help, looking 4 old soap opera

itsumademo · Oct 10, 2003, 17:17

Okay, i think this was back in 98. i was in the 10th grade and i was taking Japanese. Every fridays we would watch Japanese soap operas, i couldn't wait for fridays. Okay n e way i think the title of the soap was "With Love", but i'm not sure and i think one of the main characters we're Takeshi Kaneshiro.
The story was about this guy and this girl who talked to each other over the internet. They don't meet each other till like the last episode, but in between the first and the last episode they interact with each other numerous times, but never suspect he/she is the one they're talking to over the net.
The guy in the story is a musician(he plays the piano), and he shares a song he wrote entitled (i think) "once in a blue moon" with the girl (from the net). and they fall for each other.
The last episode is of the girl getting married, but shes in love with the guy from the net. The weddings entertainment is a man playing the piano, and it just so happens it's the guy(i think by this time the guy knows who the girl is). when the girl walks in to the wedding and hears the guy playing his song she figures it out and...i forgot the rest.
Sorry, but i'm not so sure about the detail of the story but what i explained was the basic plot.

Any help would be appreciated..thanks

MHtrStevie · Oct 10, 2003, 23:14

I know that dorama very well... one of my personal favorites. What exactly are you looking for? How to get copies of the show?

If that's the case and you're interested in VHS tapes, I know someone who has them... if you're looking for video files or the like, I'm sorry but I can't be of any help.

Hope to be of some service...

itsumademo · Oct 11, 2003, 07:23

I wanted to know if the drama is actually entitled "with love" or something else. If you do know the title, could you give it to me in English and Japanese because i'm trying to get KIKU tv to put this soap in there line-up.....and you said you knew someone with VHS copies of the drama...how much? i live in hawaii so that's gonna be a big shipping charge...

thanks for the help...

neptunemoon · Nov 6, 2003, 11:27

Did you ever see an anime bout 5 years ago with character named Keigo and Matsaki? Keigo was a famous artist and she loved him but some girl tried splitting them apart. In the end she died on her wedding day.

MHtrStevie · Nov 6, 2003, 22:11

Sorry for the delayed reply, itsumademo...

Yes, the drama you're talking about is called "With Love"... if you're looking to get KIKU-TV to show it, you may want to just call them directly. If I'm remembering correctly, the English-subbed copy that I was able to get was taped off of KIKU-TV... that would imply they already have the source material for that show, and perhaps could be convinced to reshow it.

Most subbed drama tapes being traded around seem to come either from International Channel or KIKU-TV... I'm envious that you actually live where you can see KIKU live. I'm in New York, and I have more than a few tapes of anime/drama from that station... nice to meet you!

If you still need a cource for the tapes themselves, let me know via private message and I'll get back to you.

MHtrStevie · Nov 6, 2003, 22:16

Hey, neptunemoon!

I apologize, but I don't remember that anime at all... you might want to start a new thread in the anime/manga section asking about this. Some of the people who may have that answer might not check out this "With Love" thread...

Good luck!

neptunemoon · Nov 7, 2003, 10:35

Oh well it's not an anime thats why i came here

MHtrStevie · Nov 7, 2003, 23:10

I'm sorry... I was confused because if you look at the first post you entered here, you called it an anime. If it's a Japanese dorama I might be able to find some info for you... I don't remember it personally, but I do know some people who know much more than I do.

neptunemoon · Nov 10, 2003, 07:38

lol sorry i didnt mean to type anime confused myself. I would appreciate if you find anything. There was also another anime about a girl working at an airport and she was accident prone. She fell in love with her coworker. I heard there was supposed to be a part two but i dont know.

itsumademo · Nov 14, 2003, 17:27

thanks MHtrStevie....i found out that the program was a Fuji drama and it originally aired on NGN. I also found a web site that had "with love" in it's database....if you want to check it out its....
www.nt2099.com/DORAMA/

MHtrStevie · Nov 14, 2003, 22:55

I'm very familiar with that site... it's a really great source for info on dorama shows, and I can't recommend it enough. Plus, if you have audio active while on the site, doesn't it play the famous piano piece from With Love called "A Link to Fate"?

I loved the soundtrack to With Love so much... I ended up buying the soundtrack CD. Now I can listen to "Miniature Garden" by Ash anytime I want...

