Charbonnel

Hi! Just a graduate in my 20s. I watched my first drama in early 2018 and quickly fell into dramaland. These days I mainly watch psychological thrillers or romance, I have also grown to enjoy quieter, more introspective dramas lately. My first dramas were Dark Blue and Moonlight and Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. 

I am happy to discuss ongoing dramas with open-minded people, sometimes making a friend or two~

About me? I’m a music and language nerd, I speak Japanese, and I’m also an adrenaline junkie, evidenced from my enjoyment of thrillers. If my location says Japan, you can bet I’m going to the cinemas relatively often, and I tend to review newly releasing films or films I watch with no reviews.

Pet peeves? Love triangles, trust/communication issues being the main conflict, ‘white lily’ characters.

Favourite tropes? Romance-Thriller with a good dose of danger, stuck in the wrong world concept.
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MDL Completed stats :

372 total - 83 films, 277 dramas, 12 TV shows

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MDL Completed stats by Region :

(in order of total number completed, not a reflection of how much I like each region or its content)

1. Japanese content*

135 total - 42 films, 97 dramas, 1 TV Show

2. Korean content

107 total - 18 films, 80 dramas, 9 TV shows

3. Thai content

57 total - 6 films, 49 dramas, 2 TV shows

4. Taiwanese content

43 total - 7 films, 36 dramas

5. Chinese content

23 total - 8 films, 15 dramas

6. Philippines content

4 total - 0 films, 4 dramas

7. Hong Kong content

2 total - 2 films, 0 dramas

8. Singapore content

1 total - 0 films, 1 drama

* MDL Japanese content ONLY, I do have a MAL with anime shows and films.

Note : I will do my best to update this when I can, depending upon how much I watch - last updated 12 November 2025

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MDL Completed stats by year of airing :

(mainly for me because I’m a stats nerd)

2025 (current year!)

25 total - 5 films, 20 dramas, 0 TV shows

2024

43 total - 13 films, 29 dramas, 1 TV shows

2023 

32 total - 7 films, 22 dramas, 3 TV shows

2022

47 total - 5 films, 39 dramas, 3 TV shows

2021

53 total - 10 films, 42 dramas, 1 TV shows

2020

48 total - 7 films, 39 dramas, 2 TV shows

2019

33 total - 6 films, 26 dramas,, 1 TV show

2018 (year I started watching)

15 total - 3 films, 11 dramas, 1 TV show

EARLIER (XXXX-2017)

76 total - 27 films, 49 dramas

Note : I will do my best to update this when I can, depending upon how much I watch - last updated 12 November 2025

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