Hi Boutux, nice to see you again :) I hope you'll find something you like in J-dramaland now that you're back. I am not sure if we have the same taste, and I haven't watched very many 2014 dramas, but I'll tell you about the ones I liked the best.
Roosevelt Game When I see a drama maked as "business" and "sport", my first thought is that I'm probably not interested. I watched it, however, because Eguchi Yosuke is in it and because a couple of my MDL friends were very excited about this drama. Now I'm so glad I did, because it was
awesome! I'm honestly surprised that I liked it so much. I can't describe it very well, but please read the reviews and decide for yourself. :)
Long Goodbye A really good detective drama, I was always interested and fascinated by it. (*lol* Reviewed by the same people; I don't feel like I have to say anything more.)
Gunshi Kanbei A historical drama; I'm not used to those and I know very little about Japanese history, but that's why the story is full of surprises for me. What I like about it is how the characters are so likeable and the themes of family and friendship and love. There's war and betrayal and enemies and tears, but even more than that, it's about men and women who love each other and their children and their dreams about a peaceful future. (I was expecting a lot more fighting scenes and long speeches about honour and duty and destiny, etc... there is that, too, but the drama is most of all about relationships.) Again, I picked it up because of Eguchi Yosuke (who is awesome in it), but it turned out to be even better than I thought. It's still ongoing because it has 50 episodes - but I don't feel like that's too much at all!
Wakamonotachi This is a very good story about five siblings who are living together and their struggles to... well, love and live a good life. It is a lot more serious than I expected, some of the themes are rather heavy. But it is a heartwarming drama anyway with likeable characters.
(I would also say Boku no ita jikan, but you said you're not interesting in anything from the winter season...)
I'm currently watching
Sayonara Watashi, only the first episode so far. It's about two school friends who reunite and the married one finds out her friend has an affair with her husband. While the theme isn't automatically interesting for me (especially not after Shitsuren Chocolatier and Hirugao which started out so promising...), Fujiki Naohito is... I realized though that the thing with this drama is that it's about body switching... that might make it more interesting? I don't know yet....
Other 2014 dramas that I am interested in are
N no tame ni and
Seijo.
