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Have you watched other samurai shows tho? ;D

Yeah, it's hard to watch if we also have to learn about the subbed language too (like English). I got to know a bit Indonesian watching doramas with Indo subs, lol!

Thanks for the recommendations! I should watched more of his dramas. I only got to know about him from movie Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me ;D

Who's the Queen OP?
I agree 100% with the adaptations. Yeah, I think in general most adaptation from comics or novels can be upsetting. Although I don't read them but I always read the comments on original works when I watched the adapted dramas to find out what the outcomes are. A lot of times I was disappointed that the outcome or characterization is not like the ones depicted in their original works and I almost found myself wondering how in the world the drama production team changed the characterization/outcome that are wonderfully shaped by the authors!

Happy to know his name is still up there on MDL! <3

Oh really??? I must check Oguri Shun's other works then. I only watched HYD and Rich Man, Poor Woman

After the special I watched with him that opened the door into dorama land, it was a pleasant surprise seeing him again in Tengoku to Jigoku: Psychona Futari! He's so funny there!

LOL... I remember the attention (especially for Sato Takeru) way back then I was still active in Feeds when Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko Made mo was airing!!! Then you should make them known in Feeds ;D

watching Kanojo wa Kirei datta atm ;D

I was kinda new in dramaland too and haven't watched any of MH's work, but was shocked too with his passing :(

I actually surprised Matsuda Shota doesn't make it to the list cos he's one of the HYD troop and also I heard he's great in Liar Game (though I haven't watched LG dramas still in my PTW)

Halo apa kabar? As I wrote above, I got to know Indonesian cos I noticed some doramas got subbed into Indonesian but not English ;D. I enjoyed Hot Mom especially. Have you watched it? Let me know where you watch Indo subbed streaming online. I know a lot of them you have to download, but I'm not into downloading dramas.

Give HYD a try... I swear it's different than BOF... I watched both ;D
Actually in the past MDLers made like 3 articles on Kimura Takuya, that's how I heard about him ;D (thru MDL articles)

I just watched Black Cinderella and I like Kamio Fuju a lot, but he's considered a new comer, right?

Clearly shows in your profile ;D

I'm surprised too, he needs to make more dramas ;D

I understand what you meant, when I watch currently airing doramas not many comments in the drama page, probably due to the untimely sub (if they're subbed) and once a week only airing schedules, compares to K and C dramas. IMHO think Yamazaki Kento and Sato Takeru have brought a lot of international attention to doramas.

Give HYD a try. BOF is considered earlier drama I watched in my dramaland life, so it's special tho it's not as good as other versions. Right after that I tried this Japanese version, cos people said it's better. Indeed it is, especially because the story is divided into 2 10-episode dramas and a movie as a wrap up (you don't need to watch the movie, though it's not repetition of the dramas, but not necessary connected). I watched it in 2019, although they were made in 2005, 2007, and 2008 and the video quality where I watched are not HD. But I enjoyed their story immensely because of the good subbing. And I don't feel their fashion style is outdated cos mostly they were in school uniforms, suits, and casual clothes. I don't watch the Taiwan version but the Chinese version. Though the Chinese F4 are gorgeous but the drama drag too much with tons of PPL. So HYD is still the best adaptation IMO.

I like Yokohama Ryusei too, he should make more dramas/movies!

I think I watched all of his newer works, but don't know that they're all manga adaptations! He must've brought up the manga characters well if they keep giving him roles from manga!