feelings are there at his school?

Cast
Panichtamrong "Peak" Peemapol as Fuse
Udompanich "Boom" Krittapak as Tee
Chittsawangdee "Ohm" Pawat as Frame
Imerbpathom "Toey" Sittiwat as Book
Chanchalerm "Proy" Manasaporn as Fing
Ua-Ampon "Bright" Wichawet as Tan
Sukpun "Praew" Rattaporn as Mook
Techakumphu "Bonne" Manapat as Nine
Ratanaumnuayshai "Beam" Boonyakorn as Rodtang
Wongsamran "Aof" Sutiwas as Yok
Kijworaluk "Plan" Rathavit as Wit
Nonthanee "Guy" Jirapun as Ess
Somkid "Nice" Vichapol as Lukmo
Inthapuch "Tonson" Banyada as Jean
Attachitsataporn "Mean" Phiravich as Champ

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Love Sick The Series Season 2

Synopsis
Season 2 continues from where season 1 left off and will continue following the online novel ....

Phun has a girlfriend but his father wants him to date his friend's daughter. Phun's little sister, Pang, is obsessed with boys' love.
Phun needs to convince Pang that he has a boyfriend so that she can help talk their father around the idea of dating his friend's daughter. So he asked Noh to become his fake boyfriend in exchange for helping Noh raising fund for his Music Club. However, the two 17 years old high school boys eventually fall in love after the deal brought them closer together. ~~ Based on the online Thai BL novel "LOVE SICK: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys" by INDRYTIMES.

Cast
Kongyingyong Chonlathorn
Phumphothingam Nawat
Luangsodsai Anupart
Nuchanart Veerakaarn
Chindavanich Primrose
Charnmanoon Pannin
Nungira Hanwutinanon
Ausavaterakul Ausavapat
Sirikiet Saejea Main
Nontapan Chuenwarin
Paisarnkulwong Vachiravit
Tichawanich Vittawat
Sita Maharavidejakorn
Patcharawat Wongtossawati

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Love Sick The Series

Synopsis
Phun has a girlfriend but his father wants him to date his friend's daughter. Phun's little sister, Pang, is obsessed with boys' love.
Phun needs to convince Pang that he has a boyfriend so that she can help talk their father around the idea of dating his friend's daughter. So he asked Noh to become his fake boyfriend in exchange for helping Noh raising fund for his Music Club. However, the two 17 years old high school boys eventually fall in love after the deal brought them closer together. ~~ Based on the online Thai BL novel "LOVE SICK: The Chaotic Lives of Blue Shorts Guys" by INDRYTIMES.

Cast
Kongyingyong Chonlathorn
Phumphothingam Nawat
Luangsodsai Anupart
Nuchanart Veerakaarn
Chindavanich Primrose
Charnmanoon Pannin
Nungira Hanwutinanon
Ausavaterakul Ausavapat
Sirikiet Saejea Main
Nontapan Chuenwarin
Paisarnkulwong Vachiravit
Tichawanich Vittawat
Sita Maharavidejakorn
Patcharawat Wongtossawati

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Aozora Yell

Movie: Yell For The Blue Sky
Romaji: Aozora Yell
Japanese: 青空エール
Director: Takahiro Miki
Writer: Kazune Kawahara (manga), Yukiko Mochiji
Producer: Hisashi Usui, Kei Haruna, Takahiro Kawada, Yusuke Ishiguro
Cinematographer: Motonobu Kiyoku
Release Date: August 20, 2016
Runtime: 126 min.
Genre: Teen
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Tsubasa Ono (Tao Tsuchiya) is in the first grade of Shirato High School in Sapporo, Japan. The high school is famous for its baseball team and brass band. While Tsubasa Ono views a trophy for the brass band, she meets Daisuke Yamada (Ryoma Takeuchi) who is standing next to her and staring at the trophy for the baseball team.

Tsubasa Ono tells Daisuke that she came to Shirato High School after she watched the brass band cheering from the stands during the Koshien baseball tournament. Daisuke is also in the first grade of high school and a member of the high school baseball team. He promises Tsubasa Ono that the team will make it to the Koshien baseball tournament and she can cheer from the stands there. Tsubasa has difficulties learning to play the trumpet for the brass band, but Daisuke cheers her up. She begins to have feelings for Daisuke and they go forward with their dream.

