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Yes. That's right.
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Agreed. English sucks but it's here to stay. Most of us wouldn't be here conversing without this common medium. ^^
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Well, you've succeeded and some IMO!

Yes, its disconcerting how much a title can differ from what the actual drama is like. Thank you for your comment!

Sure, let me think over that. Thanks for the idea. ^^

Ha, ha! The titles itself rarely piss me off but if the subtitles are equally as mediocre as most of these titles then yes, off they go into the drop-box. ^^

I watched House a long time back when I was going through a Japanese-Cinema-Craze period. Never really knew much about the director but this is a very detailed article. Will be coming back to read this and get some movie recommendations.
This feels more like a celebration of his works with wonderful insights about the man behind these movies than an ultra-fan-guide format. Great job!

Yup, you are right!

I was thinking of making a series out of this. Subtitles would be an obvious choice for that, but for a good article I'm going to have to watch a lot of shows with dialogues that make no sense and understand the language enough to provide the actual dialogue as well. TBH that's a lot of work and I don't have the time for that.
When I see mediocre subtitles I just drop the drama because it spoils the whole experience for me. (>_<)

That's great! Thank you for reading the article and sharing your thoughts!

LOL, hope you didn't burn your clothes. 'Sadly' cause I don't understand Korean or Japanese very well but yes, it's better than the average Joe.

Yes, Asian dramas started out with one title but over the years it's like they have gone bonkers with the alternate titles. Sometimes different OTT platforms refer to the same drama but by a different title! ^^
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So true, 'my mister' would imply 'my husband' in English.
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Totally! Thank you for taking the time to read & comment.

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You are right, if we consider artistic liberty almost all the titles mentioned in the article should be acceptable.
The title BOF is a pun in it's original language and its intended meaning is different from whatever implied meaning you may perceive in English. You may argue that it is a metaphor which it could be, but in its source language, Japanese. BOF as it stands, is a literal translation which without the cultural context and understanding of the source material makes no sense in English, it just means choosing 'boys' over 'flowers'.

Thank you for your comment! Hmm, 'City of Lights' would probably have been better though the phrase is used to refer to Paris.

Thanks! And yes, the way a person is addressed lends another dimension to the feelings which are wiped away if we just translate it to their actual names.

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I liked 'Rainless love...', it captured the essence of the drama quite well and 'When a snail loves...' is an analogy since the FL is clumsy, socially awkward (hiding in it's shell)and slow like a snail but when she loves it blows up!
Please don't date him - I remember the FL being told not to date him by her friends/colleagues so it was probably inspired by that.
No idea about 'Dragon dead' and the first title is just a long winded sentence just like you mentioned. ^^

TBH 'Sh**ting stars' just implies something vastly different to me but yes, there are quite a lot shows whose original titles are much better than the new ones.