I just recently watched the 2004 (I believe) drama "Orange Days," and it's become my favorite. My previous favorite was "Stand Up!"
I also liked the airline dramas "Attention Please" and "Good Luck!" I really wanna watch Miss Pilot, but can't seem to find it with English Subs, and I've only recently began learning Japanese, so totally not fluent enough to understand without subs.
Of course, I've loved the "modern standards" of Jdramas like Hana Kimi, Hana Yori Dango, Gokusen 1-2-3, My Boss My Hero, Nobuta wo Produce, Nodame Cantabile, etc.
However, I just can't get into the we-wanna-make-you-cry tragedy dramas where someone really important in the story dies tragically. I honestly don't understand how anyone finds that sort of thing entertaining...who WANTS to feel that miserable? I watched Summer Snow not realizing it was one of those type of stories, and it took a really promising love story and made it miserable.
I guess I'm an old softie; I prefer the dramas that have a happy ending. Real life is miserable enough without having to wallow in fictitious misery.
In any case, I just started watching a drama that's new to me last night. I can't recall the name right now, but it's about a man who works at a dating/marriage service helping people find a romantic partner...sort of like a full-service Match company. He's never been successful in his own relationships, but he's done really well at the company matching up people together. Supposedly, the story is about how a new, beautiful client comes in, and he really tries to set her up with the right man. He finds a good candidate, and things progress from there, but he ends up falling in love with the girl, too. I watched the first episode, and it seemed pretty good, so I'll watch some more and let you know how it goes...and I'll post the name of it.
SCANDAL FTW!!! 
