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My Favorite Member (2019)
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Original name: だから私は推しました
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Mana Endo (Yuki Sakurai) is an OL and she is about to turn 30-years-old. She has enjoyed posting about herself on social media, but she has grown tired of that. One day, Mana Endo happens to see underground idol Hana Kurimoto (Sei Shiraishi) perform live. Mana Endo is touched by her, who is not good at performing, but eager at what she is doing.
Style:
psychological, romantic, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
relationships, romantic relationship, midlife crisis, fall in love, in love, love affair, male female relationship, female protagonist, middle aged woman, couple relations, self discovery, live performance, slice of life, social media, character study, loneliness, obsession, loyalty, aspiration, bittersweet, coming of age, identity crisis, female friendship, nostalgia, devotion
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
japan
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
74%
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Country: India
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
66%
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Plot:
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Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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TV show
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
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TV show
Story:
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