itsumademo · Nov 15, 2003, 20:56

i thought the site played "once in a blue moon" well it sounds good n e wayz

Oct 10, 2003, 17:17	#1
itsumademo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 6, 2003 Location: Hawaii- filipino, hawaiian, chinese. Age: 26 Posts: 12	help, looking 4 old soap opera Okay, i think this was back in 98. i was in the 10th grade and i was taking Japanese. Every fridays we would watch Japanese soap operas, i couldn't wait for fridays. Okay n e way i think the title of the soap was "With Love", but i'm not sure and i think one of the main characters we're Takeshi Kaneshiro. The story was about this guy and this girl who talked to each other over the internet. They don't meet each other till like the last episode, but in between the first and the last episode they interact with each other numerous times, but never suspect he/she is the one they're talking to over the net. The guy in the story is a musician(he plays the piano), and he shares a song he wrote entitled (i think) "once in a blue moon" with the girl (from the net). and they fall for each other. The last episode is of the girl getting married, but shes in love with the guy from the net. The weddings entertainment is a man playing the piano, and it just so happens it's the guy(i think by this time the guy knows who the girl is). when the girl walks in to the wedding and hears the guy playing his song she figures it out and...i forgot the rest. Sorry, but i'm not so sure about the detail of the story but what i explained was the basic plot. Any help would be appreciated..thanks __________________ "Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives." -A. Sachs

Oct 10, 2003, 23:14	#2
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	I know that dorama very well... one of my personal favorites. What exactly are you looking for? How to get copies of the show? If that's the case and you're interested in VHS tapes, I know someone who has them... if you're looking for video files or the like, I'm sorry but I can't be of any help. Hope to be of some service... __________________ Mamono Hunter Stevie DJ, Radio 1/2 - WSPN 91.1 FM Sundays 6-9 AM EST

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Oct 11, 2003, 07:23	#3
itsumademo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 6, 2003 Location: Hawaii- filipino, hawaiian, chinese. Age: 26 Posts: 12	I wanted to know if the drama is actually entitled "with love" or something else. If you do know the title, could you give it to me in English and Japanese because i'm trying to get KIKU tv to put this soap in there line-up.....and you said you knew someone with VHS copies of the drama...how much? i live in hawaii so that's gonna be a big shipping charge... thanks for the help...

Nov 6, 2003, 11:27	#4
neptunemoon Crazy Kitty Girl "Meow" Join Date: Nov 3, 2003 Location: I live in New York in the bronx and I'm Puerto Rican Age: 24 Posts: 517	Did you ever see an anime bout 5 years ago with character named Keigo and Matsaki? Keigo was a famous artist and she loved him but some girl tried splitting them apart. In the end she died on her wedding day.

Nov 6, 2003, 22:11	#5
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	Sorry for the delayed reply, itsumademo... Yes, the drama you're talking about is called "With Love"... if you're looking to get KIKU-TV to show it, you may want to just call them directly. If I'm remembering correctly, the English-subbed copy that I was able to get was taped off of KIKU-TV... that would imply they already have the source material for that show, and perhaps could be convinced to reshow it. Most subbed drama tapes being traded around seem to come either from International Channel or KIKU-TV... I'm envious that you actually live where you can see KIKU live. I'm in New York, and I have more than a few tapes of anime/drama from that station... nice to meet you! If you still need a cource for the tapes themselves, let me know via private message and I'll get back to you.

Nov 6, 2003, 22:16	#6
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	Hey, neptunemoon! I apologize, but I don't remember that anime at all... you might want to start a new thread in the anime/manga section asking about this. Some of the people who may have that answer might not check out this "With Love" thread... Good luck!

Nov 7, 2003, 10:35	#7
neptunemoon Crazy Kitty Girl "Meow" Join Date: Nov 3, 2003 Location: I live in New York in the bronx and I'm Puerto Rican Age: 24 Posts: 517	Oh well it's not an anime thats why i came here

Nov 7, 2003, 23:10	#8
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	I'm sorry... I was confused because if you look at the first post you entered here, you called it an anime. If it's a Japanese dorama I might be able to find some info for you... I don't remember it personally, but I do know some people who know much more than I do.

Nov 10, 2003, 07:38	#9
neptunemoon Crazy Kitty Girl "Meow" Join Date: Nov 3, 2003 Location: I live in New York in the bronx and I'm Puerto Rican Age: 24 Posts: 517	lol sorry i didnt mean to type anime confused myself. I would appreciate if you find anything. There was also another anime about a girl working at an airport and she was accident prone. She fell in love with her coworker. I heard there was supposed to be a part two but i dont know.

Nov 14, 2003, 17:27	#10
itsumademo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 6, 2003 Location: Hawaii- filipino, hawaiian, chinese. Age: 26 Posts: 12	thanks MHtrStevie....i found out that the program was a Fuji drama and it originally aired on NGN. I also found a web site that had "with love" in it's database....if you want to check it out its.... www.nt2099.com/DORAMA/

Nov 14, 2003, 22:55	#11
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	I'm very familiar with that site... it's a really great source for info on dorama shows, and I can't recommend it enough. Plus, if you have audio active while on the site, doesn't it play the famous piano piece from With Love called "A Link to Fate"? I loved the soundtrack to With Love so much... I ended up buying the soundtrack CD. Now I can listen to "Miniature Garden" by Ash anytime I want...

Nov 15, 2003, 20:56	#12
itsumademo Junior Member Join Date: Oct 6, 2003 Location: Hawaii- filipino, hawaiian, chinese. Age: 26 Posts: 12	i thought the site played "once in a blue moon" well it sounds good n e wayz