Cast
Tao Tsuchiya
Ryoma Takeuchi
Shono Hayama
Mirai Shida
Arata Horii
Fujiko Kojima
Airi Matsui
Yuna Taira
Yuki Yamada
Juri Ueno

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Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshitaka?

Drama: Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (literal title)
Romaji: Tokuyama Daigoro wo Dare ga Koroshitaka?
Japanese: 徳山大五郎を誰が殺したか？
Director: Keisuke Toyoshima, Tomoyuki Furumaya, Kota Yoshida
Writer: Koji Tokuo, Kohei Kiyasu, Ryoichi Tsuchiya
Network: TV Tokyo
Episodes:
Release Date: July 16, 2016 --
Runtime: Saturdays 00:20
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Synopsis
Keyaki Academy private school, the homeroom of Year-3 class-C. As the students arrive the find the remains of their homeroom teacher, Tokuyama Daigorou, and the group descends into chaos. "He might still be alive", "Can anyone do CPR?" The students find a knife on his back and confirm his death. This will look bad, we have to hide it. Shit, there's no time. "He might fit in there," one girl says, pointing to an area inside the classroom. "He might not be found there!" "Will he fit" "Maybe if you cut off his hands and legs..?" The bitter, callous female students of this class. A strange school life begins as the students work hard to hide the presence of their teacher's corpse in their classroom. Other teachers from the Academy, their homeroom teacher's wife, his mistress, police, and reporters... One-by-one they visit the classroom and the students face the risk of being discovered. Is it possible to continue to hide it?! And who was it who killed him?!

Cast
Nijika Ishimori
Yui Imaizumi
Rina Uemura
Rika Ozeki
Nana Oda
Minami Koike
Yui Kobayashi
Fuyuka Saito
Shiori Sato
Manaka Shida
Yuuka Sugai
Miyu Suzumoto
Nanako Nagasawa
Mizuho Habu
Aoi Harada
Yurina Hirate
Akane Moriya
Nanami Yonetani
Rika Watanabe
Risa Watanabe
Neru Nagahama
Kyusaku Shimada - Daigoro Tokuyama
Noriko Eguchi - Kanzaki
Hiroki Konno - Hashibe
Kazuyuki Aijima - Tetsuya Takemura

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Assassination Classroom: Graduation

Movie: Assassination Classroom: Graduation
Romaji: Ansatsu Kyoshitsu -Sotsugyou Hen-
Japanese: 暗殺教室 -卒業編-
Director: Eiichiro Hasumi
Writer: Yusei Matsui (manga), Tatsuya Kanazawa
Producer: Juichi Uehara, Akira Morii, Reiko Katayama
Cinematographer: Tomoo Ezaki
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Runtime: 118 min.
Genre: School / Action-Comedy
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Story continues with the students' own conflicts, Koro Sensei’s identity and the fate of the world. The time limit for assassination is approaching.

Cast
Ryosuke Yamada
Masaki Suda
Maika Yamamoto
Seika Taketomi
Mio Yuki
Miku Uehara
Seishiro Kato
Kanna Hashimoto
Kippei Shiina
Kang Ji-Young
Kazunari Ninomiya
Mirei Kiritani
Hiroki Narimiya

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Koe Koi

Title: こえ恋
Title (romaji): Koe Koi
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, youth, school
Episodes: 12
Broadcast network: TV Tokyo
Broadcast period: 2016-Jul-08 to 2016-Sep-30
Air time: Friday 24:52
Opening theme: Hidari Mune by Sakura Shimeji
Ending theme: Natsukoi by Inoue Sonoko

Synopsis
Yoshioka Yuiko begins the first grade in high school. She gets sick with the cold and stays in bed. At that time, she gets a phone call from class president Matsubara. Yuiko becomes fluttered by his kind voice on the phone. The next day, she goes to school and meets Matsubara. He is a mysterious boy, wearing a paper bag over his head. Her high school days begin with a pounding heart.

