[JAPAN] Televiews / Hoteria

April 27, 2007 by Dennis Amith

In the latest article of Wm. Penn’s “Televiews”, Penn talks about the Japanese remake of popular Korean drama “HOTERIA”.

Penn writes, ”

Aya Ueto stars as Kyoko Odagiri, an assistant manager at the posh but financially troubled Tokyo Ocean Hotel. She seems far too young for the job but maybe she does deserve the post. They’ve got her spouting dialogue in English, Korean and Japanese.”

“Since Hotelier is based on a South Korean drama, there will naturally be a romantic triangle. But neither of the men in Kyoko’s life can compare with Bae Yong Joon, who makes a guest appearance as the manager of a major South Korean hotel. Kyoko still has some feelings for her mentor Ogata (Seiichi Tanabe), the former hotel manager who left in disgrace and has been floating around Seoul ever since. On his deathbed, the hotel owner sends her to Seoul to find him. He is needed to save the Ocean Hotel from bad guy Morimoto (Naoto Takenaka)–who hires mergers and acquisitions whiz Mizusawa (Mitsuhiro Oikawa) to help him take control. Mizusawa agrees only after meeting and being attracted to Kyoko in Seoul.”