Recently dumped by his girlfriend for a "ham" looking fellow, passed over for a chance to go overseas, removed from his star spot in the piano competition because he walked out on his piano instructor, Chiaki is at his limit. This is when he meets Nodame, or Megumi Noda. Nodame is a free — and filthy — spirit who reminds Chiaki that music can be fun. She reminds him what drew him to be a conductor in the first place and, in learning how to deal with Nodame, Chiaki learns how to deal with others. Chiaki begins to realize what is possible for him, even within the country of Japan.
For Nodame, Chiaki is everything she isn't. Clean, neat, dedicated, studious and inherently arrogant about his accomplishments and capabilities, Chiaki constantly bullies her into being more serious about life. He sees potential in her and her abilities as a pianist that she doesn't care about. She loves Chiaki and wants to be with him, but because she's not serious about her piano studies nor her personal hygiene, Chiaki always denies her affections.
Drawn together in a turbulent relationship, Chiaki's perfectionism and Nodame's untamed nature ends up completing each other. As the story progresses, they mature up as individuals, as musicians and as a couple.
Cast:
* Shin'ichi Chiaki: Hiroshi Tamaki
* Megumi Noda: Juri Ueno
* Ryutaro Mine: Eita
* Franz von Stresemann：Naoto Takenaka
* Kiyora Miki：Asami Mizukawa
* Masumi Okuyama：Keisuke Koide
* Saiko Tagaya：Misa Uehara
* Sakura Saku：Saeko
* Kouzou Etoh：Kosuke Toyohara
* Hajime Tanioka：Masahiko Nishimura
* Sebastiano Vieira：Zdenek Macal
* Mamoru Ookouchi：Yuuya Endo
* Tatsumi Mine：Masatou Ibu
Source; Wikipedia
I am currently hooked on this Japanese series. I absolutely loved the manga and the drama adaptation was to die for! Nodame's character is sooo funny and Chiaki is the <3 I think all the actors did really good and the music is absolutely stunning!