Cast
Nagano Mei as Yoshioka Yuiko
Sakurai Takahiro (櫻井孝宏) as Matsubara-kun (voice)
Ryusei Ryo as Hyodo Makoto
Ochiai Motoki as Kagaya Yuichi
Otomo Karen as Nishizono Aki
Sakurada Dori as Sejima Ryoichi
Karata Erika (唐田えりか) as Midorikawa Rena
Mizutani Kaho (水谷果穂) as Aoyama Yuki
Shiraishi Shunya (白石隼也) as Yoshioka Kyoshiro
Morio Yumi as Yoshioka Miwako
Nakagawa Tsubasa as Matsubara Hotaru

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Aogeba Totoshi

Title: 仰げば尊し
Title (romaji): Aogeba Totoshi
Also known as: Brass Dreams
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Music, school, youth
Episodes: 8
Viewership ratings: 10.54%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2016-Jul-17 to 2016-Sep-11
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Aria by BUMP OF CHICKEN

Synopsis
Hikuma Koichi was a saxophone player, but he suffers from the after-effects of an accident. Due to that, he turned his back on music. Hikuma Koichi finds hope in the high school brass band. The band consists of problem students. Koichi struggles to instruct the brass band and to give them hope.

Cast
Terao Akira as Hikuma Koichi
Tabe Mikako as Hikuma Natsuki
Mackenyu (真剣佑) as Kitora Ren
Nakagawa Tsubasa as young Ren
Murakami Nijiro as Aoshima Hiroto
Takagi Serai as young Hiroto
Ishii Anna as Arima Nagisa
Hamada Kokone as young Nagisa
Kitamura Takumi as Abo Keita
Taiga as Takamoku Kinya
Sano Gaku as Kuwata Yuji
Yamoto Yuma as Furusho Yoshiki
Kentaro as Igawa Kotatsu
Fujiwara Kaoru as Kibe Ikuo
Minakami Kyoka as Mukai Miwa
Okazaki Sae as Kusakari Ryoko
Ishizaki Natsumi as Misawa Natsumi
Tsuihiji Anna as Tokito Anna
Higuchi Mao (樋口真央) as Mori Mao
Hosaka Kei (穂坂啓) as Ueki Kei
Mutsu Natsume as Hatano Natsume

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Secret Love Series : Puppy Honey

Title: Puppy Honey

Duration: 6 Episodes

Genre: Romance/School/Comedy

Popularity: top rated/low rated/failure

Air time: Sunday

Broadcast Network: GMM One

Broadcast Period: March 20, 2016 --- April 24, 2016

Cast

Kang Vorakorn as Porsche

Cherreen Nachjaree as Emma

Atthaphan Poonsawas as Rome

Jumpol Aulkittiporn as Pick

Nanan Phakjira as

Amp Phurikulkrit as Eau

Jan Ployshompoo as

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Secret Love Series : My Lil Boy

    Title: My Lil Boy
    Duration: 6 Episodes
    Genre: Romantic/School/Comedy
    Popularity: top rated/low rated/failure
    Air time: Sunday
    Broadcast Network: GMM One
    Broadcast Period: February 7, 2016 --- March 13, 2016


    Cast
    Kanyawee Songmuang as Belle
    Nanon Korapat Kirdpan as S
    Sawanya Liangprasit as
    Paveena Rojjindangam as Pang
    Ingkarat Damrongsakkul as
    Supakan Benjaruk as
    Ohm Tanapak Jongjaiphar as
    Nawat Phumphothingam as Pe

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No Longer Heroine (Hiroine Shikkaku)

Movie: No Longer Heroine / Heroine Disqualified
Romaji: Hiroin Shikkaku
Japanese: ヒロイン失格
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Writer: Momoko Koda (manga), Erika Yoshida
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: September 19, 2015
Runtime: 112 min.
Genre: Teen-Romance / Based on a Comic
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot
Hatori Matsuzaki (Mirei Kiritani) is a female high school student. She has a crush on her childhood friend Rita Terasaka (Kento Yamazaki) and believes he will eventually choose her as her heroine, but Rita Terasaka begins dating Miho Adachi. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kosuke Hiromitsu (Kentaro Sakaguchi) takes an interest in Hatori Matsuzaki.

Cast
Mirei Kiritani
Kento Yamazaki
Kentaro Sakaguchi
Ayano Fukuda
Miwako Wagatsuma
Maryjun Takahashi
Akira Nakao
Shingo Yanagisawa
Seiji Rokkaku
Mari Hamada
Riki Takeuchi

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