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(Really? Soul doctors? Do you have examples? I think i'll like it xD)

But well, japanese dramas aren't like other series or dramas. Because Japanese people are different from others nations, I don't think it's really possible for them. Well, each nation is basically different, but I don't think that Japanese people wants to see that. After all, jdramas are made for Japan. They want entertainment, and real issues are not considered entertaining. At least that's what I think... Oo

I didn't see Aishiteru (but I'm putting it on my PTW list).
You're right, writers never tell us "how they heal" but truthfully I don't think that it's something you can imagine without having lived it. I personally wouldn't know how. Human mind is so complex that it's pretty much impossible to explain the psychological process to achieve the healing.
Poor writers aren't Doctors of the soul, sadly...xD
I went a little too far but you get my point ;)

I agree. Great article by the way ;) I've been debating with myself over it for a while :)
On the other hand, I like when they explain why the character is how he is. It adds depth to the character. Maybe we are just hard to please...? xD

I guess that's true....But I feel that they use it way too much.
Kazoku Game was great because there wasn't any traumas (except for the teacher, but well) and the characters were messed up. It proves that it's possible without childhood issues. I liked it because they used something different to justify this behaviour.
When they use the mother problem in dramas, I just feel like they didn't think about it and just took the easy way to explain...

I think that "Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou" was the worst I've ever seen for the "easily forgiving the mother" thing. The crazy mother goes: "I left you and your brother 10 years ago to look for a book"; and the daughter: "I understand mommy, you can leave me again now that you told me the reason why you left me in the first place". That's some good reasoning here... -_-
But there's something I found really strange : in dramas, if a character is weird or behave badly, he has an emotional scar from his childhood. It's like that for almost every drama, and they use it to justify everything....I wonder why....

Well, that's a good idea ;)

Thanks ;)

The "second hand embarrassment" you mentioned enlightened me!
First time I see that feeling put into words. and that's really accurate! Haha ^^
I'm gonna stole it from you and use it! If you allow it ;)

That's what you call "having a bad week"... Or two...;)
Loved it!

I was really furious about the ending when I watched it before.
But I just rewatched it and now I found it really good! It's exactly what was needed :)
I guess I change my opinion really easily Oo

Same for me. I feel like absolutely nothing happenend since we found out everything way before the characters.
And the last episode...Do I like it or not? Anyhow, it was really unnecessary -_-

I so agree with the Cruel City kiss, that was epic

I found it on Youtube, but with no sub. Since it's so short and that people put the translation in the comments, you can watch it and understand ;)

Yep! :)
Dean is the same. He didn't really try to get with Liang Liang, or to mess her relationship with Qi Yi. I don't remember a second lead who didn't try in Tdramas. He even said something like : "I want the girl I love to be happy even with another man".

Maybe the cliches aren't as annoying as other dramas because the characters don't respond to it in the usual way.
At least that's how I feel it Oo

Well, I kinda knew it would disturb people at one point so I was ready to remove it at any moment ;)
Anyway, thanks for the support :D

Ahaha Thanks :)
Too bad I already removed everything ^^"

Jung Kyung Ho kinda scared me every time he was upset and screaming. Is it weird that I loved it?
Such a great drama :)

Eventhough I loved the drama, I CAN'T believe that NO ONE found out that Key was Soo Hyun. I mean, Doppelganger attack! Please wake up people!

Why does the main actress always fall for the jerk, and the kind rejected second lead always finish with the b*tch...eventhough he loved the KIND main actress?
Too many dramas have this pattern, I'm getting sick of it...:(