Yuko Araki is a Japanese actress and model, famous for her roles in "Confessions"(2010), "Intern!" (2016), "Your Home Is My Business" (2016), and "Evil and the Mask" (2018). Araki's acting career began in elementary school, when she starred in the film "Ikari o Nagero" in May, 2008. Her first leading role in TV was in "Love Love Alien" (2016). Araki is also a model for Japanese fashion magazine, Non-no. "Your Home Is My Business", starring Yuko Araki, is available to watch on Rakuten Viki (www.viki.com).

Yuko Araki

TV Asahi

When Arata Miyabe (Ryoma Takeuchi)’s father dies, he decides to take revenge on the family that runs Japan’s largest restaurant franchise. That family is the power behind the Nagaya Holdings business group. And this same family has made his life a misery for years: While the younger generation bullied him mercilessly at school, the older generation destroyed his father.

Part of Arata Miyabe’s plan involves launching a restaurant in the upscale Roppongi area of Tokyo. In order to make the restaurant a success, he hires a number of young and talented staff members, including Asamiya Aoi (Yurina Hirate), the new restaurant’s manager. She starts to develop feelings for Arata Miyabe, but so deep is his focus on revenge that he – initially does not notice. As the restaurant begins to gain popularity, Arata Miyabe will soon find himself at a crossroads. But which path will he ultimately choose?
This drama was based on the South Korean web-based cartoon “Itaewon Class,” which also spawned a hit South Korean drama series of the same name.

“Roppongi Class” is a 2022 Japanese drama series that was directed by Naomi Tamura and Naomi Kinoshita.

Roppongi Class

Fuji TV

Yurika Namba (Yuko Araki) is a 27-year-old woman whose life turned on its head five years ago when she split up with her now ex-boyfriend Saito Makochi (Kengo Kora).

Since that day, she has failed to give up on her obsession with him, relentlessly stalking him on social media and even imagining he is still around, interacting with her daily life.

She has become used to having her imaginary ex around to the point of even slowly starting to think about dating another man, one who is totally unlike her former lover.

But life takes another 180-degrees turn when she lands a new job at a real estate agency…only to discover that Saito Makochi (the real one, that is!) works there and is now her new workmate.

Could love strike again for the reunited duo, or will other love pretenders keep them apart?

This drama was based on a long-running web-based cartoon strip of the same name, authored by Yukari Takinami.

“Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania” is a 2019 Japanese drama series that was directed by Namiki Michiko.

Ex-Enthusiasts: MotoKare Mania

The Love Maniacs👀💞

When Shizuku Tachibana (Yuko Araki), Yori Suzuki (Ryo Yoshizawa), and Subaru Tojo (Yosuke Sugino) were young children, they were firm friends with a shared dream: They all wanted to become famous.

But as they grew older, their families moved away and they lost contact with one another.

Celebrity dreams have come true for two of the three, with Shizuku Tachibana now a successful model and Subaru Tojo embarking on an acting career. Only Yori Suzuki has failed to make it big. Now a high school student, he decides he will stop at nothing in his quest to also become a star – and also reunite with Shizuku Tachibana, as he harbors a secret admiration for her.

He manages to transfer to the school she attends and also manages to land a role as a production assistant on a commercial she is shooting. By a stroke of luck, he manages to appear in the ad – developing phenomenal popularity overnight as a result.

Can he capitalize on his sudden success, and find a way to win Shizuku Tachibana’s heart – even after Subaru Tojo (who also has feelings for her) reappears on the scene?

This drama was based on a 2014 manga series of the same name.

“Anokono Toriko” is a 2018 Japanese movie that was directed by Ryo Miyawaki.

Anokono Toriko

Two Lovers Team

The best real estate agent will do anything for her clients to close the sale!

Machi Sangenya (Keiko Kitagawa) is a 30-year-old real estate professional who takes her job very seriously. She is no nonsense and doesn’t crack a smile when there is work to be done. Almost every real estate deal has unforeseen issues and obstacles that threaten to derail the transaction, but Machi has a fail-proof way of closing 100 percent of her sales.

How is that possible? Machi throws herself into the lives of all her clients and their families. Whatever issue, problem or conflict arises with her clients, Machi is right there to get to the heart of it and resolve it. Her clients then happily go through with the purchase of the home!

Are there any clients that Machi can’t handle?

“Your Home Is My Business” is a 2016 Japanese television series directed by Ryuichi Inomata and Noriyoshi Sakuma. It was followed by the sequel “Your Home is My Business! Returns” (2017).

Your Home Is My Business!

Your Home is My Business!

Madoka Murata

Start your day with a great breakfast and you’ll surely have all the strength you need!

Spreading the “Breakfast Girl Movement”!

Four ladies have been friends since they were classmates in high school. Now as working women, they do breakfasts to reflect on their love life, lifestyle, and their own self. Although life is a bumpy road, they keep moving forward as optimistically as they can. This is a drama that depicts their personal growth as they discover themselves.

One works a corporate job, one works at night, another is an instructor, and the fourth is a wife and mother... whether it's at work or at home, they each have their own struggles. This is a depiction of life stories that hit close to home and ring true for a great number of women who face their own problems and grow along the way.

Supplements, sweets, and canned coffee. Such is the breakfast of Mariko Sato (Reina Triendl), who has been living with her boyfriend for seven years. They started living together thinking that they could enjoy breakfast every morning with lots of love and smiles.
Mariko rarely sees her high school friends, but one morning, they get together to talk about her boyfriend issues. Over breakfast, she decides to break up with him so she can find a new "Mariko."

And so her days of having ideal breakfasts begin. Noriko, Risa, and Shiori discover that they too can do something about their problems. Follow these four ladies as they face their various problems and grow, all the while enjoying delicious breakfasts.

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