Series synopsis
Hard to Say I Love You, also known as 素直になれなくて is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on April 15, 2010. It ended on June 24, 2010. It stars Eita Nagayama, Juri Ueno, Tetsuji Tamayama and Kim Jae-joong.
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company tha ...
Premise
Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation. Nishimura is Mizuno's best friend, whose boyfriend has been avoiding her since she discovered she was pregnant. Ichihara works at a magazine where he is being blackmailed into sexual favours by his chief editor. Park, on Twitter, takes on the persona of a doctor, when he is actually working at a company that sells medical equipment to disinterested doctors, and at the same time, trying to take care of his younger sister.
This is a story about the blossoming friendship of five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to finding honesty with each other and with themselves.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Eita Nagayama as Nakajima Keisuke / "Nakaji"
- Juri Ueno as Mizuno Tsukiko / "Haru"
- Tetsuji Tamayama as Ichihara Kaoru / "Linda"
- Kim Jae-joong as Park Seonsu / "Doctor"
- Megumi Seki as Nishimura Hikari / "Peach"
- Haruka Kinami as Park Minha
- Koji Kikkawa as Ryosuke Nakajima
- Ryo Ryusei as Masafumi Takahashi
Supporting cast
- Eri Watanabe as Mariko Okuda
- Yuichi Nakamura as Shu Mizuno
- Mayumi Asaka as Misako Ichihara
- Rin Aizawa as Yuki Maeda
- Haruka Igawa as Toko Yamamoto
- Toshihide Tonesaku as Takafumi Shiraishi
- Shogo Sakamoto as Kenta Matsushima
- Jun Fubuki as Shoko Mizuno
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Takashi Minehara
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | April 15, 2010 | June 24, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What are you doing right now? | April 15, 2010 |
| 2 | Do you have any friends? | April 22, 2010 |
| 3 | Do you have any secrets? | April 29, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 15, 2010 |
| Last aired | June 24, 2010 |
| Runtime | 48 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 22:00:00 |