Spring Has Come (Japanese: 春が来た, Hepburn: Harugakita) is a Japanese television series starring Kai and Kana Kurashina. The series is based on a novel with the same name and is written by Kuniko Mukōda. It aired on WOWOW every Saturday at 10:00 (JST) starting from January 13, 2018.[1][2][3][4][5]

Plot

This tele about a Kishikawa Naoko, a 31 years old woman who works in an undergarment department shop. By coincidence, she meets Lee Ji-won, a South Korean photographer who changes her life after their meeting, and starts to uncover her family's secrets bit by bit.[6]

Cast

Main

A Korean photographer who has been in Japan for 2 years. He meets Naoko at the shooting site and they become attracted to each other.

A 31 years old salesperson at a women's underwear department and eldest daughter of the Kishikawa family. She lives with her parent and younger sister.

Supporting

People around Kishikawa Naoko

A high school student who works a part-time job and keeping it as a secret from her family. She wishes to get out of their old house and live alone.

After her husband's retirement, she took a part-time job and from the exhaustion, she neglect doing the household chores.

Three years ago, he retired from his company. Because of his pride, he doesn't seem to find a regular job for himself. He works a part-time job at a security company. He has secrets that he cannot tell to his family and is giving him a daily stress.

Others

  • Kentaro
  • Shoko Takada

Production

The drama marks the first time a non-Japanese actor taking the lead role in a drama produced by the broadcasting station WOWOW.[11]

Filming began in Japan in March then moved to Jeju, South Korea on April 15. Filming ended in May 2017.[12]

Original soundtrack

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistsLength
1."Lovin' You Mo'"Amon Hayashi
  • KAY
  • Avenue 52
  • Darren "Baby Dee Beats" Smith
EXO3:44
Total length:3:44

List of episodes

The first episode was aired four times for free for the watchers.[13]

Episode # Date
1 January 13, 2018
2 January 20, 2018
3 January 27, 2018
4 February 3, 2018
5 February 10, 2018

References

  1. ^ 엑소 카이, 일본드라마 '봄이 왔다'로 첫 주연…넓혀가는 연기돌 행보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ^ [MD재팬] EXO 카이, 일본드라마 첫 주연 발탁…카메라맨役. Naver Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. ^ "EXO's Kai to star in Japanese TV drama". Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ^ 連続ドラマW 春が来た. WOWOW (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  5. ^ EXO・カイ主演ドラマ『春が来た』来年1月放送決定. ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  6. ^ 엑소 카이, 일본드라마 '봄이 왔다'로 첫 주연…넓혀가는 연기돌 행보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  7. ^ 엑소 카이, 日드라마 '봄이 왔다' 첫 주연 발탁 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  8. ^ カイ(EXO)、向田邦子原作「春が来た」でWOWOWオリジナルドラマ史上初海外キャスト初主演!関連動画 – ナビコン・ニュース. navicon.jp. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  9. ^ 「連続ドラマW 春が来た」のヒロイン役に 古畑星夏や高畑淳子、佐野史郎も. Mainichi Daily News (in Japanese). 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  10. ^ a b c Corporation, Mynavi. EXO・カイ主演ドラマ『春が来た』キャストに倉科カナ、古畑星夏ほか. マイナビニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  11. ^ [N1★한류]EXO 카이, 日 드라마 주연 발탁.."특별한 경험". Naver Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  12. ^ カイ(EXO)初主演の日本ドラマ「春が来た」クランクアップ現場を公開…コメントも到着 – DRAMA – 韓流・韓国芸能ニュースはKstyle. Kstyle. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  13. ^ エピソード|連続ドラマW 春が来た | ドラマ | WOWOW. www.wowow.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-10.
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