Operation Love
Operation Love is a Japanese TV drama series that was aired on Fuji TV. The series started on April 16, 2007 and ended with 11 episodes on June 24, 2007. A special aired on March 25, 2008.
A Korean remake of the series, Operation Proposal, starring Yoo Seung-ho and Park Eun-bin, aired in 2012. A Chinese remake of the same title, Operation Love (Chinese [TV series)|Operation Love] starring EXO's Lay and Chen Duling, aired in 2017.
Plot
Overview
Ken Iwase is at his friend, Rei Yoshida's marriage ceremony. However, he still loves her and regrets not having confessed his feelings towards her. A fairy lets him travel back in time and try one more time to get Rei's heart.Episode synopsis
In each episode, Ken travels to each photo that will appear in the slideshow that Mikio made, so that he can correct his regrets in each photo.SP Synopsis
A year later, the characters are in Hawaii for Hisashi's and Eri's wedding ceremony. The fairy appears and allows Ken to travel back in time to save the couple's relationship.Characters
Main character
;Ken Iwase;Rei Yoshida
Other characters
;Eri Oku;Enokido Mikio
;Hisashi Tsurumi
;Tetsuya Tada
Cast
- Tomohisa Yamashita as Ken Iwase
- * Kaito Kitamura as Ken Iwase
- Masami Nagasawa as Rei Yoshida
- * Tamaki Matsumoto as Rei Yoshida
- * Kurumi Hashimoto as Rei Yoshida
- Nana Eikura as Eri Oku
- Yūta Hiraoka as Enokido Mikio
- Gaku Hamada as Hisashi Tsurumi
- Naohito Fujiki as Tetsuya Tada
- Hiroshi Mikami as the Yosei/Fairy
- Yutaka Matsushige as Matsunori Itou
- Shigenori Yamazaki as 御法川潤蔵
- Leo Morimoto as Takashirei Yoshida
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Reina Yoshida
- Gota Watabe as Socrates
- Fumina Hara as Yuko Matsuki
- Kenichiro Kikuchi as Tamotsu Nishio
- Issa Troare as the marathon runner
- Tomoya Takeuchi as classmate
- Masahiro Okawa as classmate
- Kenta Arai as classmate
- Ayaka Ikezawa as classmate
- Yuko Masumoto as classmate
Soundtrack
- 01 - Rising Road ~Main Theme~
- 02 - Honey Cheese
- 03 - Yume Oi Runner
- 04 - Rainy Man
- 05 - Sasayakana Negai
- 06 - Hallelujah Flash
- 07 - Samayou Kokoro
- 08 - Soremo Mata Seishun
- 09 - Sugar
- 10 - Kibou
- 11 - Gorioshi My Way
- 12 - Sepia no Kyoushitsu
- 13 - Ebi Fry
- 14 - DaDa double chance!
- 15 - Sunao na Kimochi
- 16 - Koi no Daisakusen
- 17 - Ame Agari
- 18 - Ashita Hareru Kana
- 19 - Kuwata Keisuke - Ashita Hareru Kana
- 20 - Mongol800 - Chiisana Koi No Uta
Awards
;53rd Television Drama Academy Awards :- Best Drama
- Best Theme Song by Keisuke Kuwata.
- Special Award
- Best Drama
- Best Actor - Yamashita Tomohisa
- Best Actress - Nagasawa Masami
- Best Supporting Actor - Hamada Gaku
- Best Supporting Actress - Eikura Nana