Asian Drama Fever

Could this possibly be the Japanese version of Grey’s Anatomy? I mean hot interns with mysterious backgrounds? I spotted a George in the nerdy looking Fuikawa (bottom center right in photo) in minutes. And a clumsy Izzy in Toda Erika’s character Hiyama. Aragaki Yui’s character (Shiraishi Megumi, right in photo above) is a combination of Meredith Grey and Christina Yang. She has a famous doctor for a dad and wants to stand independent from her name. Shiraishi is also uber on the ball about each patient’s situation and textbook procedures. I haven’t made up my mind about who Yamashita’s Aizawa (left in photo) would parallel. McDreamy? Guess we’ll see as the drama progresses. I have to say… Code Blue has Yamapi at his hottest. I totally dig the curls.

Here’s some screen caps from episode one with obvious comparisons to Grey’s Anatomy:

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