Spring Has Come

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]

Spring Has Come
Based onSpring Has Come (Novel)
Written byKuniko Mukōda (Novel)
Yoshida Yayoi (Screenplay)
Directed byKawai Hayato
StarringKai
Kana Kurashina
Ending theme"Lovin' You Mo'" by EXO
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes5
Production
Production locationsJapan
Jeju, South Korea
DistributorWOWOW
Release
Original networkWOWOW
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2018-01-13) –
February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)
External links
Website

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 underwear department and eldest daughter of the Kishikawa family. She lives with her parent and younger sister.

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-Japaneses 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. 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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